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APPLETON, WISCONSINi TUESDAY, MAR. 6, 1917 MEMBER INTERNATIONAL NEW! SERVICE PRICE THREE CENTS EfEllNG Crescent FLY YOUR FLAG DEFENDANTS MUST PAY THE INTEREST NOW A HEW WILSON HAS POWER TO ARM MERCHANTMEN DR. CRAFER OF LAWRENCE GIVES HIS OPINION ON INTERNATIONAL LAW POSTPONED NEW YORK DETECTIVES IN START TO CONSIDER ARMING OF U. SHIPS IF POWER IS FOUND SENATE FIGHT IS PROMISED Over Changing of Rules Which Would Prevent Filibustering Wilson Has Evidence of Power Before Him By JOHN EDWIN NEVIN Stuff Correspondent of International NewB Service WASHINGTON, Mar. (t Preside Wilson this afternoon informed the special senatorial committee which called on him to inform him of the reconvening of the senate that he "would edly have some further communication to lay before the Henate." Vol Vow hi jr.
adjournment of the senate the democrat went hack into caucus to take up the president' suggestion ol a revision of the rules to niwdish filibustering and to clear the way for prompt passage of the armed neutrality bill in etvrn session. March 0 At the mo.cmtin" a conciliation in Mil COUNTY BOARD PASSES RESOLUTION BY VOTE OF 32 TO 3 THE Zuehlke and Koch Matter Finally Settled-Committee Report on MatterRoad Matter Will Bring a Fight Atty. A. H. Krugmeier representing former register of deeds B.
J. Zuehlke and A. G. Koch present register of deeds appeared lefore the county ltfiard yesterday afternoon, regarding the fees of register of deeds. Mr.
Krugmeier requested the board to eliminate the interest in the judgment against his clients as they were willing to settle on the principal, but that they did not feel that they should be compelled to pay interest as well, as the case has been dragging in the courts for such a long period of time. The amount to be returned by Zuehlke without interest is $,1 "with interest amounting to $450.15, while Koch pays back to the county $2,478.70 and the interest amounts to $252.25. Koch had agreed by stipulation that he would abide hy the outcome of the court's decision in the Zuehlke case which was the original case started by the county against the register of deeds to compel him to return half of the abstract fees to the county. The board however adopted the report of the special committee on the abstract matter in which it asks for the return of all money including interest due. The report was adopted by a vote of 32 to 3.
P. W. Silverwood, Henry Fuerst, and Fred Reichel voted against it. The report of the special committee is as follows To the County Board of Superviors ot Outagamie County. GENTLEMEN Your committee, which you authorized and directed at the session of your hon orable body in March, 1016, to prosecute the claim against M.
B. J. Zuehlke, ex register of deeds, and our present register of deeds, for the fees for furnishing ab stracts, beg leave to report: That as heretofore reported, actions (Continued on page 8) BERLIN PESSIMISTIC Believes That Wilson is Anxious Break Between Countries For By International News Service BERLIN, March 6 Failure of the United States senate to pass the armed ship bill has only postponed a crisis in the relations between Germany and the United States that is inevitable it is held here. The Berlin press, believing that Presi dent Wilson has decided to force the war issiie, is of the opinion that he will proceed to arm ships regardless of the senate's action. The majority of the newspapers believe that President Wil son would have withheld from the pub lic revelations of the German "plot" to induce Japan and Mexico to make war on the United States had he held any hope of a continuation of friendly relations between the two countries.
ATTACK For Attempting Plot Against United States, in German Reichstag By International News Service AMSTERDAM, Mar. 6 Dr. Zimmer- mann, German foreign secretaary, was at tacked in the Reichstag by a socialist member for proposing to Mexico an alliance for war on the United States and a brief defense, said Berlin dispatches today. I Americans, Zimmermann said, have no cause to become excited over publica- xion oi me pioi. aetaiis since ijermany contemplated only defensive actiori.
He said he regarded publication of the note in the United States as a misfortune hut that he was not sorry the Japanese learned of the' German proposal. 1YIECKERT. BILL Passes the Assembly Yesterday On Commission Form Government The Wieckert bill, which provides that cities operating under commission form of gavernment, return to former modes of government and operate under the general charter provisions, passed the assembly yesterday. The bill was fathered in Appleton by Humphrey Pierce. SISTER FABIAN OF KAUKAUNA IS STRICKEN WTJiF PLEURISY Thomas Welsh of Waukesha has been called here on account of the serious illness of Sister Fabian of Kaukauna a daughter who is confined with pleurisy; She is staying with her son, John Mc Laughlin.
