Kffi - DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD. Mono: All The News When 1 1 Is N f$ VOL. 23. 0of. DAKOTA CITY, NEB., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1014. '"eo,, NO, 1 - V A fcf .5. ALMOST EVERY MEMBER OF TERRE HAUTE ADMINISTRA TION INDICTED. MAYOR AMONG THOSE TAKEN Donn Roberts Unable to Secure Bail and Goes to Jail Officials Are Charged With Conspiracy to Corrupt Election Held Last November 3. Indianapolis. Ind., Dec. 29. Prac tically every member of tho city ad ministration of Torre Haute la In tho hands of United States authorities as a result of the arrests of 93 persons mado thoro on Saturday on Indict ments charging a conspiracy to cor rupt the election of Novomber 3 last. Stops taken by Marshal Mark Storen, who Is in Terre Haute, Indi cate that other arrests are to bo made. It Is said moro than one hun dred and twenty-Ilvo persons wore named in tho indictments. Among tho men taken wero Mayor Conn M. Roberts, who is a candidate for tho Democratic nomination for gov ernor In 1916; Dennis Shea, sheriff of Vigo county; Circuit Judge Ell H. Red ,man, City Judge Thomas Smith and other leading Terre Haute politicians. Unable to furnish bond of $10,000 demanded by Marshal Storen, Mayor Roberts was Included in a party of 21 of the prisoners who had failed to provido bond, was brought to this city and placed in jail. Mrs. Roberts said she would procure ball for her hus band. The others were released on bonds ranging from $2,500 to $10,000 each. Sheriff Shea and Judgo Redman wero given their freedom qii bonds of $10, 000 each. Almost the only Important official of Terre Haute that has not been arrest ed by federal authorities Is Edward Holler, chief of police. Chief Holler Is now serving a sentence in tho Vigo county jail for contempt of court. Frank C. Dailey, United States dis trict attorney for Indiana, who con- ducted tho Investigation which result ed in tho grand jury indlctmonts, said that Holler was among those Indicted, but that he probably would not be ar rested until he had completed his sen tence In tho Vigo jail. Mayor Roberts, who is regarded as the leader of the alleged conspiracy to corrupt the Terre Haute election, is charged with many overt acts In the indictment. He is accused of levying assess ments against proprietors of saloons, dance halls, gambling houses, and re sorts, to bo used for the registration of voters; of hiring men to transport repeaters from ono precinct to an other; of conspiring to placo only men his money could Influence on cer tain, election boards; of ordering the arrest of certain men to prevent their voting, and of directing the making of false registration cards. When tho grand Jury completes the investigation of Terre Hauto condi tions It will take up, according to Mr. Dailey, conditions in Indianapolis, which, in the last election, wero said to have rivaled Tdrro Hauto condi tions In many precincts, and aJso In Evansville, where a number of organi zations have requested Mr. Dailey to make an investigation VILLA LIFTS 'SIEGE OF NAC0 Arizona Border Town Sees Governor Maytorena Withdraw Five m Miles Away. Naco. Ariz., Dec. 29. United States citizens of this town came out of their bomb-proofs, took down tho steel platos frorathelr windows and joyously top pled over the baled hay barricades surrounding their bullet-riddled dwell ings. The siege of tho Mexican town of Naco was lifted Saturday night. Satur day morning it was seen that Gov. , Jose .Maria Maytoronn, the command erof tho Mexican besiegers, had evac uated, his entrenchments under cover of darkness and withdrawn his forces a dlstanco of five miles to the east, south and west of the position ho has held for tho last two' months. v- 33 ARRESTED BY U tli BOMB' THROWER ENDS LIFE Dynamiter Hurls Explosive In Temple at San Francisco, Ca.1. Five Per sons Wounded. Ijj p ,ouu rraiiciauo, i.ui., uuc. ii. a man ?Vaf namod Vavara, belloed to have been u luiiBiuua iiyiuuc,avr!CKeu mo uinuu temple at Filbert ancAvobster streets on Sunday, oxplodlng a' dynamlto bomb at tho feet of tlip Swaml Trlgunatlta during services Vavara was instantly killed, tho bomb blowing him almost in two. Tho swaml wns horribly In jured about tho legs and feet. Of tho congregation four wero injured. Two Kentucklans Are Killed. Lexlngtpn, Ky., Doc. 29. Albdrt Glllan .and. Uriah Evorly, Gillan's brother-in-law, wore shot to death at Island, Ky., by Chlof of Pollco Park TaIor Iloth men roslsted nrrost and fired on ollooman, who klllod them. Family Wiped Out. Lebanon, 111.. Dec. 29. The doath within forty minutes of each other of Viola Marie, aged eight.