PLATTSMOTTTH SEMI-WEEKLY JOTJICTAfc.
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Strife Within the Nation
Reaches Its Climax When
Allies Seize Navy and Land
"arines In Athens.
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NC of the most dramatic strug
gles by a i:op!e to preserve
tLoir frc-doiii of action in
fact? of ovi-ra helming rower is
place at the present moment in
Hivvo. Kiug Constantine, who lnis
i :.vTrn war, t cr sin e the outLnak of
t! v.r hr.s s.;i:ut to preserve his na-;1-
:i fniu tLt L.rnrs :uul slaughter that
l.i.vo made Hmope :t shambles since
Jl-igu-r. 1114. and liuiu the late that
L;.s ovrt:ktn other small nations.
i:arly in the Avar, afa-r the failure of
The ;a!lip:i exi-edition. the ullietl pow
i: saw tLe advantage of Greek as---i-tan-
e in the war. Thtir urging
w.-ut imlu-t-ded l.y Constantino. Tres-
:-( was brought to boar, and 'there
:". ;;.t.- l a st-rh-s of cabinet changes,
!. :t i; ne of those bri-uglit about the
si-'iati n vhih the allltd lowers de
sired. The struggle between the king
:t:.d friends on the one side and
"Vv-izel., the fanner premier and
m nii-athiT vitli the allied cause, on
thf other recently ended by the latter
.-iab!is!iing a foni of government on
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KING CONSTANTINE OF GREECE, WHOSE THRONE IS IN DANGER; GREEK WARSHIPS IN SALONIKI
HARBOR, SEIZED BV ALLIES; THE ROYAL PALACE AT ATHENS; GREEK BATTLESHIP KILKIS, FOR
, MERLY IDAHO OF UNITED STATES NAVY.
th Island of Cret. This quasi gor
eri.i:;''Ut h:is been more or less officially
n-' -seized by France.
ManwliIIe tin- allies adopted a se
ries f measures whi'-h sMuer or later
w re ltound to bring out ihe Came of
rvx-MLnoiit -f many J reeks. The
sf i.iire f Salouiki, the great Greek
Iiarb.r. during the beginning of Bal
kan operati 'lis has been followed by
the gradual stripping of the Greek
government f iis powers. I'ostal,
lailnay and telcirraph lines have been
taken over, and as a climax the Greek
navy has boon seized and the ships
strippel of their guns. This latter
I base .f the situation is particularly
interesting to Americans, as the Greek
navy contained among its most mod
ern i:j,is the battleships Idaho and
Mississippi, whieli were sold to Greece
in V.tVi and rechristened the Kilkis
and l'iunns.
N'L-vcr has the situation in Greece
lirvn so fraught with danger as today,
with French marines practically sur
rounding King Constantine' s palace
aiid crnwds of Athenians stirred to
fnrr by the oppressive measures faken
Ly the allies.
King Constantine ii known to feel
Mi.it the very existence of Greece is at
?tak. He his ordered that demon
rtrctirns against ' the entente must
r-ease because of the possible conse
qu;nro3. Vith public opinion inflamed
;y th presence of the marines at
Athens and the Piraeus, it is scarcely
possible to assert that even the king's
orders will be oTeyel. Greek troops
are preserving order with difficulty.
Appeal to United States.
The United States government and
Ieop!e are appealed to by the large
pr.iorth-n of the Greek population,
who resent the aggressions by the en
tente. The Greek government has pro
tested to neutral powers against the
luanrer of application of police control
In Athens, saying it is a serious viola
tion f the sovereign rights of Greece.
The protection of the United States
and t!: svmpatby of the American peo-
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Battleships Lemnos and Kil
kis, Formerly Mississippi
and Idaho of United States
Navy, Among Those Seized.
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p'e are asked in a resolution drawn up
by a crowd of thousands that marched
to the American legation. The Ameri
can newsgathering organizations have
Leeii called upon by the samo assem
blage to inform the world through the
American press wf the oppression to
which Greece is said to be subjected
by the allies.
The appeal to the United States will
be forwarded to Washington by the
American minister. Garrett Droppers.
Mr. Droppers expressed the opinion
that the demonstration before the lega
tion and the appeal to America were
due to the reports published in some
of the papers that an American fleet
of thirty vessels was on its way to
Athens. The crowd carried big Greek
and American flags and cheered re
peatedly for the United States.
Committee at legation.
The petition was presented by a com
mitter of six Greeks, one of whom,
named Kilkis, has lived in Mississippi.
The names. signed were Vasso Vetgl.
