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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-04
|SLAYER'S SHIRT FOUND
NEAR BODY Of Girl.
Pretty Model strangled With
Stocking Before Skull
Was Crushed.

Philal,elphia. Pa. Jan. although a
score of detectives are working on the
mystery surrounding the murder of
Grace Roberts, young artists model, in
her apartments here Saturday, no defi-
mite clue to the identity OF her slayer
has been found early today. The body
was found by a 3anitor at the apart
ment house where she lived. He skull
had been crushed. apparently with an
electric flatiron, and a silk stocking
was tied tightly about her neck.
Despite many evidences of a desper-
ate struggle i'll the room. other accu-
pants Of the apartment declared that
they had neither heard nor seen any
thing unusual on the night Of the
tragedy.
According to detectives, Mrs. Rob-
erts. who was about % years old, was
a widow. a dozen or more photographs
Of men were found in the room. but
whether any of them had been identi-
fled, the police declined to say.
A mans silk shirt and collar. both
blood stained, were found in the room.
The wner the authorities believe. is
the murderer. The young woman was
last seen alive by acquaintance at the
apartment house Thursday.
As valuable jewelry Inc a small sum
of money were found in her room the
police believe robbery was not the mo-
tive Of the murderer.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-04
SNAKEBITE T.
$4,000 IN INDIA
Elephants, Tigers ond
Other Animals Cost
9,192 Lives.

Simla. India. Jan. 2-More than 2 5000
people were killed by snakes and wild
animals in British India last year. The
government reports show that 1923
persons were slain by tigers and other
beasts, and 26,3S5 persisted through be-
ing bitten by reptiles, an increase over
the previous year Of 300 deaths met
IN this manner No figures are avail
able for the native states with their
population of some 80, 900, 900.
During the past five years elephants.
tigers and other animals have killed
1892 people in British India, and, Of
these, tigers have claimed a toll Of
1852. In the same period 116. 1928 per-
sons have died as the result of snake
bites.
Last year the highest total Of deaths
due to animals in any one province
was in Bihar and Orissa, where 6S4
people lost their lives, tigers alone ac-
counting for 376. The total number Of
snakes killed was 1874, 500.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-04

artillery followed tbs practice adopted
last year, of welcoming January /. with
snlvos against their enemy from guns
Of all calibers. Along this front. every
thing from machine guns to the biggest
OF thu heavies Joined in firing.
In sending this fiery greeting to the
Germans, there was a further compli-
cation Of difference of time. the Ger
cans observing continental time, which
is one hour ahead Of the British and
French clocks.
To avoid all doubt the British artil-
!ery fred at both II O'Clock and mid
night.
Low black clouds scudded over The
battle area this last night of the old
year, and its successor was borne in on
= bowling wi1.d which caught up and
carried away the thunder of the guns
The grim booming was swept far be-
You'd the battle lines, until it mingled
with the church bells, summoning the
people to prayer in the war bound vii.
ia2eS of France.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-04
UHA|DED, WOMEN
SAVE i65 LIVES
forty-five Inmates and One
Sister Dies When Asylum
Is Destroyed BY
Fire.

Quebec. Jana. 2.-Sisters of Charity
aere without outside aid in rescuing
inmates of the ST. Ferdinand de Hall
Tax insane asylum at ST. Ferdinand de
Halifax, Megantic county, when fire
destroyed the building late Saturday
night, resulting in the death of As
women inmates and one sister. The old
building was in a remote district, far
from other habitations and not a
single man reached the place until
after the 46 women had persisted and
the sisters had saved the remaining
1875 inmates and 30 girls attending a
school conducted in a wing of the
structure. A high wind spread the
flames quickly. The sister who lost her
life was trying to ave n Of the in
mates.
AdvieeS received today said the loss
would not exceed 500, 900. The cause
Of the fire was not known.
There was much suffering. as the
night was intensely cold. After the
flames had reached all parts Of the
building so that no further attempts at
saving lives could be made, the sisters
turned their attention to caring for the
survivors. The building was owned by
the Quebec branch Of the Sisters of
Charity. BY arrangement with the
government it was maintained as a
regular government establishment for
the cure of insane
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-04
FIFTY NEGROES
LYKCHED IN 1916
Four White Men Victims Of
Mob Law - Three Negro
Women Killed, Tuskegee
Report Shows.

