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AMERICAN CAMPS IN
MEXICO ARE CUT OFF
Companies in l.. S. Tr, in
Vain to Reach Employees
To Recall Them.
SOME HAVE FAMILIES

with rumo-s of additional ma. -o.
Of Americans coming from MeNir' r"s.
terday TO spur them on. mining m"..
rubber men and light and power rouIa.
MES with offices In New York wc', 0.,t.
ing ever. effort to reach their plants by
telegraph TO cali their American or.
ployees pack to the United State.
1t was announced late In the p",..
noon that II was impossible 10 G., 10
communication with the cities OF lars.
Chihuahup. Torrcon. coahuila aud 'iu.
mez Palacio. Topographic commur
ton to those points with iuierucaa,.
mining camps was reported SIS having
been Gu, for three days.
one hundred Americans or more, -,mo
| with families. are believed ,u !. I'm tl,
district mentioned. The American So
| ing and Refining Company has u,,,..
lions at Paral, which were working ..
last reports, as wei, as ct three or ilI
oth..' points. The Continental Rubber
Company has a plant at T'orrcon. TIE
chihuahua Mining Company has a nine
the Pearson Company has many u u,s
| and large lumber operations a. W' g..
"A railroad. and there are also electric
light and power companies az N,,....
points.
I'VE have not received any fu'.,
information" said william Lo.b uf 'l.
American Smelling and Refining CONS
pany. From our latest rcpv g. 81, ht4
about 500 Americans In Ihuual.It Il
few of them with their idWI'e TIE,
plants at Para and santa BarbaIt I,
working and We were just s,t'igs f,Ily
to start the big chihuahua smrl'"r
DR.. Caturegli. Mexican to'Sul-,i,',ft
at New YORK. received 10y telegraph %
copy of the affidavit of the coua8.i.. {
the tram on which the Am"ri,Ar> N..e
murdered. II was made yrst,rIt. .,.
fore Albert Scobel'. the B'',.>H y e-
Consul at chihuahua. and SAYS fra Ia3t
Arriving at kilomcter -, WuE.n :
eight kilometers beyond Santa N-tu,
wc encountered engine No. 800 ui Toe
National Railways off the tra,l.
Il Immediately left the tram 600 ,,"
what had happened. A. | STEPPED from
the train the shooting started l. VS.
then that ,;eu. lt.yna avn. ur aIi
placed me under guard, searched a. tHl
also went through the train and searched
all the passengers, taking from them a.
the money they had.
after this had taken place We IT
All the Americans who WEI" uu board
the train had been killed and one Men
lean wounded. Some of tn" for. 9 '' .
who were killed were first ATTACKED While
Oh the train. Those who wct. wpUHH,
on the train hut not killed We're I..'
removed from the train and murI''u.
Gen. Francisco lRcyuG mentioned "a
the afiida vii. was a commander uli'
Villa said br. Caturrgli. lie fuul
will him and so far as | know never .''
him. II is safe to say where li,yH. 4
Villa may be found close hy
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Then he went TO SPAN and lived there
until he came 10 New York. arriving on
April IL. 1918. After q few weeks in a
hotel he announced his intention Of
spending the rest Of his lie here, He
purchased a house at Forest WINS, l.. !,
and moved into II with his wife, his
eight children. most Of whom are mar.
ricd. his ch idren's consorts. his grand
children and "A large retIuuc OF servants
thirty persons in All.
In June last Ne lef, New York quietly
and on June -. upon h!s arrival AZ T..
paso. he and Gen. pascual OrozCO, who
accompanied him, We're arrested charged
with having entered "A conspiracy Ia
violate the neutrality of the United
states, Huerts furnished $1,000 bal
and was released Orozco was released
under $500 bal \ Jew laws later
Nuerta was arrested again charged witt
another offence against the same law.
The violation charged was based upoi
the belief of United states agents that
Huerta and his supporters were plan
ming 10 fomcnt another revolution 1t
Mexico and seize control OF The 'arraua1
Government. Large quantities Of am,
munition had been shipped to the ho-icr
The Government authorities believed tia
this was destined for the Us" OF III
Huertistas
I'pon Nuerta's second arr - he Wa
4 confined In quarters IN Fort BlltS ~
tried to extract a promise from the Coy
m officials that II he furnished hi
bail required upon his second arraiGn
ment he would he immune from arrC~
upon other charges based upon allcGa
tons Of violation of the neutrality laws
but the Government refused 20 gran
such a stipulation.
ON November I Hucrta WAS reporte
20 be seriously III. and on November : u
was so III that ne was novel from n
regular quarters INTO ono OF the oftiUer'
houses at Fort Bliss. Later he was rv
moved to his daughters home in T.
Paso. On Wednesday he WAS 'ud!cic
by a Grand Jury in san Antonio on IN
charge Of fomenting "A conspiracy /
violate the United States neutralit
laws.
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A BOVE, to left-C. r. Watson, general manager of the Cusihuria-
\ chic Mining Company, killed by the bandits IS he fed from the
train. To right-Thomas B. Holmes, the only survivor of the nineteen
Americans o n the train, who escaped by hiding in the bushes near the
tracks and after wading some distance in a creek reached Chihuahua
and told the story of the massacre. In the centre the works of the
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rETRoGRAp, Jan. l3.-The American
Ambassador and Mrs, Maryo were re-
ccived to-day by the Czarina, The rule
aholishing formal audiences since the
beginning OF the war Was suspended be-
cause Of the charitable work which has
been performed by Mrs, Marye,
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N THE SOLE SURVIVOR AND MEXICAN WHO ORDERED THE SHOOTING