- .and Frank Hagc-man, aged ten, children of Ar- thur Hagerman, marked tho wiping out uf h' 'jimtly h Uphold fever 1 ROUT GERMAN AIRMAN ENGLISH AVIATOR PURSUES TEU TON FLYER; BATTLE IN AIR. Thought Naval Arsenal Was the Tar get Raider Is Driven Out to Sea. London, Dec. 28. An attempted aerial raid on London by a German aoroplano was defeated on Christmas day by tho vigilance of tho Royal fly ing corps. Tho Star, aftoc printing tho official announcement of the bos tilo aoroplano seen over Sheerno38, stutes that a German aeroplane also flow over Gravesend, practically in the suburbs of London, making Us way down tho Thames, flying from the dl lection of London. British aviators pursued it and several shots wore tired, without success. No bombs were dropped. A hostile biplane was sighted flying over Sheerness harbor at 12:35 p. m. Tho machine was traveling at high speed from tho east directly toward London. Naval lookouts at Sheerness sight ed tho hostile flyer at a great height and a British machine was Bent up to lntorcopt it A battle in tho air followed in which tho British aviator hit tho enemy's machine three or four times. After a sharp engagement tho raider was driven eastward over the sea with tho British flyer in pursuit Thousands of persons gathered at the sea front to witness tho battle. Tho British machine was not pre pared for a long flight and tho English aviator returned to SheernesB. At first it was thought tho German was intent upon dropping bombs on tho naval arsenal at Sheerness or on somo of tho British warships anchorod there. Sheerness is In tho mouth of tho Thames and about thlrty-flvo miles from London. ITALIANS LAND IN ALBANIA Troops Aid Inhabitants In Revolt Against Turkish Rule May Cause War. London, Dec. 28. A violent revolu tion has broken out in Albania against Essad Pasha, whom Turkey estab lished as ruler there when tho Otto man government broke into the Euro pean war. Essad Pasha's palace at Tirana has been pillaged and burned. Massacres aro reported. Tho Italian government has landed sailors from tho warships at the prin cipal Albanian port of Avlona to re store order and protect Europeans and the peaceful inhabitants. Italian intervention may embroil Italy with her recent foe. Turkey, and holds possibilities of far-reaching re sults. Recent dispatches from Athens by way of Paris said that anarchy reigned at Avlona and that the region arcund tho Albanian seaport was a prey to civil war. Italian naval forces occupied vA lona on October 26. Tho expedition was in a relief expedition. PROSPERITY SURE TO COME President of Steel Corporation As serts War Profits United State $300,000,000. Now York, Dec. 25. "Tho groat era of prosperity that I predicted flvo weeks ago Is as suro to arrlvo as summer. I know for a certainty that Europo has placed with American manufacturers orders for $300,000,000 worth of goods for delivery within a year. Our only difficulty will bo In providing facilities for tho transporta tion of tho merchandise," declared Charles M. Schwab, president of the Bothlehom Steel corporation, when he returned on tho Lusltania. "My only reason for visiting Eng land was to cancel contracts for tho construction of submarines for Euro pean nations. Secretary of State Bryan told mo that tho shipment of boats of war to any of tho belliger ent powers was a breach of neutral ity." JAP DIET OUSTED BY RULER House Refuses to Increase the Army, So Its Life Is Ended by the Emperor. Tokyo, Dec. 28. Owing to rejection of tho mcasuro for an Increase in tho army the emperor dissolved tho inv porlal diet on Friday, thus upholding tho program of tho ministry for mili tary development. When tho decision was announced there was a great com motion In tho houso and cheers from tho government sido. Tho army meas uro was rejected by a majority of 05, but tho houso npproved tho naval In crease by a majority of seven. A re script suspends tho houso of poors pending an election, which probably will bo hold In March. Kaiser Honors Mackensen. Berlin, via Amsterdam, Dec. 25. Gen. August von Mackensen has boon promoted to oberst-goneral for his suc cesses In Poland against tho Russians. Tho iron cross of tho first class has also been conferred upon him. Alfred Henry Lewis Dead. Now York, Dec. 25. Alfrod Henry Lewis, tho well-known nowspapor man and writer of books, died on Wednes day morning at tho homo of his moth er hero of an intestinal disorder. Ho had been HI only a few days. RAID ON GERMANY ZEPPELING, SUBMARINES, AERO PLANES AND BRITISH SHIPS IN BATTLE OFF CUXHAVEN. THREE ENGLISH BOATS HIT 4ero Pilot Is Lost at Sea Near Helgo land London Claims All Explosives Took Effect Teutons Repulsed Foes Metz and Brussels