Janesville Daily Gazette (Newspaper) - January 15, 1917, Janesville, Wisconsin CIRCULATION YESTERDAY VOLUME 76221 DAILY GAZETTE CIRCULATION BOOKS OPEN TO ALL JANESVILLE WISCONSIN MONDAY JANUARY 15 1917 PRICE THREE CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 263 TE SLAVE Entente Needs Men For in West Says Military Writer COURT DIVIDED ON LEGALITY OF MANN ACT BUT MAJORITY FINDS IT CON- OTHER OPINIONS FILED Railroad Claims For Additional Com- For Carrying Mails Dis- Wins Tax Case ASSOCIATED London Jan Times tary correspondent maintains that the prolongation of the war as the re- sult of the foredoomed failure of the move throws upon the allies the duty of making preater efforts in order to deserve victory He says that Germany did not wait for a re- ply to her peace offer but initiated measures a month ago to expand her of men and munitions We ought to the ent writes clearly enough now that our efforts on land especially on the western front have not been truate to secure a decision or even to deserve it The truth of the situation in the west is that Germany has 128 ions opposed to us and that the ber of English French and Belgians is not such as to promise a decision in offensive war Before the war we supposed a two or even tUree to one superiority not too great for the attacker and I must repeat again and again that we have nothing like this superiority and that victory depends on obtaining it It is always possible for the mans to place in the west the ing balance of strategic j which they used against Rumania and if in 1917 we only employ against the tue enemy a superiority of force law the supreme nothing better than a slight success S ui v i 1 n Kn AD 00 IS BY LAWSON law the supre nong ee white l av Can be anticipated today decided that The deciares there a i 11 I v under the law for transporting women interstate commerce are not limited to state vice and include moral escapades in the of Drew and Maury l The it v given by Justice Day Justice White and Justices and Clarice dissented took no part in the IIA k precedence over the delegation ami the court that accompanied it to c Justice Day It is said ii open the door to blackmail but t to be considered by congress think the power of congress to transportation of passengers ample basis to exercise v in rho cases under discussion McKenna announced the did not deliver of Sacramento The court was divided tion of tho cases plain terms of writer Lucre a ing need for more men We need another sixty divisions in the he concludes The necessary men exist and there is every probability that their appearance in the field will decide the war Enormous Munitions Output English munition factories are now turning out every forty-eight hours more heavy guns and munitions than they manufactured in the entire first year of the war and the production is increasing week by week in pre- for a great offensive on the western front which the tary critics believe will TESTIMONY INTRODUCED BEFORE CONGRESSIONAL ING COMMITTEE INCLUDES PRESIDENT'S IN-LAW TESTIMONY SENSATION Two Bankers and Tumulty Also In- cluded in the List Which Is Given to the Public at Today's Hearing ASSOCIATED THESS Washington Jan Tumulty Adoo and a United States senator known as with two bankers Archibald S White of Co Boston and H Pliny Fisks of York were named by Thomas W Lawson in his sensational testimony before the congressional note leak committee hearing this afternoon as having been gainers by the leak in the president's peace message Mr Lawson stated that his ant that congressmen officers had German Peace Move Proposed by Kaiser In Letter an Oct 31 ASSOCIATED Amsterdam Jan Allgemeine Zeitung the following autograph letter from the Geiman emperor to Chancellor Von dated Oct Jl My dear I have been turning over our conversation in my mind It is clear the peoples in the enemy countries who are kept in hard endurance of the lies and frauds and deluded by fighting and hatred possess no men who arp able or have the moral age to seek the work which will bring propose peace What is wanted is a moral deed to free tne world including neutrals from the pressure which weighs upon all or such a deed it is necessary to find a ruler who has a conscience who that he is responsible to God who oas a heart for his own people and lor those who are his enemies who Is In- different to any possible willful of his act and possesses the will to free the world from its the trusting in God n dare to take this step Please draft note on these lines and same tc me and make all necessary ar- rangements without delay improvement of pur position may be illustrated in this re- marked an official in the munition headquarters We are now turing every week three times as many five times as many and three times as many shells as we manufactured during the whole first year of the war Of smaller shells we are turning come next of furnishing women for tion for hire No Ambiguity in Terms -Chore Is no ambiguity m the terms or r his act It is elementary that the of ft statute must m the be sought in the language of teh act as framed and it that Is for purposes bv the women involved not decided but was thus dis- if urged as a further ground of of the judgments below that trial court dirt not Jury on the testimony instruct the tne of the two as that of accomplices and was be received with great caution and hen corroborated adduced in the her the of the second year would be 841 and for the third year will be somewhere in the neighborhood of The improvement in the ture of machine guns rifles grenades and explosives has been equally COMMENT IN RUSSIA IS