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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-08-30

The shoot closes like events for tn
season as hunting will begin on Sep
TENDER z, only few days away.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-08-30

A motorcycle that Edward Riede-
mann was riding crashed into the rear
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-18

apathetic and hesitatine, but strong, mill
tant II need be, and ready to respond to
those noble impulses of liberty and hu-
manlty which have been our heritage
from the beginning" he said.
SHAME OUR CIVILIZATION
"1f perchance wantonness and inhu.
manity shall yet cost us something, the
sacrifice may not have been in vain. For
peace commissioners, for delegates TO The
Hague conventions, for international
jurists there will be a new problem and
new cause and that will be to limit the
hostile operations, at least the destruc-
tive operations, of the submarine to war
craft, be II dreadnought, cruiser torpedo
boat or strictly naval auxiliary, and to
prohibit forever the destruction Of com.
merce and passenger.carrying vessels by
means and at risks that shock humanity
and shame our civilization"
Inslstence upon the right of mere ant-
men to arm, Senator Sterling admitted,
might incur some danger of war, but, he
added. II do not much fear dangers will
be increased beyond what they are at
present
THE vice of the suggestion of the State
Department." he said, lies in this. that
because the deadly submarine is not
strong on defense you must, therefore,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-18
BRITISH LOSE HEAVILY
IN ATTACK AT YPRES
Germans Report Repulse of
English Attempt to Regain
Lost Position
BERLIN, Feb. is.

BERLIN, Feb. IS.
Attempts Of the English troops to re-
capture a position taken by the Ger
mans south of Ypres were repulsed yes
terday. the German War Omce announced
this afternoon. The report of the General
star follows: attempts of the English to
recapture position south of Ypres were
repulsed with sanguinary losses
Northwest OF Lens and north of Arras
we gained some successes with mines.
"A small German detachment made a
night attack on Fonquevilleres, north Of
Arras. and took few English prisoners
and one machine gun
South of the Somme n French attack
with fresh troops broke down under our
fire.
"on the remainder of the front there
were artillery duels
Nocturnal enemy aerial attacks in
Flanders were returned by our aviators
with bombardment of Poperinghe"
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combatant men, women and children,
without giving them any opportunity 70
escape The difference IN instrument
makes no difference in the principle lald
down by Lincoln"
Senator Lodge contrasted the instrue-
tions of Lincoln and Mckinley to men-ot-
war In the Civil and Spanish Wars with
their humanity, morality and respect Tor
law" with what was actually done IN
the cases of the LusltanIa, Arabic and
the Ancona." He then discussed at great
length the purely legal side Of the case
in support of his general contention
sTBRJING's ATTACK.
Senator Sterling read press reports OF
state Department memorandum TO Great
Britain to the effect that the Admins
traton was strongly impressed with the
reasonablcness of the argument that
armed merchantmen should be treated as
auxiliary cruisers.
"a dangerous and vicious principle"
was the way he characterized the memo
randum.
Senator Sterling warned that another
sea horror caused by submarines would
certainly cause war, II Americans were
involved.
LET another sea horror occur in which
American lives are involved, and this Ad.
ministration and the world will know
that there is real America, not supine,
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u. S. INSISTS GERMANS
KEEP LUSITANIA PLEDGES

