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CALL NOTE
London Press sees Reminder Of
Character Of Its Enemy,

LoNpoN. Dec, 3l.-After publishing
tho Austrian reply to the demands of
the United states on the Ancona sink
ing the London press agrees that the
note was ''inpudent.'
The Westminster Gazette, in an edi-
torial appealing foc national unity with
regard to compulsory military services,
uti.izes the Austrian note "a a reminder
Of the things II says the Allies are fight,
ing for, which II characterizes as real
and grim
The Gd:CNc speaks Of the Austrian
note as "a cold blooded narrative. appa--
emily assumed 10 he in palliation of the
Austrian submarine commanders con-
duct" TT" newspaper says further:
Into this ship, with its panicstruck
and. according to his " account, de-
serted and helpless mass OF passengers,
including women and children, the COM
mander discharged "A torpedo. knowing II
must sink her and knowing that in the
circumstances the time he had allowed
her was useless, This man has the inn
pudcnce to say that II lives were lost il
was due, not to him, but to the misbe
haylOr of the crew.
That a man could at as this man on
his " showing acted. and th2t his
Government can forward II without
shame ar remorse to another Govern
ment az pasliation OF his conduct-thls
indeed is n sharp reminder to Ms of the
nature OF the enemy we are fighting and
~ the DEGRADATION which follows from
German ethics Of war"
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IN PAST YEAR
GROW TO St,742,S14,2O8
Great thrush Of Foreign Gold
Seven Times Larger
Than in 1914.

Collector Malone made public yes'er-
day the figures showing the extent OF the
foreign at this port FOR the
year just ended. Imports were valued at
S973.235,3ll, "A gain despite war condi-
tons over the ss7s,9SS.2S9 for the year
ial4. Exports. az was expected. showed
an Increase far exceeding all previous
years, being valued at s1,7ie,Sli.20s. In
1874 exports totalled s09,15i.l5b. For
cgn exports, including goods which pass
through his country in bond from one
cuuntr to another. FOR the year were
valued at SiO,JJS,lO2, against s-J,jel,-
92I in 1914.
cold and silver imports during 1915
were valued at Sl7O.962, 997. about seven
times rs much ms the figures for 1914,
when gold ard silver imports were valued
a, but S25.l12.150. This Increase IL due
to the s"ni1ng ~ British and other for
elgn gold mere 10 pay for war munitions
and supplies and to act as a stah!lizer
for the rate Of exchange. In 1914 Just
the opposite condition existed. AZ that
TIM. the foreign trade bslance was
against the United States. as is show
by the fact that We sent abroad In 1914
Etil anu FIlN't NhAu'A ~ ~
while in 1915 exports of gold and silver
from this country were valued AT bat
SiiOA5.2ll. Exports OF gold and silver
for the twelve months Just ended
amounted to slO.720.0s3. as against So
i3g.l0i for the year previous.
During the month Of November. 1915.
IMPORTS Of gold and silver We're valued
at $50. 006 63i. the highest total ever
recorded for any single month Deem
Der came next. with an estimated value
for gold and silver imports OF $685.
600. 600. These imports totalled about
s. 800. 600 in January, 1915. and steadily
Increased during the entire year During
lql4 imports Of gold and silver aver
aged about $4,000. 900 monthly.
There was withdrawn from horlled
warehouses last year foreign mcrchan-
disc valued AZ sl26.4il,l0o as compared
with Si:l.s5O.3is for the twelve months
in 1914 Duties collected IN 1915 to-
tailed Sl42.s67 800. which ~ q falling
~ when compared with sl65,9a2.i15 coli
lc,t"d in l9li.
Miscellaneous receipts and duties col.
lected brought the Government revenue
for the year up to Si4i,73a.9Gl, gains
$685. ,669 for 1914.
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TAUBE SHELLS GREEKS.
German Aviator Mistakes Camp Tor
Allies QuRrtrr>.

LONDON, pec. 3l-A despatch TO
Reuters Telegram Company from Sa-
loricl says
"A Taubc acrupl,n" which Il v over
Salouicl AT midday was driven Off hv
gunfrc. The air raids ~ THIS week coH-
stitu'c the nrst overt acts ~ The enemy
since December IL, when the Entente
Allies rccrossod the frontier. Bombs
we're dropped this morning on IA" Brit
.sh lines ard cn~cimprnen's, but they
did no damage.
''rhe Grcek camp just outside the
town apparently was mistaken FOR Ir-
tente allied quarters. \ bomb was
drorped there and exploded near the d.
