MED CLOUD, HEBRA8KA, CHIEF c & I I' H C 4 WORLD'S BIGGEST 1 BATTLE CRUISER United States to Build Greatest Naval Fighting Machine I Ever Floated. LEXINGTON FIRST OF BIG SIX (Will Carry Eight 16-Inch Guns and Have Speed of 35 Knots Did- placement, 42,200 Tona; Horsepower, 160,000. Qulncy, Mass. Tho keel of the (world's biggest worship will be laid down here within six months. The llmttlo cruiser Lexington, combining')!! a degree uncqualod by nny qunlltlcs of powerful nrniutncnt nnd high speed, has tnken form In drawings nnd await tbo arrlvnl of materials to be ad- ivnnced from the bands of the archi tect to those of the builder. By fall It Is estimated, the prospective queen of the United States navy will become a ship binder construction Instead of Ian ambitious plan. Thi Lexington Is the name-ship of n class of battlo cruisers which will give Uncle 8am, within four years, a fleet of six big-gun fighting ships un matched by anything then afloat. Her Meter ships, the Constellation, Sara toga, Constitution, Ranger and United jSutes, are also under contract. They bring names out of' the old navy with iwhlch to develop, for tho 'first new .capital vessels of tho post-war fleet a traditional background for fresh ex ploits. Length Will be 874 Feet With tho others of Its class, the (Lexington will be a whale of a ship. It will displace 43,200 tons and will Save the power of 180,000 'horses, ns measured in mechanical terms. Its length of 874 feet Is within 40 feet of the length of the Leviathan, monster Ihssenger liner. The 101.4 feet .of E-idth of the Lexington will make that natlng gun platform broader than nny lBPBenger ship. The Lexington, which Is to be equipped with electric drive, will at tain a speed of 85 knots. This cruis er's speed, higher than that of ninny destroyers, is the object of much of the designing tbat entered Into the Reunited in Armenia Hundreds of Lost Families Be ing Brought Together. American Relief Workers Restore Many Broken Homes Repair War's Ravage. Constantinople. Hundreds of Ar menian families are being reunited wonthly through the elTorts of the members of tho American committee (for relief In the near East, who arc scattered throughout the leading cities of Asia Minor, with headquarters the deportations of tho last four years Armenians have been shuttled tabout before various military move ments with the result that nearly ev ery famlliy Is searching for news of missing members. Levon Shnmllan, a young Armenian who Is now a successful merchant at Stallkeshlr, recently located his moth er and young sister through an adver tisement printed in n local paper by Miss Carls E. Mills of Princeton, ft. J., who Is directing the American movement to unite Armenian families. Bharallnn is preparing n hone for them In Ballkeshlr. Tho history of the Shamllnn family Is typical of tho experiences Armeni ans suffered nt the hands of the Turks. They lived in Bitlls, In the far east rn part of AIn Minor. Levon Sham tin and his father wero separated from the rest ef the family by the Turks, and Lervon wns forced to go into tho iirklah army, and has never heard from hlB father. His grandmother and grandfather rere killed. His mother was taken ns servant by Kurds. Scrnnoush wns iken as a mnld servant by Kurds. Che mother and daughter came upon ich other unexDcctcdly In the Amer American Flour in Tiflis for the A 'kk-V'Ty' mm I iillPllB wwmmmMmwm&A M mat1' b r, 'kiiiujiaw & ,?&K?l JHBaVaW ' " Tl' 7 iimmu -zz -25, vryrygranfirtLTift, .IJl &:. VtrAirvl '.'""" -" Tlills, capital of Uio new state of Georgia, has liven tho hcadquurters of anfl Armenia. This Is a warehouse there filled with American flour for the New Martin Bombing Plane BaaaaaaaasjRrvaaaaaaaaa. ssri BBBBaflafl ' bbbbVbbbwbbbbbHbbbbIbSMMbVMMP'1? Abb1bW9mb4 1 bbbbHbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbHbReb2biEi' Tk? ; VtV ' '.KJVVnHHaB!!!BflflKJ4?PSK'i , , !?m jjSmi aaiBaBBSFSraaK fnmi. 