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Evening star., 1916-10-13
DEATH RATE HERE
INCREASED IN 1915
Highest in Washington Since
1910 and Cause Is Not
Known to Officials.
FELT AMONG BOTH RACES

Washington last year experienced it's
highest death rate since 1910. Careful
inquiry. states the health department
in Its annual report. made public to-
day. falls to reveal any cause for this
increase.
Deaths in the calendar year 1915
numbered 6.5o5. as compared with 5,s6S
for the preceding year, the report
shows. The death rate. therefore. rose
from 1853 to 1918, or 90 per cent.
The increase affected the white and
colored races alike. No age period was
exempt and no one disease or class of
diseases was responsible, states the
health officer.
Pneumonia Most Conspicuous.
Deaths from diseases of middle and
advanced life. sometimes called de-
generative diseases. show an increase
that was by far the most conspicuous
feature of the years record. Heart
trouble. chronic and acute inflamma-
tion of the kidneys and arterio scle-
rosis all produced an increased number
of fatalities. Among acute diseases
pneumonia showed the most conspicu-
Gus increase-from 46s to 671.
The report states that the sudden
rise in the local death rate Is the more
remarkable in that no corresponding
increase in mortality occurred in any
other city.
1t also states that. Notwithstanding
the increased mortality, there was
general downward trend of certain of
the more important prevertable dis
eases. including tuberculosis. which
showed a decrease in deaths of from
222 to 1875.
There is general tendency" de-
clares the health officer, toward de-
crease in deaths from the communica-
BILE diseases and diseases generally that
are preventable by public efforts. and a
tendency toward increase In deaths due
to faulty personal habits, beyond the
reach of government agencies except
through education.
Would Regulate Milk Sales.
DR.. Woodward discusses at length
the milk situation and urgently rec
ommends passage of a law to govern
the production and sale of milk in the
District The best efforts of the de-
| partment, he says, to procure the pros
ecution of persons selling milk of low
grade but which has neither been
| SKINNED nor watered. under present
! laws have been unavailing. The fed
eral food and drug act of June 80, 1906,
does not clearly prescribe any penalty
for such sales, he asserts, and, mas
| much as the relation of this act to the
J food and drug supply of the District Is
| now under investigation by the United
| States Supreme Court, the work of the
| health department has been seriously
| hampered.
Among the important recommenda-
| tions contained in the report Is that
| legisla tion be procured prohibiting the
| running at large of dogs after sunset.
| The pound force. it is stated. has diff
| Guilty in recognizing at night dogs that
are without muzzles. 1t is urged in
| the interest of public safety that more
effective work may be done by the
| pound If no dogs be permitted on the
streets after dark.
Evening star., 1916-10-13
Makes British Steamer Return.

NEW YORK. October 13.-Ignoring a
signal from the United States torpedo
boat destroyer Sterrett to stop the Brit
ish steamship City of Madras was over
hauled off Ambrose Channel lightship
last night and brought back to Clifton,
Staten Island, but was allowed to resume
her voyage this morning.
Evening star., 1916-10-13
ITALIAN ADVANCES
F ADMITTED BY FOE
Gen. Cadorna Pushes Toward
Trieste-Novavas Has
Been Captured.
THOUSANDS OF PRISONERS

