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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-07-12
w IMAM MAJ AGAIN VI
HEAD U. S. EDUCATORS

Portland. Ore, July 1O-Delegates to
the National Education ASSOCIATION
convention being held here. predict that
woman will be elected president for
t1917-18. Only one Oman Ella Flagg
Young, OF Chicago, has held the pres
idencyaof the association.
Resolutions favoring international
peace were adopted by the association.
at Oakland IN 1915. The resolutions
York declared for military training in
American schools.
David Starr Jordan, chancellor of Lee
land Stanford Junior university. has
been added to the list OF speakers OF the
convention. He will talk on .'Th Ref
ormation's Influence on Education" on
the evening of July 12
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-07-12
GERMAN SPIES IN
MEXICO TIP BERLIN
Wireless Stations in the East
Transmit Information Carried
Over Border, He Says.

Washington. d. c. July Fo-Mexico
is boneycombed with German agents
u they are working in cooperation
with German agents in this country,
r sending Information to Spain.
This Is h assertion Of a prominent H.
nancfer h has lately been in Mexico
and tor years has been in personal
with officials and with condi-
tiO11s there.
How information Is sent to Spain he
but what he says hts IN with the
statement lately made by Senator
Chamberlain that there are wireless
stations o the east coast Of Mexico
and In b Caribbean region. The finan-
cial authority quoted says It Is Idle
grams.
Conriers can get across the bopder
even e they had to crawl
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-07-12
ALFONSO REFUSES TO
CALL PARLIAMENT
If Members Hold Meeting With.
out Call, They'll Be Pun
ished for Sedition.

Madrid. July 1o-The government re-
fused a request from a number Of Cat
alonian senators and deputies, asking
that parliament be convoked. They de-
clared that il the government did not
Immediately summon parliament they
would call upon the members. thereof to
meet inA Barcelona JuIys19. TIE gov
ernments decided that tho proposed ex-
~traordinary meeting at Barcelona
would be considered seditious and those
attending it liable to Punishment.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-07-12
HETTY GREEN'S SON TO
MARRY CHICAGO GIRL?
Says He Has Had 5000 Offers
Of Marriage in Last
Is Years.

Chicago. July 10--E. n. R. Green, son
Of the late Hetty Green. holds the long
distance proposal record for America,
for, according to Mr.. Green himself,
ne has received more than 5000 offers
of marriage in the last Is years. News
paper publicity Is blamed by Mr..
Green for most OF these proposals.
It was rumored that Mr.. Green's
present visit to Chicago was for the
purpose Of being married tomorrow.
He denied this, but refused to deny or
a Chicago girl.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-07-12
ESSENIS BOMBED
BY ALLIED FLYERS
Damage Done in Home Of Krupp
Works-Raid Made on
Ghistelles.

Amsterdam, July 10-A frontier corr
respondent Of the Handelsblad reports
that Ave persons were killed and sew
eral houses were destroyed During the
bombardment Of the German city Of
Essen. home Of the great Krupp works
IN Friday night. "A correspondent OF
the Telegram says bombs were dropped
pn the KrIpp works and thatareportS
Of damage inflicted are. conflicting. Es-
Minated OF the number of attackers
vary from 10 to 40.
London, July 10-Royai naysi a11-
plaines carried out a raid o. the
admiralty Chave announcement Al
though heavily attacked by an enemy
.ormation. bombs were successfully
dropped on objectives and all the Brit
tshS machines returned safely.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-07-12
SAYS ne DIDN'T STRIKE.

Bologna. July 9.-Having received
first reports from New York describing
the discovery OF the Ruth Cruger's body
Judge Zucconi lengthily Intercepted
Alfredo Cocchi, the slayer. Cocchi lost
the e~omplaicency he had maintained
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-07-12
SLAYER AIDED BY
COPS N CIVILIANS.

New York, July 9.-When investiga-
tfon OF the Ruth Cruser case was re-
suEned today Henry Cruger. father OF
the murdered girl, was among the wit
nesSes before the grand jury.
1t was said that evidence had been
obtained that several policemen and a
number Of private citizens had as
sisted Alfredo Cocchi. the confessed
murderer to sca the country. In
dictInents are expected against mem-
bers OF the police department for the
laS methods employed in attempting to
solve the mystery.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-07-12
KAISER LEARNS CONDITIONS.

