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THE SHAWNEE DAILY NEWS-HERALD
REGULAR AFTERNOON ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS, EXCLUSIVE IN POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY.
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MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 14, 1914,
NUMBER 78.
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By Associated Press-
"Wshington, Dec. 14.—"Economy"
was the watchword of the appropria-
tion committee in their preparation
of the legislative, executive and ju-
dicial appropriations bill, reported
• to the house. The committee lopped
off nearly two million dollars from
the estimates submitted by the vari-
ous departments, cutting salary al-
lowances all along the line, and
brought in a measure appropriating
$38,744,753.50.
GOETHALS IS
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♦ WEATHER FORECAST. ♦
4- New Orleans, Dec. 14.—For ♦
♦ Oklahoma: Tonight and Tues- ♦
♦ day continued colder tonight. ♦
♦ (Rising temperature Tuesday. ♦
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MR BOMB DROPPED
AT FREIBURG FEI L
AMONG SOME GIRLS
SEVERAL INJURED BY EXPLO-
SIVE THROWN BY AN
AVIATOR.
By Associated Press.
Berlin, Dec. 14.—A dispatch pub-
lished here says hostile aviators yes-
terday flew over Freiburg, dropping
bombs which did considerable dam-
age. One house was hit. One bomb
fell in a crowd of girls, injuring
several.
Bjr Associated Press.
Washington, Dec. 14. — Colonel
Goethals, governor of the Panama
canal zone, has reiterated his re-
quest for two torpedo boat destroy-
ers to prevent violation of the neu-
trality of the canal zone.
RUSSIA REPORTS
QUIET ALONG TOE
ENTIRE FRONT
NO ENGAGEMENTS OF IMPORT-
ANCE HAVE TAKEN PLACE
ANYWHERE.
By Associated Press.
Petrograd, Dec. 14.—The Russian
official communication says there
has been no engagement of impor-
tance on any front "In the Mlawa
region we continue to force bacR
the rotiring Germans. In the Mount-
buekla region the Austrian columns
are coming down the slopes of the
Carpathians."
Walter Johnson and Rube Mar-
quard have both signed contracts
with the Federal League to perform
against each other.
NINE ABOVE ZERO
IS OFFICIAL LOW
TEMPERATURE
WINTER GETS AN EARLY START
AM) MERCURY KI M A 1>S AT
LOW STAGE.
Nine above zero is the official
low temperature, according to the
observation of the local observer,
taken at 8 o'clock this morning.
Winter again took an early start
this year, and the mercury remain
ing at a low level for the past sev-
eral days indicates that the season
will be a severe one.
It appears that the United Provi-
dent Association completed its or-
ganization in time to control the
situation and that there is conse-
quently little actual suffering in
Shawnee. Food and shelter are, it
is believed, being furnished all of
the poor, worthy or unworthy.
Temperatures Elsewhere.
By Associated Press.
Kansas City, Dec. 14.—Tempera-
tures from fifteen below in north-
west Kansas to freezing at Corpus
Christi, Tex., prevailed through the
osuthwest. Topeka reported five
below; Kansas City, three below;
Oklahoma City, eight abov3.
Several of the local merchants
are shipping pecans and mistletoe
to the northern cities.
"TIME TO TALK PEACE !iAS NOT
YET A.lillVED," DIVINE DLCLAR.S
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By Associated Press.
London, Dec. 14.—The Archbishop
of Canterbury and Dr. Dryander, the
German court chaplain, have re-
fused to sign an appeal addressed
to the Christian churches urging
them among other things "seriously
to keep peace before their eyes in
order that bloodshed soon may
cease." « ti'
The appeal has been signed by
many prominent divines including
Bishop Greer btf New York and
Bishop Tuttle of St. Louis. But al-
though both the Angel lean prelate
and the German doctor of divinity
are in entire accord with the signa-
tories, as the correspondence just
published makes plain, in devouted-
ly hoping God may ordain that
peace shall soon be restored, each
Is of the opinion, apparently that |
the only peace to be desired Is that
founded on the triumphant demon-
stration of the righteousness of his
country's cause.
The archbishop writes: "You may
be certain that at the first moment
when it seems to me that an open-
ing is presented for securing a
righteous *and enduring peace I
shall do my utmost to urge R, but
1 am clear that that moment, great-
ly as we long for it, has not yet
come.
