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American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1916-06-29
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ay for the payment OF taxes. While
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American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1916-06-29

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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-08
NOT YET READY FOR PEACE
England spurns FeeIers Recently Sent
Out by Germany-CaIl for New
Armies Issued.

London, Dec. 3O.-A decision to cali
new armies into the field by conscrip-
ton is Great Britain's answer to what
official circles regard as a new peace
feeler" from Germany.
Press dispatches from Berlin and
Geneva today contained new peace
hints and reported that the official
news agency Of Germany, the Wolff
Bureau, has sent to newspapers a sum-
mary Of possible terms Of peace. This
summary according to. the Wolff Blu
reau, was prepared and printed by the
Neue Zuericher Zeitung of Zurich.
Although the Wolff Bureau specifi-
caIly declares that, though circulating
this summary, it is not representing
the government in putting out :peace
feelers," that view was generally TAX
en- here today. British officials ridi-
culed the alleged peace program, com
menting sarcastically on the idea that
Germany would exact huge indemni-
ties from the Allies.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-08
BRITISH CABINET CRISIS ON
Situation Regarding CONSUMPTION is
Delicate, Says London Press
Some Members May Resign.

London, Dec. 28.-That the proceed
ings of the British cabinet regarding
compulsory military service have not
been going smoothly is seen in the
fact that after a two hours sitting
yesterday (Monday), the council was
obliged to adjourn until today, no de-
cision having been reached and the
discussion having revealed great diff
ferences of opinion.
The Times parliamentary CORE
spondents assert that the position is
undeniably delicate and may become
critical today unless handled with
6rmness and decision.
The Daily Mail declares that An
drew Bonar Law, secretary for the
colonies, and Lord Kitchener, the war
minister, have not yet made their po-
sitiOn clear, while A. J. Balfour, first
lord Of the admiralty, resoIuteIy op-
poses compulsion, in which he is sup
ported by majority of the ministers.
But David Lloyd-George, the Marquis
Of Lansdowne, Earl Curzon, Sir Fred
erick Smith, j. Austin Chamberlain,
Walter Hume Long and the Earl of
Selborne advocate immediate compuI-
sion.
Mr. Lloyd-George, the Mail adds, be-
fore the sitting OF the council, made
his position clear to Premier AsQuith,
in a message intimating that unless
Mr.. Asquith's pledge to married men
be kept in the strictest sense, he could
not continue as a member of the gov
eminent
The Morning Post, equally with the
Times and the Daily Mail-all con-
scriptionist papers-sees the POSSIBLE
ity of several cabinet designations or
the other alternative, a general cleo
ton.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-08
THEY CAN'T CROSS GERMANY
American Minister to Sweden Refuses
to Extend Passports at Request
of Ford Party.

Stockholm, Dec 3O.-United States
Minister Morris refused today to cable
to Washington requesting that the
passports OF the Ford peace delegates
be extended to include Germany on
the ground that Secretary Lansing
had already refused similar request
from the American legation at Copen-
hagen
The Ford Iieutenants were very in
dignant over the refusal Originally
they had planned to leave for Copen-
hagen today, but they delayed their
departure until Thursday hoping to re-
ceive word that their request for ex-
tensions would be granted
Business Manager Plaintiff said that
arrangements will be made at once to
charter ship to carry the party from
Copenhagen TO The Hague, since they
will be unable to cross Germany.
Many of the delegates still believe the
expedition viii dis;ntegrate at Copen-
hagen
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-08
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS

Wild horses have increased to
such an extent in New Mexico in the
past few years as to become menace
to domestic herds, according to the an
nua1 report of the cattle sanitation
board. The board has suspended prev
ious restrictions and will allow their
capture, sale and shipment.
The British tanker Lucellum has
arrived In port with Capt. Ben T.
Brogg, master, and the six-man crew
of the schooner Thomas Winsmore.
They were taken OF the wreck in the
region of the Bahama Islands
E B. Carpenter, engineer; A r
Saint, fireman; c. q. Motley, brake
man, all of Temple, Tex, were killed
and two other trainmen were injured
when two freight trains on the Lam
pasas Branch of the Santa Fe collided
head-on between Mullen and Zephyr.
Larry Breda, a farmer, was taken
from his home near Sallisaw, Ok, re-
Gently and beaten by ten masked men,
who previously had cut the telephone
wires to the city. The might riders
ordered Breda to leave the community
under penalty OF death
United States Senators Kenyon of
Iowa, Nelson OF Minnesota and Gore OF
Oklahoma have opened hearings in
Chicago to ascertain how much the
national government should pay Hi
nois stock Taisers for cattle slaughter
ed in the campaign against the foot
and mouth disease.
Five men entered the First Ma
tionaI Bank OF Heayener recently and
escaped after robbing the cashier OF
$500. The robbers eluded hastily Or
gained posses and led IN the diree-
tson Of ne Kiaptclzi zzounkains-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-08
HIGHER WAGES FOR 100000
Profit Many Millions by Increases
Promised January 1.

