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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1916-01-13
BRITISH FORCE
IN TIGHT PLACE
Army for Relief Of Kut el
Amara Faces Peril.
OUTNUMBERED BY TURKS


Town. but Must Fight It's Way
Through Lines Of Enemy Greatly
Superior in Size.
London, Jan. 12.-British forces
marching to the relief of Kut el Anna
ra are within seventeen miles Of the
beleaguered garrison, according to-
best information available here.
They must fight their way east
ward through Turkish army believed
to outnumber them two to one. No
news of the fate of the kut el Amara
garrison has reached London and it IS
believed possible the decisive battle
already has been fought. Not since
the Beers surrounded British force
at Ladysmith has a British army faced
similar peril. For that reason news
of the progress of the relief expedi-
tion is being awaited with the great
est anxiety if not alarm.
The latest dispatches indicated that
the relief forces under General Ayl-
mer and General Campbell were at
grips with the Turks in the bend OF
the Tigris east of kut ell Amara.
Weather conditions, 1t was stated,
were impeding the British advance.
Turks Encircle British.
Though details are almost complete
ly lacking it is believed here that the
Turks encircled the British right at
Kut el Amara throwing a strong force
between the garrison and the River
Tigris. Constantinople reported such
an enveloping movement in progress
week ago. If this is true the relief
expedition must fight it's way east
ward through this force to save the:
garrison from capture.
India Office officials view the situa
tion hopefully. Kut el Anara un
aoubtedly is prov;sioned sufFcihntI,,
to withstand lcrg siege, they say,
having been used as base for the
campaign a@:inst Baghad.
The town itself IS well fortified. Dc
fenses were first built by the Turks.
who intended that Kut el Amara's
Notifications should check the Rr;t
ish advance into Mesopotamia. The
British improved these works when
they took the town.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1916-01-13
RURAL NIGHT SCHOOL
IN NORTH DAKOTA

Langdon, N. D., Jan. 10.-The
first rural night school in North Da-
kota has been launched in Trier
township, near Langdon, under the
direction of John Hoffman, and he
already has a class Of eight students
all men, five of them well-known
farmers of the district.
The night school has been organ
lied in response to the Learn Eng
lish" appeal recently sent forth from
Washington.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1916-01-13
100000 FIRE AT MINOT.

Minot, Jan. 1.-THE most spec
tacular fire seen at Minot in years
occurred last night when the Waver-
ly hotel and the Lichpon furniture
store and the Roell-Blakely block
were destroyed. With the thermo-
meter 25 degrees below zero the ho-
tel and business blocks were gutted
by flames in the early hours of the
morning. Loss is estimated at
100000. Origin Of the blaze is un-
known. # 53
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1916-01-13
Austrian Diver Responsible.

Berlin, Jan. IA statement given
out by the semi-official Overseas
News agency establishes the fact
that it was an Austrian submarine
which sunk the Italian liner Porto
Said in the Mediterranean last month,
causing the death of six passengers
and one member of the crew. It is
asserted the steamship attempted to
ram the submarine.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1916-01-13
ALCOHOL FATAL TO TWELVE
Japanese Held for Selling Liquor
Which Caused Deaths.

Seattle, Jan. 12.-John Alton, la
borer, died in the city hospital of
wood alcohol poisoning, making the
twelfth death from alcoholism since
the prohibition law went into effect.
! At least three Of the persons who
have died from alcoholism, according
to detectives who Investigated the
deaths, were poisoned by wood alcohol
purchased from T. Takano. Japanese
druggist. Takanor was arrested and
viii be charged with manslaughter.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1916-01-13
STICKS TO STORY
GriIIing Cross Examination Fails to
Confuse Murder Witness.

Minneapolis, Jan. 12.-For two
hours and a half Charles d. Etchison,
star witness for the state in the
prosecution of Frederick T. Price,
alleged wife murderer, withstood Sc
we're cross-examination at the hands
of NJ. c.. Brady, chief counsel for the
defense.
When recess arrived Etchison was
exhausted, but the defense had failed
to shake the sensational story of the
plot and the plan alleged to have been
made by Price and carried into effect
Nov. %, 1914, when Mary Fridley
Price met her death at the foot of a
precipiee on the River drive.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1916-01-13
Fiohts Battle With Bandits.

Algonquin, Ill.,, Jan. NV. D. Coo.
per, druggist, engaged in revolver
duel from his window with two ban
dts surprised in the act of robbing
the postof1ice here. The bandits es-
caped without any loot.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1916-01-13
Must Obey Rate Order.

