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Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-04-06
AUTO SHOW IS
TO OPEN TODAY
HOWEVER, OWING TO DELAY IN
FINISHING BUILDING WILL NOT
OPEN UNTIL EVENING.
BUSY SCENES At THE NEW GARAGE

The auto show will open at Z D.
m. tonight. The original plans were
for the opening of the big three day
show of the Lewistown Automobile
Trades association at 2 p. m. today,
but owing to delay in completing the
building the opening had to be put
off until this evening.
Delay in Building. F..
Despite the fact that carpenters,
painters and other mechanics were
employed in large numbers ard all
hands were kept busy on the move.
getting things ready, the Cooper gar
age, where the auto show will hold
forth. was not in shape for the plac-
ing of. the cars and decorations un-
til today, and 1t viii require all day
to attend to- these matters The
last night. and win be in readiness
for the opening this evening. How
ever the busy scenes at the new gar
age will be more than duplicated to-
day, when the decorators take a hand,
and the various dealers fix up their
booths and place their cars therein
Then for the crowds! Everyone is
expected to take in this show, the
first automobile show ever held in
Lewistown
Entertainment Features.
The entertainment features are i'm
charge of ]. NJ Cooper. The exact
program for this evening has not yet
been announced but there will be
some soloists and musicians in
attendance. Tomorrow evening it
had been planned to have E. p.
Mathewson speak but he is unable
to be here. The attraction tomorrow
will thus be the Lewistown concert
orchestra, and concert program.
On Saturday evening the orchestra
will also be in attendance and at ten
r. m. the floor will be cleared and
the big free dance will start Tomor-
row afternoon, starting at o'clock,
and also on Saturday afternoon, the
Continued on Page Eight.)
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-04-06
VILLAS CAPTURE IS IMMINENT
CARRANZA COMMANDER SAYS
THE PRODUCER NOR
PACKER PROFITING GREATLY

anyone to pay a certain price. Or
course we try to sell it at a certain
figure, but buyers bid on our product
the same as we bid ON cattle and we
cant always get what we want for
it"
Mr.. Meeker said it was not fair that
producers should lose money on their
cattle and declared he would welcome
an investigation that would lead to a
remedy If it was proved that they
were operating at a loss.
r. c. McManus, counsel for Swift
& Co., declared the producers and the
packers could Iron out their differ
ences in 10 minutes if given tie op-
portunity"
w. l.. Fisher, attorney for the pro.
ducers, insisted that broader in
nuiry than the packers would agree
to was demanded and at that point
the hearing adjourned. 1t will be
continued tomorrow when packers
representatives are to take the stand
as witnesses.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-04-06
BRITISH GAIN AN IMPORTANT
VICTORY OVER TURKS ON TICRIS
DENTIST, IN AN INTERVIEW,
SAYS HE WANTS TO PAY PRICE

way. cant justify myself | feel
perfectly at ease. | have no drcad OF
what lies beyond. shall go to the
new world, wherever it may be. and
expect to get fresh start. II is
all clear in my mind now. My onl,
desire is to pass on and let society
forget me"
In reply to Il question Dr. Waite de-
clared: II am not bigamist. |
have had only one wife"
The prisoner IS still very weak and
for that reason he has not been told
that his wife has petticned for n
divorce.
There wasn't any definite idea OF
getting large amount of money
Waite answered in reply to a question
as to whether his motive was to az.
qnire riches. He did not explain, how.
ever, what his motive was.
Waite said there YVES $4,000 in the
roll OF bills he gave Eugene Oliver
Kane an cmbalmer. in an effort to
induce him to put arsenic in IA sample
Of embalming fluid similar 70 that
used on the body or Peck The roll
subsequently unearthcd by Kane from
the spot where had hidden II on Long
Island contained $500.
Detective John Cuniffe, who war
present asked Waite IL there were any
$50 bills in the roll and Waite replied
that there were several.
THAT clears up the mystery" tu.
niffe said.
The roll Kane got and which he said
he had never counted did not contain
any bills of that denomination.
Waite appeared very weak and
spoke at times with an apparent eff,
fort
Waite refused to say anything fur
ther about the ''man from Egypt" the
evil side of n dual personality he re
Gently told the district attorney pos
sessed him. ''Dr. Gregory knows
why" he exclaimed.
Dr, Gregory Is head of the PSYCHIC,
pnthic ward at Bellevue hospital.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-04-06