~,Isional Generals headquarters, killing
one shepherd and four sheep.
The scenes In the air raid have hcoH
reminiscent OF the Zeppelin visits t. Lon
don, except that they have occurred IN
the daytime, The movements OF tho
raiders were closely followed 10y the
%pupullcc.
AS the shells seemed 10 bee getting
nearer them. the nVlHtors swcrvcd their
machines or lodged or altered tn,lr
a directions Throughout the aircraft re-
manned at high attitudes, some 81 them
at 5000 feet. The crowdS gathered TN
the streets chcered when shells burst
close TO the machines. II is reported
that two Of the aircraft were hit in the
first raid"
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During the further approach OF the
submarine the commander saw thdi a
great manic reigned aboard and that he
had TO deal with q passenger steamer,
namely the Ancona, fc M Genoa.
'"Therc,orc he gave the occupants or
the steamer more time than was required
to leave the ship In lifehoats.
al least ten lifebotts were still aboard,
which would have more than sufiircd tor
the rescue Of the persons still aboard
One OF these boats hung, tull OF people,
half turned outward on the davits.
"Sincc, however. except for tins, no
further move was made to iOwcr boats,
the commander decided after u laps" Of
fOrty-hvc minutes TO torpedo the snip IN
such a manner that II should remain a
considerable time aioat, In order that
on the one hand. the getting or the l"o-
pie into the lifebOats should he hastencd'
and that. on the other. adequat. ol'por-
tunity should remain for rescuing the
persons stu aboard.
shortly thereafter a steamer became
v,s!bl. which was throwing out heavy
clouds OF smoke and headed toward the
Ancona. II apparently had been sum
moned by the Ancona's wireless,
since the submarine commander had
IN reckon on an attack by a stea mer,
which he took for an enemy cruiser, he
submerged after having at II 80 O'CLOCK
In the Afternoon had IA torpedo fred into
the forward baggage hold of the Anconl
from n distance OF 800 meters. h An
coma listed about 10 degrees t. star
board after this SHOT,
"Thereupon an enor was made to
lower the lifebuat. which already was
half turned Oh, on the davits. 1t broke
loose. however. and fell into the water.
The lifeboat floated keel down further
and the people held fast To the gun
vale.
"Of the other BOATS none was low
cred into the water although persons
could still he observed aboard. The
| steaner gradually righted Itself to an
even keel and settled so slowly that
the submarine commander at trst
doubted whether the steamer would
sink. Not until ! 20 O'Clock did It sink.
after a lengthy parable! settling, with
the bow first.
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DISPUTE CLAIMS OF
GERMAN RIOT VICTIMS
Liverpool Authorities Halt
Payment in Cases Due to
LuSitania Trouble.

LONDON. Dec. 1.-THE Liverpool City
Council has been divided for some time
on TIE subject OF claims by allen enemies
resulting from the ~anti-German riots
which broke out In hat Citv at the time
OF the sinking of tho Lusitania. When
the first cases were brought out the
Town CLERK ruled hat alien enemies
were entitled 10 recover damages unless
they were parties to the riots. but the
Council disagreed and decided not to pay
claims until they were forced to do SO
ny "A court of law
The spokesman OF the council ex-
planned that he was determined to oppose
cncrgctically the policy OF treating alien
enemies in the same manner as British
subjects who suffered by reason OF the
riots in the month Of May. No damage,
he said. would have bofalicn allen
enemies Il II had not been for the vexlng
OF the public by German policy, especially
in connection with the sinking OF the
Lusijania.
The returns showed tina, the claims
made by the British subjects amounted
10 si03. 2fi. and the watch committee
mad succeeded IN settling that loss Tor me
sum of S57.i4O. The claims from nat
u~ralizei British subjects amounted TO
s25.S3o. and these had been settled for
the sun Of sl1.4O0. A. 1t result Of his
action and the action of several of his
colleagues the claims from alien cnmIes.
which amounted to $1,000. had not
been paid pending the decision Of the
CITY Council.
great deal % the trouble, the spokes-
man said. had been brought about hv the
indiscrction OF alien enemies themselves.
both in regard to speech and conduct.
lie folt strongly that II the council had
20 pay alien enemies they ought not 20
! pay until they We're forced to do so by
u court o{ law.
The claims. he said, we're ~oXtravagant
and prtposterous. Something like si5,-
GOO was claimed. hut they could be set
tied. he believed. FOR about SO.
Alderman Jude said that some Of the
claimants had hv indisrreet and improper
action. the waving Of German flags. &c,
! aroused the antagonism OF the people.