St. Paul, Jan. 12.-Judge J. G. Mich
ael has denied motion of railroads
entering St. Paul and Minneapolis for
a temporary injunction to restrain the
state railroad and warehouse commits.
sion from making effective its order to
have the two cities, the Minnesota
Transfer, Hopkins and st. Louis Park
q common rate point.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1916-01-13
Child Labor. Change Urged.

Columbia, S. c., Jan. IA work.
mems compensation act and an
amendment to the child labor law
raising the age limit from twelve to
fourteen years, was recommended by
Governor Manning to the legislature
which convened here.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1916-01-13

Fire Causes Half Million Loss.
Ottumwa, Ia, Jan. 12.-Fire starting
in the Friedman department store
here destroyed 1--WE stores in the retail
district, causing loss estimated at
$500, 900. 5s.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1916-01-13
on,v Brother Of Pope Dead.

Rome, jan 12-Angelo Sarto, only
brother of the late Pope Plus x, is
dead at the age Of seventy.nine. For
years he was the postmaster Of the
village Of Grazie.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1916-01-13
Two Dead In Roomlno House.

st. Paul, Jan. 10. Horace Tyler.
aged forty-eight, and an unidentified
man were found dead In gas filed
room in the rooming house Of Mrs. j.
G. Munderwiler. The unidentified
man ID about thirty-five years old.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1916-01-13
MAKE GAINS IN MONTENEGRO
Austrians Advance Their Positions at
Important Points.

London, Jan. 12.-While the Russian
front has been quiet during the past
twenty-four hours there has been Sc
we're fighting in the other war thea
ters.
On the Montenegrin front the Aus
trians have been generally successful
They lave advanced their positions at
several important points despite the
handicap Of snow waistdeep, and are
showing themselves just as adept as
the Montenegrins in mountain fight
Ing, which heretofore has been re.
garded as the particular specially OF
the Montenegrin soldiers.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1916-01-13
CITIZENS NATIONAL
BANK MEETING

The annual meeting of the Citi.
zens National bank was held Tues
day. The same members were re.
elected on the board of directors and
the following officers reelected: ]. J
Nierling, president; Morris Beck
vice-president; c. R. Hodge, cashier
j. ]. Nierling, Jr., assistant cashier
The following comprise the board
of directors of the bank: ]. E. Hal
stead, J. J. Nierling, Morris Beck
C.. R. Hodge, D. r. Brockman, R. G
DePuy, Anton Fried and ]. B. Fried
The Citizens bank officers and di-
rectors are naturally pleased at the
flourishing business of this financial
institution and growth of the same,
FARMERS ~ lEttCHANTS
BANK MEETING
The annual meeting of the Farm
ers & Merchants National bank was
held Tuesday; the same officers and
directors will preside over the
banks affairs for 1916 as the past
year. The bank directors are Mich
ael Murphy, Jamestown; M. F. Muir
ply and Stephen Collins, Grand
Forks; C. A. Klaus, L. B. Niemeyer,
A. M. Halstead and Roy Wolfer OF
jamestown. The officers are Mich
ael Murphy, president; L. B. Me
meyer. vice-president. and Roy VOL
fer, cashier. The bank has shared,
with other institutions of the coun-
ty, in the large increase in volume
of business transactions during the
past year. -
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1916-01-13
FAMILY KILLED BY TRAIN

OnIoaH, VITO dHu TWO VHIIu1 CT Weet
instant Death.
Greenwich, o., Jan. 12. Arthur
France, his wife and two children,
Harold and Helen, aged two and ten
respectively, were killed instantly
when buggy, in which they were
driving across the Big Four railroad
tracks, was struck by passenger
train.
The side curtains of the buggy were
down, preventing view of the tracks.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-10-28
HAD FRIEND HUSBAND
P|NCHED, BUT AELENTEN
OKLAHOMA WOMAN THEN PULL
Ed q SURPRISE ON BEWiLD
Erred "HORRiD POLICE
or X c