Ell PASO, Tex, April 5.-The story
that Francisco Villa is wounded and
that his capture is imminent, was as
serted again tonight by General Ga.
vira, the Carranza commander at
Juarez
General Gavira made public a tel
egram which he said he had received
from General Bertani at MADEIRA stat
ing positively that the bandit had
been shot and was in hiding some
where between Bachiniva and Sa-
tevo.
The message is confirmatory OF re.
ports from American Headquarters
that Villa was definitely located head
that he is wounded is still accepted
here with considerable reserve, it is
pointed out that several days have
elapsed since the fugitive was report
ed in the neighborhood of Satevo, on
his way to Parral and that nothing
had been heard since of his move
ments. If Villa was in full posses
sion of his health and travelling at
his usual speed of 40 or more miles
day, he should have reached and
passed Parral by this time, fact
which could hardly escape being re-
ported.
Bachiniva is located on the western
side of the continental divide. ABOUT
30 miles from Guerrero, with which IL
is connected by the famous Bachniva
pass. 1t is through this pass that all
accounts agree Villa made his way
after the defeat OF his followers by
Colonel Dodd near Guerrero. From
Bachiniva to Satevo the trail runs
about 70 miles through broad. we'll
watered and fertile valley. On either
side of the valley, however, there
stretches for many miles the widest
mountain wastes in Mexico. an almost
ideal country for fugitive. To thor
oughly search this district would take
weeks, according to Americans who
are familiar with it.
Considerable mystery is involved in
the condemnation to death of the three
ringleaders of the alleged plot to seize
Juarez and their sudden reprieve al
midnight by General Gavira. Both
General Gavira and Consul Garcia
have alternately described the plo.
rs that Of Villistas. AS the Vilhstas
and Diazistas or Felizistas, as they
are sometimes called, represent oppO-
site ends of the pole in Mexican poll
tics, Villa being the so-called cham.
pion of the poems and Felix Diaz repre-.
senting the cientificos, or property
and clerical classes, there is good
deal cf speculation in Ell Paso as to the
details OF the plot. The Mexican Off.
ciale refllSe to dicS,ISS the matter the
plot was supposed to have been
hatched in III Paso, but the American
local authorities deny any knowledge
of it. Fifteen MeXicans suspected Of
being Villistas were arrested here TO
day and are being he'd for inyestiga
tCn.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-04-06

NEW YORK, April 5.~Dr. Arthur
Waite, in talk with newspaper men
at Bellevue hospital today. expressed
remorsc for the death OF his tath.fin.
law, John E. Peck of Grand Rapids
whose murder he has confessed, and
declared thn, he was ready "to pay
The price" He also said he had no
accomplices in the crime.
III any word uttered by me now
could save me | would not utter it,"
he said. 4 want to pay the price
When asked regarding his own ideas
Of his sanity, he said:
"Of course | am sane There has
been no thought OF anything else IN
my mind"
The whole thing rcvolves around
me and no one else" he continued ~
don't wish to Justify myself in any
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-04-06
NO REPLY FROM BERLIN.

WASHINGTON. April 5.-President
Wilson discussed with Secretary Ian
sing tonight the situation growing out
of the accumulation of evidence indi-
eating that German submarines were
eSponsible for the numerous recent
marine disasters in which the lives Of
American citizens have been lost or
endangered.
Dispatches received today contain
ing the reports of naval attaches at
London and Paris regarding the ex-
plosion which damaged the British
Steamer Sussex and other messas
regarding the attacks upon the British
steamer Berwindale and the bark Ben
garin were before the president
Secretary Lansing declined to di,
yulge the contents of the dispatch es.
All reports from abroad have indi-
Gated that the evidence gathered by
the attaches tended to prove tina. the
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-04-06