407 ChejuL street. AUSTRIAN INOTE FINALLY ARRIVES CONTENTS UNKNOWN UNTIL IT HAS BEEN DECODED DEPARTMENT AT By International News Service WASHINGTON, March 0 "The Austrian submarine note will not receive an immediate reply" first assistant secretary of state Philips said this afternoon. He refused to make any explanation of Iiis assertion but it was accepted as indicating that its tone was so conciliatory that it has at least deferred a diplomatic break with Austria. Questioned as to the attitude of Bulgaria, Mn. Phillips said "We have had no word whatever from Bulgaria." WASHINGTON, March (5 Austria's reply this government's interrogation regarding the dual monarchy's position in Germany's unrestrained submarine war reached the state department today.
The department's experts immediately began decoding the document which is quite lengthy and until this work is completed, officials there could be no comment on its contents. AMSTERDAM March 6 Austria will support Germany in her new submarine warfare but will make certain concessions designed to prevent a break in diplomatic relations with the United States. This was the interpretation placed here today on summaries of the Austrian reply to President Wilson's note received from Vienna. The Austrian reply has been handed to American Ambassador Penfield at Vienna who will forward the same to Washington. i Austria places blame for the'adoption of the new subarmine policy -on Germany, it is understood.
Press versions' quote Austria as declaring that she heres strictly to the assurances previously given the United States and hopes to avoid miunderstandings with the govern-ment of the United States. She justifies the course of the central -empires in proclaiming a new form of submarine warfare by declaring that England has violated all rules of sea warfare, thus forcing the central powers to take similar action though they realize that neutrals must suffer. 31 WONT ASK SENATE To Reconfirm Cabinet Nominations They Have Been Approved Once as By International News Service Mar. 6 Whtie House officials said today that it not yet been determined whether President Wilson would ask the senate to 'reconfirm the cabinet. Wfliile it has' been customary when a cabinet is renominated to "1 1 J.
J. XT is understood that the president believes that it is entirely unnecessary. The present cabinet has been confirm ed by the senate and inasmuch as the members hold office at the pleasure of the president, officials, it was understood would not submit their names to the senate again. It was by the 'direct re quest of the president, that members of theCabinet did not submit their resigna tions on cuiia.ay. The president will renominate the en tire list of officials whose nominations failed with the adjournment of the Sixty-Fourth Congress.
It is expected that most of these will be promptly con firmed. The only name on the list over which a fight seems Certain will be that of Dr. Gary T. Grayson, the president aide, to be a rear admiral. i GERMAN SUBS RETURN After Raid That February Deny That Subs Have Been Lost By International News Service AMSTERDAM, Mar.
6 Practically all of the German submarines that left port when the ruthless warfare was de cided upon have now returned to their bases to be overhauled and supplied with more torpedoes. Dispatches from Berlin today brought this pews and explained why but few sinkings have been reported in the last week. A new fleet, it was stated, will leave German harbors the latter part of this week in a fresh, campaign against merchantmen entering the barred zone. Despite "rumors from London, that one or more of the U-boats have been cap tured or destroyed' Berlin dispatches to day asserted that every submersible that started out when the new warfare was decreed has returned in safety. Hoquiam building trade3 re I HANG OUT THE FLAG If You Have an American Flag Hang It Out! If You Haven't, Get One! LAMAR OLMSTEAD HG.
A. R. VETERAN DIES iAST NIGHT WAS PRESIDENT OF CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK; OF THIS" CITY -rr- Interesting Career-Included Life in Libby Prison and Andersonville During the Civil War-Funeral Lamar Olmstead, president- of the Citizens National bank, died last night at the age of 75 years, after a severe attack of the grip. The funeral will be LAMAR OLMSTEAD held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, services in charge of the Masons, Rev. Upjohn officiating.
Lamar Olmstead, of Appleton, a member of Post No. 133, G. A. was born Feb. 20, 1842, in Chemung, New York.
