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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-01-27
GENERAL WOOD WARNS
COUNTRY OF WAR PERIL
Says Foe With 10000 Trained Troops
Could Inflict lncacuabIe
Damage.

Washington, Jan 2l-Maj Gen. Leon
ard Wood told the senate military com
mittee on Wednesday the coast line
OF the United States was open to at
tack by any well-organized foreign
army, despite its equipment OF forts,
mines and submarines, and that the
oceans formed no serious barrier TO
invasion He declared that in the
Country's present state of utter unpre-
parcdness for war a trained force OF
10000 men could inflict incalculable
damage before an army could be as
sembled TO meet It.
Emphasizing his conviction that
troops cannot be improvised to mee1
regulars, General Wood declared the
fundamental basis Of any policy or
adequate national defense must be
the principle that with suffrage goes
an obligation for military service,
AS to the immediate needs Of the
regular army, General Wood ex.
pressed the opinion that the force Of
regulars with the colors should be
maintained at 100000.
Reverting to the condition of the
country TO face war with a iirst-class
power, the general said the United
States was utterly unprepared and
knew nothing of the problems 1t
would have 70 meet. Al least 100000
men would be needed, he declared,
and they could be obtained, he be
lieved, only by compulsory service.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-01-27
TRAIN is CRUSHEo; TEN DIE.
Cascade Limited on Great Northern
Hit BY Avalanche


Seattle, Wash. Jan. 25,-The Cas-
cade limited on the Great Northern
railroad, bound from Spokane to Sc
attic, was struck by an avalanche on
Saturday near Corea station, on the
west slope OF the Cascade mountains.
The two rear Cars-the diner and a
day coach-were swept 300 feet down
into a gulch. The diner caught fire
and was destroyed The day coach,
crushed. lies beneath great pile Of
snow and powders. Four bodies have
been recovered from the wrecked
cars and the railroad authorities say
the number OF dead probably viii not
exceed ten. Fifteen of the passengers
were injured. The bodies recovered
were those Of: Bert Kirkman. Sheri-
dan, Wyo.; w. f. Carter, East Van.
couver, -. C., Edward Battcrman and
baby, Wenatchee. Wash A tenycar
old son OF Mr. Battcrfnan Is missing
and It is feared he IL dead
The injured were taken to Scenic, a
few miles below Corea, and cared for
by physicians.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-01-27
RUSS VICTORY GROWS
PETROGRAD SAYS TURKS CON-
TlNUE RETREAT IN ERzERUM.
Slavs Are Still Capturing Artillery,
Ammunition and Other War
Supplies.

Petrograd, Jan. 25,-The official
statement on the Caucasus and Per,
sian fronts says;
The precipitate retreat of the
Turks in the region of Erzerum con.
tinues. In many places we are still
capturing artillery ammunition, pro
visions and telephone material. Our
pursuing troops are advancing along
roads strewn with frozen bodies of
Askaris. Large numbers of prison,
ers have been taken at each inhab.
tied place.
One OF our detachments, which has
arrived at the Caucasian front from
Manchuria, charged half a squadron
of cavalry and three companies of
Askaris, who were defending a vii
lage. sabering some of the force and
capturing others
The defeat of the third Turkish
army in the Caucasus. resulting in its
retirement upon Erzerum, is regarded
here as a greater victory than that
at Sari Kamysh year ago when
these same troops were so democrat
lied they were only recently enabled
to resume the offensive.
The defeat Of the Turks, it is as
serted, was particularly disastrous in
the direction of Koprukeui where by
artillery attacks, followed by assaults
with the bayonet, the Russians virtu.
ally destroyed three regiments, leav.
ing the key to the Erzerum positions
in Russian possession.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-01-27
ILLINOIS RIVER STILL RISING
Water Breaks the Dixie at HALLS and
Floods Railroad and Farming
Properties.

Peoria, H., Jan. 25.-The Illinois
river broke the Peoria & Pekin
Union railway dixie at Hollis and great
floods of water are pouring over rail
road property and driving out farmers
and jewellers in the lowlands. The
great terminal dixie which protects the
Lamarah drainage district is also
threatened. The river is 22.7 feet
above low water mark and still ris-
ing A height Of &c feet is indicated
Water is flowing over the approaches
to the upper free bridge and traffic has
been abandoned. The Lakeview base.
ball park, the grounds of the house
Of correction are under water and the
Rock Island tracks are threatened
Residents of cottages on the upper
river have been forced to move out.
A rise of one foot more will flood the
Illinois Valley Yacht club.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-01-27
RUSS SINK 90 TURK SHIPS
Cars Torpedo Boats Raid Anatollan
Coast-!teavy Fighting Resumed
on Galiclan Front.