Kansas City Oct 27 Alter born
harding the police department With
letters and telegrams for d fortnight
urging them 10 arrest her husband J
Poole Tor abandoning her Nm
roale came 20 Kansas cify yesterday
with authorization from Sheriff lohu
= Barger of Muskogee Okla for her
husbands detention
Poole was found after @ hal, DAYS
reh and taken 10 police headquarl
rs The polite were as'oaeded ~
receive 3 telegram from me Oflaho.
ma sheriff ordering fho pa 70 be-
turned over 70 his wife without ans
charges being filed aeain him
] 7 dil It myself Nf Pool admit.
tea whoa tha Telegram arrived
didn't want him aeroHed aHa ne po
ica We're horria to 40 it realh
wanted them 20 rive him back 70 me
We understand each other now ar'
'he Ills quarrel ae had has heea for
gotten Were about 70 iar on on
eaond honeymoon s. poodby
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-10-28
pF--T~ - z@fe25
FAR SHORTAGE IN NATION
WORRIES SHIPPERS

Washington Oct An informal
conference on the nation wide car
shortage win be conducted 81 Louis.
VILE Nov and by the Interstate
Commerce Commission u,oa me rr
ent request of shippers 1t was an.
noDnced today Representatives q
southern shippers viii be present
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-10-28
Norwegian Steamer Sunk.

London. Oct - The Norwegian
steamship Bylgo has been sunk aBd
her crew has been landed says
.loyd's dispatch The same agency
reports that the British steamship
Crawler. has been sunk and her crew
imprisoned in Germany The Nor
wegian Fritzoe. while bound from
Laryik Norway TO London with q
cargo OF lumber abs been taken to
Coxhayen
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-10-28
Blacklist Note Received

London, Oct Is Great Britain
note in reply to American representa-
ton against the blacklist was re-
ceiyed today at the state department
Arrangements regarding ID publ
cation will be made later II j. ml-
derstood to reterate conditions iof
the right OF blacklist but offers
methods OF relief to Americans "a
certain cases
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-10-28
Russians phpare to Drive Hard.

London. oct 2S a tell r
ceiyed in London reports that there
are indications Of the beginning OF a
tremendous Russian offensive a.
Galicia in Poland says d dispatch
from the Italian capital received by
wireless.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-10-28

The Oklahoma star Oh Company %
Oklahoma City has taken o&er 'he
holdings ot the Big star el e7a ~
near Alulhall. The new concern will
erect standard rig and put down q
test on the Donahoe farm.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-10-28
TEUTON|C DRIVE AGAINST
ROUMANIA CONTINUES
ARMIES OF CENTRAL pow =
ERS MAKE PROGRESS ON
AL WAR FRONTS

Paris, Oct 28 A bomb was
dropped by an aviator Of the
Allies, killing the engineer driv
ing the train Of Emperor William
of Germany, according to inform
alton received at Zurich, Switzer
land.
Emperor William recently was
reported to be at Bapaume on the
Somme front personally oversee.
ing operations for the counter Of.
fensiye for which the German
troops there were said to have re.
ceived strong reinforcemnts. Ap
parently during tnis visit he de
livered a great speech to the Ger
man troops, thanking them for the
heroic manner in which they had
fought for four months
On Monday last, the Emperor
was in Berlin on a private visit
He conferred with the imperial
chancellor and visited the palac.
at Potsdam H movements since
this have not been reported
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-10-28
Gigantic TYsutooIo Drive is o.

Gigantic Tsutonio Drive Is on.
The Teutonic drive against Ron
mania continues with little diminish
ed velocity
New successes for both Field Mar
shal Won Mackcnsen and Gen Won
Falkenhayn, are announced
Hirsova, on the Danube has been
occupied by the Bulgarians, accord
ing to one official report from fctro-
grad and notable advances have been
made by the Austro German forces
invading Roumania from The north
Gen Falkenhayns forces are said ID
have reached Campulung. lWcntl
miles south OF the Roumauan from
tier on the Moldavian border ol Roa
mania, where a more successful s'anf
has been made >,
The Russia lioumanian dcionsc ap
pears to be weakening
Pctrograd reports a shortening %
the defensive of the Aulro ltt,lai
forces in the Dorma Wasua rtsipi
where violent attacks have compelled
high reserve advanced posts g. @l
back along three heights
On the Somme front Berlin W
nounces repulse 81 "a strong allael
Of both the British and French
Arizona republican., 1916-10-01
JEROME DAISY

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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-19
Gains Wiped Out
on Wall Street