'm&39t The new Martin bomber, known iih .neath its fusilago a Whitehead torpedo creation of the Lexington clnRS. Armor will be sacrificed to make pos sible tho 3G-knot speed tho main belt being only D Inches thick at Us maxi mum OB compared with tho 12-Inch steel belt on most bnttleshlps, but armament will bo of tremendous pow er. Tho Lexington thus will have not only tho strategic advantage of high speed, but will bo able to fire a heav ier charge over a greater distance than r.ny dthcr battleship for which the plans ore known. Eight 16-Inch Guns. Tho Lexington In action will speak with a voice of 10-Inch guns, of which rhc will have eight. Tho navies of Great Britain, Franco and Italy con tain no gun greater than 15 Inches and that of Japan includes 10-Inch guns rnly on bnttleshlps of 24-knot speed which are now under construction. Unlike the dreadnought class's reliance on big guns exclusively, the Lexington will carry 10 six-inch guns ns a second ary armament Taking a page from the naval les sons of the war, tho designers of the Lexington have equipped the ship with four anti-aircraft guns, eight torpedo tubes, four of which are submerged nnd four on deck nnd with means of defense against aerial bombs and cerlal torpedoes. Defense against sub marine torpedoes will be obtained ican refuge at Alntnb, both having walked hundreds of miles and suffered terrible hunger and hardship In their search for relutives nnd safety. Lists of orphans will also be print ed In Armenian papers in Armenia, In the hopo'of finding homes for thou sands of homeless children who may have friends or relatives In America. Tho, American committee hnd nenrly 30,000 orphnns in the Constantinople district alone, nnd nearly twice that number In the Beirut area. "Horee and Horse." Danville, Ky. It'a a wise man who knows his own horse. Ercd Bodner of White Oak drovo a black horse In a buggy o tho Manning livery stable. Later o called for It. A black horse was Vtched up and Bodner drove home, but upon arrival discovered he had the i wrong horse. Ho returned to the livery stable andfound that the other black horse had also been driven away. Tho ltveryinun didn't know who got It. 'it-N"tt'4'"""ll'-.a..s9 No Deaths in 57 Years Boasts California Town Crnnraore, Cnl., nsscrts Itself the healthiest community In tho state, basing its declaration up on tho fact that tho local cemo- I .tery hns not' hnd a grnvo dug slnco 1803, tho date of tho last funeral in Crnnmore. Slnco that time several resi dents of tho community have died In other sections of tho state, but It is a remarkable fact that not a single death ban oc curred in the community since 1803. ... .......- - the "torpedo plane," which carries be with 200 pounds of TNT. through fore nnd nft torpedo defense, bulkheads, by which the stability of the vessel will bo preserved no mat ter where she is pierced. Under any conditions but an explosion, It Ts c'nlmed, the Lexington class of war ship should prove unslnknble. An Indication of the Lexington's greatness Is afforded by comparison with the British warship Hood, which, when It Is flonted, will b6 the biggest ship in the British nnvy and afloat. Lexington. Hood. Displacement.. 43,200 tonB. 41,200 tons, Speed 85 knots. 31 knots. Length 874 feet. 800 feet. Horsepower... 180,000. 144.000. Big guns.... 8 10-Inch. 8 15-Inch. Main armor. . . 5-Inch. 12-lnch. PUNS FOR HARVEST HANDS Kansas May Need 60,000 at Wages of $5 a Day and Upward, 8ay Estimates. Kansas City, Mo. Knnsns City Is tho clearing house through which thousnnds of fnrm laborers will pass during the next two months to harvest wheat In Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota and Iown. Es tlmotes are now being prepnred frort replies to questlonnnlrcs sent to whenl growers by the United States free em ployment bureau here, working In con junction with the free employment bu reaus maintained by the states In the wheat belt. Kansas will require 80, 000 to 50,000 men from outsldo the state to help harvest Its winter wheat crop this season, according to the most recent estimates. The minimum wage of 70 cents an hour, with board and lodging, says J. M. Oilman, head of the state employ ment service, applies only to the west two-thirds of