Cuihuiriachic Company in Chihuahua, where the Americans yer
going. Below, to left-Gen. Jacinto A. Trevino, who has been ordered
by Carranza to pursue and capture the bandits, and ito right, RADIO
Lopez, the vnista General who is said to have entered the train with
his men and ordered the Americans shot. 1t is said Lopez acted o
command of Villa and Rodriguez.
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The Rev. Or. Ernest NJ. Stires, rector
Of st, Thomas's Church, was the only
speaker who dared permit the use of his
name.
Il am discouraged" he began. why
send prayer for the safety and honor
Of our country into the great void AM
hen be willing to do nothing To insure
the safety and honor OF the country.
Governments may work overtime on the
maxim OF safety first.
maxim of safety first"
The National Special Aid Society,
which Is the woman's organization
which Is working for preparedness IN
affiliation with the National Security
League, appointed eleven delegates yes,
terday to the Security League Congress
which will meet In Washington on Jan,
nary 20, These are Mrs. William Alex.
ander. Mrs, William A Bartlett, Mrs
Clarence cary, Mrs, William Davis
Mrs. Franklin Pelton. Mrs, William q
Potter, Miss Georgianna owen, Mrs
Charles Van Rensselaer,. Mrs, william
Hoppin, Jr, Miss Il, Mabel Clark an,
Mrs. Ernest X. Adee.
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THE Administration nov says II told
Americans t. keep out of Chihuahut,
On recognizing tarranza n did do So,
bu. 1t did not notify Americans that the
rosy kilograms coming from C%arrhnza
We're fakes. We have ceased to look for
or u ask for protection from Washing
ton. The American people may some
time enforce that demand, hut this Adj
ministration? Not at all
W received our lesson when troops
were landed at Vera cruz and only
Capt. kohler ~ the German Cruiser
Dresden stood between murder for us
and outrage for our wonen
We'll, what is the solution Of this
problem? There is a choice Of two
courses only, The real owners Of Mex
leo. the men of financial standing who
He'd to the United States. could he sent
back where they have "A large natural
following. and supported by our power.
or else we must dire ly intervene. In
direct intervention is a failure. Huerta
was only a drunken murderer. Obregon,
the real power behind carranza. ins,i-
tuted the persecution of priests and the
torture Of nuns villa is on the same list
as O%bregon."
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Although the state Department re-
ceived to-day from IL Paso the names
Of three former officers OF Villas army
who are supposed 10 have been In COM
mand of the murder bandits. Secretary
Lansing has not specified in any subse-
quent communication to the CarranZa
authorities or In his conversations with
Mr.. Arredondo that these men should
be captured aud punished.
Their names az given In the official
despatch were Gen. Reyna and Coils.
Pablo Lopez and Beltran. Nor has the
State Department any intention Of spec
flying the nature Of the punishment eX-
pected for the bandits.
As a matter - fact high officials Of
the Department were unable to recall
what punishment was ever inflicted in
response to the American demands for
the murder IN Mexico city IA year ago
of George McManus, although 1t was
recalled that an indemnity Of 500
was paid to the widow Of the murdered
man,
The reference in the American note
sent to tarranza yesterday to the
threats reported to have been made by
villa to Kill all Americans in territory
controlled by him was not to be
taken by the 'arranza Gov rnment, the
Department declared, as u demand for
the personal punishment OF villa. ],
was explained that the Department Is
by no means sure Of It's information or
this point.
Collector of Customs Cobb AT FL Pasc
furnished the state Department to-day
with th" following details concerning
the location Of The bodies ~ the Ameri
can victims near Santa lsabel:
"AmcrIcaus murdered at Kilometer 6,
were &, r. Watson, Maurice Anderson
u. /. Robinson. George W Newman
~ .4- a. II -
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uuronian. Disabled. Being Iowrd.

