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Fergus County Democrat., 1916-09-28
'RANSACKED
THE MAIL
GANG OF ROBBERS HOLD UP a
TRAIN ON MICHIGAN CENTRAL
RAILWAY, NEAR DETROIT.

DETROIT, Sept. 27--Michigan Cen.
trail passenger train, No. IA, known as
the New York Chicago express, bound
from Chicago to Detroit, was held up
by gang OF robbers. near Dearborn,
10 miles west of here. late tonight.
After stopping the train by disar.
ranging the block system, tht men un.
hooked the mail and baggage cars
from the rest of the train and drove
them down the track distance of
two miles. Here they ransacked both
cars, including the registered matter
in the mail car, and escaped after ex.
tinguishing the fire In the locomotive.
The amount OF booty obtained will
not be known until the postal authori'
tics have checked up on the registered
mail.
Several automobiles loaded with po
licemen and deputy sheriffs left De-
troit for the scene Immediately upon
receipt of word of the holdup.
When the police and deputy sher
ifs arrived at the place where the
engine and two cars had been stopped
they learned that Engineer Farmer
and Fireman Dougherty had been bad.
ly beaten and thrown from the cab
at that point Both were sent to their
homes at Jackson, Mich. Their in.
iuries are not critical.
The robbers did not attempt to en-,
ter the coaches. .
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-09-28
CHAS.L. WHITING
IN A NEW ROLE
SUPERINTENDENT OF MlLWAU.
kEE ROADS MONTANA DiVI.
SION ADDS NEW LAURELS,
in FACT, HE PLAYS TWO BIG ROLES
Superintendent Charles L. Within

Superintendent Charles L. Whiting
Of the Milwaukee railways northern
Montana division had added new lau-
rels. This time 1t is as fisherman:
trout fisherman. He has long been
intendent Of large ability and hasn't
teen giving much time to fishing, but
now that he has broken into the ranks
Of Waltons. his friends are predicting
great things for him.
Accompanied by Mrs. Whiting, G. R
McClave and Mrs. b. c. White, the lat
ter sister OF Mr.. McClave, Mr.. Whit
ing went to Glacier park the other
da for a brief outing, While there
the railroad builder was induced tC
take a try at trout fishing. The re
suit was magical in character. 1t Is
ayerred that he caught the largest
trout seen out OF the water in Glacier
park this year. Films were produced
to retain for their historic value, the
earliest efforts OF Mr.. Whiting as a
fisherman, and moving picture films
were made of him in the cat OF cast
ing. probably to be shown In the
large eastern centers. They will car
ry out Seeing America First" only
these will be seeing Whiting first
Mr. Whiting declines to make an,
! statement denying the truth of tht
story and it's absence OF denial, it /.
believed that all which has been tolt
OF his luck is true
Going to the park Mr. Whiting hat
an experience that proved he car
/ wade a river as we'll as catch trout
Trying to cross Birch creek cause,
the engine to die on them and MI
Whiting proved equal to the occasion
hy getting to shore in good shape an
he then directed getting the autumc
bile out. With his party, he returne
to this city last evening and will 6
to I.ewistown to his home there toda,
Great Falls Tribune.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-09-28
SOCIALISTS
PEACE PLANS
NATIONAL CONFERENCE, HELD
IN GERMANY, BRINGS OUT
DIVERGENT VIEWS.