Shelled. London, Dec. 29. An official an nouncement glvon by tho admiralty on Sunday describes tho most spectacular battlo in tho history of warfare, In which land batteries, warships, sub marlno boats, aeroplanes, hydroplanes nnd Zeppelins wero ongaged. Tho battle is that which rosultod when tho combined British sea and air fleets attacked tho German naval station at Cuxhaven, on tho south bank of tho Elbo's mouth, ncrosB from the entrance to tho Kiel canal. Tho statement follows: "On Friday, December 25, Gorman warships lying in Schllllg roads, off Cuxhaven, woro attacked br sovon naval aeroplanes. "The attack was dollvered at day light, starting from a point In tho vicinity of Helgoland. "Tho British seaplanes wero escort ed by a light cruiser and a torpedo boat destroyer force, with submarines. As soon as theto -hips wore seen by tho Gprmans at Holgoland two Zeppe lins and threo or four hostile Boa planes, acting In conjunction with sev eral hostllo submarines, attacked thorn. "A naval combat ensued between most modern cruisers on tho ono hand and the enemy's air craft and sub marines on tho other. "By swift maneuvering tho enemy's submarines wero avoided, and tho Zep pelins woro easily put to flight by tho guns of tho Undaunted and the Aro thusa. "Tho enemy's Zeppelins dropped bombs near our ships without hitting nny of them. "The BrltlsL ships remained for threo hours off tho onomy's cost Six air pilots woro picked up. "Threo other air pilots wero picked up later, according to arrangement, by British submarines which woro stand ing by, their machines being sunk. "Ono pilot, Flight Commander How lltt, is missing. His machine was seen wrecked about eight miles from Hel goland, and his fato is at present un known. "Tho extent of tho damage dono by tho British airmen's bombs cannot bo estimated, but all tho missiles wero discharged on points of military sig nificance. Berlin, via wireless to Sayvillo, L. I., Dec. 29. An attack by British cruisers, destroyers and hydroplanes on the Gorman naval baso in tho North sea of which Wilhelmshaven and Cux havon aro important conters, is re ported in a statement from tho admir alty hero. Tho attacks wero mado December 25. "Tho admiralty reports that on De comber 25 eight British ships mado a dash into a German bay. Hydroplanes convoyed by them advanced against tho mouths of tho German rivers and hurled bombs a' the anchored ships there and a gas tank near Cuxhaven, without hitting .them or doing any damage. Tho hydroplanes woro flred upon and withdraw to tho west. German airships and aeroplanes ro connoltored against tho British forces and hit with bombs two British de stroyers and ono convoy. Flro started on tho latter. Fog prevented a con tinuation of tho fighting." London, Dec. 29. English nnd French aviators, according to official announcements issued on Sunday, have carried out successful aerial at tacks upon tho important aviation bases of tho Germans at Metz and Brussels. Tho aviation hangars at Froscaty, near Metz, wero bombarded and it is belloved considerable damage was dono. Bombs nnd arrows woro droppod upon tho railway station at Metz and upon tho military barracks at St. Prlvat, just outsldo tho town. At Brussels 12 bombs wero dropped on tho Ethorbeek airship shed, six of which woro effective. Tho German hangar was burned. An unofficial dispatch recolvod by tho Exchange Telegraph company from Rosondaal says: "ft is ruuiored hero that a Zoppelln was sighted near NIeuport and was shot at by tho allies and all Its occu pants killed in tho debris of tho air ship as It descended." With dramatic suddenness tho French avenged tho Zoppolln attack on Nancy, In which two porsons woro klllod nnd a number wounded France Orders Wrappers. Chicago, Dec. 28. Franco has or dorod 250,000 pounds of folt wrappers for tho soldiers' cantoons from a local company. British Raid Dardanelles. Athens, via Paris, Dec. 29. It Is re ported that an English submarlno en tered tho Dardanelles and destroyed threo of tho flvo series of mlnoH which had boon laid In tho channol. Tho sub marine oscapod undamaged. Believes German Raider Lost His Life. London, Doc. 29. Tho Gorman aviator who tried ,to attack iho Brit ish naval baso at Sheerness is be lloved to havo porlshod A llghthouao keepor In the North sen said an aoro plano fell Into tho water PRAISES U.S. STABILITY SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY M'ADOO IS OPTIMISTIC. Sees 'Tremendous Era of Prosperity Next Year After Reaction" Going to California. Chicago, Doc. 29. W. G. McAdoo, secretary of tho treasury, stopped In Chicago a few hours on his way to California. "I consldor it