the state., In eastern Knnsns there Is a larger population and a less heavy production of whent, and wages there, ho says, will b around ?5 a day with board nnd lodj? Ing. BIG AIRSHIP FOR TOURISTS Britain's R-80 May Carry Passengert Over Battlefields Length, 635 Feet Barrow, England. Airship It-80, built here for the admiralty, will be launched In two or three weeks. It embodies the latest Improvements In aircraft design, nnd, It Is stated, could fly ncross the Atlantic with ease. The vessel Is 535 feet In length and 70 feet wide. Its lifting power Is 38 tons. Four engines, each of 240-horse-power, will give it a maximum speed of 05 miles an hour. It will carry a crow of 15. Originally Intended for wnr pur poses, the gun plntforms and fighting paraphernalia hnvo been discarded tlint nioro accommodation may be pro vided for passengers. It may bo used to curry tourists over tho battlefields of Franco and Flnnders. Ferret Takes a Walk. Huntington, W. Vn. Pandemonium prevailed when a ferret employed ns a rut catcher left his place In the cel lar nnd came upstairs at tho Fountain drug store. Four girl clerks vaulted the counter with ease and stnyed where they landed until a male clerk sent tho uulmnl back to his regular Job. Armenians ?&. ji5.i!??J'.i?4..-.MftJi.l.ii' Amvrlcuu relief work U the Cuucusui starving Armenians. NEBRASKA IN BRIEF Timely News Gulled From All Parts of the State, Reduced for the Busy. SCORES-OF EVENTS COVERED ery little- chnnge will he made In the plans of the Nebraska delegation to the national encampment of the O. A. It. this year by reason of the switch made from Atlantic Citv to In dianapolis ns tlio meeting place, no cording to Assistant Adjutant General Brass Arrangements have been com pleted for n special train nnd It Is practically assured that a 1-cent per mile rate will bo granted. The en enmpment will be held the week of September 10. While shoo prices continue to sonr, the hide market In Omaha Is swamped with excess holdings nnd storerooms of the packing plnnts nre bulging with hides awaiting an outlet. It Is said that over (50,000 hides, nccumulnted In the past GO days, nre on hnnd. Warden Fenton of tho stnte peniten tiary nt Lincoln reports that the pop ulation of the Institution is far beyond its capacity, und the taking care of the Inmates Is becoming n serious problem. Shutting down on pnrolllng convicts Is given ns the renson. A record sale in yearlings was made at South Omaha when twenty-one head of yearlings shipped in by Oscnr K. Johnson of Oakland, sold for $10.00. This Is the highest price pnld for yeur llngs since October 27, 1010. Tho American express company hns asked tho stnto railway commission for permission to raise express rates In Nebraska to correspond to interstate rates. This will mean n rulso of about 20 per ceut The Grand Island Chnmhor of Com merce and Automobile club hnvo ob tained quarters on tho Lincoln high way, in order to better enro for the needs of tourists paslng through the city. , Keports have renched the state farm at Lincoln thnt the web worm Is doing considerable damnge to alfalfu fields In the Arkansas valley of Colorado. No signs of the pest have appeared In Ne braska so far. Farmers of Dodge county nre seek ing farm labor nnd offer to hire men nt the rate of $70 and $80 per month, board and room Included. Only men who will work by the month nre wanted. Lincoln county tnx pnyers have formed an organization for the pur pose of combating the greatly In creased assessment planned by state and county officials. Work Is to begin nt once on the new state school of Irrigation buildings nt Scottsbluff. Tho Institution, which will open this 'fnll, will accommodate 300 pupils. J. D. (Dad) Weaver, for the pnst 14 years secretary of the Ak-Snr-Ben nt Omaha, former newspuper man nnd well known out In the stnte died at his home nt Omaha. Camp- Sheldon, the Young Men's Christian association boys' camp on the Platto river, near Columbus, opened June 10 with a large enroll ment: Paving contracts totnlllng over $300, 000, have been let nt Chndron. The contractor