Continued from Page One
the Washington negotiations grow. The
efforts OF Count Won Bcrnstorif have been
toward keeping pence and good relations
with the United States His rivals at
home are said to be making his pathway
hard by intcrposng objections to such
concessions as the Ambassador asks Bcr-
lin to make in the interest of harmony
"The intrigucs OF the Won Tirpitz party
have been and are still n danger cloud
threatening the Chancellor" says the cor
respondent, Admiral Won Tirpit2 has
been inclined to retire, but his stafr has
so far persuaded him TO remain His in
spred press campaign against the Chan
cellor is not only carried on by Count
Reventlow, but various foreign news
papers have been furnished insidious ar
ticles 1t is reported, however, that the
Kaiser shares the views of the diplo-
matists and disapproves of the Zeppelin
raids on England, which, in his opinion,
are senseless, being of no military inn
portance and calculated to make friendly
relations with Britain difficult after the
war.
This cventuality is still hoped for in
German diplomatic circles, which cling to
the belief that "A peace, whatever its out
ward appearance, can be so arranged as
to create future trouble between Great
Britain and Russia.
'The German diplomatic service Is still
the favorite object of abuse among the
German public. 1t is now understood that
the Colonial Secretary, Doctor Solf, re-
CARDS himself as the only possible For
elgn Secretary after the war, and is con-
fdent of defeating the ambitions of Count
Won Bernstorf, German Ambassador at
Washington"
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between President Wilson and Secretary
of State Lansing, It was announced that
England shortly would be asked to give
this Government a clear concise state
ment on her position In regard to the
armed merchant vessel question.
officials OF this Government. 1t was eX-
planned, have been moving more or less
in the dark on the matter, particularly
as regards Great Britains position Ger
many has definitely stated her position.
Following the conference between the
Secretary and the President, the regular
Cabinet meeting was held Members
stated that the foreign situation was not
touched on, only routine matters being
discussed.
Germany herself may force the hand
Of the States In the renewed submarine
controversy This Government has no in.
tention Of Immediately replying to the
German warning that she plans to sink
armed merchantmen on sight. 1t will
await developments The German Am
bassador has been told that the United
states expects pledges previously made
to be observed. This Government has
asked assurances in writing that inter.
national law will be observed There the
matter will stand for the immediate
present but officials very frankly say
that should the new TeutOnic submarine
warfare interfere with American rights
there can be no further temporizng.
Secretary Lansing has declined to ask
Germany to postpone the opening of her
new campaign. His position is that this
Government still stands squarely on the
spirit and letter of international law. The
German and Austrian announcements
that armed merchant vessels are to be
sunk without warning i'm his opinion are
at least partial reputation of pledges
already made.
He has made 1t plain that, while the
State Department approached the Entente
Powers with the suggestion that a modus
vivendi be arranged whereby the Entente
Powers would agree to disarm all of their
passengcrcarrying ships and the central
Powers would agree not to sink them
without warning, nothing was said to the
latter on the subject Rejection by the
Entente representatives carried a veto of
the proposition as 1t cntailed an immediate
amendment to international laws.
That was the situation today so far as
the United States was concerned. The
President will decide whether to demand
from Germany before March 1 an answer
to the requests of this Government, made
to Count Won Bernstorff yesterday, that
Germany pledge in writing that it will
carefully observe all of the requirements
of international law. So long as Ger
many does not abridge American rights
the situation can remain in status quo
y reply is really not necessary.
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SENATORS SEE WAR If
u. S. BACKS U-BOATS


Continued from Page One
unscrupulous would shrink, and, there
FORE such as course as has been discussed
in the newspapers seems to be wholly
inconceivabe"
Abandonment OF the principle of the
right of merchantman to arm for de
fense at this stage of the war, also, would
be n distinctly unneutral act and would
place the United States clearly in the po-
sition of an ally OF Germany, Senator
Lodge said.
''The merchantmen OF one bellgerent
have been swept from the seas the
Senator continued. Therefore. II we
should abandon all the principles on this
subject that we have ever sustained; II
we should abandon the rules laid down
by Mr. Lansing in his circular OF septem-
ber, 1914, and declare that our ports were
closed to armed merchantmen; or that
goods and passengers from the United
States could not he placed on an uncom-
mlssldned merchantman, armed solely for
self-defense, our action would affect only
one belligerent; II would alter conditions
created by the war, and would, therefore,
be unneutral,
"It would make US at once the ally OF
the belligerent whose merchant marine
has been driven from the ocean. 1t would
put us In a position of hostility to those
beligerents whose merchant marine still
freely sails the seas, IL would make us
the ally of one belligerent and expose us
to tho lust hostility of the others. 1t
would be a step toward war,
PRINCIPLE OF LINCOLN
president Lincoln, during the civil
War, laid down the principle that he was
utterly opposed to having a ship of the
United states creep up under false Colors,
or in any disguise, upon a merchantmen
and capture or destroy her without visit
and search. | think we may say with
certainty that that great President would
never have assented TO having n United
States submarine creep up on a merchant
man, under water, and destroy her, with
all on board, including neutral and nom
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-18
AUSTRIANS REPULSE EIGHT
ATTACKS BY ITALIANS
Teutons Shoot Down Foes Aeroplane
Near Pola-Capture Occupants