BERLIN, Sept. 27-t12:S p. M,
via London, Sept. 2S, 1880 a. M
The socialist national conference, as
further reports OF the proceedings
published today show, brought out the
most divergent views regarding peace
possibilities.
Hugo Haase. leader of the seces-
sionists of the reichstag group, argued
that the best course to pursue was to
reach an understanding whereby no
country should suffer defeat SO tar
as Poland was concerned, he suggested
that the Russians themselves liberate
Poland from cZarism.
Karl kautsky, who was formerly
often spoken OF as the thinker OF the
party, declared that peace was still
possible today England and the En-
gish proletariat, he asserted, would
at once be ready to accept peace OF
Germany declared she desired to an
mex no territory, and was willing to
restore Belgium without making Bel
GUM vassal state. would restore
Serbia, agree to recognize information.
al courts of arbitration and was will
ing to make an agreement with Great
Britain limiting armaments.
! Herr kautsky contended that II
! Germany should make such decla.
ration the peace sentiment in England
| and France would grow SO strong that
the governments would be compelled
TO yield to It.
! Herr Copen pointed out that Will
Thorne. socialist democrat member OF
the English parliament, and noted la.
Dor leader, had recently declared that
English wOrkingmen would refuse to
| follow the government if the govern.
ment did not make peace.
! Herman MOkebuhr, member of the
reichstag, directed attention to the
fact that Herr Kautskys peace condi,
tions omitted to say whether Great
German territory
Gustav Hoch member of the reich
stag, said the danger Of any one coun
try being subdued and territOrially
violated by another is now past Nc
group, he declared. can conquer the
other group. The danger now is that
all the nations will be bled white.
Even the most stalwart secession
lists resented the idea of Germany los
ing territory Herr Haase's utmost
concession was that Alsace-Lorraine
should be made free state within
the German empire and should not
be returned to France.
Karl Rudolph Legien, member Of
the reichstag, argued that the working
classes were interested lin proving
that in case of Germany's defeat they
would be the class to lose most, they
would lose the "workingman's kultul
which they had created and which
exists in no other country" I
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-09-28
AMERICAN SHIPPERS EXPORTED
s2s3, lol,lSl IN BREADsTUFFS

WASHINGTON, Sept o7.--Ameri,
can shippers exported $2S3,101 ,1S1
worth of breadstuffs during the eight
months ending August 81, according
to an analysis of August trade. Is
sued today by the department of com.
merce. That was decrease og $780,.
327 ,6l3 from the same period a year
ago, but August exports of $34.6s7.-
i007 represented an increase Of more
than $5,000,00O over August of 1915
Meat and dairy products exported in
| August showed an increase OF $4,000,
900 over the previous August.
One of the largest export gains was
in gasoline and naphtha shipments
whose total for the last eight months
was more than double that for the
same eight months a year ago. The
August total was $5,0O0,OO0 greater
than for August, 1915.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-09-28
JAPAN WILL INSIST UPON RIGHT
TO SEND HER PEOPLE TO AMERICA

WASHINGTON. Sept. :.7.-Japan's
purpose to renew. at the iend OF the
European war. her conten tion for the
right of her people to elnigrate and
to own land in the United States, sug-
gested in New York yesterday by
Baron Yoshiro Sakatani, former fin.
ance minister in the Toxic cabinet.
was frankly admitted at the Japanese
embassy. Negotiations over these
questions which came tas deadlock
two years ago, are not regarded by
Japan as concluded. 1t Was explained.
but merely postponed, VII lie the larger
issues OF the war are being dealt with
The deadlock followed a long SO.
ries of conferences between former
Secretary Bryan and Baron Chinda,
then Japanese ambassa dor. and in ex-
change of notes between the two gov
ernments over the alien land legisla.
tion enacted by California. After the
state department had liointed out that
under its constitutitM n the United
States government cohld do no more
than seek to prevent such legislation
and that persons AFFECTED by It had
recourse to the federal courts, Japan
closed the exchanges with note say
ing her complaint hd not been an.
swered and reserving "for the present
further discussion Of the ISSUE"
1t has been generally assumed that
the issue would remain in abeyance
only while Japan was occupied with
the war, but until now, no one in DO.
sition to speak with authority has
said so. There will be no formal dis.
g chm nf tho cvhinA,t k1,%
at least until the arrival of the new
ambassador, DR.. Anlpro Sato, who was
appointed when Baron Chinda was
transferred to London, and who is ex-
pected In Washington in few months.
The position OF the Japanese gov
ernment, according to informal state
ments by embassy officials, still is
that restrictions on immigration and
land holding are not only derogatory
to her dignity, but are unjust under
international law in that they are dis.
criminatory against her in favor of
other nations. Removal of these re-
strictions. it is explained, are regarded
as Japan's third and final step in her
rise to statehood, the first two being
the abolition of extra territoriality
and the negotiation of commercial
equality treaties.
The embassy believes the renewed
negotiations will he most friendly in
character, officials declaring good re,
lations with this country are looked
upon as combining with Japan's vital
interests In China and the alliance
with England to fprm the three car,
Idinal points of Jalp panese foreign pol
|lcy. Japan's present strained relations
with China, regarding the Cheng
Chiatun clash, the embassy expects to
be settled shortly in a way satisfac
itory to both sides.
While it is admitted that the pres
ent difficulties probably have put of
the proposed $4,000. 900 Japanese loan
to China, it is said that Japan will
take her share in the $50, ,OOO, 900 loan
proposed by the foreign minister tc
the group of English, French, Rus
sian, Japanese and American bankers
Japan Is said to be more than able
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-09-28
ARE
VERY FAVORABLE
HARVESTING AND OTHER FIELD
WORK PROGRESS WELL IN ALL
PARTS UNITED STATES.
NATIONAL CROP BULLETIN REPORT