says cement enn be hnd quickly nnd ngrees to begin work nt once. Vaccination Is being used on hogs In Dodge county to prevent the spreading of cholera which hns appeared among u number of herds. Chas. A. McCloud of York was mndo chairman of the 'republican state 'cen tral committee at tho committee meet ing nt Lincoln. Fire of unknown source completely destroyed tho Columbus Holler Mills nt Columbus, causing a loss of more thnn $75,000. Whent In the vicinity of Overton was damaged to some extent by n terrific rain nnd hall storm that swept the district. Despite the fnct thnt cut worms have dnmaged corn In Franklin coun ty, farmers nre looking for a heavy crop. Tho Central Citv splinnl hnnrri hns granted an approximate raise of 40 per cent to their teachers for next year. Tho Holdrego Equity Exchange nt Iloldrege hns plans perfected to erect n Hour mill In the city. A movement Is on foot to build a Fnrmers Union elevator at Stapleton. The Buffalo county farm bureau hns ndopted n wnge scale for farm laborers ranging from 30 to 50 cents per hour. Virtually all farmers in the county nre members of tho bureau. Alleging tho Skinner Parking com pnny of Omaha Is merely n gigantic holding corporation attempting' to con trol three Independent companies, the state has nsked the supreme court to oust the company from Nebraska nnd nppolnt trustees to take charge of the property and assets and distribute them among the persons who have furnished tho funds. Federal census llgures show tho population of Lincoln county to be 23, 420, nn Incrcnsa of 7,73(1 or 403 per cent since 1010. Adam Shelllngor Post No. 8 of tho American Legion of Nebraska City Is planning to build a $20,000 homo nt thnt place. Frank A, Hnrrlson, mnnager of Sen ntor Johnson's Nebraska campaign, Is sued n statement nt Lincoln, In which ho bitterly scored delegates from this state for not standing by the senntor at the Chicago convention. "Downright treachery," he culls it. The Bunrtmo court dismissed the ap peal of Allen Vincent Oraramcr for a trial In Howard county ns to his sani ty, and at the same time denied the ap plication of Grnmmer's attorneys for a stny of execution. Unless the court furthor Intervenes Grnmmer and Cole will die In tho electric chnlr at tho state prison at Lincoln, July 0. On complaint filed by Hnrry Dixon, president of the North Plntte chamber of commerce, Ned Joyce. Texas oil stock salesman, was arrested for the niieged sale of stock without n blue sky permit. Ho Is said to huvo dis posed of over $100,000 worth of stock to Lincoln county citizens. ' Convicts engaged In rond work near Tecumsoh, Table Bock and Seward, have written letters to Governor Me Kelvle thanking him for the llbertv ho has given them In tho experiment. .Most or the convicts promise to do their part In ranking the experiment a success. A county board has no right to raise or lower the general assessment mndo by the precinct assessors of the coun ty on renl estute, nccordlng to un opinion given by Deputy Attorney General Barnes. Shortened demand for wool Is re sponsible for reduced lamb prices nt South Omaha, It Is said. They are selling around $10.50 per hundred, about $4.00 below a year ago. A disease diagnosed by stnte otllclnls ns unthrax, caused the dentil of $2,000 worth of live stock belonging to a farmer living near Beatrice. Steps to check Its spread have been tnken. Besides n large amount of tine build ing brick, the big brick yard at Table Rock Is turning out 00,000 tile per week. Prospects are good for an ex cellent business this season. There are over 22,000 persons burled nt Omnhn's largest cemetery, Forest Lawn, which Is more thnn there nre living In nny Nebraska City outsldo of Omaha und Lincoln. Assessors have been nsked by tho stnto department of flnnnce, revenue nnd tuxotlon to see thnt till stnto school lands nre tnxed to the extent of the contract holders' Interest. Ten nrmy rltles with blnnk ammuni tion have been furnished Arthur Mack Post No. 70 of the American Legion at West Point for cerenionlnl purposes from stnte headquarters. At n mnss meeting