Tuskegee, Ala. Jan. FIFTY four
persons were lynched in the United
States in 1916, according to records at
Tuskegee institute, made public here
today. Fifty Of the victims were ne
groes and four white persons, and in-
Guided in the record are three negro
ONE SiXty-seVen persons were
lynched in 1915, 13 of whom were white
men.
In a statement, presenting the report.
Robert r. Motion, president OF the in
stitution, said:
Fourteen, or more than one-fourth
of the total ~lynchings, occurred in
Georgia. OF those put to death, AZ,
or n per cent of the total, were
charged with %offenses other than as
sault. The charges for which whites
were lynched were murder, three; sus-
pected Of cutting a woman, one (this
81 Mexican). The charges for which
negroes were put to death were.
Attempted assault, nine; killing Of
ficers Of the law, 10; murder, seven;
hog stealing and assisting another per-
son to escape, six; wounding officers,
four; assault. three; insult, two.
For each Of the following o~ffenses
one person was put to death:
Shaping boy, robbing store, brush
ing against girl on street, assisting his
son, accused of assault, to escape; en-
tering q house for robbery or other
purpose. defending her son who, in de-
Tense Of his mother, killed a man; ia
tally wounding a man with whom he
had quarreled. speaking against mob in
act of putting a man to death, attack
ing a man and wife with a club.
"Lynchings occurred in the following
states:
Alabama, one; Arkansas, four;
Florida, eight; Georgia, ID; Kansas,
one; Kentucky, seven; Louisiana, two;
Mississippi, one; Missouri, one; North
Carolina, two; Oklahoma, four; South
Carolina, two; Tennessee, three, and
Texas, nine"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-04
ARIZONA GOVERNOR
CLINGS TO HIS JOB
Hunt Refuses to Surrender
Office to Campbell, Who
Is Inaugurated.

Phoenix. Ariz.. Jan. 2.-Thomas e.
Campbell was inaugurated governor Of
Arizona today. There We're no inaug-
ural ceremonies for Gov. G. w. P. Hunt,
incumbent, claims the office, and when
Governor Campbell went to the execu-
tive offices, he found them locked.
Governor Campbell delivered his in
augural address TO a great crowd that
filed the capitol grounds. There were
40 serious disturbances. Scores Of
armed deputies were scattered through
out the asseE1blage.
Immediately after the address, Gov
ernor Campbell proceeded to the ex-
ecutive offices. He found a deputy on
guard there, who said, because it was
a legal holiday, he was under instruc-
tons to admit no one. A formal de-
mand for admittance was made, and
the governor withdrew.
Governor Hunt left the capitol short
ly before Governor Campbell arrived,
declaring he would be at his desk to-
morrow.
Governor Hunt announced he con-
sidered the oath of office he tool Sat
urday before a notary public sufficient
to entitle him to the governorship.
Therefore, he had not insisted on a
formal ceremony at the capitol today.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-04
TURNS TO WILSON note.