OPTIMISTIC other authority for norm Lawson's testimony was a sensation and resulted in the the an resue of the persons referred to before committee to give their testimony Mn Lawson I to an- swer your questions He then to give his o tion for the charges he had made ana stated that W W Price of the Star acted as intermediary be- tween Tumulty and the brokers He stated that Secretary McAdoo was the cabinet member referred to Tnd that the United States senator was known only him as Senator offered a letter from Mrs conti which he read to the c omm as one of the sources of his tion aside from what he had been told most sensational and has caused considerable t to compel disclose the name of the he said told him a ASSOCIATED Petrograd via London The spirit of the Russian New Year's dav gilded the seamy side of politics has been exhibited for so long in the columns of the press and day's newspapers abound in tic views Leaders of public such as the Zemsky Soyuz whose work has gained the nf unite in country unite no absolute rule or convictions on reeitioa of the country un case but the conviction that the in pre- I expr Qf are not be are not be- testimony of have been painted accomplices 1C juries conclusion the court said The newspaper assigned another is said about the character of I cauge for satisfaction in the allies re- adduced and as to t the American note and com- facts tending to establish what they term its precision to suv mere f tending to support the verdict in the trial court Government Wins The Federal Government m a court decision today in tion the Sergeant Sutton ana land companies of polis was held through an authority to collect large amounts of taxes un- der tho corporation and income tax laws from quoting corporations which are lessors of mining land Against Railroads The test cases decisive of about 800 railroad claims against government for approximately million dollars additional compensation for carrying the mails Tom 1007 to 1911 were decided today A V the supreme court against the md Appeals of the Chicago and and and Mississippi Valley railroads from rejections of test were dismissed Mining Laws Territorial license tax laws raining corporations were put in- to effect by a supreme court ruling today In test suits from or court decrees upholding territorial legislations tax acts were dismissed MO AWARD ALLOWED Madison Ian physical interest of high art com- under the workman a com- act Perish the So the industrial in of Boyer of in made for a docwr Mabel it appears was in the Edwards paper mill With the approach oC the merrymakers decided tna parade representative forts of tho town would just about off day Everything vent and among other tahleaus on was to be one representing that Miss Boyer should he quean on this particular Sbe cost of paper as the complaint mentions the fact she was ton the extreme end of the out no had It started when the horses ran and Miss Boyer landed in a vacant lot Her nose was temporarily n and one arm broken Jt her ao angry that one week Hint dav she zot married She for the payment of a MIX doctor claiming it was tne accident that was the canse The commission dented the STEAMSHIP MINNESOTA SINKS AT DOCK IN LONDON TODAY ASSOCIATED London Jan announces that the steamship Minnesota has after a collision the po has reiterated sentiments of his but in each tlon with the Duma is but the government cannot such events as took place recently Meetings can be allowed but there a reason for such meetings TII other words everything can be be under the super- vision of the bureaucracy OF DR LIEBKNECHT London Jan Dr Karl knecht the German socialist leader hal received an additional sentence of four and one-half years at hard bor and expulsion from the Berlin bar according to a Central News natch from Amsterdam today A court martial at Berlin last year him to four years ment for military treason He pealed to the imperial military tri- bunal which gave a decision on 5 last rejecting the appeal INTERNED BY DUTCH too ASSOCIATED London Jan A catch to says that brought into Flushing las rine will be interned OF LOST COMRADES far ASSOCIATED who while on an today for burial The en- tire business and sec tion of the town closed down four hours today in one of the the city to Question the Boston financier again and him to answer on pain of this in answer to a KIGH COURT ORDERS BROKER EXTRADITED ASSOCIATED St Paul Minn supreme court today handed down an opinion in which was re- versed a district court order dis- charging in a habeas corpus Eraf Minneapolis er wanted in Chicago in connection with a series of auto thefts The court directed that Bond be placed in custody of the sheriff of Hennepin county for delivery to Il- linois under extradition granted by Governor Burnquist but granted a ten days stay to Permit application for review in the States court of appeals The supreme court found no satisfactory proof that Bond was not in Illinois at or about the time the crime involved was com- mitted Bond has fought extradition through various courts He is under bonds Bond Arrested Jan local broker was arrested here and placed in jail a decision of the state supreme court ing to deputy sheriffs Bond was ar- rested only after a spectacular chase through a down town office building REPORT SUBMARINE HEADED FOR U.S New York Jan that an unidentified submarine was moving the Atlantic as late as brought to o ve dt recess that Chairman a letter from Lawson yesterday Ing he would testify if a special con- will this The committee voted to recommend adoption of another broadening the scope f the of the NAMED FOR ASSOCIATED