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27.-Wide-
spread dry weather with mostly mild
temperatures we're decidedly favor.
able for harvesting and other field
work generally throughout the week
which ended Tuesday. according to the
national weather and crop bulletin to-
day, in its final weekly issues Of the
season.
Corn cutting, potato and beet dig
ging and cranberry picking made fine
progress. Much fall plowing and grain
seeding were accomplished but dry
soil seriously hindered this work in
parts of Oklahoma, Iowa, Missouri and
northern Texas, and in the majority
of the states east of the Mississippi
river Gathering of hay and fodder
made excellent progress, but fall pas.
lures, late feed crops and late truck
and gardens need rain.
The condition of corn is mostly good
but frost did considerable damage dur.
ing the week in New York, Pennsyl.
| vania. Ohio. Indiana, Illinois, Missouri
| and Montana. Elsewhere corn has
mostly matured and is being cut un.
| der favorable conditions.
i
Preparations for winter wheat seed
ing is progressing satisfactorily in
most sections of the principal belt
although in some places lack of mois
ture has prevented satisfactory ger
mination. Weather was favorable fol
threshing winter wheat in stock anG
for continuation of spring whea,
threshing. Flax cutting is nearing
completion
Potatoes were badly damaged by
frost in New York and rain is needed
for the late crop In Tennessee.
The condition of sugar beets is ex
cellent. Haying continues under mos
favorable conditions, but on the Who'll,
rain is needed for pastures. Average
crops of apples are being gathered il
New England, West Virginia, Illinois
Kansas. Colorado, Oregon and Wash
ington. but this crop is below norma
in Pennsylvania. Kentucky, Missouri
and Montana.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-09-28
CONGRESSMAN
EVANS RETURNS
WILL INVESTIGATE MANY MAT.
TIERS IN STATE aUBJEcTS or
FUTURE LEGISLATION.
TALKS Of POLITICAL OUTLOOK

HELENA, Sept. 27-Congressman
John M. Evans In arriving here from
Washington expressed much satisfac-
tion in being back among his own peo-
pie after SO long siege Of work at
the capital city.
When asked about his plans the con.
gresham said II intend to investigate
many matters OF public interest which
are the subject of pressing legislation
during the next session. This will
take me into man parts of the state
and then | will go to Missoula, my
home town.
Commenting on the political out
look, Mr.. Evans gave out the following
interview:
Il feel confident that the people OF
Montana fully indorse the career OF
Woodrow Wilson and congress, and
that the Montana vote in November
will reiterate their confidence. l find
Montana more prosperous than ever,
and with the many beneficial measures
affecting us cannot but see increased
prosperit ahead The farm loan act
alone is one of the greatest pieces OF
legislation that congress has ever en-
acted affecting the people of our state
and its benefits will be far reaching
find the contending part active III
trying to chop down what we have
done. but had they been so diligent
in the peoples interests when the,
were in power as they are now in crit
icizing what We have done. | am sure
their cause would be more meritorious
and praiseworthy."
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-09-28
HUGHES MET
BY PENROSE
BOSS OF PENNSYLVANIA ESCORTS
CANDIDATE FROM CLEVELAND
70 P,TTSBURG.

