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The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-01-25
NOTED MARINE FIGHTER PASSES
AWAY AT WASHINGTON HOME
FROM BREAKDOWN DUE
TO OLD AGE.
HAD SERVED IN NAVY FOR
OVER THREE SCORE YEARS
Was Ranking Naval Officer of the
World and Whole Nation Mourns
His Death-President Wilson
Is Prompt with Tribute to
Great Sea Fighter.

Washington, Jan. 18.-Admiral Dew.
by priority of grade the ranking naval
officer of the world, is dead at his
home here in his eightieth year.
He had not been conscious for two
days, when he lapsed into coma, still
believing that in a few days he would
be back at his desk in the Navy de.
partment. His death ended 81 years
of active service.
A general breakdown accompanied
by arterio sclerosis incident to old age
was the cause of death.
Disease Had Hold.
The disease had been gradually
spreading it's hold upon the powerful
body for a year and a half, but the
admiral, proud Of his physical vigor.
had fought it off and even kept it's ex-
istence secret from most of his in.
innate friends.
About week ago he was at his Of
flee, apparently hale and hearty. The
next day he collapsed as he was pre-.
pairing to leave the house and the be.
ginning of the end was at hand.
Mrs. Dewey and the admiraFs only
son, George, were at the bedside.
They had known for two days there
was no hope.
Wilson Is Notified.
President Wilsonand Secretary Dan.
iels were notified at once and the
news was flashed by wireless to Amer.
lean naval vessels and stations all over
the world. The message carried or.
ders that all flags be half-masted.
The President will confer with Sec
rotary Daniels and Rear Admiral Bad
ger to arrange for the funeral, which
probably will take place Saturday.
The body will be buried at Arlington
National cemetery.
Only two other men-Farragut and
Porter-have held the rank of the Ad-
Civil war days no military figure had
held such a place as Dewey in the at
lection and admiration of the Ameri-
can people.
President Pays Tribute.
When the news of the admiral's
death was received at the White
House, President Wilson, in express
ing his grief at the death of Admiral
Dewey, said "the whole nation will
mourn the loss of it's most distin-
guished naval officer, a man who has
been as faithful as intelligent and as
successful in the performance of his
responsible duties ir time of peace
as he was gallant and successful in
time of war
"It is just such men that gives the
service distinction and the nation a
just pride in those who serve it,
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-01-25
Not to Amend White Slave Law.

Washington, Jan. 17.-Asked If
there would be any effort to amend
the Mann law so as to exclude non
commercial cases, following the recent
supreme court decision, Representa-
tive James R. Mann, author of the
measure, replied: Not on my part.
I have never heard any talk in con-
gress of changing the law, although
there has been talk on the outside of
amending it. The department of JUS
tice has wanted to strengthen the law,
while other people wanted to weaken
It by excluding non-comE,27c;al cases."
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-01-25
Federal STATISTICS
SHOW BIRTH FIGURES
States Selected as Typical Have 70 Per
Cent More Arrivals Than Deaths
Foreigners Lead Natives.

Washington, Jan. 18.-Certain states
containing a third of the country's
population show 70 per cent more
births than deaths in 1915, in sur
vey just completed by the census bu-
reau. The statistics disclose that in
the territory included in the investi-
cation 'foreign-born parents gave birth
to many more children than, did the
native-born, and that among the negro
race the death rate is higher and the
birth rate lower than among the
white.
The area covered in the survey in
cluded New England, New York, Penn
sylvania, Michigan, Minnesota and the
District of Columbia. The figures are
the first federal birth statistics ever
published.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-01-25
BELIEVE RAIDER IS M0EWE
THAT SHIP RECENTLY SAILED
FROM KEEL WITH DANISH FLAG.
Thought to Have Resumed Its Career
of Year Ago When Appam Was
Taken-Hunt is Active.

