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J W 7 DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD. ical&ckt Motto: All The News When It Is News. VOL 24. DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1915. NO. 8. 10 16 KILLED IN WRECK BATTLING FOR POSSESSION OF LENS SEEKS BIG U. S. FLEET NOTE CARRANZA $ : ut 1 FORMAL RECOGNITION SENT TO MEXICAN EXECUTIVE BY SECRETARY LANSING. SIMILAR ACTION BY OTHERS Latln-Amerlcan Nations Follow Lead . of United States Henry P. Fletcher Slated for Ambassador to De Facto Government. Western Newspaper Union Nw Smlce. Washington, D. C Venustlnno Car ranza was formally recognized Octo lyr 19 us the chief executive of tho republic of Mexico by the govern ments of the United Stutes, Drazil, Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Uruguay, Colombia and Nicaragua. Each of the governments sent a let ter to Elizeo Arrctlondo, personal rep resentative here of Carranza. All wero couched in the same form, and that of tho United States added a formal oxprcssion of an intention soon to accredit an ambassador to Mexico. Henry Prather Fletcher, at present American ambassador to Chile, prac tically has been decided upon as tho next ambassador to Mexico. Secretary Lansing's letter of recog nition referred only to the intention to accredit an ambassador soon. Its text was as follows: "Elizeo Arredondo, Esq., Washing ton, D. C, Oct. 19, 1915 My dear Mr. Arredondo: It is my pleasure to in form you that the president of the United States takes this opportuni st extending recognition to tho de fac to government of Mexico of which Gen. Carranza is chief executive. "Tho government of tho United States -rill be pleased to receive in Washington a diplomatic representa tive of tho de facto government as soon as It shall please C5en. Carranza to designate and appoint such repre sentative; and, reciprocally, the gov-pt-nment of tho United States will ac credit to the de facto government a diplomatic representative as soon as tho president has had the opportunity to designate such representative. I should appreciate it if you could find it possible to communicate this infor mation to Gen. Carranza at your par liest convenience. "Very sincerely yours, 4 f "Robert Lansing, "Secretary of State." WOMEN LOSE IN FIGHT. New Jersey Voters Cast a Negative Ballot. Jersey City, N. J. New Jersey reg istered at tho polls October 19 an emphatic no to woman's appeal for the ballot. Indications shortly after midnight were that the white and yel low banners of "votes for women" had fluttered down to defeat In each of the state's twenty-one counties, and that the majority against adoption of the constitutional amednment to en franchise women was between 50,000 and 00,000. Naval Program. Washington, D. C Official est! mates of the navy's part in the admin istration's billion dollar national de fense program hnvn been made public by Secretary Daniels. They show that within five years it is proposed to spend $502,482,214 on construction of now ships, development of aircraft and creation of a huge reserve of am munition and guns for the navy. Tho five-year building program contem plates tho construction of ten dread naughts, six battlo trulsers,1 ten scout cruisers, fifty destroyers, fifteen sea going submarines, eighty-live toast de fense submarines, four gunboats, one hospital ship, two ammunition ships, two fuel oil ships and one repai: ship. The last of these vessels will he built and in commission lute in 1924. On naval aviation it is proposed to ex pend 56.00fr.000 during the five years and on reserve munitions $25,000,000. These figures, with the addition of $48,518,127 for completion of ships al ready authorized or now under con ' struction, make up the total of more than half a billion dollars to be ox pended upon the navy in addition to the regular budget, which appropriates $100,000,000 a year. $72,000 for Stock Exchange Seat. New York. Tho sale of a seat on tho New York slock exchange for $72,000 Is announced. The price Is $2, 000 higher than tho last sale a few days ago, and Is several thousand dol lars higher than a number of sales between four and six months ago. Posses Kill Ten Mexicans. Brownsville, Tex Ten Mexicans have been killed by posses becauso of their alleged complicity In tho wrecking of a St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico passenger train and the slaying of threo Americans and tho wounding of four others. War Declared by Italy. Home, via London. Italy has do . clared war on Bulgaria, according to J Jan announcement by the Stefanl News agoncy. Great Wheat Movement. New York. What Is aald by grain men to be the largost movement of Canadian wheat