New York, Dec. 31.-Wages of 2OO,-
900 employees in various trades in this
city will be increased beginning Janu-
airy 1, it was estimated The increases
are expected to aggregate millions of
dollars. Thousands of workers on
street. subway and elevated railroads
are included among those who will
profit by the advances.
The United Board of Business
Agents for the building trade unions
announces that the wages of more
than 5000 machinists, tile layers and
fathers already have been increased
by from 20 cents to S1.40 a day. In
creases beginning January I are de-
manded by many other unions and
range from % cents to so cents a day.
Increases in pay have been granted
to $4,000 girls in the millinery trade,
5000 walters and to 1900 mechanics
in the New York navy yard.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-08
The army PROGRAM
secretary Garrison Has Ad-
ministratfOn Scheme Ready
TO Submit to Congress.
HAS ALL FACTS AND FIGURES
War Report Also Includes the Argu-
ments for "Preparedness"-
of the Document.

Washington, Dec. Secretary
Garrison is giving over the entire holi-
day week to preparation for the task
of presenting to the congressional mil
itary committees the army's part OF
the administration national defense
program. When congress reeonYenes
Tuesday he will be ready to submit
facts, figures and arguments in sup
port Of the plans.
A Definite Policy.
1. Write a definite military policy
founded on the unanimous conclusions
of military experts of the nation, past
and present, and which, therefore, is
sound in theory and correct in appIica-
ton
2. Enroll within three years, and
give some preliminary training at
least to 100000 mobile troops.
8. Provide within six years for an
additional force of 100000 reserves
for the troops with the colors.
4. Furnish the most attractive form
of voluntary military service it is pos
sib1e to devise, thereby serving as a
final and conclusive test of the posi-
bility of organizing in peace times an
adequate volunteer army system.
5. Furnish a system to which uni
versal military service could be ap-
piled quickly and without the neces-
sity of extensive reorganization
6. Furnish a regular mobile army
sufficient to cooperate with the train
ing OF continentals and also to carry
on the necessary peace activities.
z. Furnish through cadet companies
attached to regular regiments, an ade-
quate and certain school for regular
continental and reserve officers.
An Adequate Reserve.
8. Furnish, beginning at once, sys-
tenn under which an adequate enlisted
reserve for the regular army would be
built up and maintained.
9. Begin at once, to be concluded in
four years, the expenditure of $1,000
coast defenses, making them far SUI
perior to those which any other ma
ton has ever known.
10. Furnish an adequate force of
men to man all coast defenses now
lacking nearly so per cent of the
necessary personnel.
IL. Build up within four years a re-
serve supply Of material to cost S104,-
100000 and estimated upon the con-
sumption of ammunition shown by the
best available reports from the Euro
pean war.
II. Inaugurate system under
which commercial ammunition plants
can be fostered by the government in
peace times, insuring an adequate and
continuous supply of guns and shells
in time of war.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-08
WILL NOT MEETU.S.DEMANDS

Washington, Dec 29-Austria, &C
cording to unofficial information re-
ceived in authoritative quarters here
today, will not meet the demands of
the United States in her forthcoming
reply. to the Ancona note. Teutonic
diplomatic circles are represented as
being prepared for a severance of dip
lomatic relations.
Although the State Department so
far has received from Ambassador
Penfeld at Vienna no forecast of the
reply, it was understood that unless
some excellent reason for continuing
diplomatic correspondence on the sub
ject was presented NJ course seems to
remain except to bleak OF relations.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-08
A CONGRESSMAN INDICTED
New York Grand Judy Accuses Bueh-
anan of Illinois of Completely in
Strike Conspiracy.