Norfolk, Va.,-Jan 20.-Wireless re-
ports picked up here said that least
II, if not more, Allied cruisers are
now searching for the German raider
playing havoc with Allied merchant
ships in the South Atlantic. They are
strewn along the Atlantic coast from
300 miles south of the Virginia capes
to within a few hours steaming OF the
place where the German rover was
sighted.
The cruisers are at all intervals
sending out warnings to Allied ships
giving the last two locations of the
raider and advising Allied merchant
men to avoid the known routes In the
South Atlantic Ships are also urged
to send out warnings upon sighting any
strange craft.
Believed to Be Moewe.
T;o Janeiro, Jan. LIT is consid-
Ell ALMOST certain here that the Ger
mar sea raider which has been Great
ing havoc among the Allied shipping
in the South Atlantic is the Moewe,
German armed raider which captured
the British merchantmen Appam, and
sunk numerous Allied ships in Allan
tic waters a year ago.
According to reports from an author
itative source, the MoeWe recently
sailed from Kiel under the Danish flag,
and with cargo of hay on the bridge
in order to conceal her armament.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-01-25
WH|PPLE CHOSEN COUNSEL
BOSTON MAN SELECTED TO
WORK WITH PROBERS.
Choice Follows Bitter Contest Among
Members of Committee-Woman
to Be First Witness.

Washington, Jan. 20.-Sherman l..
Whipple of Boston, a Democrat, and
a noted trial lawyer, has been invited
by the rules committee of the House
to act as counsel in the peace note
leak investigation, which it now ap-
pears, will extend deeply into Wall
street stock manipulatiOns.
Representative Henry, chairman OF
the committee, and Representative
Campbell, the ranking Republican
member said, when the announcement
was made, that it was hoped Whipple
would accept. From other sources
there were limitations that the Bos'
ton attorney had been consulted and
was expected to undertake the task.
Will Complete Plans.
Further public hearings in the in
curry we're postponed until next week
in order to give counsel and the COM
mittee time to complete arrangements
and prepare for future proceedings.
The plan is to call on the first wit
ness, Mrs. Ruth Thompson Visconti,
the woman who Thomas w. Lawson
says told him Secretary Tumulty and
w. w. Price, "a Washington newspa-
per man, were beneficiaries of the
alleged leak She will be followed by
a score or more of other witnesses,
including the men whose names have
been brought into the inquiry and a
number of prominent New York finan-
cierS
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-01-25
RUMORS DELAY WITHDRAWAL
Reports Regarding Villa Hold Up Per-
shing Recall.

Washington, Jan. 19.-1nadequate
and even contradictory reports con-
corning Villas operations in Mexico
have, bewildered administration OIL
Gals and it is believed resulted in the
delay in ordering the withdrawal OF
General John J. Pershing's forces.
One report received at the state de-
partment said the Carranza forces had
dispersed the Villa bands in the Par
raj district. Another said Villa had
begun an attack on chihuahua City.
Both reports were from state depart
ment agents.
The war department was without
special reports from General Fred Fun
ston, who has just completed an in
spection of the punitive expedition.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-01-25
rAE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY IN
FRISCO TRIAL SAYS ALLEGED
ANARCHIST THREATENED
EXECUTIVE.
Pl Gifted REVOLUTION
AGAINST GOVERNMENT
Thomas Mooney on Trial for, Murder
by Bomb Explosion Accused Of Be-
ina Leader Of AnarchIsttc
ORGANIZATION to Bring
About Uprising.

San Francisco, Jan. 2O-That Presl-
dent Wilson's life was threatened by
an anarchistic organization, known as
"The Blasters" of which Thomas ).
Money. on trial here for murder was
a leader, will be shown by evidence to
he presented in MONEYS trial, Assist
ant District Attorney Edward A. Gun
ha declared in superior court in his
opening address to the jury.
81 will PROVE" said Cunha, that
these men plotted revolution against
the government l will prove that they
said in an edition of The Blast, the
weathercock in the white house had
better watch out. Suppression of the
voice of discomfort leads to assasslna'
uOn.'"
Tells of Bomb Explosion.
Beginning his address in court, Gun
ha outlined the history of the bomb
explosion here last July, in which ten
persons lost their lives and in which
it is charged Mooney had part.
81 will show motive for Mooney 8
participation in this crime and that
he advised and encouraged 1t, SAID
Cunha. l will prove that prior to jan
uary, 1916, Mooney, Alexander BerK'
man, Miss M. E. Fitzgerald and 9TH
ers entered into a conspiracy to bring
about an uprising against property
owners, the confiscatiOn OF private
property and the destruction OF gov
eminent, and that they called them
selves The Blasters,' and publicly
announced in the Blast the objects OF
their conspiracy"
Would Betray Organization.
81 will connect Mooney with this
conspiracy by letters in his own writ
ing and by articles he wrote in the
Blast I will show that they planned
. TO betray the American Federation OF
Labor. I will show that before the
parade Mooney declared preparedness
must be thrown back into the teeth OF
its advocates
Cunha said that Mooney and the
other conspirators in their campaign
against preparedness declared that the
first one of them to be approached by
recruiting Omcer Snoulu sllooI ninA
down.
"The Blast" an anarchistic publ
cation, is printed in San Francisco.
Berkman, it's editor, at last accounts,
was in New York city raising funds to
use in MONEYS defense. Miss F1tz'
gerald is associate editor.
Attorney Cunha said the paragraph
on which he based his statement was
as follows:
1--WE don't complain. We under
stand Wilson's position. He must do
his masters bidding. 1t is the same
policy. But we want to warn the
weathercock in the White House that
It may not prove safe. Suppression OF
the voice of discomfort leads to assas'
sinatiOn Vide RUSSIA
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-01-25
100000 LOAN TO BRITISH
Will Be Floated in This Country by
j. p. Morgan.

