The Geary Booster (Geary, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 16, 1915 Page: 2 of 12
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THE GEARY BOOSTER. GEARY. OILA.
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CZAR NICHOLAS
BEMISTOffF Sill
MAKING PROMISES
OtSSATlSPlE-D WITH HIS COUSIN'S
LONG CONTINUED
RETREAT.
NEVER WEARIES OF EXPLAIN-
ING" MISBEHAVIOR OF GER-
MAN SUBMARINES.
6E8MARS CAIT CAPTURE RI6A
Prospect Th« Teuton Ruth Mil At
Lut Bier Checked.—Need the
Port Fee Winter
Quarters.
London The nivi that Emperor
> lchol* bu placed h.mself at the
head of bit army which be announced
te a f'egram «o Raymond Polncare | Grand Duke Nichelss. cousm of the
president of France, and the viaft paid CzMr and c0f,„dtred the moat power
by the French commander in-chief fu, man in Ru# ;a. has been super
General JoSre to the Italian army fore ceded jn COrrmsnd of the army by the
sbadow*. it is believed. In military Crar ,hmse1f.
circles hero stirring events on both _
the Mgiern and vMtfra fronts tn
•which the armies of all the allies wilt GERMANS DENY ARABIC BLAME
•••operate f
l<ted* red Cte Ranslaaa are hold DECLARE LINER WAS ATTACK-
ftM gtoend against the Austrian. IuiM..,N,
and Germans, whose advance at mosl ,NO THE fUBMARINt
foists has been stopped and IB places
fcreon the offenilre. Recall Is Requested After Disclosures
Bp U at lbs dawesr point, bet the (
fact that the Russlsns continue to oc of At*«mP*a to Foment
copy tbe town sfier the Germans have Strikes.
CTSnomi to tii« thus AOHtk«-a*t of
gs lesds military *r1trr* to ttie con Berlin.—Germanys note to the
dasion thst the Russians fe«-l reason- I'nited States bearing on the sinking
Ably sure of their sbitity to defend of the White Star line steamer Arabic
tbe river snd in time to push suffl on August lk. which wss corn muni-
(Cientl) fsr westward to relieve the rated to the American ambassador,
pressure on their forces on tbe shores James W. CJerard. for transmission to
of the Gulf of Riga Washington, is Id the form or a meno-
The Immediate objective of the Aow randum under date of September 7.
DR. DUMM INVOLVES OTHERS
Austrian Ambassador May Havs Com-
pany When He Receives
His Passports To
Go Home.
tro-German campaign
Ruasia
the text of which follows
"On August 19. a German submsrine
stopped the English steamer Dunsley
about sixteen nautical miles south of
Kinsale and was on tbe point of sink-
ing the prise by gunfire sfter the crew
' had left the vessel. At this moment
the commander saw a large steamer
making directly toward him. Thia
Washington.—Count Von Bernstorff.
the German ambassador. returned to
Waahington to initiate formal discus-
sion with the American government
supplementary to tbe note from the
I>rlin foreign office regarding the
sinking of the Arabic, witb the hope
of paving the way for formal nego-
tiations for adjustment of the aituation
growing out of tbe losa of American
lives in the tragedy.
Tbe ambassador is optimistic in
spite of the growing serious concern
here over the state of relations be-
tween tbe United Ststos snd the Ger
manic allies following tbe receipt of
a disappointing note from Germany on
4 the Arabic and the request for the
recall of Ambassador Dumba of Aus-
tria It is held in German circles the
Arabic note, with its reiteration of the
announcement that submarines are un-
der orders not to aink peaceful liners
assurances already given the state de-
without warning, is in accord with
partment and confidence is felt thst
an agreement can be reached for arbi-
tration of the question of reparation.
The issue witb Germany has turned
to a less acute stage through consid-
eration of the proposal to take the
dispute In questions of fact In the
Arabic case to Tbe Hague.
President Wilson's request for the
recall of the Austrisn ambsssadot.
Constantln Dumba. has broadened in-
to a situation involving Captain FVanx
Von Papen the military attche of the
THE EUROPEAN WAR A
YEAR AGO THIS WEEK
Sept. IS. 1S14.