New York, Dec. Congressman
Frank Buchanan of Illinois, H. Robert
Fowler, ex-congressman from Illinois;
Frank s. Mounett, formerly attorney
general Of Ohio; David Lamar, Jacob
G.. Taylor, president of Labor's Ma
tional Peace Council; Franz Won Rim
telen, a German agent; H B. Martin
and Herman Schulteis were indicted
by a federal grand jury today for con-
spring TO foment strikes in American
munitions factories
All of the indicted men, except La
mar and Won RinteIen, are officers or
former officers Of the peace council,
an organization, which the govern
ment charges, was formed and f.
nancsd by Rintelen to bride labor
leaders to call strikes in munitiOn
plants in furtherance of German prop
uganda in this country.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-08
AUSTRIA GIVES IN
Vienna Government Willing TO
Pay indemnity for Ameri-
cans Lost on AnCOna.
U BOAT COMMANDER PUNISHED
Captain of Offending Submarine Is
Rebuked by His superiors-Wash-
ington More Optimistic Now.

London, Dec. 31.-The reply Of the
Austrian government to the second
American note concerning the sink
ing of the Italian liner Ancona, carry
ing citizens of the United States to
their death, is an admission that the
action of the submarine commander
was not in accord with Austria's rules
of the sea. In view of that fact, the
Vienna cabinet offers to indemnify the
American government for lives lost
through neglect of duty on the part
of the submarine commander, assures
the Washington officials of Vienna's
hope to maintain the past friendly re-
lationS of the two nations and re-
quests that the Ancona matter be re-
garded as at an end. The note even
manifests a willingness on the part of
the Austrian government to make con-
cessions on those points still in dis
pute because of what is regarded as
inaccurate information in Washington.
The note says:
Agrees with America.
"In reply to the second American
Ancona. note, the Austro-Hungarian
government fully agrees with the
Washington cabinet that the sacred
laws of humanity should be taken into
account also in war and emphasizes
that, in the course OF this war, it has
given numerous proofs of the most
humane feelings.
The Austrian reply then states that
the American note in several points
is based on incorrect suppositions and
describes as incorrect that a shell was
pursuit overlook the steamer, that
only a short time was allowed for
those aboard to enter the boats and
that several shots were fired on the
steamer even after it had stopped.
A later dispatch says the command
er of the Austrian submarine has been
punished for not sufficiently taking
account of the panic aboard the An
coma which rendered Decentralization
more difficult
Say Danger of Break is Over.
Washington, Dec. 31-Danger of
break in diplomatic relations between
the United States and Austria-Hun-
gary over the sinking of the liner An
coma probably has been cleared away,
if the official text of Austria's reply
to the second American note conforms
to press dispatches from London say
ing the communication announces
that the submarine commander who
torpedoed the steamer has been pun
ished.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-08
MANY MINERS LOSE LIVES
State Inspectors Report Shows an
Average Death Toll of 80 Year
Since 1900.

The coal mines of Kansas exacted
toll Of 460 lives in the fifteen years
ending June. 80, 1915, according to a
report issued by John Pellegrino, state
mine inspector. The year 1907 was
the most fatal of the period. Fifty
two mine workers were slain in that
year. The year 1905 was not far be-
hind, the number OF deaths being
forty-one. In 1910 thirty-eight were
killed, and in 1912 the toll was thirty
seven. Thirty-four was the number
in 1914.
1t cost one life for every 247,831
tons of coal produced in Kansas in the
last fiscal year. And for every $3.50
tons of coal produced there was one
non-fatal accident.
Falls of rock claimed the largest
number of victims in the 15-year per-
iod. Two hundred and twenty-four
miners were killed that way. One
hundred and five shothrers were
killed. Powder explosions caused
death to twenty-eight and cage acct
dents were fatal to twenty-three
miners.
The greatest disaster in the history
of the Kansas coal industry occurred
November 2, 1888, at Frontenac, when
forty-fve miners were killed in an
explosion.
Mr.. Pellegrino's report shows that
the total production of coal in Kansas
for the year ending June 80 was 6,701,-
1852 TONS This was distributed by
counties as follows:
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-08
Warden OSBORNE INDICTED
Millionaire Reforner to be Depssed a.
Head OF Sing Sing Prison-De-
nies Charges