NEW YORK, Dee. 10 The attitude
OF the British government toward Ger.
many's peace proposals was the pivot
around which today's stock marke, re.
volved. Probably not within the mem.
ory of Wall Streets oldest iinanciers
has the attention oi the world been so
universally directed toward London as
u was today Stocks were irregular at
the opening, but became firm 10 strong
at midday and decidedly strong in the
early afternoon, when iragmcntaty ex-
tracts of the British pctmiers speech
began to circulate through the financial
district
The course OF the market became
extremely confusing later. advances
due largely to additional short cover
ing being met hy another huuida,ing
movement, which speedily wiped out
most or all gains.
StecrS movement was case in point
that stock quickly falling from lis mark
loi the early afternoon uf llhts 10 lli,t.
ia other leaders acting as abtuply.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-19
French Aviator
Who Bombed House
of Kaiser Killed

PARIS, Dec. l9-Cap,ain de Beau.
champ, the aviator who bombed Essen
and Munich, and whose death has lust
been announced, on one occasion
dropped bombs on the headquarters of
the German emperor. according TO the
Petit Journal This last exploit was
performed in April, 1915, when the en-
peror was stationed at Meyieres Charlie.
vile The paper says that the bombs
fell right on the house in which the
emperor's staff had its offices and ,ha,
as result the emperor withdrew six
miles from the city Captain de Beau.
champ was killed in an air fight near
Douamont, his machine falling within
the French lines. In his flight 10 Nun
ich Captain De Beauchamp crossed the
Alps and covered the distance OF Az
miles
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-19
Wheat Jumps
Seven Cents:
Then Drops
Wall Street Takes Similar
Course Following Lloyd
Georges Talk,

CHICAGO, Dec. 10. 49, Excited ad
yanccS OF more than 7 cents a bushel
today IN the price OF wheat resulted
from reports that the speech OF the
British premier IN parliament today
supported the answer given to Germany
by Russia and France. On the bulge
the market reacted almost as high as
before the peace proposal was made by
Germany week ago.
May delivery, the chief trading op-
,ion, ascended TO Sl7lh as against
Slo4 to Sl64I4 at yesterdays close, a
jump of cents to u cents. At this
stage selling increased but the market
began to react
Brokerage reports later that in re-
jecting Germany's peace offer Lloyd
George had left the door open for Ber-
lin TO make definite statement OF
terms sent the wheat market down
grade rapidly in the last half hour of
trading May wheat fell to Sl65ss "A
drop OF o's cents from the topmoSt
point when the premler's speech was
taken TO be more mcompromisingly
bclligcrent
Just before the close the market col
IapSed to still greater extent, May
wheat 'nmbling TO Slblls, which was
slightly under yesterdays final figures.
lodayS finish was wild, at Slb4A TO
$ .hSh for May, and the market, as a
whole, ranging from Vi cents net de
cline TO 7s cents advance as compared
with Yesterdays close
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-19
GERMANY READY
TO OFFER TERMS
At CONFERENCE
Ieuton Diplomat Encouraged
by British Talk

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 Count
Won BcrnSrorii, the German ambassador
said, after hearing the first portions of
Lloyd Georges speech
Willing TO Talk.
THAT sounds as it they would not
refuse to talk about peace anyway"
Every effort, it was said would be
made to bring about conference for
the discussion of terms.
The view was expressed in Teutonic
diplomatic quarters that should Great
Britain and her allies in reply TO the
proposals OF the central powers ask that
terms be defined, Germany and her al
lies would announce that they would be
presented IN peace conference II
was added that unless there were un.
ioreseen developments it was doubtful
that the central powers would agree to
set down their terms in a note
Discussed at Cabinet.
So much of Lloyd Georges speech
as had been received here when the
cabinet met was taken into the meeting
aud discussed by the preslden, and his
advisers. No official comment was
made but it seemed that the general
tenor OF Lloyd Georges remarks led
officials here to believe that discus
sion OF peace was not entirely out Of
the question.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-19
BANK DEPOSITS
SHOW INCREASE
OF IA MILLION
Statement Shows $74,O0O,-
900 in State Institutions,
OF NOVEMBER II DATE
Average Reserve 47,3 Per-
cent Loans Decrease.