New York, Jan. 19.-Another new
British loan, amounting to $250,000,0O
will be fioated in this country by J. P.
Morgan and company, that banking
firm has announced. This is the third
hotation, including the Anglo-French,
of British loans in the United States
since the outbreak of the war. The
new loan, secured by high grade COL
lateral, will take the form of 51s per
cent convertible notes, dated February
1, 1917, $1OO,OOO,0o0 to mature in one
year and the balance in two years.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-01-25
Thaw's Sanity to Be Tested.

Philadelphia, Jan. 1S.-An examina.
ton of Harry K. Thaw's mental con-
dition will be made before he is per-
mitted to leave the hospital where he
is recovering from self-inflicted
wounds, according to DR.. Ellwood R.
Kirby, his physician in this city DR..
Kirby said the wounds On ThAWs
wrist and neck were rapidly healing.
The physician said the PATIENTLY
mind was still somewhat cloudy. He
talks with difficulty and while speak,
ing he frequently falls into doze.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-01-25
Germany Increases Tonnage.

Washington, Jan. 19.-German ship
yards since the war began have built
tonnage to.alling three quarters of a
million. Official dispatches to the
United States government say that not
only are all German shipping compan-
MES preparing for a resumption Of
business after the war, but the Ger
man canal system is being improved
and structural improvements are be-
Ing made in the harbors of Bremen.
Stettin and Hamburg.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-01-25
SEEKS MORE INDICTMENTS
Chicago Prosecutor HIS Two Moro
SUSPECTS on Grill,

Chicago, Jan. 19-State's Attorney
Hoyne says he is seeking indictments
of two more public officials in his cru
SADIE against police corruption. They
are, he said, Oscar De Priest, the only
negro alderman in the city council,
and Police Captain Stephen X. Heay.
De Priest, according to the states
attorney and Captain Healy figured in
evidence presented to the grand jury
dealing with protected gambling in the
so-called black belt" which De Priest
represents in the city council. Healy
until his recent transfer by the new
chief of police, Herman Schuettler.
had police control over the district.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-01-25
RUSSIANS REOCCUPY VADEN|
Drive Enemy from Town Near GaIatz
On Danube.

Petrograd, Jan. 1S.-The most i'm
portant development on the military
side Of the war operations, so far as
the official reports indicate, was the
launching of a Russian offensive in
Roumania which resulted, according to
Petrograd, in the recapture from the
Teutonic forces Of the town Of Vadeni,
six miles southwest Of Galatz on the
Danube. A strong effort by Field Mar
shall Won Mackensen to regain Va
deni, the Petrosrad report adds, was
broken up.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-01-25
No Woman Lawyers in Britain.

London, Jan. 19.-Women will not
be permitted to practice law in Eng
LAND if the lawyers can prevent them
At a meeting of the genclh council Of
the bar, over which Attorney General
Sir F. E. Smith presided. a resolution
asking the general couLcii to ':oonsid-
or a report upon the dcsirability Of
making provision for the admission
of duly qualified women to the pro-
fession," was overwhelmingly defeated.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-01-25
Search DELAYED by Foo.

Calexico, Cal, Jan. 19.-Rain. fog
and cold weather has prevented :ur-
Their search "y military airplanes Of
the desert of Lower California and
Sonora for Lieut.. Colonel Harry G..
Bishop and Lieut.. w. A. Robertson,
Jr, army aviators missing since JAN
uary 10, when they started from San
leo.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-01-25
international Forestry Conference.

