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About Sherman County observer. (Moro, Sherman County, Or.) 1897-1931 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 12, 1915)
--T*' FT a M o ro GENERAL FOCH I IN WAR TIME Appeal Io MVttat Interests’ S tir Caused by L u sitan ia In cid en t— W a r Zone Ç te s * tion to be Takerr Up. D e clared Com pelled by E n em y’« Petition. O crerai Fcch, commander of tho ar mies of the allies in the battle of tho Marne where the German».were turn ed oaek from Paris. B R IE F WAR N EW S G erm any’s d eclaration of her Inten- tlon to sink British m erchantm en afte r Just as England has designated the F ebruary 18 wltK only necessary re àrea betweea Scotland and Norway as gard tor the civil passengers* lives and an area of war, eo Oermany now de those*of the crew s 4s the m ost signifi clares all the waters surrounding Great Britain and Ireland, including ca n t w arning of the week. Damage is sure t o . b$ suffered by th e m erchant m arine and doubtless non-com batants will be killed b u t the the shipping of tho m ilitary and econom ic position of Eng land probably w ill not be seriously dis BLOCKADS IS NOf «INTENDED turbed by G erm any’s new policy, un less an en tirely unsuspected type of subm arine has been evolved by G er m an naval architects. F ighting in n o rth ern H ungary, along th e C arpathians, assum ed new Im portance during th e week because of th e arriv al oJLhe^vy G erm an reinforce m ents to ,su p p o rt th e A ustrians. T his man warships and sufconurtnoo w ill en By J - A- EDGERTON, m a rk s the first appearance of the G er deavor by every meauae tn tbetr power I Oeorri<et. »sue. by American P t s m Asse datum m ans as defenders of H ungarian te r to avoid ■!««iriwy American or other I rito ry , and is undoubtedly’ th e direct I l *"* t h ,< «■>» **>’»« »»I«* re su lt of M agyar d iscontent w ith the c u t lo n to aroM a Iilitm r . abova IU J t o takaa « the eon * A brehem previous subordination of th e ir na ree The l in te rp re tatio n pU o to .p o o « t o h ” * * U * * o * tional in te rests to the requirem ents of „ ___ , ___ . .. A I •o u n c e o r w e a k n e s s baa become bis G erm any’s Poland cam palgu. G erm an proclamation la o o n n e te u M ^ ^ , ... , n - "L, H is cabinet and geu 11 r n I I greateet ernia com strength. plained bitterly of bis Burner *1 he R ussians have lost ground d a r ing the. v.cek In th a e a ste rn C arpa Tho prooUotoUoo dentarti« pardona To them Ma to r tr tt« , to th ia n s and they have also been com » « . r . .ro u n d Q u o t B rlu lo to t o » u toto u q — U w . th e o n . O a . l o h l . pelled to give, souio ground before w .r „ n o U h. «Imitar BrtUah M u r . c e ^ c t , , , 7 0 W arsaw . The new G erm an offens Which w ere ta k en as a precedent. Is hto crown. ive tow ard the Polish capital by Mac- designed. It la asserted, to w arn n e u l n , worM wIII not 8(X)n for|fet h|R kenzen’s arm y probably will be con trala th a t a sk ip v en tarln g la te the service In preserving the Union end tinued. T h ç kaiser is now on his way naval field of operatio n s exposes Itself liberating a race, but even If It should to Marshal von H indenburg’s head to the risk of being stru ck by a ch ance I it could never forget hla sentim ent. q u arte rs and an effort to duplicate in •boL I “ W ith malice tow ard none, w ith char th e east the recent Soissona exploit ' 1 I Ity for alL” Men never yet bnve mens may be expected. T C ||T n à J C T P Y I ■r*J the conquering power of love. No im porta” t c h a n re a In the w est I L U I U n O I n I l J T here Is nothing so strong as meek ern w ar are a h*ve occurred during O A l l v r w ra s a s e saea a a a s l DOthln< «° <*n<J'n1ng ns mercy. the week. Both sides seem to be w ait I l il I r (f i W A R v f lW »» Lincoln embodied these ing for the arriv al of tbe new B ritish ■ «■ I “ V vflllV ftV v I principles, they will render his memory ------ ■ I strong and endpring. The world will arm y, which is to give the signal for Petrograd, via London.