through the United States over recorded la now going on Uirough this port, FIFTY INJURED WHEN BRIDGE OVER CREEK GIVES WAY NEAR RANDOLPH, KAN. TEACHERS LOSE THEIR LIVES Victims Were on Way to Attend Con vention When Crash Came Struc ture Weakened by Flood Motor man Leaps From Train. Manhattan, Kan., Oct. 19. Ten bodies hnvo been recovered from tho wrcckago of Union Pacific motor train No. 579, which plunged Into Fancy creek, near Randolph, Kan., on Saturday. Six other bodies aro thought to bo In tho submerged baggago car and over fifty persons wero Injured. Many of tho victims wero school teachers who wero bound for Randolph to at tend tho Biloy county teachers' con vention. The names of tho Identified dead fol low: Dr. Louis Atwood, Topeka; Mrs. Stella Chapman, Manhattan; Albert Cyrene, Randolph; Mary Giles, Man hattan; Alma Jellln, Randolph; Ethel Retzcr, Stockdalo, Kan.; S. O. Retzer, Stockdalo; Thcodoro Smith, Tecum boh, Nob.; Carl Stonoborg, Randolph. On the train wero 75 passengers. Tho train consisted of a motor Car and a trailer. It was speeding northward when it struck a bridgo over Fancy creek which was weakened by high waters caused by a three-Inch rain Unablo to stop his train, tho motor man set his brakes and then leaped Into tho torrent. Tho combination bag gage and passcngor coach plunged into the water, but tho trailer, con taining a party of school toachors, stuck to tho rails. A wild fight for life followed tho plunge of tho motor. Miss Perry, su perintendent of Riley county schools, was in tho trailer and sustained seri ous injury. MHHMMMHMlMWmmWVMy I ITEMS 1 Paris, Oct 15. Count Henri do Voguo, son of tho lato Viscount Mel chlor do Vogue, and a nophow of Mar quis do Vogue, president of tho cen tral committee of tho French Red Cross, has died of wounds received In battlo. Tho military medal was pinned on his breast a few minutes before ho succumbed. London, Oct. 18. A lono British sub marine has won a naval victory over Gorman warships in tho Baltic, sink ing a destroyer and two torpodo boats and putting another destroyer and a cruiser to flight, say dispatches from Sweden to newspapers of Copenhagen. Tho submarino E-19, operating near Faxo, sunk a German torpedo boat Wednesday. A German flotilla re turned Thursday, but fled after tho submarino sank another torpedo boat. While operating in tho sound tho submarino was attacked by a Gorman cruiser and two destroyers. Tho sub marino lodged a torpedo in ono do stroyor, which sank with a terrific ex plosion, tho crew being lost. Charleston, S. C, Oct. 18. Six men aro under arrest and two companies of militia nnl a largo forco of deputy sheriffs aro patrolling tho btrocts fol lowing a shooting on Friday which cost ono life and resulted In tho seri ous Injury of four other persons. Tho shooting occurred just outsldo tho room where tho Democratic city ex ecutive commlttoo was to meet to can vass tho returns of tho municipal pri mary of last Tuesday. Sidney J. Co hen, a newspaper reporter, was killed. Of tho four others shot only W. A, Turner Is in a critical condition. 5 GERMAN TRANSPORTS SUNK British Submarines Destroy Carrying Troops In the Baltic Sea. Ships London, Oct. 19. British subma rines aro rolentlessly driving tho German flag from tho Baltic. Flvo Gorman transports havo been sunk by British undersea boats operating In tho Baltic, says an official state ment from Petrograd. Tho statement adds that ono transport was run ashore. BANKErl HOME; WILL PAY J. B. Fuller, Who Left Wlnslow, III., Returns From Chicago In Auto. Freeport. 111., Oct. 18. J. Bradley Fuller of Wlnslow, 111., tho banker who disappeared Scptoraber 13 and whoso bank subsequently was thrown Into a receivership, reappeared In Wlnslow on Friday. Ho told frlendB ho Intended to rolmburso tho bank's patrons for every dollar lost Three Negroes to Hang. Hamilton, Gn Oct. 18. John Wright, Sam Couch and West Story negroes, wero convicted of separate murders and sentenced to hang No vember 10. Thoir victims woro also negroos. U. S. Seek German Officers. Washington, Oct. 18. No leavoa oi nbsonce shall be gtvon officers or crew of tho Prinz Eltel Krledrlch. tho Gor man auxiliary cruisor Intoniod at Nor folk, until tho six missing ottlccrs r turn. h Tggillp L)d.bS6S llji . ? vyf(WwZ&PShsv d j Mr I. VoMfaFf V fetiutoire j Hultuch . SJ j nisvetwcfcs ' ' . I it&iuvi?!Jbyffrcfftf en Go he He Tho allies aro making dosporato efforts to break tho German lines and capture tho city of Lena, tho loss of which, strategists say. would forco tho retirement of all tho German forces In- northern Franco, perhaps driv ing them back at far as Llllo. Tho British aro attacking along tho en tiro front between La