White Plains, n. Y, Dec. 29.-Two
indictments, containing seven counts,
today were returned against Thomas
Mott Osborne, Golden Rule" warden
of Sing Sing prison. by the Westches-
ter county grand jury, which has been
Investigating conditions in the prison
One indictment charged the warden
with having committed perjury in his
testimony at the recent inquiry con
Quoted by DR.. Rudolph Diedling OF the
state prison commission The other
indictment contained six counts.
Albany, N Y, Dec. 2s.@Thomas
Mott Osborne, millionaire warden Of
Sing Sing prison, viii be removed
from office as soon as a successor can
be named under the Law. This action
probably viii be taken tomorrow John
B. Riley, state superintendent Of
prisons. said today after he had learn
ed Of the specifications in the indict-
ment returned against Osborne by the
Westchester county grand jury
mo man under indictment should
continue in the Office OF warden, =
Superintendent Riley said, 'and as
soon as a successor can be found he
will be appointed"
Governor Whitman's comment was
limited to a brief typewriter state
ment which read:
From the first I have believed the
charges against Mr.. Osborne's per
sonal character entirely unfounded
and I am astonished at the action. of
the grand jury But, of course, know
nothing whatever Of the evidence
which was presented to that body"
Osborne was appointed warden of
Sing Sing in November, 1914, near the
close of Governor Glynn's administra-
ton A short time previously he
gained considerable publicity by
spending a week at Auburn prison,
where, as a part of his study in pencil
Ogy, he lived the life of a convict and
was known as tom Brown
New York, Dec. 29.-Warden Mott
Osborne of Sing Sing prison arrived
here shortly before 10 o'clock tonight
and issued the following statement re
garding his Indictment:
AT a meeting in Yonkers some
weeks ago, spoke of the grand jury
performance at White Plains as not
an investigation but a conspiracy. The
result has justified my assertion
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-08
STOP A FILIPINO OUTBREAK
Seditious Documents and Rebel Flags
Uncovered in Raids on Suspected
Native Homes in Manila.

Manila, Dec. 31.-To forestaIl an out
break similar to the one which marked
Christmas eve last year, the police
yesterday raided several houses in Ma
Mia and the suburbs and were re-
warded by the capture in the making
of a fine little revolution.
Seditious documents, flags of the Sc
cret Filipino Society of the Katipunan
and seals and commissions issued by
rebel officers fell into the hands of
the officers
Numerous arrests were made. There
is believed by well informed Ameri-
cans to be widespread movement on
foot, backed by the followers of Ar
temio Ricarte, who on several occa-
sions has been a thorn in the side of
the insular government.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-08
Postal serviee GROWING.

Washington. Dec. 27.-The postal
service has doubled in the last twelve
years, and during the last fiscal year
audited transactions reaching the
$4,000, OOO, 900 mark for the first time,
according to the annual report Of
Charles A Kram, auditor.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-08
Mutfny in a RuIoar Regiment

Paris. Dec so.-The Eleventh Bull
garian Infantry Regiment, stationed
at Cumuldzina, Bulgaria, has mutinied
according TO information reaching the
Athens correspondent OF the Petit
Journal
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-08
"Just BECAUSE It's Christmas. y

New York, Dec. 27--"Just because
it was Christmas" That was the only
explanation Henry G. Prick would
make today of his gift of 1857, 900 TO
the forty-one thousand Pittsburgh chill
dren whose money was lost in the
failure Of the Pittsburgh Bank for
Savings.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-08
Pet Colt Died. Boy Kills Self.

Louis Courthouse, Va, Dec Is
Grieved at the death Of q faTorite colt,
PendIeton Butler, Is years old, hanged
himself yesterday near GordonsYi1le.
Zach Butler, father OF the lad, on dis
covering his sons body, shot himself
through the head. dying instantly.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-08
FIrst EederaI Bank pIvidend.

Richmond, Va, Dec. 3O.-The Rich
mond Federal Reserve Bank has de-
clared a dividend of per cent on its
capital stock of $780, 600, which rep
resents stock subscriptions paid in by
the SOC member banks
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-08
To TAR "a Japan Next.