The Town Clerk said that II the dam
age WAS shown 20 have boon caused by
cot and he claimants were not parties
to u in any way the law was clear that
alien enemies residing or carrying on
business IN Liverpool could sue and be
sued.
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PARIS. Dec. 3i.-The committee APP
pointed to frame n resolution to be sub
nittcd to the Socialist National Congress
worked IN the text from 10 o'clock on
Tuesday evening until I the next morn
ms. 1t met again at 3 O'clock In the
afternoon and finished its labors at s
O'Clock Wednesday night.
The document occupies two and a half
columns in L'Humonite, the Socialist
organ. The length of time taken in
drawing up the NANTES, and its wording
show that the committee aimed at OBJ
Ia inins unanimous acceptance. In which
object 1t was nearly successful. as the
resolution was adopted by "A vote Of
2.736 against 90, lo2 a~ostaining from
voting.
The Journal dos Debats, which cannot
possibly be accused of overtendcrness TO
the Socialists. sums up the discussion of
the ongre as follows
The result OF the congress Is satis-
factory. 1t shows hat In the fact OF the
national peril the French Socialists are
animated with the same patriotic spirit
a. the other classes and parties.
The resolutions adopted BY the con-
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During these further forty-hye min
u,cs an person4 vet aboard could ave
bccr saved without difficulty with the
boats sin on han
FROM the fact that this, contrary 10
his expectation. was not done, the com
mander concluded that the crew, % u
trary to all scamcn's customs, had ac-
conplished their own rescue with the
drst boats and abandoned 20 themselv"s
the passengers entrusted 10 their protcc-
ton.
1.-THE weather. at the time OF the Incl
dent, was good and the sea calm, 80 thai
the iifeboats could hay. reached IL,
rea coast without danger, az indeed
the lifeboats actually were damaged only
by the unekllled lowering. hut not afte'
they had struck the water,
THE loss OF human lives Is In the first
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Statement was made ut the embassy
that undoubtedly Great Britain n her
allies would like to see the United states
lined up with them II for no other rea-
son than IL would enable the Allies more
effectively to float another loan in this
country.
Should the United states fulhl the ex-
p~ectation expressed IN the Austrian note
and agree to accept the concessions
offered II IL thought likely in Austro-
German quarters that the Government
ut Vienna will delay no longer in nam
ing a successor to DR.. Dumba and send
ing hin To the United States with in
structions to proceed at once with the
final negotiations. provided of course
Great Britain does not interpose any OBJ
~jections to providing safe conduct.
10 Is expected that Secretary Lansing
will probably not send a reply to the
Austrian note until the return to Wash
lngton Of President Wilson. who is due
back from his honeymoon the middle OF
next week. In the meantime the Sec
rotary will examine carefully the Official
text to the note, which, comprising 5000
words, contains much that was not in
cluded in the press extracts from Lon.
don. II In understood. however, thai
from the cursory examination Of the In.
etalments already examined the note
u'VS II't i'SAe'' MY ItolfIS MOI
referred to In these extracts.
From the suggestion made by Austrl,
that she will be prepared ito submit for
discussion at n later moment these aim.
cult International questions which are
connected with submarine warfare ON.
cials assume that Anustria as we'll n,
Germany IL anxious 10 develop NOR,
fully the extent 10 which the subma rim,
as n hitherto undevelopcd factor In naya
warfare can be held rigldly to the rule,
Of naval warfare laid down before IN,
submarine was taken into consideration.
Responsible officials OF the State DE
srtment frankly conceded tonight tina
eventuai;y the rules OF marine warfar,
must be altered to meet the limitation,
Of the submarine, and attention wa,
called to the fact that in its last forma
note to Germany or the Lusitan mia cas-,
dated July 81. 1915. the United state,
said:
The Government OF the United state
In not unmindful Of the extraOrdinar
conditions created by this war or O
tho radical alterations Of circumstance
md method Of attack by the use Of I'm
ptrumentalities Of naval warfare whicl
the nations OF the world cannot hav,
had in View when the existing rules q
international law were formulated and !
ts ready to make every reasonable al
lOwance for these novel and unexpectc,
consent 10 abate any essential or funda
mental right OF rs people becauge Of
mere alteration or clrcumstancesV
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BREAKS AIR RECORD
IN A 70 MILE WIND
Lieut.. ~Saufflcy. L. s. n, Goes
Up 1000 Feet Under Ad-
verse Conditions.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 3i.-Interesting
details connected with the recent feat
Of Lieut.. Sauffley. l.. S. ". in breaking
the altitude record for passenger carry
ing hydroaeroplancs are contained In
the weekly bulletin issued at the Navy
department. tonight concerning the
work at the naval a%eronautic station at
Pensacola, Fla.
