Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1916-05-26

Five men were shot, Jne seriously
In strike at the plant of the An
sonia Manufacturing company at An
sonia, Conn.
Rock Island arsenal is to be made
one Of the greatest munitions facto
ries Of the country under appropria.
tions made by the house committee on
appropriations at Washington, the
plan to be perfected by the war de.
partment. A field artillery ammuni.
tion plant costing $1,250,00O is to be
erected at this arsenal.
Justice Charles e. Hughes of the
United States Supreme court is lead
ing in the Oregon primary preference
vote for Republican nominee for presi-
dent
Governor Morehead OF Nebraska
named William j. Bryan a delegate to
the meeting OF the League to Enforce
Peace at Washington May 26 and ~.
Theodore Roosevelt urged thorough
military preparedness for the United
States and pleaded for true American
Ism In two addresses at Detroit. Mich
Rev. Herbert Welch, D. D., LII. D.,
was elected a bishop of the Methodist
Episcopal church on the eighth bal
lot taken at the present general con-
ference at Saratoga, N. Y. Thomas
Nicholson was elected bishop on the
ninth ballot and Rev. A. w. Leonard
on the tenth.
Ward Macauley Of Detroit was elect.
ed president of the Booksellers Asso.
citation Of America at Chicago, in sue.
cession to John ]. Wood of CLEVELAND.
Washington,
Germany, considering the submarine
controversy with the United States
closed, has decided to make no re-
sponse to the latest American note on
the subject. Information to this effect
is contained in confidential report to
Washington from Berlin.
President Wilson, acting at the re-
quest Of Senator O'Gorman of New
York, sent message through the
state department at Washington to
Ambassador Page at London directing
him to make every possible effort to
secure delay in the execution of sen.
tence on jeremiah G. Lynch of New
York, naturalized American, convict.
ed by court-martial Of being impli.
Gated in the Irish rebellion.
Germany, through Ambassador Won
Bernstorff, at Washington. has in.
structed all German consuls In the
United States to admonish German
citizens in their districts to observe
American laws scrupulously. This is
done in an effort to end various al,
legged violations Of American neu.
trality.
The house naval committee at
Washington voted to abandon the Ave
year building program. recommended
by Secretary Daniels, and to recon.
mend that five battle cruisers, to cost
$20,422.53 leach; four scout cruisers.
ten torpedo-boat destroyers, 20 sub
marines, one hospital ship. one oil
supply ship and one ammunition sup
ply ship to be built during the
1917 fiscal year. The naval bill car.
ries a total appropriation Of approxi.
mately $20O.00o.oo0.
After q lively discussion Of the Mex
ican situation. the National Guard and
the proposed government nitrate plant,
the senate at Washington adopted the
conference report on the army reor-
ganization bill without roll call. The
bill provides for q regular army Of
211,O00.
To meet Japan's objection to hav
ing the so-called gentleman's agree
ment for the restriction Of immigra-
ton enacted into law In the pending
immigration bill. the senate immigra-
tion committee agreed upon an
agreement which removes the Jap
anese entirely from the bill, but ac-
complishes Asiatic exclusion.
President Wilson has replied to the
message sent him recently by Pope
Benedict, in which the pope conveyed
the impression that he hoped the
United States might be Of assistance
ultimately in restoring peace to Eu-
rope. The reply was not made pub
lie.
Mexjc1ss Revolt
The order Of withdrawal sent to:
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