—The etub-1 coo*ld*r b*m ®*ghtler for having saved the renew al of the b attle of F lan d ers than were all those who destroyed In Alsace, the French have suddenly born c h a ra c te r of Abe battles develop-1 lng la the ^ V iS W north e f e a s t P r u e - 1 W: t t a t b b k ,D d l,n e » W 88 m o r« potent h alted th e ir offensive w ithout giving sia Is attracting the a t t e n u X T e f t h d CMno"t a"d that' wh,,e fch any reason. Thé G erm ans probably T L -T T. . I «rm tos conquered th e south sod freed have throw n large reinforcem ents into Kuesian generai e w r . wftteh therapy I th e alare, his hum anity will be potent th e d istric t betw een the R hine and the Indicates that the Germana have with-1 in conquering th e race and liberating Vosges. drawn troops from the Bunra region all nations. Hympatby wins m e n /u n and massed them In the vicinity of I «warns. clemency la m ightier than pow a o d b a ,t- " nd tb e r lc to r ie s g n in e d B att’ea in Russia Grow In Violence. Inaterburg betweea Ounbtnnea and I I by forgiveness are p erm an en t London.—B attles of a violent c h a r ipgg|s ■ In spite of the activity of the Gar- WM "n e,e,nent"' a c te r th a t has not boon su -passed d u r „ _ . . I n»cre were no sham s or nnfiflelalltlea ing the p resent w ar a rc reported In m a n . further north, staff o fficia l, still #boMt hlm He wn„ whnf he Poland from tb e capit G of Russia, attach the greateet tmpertanoe to the bay, even aa^be oak or ro c k is w h a t w hile V ienna d c c la rrj th a t fighting movement la the Carpathians, where it appears to be. B is first cbaructeris is going on “everyv L are” in the C ar the Russian armtee art opposing the Gc was love of tru th . Be w as plain Austro-Germana who afe *to tram an I because plainness does not deceive pathians. T he R ut. la m r~e p r s l.’ng vigorous dons force on a line which «u»— the I H *r tog nothing to conceal, he was un H e w as willing to honor the and un x n . -1 oU ersive operations arc of a circle la the vielalty e f Mese I b\ ,ettlnK himself w here U«o ” have w ithdraw n Laborcs, 60 m iles southw est e f Pnom -1 h",od* 7 of p a rts of th e ir forces. ml. r « r tto r « t o w « * tto to ÌS 2 ÌIL 2 ì a.eA " ' im . - - __________________ ______ . I "npretentlooa. for p retense would but n «nUre oepm^je army about dimmed bis luster He did not A llies A d m it Loss and Report Gains. >0 m iles south of Lemberg on tho-Wle- mseupt m«m au th o rity , but dug to the London.-— gains on tho Fran- kow-Nadworno Uno, AttstrtoHttngnry. original sources of knowledge for him Oo-Belglan front by both the G erm ans The purpose of t h ì latter f o n o np- s e tt Ho th o u g h t much nod read little < h a t be d id re a d w n s of the best and the allies are described in official pears to be an effort to pteree the line I com m unications from B erlin and past of Lemberg and moaned the force aBd w a* thoroughly digested He was ^bout WaraaW In the rear. I*0 °tterly logical th a t be bHd Io be P aris. Warsaw still appears to bo thesoreat I f ° r dishonesty Is the most II Tho .loss of positions In the Ar > y'octlv. an d f o r T T p e n s i o n the k* cal 01101 ,n tb e an,ver8* He gonne a t B agatell Is adm itted by the * . ... . . T ” " 10" I tnak la a w rong position, but no man F rench w ar office, w hicb-offseta this _ Sermano -r. , , - In the rig h t He □ ___ j subm it to enormous L. enorl- W*> rtrongor made w ith the rep o rt of cap tu rin g a wood ices and untold hardships. To this I gttle profession of religion, but lived I t n o rth of M esnil-les-Hurlus. md aerea divisione, composed of ap- Hla second quality was love of man >roxhr.Ately 106JM ama, aided by <00 Ho could not resist an appeal to bis Filibuster Against Ship Bill Renewed. sannon, whtah are divided lato 100 I compassion, (tot he conkl he immova W ashington.