Basseo and Loos, north of Lens. Tho Kronen, whoso recent drives won Souchcz and Nouvlllo St. Vapst, aro striking at tho heights of Vlmy, which domluato tho fiat lands stretching northeast to Lcub. 55 KILLED BY BOMBS ZEPPELINS INJURE 114 OTHERS IN LONDON RAID. Many Women and Children Among Victims No Serious Damage to Military Material. London, Oct. 10. Fifty-flvo persons wero killed and 114 Injured in tho Zep pelin raid over London on Wednes day night Fourteen of tho 55 persons killed and 13 of tho 114 wounded woro military casualties, according to an announcement mado on Thursday by tho official press bureau. Tho text of tho announcement fol lows: "Tho press bureau of tho war of fice announces that a licet of hostile airships visited tho eastern counties and a portion of tho London area and dropped bombs. Antiaircraft guns of tho Royal Field artillery, attached to tho central force, woro In action, and an airship was seen to heel over on its side and drop to a lower altitude. "Flvo aeroplanes of tho Royal Fly ing corps wont up, but owing to atmos pbcric conditions only ono aeroplane succeeded In locating nn airship. This aoroplano, howovcr, was unablo to overhaul tho airship beforo It was lost In tho fog. "Some houses wero damaged nnd several fires wero started, but no seri ous damago was caused to military material. All fires were soon got under control by tho firo brigade "Tho following military casualties, in addition to tho ono announced last nlght,v havo been reported: Fourteen killed nnd 13 wounded. "Tho homo ofllco announces tho fol lowing casualties other than tho mili tary casualties reported above. Men. Women. Children. Total Killed ....27 9 5 41 Injured ...G4 30 101 Total ..91 39 12 142 "Of theso casualties 32 killed and 95 injured woro in tho London urea." TO HOLD BIG CONFERENCE Third National Meeting of Marketing and Farm Credits to Be Held in Chicago, Chicago, Oct. 18. Tho third national confercuco on marketing and farm credits is to bo lied Id In Chicago, No vember 29th to December 2, Inclusive. Tho call for this meeting Ib Issued by tho general committee of tho National Conference on Marketing and Farm Credits, and by tho National Council of Farmers' Co-operatlvo associations At this meeting, representatives of ag ricultural, educational and banking In terests of ovcry bectlon of tho United Stntes will bo brought togethor to framo legislation necessary to socuro an easy flow of money to agricultural operations, t secure tho standardiza tion of. farm products and to encour ago tho organization of agriculture. Greece Seeking to Buy Grain. Zurich (via London), Oct 19. Gropce Is negotiating for tho purchase of a largo quantity of grain irom Ron mania. Bulgaria, It Is said, has grant ed the requeit for its transport to the Uroek frontlor. Movie Plant Fire Kills Three. Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 19. Three girl stenographers wore burned to death and damago of $600,000 muuined as tho result of an explosion In tho store room of the Mutual Film company here. MAYOR BELL ACQUITTED FOUND NOT GUILTY IN '-LECTION FRAUD TRIAL. Jury Out Two Hours Crowd Cheers When Verdict Ibr-Rcad-ln the Courtroom. Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 15. Mayor Joseph E. Boll of Indianapolis was ac quitted on Wednesday by tho jury on tho charge of conspiracy to commit u felony at tho prinfarics, registration and election in 1914. Tho Jurors wero out two hours. Tho verdict was re ceived with a storm of applauso from those gathered In tho courtroom. It becamo known that only four bal lots wore takon by tho Jury, tho first ballot showing nlno for acquittal and threo for conviction. Tho threo who had voted for conviction switched to acquittal on tho fourth ballot. Stokes, Waggoner and DIttrlch woro reported to bo tho Jurors who voted for convic tion on tho first ballot. Prosecutor Ruckor said lmmodlatoly aftor tho verdict was received that ho had no statoraont to inako as to whothor ho would contlnuo tho proso cution of tho other defendants on tho Joint indictment ou which Mayor Doll was tried. "It's what every decent citizen of Indianapolis oxpected," said Mayor Boll when asked for a ntatement re garding tho verdict. Mayor Bell was surrounded immedi ately by a large crowd of his friends. Mayor Bell was indicted with Thom as Taggart. Chief of Police Samuol V. Pcrrott and 125 others Juno 22, and on July 9 four moro persons wero In dicted. MICHIGAN MAYOR IS OUSTED Munlclng Voters Recall Commission Government Official After Bit ter Fight at Polls. Munlslng, Mich., Oct 19. Mayor Thomas G. Sullivan, elected under tho commission form of government la3t Junuary, was ousted from office in tho recall