crew to their emergency stations. The
firemen and engineers went to their
stations after having stopped the port
engine and closed the draught plates
of the furnaces. At the same time the
wireless operator tried to send out dis
tress signals, but without success, the
antennae having fallen with the fore
mast. The crew proceeded to their
stations to launch the lifeboats and
rafts (there were six lifeboats capa-
BILE of carrying lS4 persons, 22 RATS
capable of carrying 264 persons, and
in addition S16 life belts). II appears
from dispositions made that these life
belts were on the upper deck and that
number of them were in bad condi.
tion, but the crowding on deck at the
time made it very difficult to move
about.
"a number of pieces of the torpedo
were found on board the Sussex, some
of them having been handed over to
the American delegation, which had
proceeded to Boulogne, the others will
be forwarded to the ministry by the
maritime authorities.
"The submarine which torpedoed
the Sussex could not be ignorant of
the fact that she was attacking the
mail packet of the regular cross-chan.
mel service between England and
France. not only are the outlines OF
these boats well known to all sailors.
but the course Of the Sussex and the
time of her crossing We're clearly in.
dicative of her service. 1t is, there.
fore. obviously premeditated attack
on an unarmed merchant ship. carried
out without the slightest warming.
"One last fact shows UP still more
clearly the premeditated and con.
temptible character OF the submarines S
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-04-06
STEAMER SUSSEX WAS T0RPED0ED WITHOUT WARNING

WASHINGTON. April 5.--A graphic
account of the channel steamer Sussex
with the assertion that the vessel was
deliberately torpedoed. and without
warning. by an enemy submarine, is
contained i'll a report by Rear Admiral
Grasset to the French general staff,
made public here tonight by the
French embassy.
The report. dated at Boulogne,
March 30, says:
''In conformity with your instruc-
tiOns, | proceeded to Boulogne, where
! conducted an inquiry relative to the
attack on the Sussex On March "a.
the Sussex, belonging to the State
Railway company and running the reg,
ular service between England and
France, left Folkestone at 1925 p. m.
for Dieppe. This boat carried about
325 passengers of all nationalities, a
great number of these being women
and children. as well as the Indian
mails. This approximate figure is Civ
EN- by the captain; according to the
company there were 3S3 passengers.
The officer in charge of the control
OF tickets was severely wounded and
taken to Bower. He is not in fit
state to furnish particulars.
She was not possessed of any arma-
ment. The crew consisted of SO men
From the start the speed was set at
l6 knots; after having passed one
mile from Dungeness the captain
headed south, three degrees east; the
weather was very fine: the sea almost
calm, most of the passengers were on
deck.
suddenly, without the slightest
warning, the captain, who was on the
bridge, saw before the port beam, some
$50 meters away, the track of tor,
pedo. 1t was now $50 p. m.; the time
of the disaster being exactly registered
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-04-06

operations. A boat was dispatched at
S p. m. to the Colbart lightship to an
nouncc the catastrophe. This boat ar
rived at the lightship at 1l:45 p. m;
her crew were picked up by British
torpedo boat destroyer at 3 O'Clock in
the morning. During the trans-ship.
ment torpedo was fired at the de-
stroyer and passed a few meters
astern of her. This fact has been con
firmed by the British admiralty. Judg-
ing by the course covered by this boat,
the lightship must have been at most
six or seven miles from the Sussex
1T follows that the submarine must
have remained in the neighborhood
of the Sussex in order to torpedo any
ship which might come to the rescue
of her victims"
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-04-06
CARRANZA MAY OBJECT.

WASHINGTON. April Sin the
absence of further news of fighting
in Mexico between the American
forces and Villa bandits. attention OF
officials here today centered upon the
diplomatic aspects OF the punitive eX
pedition.
Information of the war and stat ;
departments regarding use of the Mex.
ican railways to ship supplies to Gen
eral Pershing was conflicting. The war
department had no reports indicating
that Carranza authorities at Juarez had
received orders to accept shipments
from General Funston. Secretary Ian.
sing at the state department, howe yer.
said he understood such orders had
been issued. Mr.. Lansing also said
he thought the difficulty was ply
not political and was due largely to
the disorganized condition of rolling
stock and road bed of the Mexico
Northwestern. .
Some officials still were inclined to
connect the delay in permitting use
of the railroad with a desire on the
part of Carranza to see the American
soldiers back on their own territory.
fAlIcduy, IL ID uAuCIotOOu, NC loAIo
government officials on the border
have made informal inquiries as to
how much longer the expedition will
remain in Mexico and how much tar
ther southwark it expects to penetrate.
AS legally the United States now Is
pursuing 'hot TRAIL" it would occa-
sion no great surprise here if Car
rama should suggest soon that the
trail had gotteen "cold" and question
the propriety of the United States pro
ceeding farther.
Immediate necessity for lenglhen,
ing General Pershing's lines of com
munication caused Secretary Baker to
send telegraphic orders today for los
more motor trucks and two gasoline
tanks There already are six com
panies with 1852 cars operating from
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-04-06
BIG DEAL IS MADE IN RANCH
PROPERTY NEAR COFFEE CREEK