Constantine Unglesls, Constantine Cot-
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seas, G. Boussos and Themistocles Ta
soularis. They could not see Mr. Drop
pers at tirst, for he did not wish to
cause a scene, and the legation door
bell was not answered. Mr. Dropiers
stood in the window of the American
club across the way and watched the
demonstration, later receiving the dele
gation. The resolution says that the Greek
citizens decided to remain neutral be
cause they do not think it to their in
terest to participate in the European
war, and yet both groups of belliger
ents are trying to force Greece to fight.
Now one group, the entente, has seized
the Greek capital. The resolution con
tinues: "We are aware the American people
always have fought for liberty against
slavery and therefore appeal to their
powerful influence to avert the subju
gation of those who desire only to re
main free. Owing to our exceptional
position with respect to the powers hi
the conflict, such influence can be ex
ercised efficaciously only by America.
Wo trust that the noble American peo
ple will lend a sympathetic ear to our
appeal and call for three cheers for
the American reople. Hurrah, hurrah,
lurrah!"
A royalist newspaper published a
half page editorial calling upon an
American newsgathcring organization
to voice "the farreachiug cry address
ed not only to a defenseless people,
which is forced to leave neutrality un
der the whip of violence, but to the
whole universe embodying all the in
calculable moral force concentrated in
the American citizen the cry of ele
mentary justice against the unforget
able Iniquities, being committed, to the
destruction of; the liberties of Hellas."
It declares that the impartial Ameri
can press is the only bar before which
Greece can obtain justice and sympa
thy. Allied Commanders Agree.
Vice Admiral du Fournet's acta in
demanding possession of ships, harbor
and police and landing marines were
agreed uron by. all the allied govern-
ments to safeguard the communica
tions of General San-all's army, dis
patches say.
It is said that the pro-German lean
ings of the king, the cabinet and the
commanders of the army and navy im
periled the campaign against the Bul
garians. It was felt that the king
could not be trusted and that if the
allies accepted his offer to join them
and financed him and Lis army he
might turn the army against them.
I Athens tmppatcnes say that iviug Con
stantine told the' British, minister re
cently that the suspicion that Greece
intended an attack on Sarrail was
groundless. As proof of his good faith
the king is said to have declared his
willingness to withdraw the Greek
forces from Iarlssa.
Despite this assurance French ma
rines, accompanied by French and
British secret agents, marched to the
Zapeion exposition building. 4X yards
from the king's palace, -with fixed bay
onets and bugles blowing. The sig
nificance of this supervision of the
king did not escape the populace, and
there was a riot when French mariues
arrested seven young men who hooted
the allies.
King Constantino has become re
markably popular with a large ele
ment in Athens, according to dis
patches. His action in dismissing all
guards during his address to Greek
sailors and riding alone and unprotect
ed through the crowd pressing about
him. so close that they could touch
their king, has inspired almost fanat
ical deA'otion.
Late dispatches from Athens say thai
now the streets of Athens are being
patrolled by a French patrol. Eighty
marines came from a building in the
Zapeion gardens and promenaded to-
ward the center of the city, while in
Stadium street, the principal thorough
fare of Athens, the patrol was follow-,
ed by a large crowd, which raised cries
of "Down with France!" and "Long
live the king!"
The officer commanding ordered the
patrol to charge the demonstrators. A
struggle followed, in which nine ar
rests were made, the crowd quickly
stampeding. Meanwhile a Greek cav
alry patrol, standing on the other side
of the street, made no effort to assist
in rpstnrinf nrilftv Tlit 'Froiirli nntrnl
placed the arrested men in its center s,,ould be accompanied by John Brun
and proceeded on its wav. dinl aml ono or otlier of tho ,,icr Kim
: While going up the street an entire men aml tUilt rnUnI. stationed at
Greek battalion was encountered. somo distance from M01.tin.aano.
These forces immediately left the road. sLQU,d sInal raMns his hat when
went on the pavement, allowing the ho saw Gaimari approaching, according
French to pass, and Zapeion gardens 1 to tho stor-v of t,lc witness,
were reached without further incident! With othci" -un Incu Montimagito
There the arrested men were examiu- made bot fifteen trips to Madison
ed. Six were liberated and three were strcet. but Montimagno found some
retamed In custody. Ono of the latter reason, he said, for not keeping his
was a veterinary surgeon employed by Promise to kill Gaimari.
the king, on whom was found a letter! Kofrano became impatient, tho wit
to Queen Sophia. He admitted crving ness said- at his failure to commit the
"Down with France!" and had In his
possession a revolver.
The streets are still held by a strong
military force,- the artillery stationed
In the Olympic stadium and machine
gun.s mounted in the parliament build
ings. $40,000,000 For War Horses.