"The conflict which has been
forced upon Europe (I impute no
motive but merely state a fact) must
I fear, now that it has begun, pro-
ceed for the bringing to an issue
the fundamental moral principle of
faithfulness to a nation's obligation
to its solemnly plighted word. The
recognition of the moral validity of
such an obligation Is fundamental
to the maintenance of peace and
progress among the nations of the
world."#
Dr. Dryander takes strcuig excep-
tion to a paragraph of the appeal
which reads: "The tarigle of under-
lying and active causes which accum
ulate in the course of time, and the
proximate events which led to the
breaking of peace, are left to his-
tory to unravel." He declares it
would be impossible for him to sign
that statement. He writes:
"History will certainly show to
us in a different light much that
we can now see through the dark
clouds of dust arising from the
arena of the present struggle. But
that history will show only all the
clearer—as has been done already—
the righteousness of our cause, upon
this firm conviction of ours are
founded our good conscience, our
confidence and our resolution In the
terrible distress of the present time.
If anyone is attacked ond four sides
and defends his life, he acts in self
defense and fulfills a Christian duty.
We are in this situation."
ARE TAKING
THEIR COURSE
By Associated Press.
Berlin, Dec. 14.—The German of-
ficial communication says: "Light
attacks between the Meuse and the
Vosges mountains were easily re-
pulsed, otherwise there is nothing
to report from the western theatre.
"From the Bast, Prussia and
Southern Poland operations are tak-
ing their normal course."
"CITY BEAUTIFUL"
LECTURER OERE
HERBERT P. 1IEMEX WAY WILL
DELIVER SERIES OF LEC-
TURES THIS WEEK.
Herbert D. Memenway arrived in
Shawnee this morning for the series
of lectures he is to give this week
in the high school auditorium un-
der the auspices of the "City Beau
tiful" committee, co-operating with
HERBERT D. HEM EN WAY.
the National Society for Broader
Education.
The first lecture will be given
Tuesday evening. The subject is
'How to Beautify the ifome
Grounds."
Wednesday evening there will be
addresses especially to the school
children, while Thursday evening
the third of the series, "Trees and
Tree Plainting" will be the subject,
and Friday evening, "How to Make
Home and City Attractive Without
Money." . ^ T*!
MEMBERS OF UNITED
PROVIDENT ASSOCIATION.
The following is a list of the
members of the Shawnee United
Providence Association-
W. H. Ramsey, Mammoth Dept.
Store, Shawnee Milling Co., C. A.
Metcalf, Crescent Drug Co., Conserv-
ative Loan Co., E. D. Reasor, C. C.
Hawk, Grafs Market, Clarke & Kel-
ler, Miller & West, Okla. Auto & Ga-
rage Co., Owl Drug Store, Tom Kel-
ley, C. P. Tompkins, Dickson Clo-
thing Co., Trades Store, Marriage
& Smiley, Bon Ton Grocery Co., L.
Kenyon, Warren & Smith, R. L. Loy,
Halley White Co., M. W. Brown,
Masonic Lodge, Chapman & Elliot,
W. P. Wood, D. N. Bell. A. G.Eakins,
Fitzpatrlck & Sliunk, City Meat Mar-
ket, Radford & Pierson, L. A. Brown,
John Horany, D. D. Lyman, Hickey
Brothers, Otis B. Weaver, Shawnoe
News-Herald, R. J. Burke, J. T.
Dickson, George Dowdy, F. M. Blake-
ley, A. S. Pace, Stone Hdw. & Imp.
Co., Meek & Co., J. S. Hawkins,
Saunders Shoe Co., Ntl. Bank of
Commerce, State Ntl. Bank, Red Ball
Transfer Co., Uncle Sam Oil Co.,
Wallace Mann, Bell Wayland Co.,
Getz Dry Goods Co., Lambard &
Hart, W. T. Williams, Burt Hotel,
Williams Dearlng Grocery, I-ong-
mire-Draper Co.,G. S. Horany, Shaw-
nee Plmbg. Co., Geo. E. McKlnnls,
Walton & Roots, Shawnee Ntl. Bank,
Edward Howell, Abernathy's Store,
A. Flelg, Louis Cohen, Jake Jones,
J. M. Marquis, Frankel Brothers,
J. B. AdamB, J. L. Roebuck & Co.,
Geo. A. McDonald W. C. T. U.