Jan Erich auf general at Sail Francisco who was convicted of violating the neutrality laws of the United States announced tolay Dr Hans German consul at Cincinnati has been appointed oj the German ambassador at ton to succeed him here Dr Ohrt is REPRESENTS GREEK LEADER IN LONDON CHICAGO STIRRED BY GRAFT CHARGES HEALEY AND MIKE THE PIKE IN NET j UNIVERSITY Top Chief of Police left and State's Attorney Be- low Mike the Chief of Police C Healey of Chicago it under arrest on five of conspiracy and bribery and ii enjoying liberty under The city stirred by charges of graft by Attorney Maclay also placed under charged with being agents in the collection of and mail Best known among them is Mike the Pike Heitler levee lord and alleged vice col- lector who prominently in Chicago for many years The men under arrest insist they are innocent and will put np a hard for their freedom PRESIDENT VAN REPORT SHOWS RAPID GROWTH OF STATE INSTITUTION OSHKOSH DRY TOWN ON SUNDAY BY GOSH heri steamship in from Bordeaux France Persons on the freighter the undersea boat might be the German submarine Deutschland on her third voyage to America The stranger made no move to at- tack the which was at tne time approximately eight hundred miles of Newport R I 3 BAD FIRES BREAK OUT AT SAME TIME ASSOCIATED Milwaukee Jan starting simultaneously early today caused damage to the Huebsch dry where twelve horses were mated several hundred dollars in age to the Barry Transfer company stables and a IOBS of several hundred dollars to the boiler room of the Schlitz Brewing company At Rock Island Rock Island 111 Jan day burned out the interior of tic Urge furniture store of Clemann Salzman and the storehouse of the Des M Pines Brewing company The toss will reach DULUTH WETS FILE MONSTER PETITION ASSOCIATED Duluth Minn petitions more than four times the number of signatures required to put the tion before the voters of Duluth m April were turned into wet today It wus asserted that when I all these petitions are in the tures will total 5.000 and bOOO According to the provisions of the city charter if the proposed ment to the liquor ordinance is to be brought up at the municipal election April third the names of ten per Sent of the number of voters at Uie lart municipal elections are required would be SOO LINE STATION DESTROYED BY FIRE M Gen M Joannes na post a- rf Kag Constontine In the Itte of bii col- in the Greek diplomatic gone M is still Greek to Great Britain but h represents the provisional and dispatchers offices the second floor was practically de- by fire today It is thought Sat crossed wires caused the The modern structure wSl undoubtedly be replaced by tie burned STEAMER GROUNDED IN CHICAGO HARBOR freight steamer Indiana of the rich Transit Company today re- mained grounded on a submerged tion of the breakwater near the en- trance to Chicago harbor IN SERIOUS CONDITION Jan ASSOCIATED Oshkosh Jan the first time in about thirty-five years kosh was dry Sunday Obeying the warnings of Attorney General Owen 132 saloons here sold no liquor thereby carrying out tne vision of the state Sunday closing law Some of them did not lock their doors but sold soft drinks and cigars while others ever allies connected witn saloons were operated as usual but on a dry basis The bar at the Elk's Club wae closed all day The Men's Christian Workers League organized as an outgrowth or the tabernacle revival here about a year ago is back of the movement to close the saloons of kosh on Sunday That was the statement made by James J McDonald of Madison ney for both the Wisconsin anti- saloon League and the Men's tian Workers League of Oshkosh who was here Sunday and spoke in an rally which included two union services He said no steps has as yet been taken in other cities along the same line so far as he was aware but that there was nothing to prevent the same proceedings and same re- address he warned the people that the fight in consin bad wholly begun and that the wets already busy speaking to influence the legislature and get a local option passed as an ment to the present Sunday closing law Liquor interests of Milwaukee specially realize that the city is in line for Sabbath observance unless the law is changed he said MINNESOTA MAY AID IN PAPER SITUATION ASSOCIATED St Paul Jan tors may be forced partly to finance a project recently launched by the Minnesota Editorial association for the establishment of paper mills on state property according to an ion announced today by Attorney General Smith According to Smith the state may acquire the needed waterpower and them and the timber tracts to a co-operative organization of es but as far at he is able to tain Is without authority to use state unds in the erection of paper mills or to engage in papermaking The state mav be able to sell wood instead of leasing the and in that way carry tion of spruce tracts he said The attorney general has been studying the project preparatory to drafting an enabling act to present in the Sature is requested by the Editorial TAMPICO LOOKS FOR ATTACK SOON BRYAN TALKS JAN 22 EXPECTS NO PAY FOR TEMPERANCE SPEECH TO THT Madison Wis Jan come to Madison at my own expense and speak without compensation Such was the telegram from W J Bryan received by Assemblyman W T last night thus concluding the negotiations for the appearance of the commoner at the state mass meeting of to be held in the pavilion of Jan 22 All arrangements are now complete Mr Bryan will speak at eight o clock at night and will be introduced by Dr Robert E Minahan former mayor of Bay who is to preside over all sessions of the Madison conference