of Custer county citizens nt Arnold plans were lnld to obtnln enough lenses on the oil rights In tho district to insure the putting down of n test well. Black scurf, a potato dlsense, hns been discovered In the Scottsbluff dis trict, nnd grent damnge to the tuber crop Is anticipated unless steps nre taken to check It. Grand Master John .7. Toolcy of tho Nebraskn .Mnsons presided nt the Iny Ing of the cornerstone of the new gym nasium of the normal school nt Chndron. The wire worm is snld to be dam aging the corn crop of Saunders coun ty to a considerable extent. A method Is being sought to exterminate tile pest. Itev. Dr. E. Ej Hnsmnn of tho Methodist church nt Ord preached an automobile service Inst Sundny nnd In connection mndo a check of all enrs nt the church. W. A. Coe, movie theatre proprietor nt Friend, renched for n rifle nt his home to kjll a cnt. nnd the weapon wns accidentally discharged, killing him al most Instantly. Work of paving nenrly n mile of tho business district of West Point Is pro gressing rapidly nnd tho tnsk will per hnps be finished ahead of schedule. Dodge county's valuation hns In creased from $50,000,000 In 1010, to $70,000,000 tills year, according to tbo report of County Assessor O'Connor. Editors from five southeastern coun ties met at Falls City the other day nnd organized the Southeastern Ne braska Press club. A special election will be held nt Stapleton In the near future to vote bonds for the construction of an elec tric lighting plant. ' Buffalo county fnrmers report that the alfalfa crop this year Is the best over harvested In tho district. Other crops are likewise excellent, Ihey say. The Fnrmers State bank of Wood River has been granted n clinrter by the state hanking bureau with n cap ital stock of $50,000. Fidelity Post No. 30, Amprlcnn Le gion, of Ord, has purchased a building nnd fitted It up for n club and head quarters. A big Chicago firm Is ranking n sur vey of Otoe county with n view of es tablishing n cement factory at Nebras ka City. Douglas county post of the Ainoricnn Legion has organized n brass band. Wheat will be ready to harvest In south-eastern Nebraskn In about threo weeks and all Indications point to nn excellent crop. United States District Attorney Al len nt Lincoln filed n complaint with Commissioner Whltmnre, chnrglng ITnrry Kelly and Walter Ingham, tho Howe bank robbers, with assaulting nnd robbing two employes of a Wichita, Kan., postotllce substntlon. Tho men are In the Nebraska peniten tiary hospital convalescing from wounds received nt the tlmo of their ca, lure. Six spnns of the long wooden bridge ncross the Plntte south of Shelton have been washed out tho past month. Otto Smith, who Is alleged to hnvo stolen 21 head of cattle from the Ditch camp ranch, Holt county, nnd to hnvo sold them to n Fremont banker, has been taken from Arkansas back to O'Neill for trlnl. During the past ten days the govern-meut-stnte fnrm employment bureau at Lincoln hns been swnmped ns never be fore with requests for fnrm labor. Most of tho calls are from farmers of this stnte, mriovti martin !ifTtiftATiixiT) StIMfSuW Lesson ' (By HEV. P. H. F1TZWATKR, D. D.. Teacher of English Ulble In the Moody Bible Institute of Chicago.) (Copyright. lo, Wtitfrn Newspaper Union LESSON FOR JULY 4 DAVID IN CAMP AND COURT. "J LESSON TEXT-1 Sam. 17:1-18:16. GOLDEN TEXT-Davld behaved hlm elf wisely In all his ways; und the Lord Wus wltli hlm.-l Sam. 18:14. ADDITIONAL. MATEU1AL I Sam. 1: 1-17; Ephes. 6:10-20. I'KIMAKY TOPIC-DavId nnd the Giant JUNlOIt TOPIC The Shephord IJoy Conquers a Giant. INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOIt TOPIC -Fighting- tho Good Fight. YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC Overthrowing Modern Gcllaths. I. David In Camp (I Samuel, 17). While the armies stood eyeing each other for battlo the Philistines, having a warrior among them of grent strength, sought to decide the wur by a combat between two selected cham pions. The nation, whoso champion was slain was to be subject to the other. 