Toxic, Dec. 2e.-A wireless station
is being erected at Honolulu by which
Japan and America viii be linked to-
gether by wireless telephony, il was
announced by telephone company off,
Gals here today.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-08

Detroit, Dec. 3O-Henry Ford is
feeling better and enjoying the trip
according to a wireless message re-
ceived today from the homebound
peace leader by E. G. Liebold, Ford's
private secretary.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-08
Cruisers Crew won 1900

Ferrol, Spain, Dec. 2s.-The capital
prize of million pesetas ($1,2OO, 0O0),
in the Christmas drawing Of the gov
eminent lottery, was won by the crew
of the cruiser Alfonso Kill The prize
will be divided among 719 men who
subscribed to the ticket
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-08
- RockefeIIer III AGAIN.

New York, Dec. 2s.-At the after
noon session OF the New Haven case
today William RockefeHeTs physician.
Dr. Walter F. Chappeile, testified that
it would endanger the aged million
aires health should he take the stand
IS a witness.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-08
aunosrv 70 Control Vfhez47

London, Dec. 2s.-Count Tiszs. the
Hungarian premier, eontemplates
making the cultivation OF wheat 3
state monopoly. according 70 Ha
Posts Budapest correspondent
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-08
a German Prince Reported pead.

London, Dec. 29.-The Amsterdam
correspondent OF the Central News
Association sends word Of the death OF
Prince Eugen zu Notwithstanding
furst, eldest son OF the late German
imperial chancellor.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-08
HeId for factory Fire Deaths.

New York, Dec. s1-Edward l. Dia-
mond, his wife, Celia Diamond, Sam
ueI Parkin and Samuel Simon. were
indicted yesterday on charges of first
and second degree manslaUghter grow
ing out of the deaths OF twelve per
sons In a fire which destroyed the
hve-story Diamond candy factory.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-08
u- s to- Make MaiI Protest.

Washington, Dec. 30.-On adyices
received from Consul General Skinner
at London, Secretary Lansing Is pre-
pairing q protest to England against
the seizure OF mail for the United
States from Holland via London
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-08
An Insurance President Dies.

Montpelier, Vt, Dec. 27.-Joseph A.
DeBoer, president of the National Life
Insurance Company since 1902, died at
his home here today after an illness Of
several months.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-08
oysters Must Not Be Watered.

Washington, Dec. 31-Prosecution of
oyster dealers found guilty of the
practice of adding fresh water to
shucked oysters so as to greatly in
crease their size in violation of the
food and drugs act, will be recommend
ed by the department of agriculture.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-08

London, Dec zs.1The correspond
ent at Athens Of the Exchange Iele-
graph Company says a royal decree
has been issued disbanding two aux
niary classes e troops.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-08
Governor of Minnesota Dies.

Baton Rouge, La, Dec. 31.-Goy. W.
S. Hammond of Minnesota died sud
denly yesterday at Clinton, La, about
thirty miles north Of here. He came
South a week ago.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-08

New York, Dec. 2S.-Mme. Sarah
Bernhard is critically III, but her con-
dition is not entirely hopeless, accord
ing to a message from Paris received
here today.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-08
cermany's Hand to Mexico.

Berlin. Dec. 3L-Germany has ex-
tended recognition to the de facto gov
eminent Of Mexico headed by Gen.
Ysnustiano Cezranza.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-08

Struck 1t Rich.-From a compare
lively poor farmer, Ed Warner, south
of Augusta, on whose farm a 1900
barrel-a-day oil well was brought in
recently by the Wichita Natural Gas
Company, may be placed with the opu-
lent. Mr.. Warmers royalties and in
terest in oil sales will aggregate al
most 5000 a day or about $40, 900 a
year. Mr.. Warner remains a hard
UOrki0o man
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-08

Five Pioneers Die in a Day-Five
Pioneer Franklin county residents re-
Gently died within twenty-four hours.
They are: John Cruzan of Pomona,
IS; Mrs. Belle Steadman, Leloup, 65;
Mrs. Mary A Yount, Pomona, 81;
Mrs. Mary Hannum, Ottawa, 70, and
Mrs. Elizabeth Wilson, 67. Mrs. Stead
man made her own funeral arrange
ments, asking that the only services
consist of a prayer and songs
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-08

Train Cuts Off Foot.-John Half
penny, 1aundryman, was struck by
train at Lincoln the other morning.
He rolled under coach and one foot
was cut off, He was on his way to
Junction City to spend Christmas.