phenomenal that this country should havo gono through such a period of business stagnation without n panic," tho secretary said In substance. "But everywhoro aro tho signs of a reaction. I look to a tremendous era of prosperity noxt year. Tho tldo has turned and con ditions aro already greatly Improved over what thoy woro six months ago. Wo aro going to havo tho greatest period of prosperity wo havo over seen. "What effect has tho railroad freight rate lncreaso hnd In Chicago? Aro tho roads taking on moro men?" ho asked. "I am receiving reports from all over tho country which show that tho rato incroaso nnd tho organization of tho re8orvo banks havo dono much toward steadying business conditions." "How about tho effect of tho Euro pean war?" ho was asked. "Any war Is Injurious to tho world, yet wo havo reached tho point whoro tho present war Is in somo ways an actual benefit. Ever slnco it began we have unconsciously begun to econo mize, moro so than wo did during the financial stringency which preceded It" n ,UUMMUUUHMUtMt 1 ; jurjjrvAivx.ru.'N jl rN.uvvo s ITEMS i Huwvwuvm Washington, Doc. 25. Chairman Honry of tho houso rules committee announced on Wednesday that bo would not call up tho Mondoll woman suffrago resolution beforo January 10. Opponents of the resolution will com bat It on tho ground upon which pro hibition was dofeated that both suf frago and .prohibition aro matters to bo decided by tho states. Paris, Dec. 25. Tho chamber of deputies on Wednpsday voted unani mously an- appropriate of 8,600,000, 000 francs ($1,700,000,000) to covor tho expenses of tho next six months, including tho cost of tho war. San Antonio, Tex., Dec. 25. That Provisional President Gutierrez has quit tho presidency of Moxlco City, duo to tho differences between him and Gon, Felipo Angeles and fol lowers of Zapata, was reported on Wednesday to T. R. Boltran, local con stitutionalist consul. Columbus, O., Dec. 2b. Former Stato Senator Georgo IC Cotono of Dayton, serving threo years in prison for complicity in tho legislative brib ery scandal of 1911, was pardoned by Governor Cox. Muscatlno, la., Dec. 26. Tom Lon don, half brother of Jack Loudon, tho novelist, died here. For years ho had lived tho life of a hermit. Tokyo, Dec. 26. During an Inter pellation tho Japaneso minister of for eign affairs, Taksakl Kato, declared that no country had asked Japan to send an army to Europo. Tho war minister, Lieutenant General Oka, said tho Japaneso had sent arms to Europo to tho value of 10,000,000 yen ($5,000,. 000). PORTUGAL TO JOIN ALLIES Chamber of Deputies Adopts Inter vention Resolution To Push Preparations. Lisbon, Dec. 25. A formal notion embodying tho declaration that Por tugal Is preparing for "Intervention in tho war In Europo by the sldo of Great Britain" was adopted by tho chamber of deputies. Tho motion up holds tho facts of tho recently formed cablnot, declaring that "tho political crisis lmB been solved along constitu tional linos" and that "tho first acts of tho now govornment wore inspired by a patriotic purpose" Tho chamber expressed its confidence that tho gov ornment would push forward Its prep arations for tho military defense of its colonics and for lntorver.tion In Europe Turks Cross Egyptian Line. Berlin (wireless via London), Dec. 25. Constantinople reports that Turk ish troops havo passed tho Egyptian frontlor in forco, according to an offi cial announcement made horo. Constantinople also reports that Russian forces mado a night attack on tho Turks enst of KosprlkoJ, Many Indian Mohnmmodans from tho British army of occupation In Egypt f-ro deserting to tho Turks. Deputations of Indian Mohnmmod tons havo been received In Con stantinople Quincy A. Shaw Taken III. Boston, Deo. 28. Quincy A. Shaw, president of tho Calumet & Hecla Min ing company, has been compelled to relinquish all business becauso of a phyUcal and norvous breakdown, ac cording to a statement mado hero. U. 0. Troops to Use Canal. San Francisco, Dec 28. Tho United Statos army transport Buford, with tho Thirtieth infantry aboard, sallod for Now York by way of tho Panam . canal Tho troops will bo assigned to i tho I'lattsburg barrack NEWS FROM STATE HOUSE Corporation permits brought in a total of $84,167 to tho secretary of stato during tho past halt year, whllo other receipts of tho office amounted to more thau $10,000. Tho light fixtures which havo de layed tho opening of tho night school torm at tho stato penitentiary are now In placo and school will start soon after Now Year's day. An open forum on school law re vision will bo a feature of tho meeting of tho' rural school patrons in Lincoln during tbo week of organized