1. The. champions (vv. 4-87). (1) Goliath of the Philistines (vv. 4-11). Note his characteristics (a) He was a giant (v. 4).- Saul made no nttempt to meet this giant. Even Jonathan, who had distinguished himself at Mlchmnsh (I Sam. 14), seems to havu lacked In courage, (b) IIo was filled with conceit. Ills size, his panoply of war and his strength caused him to be lieve tbat no evil could befull him. (c) lie wns bonstful. Likely his repu tntlon reminded them of a former ex perience when Samson, Israel's giant, wrought such great mischief among them, (d) lie wus. defiant. He openly defied the nrmy of Israel the people of the Most High, (e) He was scorn ful. He trented the Israelites wltli the utmost contempt. (2) David the Israelite (vv. 13-37). In the providence of God, David wa sent to the camp at a time to hear tho boasting of this proud and contempti ble Philistine. His three eldest broth ers were in the army and his father sent him with some provisions for them ns well ns for the cnptnln. Whllo talking with his brothers Goliath made his appearance. The sight of Israel's cowardice and lack of zeal for God prompted David to offer his service. Ho was not a blind enthusiast who dis regarded the use of means, but was careful to use means, and most partic ular ns to what they should be. He put aside the untried armor of Saul, knowing that God's will for him wa to use by faith that which he bad thought Insignificant. 2. Tho bnttle (vv. 38-48). When Go liath beheld David coming up nguinst him he cursed him by his gods Dagqn. Baal and Asturte, showing that It was not merely a battle between David anil Golinth, but between the true God and false gods. David hastened to meet Goliath. A stone from his sling smote Goliath and he fell to the earth upon his face. David went forth In the nnme of the Lord of Hosts that nil the earth might know that there was a God In Israel. 3. The victory (vv. 40-.r8). Goliath was killed and tho Phlllstino army routed. This victory 'is a prophecy of a greater one when the devil, the de fiant enemy of God, shall be broken and his nrmy put to flight. II. David In Court (18:1-16). 1. Saul Jealous of David (vr. 1-0). David went unto battle with Goliath out of zeal for God and true religion, not for personal glory; but It turned out us always, that because be made God first, God honored him. "Him thnt honorcth me, I will honor." Upon. David's return from the pursuit of tho- Phlllstlnes ho was met by a trlumphul chorus of women from all the cities of Israel, shouting praises unto him for his victory over their enemies. This wnB too much for Saul. This was but the occasion which fanned Into a flame the passion which lingered In Saul's bosom. 2. Snul tries to kill David (vv. 10. 11). This Is nn exnmple of tho awful' tragedy which may result If we harbor envy and Jealousy. Snu hud prepared a place In his heart for this evil spirit to dwell. When one gives himself un to the indulgence of his baser passions the devil finds u place in his heart to dwell. 3. David's wise conduct (vv. 12-10). Because Saul recognized that God hnd departed from him and that David must increase while ho must .decrease, ho tried to get rid of David. IIo sent him from him and mndo him cnptnln over his nrmy. His envy even nssumed n rule of cunning nnd ho offered hi daughter to David ns a reward for bravery In battle. Not that ho cared for David, but that tho Philistines, might kill him Instead of doing It with his own bands (v. 17): In spite of nil this, Dnvld nets discreetly, no wins, tbo favor of the people and Is loved by tho Lord. Despite Saul's Intrigues David went from success to success. Christ With the Disciples. For forty days Christ was with tbo disciples talking with them of tho things pertaining to the Kingdom of God. If wo cannot be)leve thnt tho Apostles deceived other, It seems (if possible) still more unlikely that they were the victims of deception, Wshop. Wcstcott. Master of Circumstances. It Is the man or woman of faith, and hence of courage, who is tho master of circumstances, and who makes bin or her power felt In the world. ( A (. fr ! knlit!rrir' if