According TO the bulletin exception
ally bad atmospheric conditions were
encountered during the flight and the
wind at times blew at the velocity of
seventy miles an hour. At an altitude
Of $500 feet the gusts were SO severe
that the machine was stalled several
times and attacked by downward gusts
sufficient 10 make the aviator feel light
in his seat"
When Lieut.. Saunley.' the bulletin
says. had about decided t. make a
landing the aeroplane suddenly emerged
from the disturbed atmosphere in very
- air. AT an altitude of 1000 feet
Lieut.. Saufrley maintained "A position di-
rectly over the battleship North Caro-
lima. which was lying at the dock at the
~aeronautlc station. without changing his
course for ten minutes while climbing
at II rate OF 200 feet a minute.
while sill climbing he began 10 60
astern. 1t IL estimated that he was in
a steady wind of 70 seventy miles per
hour. The temperature registered in the
aerOplane was rs Fair. and at the flying
school beach so degrees. When the aero
plane returned TO the beach after making
the altitude there was Ice on the car-
bure'cr "A quarter of All inch thick
The bulletin adds that during the past
week ninety-two fights covering a total
distance of 900 miles and consuming
IN the aggregate ~forty-one and 1 half
hours OF flight had been made by Lieuts.
b.llinger n tapehdrt and Other OH
GERS. Bcllinger u tapehart mad a
scouting flight Of one hour and twenty
ore minute across the Gulf Of Mexico.
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This prediction. according to officials
Of the state Department. II likely to he
borne out In respect to the additional
facts presented by Austria in the reply
just received. This. 1t IL said. may be
expected particularly with respect to
Austria's statement that there was a
panic on board the Ancona. which was
responsible In part for the loss OF life,
and that the first gunshots fired by the
submarine to stop the liner were blank.
On these two points. IL was learned to-
night. many Of the afhdavits collected
by the American Government were IN
dieting.
Al both the Austrian and German en-
bassies tonight greatest confidence was
expressed that the Austrian reply would
make possible IA speedy and am!cable
adjustment OF both the AnCona aud the
Lus!tanis controversies.
For the first time since the recall of
DR.. Dumba, the Austrian Ambassador
and the DEVELOPMENT OF the Ancona crisis
Baron Won Z~wiedinek. the Austrian
Charge d'Araires. broke silence and ex
pressed confidence that the American
Government would find itself able to
accept the note az satisfactory.
At the German Embassy the greatest
OPTIMISM prevailed, the statement being
frankly made that Germany was using
every pressure 10 prevent "A break.
In this connection German Embassy
officials too occasion to deny that their
Government was indifferent to the pros
pect of "A severance " relations between
Austria and the United states. Such a
break, ii was said. must Inevitably have
led to more serious consequences. ard
while the opinion was expressed tina,
the United States might not actually
engag in hostilitiss with Austria, the
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BUCHAREST. Dec. 3l-l.adv Paget
writes stating that all members ~ the
serbian relief fund hospital 1T Cskub
are well. \ loan has been obtained for
the relief work from the Rulga r.dn Ma
t.onal Rank at Sofia.
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~pETRoGRAp, Dec, 3i,--The departure
of Grand Duke George for Japan TO
bear the cars congratulations to the
Emperor will he the first official visit
hy u member of the Russian imperial
family TO Japan. tn" event Is thus
Of ~cXccptionl Importance.
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signnIlcd ..I.rnSc ship

simultaneously he displayed the sig
nal Leave the ship The steamer did
not stop, but rather turned aside n
sought TO escape, The commander AT
first remained stopped for some minute
In order to increase the distance, since
he feared that the steamer had "A stern
gun and would fire at the submarine
with II.
"WhCu the distance had reached $500
meters he had the pursuit taken M with
fuli power and hrel from hs forward
gun Al = decreasing d-tanc" sixteen
shells, among which he observed three
hits.
During the chase the steamer went
zigzag and stopped only after the ihird
hit. TheIcupou the commander ceased
firing.
During the tight the steamer had
ALREADY. while At fun speed, lot some
boats with persons IN them fail, which
Immediately Capsized. Ate stopping
the steamer began launching boats
From "A distance of about 2.o'p meters
the commaudcr SAW tult ~ boats were
filled and roWcd hastily away from the
\ steamer Another boat Was capsllei ara
| foated keel up The people held onto
tho hanging lines and 10 the capsiIcd
boat.