agricul ture, January 18 to 23. Dr. Thomas, stato superintendent elect, is still In search of a deputy at a salary of $1,800. Ho has several ap plications on file, but the men of his tlrst and second choice who were not applicants, havo declined tho appoint ment. The report of B. J. Robinson, stato accountant, showB that tho Btato food, dairy, drug and oil department of No braska for the year ending, Novombor 30, 1914, received a total of $93,004.53 and paid out $10,066.71 In salaries and expenses, making a net profit of $46, 937.88 for tho state. Treasurer-elect G. E. Hall has an nounced tho appointment of Miss 'May Holland of Lincoln as etenographor for IiIb office. Miss Holland has been In tho office of the secretary of stato for tho past three years, but was recommended for her now position by democrats familiar with her ability. A legislator-elect who for the tlmo bolng docs not resiro his name to bo mentioned, declares ho will ask for an Investigation concerning a well-authenticated report ho has, togethor with somo proof, that tho uso of stato stamps for private purposes has boon grlovously abused within the past year. Establishment of a Btato stamping office, through which all official mall of the state must pass, is the recom mendation to bo mado to tho noxt legislature by Auditor W. B. Howard. Ho Insists that only In such a movo can all state offices protect themselves against political or other mlsuBo of stato postage. Judgo J. A. Lawrcnco of Tecumseh has shipped tho case of war nnd other relics, property of the local G. A. R. post, to tho adjutant gonoral at Lin coln, to bo added to tho state collec tion. This was in accordance with arrangements made with persons in terested. Thoro aro somo very inter esting war relics among tho list. Naming of five responsible business men of the stato to appraise tho ground that will bo condemned for university extension, Is to bo a duty thrust upon Governor Morohead In tho not distant future. Tho executive board has Indi cated that ho will enter into tho mat ter slowly and that tho appralsorshlp appointments will represent every thing that Is desirable la ability and In tegrity. Although tho federal law providing for a stamp tax on business paper contains a specific oxemptlon as to state, municipal or other public docu ments, a good many peoplo who send vouchers to tho Btato auditor aro af fixing 10-cont stamps thoroto. Auditor Hownrd announces that no stamp is necessary and anyone who uses it Is Blmply contributing needlessly to tho federal government. Announcement of tho release of Hvo stock sanitary orders pertaining to tho disinfection of stock cars and quaran tine against cattlo brought In from Illinois is mado by Stale Votorlnarlan Klgtn. Tho former order pertained to cars used in Interstate shipments und tho latter pertained to cattlo brought In from torrltory whore the foot and mouth disease was bolioved to havo been raging. Tho semi-annual report of" Stato Auditor W. B. Howard for tho period ending Juno 30 shows that on that dnto the stato had $900,117 of war rants outstanding. Since that tlmo tho stato treasurer has called In sev eral hundred thousand dollars of war rants and haa called in all warrants issued up to December 9. Tho amount of permanont educational investments of tho stato at the end of six months was $9,871,985. Congressman Klnkald has written Secretary of Stato Walt to protost against tho stntemont that ho expend ed $735.74 In Ills recont cnmpalgn. Ho Bays his sworn statement filed with tho secretary of state shows ho ox ponded $550.07. "Small Fruits for tho Homo" will be tho themo or G. S. Christy of Johnson, who will address the mombors of tho Stato Horticultural sooloty, January 20. Tho horticulturists will moot dur ing the week pf organised agriculture, January 18 to 23. News has boon received by the stato railway commission that tho further hearing of tho Sioux City rato caso nnd related cases boforo tho Jntorstnto comiuorco commlBBlon hns boon post poned Indefinitely. Tho compalnts brought by Sioux City, Council Bluffs, St. .Tosoph. Knnsns City, Atchison nnd Donvor, assnlllng tho class rates In Nobraska, havo all been consolidated nnd will bo heard at tho snmo time. These mattora wero to havo boen taken up at Omahn on Jnnuary 18, but It Is not known now how soon tho fed eral commission will roach thom. To All - A Happy New Year May 1915 bring you Peace Plenty Prosperity -Health and Happiness, All your Hearts, Desires. May you know our good Bank our Service Safety Welcome, our keen desire for YOUR Business. -West 2e mm :K: FRANK DAVEY, JR. Davey Bros. 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