Berlin (delayed) July 9.-Followirg
hard upon the heels of the mass OF plain
spoken editorial comment based upon
he hair trigger tension in the rela-
lions between b ~reichstag and the
government comes the official news
that Field Marshal Won Hindenburg
anu Genera Won Ludendorff, his CHIEF
OF staff. have arrived In Berlin for d
conference with the emperor.
The Tageblatt names Matthias Err
berger, a leader OF the clerical center
as the man who took HI lid off the
seething political kettle and paved thu
way for the discussion which resulted
in a common Meeting ground for all
but h Pan-Gern1an faction In FRI
days session OF the main committee.
Must Reject A~nnexations.
Herr Erzbergerfs discussion Of the
remarkable for it's lucidity and cam
dor. II was augmented effectively by
the u~tterances Of social democrats who
related the Impressions they had gath
cred at the recent Stockholm conference
and in neutral countries. Their de
duction was that affairs in Germany
must be subjected forthwith to q
thorough overhauling for the good OF
the German people and the German en-
pire. The majority faction OF the social
democrats also is convinced thai the gov
eminent must make a positive declara-
tioH tnat II Is ppOSe TO all pOlcleS OF
annexation either in the east or west.
While all the sessions of the main
committee are looked upon as conf
1ential, the Tagebiatt reveals enough
of Fridays proceedings to warrant the
conclusion that the discussion COW
cred h entire range of internal polit-
lcal reforms.
The Tageblatt observes THAT the
progress Of developments is irresistible
because right. reason n necessity de-
mand these things. and The strong
man whom the conservatives are call
Ing for would have little luck himself
end@would bring less to the empire"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-07-12
SOCIALISTS TALK PEACE.

Stockholm, July 9.-Immediate con-
liberation OF peace conditions which
shall include the establishment of an
International convention to bring about
general disarmament is the demand OF
s.he international p~roletariate, according
X German minority socialists. who
have just issued a lengthy memoran-
ium which contains the following
recommendations:
Obligatory international arbitration
should be instituted.
Equal rights Of all inhabitants OF any
country. regardless OF nationality, race
Or religion, is an imperative necessity.
: Secret treaties must be abolished.
Notifications of frontiers must de-
oend on the consent OF the populations
concerned and must not be effected by
violence.
To Reestablish Serbia.
Is Annexations and indemnitieA shall be
Fixed on the basis OF the.right OF ma
tons to decide their destfnies.
lR Reestabiishment OF Serbia as an in
dependent autonomous state is neces-
eary.
Tho aspirations Of the Polish peo-
pie toward national unity rs understood
Russian Poland and refuse it to Prus-
Sian and Austrian Poland. Is ~irrecon-
cilable with the right of nations tc
decide their oWn desilnics.
Continuation OF the war to establish
this risbt rs well rs 10 solve the ques
lion of Alsace-Iorraine Is condemned
An opportunity ought to be given Al
SAGE Lorraine to decide by referendum
to which country 1t wishes TO belong.
Reraration for Belgium.
1t is impossible to refuse belgium
complete political Independence and
complete economic autonomy. The Bel.
Fian people should receive PREPARATION
and damages due 70 a particularly
he; restitution Of economic losses, this
having nothing in omno with wa,
indemrities which are condemned.
b policy OF eoloTial conquest u
s~oEdfmned. The essentsa, preliminar,
Of a lasting peace is the iSdependencegu,
the socialist Narties in their Relation
with the iTnp@rialiatfc governments.
A peace wou-i De Idle ak ,tnkeae
imported by energetic aforementioned ef-
horts of the masses.
MILITARY ciilEFs LEAVE.
Berlin. Jniy s.-Oeftela, anrosxsce.
nert fs stnade th0t Fseld M~Rrshai.xn
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-07-12
MaWe4tNykR cAeEe pnopprn

TEt4taad, Colo, Jnfy AN tn1set-
m49yeepaaaffng as q result OF the coal
Ht0eheatyfk in tbs southern part 0f
Ctlpgee06Tln 1918 weps dismissed In The
district GlaNS LAs Antlnaa count to-
day
Tbs dhsE1zl1sab weye at the reouee4 Of
Attorney General Hubbard. The most
tmpoetAnt cESe dropped was that Of
John r.. Lawson, charsed with mu1-
dss on fOnr AMI
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-07-12
ONE ATTACK CHECKED.
RUSS RETREAT IN PERSIA.

Petrograd, July 10-A withdrawal OF
Russian forces IN the front near the
border between Persia and Mespotam-
la, is announced by the war office to-
day. Under pressure from the Turks
the Russians evacuated Panjwin. Khan
ikin and. asr- Shirin.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-07-12
Calls NEUTRA[s
To CONFERENCE
Upheaval il Germany Believed
Due Soon When the KKaaiiser
Sees His Chiefs and
Plans Changes.

