F.aw J f t mm r RED CLOUD, NEBRASKA, CHIEF HIS IN THE EASI PREVENTS OPERATIONS ON BATTLE FRONT MORE FOOD FOR BELGIANS Steamer Laden with Food Leaves Port Of New York. Belief That 1015 Will See End of War. Wralnrn Ncwanupar Union NVws .Service I.ondon. Tho extremely rainy wlntei weather, tlio worst Enropo has export enced In yearB, causing floods in the river valleys of tho continent aH well ne thoso of Hnglnnd, has prevented any oporatlonn on a largo scalo on tin westorn. battlo front, and has BcrlouHly interfered with thoso in tho east Thoro have been heavy artillery on gagoments from tho Bca to tho Swlst bordor, and occaslonnl nttacks by the infantry of tho opposing nrinlcs, which when not repulsed, have added a few yardfl to tho territory In tho posscsslor of tho attacking force, but have al ways proved costly ventures. Forecasts End of War. Paris. Tho belief that tho year now beginning will sco the ondlng of the war was expressed by President I'oln caro in an address to members of the diplomatic corps who went to tho pal nco of tho Klyseo to present now year's congratulations to tho president. "I do not doubt that tho coming year at tills traditional rccoption, wo shall colebmto together tho establishment f a beneficial peace, which solidly based on roctltudo and respect for in ternational treaties, will glvo neces sary security to tho nations," said tho prosidont. MORE FOOD FOR BELQIAN8. 'Steamer Leaves New York Carrying 3,500 Tons. Now York. Tho steamship Massa poquah was dispatched from this port to Rotterdam Friday by tho Rockofcl lor foundation with 3,500 tons of food and clothing for tho nolglnn war suffer ors. Tho foundation haB now spent moro than $1,000,000 on ships and car goos for Dolglan rollof, it is stated. This is tho second voyage of tho Mas sapon.ua, which was tho first of tho Belgian rollof ships to leavo this coun try. On tho present trip tho steamer carrloB a cargo mndo up of donations received from nil ovor tho United States in rosponso to the Joint nppoal of tho foundation and tho Dolglan re lief committee. Turks Cross Russian Frontier. Potrograd. Ottoman troops are showing ronowed nctlvity In t.he Cau casus, tho Turks having crossed tho Russian frontlor at thrco points. On Docombor 21 two Turkish columns woro directed toward Ardagan, 100 miles east of tho frontier. Ono force wont through Ardnnuch nnd tho other further to tho south. A third column crosood tho frontlor at Zlvln, on the main road between Erzorum and Karn, and took a village on the uppei Sartkamysh. Nebraska Guaranty Fund. Lincoln, Nob. Nebraska's state bank guaranty fund will repose at virt ually tho $950,000 mark at tho com mencement of tho now year. Tho ex act total is less than $800 below that amount A summary of tho condition f tho fund has given out by tho state banking board which states thnt a total of 756 bnnks contribute to tho present fund. Tho total averago deposits of this hugo array of stnto banks was i $9n,1SG,l24 Deccmbor 1. Boston. An appeal to tho four mil Hon members at Chrlstrlan endeavor societies In forty nations to work ami pray for peace has been Issued by the prosidont of tho World's Christian En deavor union, it has boon announced. "I appeal," ho writcB, "to tho en deavorcrs of tho world In this crisis of tho world's history to work and pray, not only for poaco, b'ut for tho Chris tian followehlp on which alone a last- lng peace can bo built." Washington. Secretary Redflcld told Prosidont Wilson and tho cab inet that exportB from the United States during Docombor until Decem ber 25 exceeded tho imports by $SS, 000,000. Biggest Crop for Many Years. Lincoln, Nob. With tho biggest crops of corn and wheat produced In Nebraska for many jears on their hands, tho Nebraska railroads havo lit tlo but good fortuno with which to opon tho now year. It is not to bo do aled that tbo war and its accompany ing financial disturbances havo shaken securities and havo caused tho Ne braska roads to stop all work of im provement and advancement. It Is nevertheless truo that tho fortllo No braska fields havo brought about great incrcaso in freight revenue. Turned Back the Clocks. Phoontx, Ariz. Tho year 1915 dldn t reach Phoenix until daylight, and ro porta from practically every other city and town in tho 6tato Indicated that tho colobratlou of tho new year's com ing was similarly rotnrded. At buu down clocks all over tho stato were eet back six hours, to prolong that siuch life of tho old year. Tho occa sion, for this oxtrnoidlnary celebra tion was tbo fact that th newly adopt ed prohibition