\ message received IN New York
terday said that the I.cNltud
Hurouian had been disabled on he- '-p
from Galveston to Liverpool r..
beng lowed into q British ror'.
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CARDINAL GIBBONS
SCORES U. S. POLICY
Destruction Of Authority in
Mexico Due to Wilson,
lie Says.
STRONG MAN Is NEEDED

nork aWeFfCuN quotes Iirulndi pioooiuS
as follows on the Mexican situation
AL that has been done in Mexico In
the pas, for civilization. for progress.
for humanity. has been done under the
Church is cut on from all communion
with It's people in that sorely distressed
land
I'VE would give them material aid,
but our agencies for assistance are shat
tered. our Bishops exiled. our clergy
without abiding places. We can see
nothing In the immediate future but a
continuance of the domination OF the
forces Of irrel!gion. atheism and anarchy
In the Mexican country.
Not to EmbRrrass Wilson.
with no desire to embarrass Presi-
dent Wilson, but rather having every
wish to- aid in all endeavors TO bring
peace and quiet again TO the people Of
Mexico. ! cannot be blind to the fact
that The ultimate destruction NJ all au-
thority in that land is the logical result
Vi Nllt pun " AlllS tAf'' '"
It's very inception.
W cannot apply to the Mex!cans the
principles upon which our own Govern
ment is founded Simple. illiterate, UNI
trained for participation in even the
huinblest functions OF government. they
have been unfit to be suddenly called
upon to organize their State along the
democratic line OF ou- own.
The strong man has been needed In
! Mexico"
What OF C~arranza?'
Ills strength is merely that of the
outlaw, the band temporariEE In Yower
the forces behind him OF such a char
acter that no state can ever be founded
enduring!y upon them.
They are said t. be hostile u the
Catholic Church. Undoubtedly this is
TT but II is only part Of the truth
They are the foes of religion hostile
to the idea OF divine power Itself.
Holds Lodges Views.
so far as the United States commit
ting itself to the recognition Of CarranZa
is concerned, Senator Lodge espresso,
precisely the views | hold. He asket
whittier the Ambassador OF the Unite,
states should pursue Carrarza to pre-
sent his Observation-Disclosures to th'
hasty camping place OF an irregular sol
uier vi 'ns nIaIen VI 'n'o sou'. i'
Nll'ase hsiu ON! iut a no"e"' Wv u'
~ot,ns 'ne ,,"Inc Va '"p''"'
re "ehc" Wy ""e,n.f ,".o''o
't,"et "a' . 80
as ii,s'"''' VI 80 ~ 90 nav
Va ~ 10 ' 49, ,..
IN, ~" -, -
,h rohharv r. uhnia..i
naaa",y, g. ia, nnv oo,ntr
"o, 49, ,oh '" '
=" 49,. ~, ,,"n l., not, ro,, ,,o,.c,
inn ord ,.v.r hos n,o,ec,ad ,,s owr peo
~ -, Naxtn ~ A. no, ,n,sa,, h.lts,
10, uo .hor,d h,ya in,erycned n
- - r,,, ,o,,,, b,ya DO.
,Ha uo, 80 MI nnssih,e ro,ic,os Ia
u.a shorid ~. nro,ec,ad our citIzep.
r~ go aana I, hos ,nda.
. a,,a,,,.d
' ~
u...,.. 4. n. u.,o..,
The bands Of banditti, whose firs
Chief, Carranza, is to be ignored by IN
a~Ccredlting 10 him of an Ambassador {
the United States. pilla&e the sanctu
AIRY. despoil the very altras OF the
sacred vessels and drapings,
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1916-01-07
tense.
Webster $ Wealth.