London, July I0-According to reports
reaching Rotterdam from Berlin and
forwarded by the Exchange Telegraph,
Emperor William invited the neutral
ambassadors and ministers to a confer
Sencs on Saturday.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-07-12
DENIES JAPs IN I 8

Toxic. July 6, (delayed).-DeniaI that
Japan q assisted the northern or any
other Chinese party. was made bysPre-
mfer Terauclai In the diet today. Jap
ans policy was to let China be governed
by the Chinese, he declared.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-07-12

Condition OF Corn. u
Condition of corn and spring wheat
by important states:
Corn-Ohio, 85: Indiana, 80; Illinois.
81; Iowa, Sc; Missouri. 81; Nebraska.
S.; Kansas, n.
Spring Wheat-Minnesota, 81: North
Dakota, 10; South Dakota, SO.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-07-12

Follows:
White potatoes-4, 1874. 200.
Sweet potatoes59N,00O
Tobacco@1,1 Jas, COO.
Flax-1.93 9. 600.
Rice--96S, 0O0.D0O.
Wheat remaining on farms July / Is
estimated at about 1920, 900 bushels.
Is compared with 74,731 900 bushels on
July 1 last year and 80, $4,000 bushels,
the average stock on July l for the five
years 1911-15.
Condition of the various crops on
July 1. with comparative figures for the
Same dates asst year. the July 1 l0-year
average condition and the June 1 con-
dition this year, follows:
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-07-12
GREATEST ri / / CORN
CROP On RECORD
IN |. FORECAST
Farmers Answer Presidents
Plea for Food With Estimat-
ed Crop Of 3,0O0,O0O,O0O
Bushels, Report Shows.
WHEAT OUTLOOK BRIGHTER
Record Breaking Potato Yield
indicated by Condition July i,
Exceeding Previous Mark
by 80, 600, 900 Bushels.
OUTLOOK BRIGHTER

atA tALstrNfENAfE EEf+G4E 4sfgTf sTl1tALHMp
Washington. July 10-A 100000 900
spusnel prospective crop Of r this
year IS III answer returned by farmers
of tn. Unt,d States to President VIII
sons a for food for Americas allies
erop been grown.
In it's first forecast OF corn srnd,,c-
ton this year the department Of agri-
sultllre announced that July 1, condi-
mons forecast a crop of 1924, zoo, 900
bushels. Sixteen million more acres
TINS year We're planted to corn tina
last year and he acreage exceeds the
FORMER record in 1909 by 5000, 900!
acres.
Wheat Beats Last Year.
The wheat crop. responding to better
weather conditions during June. shows
an increase of about 1000, 600 bushels
IN prospects, with a total of CTS. 100000.
bushels or 38.000.000 larger than last
years crop.
A record crop Of white potatoes also
Is forecast with a production Of 49,.
1OO.000 bushels. That would exceed the
previous largest crop, grown in 1912 Nv
S2,0OO,0O0 bushels. Prospects of the rye
crop show a slight decrease from the
June forecast, but the production viii
pc q record with a total OF 56,1OO.0OOi
bushels.
Production forecasts OF the various
crops made today, with comparative
figures giving forecast Of each crop
made last month and the final produc-
ton figures of last year with the aver
Age production for the previous five
years.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-07-12
Up
DIPLOMATIC SERVICE
Former Ambassador TO Ger.
many Retired TO Private Life,
Washington Admits.

Washington, %. G., July l0-James.
w. Gerard, former ambassador tosGer-l
resignation was accepted some time
ago. though the fact was not allowed.
to become known until today.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-07-12
hEWRUss BLOW
YIELDS 900 IN
CAPTN|Es, GUNS
German line West o.
Stanislau Is Pierced and
Cavalry Pursues Re-
treating Huns.
LEMBERG GATEWAY TOTAL
Dozen Of 48 Cannon Captured
Are Big Ones-French Expel
Germans From Trench
es Taken Sunday.
(By Associated Press.)