law lias gone Into effect and that tho old year and tho right tu ell liquor went out band in hand. WITH THE LAWMAKERS WHAT IS BEING DONE IN HALLS OF CONGRESS. Epitome of the Work of the Dally Sessions of the National Lawmakers. IVcatcrn Ni'MHiMpcr Union Kowa Scivlca, Saturday. Tho Scnato Former President Taft opposed tho Phlllpplnu Independence bill beforo a committee. Passed Immigration bill, Including the literacy test, by a vote of CO to 7. Senntor Uallluger Introduced resolu tion to repeal Undurwood-SImmons tariff law nnd replace It with Payno Aldrich law. Also introduced bill to create a tariff board. Tho House Tho Indian appropria tion bill was debated. Representative Gardner Introduced a bill to add 12,000 to the coast artil lery. Representative Moss of Indiana spoko in favor of rurul credits legis lation. Thursday. Tho Scnntc The long delayed Bca men's hill was ordered to conference to compose differences with tho house Tho Immigration bill was taken up for amendment and with prospect ol final vote. Dean C. Worcester, former Philip pine commissioner, opposed tho bill for independence beforo tho Philip pine committee. Tho lands commlttco continued work on the water power slto leasing bill. Voted down motion to Btrlko liter acy tost from tho Immigration bill, nnd added amendments to bar per sons of African raco and strengthen provision against polygamy. Tho IIouso After an hour's filibus ter to get a quorum tho postal appro priation bill was taken up. Foreign affairs committee continued hearings on resolutions to prohibit ex ports of war materials, and Repre sentative Towner Introduced anothci resolution for that purposes. Passed postofflce appropriation bill, carrying $321,000,000. Degan consideration of Indian ap proprlation bill. Wednesday. Tho Sonato Met at 11 a. m Debate was resumed on immigra tion bill. Tho commerce commlttco continued work on the rivers and harbors bill. Senator Slinfroth assailed tho water power slto leasing bill beforo tho lands committee. Tho Hous'o Mot nt noon. Representative Vollmor urged the foreign affairs committee to net favor nbly on his resolution to clothe the president with discretion to embargo shipments of war munitions to Europe. Tho agricultural appropriation bill carrying practically all tho depart ment's estimates and totalling $25,000, 000, was favorably reported from com. nlttee. Tuesday. Tho Senntc Senntor Walsh askou for reports on seizures of American copper shipments In tho trans-Atlantic trade. Tho House Debate wnB resumed on postofflco appropriation bill. Army appropriation bill carrying $101,000,000 was reported' favorably from commlttco. Representative Hobson of Alnbama reintroduced his Joint resolution for a natlonnl prohibition constitutional amendment Kettner bill to create additional land district In California, comprising Imporlnl county, favorably reported by public lands committee. Tentntlvo agreement reached by house leaders to voto on proposed woman sufTrago constitutional amend ment. Naval sub-ccmmltteo cnlled to meet Thursday to complete preliminary iraft of tho naval appropriation bill. Dletz Life Term Commuted. Madison, Wis. Tho llfo term of fohn F. Dletz, tho outlaw of Cameron lam. convicted in 1911 or murdering Oscar Horn, a doputy KhrrlfT of Saw yer county, has boon commuted to twenty yenrs by Governor McGovern. Under the parolo lnw Dletz may now bo released In four years. Petitions havo boon coming from ovory stnto tsking for his pardon. Cost Towns Panic Stricken. West Hartlepool, England. English coaBt towns are panic stricken bIiico tho German raid on Scarborough, Whitby and Uio Hnrtlopools. Confi dence In tho power of tho British navy ,to keep German ships from England bas weakened, and there is constant drend of tho reappearance of German fillips. If not tho Inmllng or Gorman troops. Proclamations havo been made that civilians must stay indoors should :ho bombardment recur and Iold to (ho ordors of constnblos. For Belnlan Relief. Lincoln. In response to a call from Governor Morohead, representatives from twenty-olght cities and villages In Nebraska mot Tuesday nfternoon at his olllco and formed a stnto organiza tion to net hr n clearing Iioubo for county nnd local organUntlons obtain lng provisions and supplies for starv ing Belgians. An address to tho peo ple of the stnto will soon be issued by tho organization so thnt every one may understand tho plan of action. WHEN A HEN CACKLES NOWADAYS ..$K- . C!&&Jwt HJv5(V fuliL I aivav: rfr"" .. .