LONDON, October 13.-1talian gains
in the lighting on the Carso front
where Gen. Cadorna is pushing toward
Trieste are admitted by Vienna. which
mentions progress for the Italians east
of Oppacchiasella and their capture Of
the town of Novavas. Elsewhere, how
ever, they are declared 20 have failed in
their attempts to advance and to have
lost total of 2.7oo prisoners in recent
engagements. Rome says additional
prisoners have been taken by the 1tal-
ians in their offensive on the Carso.
bringing the total captured on the front
of the Julian Alps from August to
date to a total of 30,ss1, the war office
announced today.
Austrians Lose Heavily.
The latest Rome announcement fol-
| lows:
I'm the valley of the Adige our bat
teries directed an effective fire against
military depots at Revereto and against
the railway station at Calliano. An at
; tempt of the enemy to attack our posi-
| tions in the Arsa valley was frustrated
imme mediately. Fresh enemy counter at
tacks on the northern slopes of Monte
Pasubio were repulsed Immediately by
, our troops. The enemy suffered enor-
nous losses, and left in our hands one
cannon and a quantity of arms and am
munition.
"On the Asiago plateau a few Italian
detachments penetrated enemy trenches
in the Casera Zebio region, wrecked
the positions and returned to their
own lines. In the direction of the
source of the Vanoi on Tuesday even
ing, after intense artillery preparation,
the enemy launched four successive at
tackS of ever-increasing violence.
Series of Attacks Launched.
THE enemy with fresh troops
launched a series of attacks upon the
| most important points in the line which
we had captured east of Vortoibizza
on the Carso. Attacked by the fire of
our artillery, they were repulsed each
time. incurring very serious losses.
During the afternoon our infantry,
| by new and vigorous assaults, en-
larged and completed the conquest of
| the previous day. especially in the zone
| of Sober. Gorilla and on the slopes OF
| hills 343 and 144, to the east of the
village of Nevavilla. On the Carso we
have taken an additional LII prison
ers. including thirty-five officers"
Austrian Announcement.
VIENNA, October 13-The announce
ment in regard to the Italian front fol-
| lows:
TN the italian theater Wednesday
| was the third day of heavy infantry
| battles. On the southern wing of the
coastal front our troops maintained
| their position against enemy efforts.
| North of Vippaco and south of the re-
gion of LokvIzza all attacks of the Ital-
| ians were repulsed. East of Oppac-
chiasella the enemy gained ground.
| Novavas fell into his hands.
THE number of Italians captured has
| increased to 2,700.
"On some portions of the Carinthian-
Tyrolean front feeble enemy detach-
ments made attempts to attack. On
the Pasubio, where our lines were
! withdrawn from Cosmagon, but not
from Roite ridge, the day and night
were calmer."
Evening star., 1916-10-13
GIRL $ SCREAMS HEARD
AND POLICE RESCUE HER
Two Young Men in Automobile Ac-
cused of Forcibly Holding Young
Woman in Custody.

The screams of a young girl in ar
automobile last night on 9Th street at.
tracted a number of residents, who tel
ephoned to the police. Soon bicycle
policemen and Detective Kelly of police
headquarters were searching for the
car and the girl. Policemen AntonelIi
and Werheim Of the eighth precinct
rescued her and arrested two young
men. who said they are Albert ]. Mar.
cy and Edward Z. Miller.
The young men are charged with as
sault and today were released on s30t
bond each III the Police Court for ;
hearing October II. Assistant United
states Attorney Ralph Given said h.
has taken under advisement a chary,
against the young men of impersonat
ing policeman.
Evening star., 1916-10-13
Drive Strikers Off Streets.

The police planned to repeat their
performances of yesterday, when they
swept twice through the strike district
in the Constable Hook section, driving
the strikers off the streets into the
houses, returning the shots of snipers
stationed on roofs and in windows,
wrecking saloons kept open in de-
flance of the mayors order and arrest
ing the proprietors.
Isidor Natilsky, lawyer, who was
innocent of any part in the rioting,
was shot and killed yesterday. and it
was estimated that nearly a score
were wounded, some of them spec
tators.
Harris Martin. nineteen years old. a
bystander, was shot through the right
lung and probably will die. according
to physicians. Edward Green. thirty
years old, was shot through the left
lung. He also probably will die.
AS far as could be learned, none OF
the policemen or the militiamen was
hurt A fireman, however, was shot and
wounded earlier in the day while at
tempting to attach a hose to a hydrant
in an effort to drive away an unruly
crowd.
Evening star., 1916-10-13
Screams for Help.

After she got into the automo-
bile. she said, the machine was speeded
up. and when she realized she was no,
being taken to police station she
screamed for help.
The machine in which the two young
men and Miss Talbert were seated wa
seen at 4th and Oakdale streets bv Pc
Iicemen Antonelli and Werheim Tbey
declared one of the young men was
holding the girl. j. Rubin of 4th and
streets was about to place his auto-
mobile in his garage. The policemen
commandeered II and started in pursuit
of the other machine. After a chase OF
about ten blocks. they stated. they
caught up with the fleeing car. The
men were placed under arrest.
Evening star., 1916-10-13
Militiamen Aid Police.

The fight yesterday was the culmina-
ton of a series of disturbances that
began Wednesday and continued
throughout yesterday. New Jersey
militiamen. back from duty along the
Mexican border, who were sworn in as
special policemen. aided in dispensing g
the rioters. who were terrorizing the
city by looting and burning.
Half a dozen sheds overlooking the
oil refineries were set on fire before the
authorities were able to restore a sem
blance of order by firing volleys of
rife and pistol shots into the ranks of
the strikers and their sympathizers.
Evening star., 1916-10-13
Young Woman's Statement.

According to the story related to Mr..
Given by Annie Talbert, who said she
lives at lii4 New York avenue. she WAS
talking with three young man friends
last night when an automobile stopped
nearby. Miller and Marcy are said TO
have approached and declared they had
been watching her and that she wouId
nave TO go 10 the police station. One
of them is alleged TO have dispIaved a
special police badge. Miss Talbert de-
clared she had done nothing wrong. ,,ut
said she consented to accompany then,
Evening star., 1916-10-13
To Clean Out Rioters.