The Aberdeen News and the Ips-
wich Tribune are having little
tilt over the wealth of Webster
the richest city Ill the United
States s"-as shown by the bank
deposits.
The News had figured the de-
posits an average of S9l7.S0 for
each man, woman and ..hild in
Webster and the Tribune figures it
as being only the insignificant sum
of So4O.36.
The Tribune is crazy. 1t gives
our" total bank deposits as only
81 ,O50, 1874, whereas the true figure
is Sl,55o, 1914.
The Tribune was so blinded
with envy that it couldn't see
straight.
But of course, the pretty thing
is deceiving which ever way you
look at it, for the truth is greater
bulk of that million and half be
longs to the farmers of Day County.
If the statement were made that
Webster has larger aggregate o
bank deposits than any town OF it.
size and that it is the center of th,
most prosperous community, thu
simple modesty OF the claim woule
silence all criticism. Webster
World.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1916-01-07
1915 Taxes Are Due.

The 1915 taxes for Roberts coun
ty became due Monday, the first
day of the year upon which taxes
could be paid. Fifty per cent of
the taxes must be paid on or be-
fore April l, or they become de-
linquent, and interest begins TO
accrue upon them. The other half
becomes due on OF before Nov. /.
In case half of the taxes are
paid before the first day of April,
the other hall can be paid before
Nov. without interest. but if the
first installment of SO per cent is
not paid before that date, the en-.
tire amount thereby automatical!,
becomes delinquent.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1916-01-07
Farmer Crazed By Booze.

A prominent farmer living less
than a mile south of Hammer, S.
d., the new town on the r. & V.
railway, southwest of Hankinsor
became crazed with booze last
week and attempted 10 murder
his wife. He had three gums
and an AK with which he planned
to commit the crime. and was
actually pointing one CT the form
er weapons towards the Wife
when little daughter rushed
III and seized the gun by the
barrel. urging the crazcd man
not to shoot her mother This
gave the woman Il chance to cs-
cape and she started oil across
the fields, the husband pursuing.
He tived two on. three shots but
was too far away to do any dam
age. A passing rig took the
woman to Halnmera and delega-
tion of citizens drove to the house
and took possession OF the fire
arms and booze. They ALSO drove
to the school near by and took
the mans children to town where
they We're cared for The sheriff
and state attorney at SiSseton
We're notified but we have not
learned the outcame.
The would-be murderer is
said to be q prosperous and hard
working farmer but was crazed
by the consumption of too much
holiday tirewater. Hankinson
| News
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1916-01-07
Death of OsweI Engle .

Mr. Oswel Engle, an old and
respected citizen of Bryant town
ship passed away last Saturday
morning from the effects of pto-
maine poisoning which he contract
ed from eating only one sabine.
Sardines were eaten OIL Friday
afternoon for lunch and MIR. Engle
was shortly taken very i'll. A
physician was called Saturday
morning, but when he arrived the
sufferer was too far gone for the
doctor to be OF any service and he
died at s o'clock OH Christmas
morning
MIR. Engle was about AS years of
age, welltodo. and a highly respect
ed citizen. He settled in Roberts
county many years ago, and died
OH the farm he took as a home
stead when coming to this county,
and which is located about thirteen
miles south of Rosholt. He is we'll
known i'll this vicinity and visited
! MIR. Gilberts family about three
weeks ago.
Deceased leaves a widow and
three children, one girl and two
boys to mourn his urtimely death
Deceased was a robust man who
never before required the service.
! of physician, and he thought he
would overcome his illness in /;
short time, and so put off cali
ing for aid until too late.
! Other members OF the household
partook of the sardines with no il
effects, and therein lies the myster,
why one of them should have prov
ed fatal to Mr.. Enga.
This paper joins with the peopi
in extending sympathy to th
bereaved family = Rosholt Review
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1916-01-07
Wife Wins 5000 Verdict.