- ... i,r bkauin 13 MAflilN y 14 C " . Sfe : MP'" (Copyright) WOULD ELECT POSTMASTERS DESTRUCTION CAUSES WIDE SPREAD GRIEF. Proposed Amendment to Pending Post office Bill Total Abstinence Only Sure Means of Prohibition. Western Newspaper Union News Service. London. The destruction of tho British battleship Formldablo in tho English channel Friday by a mine or a Btibmarlno boat, although one of thoso ovonts Englishmen now rculizo must bo expected so long as tho llrlt lsh navy 'is compelled to keep tho seas, has caused widespread grief. This Is due not so much to the loss of tho Bhlp, which was fifteen years old and cost about $5,000,000, as it is for tho men 000 in number who are believed to havo gone down with her. Thus far only 150 men of tho For mldablo's crew of 750 aro known to have been rescued. A light crulsor picked up eighty and a Tor buy traw ler soventy. Among the rescued aro eight ofllcers and six midshipmen. Prohibition's Only Remedy. Topeka, Kan. Total abstinence ns tho surest way of overthrowing tho liquor tralllc was advocated by Wil liam J. Rryan, secretary of state, In n letter to Elon G. Morton, national hoc rotary of tho Intercollcglnto Prohibi tion nsBocintlon, rend at tho closing session of that organization hero. Mr. Mrynn further asserted that thoso "who want to abolish saloons will not nllow them to hldo bcsjlnd the pretext of lo cal self-government when enough states act favorably to make It likely that n national amendment will bo ratified." WOULD ELECT POSTMASTERS. Dan Stephens Proposes Amendment to the Pending Bill. Washington. Representative Ste phens Is to propose nn amendment to the postofflco appropriation bill allow lng postmnsters to be selected by elec tion according to the lnws of the Btato In which they nre hold. Tho postmas ter general Is to hnve the option of ac cepting or rejecting nominations mndo by such elections. Mr. Stephens will proposo also to Increnso the rent al lowance in third class postofflceH where tho salary Is $2,000, from $(100 to $1)00 a year. Washington. Ills hoart fed by months of close study of tho business outlook of the nation. Secretary 'Red field, of the commerce department, wroto a New Year's greeting to tho merchants and manufacturers of tho country, bidding them, in characteristic language, to reach out for tho prosper ity he sees within their grasp. There is no warrant, Mr. Redflcld declares, for gloom or despair. Washington. A bill to nuthorizo the legislature of Hawaii to extend the right of suffrage to women has boon Introduced In tho houso by Delegnto Kalanlnnolo. Tho measure would per mit the legislature to submit tho ques tion to a popular referendum. London. Commenting on tho fact that eight vcsaols havo boon lost in the North Bon slnco Christmas ovo, owing to minoB, tho Times says: "Many peoplo hnve bpon undor tho impression that snmo of these loiscs were caused by hitting Mritlsh mines. It can bo stated authoritatively that not a slnglo Mrltish mino has been laid down off tho east coast of England. Tho loss falls most heavily on neutral hhlpplng, which, however, lias boon warned repeatedly by tho admiralty that tho German mines aro Inseeuroly, anchored nnd likely to drift Warring Nations Buying Steel. Pittsburgh, Pa. Orders for 05,000 tons of high carbonized stool rounds appeared In tho Pittsburgh district, 50,000 tons for France and 15,000 tons for Russia. Recently 20,000 tons of this grado of stool, used in making shrapnel sholl, were shipped to Eu rope It Is estimated that fully $G,000, 000 worth of tronching tools, galvan ized sheets, wlro and projectile steel havo been bought in Pittsburgh for tho European belllgorents in the past two rm-vptb ' m 1 Jift".. Vi.-- rAi5 1HE f fcift-AW ""-. ' Mrt. : j r. rrr-r ;-;:, ,.HMWU, . enisu Vjm. fiKmv1 JOT W " .&r WL $rTi3Z S3 '" JrtiK vtJ gsSSfrr. HT 3enD BKOWM LtrreR or i - 1914 WAS BANNER YEAR FOR PRO DUCTION OF FARM WEALTH. Warning to Tourists from State De. partment-VLay Brunt ot the Blame on Women. Western Nowjp.iper Union News Service Washington. American farms dur lng 1914 eclipsed all records for com blued value of their products, with a total of almost ten billion dollars. Sec retary Houston, ot the department of agriculture, announces that tho vnluo of all farm crops and farm animals sold and Blaughtercd aggregated $9, 872,930,000. That was $83,000,000 raoro than tho grand totnl for 1913, the pre vious record year, and more than double the value of all farm products In 1S99. Crops for 1914 were valued at $5, O44.4S0.00O, and tho estimated total value of the animal products and of the farm animals bold and slaughtered