Germans repulsed at Nancy and
Luneville. and driven from AmiiM.
Revifny snd Bra pant-la-Roi.
German forces occupied prepared
positions along the Aisns.
Hesvy fighting at Lou vain. Ma
tines. Bertzy and near Thann.
Russians gamed victories west
snd northwest of L em berg.
Germans occupied Ksrsngu,
British East Africa.
German cruiser Mela sunk by
British submarine.
Sept. 14, 1914.
Amiens reoccupied by French.
Bsttls of the Aisne began. Ger-
msns repelling sll attacks.
Fort of Troyon relieved.
Germane laid waste Senlia
Russians crossed the San.
Germans were defeated a
Mlawa and sent re-enforcementa to
Memel.
Japanese flanked Kiaoehow.
Germane occupied Fanning
land and cable station.
Anti-Austrian demonstration In
Rome.
American Red Croaa steamship
Red Croaa aailed from New York.
ateamer, as developed later, was the (;<rrnan embassy: Alexander Nuber
Arsbic. She was recognized as an Von Pereked. the Austrian consul gen-
enemy vessel, as she did not fly any
flag and bore no neutral markings.
"When she approached, she altered
her original course, but then agsin
era! in New York, and possibly Count
Von Bernstorff. the German ambassa-
dor The official view is tbat the am-
bassador. although technically involv-
ed. is not so seriously concerned
pointed directly towsrd the submarine. th; milltary atache or the consul geo
From this the commander became con- era) it IS nt unlikely that both of
vinced that the steamer had the in- the latter may be recalled or dismissed
tention of sttacking and ramming him. from the country.
"In order to anticipate this attack, he
gave orders for tbe submsrine to dive FOUR KILLED W A RACE BATTLE
and fired s torpedo st the steamer.
The Czar.
oomes clearer with tbe growing Indi-
cations that the invaders need tne
Baltic port of Riga, not only as a bate
for present operations in the direction
of Petrograd. but as winter quarters1
In caae the attempt to reach the Kus-
After firing, be convinced himself that
the people aboard were being rescued
In fifteen boats.
DUMBA 6ETS WALKING PAPERS
Austrisn Ambassador Is Persona Non
Grata At Washington.
Washington.—Ambassador Penfie'4
sias capital should be postponed until a( Vienna wss Instructed by cable to
next spring. inform the Austro-Hungarian govern-
Pield Marshal Von Hlndenborg Is nient that L>r. Constantin Dumba no
experiencing great difficulty In briog longer is acceptable as an envoy to the
Ing the portions of the Dvlna held by I'nited States and to ask for his recall,
the Germana. The current of the river Secretary Lansing formally an-
Is to swift for Ihe construction of pon- nounred the action. It wss the answer
toon bridges under tbe . Russian sr-'of the American government to Dr.
tillery fire. As the rainy seaaon comes Dumba's explanation of his intercepted
on. it will be more difficult for the In-1 letter to Vienna outlining plans for
vaders to bring up supplies for their handicapping plants In this country
•dvsnce forces. making <*ar supplies for the alliea
Westwsrd of Dvlna* snd Vllns the
Russian offensive has now held the
Germans for more than a week and
to military observers those two towns
•rem fairly ssfe unless the invaders
•re to brlag up strong reinforcements
Ksst snd southeast of Grodno tbe Rus-
sisns hsv? taken up new positions
•croos tbe river St. Chara and Its
numerous tributaries and are protect- 1
ing the networti of railways which run
S*«tward and northward to the interior
of tbe country
Since the outbreak of the war Grans
Dulc*] Nicholas. cousin of Emperor
Nicholas, lias been in command of the
armies of R . - a Military critics have
rated him as one of th> ablest gen-
erals of the wsrring nations.
ills mstn sccompiisbmetits were tbe
extraction of the hm> of bis forces
from the Auftro German enveloping
movements in Gal* i nwi later In Rus-
sian Polsnd. *1 In- iwaln drew out
his •males. thl time from the finger
out Warsaw i
The mesaag- lr'<- p< rar Nicholas
to PregiOont i' a n >t make
It rl'-af wtinth* i ;ra: e Nicholas
rat t.4en *t pe" .4. ii.-.n* the last
few weeks the- . tjge crit-
icism of the conduct of I' uar by
tbe buasian authorities. The rgjvilster
of v ar ''nSff. re-1 Dr Dumba.