When he was two years old, his parents went to Georgia and remained there and in Alabama until he 'was nine years old when they went to Waupun, Wis. There he was educated and at (Continued on page 5) MARTIN ELECTED As Majority Leader in the Senate, After Fight by Senator Walsh By International News Service WASHINGTON, March 6 Democratic senators in caucus today elected Sen ator Thomas S. Martin to be majority leader of the senate succeeding Senator Kern of Indiana whose term expired with the iSixty-Fourth Congress. The selection was made only after a strenuous fight between supporters of Senator Martin and Senator Walsh of Montana. The post of majority leader is one of the most powerful in the senate.
The majority leader usually has charge of the important legislative matters of the administration. The Tuskeege melody singers gave a 45 minutes program at Busheys Business College yesterday morning and the students showed their appreciation by re sponding with a $10.00 collection for the Southern school. THE CHEERFUL CI Vere 11 30 little hy were juyt ng vI fed ir work ed IP we, could get united once. I tet weTd mfcke Qrurid biq 7 FIFTY DOLLARS FOR EACH SOLDIER BILL NOW BEFORE THE SOLONS ASKING REWARD FOR BORDER SERVICE By International Newa Service MADISON, Mar. 6 A quarter of a million dollars will be appropriated by Wisconsin to its guardsmen, fifty dol lars going to each- man who served on the.
Mexican border, if the intentions of Senator Wilkinson meet with the ap proval of the legislature. Senator Wil kinson announced today that he intend ed to nsk for such an appropriation to reward Wisconsin troopers for their faithful service. Heated debate broke out in the as sembly today on the Gamper bill to re peal that portion of the state insurance law which makes provision for insurance of town school districts and county buildings. The measure was finally en grossed and will come up for final pass age on Thursday. The senate passed the Jennings; bill waukee, to aid the civil court.
VON HINDENBERG STARTS ATTACK AGAINST THE ALLIED POSTS FEEL OUT POINTS FOR BIG DRIVE TO By International News Service PATHS, Mar. 6 A series of sharp blows at widely separated sectors on the western front have been planned by Field Marshal von Hindenberg to feel out the Anglo-French' lines preparatory to a gigantic spring offensive. This was the interpretation placed by military critics today on the German stroke at Verdun. Advices from the Verdun sector today, said that the Teutons wasted shells lavishly in their latest attempt to take the fortress. Their purpose apparently was to test out the character of the defensive works built by the French after the Crown Prince was driven back from the gate of the citadel.
BILL UP AGAIN Senator Lodge of Massachusettes Again Brings in the Armed Neutrality Bill By International News Service WASHINGTON, Mai. 6 Senator fridge of Massachusetts this atfernoon re-introduced in the, senate the bill giving the president authority to arm American merchant vessels end to use other instrumentalities and methods to protect American lives and property on the Seas. ADVERSE DECISION Supreme Court Holds That Section Underwood Tarrif Bill is Inoperative Of By International News Service WASHINGTON, Mar. 6 Discriminating duty section in the Underwood tariff act intended to give American ships the benefit of a five per cent discount on the duties on goods imported in them was held by the supreme court today to be inoperative. CHEER MRS.
SANGER When She is Released From Prison For Distributing Birth Control Literature By International News Service NEW YORK, Mar. 6 Throngs of cheering men and women greeted. Mrs. Margaret Sanger when she walked out of the Queens county jajl today after serving a sentence of thirty days for disseminating birth control information. martial strains of the Marseilles went up just before Mrs.
Sanger walked from the prison door and from the windows of the women's prison there echoed back the voices of the prisoners joining in the song. Flowers were strewn before the little birth control advocate as she walked down the prison steps. Friday evening a dinner, will be given in honor of Mrs. Sanger. WISCONSIN INSPECTORS VISIT APPLETON HIGH SCHOOL ON TRIP TODAY Inspectors Thomas Lloyd Jones, Smith and Diehl of University ofc Wisconsin are today inspecting the local high 'school, every department being given a thorough overhauling.
Deplores Filibuster of LaFollette Now is Time For United Nation to Stand Behind Its Executive Wilson has the power, without the consent of congress, to arm merchantmen, and maintain his policy of armed neutrality, acocrding to Professor T. W. Crafer of Lawrence, who is acknowledged to be an expert in international law. When interviewed this morning by a Crescent representative on that point, he said: "The recent filibuster in the United States senate conducted by Senator La Follette and a few of his colleagues is a most regrettable if not a calamitous occurrence at this time, when our nation is brought face to face with grave international complications. Certainly not even the most vehement opponent of President Wilson can accuse him of impetuosity in connection -with the handling of international controversies with Germany relative to the rights of our citizens.