was $3,828,450,000. Lay the Blame on Women. Philadelphia. American women should help to provide steady employ ment for thousands of workers by be ing less capricious in demanding ever changing styles. Employers should be made responsible for thoir employes, both in slack and busy seasons, by leg islation compelling them to pay a liv ing wage throughout tho year. Tho labor market should be organized and directed by a natlonnl employment bu reau with branches In every Important city, nnd labor unions should discon tinue the practice of drawing sharp lines between the trades. These were some of the suggestions offered to in sure steady employment to willing workers by speakers at Tuesday's ses sions of the national conference on tho unemployed. PASSPORTS ARE NECESSARY. Another Warning from State Depart, ment to Carry Them. Washington. Another warning has been given by the stato department to Americans contemplating traveling abroad that they must provide them Bolve8 with proper passports. Ger many, the department said, had given notice that after January 1, no persons would bo allowed to enter the country without passports bearing their photo graphs nnd vised by German diplo matic or consular officials. Numerous complnlnts were snld to have como from England, Franco nnd Italy as a result of Americans attempting to enter thoso countries without pass ports. Cholera Carries Off Many Hogs Hastings. Nob. Ninety per cent of all the hogs in Adams county have been victims of tho cholera epidemic, according to Ira Doty, live stock auc tioneer, who estlmnted thnt ravages of tho disease had killed about 50 per cent of nil tho hogs infected. M. B. North, a Hastings buyer, said no more hogs would bo shipped for ninny months ns tho result of tho Bcourgo. Hastings butchers are shipping in hogs for local consumption. Counterfeit Plant In Penitentiary. Jefferson City, Mo. For tho second time in thrco years a complete coun terfeiting plant was discovered in tho Missouri stato penitentiary. William Mlandon, serving a five-year term for forgery, occupied a coll in which woro found molds nnd dies for making spurious half dollars, all other acces sories for tho process and thirty pieces of tho finished product. The complaint ot a convict who had received ono ot tho counterfeit bnlt dollars Christmas day led to tho discovery. Lincoln, Neb. Peto Wllhelm, a Ger-mnn-RussInn, wns stabbed throe times In tho Ictf sldo as tho result of a drunkon brawl in his homo horo lato Snturday night. Tho wounds may prove fatal, Jacob Hohnstein, a friend, was also stabbed just below tho heart. Tho party broke up at'onco. Chicago, 111. Sixteen million ani mals tor human consumption wero sold for $400,134,000 spot cash at tho stock yards hero during tho last year, ac cording to figures made public at th Union stock yards. S"" , -. ' V" "r a3- . TKi M lXt-. ; V'Z IS! Xi A. BRIEF NEWS OF NEBRASKA The Rock Island station nt Virginia was destroyed b'y fire from a defectlvo flue. Murwoll's now $20,000 high school building is completed and ready for occupancy. J. S. Hedge of Hastings lost a finger from blood poisoning caused from a pin scratch. Price rccordB for wheat at Hastings wero broken Saturday when prices reached $1.0S. The Lincoln telephone company will hnve to pay $500 or moro each month as a federal war tax. Horded abstractors of tho stato will hold their annual convention nt Lin coln, February 9 and 10. Nebraska Sheriffs' association held their annual session nt Grand Island Wednesday and Thursday. Damages amounting to $50,000 wns caused by a flro that started in tho opera house nt Central City. Over 200 lawyers nttendotl the meet ings of the stnto bar nBsociatlon nt its session nt Lincoln last week. The grape Industry Is expanding rapidly In Nebraska and the Invest ment Is becoming lnrger each year. Tho German brotherhood, nt its final seslon nt Lincoln last week, decided to hold its 1915 meeting nt McCook. Flro destroyed tho Duff garago at Nebraska City, together with all Its contents, Including ten automobiles. Tho Hebron Stnto bank, with a capi talization of $30,000, has received n charter from the state banking board While coasting, the 4-yonr-old son ol W. C. Coble of Ilyannis ran Into a fire hydrant, splitting open his forehead. Thomas McGowan, n farmer neat Hastings, Is celebrating the advent of the second pair of twins into his funv ily. Otto Vnn Hook near Odell had hit left hand so badly mangled by a gaso line onglnc that amputation wSs ncces sary. Tho TccuniEch Chrlstlnn church has extended a call to tho