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About The Maupin times. (Maupin, Or.) 1914-1930 | View Entire Issue (July 23, 1915)
1 AUSTRIA DECLARES FOES' ACTS WRONG AUSTRIA PRESENTS NOTE TO AMERICA OLD SUBMARINE GOES TO THE JUNK HEAP REWARD OF INSOMNIA 3LEEPLE33 80ME INDIVIDUAL RECOMPENSE. HA3 Red Book Says Rules of War Are Materially Violated. Protest Is Made Against II. S. ' At Least He Can Rest HI Body, and Listening for the Coming of the Day Ii Pleasure to Be Appreciated. Few men are more to be pitied than the confirmed "Insomniac." Few men Course on Munitions. PRISONERS OFTEN BRUTALLY TREATED CLAIM UNCLE SAM EXCEEDS NEUTRALITY Malicious Punishment, Neglect and Atrocious Assaults, Also Abuse of Consuls, Is Charged. Washington, D. C AuBtria-Hun- gary's indictment of the methods of warfare of her enemies, giving scores of 'instances of "barbarous treatment" of nationals and prisoners and breach es of international law, was made pub lic Monday in a "Red Book" issued by the Austro-Hungarian ministry of foreign affairs through its embassy here. The publication is called "Collection of Evidence." "The first two parts," says a pref atory note, "contain evidence concern ing the treatment of Austro-Hungar ian diplomatic and consular officers by the government officers of the hostile countries. The cases adduced deal with the violations of the most ele mentary rules of the right of hospital ity. Never before have so many cases of the violations of this right been in stanced. "The third part contains evidence of the treatment to which Austrian and Hungarian citizens have been subject ed in most cases belore the opening of hostilities in hostile countries. Even if it be conceded that the pre vention of the enemy s nationals from joining the war is to a certain extent justifiable, the mehods employed by the hostile countries, and especially the arrest and the incarceration of aged men, sick persons, women and children, are contrary to the elementary usages of humanity. "The fourth part comprises proofs of violations of the laws of warfare. To the numerous cases of disregard of the regulations concerning the use of prohibited projectiles contained in The Hague agreement and the Geneva con vention, must be added the unspeaka ble outrages of which the Serbian and Montenegrin troops have been guilty. This ruthlessly illegal way of conduct ing war operations and the cruel and treacherous participation of the entire population in acts of war certify once more the lapse from civilization which the people of these countries have undergone." Flood Damage $2,000,000; 5 Dead. Great Volume of Munitions Held To Warrant Embargo, but Easier Remedy Also Suggested. Columbus, O. Five dead, scores in- iured and more than $2,000,000 worth of property damage were the tolls of floods which Saturday night resulted from torrential rains throughout Oen- tral Ohio. Hundreds of acres of land are under water and vast areas inv periled by weak levees and embank ments. In several places in Ohio the dis astrous flood of March, 1913, was ex ceeded, but most of the swollen streams are stationary and fears of further damage were allayed by favor able weather predictions. At T.ima. where three Uvea were lost, more than 300 homes submerged and a large area flooded, the Ottawa river began to rise again, and the city faces unprecedented flood conditions, Mayor Standish issued a proclamation , saying that while the property damage there would exceed $buu,uuu, no out side aid in relief work would be asked. Kansas Citv The Missouri river had reached the 27.3 foot stage here Saturday, the highest in the history of the local bureau, excepting in the dis astrous flood years 1903 and 1908. Limit Put on Lawmaking. Superior, Wis. The' initiative and referendum cannot be legally adopted in Wisconsin. Minnesota, Illinois, In diana and Michigan, the five states formed out of the original Northwest em Territory, lawyers attending the annual convention of the Wisconsin Bar Association were told Saturday by Addison C. Harris, of Indianapolis, He took the position that Virginia, in tiiminir the territory over to the Union, provided that the area disposed of always should have a "strict Repub lican form of government. Austria Regulates Prices. Zurich, via London The Austrian government has fixed the following Yirifpn nf Drain until the harvest of loifi n.r 220 DoundB: Wheat. 34 crowns (a crown is 24J cents) ; rye and malting barley, 28 crowns; other ' barley and oats, 26 crowns. These prices are midway between the war and the normal ante-war prices. The government also promises shortly to permit the sale of pure wheat flour and rye meal. London According to an Amster dam dispatch, news has been received from Vienna that the Austro-Hungar ian minister of foreign affairs sent a note to the American ambassador at Vienna on June 29, drawing attention to the fact that commercial business in war material on a great scale is pro ceeding between the United States and Great Britain and her allies, while Aus tria-Hungary and Germany are com pletely cut off from the American market. It is set forth in the note that this subject has occupied the government of the dual monarchy from the begin ning, and although the government is convinced that the American attitude arises from no other intention than to osberve the strictest neutrality and in ternational agreement, "yet the ques tion arises whether