I'VE expect to clean the rioters out to-
day and start the trolley line in opera
ton in the strike territory" said a police
official this morning. Probably we shall
have to send another large force Of
armed policemen and deputies into that
district again. but we think the strikers
have been cowed. If they refuse to get
off the streets again today they will be
arrested"
The police assert that virtually afi
those wounded have been hit by bullets
from the guns of strikers and that the
police have shot over the strikers
heads. They admitted that individual
policemen were not patrolling the
strike section in the night hours for
fear of being shot at from roofs. New
ertheless. the commissioner of public
safety, Henry Wilson declared the po-
lice had regained control The dead
line set by the police beyond which
the strikers were not permitted to
gather had been pushed back few
blocks toward the oil plants
Strike leaders have offered to Or
ganize a special force of 900 to aid in
suppressing the rioters. Their offer
was accepted, but has not yet been
made effective.
Evening star., 1916-10-13
THREE ARE KILLED
IN BAYONNE RIOTS
More Than 100 Injured-Much
Property Damage Done by
Oil Plant Strikers.
MANY FAMILIES QUIT CITY

BAYONNE, N. J., October 13.-Three
persons, one young woman, have
been killed and it is estimated more
than 100 have been injured in two days
of rioting in the streets of Bayonne by
the 5000 strikers from oil plants at
Constable Hook. There has been much
property damage. 1t was reported to-
day that many families were removing
from the strike district of the city to
escape the danger of bullets.
The body of an unidentified man was
found lying in the street some distance
from the strike center today with q
bullet wound in the head. Nothing was
known as to the cause of the killing.
Quiet prevailed during the early hours
today. after the battle scenes enacted In
the streets near the oil plants yesterday
afternoon and last night.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-08-30
Whloksy Claims Victim.

Whiskey claimed another victim
Sunday morning when Joe Mcintyre,
transient, died from effects OF It,.
Mcintyre, who was a Scotchman,
worked with several Belgians for the
Marshall Tile Co., digging a ditch
south Of town and took lodging In a
threshers car or wagon right south OF
the elevators while they boarded at
the hotel. Saturday afternoon he re-
ceived gallon Of whiskey by express
and proceeded to get rid of it as fast
as he could. After setting EN- up
to his companions he continued to fill
up, although the others warned him
that he was going too far but he told
them 1t was none of their bust.
ness as long as he was paying for
1t. They let him alone but the next
morning he was found dead and DR.,
Foshager pronounced his death due
to acute alcoholism. Very little or any
whiskey was left. Mcintyre was a
man Of about thirty-five years old and
so far known had no relatives in this
country. He had about $65 on depos.
it in the bank which went to pay his
funeral expenses and board. He was
buried Monday In the potter's field
1t was a miserable ending of the man
but he has mo one but himself to
blame.--Clara City Herald.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-08-30
RAILROAD MEN APPEARING
ON ROLL OF HONOR
Employees Safety Magazine Contains
Names Of Men Well Known.

Employees Safety Magazine Contains
Names Of Men Well Known.
A recent issue of the Great North
tains the following names on the Roll
Of Honor:
G. G. Smith, Brakeman, Willmar-
For discovering broken arch bar on
car pulling by in another train.
S. A. Lentz, Agent, Willmar divis-
ion-For discovering dragging brake
beam in train passing station.
Carl auckland, Fireman, Willmar
divislon-For discovering lumber
about to fall off car in train.
E. A, Eide, Brakeman, Sioux City
division-For discovering fire In bed.
ding in car loaded with CATTLE
r. A. Volk, Conductor and H. Nc
Donald, Engineer, Willmar division
For discovering and reporting broken
rail.
w. D. Mason, Trainmaster, Sioux
City division-For discovering broken
and dragging brake beam.
Meree Craig, Operator, Willma1
division-For discovering broken frog
point in crossing and reporting same
j. Cock and Chas. Rasmussen
Willmar division For discovering
dragging brake beam while train was
running, and getting signal to brake
man in time to have it stopped.
John Salonek, Section Foreman
Willmar division-For discovering hot
box on tank of engine.
Under the heading, improvements
and Betterments," the following ap
peared: Willmar-Constructin ter
additional stalls, 104 feet long, l4(
foot cinder pit, 100000 gallon watel
tank with two standpipes, additiona
tracks, etc.
misunderstanding new division
point, yard and engine terminal, In
volving ten stall engine house an<
turn table, machine shop and boiler
house, 70 foot cinder pit, 100000 gall
on water tank and treating plant, 20
ton coal chute, etc.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-08-30
MAJESTIC,