signed and the tort:., of g ooaTl Secretary l.ansinp has cancelled the
tlon government i.,s t.. ri under .11* pa„!Spcr,(( of James F. J. Archibald, the
russion. The -oiiric of 1 • American correspondent upon whom
hnwevor hi« b« >n j" 'i *1 v tl o in iiritiWit secret service men found to'ii-
adeq'iate supply of ttvin tions r>! war nUjniraiions fn>m Dr. Constantln Dum-
• nd ro far as the cal/n- -span lies frnn l)a t},e Austrollungarlan ambassador,
JtiiBsla have shown, then has b -i>n nr> (0 ^i„ foreign office on the subject of
criticism of tli
Two Wh.te Officers Slsln by Negroes;
Two Blacks Dead.
Little Rock.—Two white men and ^
two negroes are dead and a third
white man is dangerously wounded as
a result of a murder and subsequent
race riot at Carlisle. Ark., twenty-eight
miles east of here.
Tbe tronble started when Jack Bow-
ers. 24 negro, shot ana killed his wife.
Diana, at the home of a negro named
Nichols. Bowers was pursued about
an hour by Constable Thomas Bur-
nett. DV W. H Crawrord, Chester
Crawford, son of the physician, and
Deputy Constable Jim Johnston.
The posse alighted worn an automo-
bile in front of the Bowers home and
were immediately met bv Bowers and
his three brothers barricaded in the
' house. Dr Crawford fell with a bul-
let through his left side. Deputy Con-
stable Johnston fell with nearly a hun
rred buckshot woonds Both died
within a few mirutes. Chester Craw-
ford fell with rifle or gunshot wounds
in his left arm. left side and left thigh
. and leg. Constable Burnett ran for
the automebile and nurrted back to
Carlisle unhurt. One hundred white
men. heavily armed rushed to the
scene and charged tfie bouse. Jack
Bowers, negro, was killed when a vol
ley riddled the tbin walls of the house.
His brother* lmm-d!ately suT-ndered.
connection.
CARRANZA REJECTS PEACE OFFER
Politely Oeciines To Participate
Pan-American Conference.
Vera Cru*.—Gcne-al Wnustiano
Carrar.xa's reply t; the appeal of the
United States and the Latin-American
countries for a conference between
the leader* of the various Mexican
fatt'.ons having in view ar. adjustment
of Mexico's Internecine struggle, is
polite but unequlvocsl "no.'
In a note Isrtied by Foreign Minister
A.-una. Oene-al Carranra has told the
diploma's thr.t cao peruiii of on in
terference what« er by foreign gov
ernments. He <xplp'.ns that he 1* in
control now or sll Vext-o except the
stat« s of '""hllnta' ua snd Morelos and
a j art of the state of Scnora. The
signers of 'he pM to Car*xrr« are
invited to cotr.a themselves or to send
representatives 'o some pelft along
the Rio Grar.de for a cnfe-once a
which affalr-s rf Mexico may he dts-
cussed solely frcm an international
point of view," and with the Idea that
grand duke In this fomenting strikes In Ametlcsn Bum- Csrrama's government be r^ocnlied
as t)~e de facto government Id Mexico.
Methodist Editor Dies.
Nashville. Tcun. Ur. GrosB Alex-
wider, editor of the Methodist ttevieve
sad book editor of tho M«tho<i|gt Kpis-
cgpal church, South. di 4 a| Long
lions plants.
K«ntu:ky Fueds Freshen Up.