conditions as they have developed during the course of the war, certainly independent of the wish of the American government, are not of such a kind as in their effect to turn the intentions of the Washington cabinet in a contrary direction. "If this question is answered in the affirmative, and its affirmation cannot be doubted," according to the opinion of the Austro-Hungarian government, "then the question follows whether it does not seem possible or even neces sary that appropriate measures should be taken to make fully respected the wish of the American government to remain a strictly impartial vis-a-vis of both belligerent parties." The note continues : "A neutral government cannot be allowed to trade in contraband unhin dered, if it take the form or dimen sions whereby the neutrality of the country will be endangered. The Ameri can government, therefore, is undoubt edly entitled to prohibit the export of war material. "Regarding the possible objections that American industry is willing to supply Austria-Hungary and Germany, which, however, is impossible, owing to the war situation, it may be pointed out that the American government is in a position to redress this state of things. It would be quite sufficient to advise the enemies of Austria-Hungary and Germany that the supply of food stuffs and war material would be sus pended if legitimate trade in these ar ticles between American and neutral countries were not permitted." In conclusion the Austro-Hungarian government appeals to the United States, calling attention to the unin terrupted good relations and friendship between that country and the dual monarchy, to take the present note under careful consideration. The famous old American submarine Holland No. 9 was sent to the junk heap the other day, being utterly out of date and useless. It was bought by the United States In 1900 for $150,000. ACADEMIC PROCESSION AT YALE UNIVERSITY Mwmi fink The academic procession at the Yale commencement. Behind the mace bearer are ex-President Timothy Dwlght and President Hadley. At the right of the picture are Supreme Court Justice Charles E. Hughes, who received the degree of doctor of laws, and Prof. William Howard Taft, former president of the United States MRS. J. M. THOMSON IN BRIDAL GOWN (I Rhode Island Strike Over. Providence, R. I. The strike of 2400 employes of the Rhode Island company was definitely settled Satur day. Practically all the trolley lines in the" state had been tied up two days. The settlement was reached at a lengthy conference between President Potter, of the company, and represen tatives of the strikers. New York Jury Quickly Decides Harry Kendall Thaw Is Sane New York Harry Kendall Thaw Thursday was declared sane by a jury which for nearly three weeks listened to testimony given in the Supreme court here before Justice Hendrick. Forty-eight minutes were consumed and two ballots were taken in reaching a verdict. Justice Hendrick will announce on Friday whether the commitment on which Thaw was incarcerated in the state hospital for the criminal insane at Matteawan shall be vacated, there by giving to the slayer of Stanford White the libery for which he has fouzht in the courts for nine years. It was at the end of a day of ad dresses by counsel and the charge of the justice that the jury retired. While the 12 men were deliberating the crowd in the courtroom and about the courthouse was augmented by scores of people who believed that a verdict would be found quickly. Alaska Suffers From Heat Wave, Juneau, Alaska For nearly ten days Southeastern Alaska has been suffer ine from excessive heat. The sun shines at this time of year 20 hours, the heat continues 24, and the absence of the usual , southwest winds has caused weather conditions hitherto un known to the oldest white or native in habitants. The weather bureau ther mometer has registered as high as 90 in the shade and 100 has been reached in the business section of Juneau. Glaciers in this section have been dis charging ice at an extraordinary rate. Price of Coal Limited. London The text of the price of coal limitations, which was issued Thursday, specifies that coal may not be sold at the pit mouth at a price ex ceeding 4 shillings a ton more than the price at which the same kind of coal was sold during the 12 months ended June 30, 1914. The meaure was intro duced in the house of commons by Wal ter Runciman, the president of the board of trade. Violators are liable to a fine not exceeding $2500. X Itvi' A , fai'i 'I $H HEADS ADVERTISING CLUBS vl J 'l s t x j a a seek more pity. Whoso cannot sleep must retail his tale of trouble to hie associates, friends and chance ac quaintances. He expects considera tion and unconsciously demands admiration. But as a matter of fact, nearly ev ery wakeful person In culpably respon. slble for his wakefulness. The longer he stays awake the more nervous and more Irritated he becomes. He comes to dislike himself, to dislike nature, to dislike a world bo poorly arranged. His wakefulness Ib a tense mental' strain, more wearying than a day'B abor. The wearier he becomes the more resentful he feels, and he rages against his helplessness. All of which is shear folly. Going to bed Is as much for the purpose ol resting the' body as of resting the mind. If the mind refuses to rest, the body should be given a fair chance. Counting to Impossible numbers and such artificial devices are