Orris Dorman Of Spokane, who was
in the city yesterday ON business, has
just closed up doal whereby he be.
comes the owner OF the 1850 ranch
Of Frank Strouf. located on Wolf
creek. four miles south of Coffee
Creek. The consideration is now
made public but the sum involved is
very large as the land is choice The
ranch is at present under lease, and
will be stocked by the new owner
on more extensive scale Mr.. Dor.
man is highly pleased with the Jud-
ith basin and calls IL a second Pa
louise country
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-04-06
HOTELS CROWDED.

During the past few nights local
hotels have been forced to turn away
people, and many of the rooming
houses had to put out their sign "All
Rooms Taken" This is due to the
Of homeseekers arriving in
Lewistown daily. The real estate of
fices are also crowded much of the
time with newcomers who are here for
business
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-04-06
THIRD AVENUE NORTH MAY Be
PAVED TO CORCORAN STREET

The paving Of Third Avenue
North from the end this avenue at
Broadway street. to CorcOran street,
a distance of five blocks. is being dis,
cussed by some property owners,
along this avenue. There seems to bv,
the Improvement, and doubtless some
definite steps will follow, the prelim-
mary consideration.
This avenue would then be paved
from JancauX street to Coreoran.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-04-06
FINES IMPOSED.

Inc four persons arrested on
charges Of turning street corners In
violation OF the traffic ordinance yes.
terday paid from IS to $40 each INTO
the city Golfers. Two were fined $5
each, but the other two who failed 10
appear for trial, forfeited their ponds
of $40 each.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-04-06
COUNTRY LOOKS FINE.

have just returned from a visit at
their ranch on the Judith river. Mr..
Hogeland raporte the cclnty as be-
ing in good condition. He says that
while some damage has been done
to the winter wheat by the cold the
damage scarce is premature and eX.
aggeratcd.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-04-06
AFFIDAVIT OF AMERICAN

LONDON, April 5.-(9:52 D. m.)--A
dispatch to the Central News from
Queenstown says that the American
youth, Eugene Semmes of Seattle,
Wash. who was cabin boy on the
British mark Bengairn, which was
sunk by a submarine while on voy-
age from Seattle to the British Isles.
has made a deposition before the
United States consul at Queens town
concerning the sinking.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-04-06
IMMIGRANTS POURING IN

About l25 cars Of immigrants and
their belongings arrived here over the
Milwaukee during the month OF March
alone, and they are still coming. This
Is the biggest year for immigration Ia
the history OF the Judith BASIN and
many substantial settlers have como
to make this their home during the
past three months
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-04-06
Promise Given of Early
Relief of C neral
Townshend's Army.
ALL THE WAR NEWS

Russian Armies Beyond Erxerum and
in Persia Are Progressing Satisfac-
torily, Petroorad Reports-AIon9 the
Much-disputed Sectors Around ver-
dun the Only Activity Has Been an
intermittent Bombardnent In the
Region Of Douaumont and vaux.
Calm Follows Successful Offensive
by French, Who Make LARGE Gains.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-04-06
Makes\ Public Telegram
Which Says the Bandit
Has Been Wounded.
HIDING NEAR SATEYO

All Accounts Agree That Villa Passed
Through the Famous Bachiniva Pass
Into Broad, Well Watered and Fer
tile Valley, on Either Side of Viii.
There Stretches for Many Miles
Widest Mountain Wastes in Mexico,
an Almost Ideal Country for Fuei-
tive-American Soldiers Undergo
Many Hardships.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-04-06

Spain has sent note to Germany
protesting against the torpedoing of
the Sussex, in which several Span.
iards lost their lives.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-04-06

On the eastern line in Russia. the
Germans have taken up the offensive
and are attacking heavily with in
fantry and artillery the Russian posi-
tions. Unofficial advices from Petro
grad say, however, that the Germans
nowhere have been able to penetrate
the Russian line in frontal attacks.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-04-06

Continued on Page Eight.)
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-04-06
ASSOCIATED PRESS RESUME.