—A dm inistration forces latterles, oooupy a front olx — in I Mo when a question of principle was of the sen ate .succeeded M onday in »xtont lurolTed. Having made np bis mind . I that a thing w as right, no pow er on forcing the republicans and in su rg en t Now York to Veto On «uffrago. •* rth, .coo><1 budffe h,m Wbere no dem ocrats back to the d efen siv e In th e N. T.—ThO woman suffrage ®or* ’ “wo# WM at n0 wn" fig h t over the governm ent ship pur J Albany, o k X p i v m ^ b y " bM,rt fender* chase bill. ,.- k . and bo w as easily moved to laughter or A ccepting the Inevitable, lead ers of n IM I was adopted la tho senate hy | to toors. H I. sense of Justice was th e opposition a t once renew ed th e ir . unanimous voto. I t provtoosly had strong, but bis charity wns stronger declaration of u n relenting w ar on th e ¿ e n adopted la thè assem bly. Tho y e t Loyal to bis friends, forgiving to bill, to be continued if necessary until rotors of tho stato will now have tho Ms enemies, mighty .in bis w rath, but adjournm ent on M arch 4, and general opportunity to vote on tho question of I Blgbttor still In hla patience and for o constitutional amsndassut. I Mafance. Abraham Lincoln was the debate w&3 resum ed. ____________________ bast exponent of tbe teachings of the Bryan fa Advised Villa Is President. I ^Starvoe that has appearedf In our Would Forestall Referendum. 4°™* R W m Olympfa, W ash.—A pparently In an effort to forestall a possible referen- durrt;~the McArdle bill providing for reorgaoizatioa of the sta te land board so th a t it will be tak en from the con tro l ot-G overnor L ister, cam e back to th e sen ate w ith an em ergency clauso I riquo C. a t t a c h e d . ______ ____________ IfiiQqBM la December,. 18(13. a lady called on President Lincoln In behalf of a-Cap total Roes, grandson of one whom she termed tbe ’•greatest" of American emancipators, placing emphasis on the word ’’greatest.” It appears that the grandfather. Captain Isaac Roes, freed Liberia at great expenee to himself All thia tbe lady recounted, drawing attention to the fact that Mr. Lincoln was only freeing other people’s slaves. So fa r from being offended a t tbe w om an’s Invidious eotupurisona. tbe g rea t w ar president evinced the most lively interest In tb s story, granted tbe request and show ed great good nature concerning tbe Incident G eneral A ugur, xrbea In command OB- tb e defenses a t W ashington, caught a spy whom be regarded ns a peculiarly obnoxious specim en o f bis tribe. There was no question of guilt, and quick work was made o f S'Spurt m artlaLand conviction. Tbe spy was to be bong ed tb e next m orning, and General Au gur w ent te tb e war departm ent to have tbe papers approved It happen ed th a t Lincoln and Btnnton were both absent from tb e city, and Cbarlea A. Dana w as left to charge. Be promptly signed tbe papers, and Augur and be congratulated each oth er that this one spy would trouble th e Union cause no more. The next morning Dana met Augur and asked about tbe execution In a disgusted m an n er tbe general said , there bad been no exseutlon Lincoln bad reached borne at mid night, and before b w ipent to bed the accused m an’s friends got around tbe president and aecurod a pardon. Gen eral A ugur could never refer to the In cM ent w ithout abowtng anger. A record price for a plate was brought at a sale la New York city, $42.60 for a pale bloa Ironstone china plate with a llttla landscape In the