usually vain. The best plan is to lie relaxed and at ease, thinking of something altogether agreeable. A reading lamp at the head of the bed and a handy book may be resorted to. Even If one stays awake thus for hours his body Is resting, and In the morning he Is partly re freshed. Actual Insomnia Is very rare. Fear of Insomnia, or "insomnlapho bia," is the ailment from which most sleepless persons suffer. llut If sleeplessness cannot be put aside there Is a certain reward for the sufferor. He can listen for the coming of the day, which is a pleas ure denied to healthy sleepers. Just now he hears the 11 rat heralding of dawn at about 3:45. The herald Is a rooBter In some nelghbor'B back yard. Heretofore that rooster has been greatly disliked and the neighbor has shared in his fowl's unpopularity. UaucouB . crowlngs have awakened many a querulous Blumberer. But when one Is wide awake the cheery welcome to the new day Is altogether agreeable. Chanticleer calls and calls and at length he has his answers; oth er roosters near and far Bend back their sanction of his message of opti mism and confidence. And If the lis tener peers beneath the window shade there 1b the first showing of the wan mystic light which bathes the birth ot the dawn. Ten minutes more and a robin be gins his song. Once well begun he does not cease for a long time. When the light grows strong the robin be comes less enthusiastic and hU song Is Intermittent. Only at the day's be ginning does ho sing his best and loudest. A few more minutes pass and an oriole commences to Blng, or perhaps a wren. And the busy English spar rows cluck and chirp right beneath the window. There comes a faint rum ble from the awakening' city. Th milkman clatters to the back door and clattrrB away aaln. A little morning breeze stirs the curtains, and a breath of It, fresh and cool, comes to the crumpled bed. A laborer passes whis tling on his way to work, but It seems a drowsy whistle. The robin's music, seems to subside Into a sleepy mono tone. There Is the almost soundless sound of the fitful wind In the maple leaves. And then, and then . Cleve land Plain Dealer. . Genevieve Clark, daughter of Speaker Clark, who was married on June 30 to James M. Thomson of New OrleanB, photographed In her wedding gown. NEW HYDRO-AEROPLANE IS TESTED rOA ASM !4i? This big hydro-aeroplane of a new type was tested recently on the Poto mac, near Washington, by A. S. Richardson (left), Its inventor, and A. C. icucuarueun iriguij,,ui uunuer. u is caimuie u carrying iu pasaengeri anu baa four planes, two slx-cyllader engines and two pontoons. Herbert S. Houston, vice-president of Doubleday, Page & Co., who was elected president of the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World at the recent convention In Chicago. Mr. Houston was born In Illinois and has been In newspaper and magazine work all his business life. Censor Requires Interpretation. The mysterious German word "Zu gel" recently produced trouble In a family residing In Coethen, says a Hamburg dispatch. A son serving In the German army wrote his parents that he was returning home on a leave of absence. He added that he would stop over In Brussels and asked for money to enable him to return to Ger many. A few days later the family received a telegram: "Send 100 marks to Victoria hotel. Zugel." The par ents hesitated to send the money, as this was not their name. They made Inquiries at the office of military offi cials. The answer came: "Zugel no bunko steerer. You can safely send the money. Zugel Is an abbreviation added by the censor, meaning 'zuge lassen' (passed)." Our Service by the Sea. When you go to the beach this sum mer you will see the drill of the coast guard, not of the lifesaving service. The latter has been merged thlB year with the revenue cutter service to form the new organization which has some 300 well-equipped stations along our 10,000 miles of coast and is manned by surfmen skilled in all the ways of the sea. If an institution is the lengthened shadow of a man, our lifesaving service was the shadow of Sumner I. Kimball, a Yankee from the state of Maine, who took hold In 1871 when they had only a few clumsy boats housed In huts nnd manned by volunteers along a part of the eastern coast. When he was retired this year his organization covered all our coasts and had aided over 28,000 distressed vessels, carrying over 180,000 persons, of whom 1,455 were lost about as many as perished on the Lusltanla. Mr. Kimball's unending struggle was with congress, first for adequate sup port and then for pensions for retired or disabled life savers. Both ends are now achieved, and he retires with an Inspiring record of past service and of constructive work for the future. It la by such men that the state Ib built. Collier's Weekly. His Aim. "On the cattle ship on which my friend worked an ox got loose on the voyage and roamed about bofore they could capture It." "Maybe the ox was looking for the steerage." Camp for the Tubercular. A bill appropriating $8,000 to oper ate a camp for tubercular Inmates of state Institutions, established at Tomahawk Lake, In the Wisconsin for est reserve, was passed by the state senate of that state without oppost-. tion. Still Cheerful. "Did you attend Miss Seresum'l birthday party?" "Oh, yea. I was there." "What kind of time did you ha , "The best ever." C , "What Is your Impression of herT' "She's a game loser."