Petrograd, Jan, 25.-Russian torpedo
boats have sunk 33 Turkish sailing
ships and destroyed several at their
docks in raid along the Anatolian
coast the ministry of marine an.
nounced.
The torpedo notilla also bombarded
three wharvcs and destroyed the
stores, barracks and customhouses at
the Turkish villages OF Samson and
Onnepat2, on the Asia Minor coast Of
the Black sea.
Heavy tighting has been resumed
along the Stripa river in Galicia and
along the Bessarabian frontier, accord,
ing to adyices received here.
by Simultaneous assaults the Slavs
are pressing the enemy back from the
Stripa and attempting to bend the Aus.
TRAN right wind near C2ernowitl.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-01-27
BRYAN NOT TO TRAIL WILSON
Former Secretary of State Declares
Return to Nebraska Feb. 20 Has
No Connection With Tour.

Miami, Fla, Jan. 25.--William ].
Bryan issued statement saying he
had no intention of following in the
wake of President Wilson on his trip
through the middle West making a
series of speeches in answer to those
Of the president on preparedness He
said he would remain in Miami until
he left for Lincoln, Neb., on February
20 to attend a birthday dinner. Mr..
Bryan said he would make few
speeches on his way to Lincoln, but
the trip would have no connection with
that of the president and his refer.
ences to preparedness would be along
the line of the addresses he delivered
last fall. The dates for his speeches,
Mr. Bryan said, were arranged before
it was announced that Mr.. Wilson
would make his speaking tour.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-01-27
TWO MEX|CANS
ARE EXECUTED
SIayers of American RanCher
Shot at Juarez.
u. S. CITIZENS SEE EXECUTION
Fifty Men and Women Witness Car
ranzistas Avenge Murder Of Bert
Akers-one Admits He
Committed Ctime.
u. S. CITIZENS SEE EXECUTION

FL Paso, Tex, Jan. 25 Fifty Amer
leans among whom were several women
and also representatives Of the United
States government, saw a Carranza
firing squad avenge on Sunday the
murder of Bert Akers. The Duran
brothers were executed legally at
dawn in the cemetery at Juarez, Der
nardo cursing Americans with his last
breath and begging mercy for Fed
erico.
1T is unjust to Kill two Of US for
one American, said Bernardo. 1t is
giving two eyes for one tooth.
Il am willing to die, because killed
the gringo, but my brother ought to
be allowed to live
The bullets of the firing squad
killed Federico. but Bernardo was con
scious after he fell. The officers com
manding the firing squad gave him the
mercy shot" through the head. The
bodies OF both MeXicans we're buried
Immediately.
Bernardo and Federico Duran were
Mexican cattle thieves and were con
demned TO die by the Carranza au-
thorities for the killing Of Akers Fri
day at San Lorenzo, a few miles be
low the international boundary
The execution was attended by
many besides Americans.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-01-27
BRITISH SHIP SINKS AT SEA.
Steamer Pollentis Goes to Bottom
After Battle With Gale.

After Battle With Gale
Halifax, n. S. Jan 25.-After a bat.
tie with the elements lasting more
than a week the British steamer Pol
lentis sank in mid-Atlantic on Sunday.
All on board were saved. News Of her
loss was flashed here by wireless from
that Italian liner Giuseppe Verdi which
rescued the crew.
Calls for help were first sent out
from the Pollentis last Wednesday.
They reported she was leaking badly.
Her pumps were unable to keep in
check the inrushing water. She had
been leaking for three days Shortly
after dark the men aboard, alarmed at
the rapid filling Of the disabled ship,
flashed signals TO the Verdi. whose
boats Immediately responded. A high
sea was running and the men man.
ming the Verdis boats were able TO
reach the Britsher only after a hard
struggle. When all were at last safely
aboard the Verdi the PolIentis, which
had been left wallowing in the trough
OF the sea, was seen to give a violent
lurch and then disappeared beneath
the waves.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-01-27
FOUR KILLED BY BLAST
FOUR INJURED IN BUFFALO FAC.
TORY EXPLOSION.
President Of Blower Company Unable
to Explain Accident-Several
Workers Missing.