Approximately 22o,000 war horses
have been sold at East St. Ix)uis, 111.,
since the war began. The total sum
paid for the horses Is about $40,000,
000. About 7,000 mules have been
sold for a total of $995,000. The Ital
ian government has recently made va
contract for 3,000 horses to be filled
in thirty days. British, French and
Belgian buyers and agents for the
United States army are taking a to
tal cf 2,000 horses a week.
Easy Way to Wealth.
Because his hand sewed shoes had
nails a Wisconsin man has sued the
maker for $10,000.
FORCED I
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FOE OF AHffi
Methods af Italian Gangs
New York Revealed.
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COACHED BEFORE GRIM!
Montimagno, Self Confessed Murderer,
Testifies Ho Rehearsed Slaying of
Italian "Boss" With Instigator Be
fore Committing Deed Threatened
When He Hesitated, He Says.
In one of the most sensational mur
der trials ever held in !Xev York city
Gaetauo Montimagno, slayer of Michael
Gaimari and chief accuser of Michael
A. Kofrano, ex-deputy street cleaning
commissioner of New York, in Kot'ia
no's trial as the instigator of tlie crime,
has just testified in the criminal branch
of tiie supreme court of New York that
he had been warned by Itofrano that
he would be killed if he did not keep
his promise to murder Gaimari.
Montimagno prefaced this statement
by testifying that he had been led to
believe that liofrano was a king in
New York city and that, having elected
Mayor Mitehel by controlling the Ital
ian vote, he would protect the witness
after he had killed Gaimari.
Montimagno went into great detail in
describing how he, a recent arrival
from Sicily, had been led to beiieve
that liofrano was mightier than all of
the laws of the city and the state and
how, "if the governor, the mayor, the
police commissioner, the judges and
the district attorney" failed to do his
bidding, he would, after election, turn
them all out of office and set them "all
to shining shoes."
Tells of Death Threat.
Although impressed by all these As
surances of the greatness of Kofmno.
the witness asserted that he had de
cided not to kill Gaimari and would
have persisted in his refusal but for
the fact that a few moments before
the murder was committed liofrano
and one of his gang associates had met
him under the Manhattan approach to
the I.rooklyn bridge and had told him
he must make god his promise or die
"Why do you want- me to do this
thing?" he testified having r.sked .Jo
seph Ilrundini. llofrnno's alleged con
federate, on one occasion.
"You are not known," the slayer said
Brundhii told him. "Then, too, you
are small and can easily escape in a
crowd, and you do not talk English."
umer mcmocrs t- me jioine lime
club, Kof rano"s political organization.
had In the meantime impressed him
with the greatness of liofrano, he s:iid,
and of his ability to protect him after
the commission of a crime.
ine witness saw mat up to tnree
he did not know what he looked like
and had no grievance against him j n-hi Pncted the election 01 W.l
whatever. j iu'xt Tuesday.
. IILs explanation of how he had leen "Wilson will get enough votes west
taken to James street wluw Gaimari ! of the Allegheny mountains to elect
lived, by Joseph and John P.rundini
and made acquainted with Gaimari
proved of great interest to the jurors.
"Joseph Ilrundini told me to follow
his brother John into a cafe opposite
where the 'Horse' lived, but not to
mention him by name," the witness
testified.
Stalking the Victim.
The witness said he did as directed,
and alKuit twenty minutes after he
had entered the cafe the "Horse" (Gai
mari) came out of his house and walk
ed up the street.
Montimagno said that after following
Gaimari for a short distance he circled
him twice, taking a good look each
time at his face, and that he then re
turned to where John Ilrundini was
and told him he would know Gaimari
when tho time came for the witness to
kill him.
It had been arranged at the time of
this visit that when Montimagno went
to look for Gaimari thereafter he
murder, and he finally consented to
make another trip to Madison street
This was on March 9, 1915, when Gai
mari was murdered.
Montimagno asserted that when ho
continued to express reluctance a gang
ster attacked him with a razor. Ko
frano standing by while ho wti? trybm
to slash Montimagno. Montimagno
finally promised to kill Gaimari as ar
ranged, he said.
A few moments later the unsuspect
ing Gaimari was seen approaching
Montimagno, and John Brundini sig
naled the witness, according to his tes
timony, to shoot as Gaimari passed.
"I waited until Gaimari passed me,
and then," said the witness. "I shot
him in the back. lie fell on his face
after the first shot, and I then shot
him three times more as ic lay on
the ground." j.
"Then I , walked away, went into a
saloon, as I had been told by liruudini.
dropped my coat in the closet and was
arrested a little while later."