center, a plate with no valne os such, bat sold as a Lincolg relic. Tbe sec ond record breaker was an old knife and fork, steel, with bone baudlea, which started at $20 and went to $52.50, tbe selling point Tbe plate was used by Lincoln tn his 'home In Springfield. I1L. la 1837, and tbe knife and fork at tbe Mme time A tall tin pedestal lamp, with a double whale oil burner and acorn shaped oil font, with a tall standard and panllke base, used by Lincoln la his law office nt 8prlngfleld. brought $100, and an old chair of rather pretty shape with rush bottom brought the sam e price. These four relics of tbe martyred president Were taken by Dr. Norton, with other relics from the Lincoln log cabin, which was exhibited tn New York In I860, In lieu of fees which were to have been paid him for lectur ing at tbe cabin. Booth*» Brother on Lincoln Shooting. A letter to General Adam Bndeeu by Edwin Booth, brother of John Wilkes Booth, aeaassln of A bra bn m Lincoln, written only three dnye after* the aa saaelnatlon, wns pub Hr bod recently. In pert It reads: * / “For tbe Aral time "Ince tbe dxmna ble fhtelltgence stunned me that my brother Wllket en su ed this fearful, hellish deed am I nhle to write. • • • You mnst feel deeply the agony 1 neat tn being thus blasted In nil my ho(>et by a'▼Mali) who seemed so lovable and In whom nil bis family found n source of Joy in hla boyish and confiding na tore. • • •- Abraham l^acoin wae my president, for in pure admiration of bis ndbie career and Christian prtncl pies 1 did what I never did b efo re -1 SOME OF T H E BOOKS T H A T HAVE BEEN W R IT TE N ABOUT LINCOLN. 2, 6 V a ► t b r L k l t r [ s r [ ► l ► “Abrshsm Lincoln,** a history by Nicolay and H a y ’ (tan vol- umaa). * “Ramlniscances ot Abraham Lincoln.” “Lincoln, tho Loador,’* by Rich- ard Watson Gilder, “ Raeollactions of President Linooln,” by L. E. Chittenden, “Abraham Lincoln,” by N- W- MacChoany. “Lincoln and Johnson,” by W O. 8toddard. “Lincoln's Legacy of Inspire- tion.” by Fred T. Hill, “Lincoln and the Sleeping Sen- final,” by L. E. Chittenden. “Abraham Lincoln.” by Charles W. French. “The Wisdom of Abraham Lin« ooln.” “Abraham Lincoln,” by Henry ► B. B m n a . ► “Tabla Talk of Abraham Lin- ► coin,” by W. O. 8toddard. t “Abraham Lincoln,” by Horn- t don and Waik (two volumes). * “Lincoln’» Own 8toriee,” by ► Anthony Gross. ► “d_*n®oln In Story,” edited by ’ 8ilaa G. Pratt. ► “Life of Lincoln,” by Charles ’ C. Coffin. J “Abraham Linooln,” by G. H. » Putnan-v ' “ Life of Lincoln For Boya,” by , Frances X. Sparhawk. ► “Abraham Lincoln, the Man of ’ the People,” by N. Hapgooa. , “Life of Lincoln For Boys and ►x Girla,” by C- W. Moores. ' “A. Linooln,” tributes from hla » associates. » “A. Linooln,” a tribute by * George Bancroft. » “Through Five Administra- ' tions,” reminiscences of William H. Crook. i “A. Linooln, hjls Youth and Carly Manhood,” with brief »«• count of hia later life, by Noah Brooks. “Abraham Lincoln,” by Brand Whitlook. “Lincoln's Use of the Bible,” by 8. T. Jaekaon. “Life of Abraham Lincoln,” by Tarball (two volumee). “True Abraham Linooln.” by W. E. Curtis. “Personal Traits of Abraham Lincoln,” by Helen Nicolay. “Life of Abraham Lincoln,** by Tarboll (four volumes). *‘8tory Life of Lincoln,” by . Whipple. “True 8tory of Abraham L in coln,” by Brooks (juvenile). “Life of Linooln In Words of One Syllable.” “Abraham Lincoln,” by John T. Morao, Jr. (two volumes). “Lincoln tho Lawyer,” by F T. Hill. “A Short L ift of A. Linooln,” by John G. Nicolay. “Abraham Lincoln," by C. P. Oberholtier. "Lincoln In the Telegraph Office,” by D- H. Bataa. “The Praise of Linooln,". col« 1 looted by A. D. Williams. J “Lincoln, Lover of Mankind,” < by Eliot Norton. “Washington and Lincoln,” by Robert H. McLaughlin. "Ho Knew Lincoln.” by Ida Tar bad. “Tho Toy Shop” fa atory of < Lincofti), by M. S Garry. “Tho Couneel Assigned,” by < M. R. 8 Andrews. W ashington.