Buffalo, N Y, Jan. 25.--Four per-
several are missing and four were in
jured in mysterious explosion that
wrecked the plant of the Kelker Blow
er company, manufacturers OF planning
mill exhausts and ventlators.
Charles Kicker, head of the firm,
said that from twenty-five to twenty
five employees were in the plant and
that twenty-one of them had been
accounted for.
The known dead:
Miss Mabel Chandler, seventeen
years old; stenographer.
Charles Pabst, eighteen years old;
teamster.
Two unidentified men.
The building occupied by the firm
was long, twostory frame structure,
the first floor and basement of which
were used for the machine shop, and
the second floor as a store room and
living apartments. The explosion de-
molished all the walls, letting the roof
down on the ruins, which caught fire.
Pieces of the foundation were
thrown hundreds of feet and the con-
cussion smashed nearly every window
glass within a radius of block.
Within 300 feet of the Kelker plant
Is one of the largest East side gram
mar schools. About 1900 boys and
girls were thrown into a temporary
panic, but the teachers quickly
marched them to the street.
Charles Kelker and his two sons,
John and Albert j., were in the ma
chine shop when the explosion oc-
Cured One of the boys was blown
through an open door while the
others were taken from the wreckage.
All escaped with a few bruises.
Mr. Kelker was uncertain as to the
cause of the explosion Gas was used
in several forms in the welding de-
partment and was kept in retainers
in the basement He estimated the
financial loss at $50, 900.
The flames were eXtnguished in less
than an hour.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-01-27
AUSTRIANS OCCUPY SCUTARI
Important Town in Northern A.
bania Captured by En-
peror's Army.

Vienna, Jan. 25.-An official state
ment issued here says
Scutari has been occupied by the
Austro- Hungarian troops. Several
thousand Serbians who formed the
garrison retired southwark without
Offering resistance.
The .Hungarians have also
occupied Viksic, Danielovgrad and
Podgoritza, Montenegro. The disarm-
ing of the country has been carried
out up to this time without friction.
At several places the Montenegrins
did not even wait until the Austro-
their arms.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-01-27
Antigo.-Instead of one high school

Antigo.-Instead of one high school
building, Amigo may erect two build
ings. according to the plans of the
building committee of the board of
education. The plan is to build one
building to accommodate 500 pupils
and another building to contain the
gymnasium, the manual training and
domestic science departments and a
heating plant.
New Richmond Chester BItney, 10
years old. was shot through both
hands while attempting to jerk the
bayonet off Boy Scout gun.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-01-27
GIRL FALLS 200 FEET; LIVES
Plungeg From Window on Sixteenth
Floor Of Chicago BuiIdIng-FalIs
on Top Of Automobile.

Chicago, Jan, 25- Minnie Werner,
twcnty.three years old fen from the
sixteenth floor Of the Transportation
building, and though she fell over 200
feet, It is believed she viii survive the
shock She hit the top of an automo-
bile truck in the street.
only the girls right arm and Shout.
der were crushed, and she was con.
scious when found At the hospital
surgeons remarked with astonishment
that her pulse was normal and there
were no indications OF internal in
juries She was given ether and her
broken arm was set.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-01-27
ADMITS ELOPING WITH NEGRO
Mrs. Viola Hood Of San DIEGO and
Raymond Dodds Were Bound
for Chicago,

Salt Lake City, Jan. 25.-Raymond
Dodds, the mulatto, and Mrs. Viola
Hood, who eloped from San Diego last
Friday, surrendered themselves to the
Salt Lake City police, and both de-
clared that their act was voluntary.
Mrs Hood says she will return to San
Diego on condition that Dodds be set
at liberty so he may go to Chicago.
The police also say Mrs Hood said
their plan was to be married here un.
der assumed names and make their
home in Chicago.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-01-27
TRAIN HITS CAR: 3 KILLED
Chicago Electric Coach Is Wrecked
Trying TO Cross In Front of
Locomotive.

Chicago. Jan. 25.- Three men were
killed and fifteen injured some pos
sibly fatally, when Lawrence avenue
street car was struck by a Chicago
Milwaukee and st. Paul railway train
The accident happened on the grade
crossing at Lawrence and North La.
mon avenues The street ear. which
was east bound, tried TO cross ahead
OF the approaching train, which was
north bound The rear end of the car
was cut off and demolished
The dead
Ocean, Vincent, forty years old 3540
North Robey street. Scanncll, James
thirty.dve years old. 1858 Eddy street;
Mallon, James. thirty-two years old
1884 North Francisco avenue.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-01-27
KODAK FIRM MUST DISSOLVE.
Eastman Company Found TO Be
Monopoly.