VIENNA, Feb. 1S.--An Austrian official
statement. issued under date Of February
l6, announces that the eighth attack by
Italian outposts on the Austro- Hungarian
positions on Javereck was repulsed. Tho
OF the new Austrian positions in the
Rombon district is covered with Italian
dead.
Last nights Vienna communication
says:
Italian artillery Dheled villages in
the Canale Valley, and also i'm the
Rombon district, and the bridgeheads
at Tolmino and GoriZia.
An enemy attack against Montcsan
Michele was repulsed
Austro-Hungarian artillery near Pola
shot down an Italian aeroplane. The
pilot and the observer We're captured.
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make ma the merchant ship absoln,.,.
less against the submarine 'utely d.
VI ail the people in the VIA.
I,s1 ne continued IT III becomes Ss ny 'voIs
Great britain that right or % q
h1qr IN diplomatic haggling ovsr epsnd n. 4
ne added he referred to Tho b'vs Y. lt'
Erowtn OF american trade with 'uWoIn'| W|
since the outbreak Of the wer r'n sng,s
British control OF the seas ,na,, ana . ID
commerce possible. aaihg sd
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DEATH REVEALS MARRt,o.
Pair Kept Secret 12 Years. n.
Death of Husband ~

CARLISLE, Pa, Feb 1s-A
kept secret nearly 12 years ana ~
only at the death OF one Of N. "
became known, when the will q,
Eshelman wealthy retired fsrr,.. ~
siding near fredericksburg was Az !.
Eshelman was named as the 81. ~
iciary. ~
About 10 years ago Mrs. Aim. >.
widow, became housekeeper Ss ~. a M N
man. Three years later thew W.. or t'i,'
ried in Harrisburg, but neysr s pea
announcement of the marriage "sas "
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-18
FRENCH TRENCH MONEY

FRENCH TRENCH MONEY
Gold and silver coins are so
scarce in Europe now that France
issues paper for amounts as small
as franc go cents). This shows
the two sides of a franc note is
sued by the Bank of Amiens. 1t
is to be noted that the number is
stamped with an ink that pene-
trates entirely through the paper.
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ERZERUM'S FALL ADDS
RUMANIA TO ALLIES

Continued from Page One
troops across the Rumanian line was re-
ported early this week. They had already
begun intrenching.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-18
U. S. WILL REQUEST BRITISH
STATE POSITION ON LINERS

WASHINGTON, Feb. Is.
Following l5-minute conference today
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-23

letn-board literature. and we are sue
ceeding famously. Most important is
the fact that our men also see the
good of II
In the reply of the Follansbee Fur
mace Company, Follansbee. W. Va,
was this statement:
The efficiency OF a man Is reduced
in exact proportion to the amount of
alcohol he drtnkA The total abstainer
ranks above the moderate drtnker in
reliability and efficiency In all classes
Of work nearly as much as the mod
crate drtnker does above the heavy.
regular drinker.
From the Crane Company. Chicago,
came the reply:
The moderate use of liquor tends
TO impair efficiency and reliability,
and we do not knowingly employ men
who drink. nor advance them to po-
stuons of authority If they are en-
ployed.
These corporations are not fighting
liquor because the officers are Sab
bath school superintendents or Good
Teu1plars, or members of the Band of
Hope. but because they know that IL
quor, even In moderate quantity, grad
uajly lessens the productivity and
earning power of their men. increases
the plumbers and the number of ac-
cidentss and In hence q menace to In
dustr4aI prosperity. II Is s. cold busi-
naas proposition. The signs of prog
rass indicate that business is fully
awake TO the fact that liquor is most
hurtrul: therefore, liquor is doomed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-23
ONLY SOBER MEN WANTED.

According to c. w. Baines, in the
Sunday School Times. an investiga-
ton was made among the great steel
and iron plants of Colorado, Pennsyl-
vania, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana
and Illinois. composing lao companies
capitalized at more than a. billion dol
lars. OF these, Il8 sent replica. OF
this number. 1o7 absolutely prohibited
the use of strong drink in their WORKS
Almost without exception they testify
that the abstainer In more efficient
more reliable, and that teetotalers
alone are considered when promotions
are made" One hundred of these
companies report that they are do
ing everything possible to prevent
drinking by employees out of WI rk1ns
hours. Eighty-thre of these con-
Germs when employing or promoting
men. discriminate against users Of
alcoholic liquors. oven though they
drink only outside of working hours
Ton of the concerns prohibit drink
ing by enployes at all times. The
following are quotations from some
Of the replies sent tn:
The Iockhart Iron and 9teaI Com
pany. of Pennsylvania. replied;
When 1t becomes necessary TO re-
duce the force, regular drinkers are
the first ones let go.
The Interstate Steel and Iron Com
pany. of East Chicago. said:
We do not allow any liquor on the
premises discharge INN ed lately any
man under the influence, preach alb
stinence through foremen and bull
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-23
SLAYER OF OFFICER
LEVERETT ARRESTED