PITTSBURG, Sept 27.-Charles T..
Hughes went through the big steel
district of Pittsburg today, addressed
thousands Of workingmen who left
their work to hear him, returned to
the city tonight covered with dust,
and ended the first day of his cam.
paign in Pennsylvania with speech
in the music hall of the Pittsburg ex,
position.
The chief theme in all Of Hughes
addresses today was the protective
tariff To an audience of workmen
he declared that present conditions
OF prosperity would not endure when
Europe would be at peace unless the
United States should adopt protec-
tive tariff. To an audience that filled
the music hall he repeated this state
ment tonight. In his night address
he also dwelt at length upon his views
on the Adamson bill, the administra
tons policy toward Mexico, the ship
ping bill, and what he termed eXtrava
CANT claims made by the administra
tion for having aided business.
Mr.. Hughes spoke from a platform
upon which were seated progressive
and republican leaders who have op
posed each other in the state durins
the last four years. On his way here
from Cleveland he was met and es
corted to this city by Senators Oliver
and Penrose and William Flynn, the
latter former progressive leader
These, with Alexander P. Moore. ant
other progressive and republican lead
ers. sat with him on the same platform
tonight. In his speech. Mr. Hughe,
emphasized his belief that the repub
lican party was reunited.
"The breach of recent years ha
been healed" he said. "And our ma
tiOnal aims at this time are conceived
to be of such transcendant importanc,
that we know of no difference an,
are not allowing any former disagree
ments to impair our unity of effort
should take little pleasure in m
candidacy ii ! did not think that tn
reunited republican party was a grea
liberal party, the party of progress
We are truly progressive, sanely pre-
gressive, looking forward to the sol,
tion of important problems that thi
new country will place before u.s."
Mr.. Hughes left at midnight fo
Trenton, N. j.. where he will spea
tomorrow morning and Saratog
Springs, N. Y, where he will deliye
an address tomorrow night
During the afternoon Mr.. Hughe
motored over dusty roads into til
heart of the steel making district. H
visited Homestead, Duquesne, Mckee
port, Wilmarding and East Pittsburl
addressing audiences OF blue-jeane
mill workers at every stop.
To these audiences, the nomine
spoke chiefly Of the protective tarit
At one big plant the $500 worker
were given an hour off on full tim
to hear him. The managers of tn
tour estimated that it cost this cor
pany $4,000 in wages to have Hught
visit their plant.
After the long motor trip Mr.. Hugh,
reviewed big parade OF republican
tonight. They marched past his hot
six and eight abreast, white umbrell;
over their heads, torches lighted al
red fire blazing. Nearly an hour W,
required for the parade to pass Wi
scant time for dinner, the nomin
hurried away to the meeting, whi
was held in Exposition hall. The
he found an audience that packed t
building and brimmed over into I
street.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-09-28
SANTA FE HAS MOST PROSPEROUS
YEAR IN HISTORY OF THE COMPANY

"Close analysis of operations for
the year clearly indicates the en-
hanced earnings to be almost wholly
due to the war in Europe. Even things
apparently remote can be traced to
this source. Business of all kinds
has been stimulated to such an ex.
tent that there have practically been
no dull periods during the entire
year.
"The striking fact is that the earn.
ings on the entire investment dur
ing this. the most prosperous year
OF the company's history, are but lit
tie over per cent.
''The' ability to pay per cent on
the common stock is due to the fact
that it pays an average only slightly
more than per cent on its bonded
debt, much OF the debt having been
created when money could be OBJ
tanned near per cent"
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-09-28

NEW YORK, Sept. 27-The Atchi
son, Topeka & Santa Fe railway com
pany for the year ending June 30 last
reports operating revenues or gross
earnings OF $133, ,762,392, an increase
OF slightly more than $16,000,000 over
the preceding year, operating expenses
of $S3,730,96O, an increase of about
$7,600,000 and net operating revenue
of $50,031 ,432, an increase OF $s,457,'
398.
Neither the company nor any of its
subsidiaries has any notes or bills
outstanding and the company had In
its treasury at the end of the fiscal
year cash to the amount of $44.364,'
922.
Net income of $45, .46S available
for interest, dividends, etc, plus sun
dry profit and loss adjustments ag-
gregating $202,638, represents about
6.l9 per cent on the property invest
ment.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-09-28
WILSON WOMEN STORM MEETING.

SPOKANE, Sept. Z.-MOre than
100 women affiliated with the demo,
cratic party stormesa meeting under
the auspices of the woman's party
here today and after heckling the
speakers obtained control of the meet.
ing. A woman's non-partisan club for
Wilson was formed in the meeting
room and officers were chosen. The
meeting was called by Miss Agnes
Campbell and Miss Julia Hurlbut, or
ganizers from the east OF the woman's
party. The arguments became SO bit
ter that different women appealed "to
the better womanhood OF the de
baters."
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-09-28
VILLAS WIFE.