For the moment the infantry of
both sides is quiet everywhere aiong
the western front in France. Along
the much disputed sectors around Yer
dun the only activity has been all in
termittent bombardment in the region
of Douamont and Vaux. This calm
follows successful offensive under.
taken by the French in which they
recaptured some of their lost ground
and drove the Germans back.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-04-06

The Italians and Austrians are con-
linuing their operations along the Aus.
tro-ltalian front. but no important
changes in positions have occurred.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-04-06

Continued on Page Eight J
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1916-03-04
SINKING FOR ARTEs|AN
Smith Valley Man After an Ar
tesian Flow

P. ]. Leverich, of Smith Valley,
is sinking well Oh his pro: erty
two and one ilalf nj les northw c.
of the Ludwig mEe. Levcrich
has been working on this we'll :or
some time and has very good IN
dieations. of ate ,iah Water. lie
mas reached depth ,l three hun
dred and seventy feet. He cut
through cement gravel for the
first three hundred iect. and is
now in number-one clay, that
holds every indication oi pfo.luc-
ing artesian water. Nj. lsw,ricl.,
should he succeed in m. vent, re,
will have awaits 'et o;ding II tie
valley, as an lr;e>iAn wei w..l
make a productive r.,nel ot " hat
is now desert land. His success
would greatly enhance the value
of surrounding property, and
give others confidence to make
a similar attempt. He has been
doing the work himself with an
improved Powers combination
horse power boring machine.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1916-03-04
STATE NEV. WINS SUIT

In the case of the State of Ne
vada VS.. Nevada Copper Belt rail
road company, Judge Hart rend-
cred his decision in favor of
the plaintiff, overruling the de-
fendant's motion for new trial
District Attorney Campbell and
Judge Hauser represented the
State in the hearing, while the
railroad was ably defended by the
Hon. Henry |. Moore, of Moore,
Mitchell and Maginnis, of Salt
Lake City. The motion was ar
gued and submitted Oh the 10th
of February, at which time Judge
Hart took the matter under con-
sideration. He rendered the above
decision on Monday the 18th day
Of February.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1916-03-04
A man OF ENTERPRISE
Ambro Rosaschi Branches Out
To Go In the Cattle and
Sheep Business

Mr.. Ambro Rosaschi, who for
years, has been one of the most
successful potato raisers in this
section, contemplates entering the
cattle and sheep business. Mr..
Rosaschi has been very successful
in the raising OF potatoes, and will
undoubtedly find this new venture
very profitable. The Haven Ranch,
which is the property of Mr.. Ro-
saschi, produced about ten tons
OF potatoes to the acre last year,
which sold at an average of $35
per ton. Most of these potatoes
found market at Oakland, Cali
fornia. Mr.. Rosaschi feels, after
his long association with the po-
tato business, that he needs a
change and for that reason con-
templates cattle and sheep. While
they are not more profitable than
potatoes, he believes this new
venture will give him great deal
OF plasure' and new incentive.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1916-03-04
M|NN. NEVADA COPPER
r. A. Brooks and Walter Taubcrt
Lease Will Make Shipment
of IL 1-2 Per Cent Ore

The Minnesota Nevada Coppef
Mines Company's property l.,
showing the result OF good devel
opment work, under the Brook,
and Taubert lease. Mr.. Tauberl
was in Yerington Monday and
gave a very interesting account
of their efforts to get ready to ship
this fall. They spent the wintel
working in the deep shaft, bu,
owing to the present price of cop
per, changed their operations to
the shallow workings, where they
have large quantity of higli
grade ore blocked out. This body
Of ore is in a lime and porphyry,
contact, and will probably run
twelve per cent. AT the present
writing they have a quarter of a
carload mined, but expect in few,
days to have sufficient quantity oil
this ore to make a full car. They
have on hand and ready for ship
nent, carload Of 6 per cent ore,
that carries 40 per cent iron and
also $40 per ton in gold and silver
additional. The snow is still very
deep in the gulch, which is al
that prevents the shipment of this
ore. Mr.. Taubert believes, should
the smelter start up, he will be
able to keep a caterpillar ore train
busy all summer, as he hopes tq
get a contract for his ore. The
large percentage of iron in this
ore would pay handsomely, as the
smelter will need this metal foi
flux.