He has borne with remarkable moderation the most flagrant invasion our international rights, and has up to the present time, refused to resort to the arbitrament 6f war. "In view of his last warning note to Germany, in the "Sussex he could do nothing short of severing diplomatic relations when despite that country's pledges, American citizens were again subjected to ruthless slaughter on the high seas. Through the employment of an antiquated and certainly undemocratic rule of the senate, the will of the vast majority of that body has been defeated, as also the will of the American people despite the fact tha hey have recently given a mandate to President Wilson by a very substantial majority. "The effects of Senator LaFollette's recent obstruction are very far reaching. nations willTiatunilly infer that we are not a united people consequently, that their aggressions may be punished with impunity instead of meeting wanton invasion of our rights with firm-ness and decision we now present the deplorable spectacle of discord and divided counsels, which certainly invite aggression and attack.
"Wfliile President Wilson very courteously requested Congress to endorse his "armed neutrality" policy, there is no doubt that he can carry out such policy by virtue of his constitutional powers and prerogatives. The act of 1819 in nowise interferes with the President's discretion in this connection. Tha statute specifically forbids the arming of our ships against a "power with which we are in Can any person seriously contend that we are in a condition of amity with Germany after having dismissed, for, sufficient cause, their ambassador and recalled our own Can even LaFollette successfully maintain that Germany is in amity with us after fcav ing abused our courtesy and confidence by the dastard attempt to involve us in war with Japan and (Mexico, using Wash ington as a base for her machinations In this monentous crisis it ill behooves us to have divided counsels! "National welfare should transcend petty provincialism and personal ambition! By upholding the ai-m of our Pres ident in this trying emergency, irrespec tive of personal sympathies and predilec tions, we may avert aggression and warfare and, at the same time with dignity and honor defend indisputable American rights." fiiiiifmiicc ciiiPinc UUIUIU1. or L. ToddeU.
Despondent Because of Poor Health, Shoots jSelf Last Night By International News Service MILWAUKEE, Mar. 6 L. C. Toddell, president of the Joseph Fixture Cooperage company, despondent over poor health, shot himself at the Schlitz Hotel last evening. Toddell and his wife, formerly popular in social circles, gave up their exclusive west side residence gome time ago, she going to Medford to live and he to the hotel.
Mrs. Toddell calling at the hotel this morning, discov ered the suicide. SUPPORT WILSON Faculty Members of the Wisconsin University Wire Assurances By International News Service MADISON, March 6 Eighty per cent of -members of the University of Wisconsin faculty this afternoon signed a telegram addressed to President Wilson approving of his course the present international situation. Portsmouth Va.l coal trimmers have eliminated Sunday work, LING REVELATION SCHEMERS OF HINDOO HEADS CONSPIRACY With German, Plotted Insurrection ir United States, Expedition Into i Foreign Country Probe De Kolb Case By International News Service NEW YORK, March 0 Insurrection throughout the United States and ex peditions to a foreign country, said to be India and a conversion of the Chinese! government to measures aimed to furth er Germany's cause were all a part of plot unearthed here today according tq the police. Startling disclosures will re suit from an early morning raid on su house in West 120th street and the subsequent arrest and confession of two ofl the tenants, police say.
The prisoners de scribe themselves as Dr. Ernest Sckun ner, 34, a German subject and Dr Chanadra Chakiaberty, 32, a Hindoo, Both men are charged with conspiring to conduct a military expedition against fli foreign nation friendly with the United! States. The Hindoo faces an additional charge of using a false passport. The Hindoo who. the police say, was' the brains and banker of the plot, is alleged to have confessed to having re ceived $00,000 from Wolf von Tgel, engi neer of the WJclland canal plot, to carry on the work in this country.
He also is said to have made a trip to Germany to consult with officials "higher It was on this trip that he is alleged -to have used false passports. Further arrests are promised by tha police today. Among arrests expected is" that of a prominent Chinese who? the police claim, went to Pekin on a mis fckm connected "With- 4be "plot.He- isfti leged tc have to induce thai Chinese government to allow arms to imported into China from the -'United States which were destined for India and China. Three suit cases of documents and let ters and a large quantity of chemicals were confiscated by the police in thej raid. Both men broke down and made confessions.