Almost ~ week was consumed
i'm district court at Breckenridge
i'm the trial of the case of Mrs.
Elizabeth Snyder of Wahreton
against the Otter Tail Power Co.
She asked SO, 900 for the death
of her husband which occurred
i'm Wahpeton in July 1913 He
had gone 10 the basement OF
their home and latel she found
INN dead, the burns ON his body
proving clectrOcution. III hap
pencd that there was IL storm at
the time and the trial developed
the fact that Il holt of lightning
struck the electric light Wire and
burned out the transformers in
AN unusual Way Mr.. Snyder
had taken hold of an electric
light at the time and received
either the lightning bolt or the
force of the primary circuit OF
the electric line, 22OO volts.
The plaintiffs attorney, II. }
Mangan OF Morris, Mimi, at
tempted to show that the line is
not wired according to the SAT-
est plan, while the defense was
that there is II dispute among
electrical engineers as I,
whether on not the method used
10y the Otter Tail company is the
most safe, and that the plan
followed by them is common.
The jury returned Il verdict ii
/ favor ol the plaintiff for S5,OW
AFTER being out only short time
The power company will take al
appeal. Hank inson News.
The Snyder family resided ol
u farm near White Rock until
couple of years ago when they
moved to Wahpeton. Several o
the children still reside in TIN
northern part of this county
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1916-01-07
AUTO LICENSES
ARE NOW DUE
Wear the Black and Green
Tag Now.

The license fee this year is IS
per car for the year Or any fraction
thereof This amount must he
paid in lamp sum. The old fee
was 50 per year and could be paid
intwo installments, one of the So
for the first half OF the year and
like installment covering the period
from July | on.
This, however, is not the case
under the new law. The entire So
must be paid iii one installment,
and it does not make any difference
whether the license is taken out i'm
january or November, the fee re-
mains the same.
Under the old law discount of
so per ce;,t was made in the license
fee for old cars which had been
operated for FIVE years or over.
This is no longer the case. 1t
makes no difference now whether
it is II So, 600 Packard OF $449
flivver, whether it is brand new
car or an old rattle trap about
ready to fall to pieces, the fee is
the same, SO.
All cars which are now in com-
mission must secure the new licen-
ses at once OF come under the pen
alties of the law Ii the owner Of
q car does not intend to take his
car out of the garage until April
that is up 60 him, but the license
fee is So just the same, SO lie
might lust as we'll get his license
now aud loe done with it if he in-
tends to drive his car at all this
year.
All applications for license
must be acknowledged before
notary public, the fee for this be-
ing IS cents.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1916-01-07
.SJ0BERG
LOSES CASE
Milwaukee Gets Cleared In
Damage Case.


The state supreme court has re-
versed the findings of the lower
court of Roberts county in the case
of NJ O. Sjoberg VS.. the Alilwau
kee road
Sjoberg was riding Milwaukee
passenger tram from Sisseton TO
his home al Peever ON April o,
lola when he fell from the train
as it was pulling into the station
and had several toes from one OF
his feet severed.
He brought action against the
Milwaukee road SUING for $4,000
on the grounds that his toes We're
severed between the platform of
the two cars as he was leaving the
train. The case went to trial at
Sisseton before Judge Thomas L..
Bouck OIL December is, 1914 the
plaintiff being awarded judge
ment for damages the full amoun.
asked
The Milwaukee road appealed
the case, arguing the matter before
the supreme court November 20,
1915 setting forth the ground
that there was no negligence on
the part of the railway company
that the plaintiff left his seat while
the train was i'll motion in violation
of notices posted in the cars
authorized by statute; and that the
cars OH which the plaintiff claimed
to be riding at the time were stand.
ard cars.
Attorneys c. r. Jorgenson o
Sisseton and Carston Eggan o
New Ellington appeared in behalf
of the plaintiff in the action
Attorneys Porter and Csrantham o
Aberdeen appearing for the de
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1916-01-07
War Prices High in Holland.

Pollock-A. Boscher, merchant
of Pollock has received letter
from his brother-in-law who re-
sides in Holland. The brother-in-
law states that the prices are very
high and it is difficult for laboring
men to get along, even though
Holland is continuing along the
same order of things as though war
did not exist. But though the
wage Garner suffers, the farmer and
producer and getting rich. As
an instance, he tells of having sold
la II year old horse for S525, while
"a 20 month old colt is worth from
500 to $3.50, and cows from S40(
to $500. Live hogs bring from
40 to As cents pound, while but
ter is Sl.20 pound and cheese a.;
lcents
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1916-01-07
His Hats In The Ring.

III another column of this issue
we print the announcement of
James McGee, candidate for Sher-
iff Jim has been deputy sheriff
and jailor hele for the pass FIVE
years and his record will stand 8
strong investigation. He is all old
timer in Roberts county and is
known to bea man OF his word
Jim's going into this game to wir
and solicits the support of ths
voters of Roberts county at the
primary election to be held June 6
1915.