London. ian. 1.-The nope is OK
crossed by the Manchester Guardian
mat the forthcoming note Of the en-
:ente to President Wilson will be writ
ZEN By different hand and in q different
spirit than the reply OF the allies to
Germany.
Several things must be remembered
4 eXtenuation Of the poor quality and
poorer expression of the allies reply
o Germany" says the Guardian. OBJ
Jieusly. it is a good translation from
The Moreover, the french orig
ma clearly is not the French of a
Frenchman. We should say it is a
French rendering of a Russian original.
passed without sensible notifications
IN Paris n finally badly done into
english in London.
aside from these blernishes in suh-
.tance, the reply was very much what
vas expected, and inevitable. We ven
ture to thinl nothing was added 20 its
course by the verbal embellishments
With which it was enlarged n weak
ened. These emotional appeals contin-
ne throughout the note until the post
script, which is strong, clear, logical.
convincing and obviously by & differ
INT hand, dealing specifically with Bel
gium. Nevertheless, we see no reason
why, If Germany is willing publicly to
state What she is prepared to offer. we
should not follow with a statement of
what we demand.
THE text exchange OF TiewG will he
between the allies n President VII
son. This is a different, and in many
respects a more critical. matter. The
reply of the central powers was collect
I've, but we see no reason why the reply
of the allies should be. At least. we
nope it will be drafted in this country
and addressed as we alone know how
10 the mind and heart of the people OF
the United States. If it is to avail IL
sniiglltening American opinions and
winning American sympathy. it must
be conceived in a different spirit and
expressed in different terms than the
document just made public. The draft
lug should be by Foreign Secretary Bal
four. There is none better able than
he to put forward our noble cause and
purpose in worthy language"
TO Inform u. S. People.
The Westminster Gazette says.
The reply OF the allies to the cen
ira! powers by no means winds Ut this
debate. We have now TO reply 10 Pres
shall do so in tie reasoned and Cour-
tcous which is due q friendly
neutral.
In this we have not merely to in
form President Wilson on questions II
all probability he well understands, bu;
to make our case clear to the American
public, which is not and cannot be
expected to be familiar with European
politics unless it is SO Instructed.
There is in history nothing quite
analogous to this exchange OF mani
festoes between beiligerents while the
armies are still at grips. but let US bs
sure it is going to play 4 highly M
portant. and possibly useful. part in
the last stage Of tins war"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-04
RUSSIAN EGGS TO
END u. S. FAMINE
Henry D. Baker Urges Parcels
Pest Plan to Get Trade When
Peace CONSCIOUSNESS
Possibilities.

Washington, D. c., Jan. IA strong
plea to the United States to organize
Tor the transaction of a great business
with Russia, especially, after h war,
is made by Henry d. Baker, until re
Gently commercial attache to Russia,
now consul to Trinidad. Mr.. Baker has
prepared a statement of his views for
the chamber of commerce of the United
Importance relative to the Russian
market and its possibilities.
Summed up, Mr.. Baker sees almost
unlimited opportunities for the United
states in Intelligent development Of
trade with Russia. He believes the
business OF 1S2,0oo,00 Doc awakened Rus
S.sns IS not a thing lightly to be over
looked from a business and industrial
standpoint
Would End Egg Shortage.
Starting with an exposition of the
possibilities of the vast egg resources
Of siberia and Russia in relieving the
s~ssc-ease il this country, Mr.. Baker
uroGae1s to q general discussion OF tne
trade and possibilities of the
r9Ss s-soira overs S.647,O00 square
miles or about one-sixth Of the Ian
surface Of the world. He takes the
view that friendly diplomatic relations
with Russia and active business atten-
e7cn 70 trade and investment there
would mean marvellous elop
Russian stocks of goods today are low,
Mr. Baker says When the war ends
a great flood of imports will flow into
the empire. He holds that the war has
IMPOVERISHED Russia On the con-
trsvy. he says Russia without
Is more prosperous than Russia with
vodka before the war.
H.. n. ~,s,,+S ant thar If each person IN
Russia should expend 81 a year more
han before this war. it alone would
rsn-esent an equivalent of over SlSU,-
00N 600 : year in increased purchases.
urses Parcels Post Fian.
One of the recommendations of Mr..
g,ssr is that the United States should
make a parcels post arrangement with
Russia, He says the United States has
beer asleep as TO this for years, While
nthe,. great commercial countries have
ha., oro6tiug tremendously by parcels
post facilities.
sroreu,e effort at organization is
necessary If the United States is to
gsc its share of Russian trade after the
war. in Mr.. Bakers opinion. he eN-
poets organized efforts 10 get traue uy
tseru,anv, England and other powers
and sans IL the United States is to get
its share. now, he says, is the time TO
begin. Branch banks, for one thing,
ns deems essential. He advises, too,
thar American universities and colleges
shoufS start to teach h Russian lam
s,,sye and every encouragement should
be given to young men to learn Russian
for commercial service in that country.
In sets DOWN TO this, in the opinion OF
Afr Rs,Ser. that America by a great
Snfellirsnt. organized effort, can cap
sore an enormous Russian trade after
the q but without such an effort 1t
will be badly ou~tstripped by other ma
tons.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-04
|CRIh||E ILLS D
NET BIC PROFITS !
CROOK GIVES 4
Waterloo Business Men Among
Victims Of 4 Youth VINO
Passes Bad Checks II
Many Cities.
GRlEvlNG DAD IS PUZZLED
Kenyon g. Peterson Admits ~
Robbed Northwestern Sta
tion-says Largest For
gerry Melted Sc, 667.
DAD IS PUZZLED