— P resid en t W ilson sent for Counsellor Lansing, of the* sta te departm ent, and discussed w ith him for half an hour step» th a t this gov ern m en t will tak e to protect the A m er ican flag frym fur Liter m isuse by bel lig eren t ships. ’ I t'to understood the -preaUcnt is greatly chasrrt*:«!! «Fthe ¿ctfdn W "Cap tain Dow, of the Lusitania* In running the S tars and S tripes up on his vo>ael to protect h er front G erm an subm a rines. Inform al discussion by P resident Wlluon with his G erm an advisers of the dangers to which n e u t’al ships may be su lle c te d in the newly pre scribed w ar sones around G reat Bri tain and Ireland and the usu of the liner L usitania of the A m erican flag Charles C. M ’Chord, who Is said to foreshadow ed a diplom atic corycijjond- be slated for the chairmanship of the er\ee between the U nited State« and Interstate Commerce Commission. both G reat Britain and Germany, re spectively, on these questions. In each case the A & erlcan govern 2-B A T T L E S H ÎP B ILL PASSED m ent, because of its neutrality, can not discuss the rules which the betllg Three Destroyers and Five Subma rines to be Ouilt on Coast. eren ts may adopt tow ard each other. W ashington.—Over a strenuous pro The prescription of the war zone It self, however^ or the use of a neutral te st from M ajority Leader Underwood, flag by belligerent-owned vessels as a tho house in passing the naval appro stratag em of w ar has not given the priation bill retained provision for the American officials concern so much construction of two new dreadnoughts. Tho bill, as It goes to the senate, as the prospect th a t these acts may en d anger th e lives Of American citizens, carries $144,648,902, and authorizes on neutral ships during tlmo of war, tho following construction program : Two battleships of the larg est and whose right to travel on the high seas it is Intim ated, will he vigorously d e m ost powerful design, $7,800,000 each, exclusive of arm or und a rm a m e n t fended. Six torpedoboat destroyers, $825,000 Form al Inquiries as to w hat ¿tops the German naval i com m anders w ill each. One sea going subm arine torpedo- take to p rotect n eu trals traveling on m erchant ships and requests for In boat. $1,400,000. Eleven subm arines, $550,000 each. form ation as to the use of A m erican One oil fuel ship, $1,140,000. flags by British ships generally, it is An am endm ent w as adopted au th o r understood, will follow. izing the construction of three of the d estroyers on the Pacific C o a st AM ERICAN FLAG IS USED six Five of the subm arines are to be built there. Briton Flies Old Glory in W ar Zone x to Escape Germans. Ix>ndon.—The British steam er L usi tania, of th e Cunard line, which Bailed from New York Jan u ary 30, flew the American flag from tbe tim e she pass ed Queenstow n until she en tered th e Mersey. T his is vouched for by A m er ican passenger« who croaked on her. The Baltic of the W hite S tar line flashed the first w arning hy w ireless to the L usitania, saying two subm a rines had been sighted, according to thia passenger. W hen the L usitania arrived off Queenstown, afte r being delayed by heavy seas which sw ept the decks, injuring a num ber of passen gers, the sh ip ’s w ireless becam e ex ceedingly active and m essages were flashed from shore and sea. Finally afte r cAilsing off Q ueens town for about two hours w ithout even picking up a pilot, as is usual, the L usitania laid her courso for Liv erpool and proceeded under a full head p t steam . It was ju st afte r leaving Queenstow n th a t the American flap was noticed flying at her stern hy thf passengers. Drys Win in Idaho House. Boise, Idaho.