New and powerful blows are being
struck by the Russians in Galicia. APP
parently they have broken the Al,stro7
erman lines west of Stanislau. south
Of Halicz. as today's official report
from Petrograd not only reports inn
portant gains for the Russians in the
Stanislau area, but declares h RusStanl
cavalry is pursuing the retreattng
snemy.sThe pursuit already has reached
b Lukva river.
from the south. seems doomed to fall
unless the Russian onslaughtais quickly
opped Russian push northwest
from Stanislau would result in Halicz
being hemmed in on three sides.
Take 25.oo0 in Week.
The renewed Russian onslaught In
the sector brought with it not only adj
ditional territory but 1000 prisoners
md ~. guns including a d0zen large
caliber pieces. The total Russian cap
lures of men in the present remarkable
is mounting rapid and now iS
In excess Of 25. 200.
North of the Stanislau area General
Brussiloff is holding fast to his newly
won positions in the vicinity OF Brzeza-
ny and near koniuchy, where his troops
are we'll placed for a continuation of
the drive upon Lenlberg along converg-
ing railway lines. Austro-faerman
counter attacks here have failed to
SAidhe lie RUSSIAN possession OF THIS
valuable terrain. #
Grown Prince Desperate.
There is little but local fighting along
the British front in Northern France,
but further down the line the Germans
are giving the French little rest.
Attack after attack is being launched
by the crown prince in desperate at
tempts to shove the. French from their
positions along the Cher1in Des DANES
There was another such drive last
night at Pantheon. but like others that
have preceded it the effort was sue
cessful.
Meanwhile such trenches as the Ger
mans were able to retain after their re-
pulse on their attack OF Saturday night
in the Aisne region were wrested from
them in greater part by q brilliant
counter offensive started by the French.
ONE ATTACK CHECKED.
Berlin, lvia Lendon), July 10-Ths
Russians who attacked yesterday IN
eastern Galacia were brought to a
standstill by German reserves after the
Russians had pressed back the defend
ers in the direction of h wooded
heights of Czarnylas, the war office
announced today.
French trenches on a front OF three
and one-half kilometres (about two
miles) on the Aisne front. have been
captured by the Germans, who took
300 prisoners. the war office announced
TODAY. ~
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-07-12

asst week Field Marshal Won Hind
made visit to Austrian HEADQUARTERS.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-07-12
p0tseER ron ZAP WtssDoN.

Eok9n auly tdcaayed.1-An en-
e~buztaStks fasevcil dinner was oven To-
NIGHT ~ the Amsrtcan-Japan sqcaatx
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-07-12
MILITARY cHIEFs lEAvE.

Berlin. Jniy s.-I0gftctat any1Ossiss
nert fs made th0t FssAeld MRrshaiNa
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-07-12

CohFSefs can get across the bOnder
ven e they had to crawl
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-07-27
AVIATION STATION
PLANS ARE APPROVED
Land For Hangers viii Be Clear.
i. Il. ed At Once =.

+ Washington has approved the plans
for the Ford Island aviation station,
details of which were printed In The
Advertiser some days ago. Word that
the contract for the twenty-five acres
of land needed for the immediate work
of the station, the site for the four
hangers that are planned and the land,
ing places for the planes, have been ap.
proved by the department in Washing.
ton was received at the local headquar-
tiers yesterday morning. "....'..H
Under this contract the land needed
for the hangers will be cleared of the
cane that Is now standing. probably by
the Oahu Sugar Company, while the
crop on land not Immediately needed
will be allowed to mature. \,
Material for the hangers is already
on the ground, and surveyors are 10
be set 70 work today TO map the Island
and to make deep water soundings Of
the waters surrounding. Work on the
hangers will start within week or
ten days.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-07-27
GREATEST SECRECY IS
OBSERVED BY eoNcLAvE
We viii Fight On Until the leu
tons Are Beaten, Declares
French Minister Of Finance Ri
bot Who Says Accession Of
Greece To Cause Has Greatly
Modified Balkan Situation
ASSOCIATED Press BY U. 8. Naval Com
munication Service)

u ~-~N~--~~~~N-0~A
ID ARIS, July 20 Yesterday,
the third anniversary of the
day when Russia began mobiliz-
ing herarmy as a warning to Aus
tria and the third anniversary OF
the sending to Vienna of the Ser
bian reply to the ultimatum which
launched Europe upon the pres
ent bloody war, the representa-
.tives of the Allied Powers met
here for war conference and for
a review Of the situation.
Every nation opposing the Cen
trail Powers is represented by one
or more of its notable men, with
Finance Minister Ribot presiding
over the deliberations.
The greatest secrecy is being
and every precaution has
been taken to keep from leaking
out any information which might
prove of benefit to the enemy
against which nearly all the civil
lied nations Of the world are ar
rayed. a.. - X ."#, NJ
The most profound confidence
in ultimate victory over the expo
nents OF Prussian kultur was ex-
pressed at the opening session, the
feature of the conclaye being an
address by Charles Ribot, French
minister of finance, in which he
expressed the firm intention of
the Allies to fight the war out to
"a victorious conclusion. .
"The accession of Greece to our
ranks" said Monsieur Ribot, "has
greatly modified the situation in
the Balkans and removed one of
the principal causes OF worry to
us, With Greece now enrolled
under the standard Of civilization
against the barbarous Hun, every
nation of the Balkans is represent
ed here with us. ,.
BY Three years of the most fright
ful warfare in the history of the
world" continued the French
minister of finance, "haye not
weakened France in her firm de-
sire to go on with the struggle
until victory perches on our ban
ners. We must win the war, and
we shall fight on unfalteringly UNI
til we do"
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-07-27
Renu Mooney Not
Guilty of Mar der
Jury Returns Verdict Of Acqula IN Case ooan Accused Of
Completely In Bomb Plot Explosion That Killed Ten Persons