Los Angeles. Cal. Jan. AN alleged
confessions duplicating himself In &
series OF crimes reaching from Chicagt
to the Pacific coast. among them ths
robbery OF the Chicago & Northwestern
station agent at RavensWood. = suburbl
Of Chicago, on November ~. was made
today, according to the police by Ken
o q. Peterson, 81 ear old, who
walked into the police station and
asked to be taken into custody.
Disappointment over his inability to
make $1,000 a month through crime,ss
was the reason given by Peterson Tor
he was the son Of a RavensWood BUSH
ness man.
He said also he robbed the Cathay
tnn, Chicago, a few days after thd
isavenswood holdup. In his confession.
he admitted. the police say. passing bad
checks In Waterloo. Ia. and in various
Pacific coast cities, for amounts rang
ing from small sums up to $6.667. The
latter amount, the police said, Is the
sum he claimed to have paid b. scheck
in San Francisco for a one-thtrd inter
est in the Hass1er Coast Sales company
for which he produced a bill Of sale.
Peterson said he came to Los An
6ClIS SAAA 10 AAOAAAa q OAS6W
after leaving Coronado owing q large
hotel bill. He registered at q hotel
here. he said, under the nafne OF p. G.
Carlton. where he gave a check, which
the police said he admitted was worth
less, and then surrendered. Peterson
claimed he served with the Illinois ma
tional guard on the Mexican border, but.
was given a disability discharge wher
he fell and broke his hip.
Chicago, Jan. kenyon q. Peter
son, the 21-year-old Chicagoan, who.
according to advices from Los Angeles
Cal, confessed to a number Of rob-
berries extending from Chicago to the
Pacific coast, is a son Of r. w. Peter
son, a north side business man.
Regarding the checks, / know that
part Of the reported confession Is true"
Mr.. Peterson said. Il cannot UNDER
stand what prompts the boy. He has
a good home and all the advantages
his five brothers enjoy and they are all
that q parent could wish. / am await
ing information from Los Angeles be-
fore deciding what I shall do"
At Chief of Detectives Charles Lar
kin's office it was said that Kenyon g.
Peterson was not known to the police
as an offender.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-04
INJURED WORKMEH GET
$4,224,875, REPORT SHOWS

Harrisburg. Pa, Jan. IA summary
If the results of the workmen's COM
pensation the first yea of the opera
ton of the system in Pennsylvania,
which ended last night, shows hat 54,-
500 agreements Ia been approved,
CARRYING $4,z24,S75. During the year
s147,2S1 was paid to dependents Of per-
sons killed. who have s2,S17,974 still to
be paid to them under the terms OF the
act.
Workers disabled for more than IA
days were paid s1,259,619, but this sum
does not represent payments for medi-
cal services, or what vii! be required
to carry claims to maturity.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-04
STATE SEEKS EVIDENCE
IN BOMB PLOT CASE
Letters, Lists, Cartoons Taken
From Anarchist Plant-Trial
of Mooney Wednesday.