—D efeat of the short ballot constitutional am endm ent by th e sen ate and the decision of the house of rep resen tativ es to recoin mend for passage a state wide pro hibition bill effective Jan u ary 1, 1916, w ere two events of Monday’s session of th e legislature. JAPAN THREA TEN S CHINA F u tility of Resistance Is Urged President Yuan-Shi-Kal. on Pekin.—M ilitary action to enforce Its dem ands on China has been th re a t ened by tho Jap an ese governm ent, ac cording to cable m essage from the Chinese m inister a t Tokio. It is be lieved In official circles here, however, th at the com m unication should not be taken too seriously. Both public men and- new spapers are urging P resident Yuan Shl-Kal to let Japan seize by force whnt she wishes, os China would be unable to oppose her, but to refuse to grant hum iliating concessions. It is reported th a t P resi dent. Yuan-Slil-Kai intends to m eet some of the dem ands, granting Japan such concessions as would be given to any other country, but stubbornly r<£ listin g any transgression of China’s sovereign rights. Washington 8tats Has Fswest Deaths. W ashington.—D eath ra te In 1913 of 14.1 per 1000 of the estim ated popu lation In the reg istra tio n are a of the United S tates, com pared w ith 13.1 per 1000 In 1912, is show n in a rep o rt by the census bureau. W ashington sta te showed the low est rate, .being 8.5 P e t 1000. while ¡New H am pshire was th e highest w ith 17.1. British G o v e r n m e n t A s h a B la n k C h e c k London.—FQr the first tim e in 200 years, the British governm ent Invited the house of com m ons to give it a blank check for arm y purposes. Arkansas Swings into Dry Column. L ittle Rock, Ark.—A bill providing state-w ide prohibition In A rkansas has been signed by G overnor G. W. Haya. Chicago.—In the six m onths since the w ar began the price of w heat has about doubled on tho Chicago board of trade. The new point for cash grain last sum m er was nround 87 cents. In the last week the price has varied be tw een $1.55 and $1.70. The best Informed men a t the board of trade say the Am erican farm er has reaped the richest harvest. Some of the farm ers a ssert th a t the "gam blers a t the hoard of tra d e ” have benefited ipost and there are wild stories afloat about the fubulou3 winnings of a lot of W all stre e t speculators who have been active in the Chicago m a rk e t It is tru e th a t both Wall stre e t and the board of trad e have made money out of tho r i s e j n the price of w h e a t In the aggregate the farm ers’ profits arc believed to have far outrun all that the speculators have made. F or tho farm ers ha^-e lost nothing hy the ad vance and many a speculator has. THE MARKET8. Portland. Wheat—Club, $1.58; bluestem $1.5$; red Russian, $1.48; forty-fold, $1.57; red fife, $1.63. Hay—E astern Oregon tim othy, $1$; grain hay, $12;. alfalfa $13; valley tins* ethy. $13. B utter—Cream ery. 30c. Egga—Ranch, 25c; candled. Me. Veto of Literacy T est is Sustained Hops— 1914 crop. 12H e; 1913 crop, W ashington.—An attem p t to pass nominal. -. .. . a ./' the Im m igration bill prescribing a lit Wool—Valley. 23c; «astern Oregon, eracy to^t for th e adm ission of aliens yver P resid en t W ilson’s veto failed In the hc-.se, the affirm ative vote Jack Seattle. >ng flvo of the necessary tw o-thirds. W heat— Blueatem, $1.5«; club $1.54; 4,000 Less M arriages Under Eugenics. Madison, W ls.—D uring 1914. thv first year of th e operation of th e eu- geulo m arriage law, 4,000 tower rlag^s were reported to the Wlsconaln (board Of health than to 18X3, ■ red Russian, $1.47; turkoy red, $1.4$; forty-fold, 11.55; flic, $1.51. Barley— -$34.50 per ton. Hay—Timothy, $1$ per ton; alfalfa, $14 per ton. Butter—C ie a ir a y , 31c. B to — to." _