Mrs. Mooney is not free, there being
seven more indictments against hei
charging murder, but II Is uncertain as
yet whether or not she will have to face
trial on any one Of these additional in.
dicements. In her cell, following her
return from greeting her husband, she
held 2 reception, kissing her attoraeys,
the other dqfFndantsg and Including the
newspaper reporters 81 her embraces.
81 feel most happy over my acduit,
tall she said, "but happier still in the
knowledge that others who, like me,
have been falsely charged will now soon
be at liberty,
Mrs. Mooney, who is a music teacher,
has offered TO educate Pearl Seaman in
music. Miss Seaman was one of the
victims Of the bomb explosion, her leg
having been blown of. F.rs.
District Attorney Fickert, asked for n
statement, said; uI found the usual
difficulty Of trying TO convict woman
of a capital offense ! expected a dis
agreement in the Iury at the best.
will probably put one other defendant
on trial; am not sure yet which one"
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-07-27
DEBT Pressure IN
ERL|NIREMEN||D|OUs
BerIiners Are Reported To Be
Hungry and Weary Of the Con-
tinued Drain Of the War
ASSOCIATED Press by q. s. Naval Com.
M munication Service)

BERLIN; July 25--A correspondent
Of the National Tidende, German
newspaper, attributes the ever-increas
ing accumulation of war debts as the
principal factor in the agitation for i'm
mediate peace that is now sweeping
through Germany. 'LiS
Prominent Germans admit that the
results of the eh-touted submarine
campaign are slower than planned for
Won Hindenburg has confessed that
lack Of men prevents carrying out any
extensive offensive, despite the fact
that the Russians in eastern Galicia
have suffered crushing defeat.
Berliners look gaunt and hungry, but
healthy. Many Of the children Of the
city have been sent to the country
owing to shortage of foodstuffs. Vege.
tables have almost entirely disappeared
owing to the drought, only lemons and
onions being fairly plentiful in the
markets. ..'r,. ~
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-07-27
CANADA TO HAVE
income TAX LAW
viii Be Modelled On That Now In
Effect In United States and
Will Yield Huge Sum
associated Press BY U. 8. Naval Com
munication Service)

OTTAWA, Canada, July 26-Follow-
ing the precedent set by the United
States congress, the lower house of
the Dominion parliament unanimously
adopted yesterday the government pro
.posals for the imposition Of an income
tax. r. ~. To
As adopted the bill allows an exemp-
ton of $1,000 for unmarried men and of
$4,000 for married men, the same as the
American law. Upot all incomes in
excess Of the amounts mentioned, tax
OF four per cent is to be levied on the
excess, Corporations are TO be taxed
four per cent upon all incomes over
$4,000. '.'Y ~ .t,
II is estimated that the revenue which
will be derived from the income tax will
aggregate more than $l5,oO0,OO0.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-07-27
men DRAFTED ARE
BEING EXAMINED !
BY LOCALSB0ABDS
Large Proportion Of Great Army
Being Raised 70 Fight the
Huns Expected To Be Selected
BY First Of Month !.
(Associated Press by U. 8. Naval Com
nunication serEiceD NJ ~

WASHINGTON, July 26-Local
daft boards throughout the country.
appointed to examine those drawn last
week for military service uudef me Sc.
leciive Draft Act, are already summon.
ing for examination those, whose names
were drawn in the great draft.
The name Of these boards has been
changed; instead Of being known as ex.
emption boards, as they we're FIRST
called, they are to be known az seiec-
ton boards. Their duty "A 20 examine
all drawn for service and pass upon
whether or not those persons should be
rejected or taken into the great amy
which the United States "a raising from
among its citizenry to fight the Huns.
All claims for exemption are made 10
them and they pass upon the merits Of
such claims.
II is believed that a considerable pro.
portion Of the draft army will have
been passed npon and selected before
the first OF August.