Buffalo. ~ Y, Jan. 2l.-The East.
man Kodak company, found TO be
trust monopoly in restraint Of trade by
the United States district court last
August, IL TO be dissolved
Federal Judge Hazel in a letter to
counsel for the defense announced
that he viii issue decree directing
the separation of the business of the
company, but will grant the defense
an opportunity to object to the phrase
ology or the form of the decree.
Dissolution of the Eastman com
pany was asked in suit filed in June,
1913, by Attorney General Mickey.
nOlds.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-01-27
GERMAN FLYER
ATTACKS DOVER
Bombs Dropped on Great British
Port.
FIERCE AIR BATTLE FOUGHT
Two English Airmen Engage Teuton
SeapIane - Berlin Says Several
Fires Were Observed in Pre-
vious Raid.

London, Jan 25.-The third German
air raid upon England within two days,
and the second upon the great British
port of Dover, the gateway OF prac-
tiCalls all British shipping to France,
was nrNe during the day, resulting in
thrilling aerial battle between
three aeroplanes over the port.
Both Berlin and London officially
announce the attack upon Dover, the
London press bureau reporting the
battle between two British aeroplanes
and a German seaplane. The fight
between the British aerial patrols
which arose to drive off the raiding
German could be seen plainly from
Dover. The battling aviators finally
flew out of sight, while Wisps of smoke
from their machine guns told of the
intensity of the fight Whether one
Of the machines was brought down
has not been learned
Attack Upon Shipping
The attack upon Dover is believed
to have been designed to demoraliZe
British shipping across the channel.
Berlin announces that several fires
were started in the raid, which Lon
don reported was made upon the
kentish coast.
The Berlin statement says:
Two German naval aeroplanes
dropped bombs on aviation sheds of
the British in Hougham, west of
Dover Heavy fires caused by the
bombs were clearly observed"
No details of the aerial lombard
ment of the great British port, which
is opposite Calais, has been made pub
lie 1t is supposed. however, that the
aeroplane crossed the English channel
from a base on the English coast.
Warshps Are Target.
Attempts were made by German
aviators who took part in two air
raids over the east coast of Kent to
drop bombs upon British warships in
the Thames river, but these efforts
were unsuccessful 1t was learned.
The German aeroplanes used in the
attacks were of the Fokker type.
bearing appliances for the aiming Of
bombs These aeroplanes, the Ger
mans claim, are better than any type
in use in the French or British army.
British Lose Thirteen Machines.
Official admission of the loss of IS
British aeroplanes in the western the
alter of war during the last four weeks
was made in the house of commons by
II. ]. Tenant, undersecretary of war.
The Germans, Mr.. Tenant added, had
lost from nine to eleven machines.
Mr.. Tenant said in the house of
commons:
British aviators carried out six
raids and bombardments last month.
The British used 1873 machines, includ-
iag escorts and patrols. The enemy
used only twenty. Twelve hundred
and twenty-seven British aeroplanes
have crossed the enemy's lines; only
$40 German aeroplanes have crossed
the British lines"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-01-27
VILLA ROBS kEARST RANCH
Mexican Outlaw Takes Horses and
Cattle and Gathers 1000 Men
Round Him.

lll Paso, Tex, Jan. 25.-Arrivals
from Madero, Chihuahua, reported
Gen. Francisco villa was at Santa Ana
on the Babricora ranch, the Hearst
property. making preparations for an
extensive campaign. 1t was said that
he had gathered 1000 men and had
taken 500 colts from Babricora ranch
for mounts, and was killing 250 head
of cattle daily and drying the flesh for
provisions
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-01-27
PETROLITE IN NEW TROUBLE
Oil Ship on Which Austrian Subma.
rine Fired Some Time Ago. Ia
ken by British.

London. Jan. 25.-The Standard oil
tank steamship Petrolite from Phil
adelphia January 3 for Copenhagen
with a cargo of petroleum, and the
Norwegian steamship Mons, from Bal.
timore January l for Christiania, with
a cargo of wheat, rye and barley, have
been taken into KirkWall
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-01-27
ARMY IN DANGER OF CAPTURE
Situation of General Martinovitch's
Montenegrin Forces g Critical
Austrians Occupy Dulcigno.

rome, Jan. 25.-The remnants of the
Montenegro army are in grave dan
ger of capture. Austrian troops, hav-
ing occupied the Montenegrin seaport
of Dulcigno, are moving eastward to
cut off the Montenegrins' retreat to
the Adriatic from ScutGri. The situa-
tion of General Martinovitchs forcaJ
is critical
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-01-27
INCOME TAX LAW
IS CONSTITUTIONAL
Supreme Court So Decides in
Opinion Given by Chief Justice.
OBJECTIONS ARE SWEPT ASIDE
Decision by High Tribunal Goes Into
History of Legislation and Holds
That Contentious Against Law
Are Without Merit.