pastorato to Rev. C. C. Atwood of Phllllpsburg Kas. Tho Richardson county poultrj show proved so successful that effort aro on foot to make it an annual affair. With a population of over 5,000, Al liance has ninde application to the goNcrnor to bo declared a cltyof the first class. A severed finger found In nn alley at Lincoln has given the pollco a puzzle that Is being Investigated by local sleuths. Mr. and Mrs. David Reese of Colum bus became tho parents of their nine teenth child recently. Of the nineteen, ten aro living. According to figures complied by the Nebraska state board of agriculture, the sugar 'beet acreage amounted to 28.118 acres in 1911. Permission of the state military board will bo given tho Fourth regi ment band of Omaha to make a con cert tour over the state. ' James Moss, a carpenter at Falls City, was found dead in bed by friends who called to see him at the house in which ho lived by himself. Tho farmers' union at Scribner has taken over tho nllied Interests of tho DIcls mills at that place and will run them on the co-oporatlvo plan. The cornstalk disease is causing farmers considerable anxiety and many will build silos In an effort to eliminate the danger to stock. Henry Hcldelk, constable and speci ally deputized marshal at Jansen, was probably fatally wounded when ho at tempted to stop a family quarrel. The number ot dogs in the Btato 1b placed at 96,195 In a number of lo calities dog fanciers aro devoting their attention to the breeding of dogs. The National Commlslson company, for years ono of tho best known firms at the South Omaha stock yards, will withdraw from business January 1. Falls City was threatened with a water famine when a plug blew out of a main and allowed the water to es capo boforo tho trouble could be rem edied. Teresa Moran of Kearney, twenty two years old, was fatally burned whon she attempted to start a flro with gasoline, thinking it was kero Bene. Two hundrod and fifty Pullman tickets, from Kansas City to Lincoln, were found in a box car at Lincoln by a Rock Island special agent and turned over to Sheriff Hycrs. A Burlington train hit an auto con taining tho family of Ben Wythors at a grade crossing near York, demolish ing the machine, but fortunately only slightly Injuring tho occupants. Poto Wllhelm wan probably fatally stabbed and Jnko Ilohnstcin was Btabbed three times, but not seriously wounded, nt a dance at Wilholm's homo at Lincoln, Saturday night. Ono of tho lnrgest amounts ever asked for personal Injuries In tho dis trict court at Omaha Is $250,000, named in a petition filed by Mrs. Gladys E. Short against tho Clarkson Memorial hospital of that place. R. J. Thomas was fatally wounded when a gun wns accidentally dis charged when It fell to tho floor in his room on tho farm of his brother near Cook. A flro on the main strcot of Platts mouth destroyed several business houses nnd burned to death Mrs. J. F. Stull, nn nged lady, who occupied rooms over ono of tho stores. Walter S. Dickinson, a vaudeville artist and a Nebraska boy, was killed at Kansas City when an awning under which ho was standing gavo way and ho was crushed beneath tho hoary timbers. Took Cold It Settled In My Kidneys. I Used Peruna. Am all Right Now. I owe my Health to Peruna. Mrs. Anna Llnder, It F. D. 6, Das eel, Meeker Co.. Minn., writes: "For two yenrs I suffered with that ter rible disease, chronic catarrh. "Fortunately. I saw your- adver tisement In my paper. I got your advice, and I took Peruna. Now I am well and the mother ot two children. 1 owe It all to Peruna. '1 would not be without that great tonic for twice Its cost, for I am well and strong now. I cannot speak In too high terms ot Its value as a medicine." Don't Cut Out A SHOE BOIL, CAPPED HOCK OR BURSITIS FOR will remove them and leave no blemishes. Reduces any pulf or swelling. 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The averago boarding hovso chicken is n grcnt help to the dentist i light cake made of Van Houten's Rona Cocoa is not as heavy as when made of grated chocolate. Half pound red can 25c PATEHTS Wation R.Co1tnan.Wul Inntoii.li.U. 1 looks fn. l Hub ert referviKXM. Jicnt rwults. Nebraska Directory THEPAXTON HOTEL Omaha. Nebraska EIIDHDCaU Dl IN (looms from 91.00 up single, 75 cents up double. CATC PRICKS REASONABLE Auto Lubricating Oils, Greatis; Gasoline, Kerosene, Eto. WHOLESALE Write, call or wire us for special prices. MUTUAL OIL COMPANY, FREMONT AND SUPERIOR, NEBRASKA. W. N. U, LINCOLN'nO. 2-1915. l.liffWtl-.-ik wmi$CB$m whViSwkM wyjjKsBBu THMssssP nvwreu toi a J: v f