H1ckm n—W. A. Naylor, • dtputv
sheriff. WUMim Collins, • youth, ami
Claude Johnson, whom Colllna actusui
I of selling liquor, were killed, antf Coi-
P#sch. Calif, of sipoi l« xy^HOtordii.g hR,. mother Mru>a#iy woundotl in
4f pr^aut ^-l^«tecHveJfh««. Dr eerle, (lf sh()OUliM sffrai,B here, ^ol.n
Alexander served aa one o* thd srer^ „ ,he y0Ulh to |he
tarns al the Itwt si* VtieraLconf-.- of hl# hom# an(j #il0t him to feat!'
ences of the rhutt4rand was# metn^-, w ijqe the boy', mother snd •itier^ert
b«r Ot. Uj« «on Wim « tb*tWr «.-•*<: attempting to 1 .-event him ipening th.-
the commfinoratlcs CfeLtenary •ditioa door. Naylor was gilled when he at
of the nuthorl*'-ci version of the B^g-j tempted to arrest Johnson and John
lisb bible In lfrlL ison was silled br • post*.
They Need the Money.
New York—The'Anglo-French com-
mission seeking • w*y to meet the
huge biUe of Great Britain snl France
for American munitions and other
supp'ies. r«trhe>1 New York and was
welcomed by J. P Morg®n. Five hun-
dred million dollsrs is the smallest
sum which Ihe commission hopes to
borrow. Tliev would much rather hsve
a round billion The entir« proceed!
of course, would he used in pay'ng
for Amertcsn supplies and restorlnc
the credit balance between Europe and
1 Americr
Sept. ISw 1914.
Battle of Soissons fought.
German crown prinoe's army
driven back to th« Ome.
French r«occupied Raima
La Ferte ransacked by Otrmsns.
Franco-Belgian force* won at
A lost and Rouabrugge.
Russians occupied Grodek.
Germans reported defea. of Rus-
sian armiM of Vllna and Grodno.
Serbs Invaded Hungary.
Jspanese cavalry captured Chime.
British defeated Germans in Na-
msqualsnd.
Artists protested to kslser sgsinst
destruction of Lewvain.
Sept. 16. 1*14.
Belgian commission presented to
President Wilson list of alleged
atrocities by Germans In Belgium
New battle begun from Noyon to
Verdun.
French army from Rouen circled
Von Kluck's corps.
Germsns advsnced on Antwerp.
Montenegrins defeated Austrian*
near Koulilovo.
John Redmond called on the
Irish to enlisL
German government notified
China that Germany reserved right
to deal with China as shs saw fit
because of bresch of neutrality.
Pro-ally war riots In Italian
citiea
Sept. 17. 1914.
Germsn army strengthened
twesn Berry-au-Bac and Argonne
French advanced in the Woevre
district.
Belgians repulaed attack on Ter-
monde.
Austrisns fled before Russisns to-
wsrd Crscow.
Genersl Rennenksmpf blocked
flsnklng movement by Germsns.
Austrisn wsrships shelled Semlin
snd Belgrade snd were repelled by
Serb srtillery.
Germsn fleets in Baltic fired on
each other by mistsks.
Prize courts established in Eng-
land.
Sept. IS, 1914.
Germans destroyed Termon0e.
Reims bombsrded by Germsns
snd famous csthedral damsgsd.
Battle of the Aisns continued, si-
lies' left sdvsncing snd Germsns
gaining in center.
Germsns intrenched on the Ssm-
bre.
Russians took Siniava, Sam bo r
and Kazeshow.
Germans advanced against Rus
sians in Suwalki province.
Oermaris defeated by garrison of
seven British at Nakop, Africa
Bombs dropped on Antwerp by
German air crafL
President Wilson received appeal
from women of all nations and from
ths general conference of Friends.
CftLIMEL G IB. H SICKENS!
STOP m MING DRUG
Don't Lose a Day's Work! If Your Liver It Sluggish or Bowels
Constipated Take "Podson's Liver Tone."—It's Fine!
Tos're bilious! Your liver is slug-
gish! You feel lazy, dizzy and ail
knocked ouL Your head la dull, your
tongue is coated; breath bad; stomach
soar snd bowels ooostipsted. But dont
take salivating calomel. It makes yon
sick you may lose a day's work
sluggish liver better than a dose of
nasty calomel snd that it won't make
you sick
Dodson's Liver Ton* la real Hear
medicine. YouH know it next morn-
ing because you will wake up feeling
fine, your liver will be working, you
Calomel is mercury or quicksilver, jj^^che snd dizziness gone, yoar
which causes necrosis of the bones. | iunmc^ wjjj sweet and your bowels
Calomel crashes into sour bile like refular You will feel like working;
dynamite, breaking it up That's when ^ ^ cJ,eeTfn|; fun of vigor and
yon feel that awful nausea and cramp- amWtlon
Tisstssstzx'sssr^strfsssi
druggist or dealer sells you a SO-eent j Liver Tone Instead of dangerous cal
hot tie of Dodaoa'a Liver Tone under omel now. Your drugglat will tell you
my personal money back guarantee | that the sale of calomel la
that each spoonful will clean your 1 stopped entirely here
Why He Remained.