Victorious British Admirial, His Dead Foe
and Scene oF Battle in South Atlantic
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would be glad to release all prison-
ers of war because of the# difficulty
f providing supplies for them.
The agents find their task here
made difficult by the Danish prohi-
bition against export of many ar-
es. They havo succeeded, how-
ever, In purchasing large quantities
moat, which may still be e*port-
to Germany. They would like to
get a million pairs of boots and
shoes, but tho list of prohibitions
includes all articles made of leather
hide.
This map shows the course of the
German fleet underfc Admiral Von
Spee, from its position off Chill six
weeks ago, where it sank the Mon-
mouth *:ind Good Hope, British cruis-
ers under Admiral Cradock, to the
place in the South At turtle where
It met the new British fleet under
Admiral Sir Frederick Charles Dove-
ton Sturdee.
The fast cruisers Scharnhorst,
Gneisenau, and Leipzig had disap-
peared entirely from view after
their victory in which Admiral
Cradock lost his life. But the Brit
ish admiralty, aroused to action, had
secretly sent a fast squadron down
into the South Atlantic under £d
miral Sturdee, and he found the
Germans north of the Falkland
Islands. Quickly with superior guns
and faster ships he sank three of
the Germans. The cruisers Dresden
and Nurnberg escaped. The British
fleet went after them, and the hist
report was that the two had head
ed for Santa Cruz, on the Atlantic
coast of Argentina, just north of
the Straits of Magellan.
DARING FEAT
U BRITISH!
By Associated Press.
London, Dec. 14.—The English of-
ficial communication says Hie Turk-
ish battleship Messudien was tor-
pedoed by the British submarine
'B-ll" in the Dardenell^s yester-
day.
The "B-li," in charge of Lieut.
Commander Norman B. Holbrook,
dived under five rows of mines and
torpedoed ttoe Messudien which was
guarding the mine fields.
Although pursued by gun fire and
torpedo boats, the submarine re-
turned safely, after being sub-
merged on one occasion nine hours.
When last seen the Messudien was
sinking. The Messudien was built
in 1874 and reconstructed in nine-
teen three. She was one of ten
thousand tons burden.
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*■ More shopping Days Before 4
Chrls'mas. ♦
4 Procrastination Is the thief of ♦
4 time. Have you prepared your ♦
♦ shopping list? If not, do It ♦
♦ now. Remember these things: +
♦ Shop early! *
♦ Shop In the morning! *
♦ Shop in Shawnee. ♦
And we will all have a ♦
*■ merrier Christmas. ♦
♦ ♦♦ + + +
SERVIA AND!
SUCCESSFUL
By Associated Press.
Paris, Dec. 14.—The French of-
ficial communication says "In the
Aisne region the enemy bombarded
our en t ranch men ts. We replied and
demolished his position. Our artil-
lery destroyed Important field works
near Allies. In the Argonne forest
we made slight progress by the use
of mines. The enemy's batteries ap-
pear to have moved further north.
' Tn the Woevre district# we re-
pulsed two violent counter attacks.
"*n Servia during Dec. 11, 11 and
12, the enemy continued to retire
along the entire front. The Ser-
vians have progressed as far as
Vlikl and Zavlaka. From the time
the Servians resumed the offensive
to Dec. 11 inclusive, they captured
twenty-eight thousand prisoners,
seventy-four cannon and forty-four
machine guns.
"Montenegrins have captured
Vishnegrad and driven the Austrlans
across the Drlna."
FEEDING PRISONERS
SUU0U8 problem
FOR GERMANS.
By Associated Press.
Copenhagen, Dec. 14.—Agents of
the commissary department of the
German army, who are hero pur-
chasing supplies, admit that Ger-
many^ shortage In some respetcs Is
seriouB. They state that Germany
SCHOOLS CLOSE
I OR THE MILIUM
ON DECEMBER 23
MID YEAR PROMOTIONS ARE TO
HE MADE ON JANUARY
SOT II.