Roanoke, Va. June 22.-while
serving a warrant in the performance
of his duty. Patrolman J. Harvey
Leverett, aged twenty-five, was shot
twice and instantly killed by a negro,
Clifton Mickens, at $3.50 o'clock We'd
nesday morning. Leverett was not
accompanied by any other officer. and
the only eye witness to the shooting
was the brother of the man who shot
the policeman.
Immediately after the shooting Cliff
ton Mickens escaped. Herman Mick
ems, the brother, who was holding a
lamp for the officer when the shoot
ing occurred. at once went to police
headquarters and notified the depart
ment of the murder. Mickens was
later arrested while endeavoring to
escape on a train.
Deputy u. s. Marshal E. l. Chap
pelle, who makes his headquarters IN
Lynchburg, assisted in the arrest
Mr. Chappells was riding on the
Shenandoah Valley division OF the
Norfolk and Western Railway yester-
day carrying Federal prisoner to
Lexington. When the train reached
Glasgow the agent saw the negro
riding the blind baggage and reported
1t to the trainmen. as the negro an
swered the description of the Roa-
noke negro.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-23
rs IT YET POSSIBLE TO AVOID
WAR WITH OUR SOUTHERN NEIGHBoR?

rather than the act OF an irresponsi-
Bile chieftain. the attack. of course.
becomes a casus belii and win be
followed by proper dispositions OF tho
American forces,
But we want to make no mistake
We would make alive rather than
say. We would help rather than
hurt We would be Mexicos Good
Samaritan rather than hor chastiser.
We trust that war may yet be avoid
ed by the only way war can be avoided
"a change of attitude on the part Of
Carranza and his advisers, which Will
give ground for resumption OF plans
and their proper execution for the
eradication of banditry and the proper
safeguarding OF American lives and
property both on the border and in
Mexico.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-23

America awaits evencualities calm
ly. II it must strike It will strike
ard strike hara-nut the American
T'reeieent ard the American people
trust that TIE Mexican leaders VIII yet
have a s,ean OF sanity and experience
e return Of reason.
the President is awaiting official
reports or the clash Of wednesday
before taking further action. He is
determined that while the American
troops may protect themselves, Mexico
rrust place herson in the unenviable
attitude of striking its best friend
Mexico and not America will be the
agErcssor.
If the attack on American soldiers
at Carrizal was deliberate act. sane
toned by the de facto government,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-23
SHIPCHANDLER LOSES
LIFE IN WlNDSTORM

Newport News, Va, June 22.-Miks
Tuccori a shipohandler. yesterday at
ternoon was crushed between his
launch and the LAmbert's Point pier
during the violent wind. rain and
electrical storm. The man was
brought to this city and rushed to
the Riverside Hospital. but died be
fore medical aid could be rendered.
It was not at nrst thought that he
was seriously injured
Tuccorrs death. 80 far as could be
oScertained last night, was the only
one taken by the storm. which played
havoc with small craft on James
River. Hampton Roads and the bay.
Several fishermen were caught in the
storm. but all. IL is believed. made
their way safely TO shore.
Telephone poles we're blown down
In the city. tops and branches
wrenched from trees and window
blinds and glass windows smashed BY
the wholesale.
The storm lasted but a few minutes,
ending almost as suddenly as 1t came
up. There had been a heavy wind
most OF the day and the sky became
overcast about s O'Clock. A short
time later terrific wind storm RACED
over the Virginia peninsula
Great sheets OF water and spray
were lifted high into the air on James
River. The whirling water had some-
what the appearance OF q cloudbursk
and persons watching from tho shore
despaired for the safety OF the SMITH
field boat and suall craft caught on
the river. The whirling water did ne
damage, however.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-23
MAYOR QUITS OFFICE
TO co TO THE FRONT
Lieut. Thornton r. Jones, OF battery
d, Hampton, Turns Oficial Duties
Over to Successor.