A Pathe Gold Rooster picture that
is sure to please is "The Galloper,"
coming to the Majestic on Thursday.
The story deals with a divorced war
corresponding, who spends his time
lodging alimony-hunting divorced
wives and various creditors. He has
various and sundry experiences in
Greece, where he is sent to write
news from the front. 1t Is primarily
a comedy, but there is strain of
the drama running thru the picture.
An unusual theme is developed with
rare power in "The Aryan," William
S. Harris new Triangle-1nce play Fri
day. 1t is the power of fearlessness
and faith to vercome evil.
The opposing characteristics are
persOnified in a girl and a man. The
man, embittered by misplaced at
lection, is the embodiment of hate for
all mankind-and womankind-and OF
an Unsuitable lust for revenge. That
is Harris part.
The girl, with an unsullied love in
her heart for everyone, goes to the
man believing that because he is OF
the white race he will protect white
women against his riff-raff crew OF
reds and browns Her utter fearless
ness and trust in him, despite all his
attempts to terrorize her, slowly
break down the power Of his hate
The whole fabric of his badness dis
solves in the light of her faith.
In the end he rides off alone across
the desert to begin life anew, friend
less except for the memories OF the
little girl with whom he has just part
ed, probably forever.
|. The part of the girl is exQuisitely
filled by Bessie Love, and Louise
Glaum makes of the dance hall sire1
revelation in remarkable feminine
transformations.
Notorious Gallagher" coming mex
Monday, is the story of "Buttsy" Gal
lagher, harmless young product Of
the East Side, who suddenly find:
that he has become what he consid
ers famous, thru being accused OF
murder he did not commit. The no
toriety and attention he receives fiat
tiers him, and when he finds he is go
ing to lose it all, by being freed O.
the charge, by his lawyer, he plead:
guilty. The manner in which thi:
complication is unfolded forms thu
plot for a number of delightful stu
| atiOES
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-08-30
The Countrv'a Menace.

Theodore Christensen, publisher OF
the Dawson Sentinel, recently return
ed from an extended trip thru the
east, and is writing a series OF arti-
cles on "Visitin' Round in U. S. A.
One Of the articles, in part, follows:
I'm the afternoon we did an unheard
Of thing for a country editor. We in
spected the Sears-Roebuck plant. AS
viewed the buildings with their Is
acres of floor space, could not help
wonder how much Of 1t all represent
ed profits from Lac Out Parle county
people, and l thought how much bet.
ter the bricks and mortar represent.
ing these profits would look If placed
on the streets Of Dawson, Madison
or one of the villages of my county
saw the printing plant, the second
largest in the United States, turning
out catalogues among which are sew.
eral million which cost dollar each,
with which many of our country are
we'll acquainted. And I was told that
the firm employed $4,000 people, and
that it's postage bill was millions a
year. And wondered how with these
and other stupendous expenses the
great mail order house could make
people believe that it can do business
at a lower percentage than can the
country merchant. Figure it out for
yourself. On $1O0,OO0,0O0 annual bust
ness, the expense Of printing and dis
tributing the large catalogs alone is
per cent. Add the ground rent, the
insurance, the power, light, postage.
freight and express bill, the high sal
aries paid to the men higher up and
the wages paid to the army lower
down, the interest on the investment,
and then show, if you can, how this
large nrm, which "eliminates the mid
die man" can do business at an ex-
pense Of less than 80 per cent If the
average merchant in Dawson added
80 per cent to his invoice cost he
would lose his customers and go out
of business in three weeks The truth
is that the country merchant is the
fellow who does business on a. small
margin of profit, and who can and
does give the people the best service
in the long run.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-08-30
o sITUAR Y
MRS. E. P. EDMUND.

Last Moncay evening at $3.50 o.
clock at the home Of her daughter,
Mrs. Holm Hanson in the township
of Lake Elizabeth, occurred the death
of Mrs. Christine Sandberg Edmund
She was born in Fjaslof, Skane, Swed-
en-, on Dec. II, 1845, and was 70
years, months and days Ole at the
time of her death. She came to this
country in 1881, coming direct to Lake
Elizabeth ano where with the excep-
ton of a few years spent at Green
leaf, she has since made her home.
She was married May l, 1881, at Lake
Elizabeth to E. P. Edmund and to this
union were born two children, name
ly, Emil Edmund and Mrs. Holm Han
son. There are also six grandchild-
rem left to mourn her death. Mr.. Id
mund passed away 10 years ago. Dur.
ing the past 10 years of her life, Mrs.
Edmund has been an invalid. She
was connected with the Swedish Bap'
fist church of Lake Elizabeth. The
funeral services were held yesterday
Rev. A. Paulson of the Swedish Bap-
list church of Lake Elizabeth conduct.
ing the same.-Atwater Press.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-08-30
SUES FOR $500 FOR
DEATH OF DAUGHTER
From Public Service Company
Of St. Cloud.