Washington, Jan. 25.-The Supreme
court upheld the constitutionality Of
the income tax law.
Chief Justice White announced the
decision in the case of Frank r. Bru-
shaber stakeholder of the Union Pa.
ciiic railroad, who sought to enjoin the
company from paying the tax on the
ground that it was unconstitutional,
He swept aside the several objections
to the law in whole or in part.
Most Of Justice Whites opinion was
directed toward oyerrulng the con
tention that the income tax amend.
ment tax provided hitherto I'M
known power OF taxation. Going far
into the history of income tax legis'
lation, the chief concluded the argu.
ment was without merit
Answers Arguments Against It.
Advancing to other points the chief
justice held that the tax yas not UNI
constitutional because it was retroac.
tive.
The argument that the law was I'M
constitutional because labor, agricul.
tural and horticultural organizations
and such were exempt, the chief JUS
tice held, was answered by decisions
GadCr the corporation tax law. He
said the point was only another illus
tration Of an erroneous assumption
that the tax was imposed under
new power conferred upon the gov
eminent by the sixteenth amendment,
whereas it was power recognized to
exist from the beginning of the gov
eminent and thus decisions defining
the taxing power previously rendered
were applicable to it.
Five separate suits to test the con.
stitutionaity of the new income tax
were brought in the federal courts
throughout the country soon after the
law became effective and all found
their way to the Supreme court of the
United States. For nearly fifty years
the fight for and against a federal in
come tax has been in the courts The
income tax imposed during the Civil
war ard the years Immediately fol-
lowing was not attacked with the
Seriousness OF later cases; It was not
until the Cleveland administration
placed an income tax in the Wilson
tariff act that the fight became Sc.
rious
Contest Of 1894-95 Recalled.
The contest over the validity OF the
tax In 1894 and 1895 before the Su.
preme court was one OF the most bit
ter ever fought out before the court
One OF the lawyers. James c. Carter
warned the court against setting up
Its Judgment to thwart the will Of
60.OOO,OOO. Joseph II. Choate, oppos-
Ing, called upon the court to exercise
It's Judicial power regardless of any
popular or populistic propaganda.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-01-27
Many Would Head Normal,

Eau Claire.-The state board of nor
nal school regents, when they meet
Jan. rs at Milwaukee. will select
president for Eau Claires new 1926, 900
normal school There are eighteen ap-
pllcntinns
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-01-27
CHICAGO SLEUTH SENTENCED.
J. J. Halpin, Former Chief Of Deteo.
tives, Must Serve Term.

j. ]. Halpin, Former Chief Of Dctee.
tives, Must Serve Term.
Chicago. Jan. 22--Iohn J.. Ealpn.
convicted of accepting brides from
criminals while chief Of detectives. on
Thursday was sentenced 70 ono to
five years" in the Joliet pcnilcntary.
He went 20 the county jail through
failure 70 get supreme court writ
staying sentence, Captain lIalpius at
torney will 80 before Judge Orrn
Garter Of the supreme court asking a
writ If superscdeas 10 stay sentence
pending supreme court action on tho
appeal for a new trial lialpin was
convicted Of accepting brides from
criminals
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-01-27
ALLEGED Bandit CAPTURED.

Washington, Jan. 25.--John Harri.
son, one OF the alleged bandits who
held up a Baltimore q Ohio money
train" and escaped with large sum
of money in West Virginia last Octo-
Der. was arrested at San Antonio.
Tex, by postal INSPECTORS.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-01-27
Newspaper Woman Dies.

Grand Rapids Mrs. May Cooley, "A
years old associate editor OF the Wis
consin Valley Leader, died after two
weeks illness with grip. She was
born at New Lisbon, and was reared
in this city. She founded the Leader
In 1902.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-01-27
Submarine Victim ExBadoer.

Eau Clatre-Louis G.. Miles, who was
hurt fatally in the explosion on the
E.2 at the Brooklyn navy yard. was
we'll known here, as he was born and
lived for many years at Arkansaw,
near here He was chief electrician
on the submarine.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-01-27
u. S. MAKES A NEW PROTEST
Washington Notifies Great Britain Of
Objection TO Trade With
Foe" Act.

Washington, Jan 25The United
States has notified Great Britain
through the American embassy IN Lon
don, Of it's objection to the application
of the trading with the enemy act" in
Il manner affecting American trade.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-01-27
swIss Issue Eourth Loan.

Bernc, Jan. 2i-The Swiss govern.
ment ~ preparing TO issue fourth
loan Of 100000 900. It viii offer for
subscription bonds bearing AZ per
cent interest. The proceeds will be
used for the army