San Francisco, CAL. Jan. 2.--Officials
of the district attorneys office raised
the editorial rooms of the Blast, a local
anarchist organ, last Saturday and
seized the subscription list, letter and
paper files, manuscripts, private cor
respondence and cartons it was
learned here today. The raid was
made, 1t was said, for the purpose Of
securing evidence to be used in the
prosecution Of Thomas j.. Mooney, al
legged r~ingleader in the conspiracy
which had it's climax July %, in a bomb
explosion which caused the death Of
10 persons during a preparedness par
ade.
Moneys trial will begin Wednes-
day.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-04
PEACE HOPES TURN
TO WILSON NOTE
TROOPS HOPEFUL
London Papers Note That De.
bate Has Only Begun-Suq-
gest Clearer Statement
to. United States.
REPLY is HELD UP A DAY
Attention Is Called In Londor
to Importance Of Making
People of U. S. Under
stand British View.
REPLY is HELD UP A DAY

Washington. dan. 2,-IZopa FOR prog
fess to"ard peace negotiations now has
turned to replies to President Wilson's
note, both here and in Europe.
The reply of the entente allies to
been forwarded today and the indica-
tons were hat 1t would not be sent on
before tomorrow at the earliest. The
hope that the entente reply to the Ger
4 proposals had not closed the door
On further negotiations was undimin-
islled. but the German embassy's atti-
tude, that they had been made doub,
ful by The reply. was reflected gencr.
ally.
The American government, it was
made known here today, sent no sec
ond note to neutrals subsequent to the
dispatch OF President Wilson'S peace
cote. The American Diplomats at neu-
.rai capitals were instructed thai In
transmitting the peace note they should
convey a suggestion that, if the neutral
governments thought it wise 20 take
action On peace, the United States
thought the time opportune.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-04
SUFF BANNERS BARRED
FROM INAUGURAL PARADE

Washington, Jan. Woman suffra-
gists will be barred from participation
in the inaugural parade here, March S,
officials in charge announced Saturday
night, unless they promise to not dis
play banners advocating the suffrage
aus
"All paraders will escort and honor
the chief executive and will be in line
for that purpose alone" said the an
~nouncement. ANY scheme to attract
particular attention to any particular
cause will be strictly banned"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-04
Dogs Of Rich Take Food
From People In England

Lonoon, Jar. Thousands of dogs arr helping to keep up the high
f humans, pound steaks. mutton chops and other expensive things
This "a brought out in parliament the other vday when it became
known that steps were being taken 20 reduce" the 100000 dogs that
inhabit the British isles.
The suggestion of the government to raiset the dog tax from $150 to
ST, is M Of the proposed steps to reduce the dogs" But it is pointed
out that the breeder and well to do owner will not be deferred by an in
creased tax; In favor of the dogs, it is declared, that dogs We're never
more requests for dogs than in peace tine-som many women are nervous
3 their homes.
What really makes patriotic people boil with rage is to see fashion
ably dressed women viii anywhere from two 20 a half dozen pampered
pets. These ire the dogs accused If eating the pound steaks.
Z. THE really best dogs, like all the best people," says the Daily.
Mail, "eat simple food. a good house dog in a well ordered household
may be kept in perfect health at a infniteshmal cost. 1t is the utterly
useless dog With n Q merit but pedigree and no part in life but to be
a nuisance at home and in the street, in the hotels and in railway
trains"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-04
OHIO GOVERNOR ASKS
COST INVESTIGATION

Columbus. Ohio, Jan. Immediate
Investigation OF the high cost Of living
ana the creation of a bureau of mar
eets under the administration OF the
state board OF Agriculture were among
recommendations included in Gov
Frank Il, WINS parting message u
,,s ohio ,egislature. which convened
,nday. He also recommended that the
maximum paid to injured working men
in case OF total disability or their fam
lilies in ease OF death be increased from
Sa.Ts0 TO $4,000.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-04
LAW TAKES 2,4OO KIDS
UNDER IL FROM SHOPS

Columbia, S. G.. Jan. 1.-South Caro-
lina's new child labor law, prohibiting
the employment of children under IA
years of age in the textile establish
ments, went into effect today. and m
ploynent Of about 2,40O children auto
matically ceased. according to figures
of the state department Of agriculture.
The old law made the minimum age
limit for employment IL years.