SAN ANTONIO. Texas. Sept.27.--
MRS. Luz Corral de Villa. wife Of
my brother, Francisco. Is In Havana,
and will not come to the United States
until she Is furnished guarantees that
she will not be arrested" Hipolito
Villa announced here tonight when he
learned that federal officers in Ell
Paso were watching incoming trains
for the arrival OF the bandit leaders
wife. Hipolito Villa declared he had
been informed by United States Off,
cials here and elsewhere that there is
no charge upon which his sister-in.
law could be held. He asserted there
appeared to be conspiracy along the
Texas Nj exicnn border to harrass the
Villa family.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-09-28

John 4. Wilson and wife of Stanford
are stopping at the Fergus hotel.
Mrs. l.. d. Wilkerson has returned
to Hilger after spending several days
in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eric Jensen OF Hilger
have returned home after several days
spent in the city.
Olaf Eike, foreman of the Fergus
County Sheep company's ranch north
of Grass Range, is in the city.
a. l.. Rasmussen and wife and Mrs
Emma Nolen, mother of B. f. Nolen
returned to Winnett after spending
several days in the city.
Miss Alice kinzel has returned from
White Sulphur Springs where she
spent the past two weeks as the guest
Of Misses Brown and Smith.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-09-28
ORGANIZATION NOT WANTED.

NORTH YAKIMA, Wash., Sept. u.
After rejecting a proposal submit.
ted by leaders of the Industrial Work
|ers of the World to the effect that
there would be no further disturbances
liz the authorities would permit them
Ito organize in North Yakima. Police
Judge Milroy today sentenced 40 OF
the l. w. prisoners to from Is to 30
days in Jail for vagrancy. Judge Mil
roy told the prisoners that the |. w
WIS were not wanted In North Yaki-
ma and that the organization would
not be tolerated. To break up the
gang the authorities plan to release
the men, few at time, upon prom
| Use to leave town.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-09-28
OLD GUARD STILL COMMANDS.

That the republican party is a party
of inaction as we'll as reaction is
shown by the vote in the senate on
the emergency revenue measure. Ey.
cry republican senator, save five, when
voting on that bill, voted against:
IA non-partisan tariff commission
2-Readjustment of tariff on dye.
stuffs.
3-Protection against post-bellun
dumping.
4-Tax on excessive profits on wal
munitions
5-lnheritance tax on swollen for
tunes-the most equitable of all taxes
6-Increase in income surtaXes-a
small increase in the taxes of the
very rich
OF such are the leaders of the forces
that nominated Hughes, and who viii
be in power in the event OF republi
can success.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-09-28
|CERMANy'S FAMOUS FIGHTING
AVIATOR IS KILLED BY ALLIES

BERLIN, Sept 27.-f12 M. via Lon
don, Sept. %, 1925 a. m.)-Lieutenant
Wintgens, who, next to Captain Boelke.
was Germans most famous fighting
aviator, has been killed in an engage
ment with entente allied aviators He
was buried according to his own wish,
on the spot where he fell.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-09-28
HUGHES CANNOT RECONCILE the
ELEMENTS IN REPUBLICAN PARTY

"The united republican party is a
myth. Mr. Hughes cannot reconcile
the elements. They don't fit in with
his creators at Chicago. He is playing
split $3.50, half progressive, half
reactionary republicans"
MIR. Hughes inveighs against the
pork barrel. Republican success would
put at the head of the senate commit.
tee on appropriations Senator War.
rem of Wyoming, the most Unsuitable
pork barrel statesman in or out Of
congress. He put through the senate
three bills appropriating 100000 for
three public buildings in three Wyom-
ing towns. one with population OF
29l, one with 975 inhabitants and the
other boasting of l,524 people. Sena,
tor Lea of ennessee, democrat, forced
the tabling of these bills.
"Boise Penrose of Pennsylvania
would head the senate financing com
mittee-a thing to delight the pro
gressives who have eXcOriated him
| time and time again. William Alden
Smith of Michigan would be chairman
| of the committee on naval affairs
His conduct of the investigation of the
Titanic disaster gave him more en-
during fame than any legislation he
has fathered. TIE hal been on the
sommittee for some years, but he die
not know what a bulkhead was o.
what icebergs are composed OF.
| "Mr Hughes is not progressive
| H., ncCixy nd
reason of his mental makeup, his ira
ditional outlook on life, not to mention
his obligations to his reactionary spon
sors, never can be progressive.
THE progressive convention in Chi
cago knew he was no progressive
and hastened to nominate Roosevelt
when the republicans named Hughes
How can Hughes be a progressiv
without betraying the very men VIII
!, gave him the nomination."
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-09-28

Shoes repaired while you wait at
The Bootery.
Phil Remakens of Straw is a guest
at the Bright.