They will be turned over tO federal authorities his afternoon. New York police today are reluctanfi to discusss the case of Fritz Kolb ar rested yesterday as a plotter in Hobokeri They differ in their statements mater ially with the New Jersey police who yes terday gave out a statement of Kolb'S alleged confession and admission of plot to assassinate president Wilson. Tha New Jersey police and the New Yorlc police have repudiated the alleged con fession. Despite this, police declared, today th man was a cog in a newly- discovered bomb plot which they claim may involve at least six leading German-Americans. Kolb is today jail at Hoboken ana will be arraigned later.
DETECTIVES BUSY Checking up Germans Who" Are Leaving This Country For Mexican Points By International News' Service ST. LOUIS, Mar. 6 United States secret service men have been herd for six weeks checking up the Germans who have left St. Louis for Mexico dur ing the last few weeks, it. wasi learned -today.
Activity of the federal operatives' was learned following reports from Nev York that 50,000 German reservists havd started an exodus to the southern re public, Using St. Louis aa a base of opera secret service agents have placea a number of German reservists who werd reported to have purchased tickets foi? Salt Lake City, in an endeavor td reach a point near the Gulf of Califon nia. GUARD SUBWAY New York Subway Placed Under HeavJ Guard by Detectives By International News Servlea NEW YORK, Mar. 6 New York sub way system i9 under guard of half st hundred detectives today following threat to blow nip the underground ays tern. Plain clothes men are on duty afi every station.
Details of the plotter kept secret by the police. PULMOTOE ONCE MORE- -V DEMONSTRATES W0RK The pulmotor again i rendered heroid service last night when, it was brought into service at the home of Walter Mil ery 744 Oneida street. It was a boy, and he is doing nicely, ment President Wilson's cabinet was to meet with him this afternoon to determine what he can do toward establishing an "armed neutrality" it was an- Tionneed that no cabinet meeting would be held. Instead members of the Democratic committee who conducted the last presidential campaign gathered nt the White House and a general jollification meeting ensued. Meantime the attorney general's opinion ns to whether the Pres-dent has Hie power to arm ships without specific authority from Congress was laid before the President.
March 0 Determined if possible-to find a way out to establish armed neutrality as outlined by the President in his final address to Congress and his inaugural address, the cabinet met with Mr. Wilson this afternoon. Tt has before it the reports of Secretary of State Lansing, and of Attorney Gen- eral Gregory dealing with the rights of the president to arm merchant craft. Official circles believing that the power of the president would be upheld, a statement was promised "shortly" when the cabinet went into session.Tf its as ex pected officials say that the. arming or the fleet of the American line and of such other vessels as apply will commence at once.
The question of whether there is to be a break with Austria on the question of unrestricted submarine warfare also was touched on at the cabinet meeting. The Austrian reply which reached the state department this morning was decoded and sent to Secretary Lansing. While, no opinion was forthcoming it was stated that there was an evidence of a desire to conciliate in the reply but officials declined to venture a guess as to the attitude that the president would adopt. Tt is known that he is not a temporizing mood. However, because of the existing naturp of the prisoners relief work Ambassador JPenfield is carrying on some official correspondence with the administration which may throw influence against an open bTeak at this time on the ground of humanity and on the further ground that unless Austria actually offends by assailing American rie-hts the United States should continue relations.
Mar. 0 The senate went back to work today prepared for f. loner and bitter wransrle over the revision of its rules supwted bv President Wilson to aliolifth filibustering and clear the way for prompt action on the neutrality" bill which failed with the expiration of the sixty-fourth Congress Monday. Tt has before it enough debate producing material to keep it in session at least a month in the opinion of some lenders and perhaps three months, according to others. When it revises its rules the president is expected to, call both houses' in extraordinary session to nsk them nrain for the power denied him in dealing with the German submarine warfare.
There are several other things to keep the senate busy. Senator Stone, chairman of the foreign' relations commltee, has declared his intention of making another effort to 'have the Colombian treaty ratified as a measure to guarantee the safety of the Panama canal. President Wit-Ron wants quick action on the treaty but the republicans have declined to with- 7draw the4r opposition. Cheese Markets Eleven factories offered 233 boxes twins on the local "board today, eold at 24 cents. All iw per cbom orgamzecu 0.
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