Washington, Jan. 19.-Many dele
gates arrived Thursday for the two
day international forestry conference
opening here under the auspices of
American F>crestry association. The
chief topit Of discussion was tt be the
fight against the white pine blister
disease which threatens destruction to
pines on the North American CONT
nent valued at s4OO,OOO,OC0 Secre-
tary P. S. Ridsdale in his annual re-
port will show a large gaiE in mem
bership and a prosperous year for the
association.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-01-25
SWISS MILITARY STAFF BELIEVES
THAT TEUTONS ARE ABOUT
TO INVADE THEIR COUNTRY
WITH LARGE FORCE.
MUNITIONS GATHERED
ANTICIPATING ATTACK
Fearing Violation of Her Neutrality
Switzerland Has Heavily Strength
ened Her Border Guard and Is
L.. Equipping Supply Bases
Rapidly as Possible.

London, Jan. 2O.-With masses OF
German troops concentrating near
Basel, the opinion grows i'm the Swiss
military general staff that Germany
is about to invade Switzerland with a
view to freeing Alsace from the
French armies, according to a Gen.
eva dispatch to the London Exchange
Telegraph.
This report is borne out by dis
patches of the last week stating that
Switzerland, fearing violation of her
neutrality, has heavily strengthened
her frontier guards and is equipping
her supply base as rapidly as possible
with munitions Of war.
Expect German Invasion.
Switzerland's action has been taken
Notwithstanding the recent assurances
from both Allied and Teutonic pow
ers that the neutrality of the noun
tain republic would be held inviolate.
The Geneva dispatch states that
"The Swiss general military staff Is
convinced that a German invasion of
Switzerland is contemplated with a
view to freeing Alsace from the
French INVADER
That Germany may be withdrawing
her fighting forces for some secret
purpose is suggested in Berlin dis
patches, which indicate that the Teu-
tonic advance on Roumania has come
to a standstill.
Surprise Attacks Successful.
In the latest official communication
the only successes reported for the
invaders were gained through a sur
prise attack between the Suchitza and
Putna valleys, and south OF the O1tuz
road.
The Russians are Smelling the towns
of Tultcha and Isakcha, across the
Danube in Dobrudja, while the Bull
garians guns are active against hos
tile shipping and military positions
near Galatz and Isakcha.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-01-25
Marks Baby to Avoid Exchange.

San Francisco. Jan. 19.-His coat of
arms sketched in indelible ink on the
wrist of his baby daughter gives as
surance to Lieutenant G. w. Won
Brincken, military attache OF the Ger
man consulate here, that his young
wife will carry away no other couples
child when she leaves the hospital
where their first born has just come
into the world Won Brincken was
not satisfied with the nurses methods
of identifying newborn infants, and
called for pen and ink. He was recent
Iy convicted of completely in plots.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-01-25
Committeeman Seek "Leak" Attorney.

Washington, Jan. 19.-The house
rules committee investigating the al
legged leak on President Wilson's
peace note held no public hearings
Thursday, but the committeeman con-
tinued efforts to agree upon special
counsel. authorized by the house.
Pending a selection, the taking OF fur
Their testimony probably will be held
in allegiance and those summoned to
testify allowed to return home to await
a further call. The difficulty is over
the selection Of counsel satisfactory
alike to democrats and republicans.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-01-25

Bank Of England Cuts Discount Kate.
London, Jan. 19.-The rate of dis
count of the Bank Of England has been
reduced from to 81 per cent. The
reduction was regarded IS an indica-
ton that the gold situation and the
question of the foreign exchanges are
we'll in hand so that maintenance Of
the per cent rate is no longer neces-
sary. The market believes that the
chief purpose, however, is to bring
the official minimum more in line with
the interest on the new loan and bene-
fit the bank rate with minimum
charge Of q Fer cent.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-01-25
Wisconsin Man to Vienna.