Tho schools will be closed for the
Christmas holidays, Dec. 23, re-
opening Jan. 4. Tho mid-year pro-
motions will occur January 20 and
the teachers and pupils in all tho
schools are busily at work in an
effort to make tho minimum num-
ber of failures. It is planned to
use tho utmost care In promoting,
so that only those who are ready
may take up advanced work are
promoted, for the reason that no
greater injury can bo done to a
child than to promote him wliere
he 1b not perpared. Especially is
tho Injury Irreparable when a pupil
is admitted to high sehoo., who has
gained no good foundation for the
work in tho ward schools. No
greater obstacle can bo placed to a
good high school career.
Tho work of the penmanship
teachers is processing well.
large number of penmanship diplo-
mas will be given by the A. N.
Palmer Company of Chicago to the
teachers of the city for their highly
creditable work under the instruc-
tion of the company.
There have been two grade teach
ers' meeting lately, one between the
primary and second grade teachers,
the other between the ihird and
fourth grade teachers, for the pur-
pose of unifying and exchanging
Ideas.
During the holidays all the school
buildings In the city will be thor-
oughly fumigated.
INDIAN TROOPS FIGHT
IN CLOSE QUARTERS
WITH KNIVES.
By Associated Press.
Southampton, England, Dec. 14.—
A Canadian soldier who has visited
several hospitals in the south of
Sngland recently saw forty or fifty
East Indians all of whom had their
left hands bandaged. He asked one
of the Red Cross attendants how
they all receive tho same sort of
injuries.
"All of them have bayonet wounds
In the left hand, because of their
style of fighting," was the reply.
When they get close enough for a
hand-to-hand fight they throw down
their guns, parry the bayonets of
the enemy with their left hand and
use their knives with the right
hand. Of course they get a bad
ARE KILLFn
IN SONI i
By Associated Press.
Washington, D. C., Dec. 14— *
Francis and another American u<tv9
been killed in Sonora, according to
a report from the American con-
sular agent at Cananea. Sec. Bryan,
lias diercted an investigation.
Gen. Carranza formally advised
tho state department any use of
force by Americans at Naco would
"be considered an act of hostility,
however well disposed this govern-
ment may be."
wound in their left hand, but they
don't mind that and they almost al-
ways get their man."
DRESDEN COMES INTO
PORT UNINJURED.
Bv Associated Press.
Valparaiso, Chile, Dec. 14.—'A dis-
patch from Prunta Arenas declares
the cruiser Dresden has come into
that porft uninjured.
AMBASSADOR "BIG JIM*
SULLIVAN, BACK TO POST.
"BIG JIM" SULLIVAN.
Ambassador "Big Jim" Sullivan,
the New York City lawyer, who
was named minister to Santo Do-
mingo by Secretary Bryan some
months ago and who came to the
United States after Walker W. Vick
had criticized his administration,
has been sent back to his post by
BtortfUry Of State Bryan. Now
newspapers have begun an attack
on him alleging that he might aid
financial interests, which wish to
exploit the island.
Mr. Vick was commissioner of
customs on the island, having been
appointed by the president. He re-
turned and offered his resignation
because he did not care to work
with Sullivan. •
BATTLESHIPS LOSE STANDING
AS A MEANS FOR DEFENSE
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Special to News-Herald.
London, Dec. 14.—England prob-
ably never will lay down anothei
dreadnought says one of the fore-
most ship Guilders In this country
who for obvious reasons, cannot be
France Is also reported as hurry-
cording to this authority, which
have been laid down will bo rushed
to completion, but no orders will
be given for any more vessels of
this type. This policy was under
serious consideration when the Au
daciouB went t<% the bottom and the
recent loss of the Bulwark has only
served to confirm the opinion that
the battleship as a fighting craft is
doomed.
All new construction in the Brit-
ish shipyards consist of heavily
armed cruisers of great coal carry-
ing capacity, destroyers and subma-
rines. For ten miles along the
Tyne In coming into Newcastle the
passengers on the boats cannot hear
each other speak because of the din
of steam hammers most of which
are making destroyers and subma-
rines.
When Sir Percy Scott expressed
his doubts of the efficiency of the
dreadnought just after England had
placed her seal on it as the premier
fighting unit of naval warfare, his
unorthodoxy made him the strategic
herstic of his time, but this war has
come near to vindicating his theory,
for thus far not a single success
can be placed to the credit of a
dreadnought while the experimental,
almost despised, submaring has won
most of the naval laurels.
Francs is also reported as hurry-
ing the construction of submarines
while Russia is said to have asked
for tenders on a submarine of two
thousand tons.
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