From Public Service Company
Of St. Cloud.
The electrocution of Zesilla Drimel
the six-year-old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs Alloys Drimel who live near
Richmond, is the basis Of suit start
ed Saturday against the Public Serv-
ice Company Of St. Cloud to recover
damages in the amount Of $1,000. w.
F. Donohue Of this city and J. j.
Quigley of St. Cloud are the attorneys
for the Drimel family.
According to the complaint Drimel
on the morning after one Of the Sc
we're electrical and wind storms not
iced some distance from his house the
fence posts burning and a high power
wire across the wire fence. He drove
ct once to Richmond and notified the
representative of the company there,
advising that the power be shut off.
After doing some shopping he return
ed home and there found the body of
his little girl. The girl had wandered
in her play into a small lane near the
house but nearly half a mile from
where the fence posts were burning.
It is claimed that the heavy current
had charged the fence wires and that
contact with these and not with the
high tension wire itself caused he1
death .--MelrOse Beacon.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-08-30
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Town If Whitehall


Aug. 15-August A. Johnson and
wife to Frank G. Handy, NE1-4 of
NW1-4, sec. "a, SELL SW1-4, WIZ of
NW1-4, SELL of NW1-4, sec. 10, ELI
Of NE1-4, N. rods off NE1-4 of Sc
Ia, sec. IL, 1880 a., $4,000.
Town of Green Lake.
Aug Ito. G. Wigeby and wife to
Henry Warner and George Warner
lots and 3, NE1-4 of NE1-4, sec. So,
SW1-4 of NE1-4, NE1-4 Of SW1-4, part
Of lot /, all Of sec. 33, 226.5O a.,
$20,SS4.
Town of Lake Andrew.
Aug. Isl. w. Sill and wife to Pet
"a A. Gullander, part of lot 1 Of lot
5 (50x400 feet), sec. 3, $3.50.
Village OF Atwater.
Aug. l6-Swan E. Peterson and
wife to Joseph Anderson, lots and
6, block Sc, $1.0O.
Town of Roseland
Aug. 22-T. Stob and wife to Will
liam Finley and S. P. Sorenson, Sc
IA, sec. 21, $1O,4O0.
Town of Lake Elizabeth.
Aug. 21-Probate Court to Adele
Bomsta ct al NE1-4 Of NW1-4, sec
81, lot 5, sub lot A" Of lot S, sec. 81
Town of Fahlun.
Aug. 34-Lars Halvorson and wife
to J. Charles Miller. lot of lot 3, sec
g., 4 a., $500.
Town Of Lake Andrew.
Aug 22-Martin O. Kvamso to c
G. Sheets, part of lot /. sec. -, 5000
Aug. z2-Albert A. Syverson tt
Martin A. Syverson, und. IL of n. 10(
a. Of SW1-4, sec. 30, and Of part O.
NW1-4 OF NW1.4, SEQ. 33. 10766 a.
$500.
Town OF Colfax.
Aug. 25-Knud Olson and wife tt
SEVERN Olson. Mp OF NEl-4. soc.
$1.00.
City Of Willmar
Aug. 21--Andrew Ray and wife tt
]. Melvin Johnson, lot 8. block II
Ferring's Add. $3.50.
Aug. 23-Rasmus J. Rasmussen an.
wife to Severt Benson, lot and q
5 feet OF lot 2. block 100, First Add
5000.
Aug 24-Hagbert T. Langager an,
wife to J. H. Taylor, lot 13, block -
Ferrings Add, $4,450.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-08-30
Guard Farm Homes.

Farm buildings should be made
more freproof, or at least less sus-
ceptible to destruction by fire.
During the past year 203 such build
ings were destroyed In Minnesota at
a loss Of $299,12O.
A fire In a farm building usually
means a total loss Of the structure
and contents and comparatively little
insurance appears to be carried on it..
Aside from the monetary loss, the
destruction of a building, especially If
it houses the stock and machinery,
results in serious situation for the
farmer.
Fires in granaries are not unusual
either, according to reports submit
ted to the state fire marsha's depart
ment. There were only seven such
fires during the year, but the aggre-
gate loss to the farmers amounted to
$6,605, meaning a severe setback to
the owner of the granary.