When the officer of the day entered
the gvsrdroom be found it empty,
save for a private, who, airily attired
In his shirtsleeves, lounged on a
chair, pulling a short day pipe.
' Wbere'a the sergeant of the
guard." demanded the officer angrily.
Gone acroas to the mess to have a
drink, sir," replied the private, salutr
ing smartly.
"And the oentries?"
"In the canteen sir."
"Then, confound it, what are yos
doing here?"
"Me. sir?" wss the calip reply. "I'm
the prisoner!"
A grsss widow says the only wsy
to reform a husband that really needs
reforming is to swap him for a yellow
dog—then poison the dog.
Languages.
"My wife speaks four languages "
''Mine only finds time to speak one'
North and South America have to-
gether sn area of sbout 15,000,000
square miles.
Would Outlaw Canoea
Burning of the canoes at Camp Tek-
akwitha is s good example. Tbe use
of these extremely frail, unstable and
therefore dangerous chaft should bs
everywhere restricted to expert swim-
mers Any others who go out in them
risk their lives, since the least in-
cauOons movement is likely to cause
an upset even when the water is quiet.
While canoes may still be used by
those who are fitted and ready st sny
moment to awlm ashore, it would be
better if they were put out of use al-
together. There is alwaya the dan-
ger. as long as they are kept at hand,
that boys who cannot awlm may seize
an opportunity to venture out in them.
They serve no purpose that is worth
while. An expert may derive some
pleasure from paddling a canoe about,
but to persons who want to enjoy a
ride upon the water they offer neither
security nor comfort—Albany Journal.
Despite what the dealers say. the
only way to aave $200 on a piano is
not to buy It.
He who is able to hold his tongue
can sidetrack a lot of trouble.
Too many people are like cider—
they become sour with sge.
Tea and coffee should be kept in
glass Jars rather than in tin canisters
His Trouble.
A stenographer was out of s Job. Hs
wss discussing the best wsys and
mesns of rehabilitating his ebbing
bank roll with a friend who also was
listed among the unemployed. Said
the friend:
"If 1 were you I'd write a letter for
money."
"I have already done eo." replied
the stenog.
"For how much?"
"Oh. three thouaand dollars."
"Well—V repeated the shorthand
man sadly, "the letter asking for the
three thousand dollars is all ready to
mail, but 111 be darned if I can think
of anybody to mail it to."
Corn on the Cob
—the Roasting
Car
tied
One on the Wifs.
"What's that piece of cord
around yonr finger fort"
My wife piR It there to remind me
to post S letter."
"And did yoa post I*?"
"No; she target to give It to me."
It la With Moat of Us
Little Ruth had not been feeling
well for a few daya, so her mother
called In tbe doctor. He prescribed
a large doee of castor oIL "Oh, mam-
ma." cried Ruth, "that's my favorite
bate."
Dally ThoughL
No one is so completely disenchant-
ed with the world, no one knows It 00
thoroughly, nor la ao much dlsguated
with iu but that when It bdgins to
•mile upon him be becomes partially
reconcile*: to 1L— I^eopardi.
is not more delicious than
PostToasties
—the toasted sweet
of the corn fields 1
In the growth of corn there is a period when the
kernels are plumped out with a vegetable milk, moat
nutritious. As it slowly ripens this hardens and
finally becomes almost flinty.
Only this part of die corn is used in making Post
Toasties, the husk, germ and all waste being rejected.
This nutritious part is cooked, seasoned "just
right," rolled and toasted to a crackly golden-brown
crispness—Post Toasties—the
Superior Corn Flakes
And they cost no more than the ordinary "corn
flakes." Insist upon having Post Toasties.
sold by Grocers everywhere.
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