Washington, Jan. 10. - The ap-
pointment of DR.. Carl Vogel, of Elroy,
Wis, as special assistant to the Am
erican ambassador at Vienna for the
inspection of prison camps is an
nounced by the State Department.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-07
Austro-Germans Follow Fast
on the Heels of the Re-
treating Latlns-

In great arc more than 100 mics
IN length the Italian armies are falling
back upon and through tho plains or
yenctia to a new and shorter line or
defense.
From the Fin!i valley to the head OF
the Adriatic Sea the entire line OF tho
Tacliamento river has been given up by
General Cadorna, while from virtually
, the border of Trenuno northeast~ard
and eastward through tho Dolomites
and the Carnic Alps to the Full the
northern army Is carrying out rctpg-
rade movement southward through the
mountainous country toward the plains.
, The Germans and Austro-HunGarians
everywhere are following up the Italians
in their retreat, but with the Italians
Offering resistance In rear guard actions
along the entire 'front.'
The decision Of the Italians to cracu-
ate the Tugliamento line WAS taken after
the enemy had intensified his pressure
along the upper reaches Of the river IN
the highlands and pushed forces across
the stream in the center and to the
south. This movement compelled a
simultaneous withdrawal along the
northern front from the r'clla valley I"
Colhricon.
Apparently. the main AuStro-Ifrrman
, forces Ire not IN Close fpnlt'l Will VIZ
retrcating Tagliamcntn enemy tn" Ger
man official says the retreat Indicated
hv cnnfagrations over thr route of re-
tircmcnt. No claims made by the Cor
mans of Italians having been made prIs>
oncr.
On the plains the Italian cavalry is
doing the same effective work 1t did IN
rctardinE the enemy during the lrSt
eight days Of the retreat frnm tn" lS"n-
20. when 1t held Teutonic ndNnncH
guards and permitted General Cadorni,
to bring his forces 10 the west bank OF
tho stream virtually intact. except for
his Iusscs in men and guns during tn"
| first. mad rush. The morale Of the
Italians at present, IS declared TO hc
splendid.
The probability now seems 10 be tina,
Continued on Page FouT.)
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-07
Review of
The Election

Tho outstanding feature Of the
elections in the United States yeStcr-
day was the apparently assured VIC
tory for woman suffrage in New
York state by n majority 'nf ap-
prom .ulatrly 10000. While the suf-
tracistS were winning in IN" east.
Early returns from Ohio indicated
defeat for them in that state.
TXo states. Ohio and New Mexico.
voted nu prohibition. In complete
returns from Ohio showed that tho
contest in that state was very close,
with the vets leading by small
margin. The Prohibitionists evident
~ had carried New Mexico.
Th" "n,ire Republican state ticket /
beaded b. Governor samuel WI
Mccall. won An overwhelming vic!
tory in Massachusetts. while the
Democratic state ticket. headed hy
Westmn-"land Davis for governor.
was successful in Virginia.
Interest in the municipal cleo
,ions conferred upon NV York.
where John r. Hylan. Democrat de-
t"ai.rl MAJOR John Mitchell. candi-
date fnr rr-,iertion. by plurality
Of moro than 10000. The "ntir"
Tammany cIty ticket also was
elected The Socialist vote showed
Il gain Of more than 400 per cent
over that caSt in the municipal cam
pa!gn iou-: years ago.
Th. bi-part san judicial ticket in
chicago defeated by plurality csrI-
mated al $4,000. Socialist candida
<sanding on an anti-Tar platform.
With Senator P"nrose backing tho
su-c;,lgrd town meeting candidates to
puSt tho Ware brothers from control
IN Philadelphia. upon the face of th'.
returns up to midnight. appears to
have been unsuccessful. but ut that
hour both sides were claiming vic
tory.
William y Magcc. former mayor
o. Pittsburgh. seemingly WIS de-
rrntrd by T.. V. Rahcuck. u wealthy
business man Both are t"ruhlic-
ans. Harry l.. Davis. L, publican.
was re-olcctcd mayor OF Cleveland.
rhyrirs W. Jewett. Republican. was
chosen mayor nf indianapolis. BY
cierting George W. Smith mayor of
!.nuiSvill". tho Republican party in
that city scored their FIRST victory in
,cu Years. John t;;tivin. Republican.
was chosen mHyor of Cincinnati.
Georc" /. Buck. defeated Louis P.
E,uhrnauu. Ihr incumbent, for
r,avnr of buffalo. sack is a Re-
nuhlican. Hiram II. f:dG"rton. Re-
oubl,rtn. was "l"ctcd mayor OF
Rochester. and Walter +. Stone. Re-
publican. mayor Of Syracuse.
SCHUYLER Merritt. Republican.
WAS elected 10 congress from Conncc-
ri"u. 20 nil tn" vara.ncr by III" death
of r:hsnr"er j. Hill. Republican.
Merton r. Lewis. Republican. was
rr-elcctsd attorney general of New
York state.