Hampton, Va. June 23.--IAeut-
Thornton y. Jonas who In the Mayor
of the city OF Hampton. yesterday
OF his once over to Marion c. Ran
some, vice-presidsnt OF the City Coun-
Gil. who wifi be acting Mayor OF 49,
city until September /. in the event
that Lieut. Jones IL kept In service
until that tina Mayor Jones will
retire from ONCE on September /.
when Mayor elect Thomas L sclater
will enter once. Mayor Jones had
been In tbs once for sixteen years,
and ne will quit it one OF the most
popular officials IN the State. Mayor
Ransone will take up his duties to-
day.
With every man In the battery
eagerly awaiting the call to arms and
the equipment OF the company in
shape for quick handling, officers and
members of Battery D field artillery.
were last night ready to move on to
Richmond for the State militia mob!l-
iZation camp in an hours notice. The
Indications are that the entrainment
orders will come In today or tomor-
row. and the opinion Is generally felt
that Hampton artillerymen will be in
the mobilization army at Camp Henry
c. Stuart by Saturday night or Sun
day.
Captain Frank n Couch last night
put his men through another special
drill and gave them instructions. Dur
ing day soldiers were drilled both
in the morning and afternoon, while
the excitement around the big ar
mory was at fever heat.
At the recruiting station in East
Queen Street Lieut.. Thornton r.
Jones announced that twenty four
men had been enlisted. SO that the
battery will unquestionably have its
full quota Of men when 1t departs for
the frontier service.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-23
The w. c. 7. U. Alphabet

A stands for Alcohol, king OF all woe;
b is for Bar. the workshop OF the foe.
@ Is the Crime this dread -tyrant doth bring
ID is the Drunkard the slave of the king.
Il is the Evil we're fighting today;
F Is the Fool that filings manhood away.
G stands for Greed. lands awful blight;
III Is the Home for which fight
/ is Iniquity. alcohors child:
y Is the Jail. where his victims piled.
X stands for Keg and the Knave that's within:
Il is the License which Law grants to sin.
NJ is the Money for which souls lost;
n Is the Nation that not the cost
o is the Octopus, crushing boys;
p is the Poison that wrecks and destroys
Q Is the Question-to you it has come:
r is for Ruin, Rags, Riot and Rum!
S Is Saloon. where black evil is rife
It stands for Tears OF child. mother and wife
e Is for Union, where women find strength:
Is the Vote that shall triumph at length
w is whiskey, Wine. Wrong, Want and Woe
Is the X-Ray that EVIL throw.
is the Youths that labor to save;
Y is the Zeal that our God to us gave
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-23
CONFER DEGREES ON SIXTEEN.
Haanpden Sidney College Ends 1Aoth
Session.

session
Hampton Sidney, Va. June "a
exercises marking the
close of the one hundred and fordeth
session OF Hampden-sidney College
were held yesterday. when degrees
were conferred upon sixteen gradu-
ates. The address to the graduates
was delivered by the Rev. Andrew
Allan. Farmville, Va. and before the
literary societies by the Rev Dr.
James D. Paxton. Lynchburg, Va
The graduates follow:
Bachelor OF Arts-Denison Maurice
Amick, Romney, W. Va; Charles
Richard Bugg. Farmville. Va; Hol-
combe Robertson Crockett Max
Meadows. Va: Edward Laurence
Dupuy. Jr., Worsham. Va; George
Hudson Gilmer. Jr.. Draper, Va.
Leigh Buckner Hanes, Roanoke. Val
Bernard winfred Oliver. Hampden-
Sidney, Va; Edgar Baohe Pendleton,
San Diego, Cal: Arthur Gilmore
Ramey, Charleston. w. Va Charles
Blair Richmond. Ewing. Va: Hugh
Charles Thompson, Charleston, w. Va,
and Joseph Stephens Upton. Hills
Vile, Va
Master of Arts-Denison Maurice
Allan, Tarmvilie, Va. and Lewis
Holiday Lancaster, jackson. Miss.
Bachelor OF Sctence--John Arm
strong hackelford, Martinsvflle, Va.
Honorary degrees were conferred as
follows; Doctor of Laws, DIR. George
Ben Johnston. Richmond, Va; doctor
OF divinity, the Rev. Stuart Nyer
Hutchinson, Norfolk, Va, and the Rev.
w. H. IT. Squtrea Norfolk Va