olectlon hold on Saturday. Dr. G. A. Truoman was elected to succeed him. Tho plurality against Sullivan wob 98 votes. Sullivan Is tho first Michigan mayor who has boon re called. Tho fight at tho polls was a bitter ono and flvo arrests on charges of Illegal voting woro mado. RUSSIANS ARE DRIVEN BACK Berlin Says Slavs Have Been Defeated in Region of Mltau and Thrown Back Against the Styr. Rorlln, Oct 19. Gorman forces un dor Von Hlndenburg havo driven tho Russians from positions about Mltau and Gross Ekau and taken many pris oners, according to an official report issued on Sunday. Tho Russians liavo also lieon thrown back across tho Styr near Mqlczyze. More Armenians Flee Turk, ffow York, OoL 1!). Twenty thou nand moro destitute Armenians and Christian refugees from eastern Tur key havo readied Tabriz, Persia, the Presbyterian board of foreign mis slohs was notified here. $400,000 for Pastors' Pensions. Los Angeles, Oct. 19. Tho general conference of the E angelical associa tion decided on Saturday that the nucleus for a pent on fund to re lievo superannuatod ministers should amount to $100,009. DANIELS' NAVAL PROGRAM AP PROVED BY PRESIDENT WIL80N. FIVE-YEAR COST $500,000,000 First Year's Plan Will Call for Two Dreadnaughts, Three Battle Cruis ers, 25 Submarines and 1G Destroy ers To Build Own Ships. Washington, Oct IS. Socrotary Daniels" naval program, which has been npproved by President Wilson, provides an expenditure of $500,000, 000 during a flvo-yoar period. Tho exact amount to bo expended each year has not been decided, but tho first year's program probably will call for two dreadnaughts and threo battlo cruisers In addition to about twenty-llvo submarines, sixteen do stroyors and probably llvo scout cruis ers. Tho five-year program calls for six teen capital ships ten dreadnaughts and six battlo crulsors. Tho total amount to bo appropriated for construction tho first year will be In tho neighborhood of f 100,000,000, but slnco about $2S,000,000 of this sum is for threo battleships authorized last year tho total Increaso in tho naval appropriation bill is likely to bo ap proximately $72,000,000. Secretary Danlols said ho wanted to Increaso tho capacity of tho various government navy yards and do much of tho now warship construction in thoso yards. Secretary Garrison's plan for strengthening tho military establish ment nnd organizing a great continen tal army for defense proposos tho fol lowing: 1. Regular prmy of 140,000 men. an Increaso or 5D.000 mon in tho present establishment 2. A continental army, 400,000 strong, enlisted for six yenrs for eorv Ico within tho continental United States. Theso mon would sorvo two months a year for tho first threo yoora with tho colors, undergoing a period of Intensive training. Tho remaining threo years would bo on furlough, sub ject to call In tlmo of need. It Is estimated that 40,000 of tho 510,000 men thus provided for would ho noncombatauts of tho medical corps or other auxiliary forces not in cluded in tho fighting lino. Behind this army would bo tho Na tionnl Guard, now somo 125,000 strong, but whoso numbers might bo substan tially augmented by tho organization of tho continental army. SIR LIONEL CARDEN IS DEAD British Diplomat Succumbs at Home In London Well Known In United States as Envoy to Mexico. London, Oct. 19. Sir Lionol Cardon, long connected with British diplomatic sorvlco nnd moro recently British am bassador to Moxico, died on Saturday at his homo horc. Sir Lionel was born in County TIpperary, Ireland, in 1851. Sir Lionol first becamo a figure In tho relations botweon tho United StntoB and Moxico when, upon his arrival in Moxico City Junt aftor Hticrta had de clared a practical dictatorship, ho pre sented his credentials. His action was construed In somo quarters as a virtu al recognition of Huerta and tho lat tor's acts. In February, 1914, ho was called to London for n conference In April ho was appointed minister to Brazil. Ho returned to Moxico City and remained until September, 1914, when ho was forced to leavo tho cap ital by Gcnoral Carranza. RED SOX WIN WORLD TITLE Hooper Hits Homo Run In tho Ninth and Breaks the Tie Score 5 to 4. Philadelphia, Oct 15. Bill Carrl gan's Red Sox brought tho world's championship series to an abrupt closo on Wednesday by dofcatlng tho Phil adelphia Nationals, 5 to 4, In the fifth gamo of tho series. , Tho score: Red Sox... 0 110 0 0 0 2 15 Phillies 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 04 Batterlos Foster and Cady; Mayor, Rixcy and Bums. BERLIN TELLS OF AIR RAID Official Statement Snys Bombs Wero Dropped on English Capital and Other Places. Berlin. 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