of drvs Dr Minahan was mayor of Green Bav during the graft of years ago At his order worth of gambling machinery was burned Members of the legislature have re- copies of Dr upon the liquor problem in Wisconsin under the title the Beer delivered at Appleton last fall His attitude toward the uor traffic is the more interesting be- cause he was reared in Calumet ty Wisconsin and grew TO manhood in what Is believed to be the wettest district of the wettest state in the union He was graduated from normal school at Oshkosh m taught for several years in the high school at Cedarburg and after graduated from Rush Medical College in Chicago he practiced Calumet Harbor Wis and Kewaunee Wis moving to Green Bay nineteen D ranks high as a cian liar a rare gift for business and public administration and IP a ite among the working people of eastern Wisconsin where is sought as an orator for public sions Evidence of his popularity among the workers of his own city is found in the fact that IIP is an ary member of the Federated Trados Council of Green Bay SURVEY BEARS FRUIT Resulted in Spirit of Which In out TU Madison Wis Tan in The ress of the University of Wisconsin during the past outlined in biennial report of President C ft Van Hise to the board of repents Just Issued the no new or departments have added changes nnd have boon within existing organizations The total number of students at- tending the university iias increased or 12.7 per It from in to ji Much of this in due to In- growth of the summer ill increase in regular has been per cont size of the faculty including only those engaged in full-time in- work increased from 889.4 in to In 1546 The percentage of increase in in- force of various col is HS and Science per cent Medicine none Agriculture and Homo 32 Home Economics 22.7 Engineering 7.5 Extension 20 has decreased 14.3 per The increase in agriculture homo economics is explained in a largo measure by the fact that certain moneys have been received from the federal government for development of extension work the report declares The increase In the medical school due to the rapid growth of student health work In letters and where two-thirds of the teaching Is done the percentage increase small of Survey The survey of the university by the state board of public affairs between 1913 and 1913 led to no result the report points put spirit of self inquiry was Instituted m the university in consequence o 1 1 In the autumn of appointed a largo with special pub-commlttoes to consider the question of Improvement ot Ibo university with relation to a I undergraduate instruction search graduate and field language requirements records and physical plaint As result an honor point system has been adopted to stimulate thn student who has the habit of getting passing mark only and to open er opportunities to exceptional Systematic methods for im- proving and correlating instruction m various departments have been under- taken supplemented by regular research work a system of grouping together related departments of instruction lias been worked out Two such main croups have been the ical economy political science and tory division and the biology system Greater correlation will be undertaken in the organizing of other of study without foreign requirements and leading 1.0 a degree of bachelor of philosophy been established organization been by the appointment of a committee to study educational policies and an administrative to take care of routine business and bv the creation of the office or secretary of the faculty to records A new system of keep faculty records has been installed to secuie greater uniformity and omv in printing and administration utilization of the plant is being studied by a special com- mitteo which has so far a YOUTH'S STORY MAY SEND THAW TO PEN ASSOCIATED Galveston Tex Jan of Tampico are expecting an attack by Villa forcee according to workers who arrived here today The ers report there has been no train vice at Tampico since 7 and all rolling stock of the roads has been taken over by Villa forces for military operations out of Torreon U S INVESTIGATES BOARD ASSOCIATED Jan today by federal of the records of Uje and board in an effort tfl board has obeyed entered by Judge Landis the of prices meo ing of more in the of letters and Science and cal school Dean of Men Appointed The regulation of student interests involving such problems athletes living conditions hyK enr student organizations and politics has been improved be report by the consolidation of a number of committees into with the appointment of a dean of as was recommended by the board of in two reports Student self-government lias been strengthened by the substitution of a j smaller more representative student in Place of the cumbersome conference Continued on page 3 frc Underwood Underwood Fred CMP Jr Thaw again faces the at spending several in a of the story told by Frederick Gamp Jr of KUMS City Mo Gump that Thaw an a friead kidnaped him and assaulted him fa a New York hotel THOUGHTS TO THINK ABOUT sends out foul sin o slay but the poisoned dart first the sender's heart Hope Is a sunrise from night of gives the promise of a fairer day Communication creates acter fasting with good men is better than feasting with bad The look black in the distance but the patter of the rain is sweet music so sorrows burst threateningly and end with joy The principle of Service is the foundation of all good ness The GAiette Classified ad- pages perfectly catalogued with clarification and indexing to make reference easy for all serves well it of thousands of good readers