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'Thc Imperial and Royal Government
can also substantially concur In the
principle expressed In the very esteemed
note thai private ships, In 40 far as they
do not lice or offer resistance. MAJ
not he destroyed without the persons
aboard being brought iEto safety.
THE Imperial and Royal Government
is very responsive TO tn. assurance that
the Federal Government lays upon see
ing that the good relations which hap
PLY exist between Austrla-tiungary and
the United States OF America are main
tanned. II reciproc.ites this assurance
most warmly. and IL now. as heretofore.
concerned to render these relations more
hearty, so far as lies in its power.
Guided by the same spirit Of frank
ness as the Government Of the Union.
the Imperial and Royal Government. al
though It does not find In the note fire.
Quently referred Ia the answer TO all the
legitimate questions submitted BY IL. Is
willing to communicate 10 the Federal
Government the result Of the investiga-
tion which. IN accurdl..e win existing
departmental regulations, was begun i'm
med!a,ely after the receipt of the ilest
report on the sinking ~ the Aucona, and
which was just recently received.
The result of this invcs, CATION may
he summarized as follows ON Novem-
Der :. 1915. at II 40 clock IN the fore
noon. the commander Of the submarine
observed in latitude 3si0 north. lonsi-
tude 1905 east. In foggy weather. at a
distance romdly 1900 meters. and one
point to s~tarboard. the outlines OF a
large Italian steamer. He took II at
first for "A transport stcamer and turned
about and fired from his rear gun q
warning shot far from the vessel.
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TEXT OF ANCONA NOTE
MADE PUBLIC IN VIENNA
Captain of Submarine Punished for Not Taking Into
Consideration Panic on Board the Liner
When He Sank Her.

VIENNA. via London. Dec 3l.-Aus-
jria's note on the sinking of the An
coma. submitted 10 United States Am
bassador Penfcld follows
In answer to your very esteemed note,
No. 4.30T. Of the 2tst inst. the sub
scriber has the honor to lay the follow
ing most respectfully before his Ex
cellency the Ambassador OF the United
States OF America Frederic CORTLAND
Penfleld
"rhe Imperial and Royal Government
agrees thoroughly with the American
Cabinet that the sacred commandments
Of humanity must be observed also in
war.
"Just as Il has hitherto given at no
time and TO no person occasion to doubt
its respect for these commandments. in
like manner also In the whole course OF
this war. which presents such pictures
Of confusion Of moral conceptions. has
IL given numerous proofs OF himani-
tartan sentiments toward enemies as
well ~ toward neutral states and IL
was not due to this Government that IL
was "A short time ago not IN IA
with the Washington Cabinet precisely
on a question which II tthc Austro-
Hungarian G~overnmeutD. In harmony
with the entire public opinion in Austria
Hungary. regarded principally n ques-
ton of humanity.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-09-21

Reams have been printed about the
danger from the house fly. Despite all
that has been said it is q self-evident
fact that people do not understand how
real is the danger from these pests. II
they did single season would be suf.
ficieEt to wipe out the dangerous nut.
sances. Let people once understand
the part that the fly plays in the trans.
mission of disease and they will look
upon anyone who maintains a condi.
ton which breeds them as a public
enemy to be summarily dealt with.
There is much wasted advice about
swatting the fly and trapping the fly.
What we must learn to do is to exter.
inmate it by doing away with all
breeding places.
While it has not been definitely
proven what the fly has to do with in.
fantile paralysis, we have good reason
to believe that it takes q para in the
spread Of the disease. That they Gun
and do carry the germs of typhoid
fever and other diseases we know. It
is wise mother who screens the
baby's crib.
Tho2sands of children under one
year of age die annually who would be
saved II the fly were eliminated.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-09-21

Bright farmers hold no longer to the
theory that COW is a COW. On the
contrary, they stick to the principle
that q good COW is an excellent invest
ment and poor cow is waste, says
Philadelphia Ledger. That sale at
Coopersburg of 1875 animals for $780,
OOO proves that the bright farmers
have their pocketbooks in hand ready
to pay for pure blood. The man who
gave $1,000 for a COW knows that she
Is cheaper than another COW which
would cost him $50. A COW is q living
machine which converts hay, grain
and fodder into milk, and the greater
her capacity to perform this process
Of conversion the better COW she is.
One of the best things our agricultural
schools have taught is a knowledge of
the superiority of first rate stock Of
every kind over inferior stock. It has
come to point where a knowing
farmer can measure the quality of
other farmers easily by the cows he
keeps.