The s5l state banks in Oklahoma on
November II, the date Of the last call
for statements, had S47j9,4 9,45J % ON de
post Or Sl4HOO0 more than was
held by the $50 banks reporting on Sep
tcmbcr l., the date Of the next call, a
difference in time OF two months
Loans and Discounts.
Loans and discounts on November Il
amounted To A2,lN.4jl. a decrease OF
S3oD0OO since September -. over
drafts in November amounted to $248
N5, as compared with $4,000 IN Sep
tcmbcr.
I he above is shown in the consoli.
dated statement OF condition Of all state
banks in Oklahoma, which was issued
by Bank Commissioned J d Landlord
today
Capital Stock Decreased.
In November, the SSl banks had a
capital stock of 8N45SO as com
pared with 8,4b4 $50. decrease Of
$50 900; surplus in November amounted
10 Sl,SlOW, as compared with 81 ST.
900; undivided profits OF $4,000 in
September amounted to 81 $4,000 in
November.
The average reserve in November
was AS as compared. with 37.S in
September Bills payable in November
w ,tlJ and IN September $47l67S
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-19
TIMES SANTA
CLAUSE FUNDS
NEAR $500 MARK
Donations Today $51' Young
Boy Gives S.,

rs this Santa Claus" inquired a
woman leading a wee mite OF a boy
into the Times editorial rooms this
morning.
1T is" answered the Santa Claus
editor, smiling
We'll. this Young man wants to give
something to the poor kiddlcS Of Okla
homa City" the woman responded
She produced a check made out to
Pren,iss Price Jr. laid i, ON the edi.
torial desk, borrowed pencil from the
city editor. pulled glove from the lads
hand and asked him to indorse the
check-which was made out for S. He
is years old
The youngster sat down in a swivel
chair, bit his tongue and slowly spelled
out in capital letters along the entire
length OF the check: ? RENT ISS
PR ICE JR.
Including this check the Times Santa
Claus fund has risen to $3.50. Do
nations today were made as follows !
NJ Anderson, $40; Mrs. A /. Blesh
S.; II. II. Glen, IS; Mrs. /. L. Cook.
50; Mrs q. A. Chase. s.; Louis Mills.
IS; J. +, Dixon, $40. prcnuSS Price
jr, IS; Anonymous" ST.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-19
Thomson Leaves
Diplomatic Post

WASHINGTON, Dec l9-Thad-
deus A. Thomson, retiring American
minister to Colombia today closed up
his business at the state department
and left for his home in Texas. OF.
ilcials pointed on, that since Mr.
lhomson'S resignation was offered sew
eral months ago on account OF his
wiic's precarious health, the resignation
was not in the category OF cases where
III many diplomats have rendered theirs
az an incident to the termination OF the
first term of President Wilson's ad.
ministration in order to leave him free
10 make any changes deemed necessary.
President Wilson accepted Mir Thom.
sons resignation with regret because
OF the success attending his ministry
at Roga,a
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-19
DOYLE DECISION
STOPS WORK OF
POLICE COURT
Session Adjourned Without
Hearing of Single Case.

Oyer, Oyer, the honorable city
cour, is now open for adjournment.
sounded Captain Bill Slaton's voice.
Oyer, Oyer, the honorable CITY
court stands adjourned ill tomorrow
morning at 9 o'clock" came a moment
later from the lips OF Slaton
No Cases Heard.
Except for the opening and clos
ing tormaities not wheel was turned
IN the city court this morning
Judge NJ /, Splitter was on the
bench at Q o'clock, the usual hour. but
no cases were heard Judge Splitter
said that court would convene at the
regular hour tomorrow Whether any
trials would be taken up, the court
would not say.
There were fifteen cases docketed for
this morning, among them. three boot
Logging complaints. With the cxccp-
ton OF four all Of the defendants are
ont on bond
Decision Discussed.
Judge Doyle'S decision yesterday
which practically strips the municipal
court of It's jurisdiction was the chief
topic OF conversation among the police
today. The department doesn't know
Just exactly where il is at"
Mayor Overholser said that he had
no comment to make on the ruling OF
Continued on Page TwsJ
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-19
Coal Mine Explosion
Cause Unexplained

PlTTSBURG, Kan Dec. l9-Some
unknown cause preciptatcd the coal
mine explosion at Stone City last Wed
ncsday in which twenty men were killed,
It was decided here last night by cor
oners jury One witness testified that
he had noticed the presence Of gas in
The mine a few days prior TO the acci-
dent and had SO notified one of the
operators, An engineer attached to the
federal bureau OF mines at Pittsburgh,
"a, Is expected here soon TO make an
Other examination OF the mine.
More than 5000 has been raised by
popular subscription for the forty chill
dren rendered iathcress and other de
penden's OF those killed in the explo.
sion.