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THE WEEFIS8 WATER CSY
FEDERATION HERE SUNDAY
The Dry Federation forces from
Weeping Water were in the city yes
ttrdiy afternoon and held a meeting
o:i the street at -1 o'clock and a num
ber of spcecl.es and songs were given
by the members of the party. The
meeting was interfered with somewhat
by the wind tliat was blowing- but
nevertheless the members made their
speeches to quite a good sized crowd.
This meeting is the close of thj ca:n
p:ii?;n in the city and followed a very
interesting meeting Saturday even
ing at Fifth and Main street at which
Judge il. II. Wilson of Lincoln was
toe principal speaker and took up the
discussion of the question from his
viewpoint. These meetings close iro a
very strenuous campaign that has
covert d the entire count rv.
BRYAN SAYS IT'S WILSON
WITHOUT HELP OF THE EAST
0maha Xek) Nov. s.-William J.
I'yan, in an mte-v.ew here Saturday
him. What votes he may get east of
the Alleghenies will be velvet.
"I have traveled in nineteen west
ern states, and I know the sentiment
i strong enough to elect Wilson with
out eastern votes."
SUI-TEIIS A SEVERE INJURY
Joseph Fetzer was the victim of n
very painful acicdent this noon, while
on his way home to dinner, that will
lay him up for a few days, lie was
going over a crossing near the home
of J. I. Johnson when a loose board
caused him to fall ami cut a severe
gash over the left eye that necessi
tated several stitches being taken to
close the wound. The cut was quite
deep ami very painful and it required
the attention of a physician to close
the wound and make the patient as
comfortable as possible.
Ben Dill of near Murray, was in
the city Saturday afternoon to spend
a few hours visiting with friends.
William Cri.'.ky was among those
going to Omaha this morning to visit
for a few hours looking after some
matters of business.
Henry C. Creamer of Murray was
a visitor in the county seat Saturday
for a few hours looking after some
matters of business.
Frank P. Sheldon, the Nehawka
merchant, and Dr. Thomas of that
city, motored up today to spend n
few hours looking after some business
matters.
P. II. Meisinger was among tho vis
itors in the city Unlay for few
hours looking after some trading with
the merchants.
W. II. lleil, wife and sister were
in the city yesterday for a few hours
visiting with friends and attending to j
some trading with the merchants.
Chris Parkening came in Saturday
afternoon from his farm home to
spend a few hours in the city visiting
with friends.
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FAREWELL SURPRISE
FOR MRS. C. BURR
From Friday's Dally.
Wednesday afternoon about 2:30 a
number of ladies met at the home of
Mrs. J. W. Warga and proceeded to
the cozy home of Mrs. C. Burr on
South Fourth street, and tendered her !
a very pleasant surprise. This delight
ful occasion was in the nature of a
farewell surprise as Mrs. Burr will
depart for Chicago Sunday afternoon,
where she will spend the winter with
her daughter, Mrs. Robert Backen, and
will return in the spring to make
Plattmouth her home again. Mrs.
Burr wa,s surely some surprised, but
socn recovered and proceeded to en
tertain her guests in her usual hos
pitable maniier. Various games and
amusements were indulged in by the
ladies, many, of them bringing their
fancy work i.nd spending a portion of
the afternoon -plying the busy needle.
The merry company of surprisers had
ccme well armed with many good
things to eat and during the after
noon a dainty luncheon, consisting of
sandwiches, salads, cake, coffee and
fruit was prepared, which was served
at a suitable time. At 5:'J0 the guests
departed for their homes, having spent
a very enjoyable afternoon, all wishing
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Mrs. Burr a very pleasant journey
and visit.
Those in attendance were: Mes
dames John Bauer, jr., H. Tarns, H.
Zuckweiler, J. P. Sattler, K. Petersen,
Elsie Kaufman, J. W. Warga, W. II.
Mason, A. Wolff, M. Petzmeyer, Fred
Ohm, sr., Jesse Warga, John Cloidt,
Misses Mary Wehrbein and Anna
Warga.
ANDREW F. STURM WAS
IN TOWN LAST SATURDAY
Andrew F. Sturm of Nehawka, was
in the city Saturday afternoon for
a few hours visiting with his friends.
Mr. Sturm is the republican candidate
for state senator from Cass and Otoe
counties and a gentleman that is pos
sessed of a large circle of friends in
both of the counties. He is engaged
in the lumber business at Nehawka
and is one of the able business men
of that enterprising little city and
possesses the utmost confidence of the
people of that locality. Mr. Sturm is
personally a very genial and cordial
gentleman and if elected will prove a
very able man in the senate.
James Rishel and wife of Glenwood
were over Sunday visitors in this city
with relatives and friends, returning
this morning to the Iowa city.
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