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DAKOTA CITY, NEJJ., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1014.
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NO. 8.
VOL. 23.
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ALLIES CHECK
GERMAN LI
STUBBORN MOVE SOUTH ALONG
COAST IS HALTED SHARP
FIGHTING IN PROGRESS.
ATTACK VERY DETERMINED
French Claim to Have Made Soms
Gains at Various Points Losses
Reported Heavy In Encounters In
Open Country.
Wwttrn Jwpr Union Nw Surric. 5
Paris, Oct. 20. German attacks
along the entire front today wero
everywhere, repulsed, according to
the French ofllcial statement Issued
tonight. The text follows:
"The day has heen characterized by
an effort on the part of tho Germans
along all parts of the front to tlio
extreme north, whore the Belgian
army has hold remarkably; at La
Basse, whecothe German troops have
attempted an offensive movement of
particular iolenco; to tho north of
Arras, at Mnmotz, between Peronne
and Albert; at Vauquois, to tho east
of the Argonne, and finally on the
heights of the Mouse and in the re
gion of Champion."
Desperate Fighting.
London, Oct. 20. Fighting of the
most desperate character is In prog
ress in West Flanders and northwest
ern France. The Belgian army, sup
ported by tho allies, is holding stub
iornly to the lino of the Hlver Yser
and thus far has successfully halted
determined efforts of the Germans to
advance along the coast
This is announced In the French
official communication issued this aft
ernoon and is admitted In the report
of tho German general headquarters,
which says fighting has been going
on since Sunday .in tho vicinity of
Nieuport, which stands at the cross
ing of the river near the sea.
A little further to the south the
allies aro attempting to advance to
ward Lille for the relief of that city,
which has been in Germans hands for
some time. Tkey also are pushihg
on to the north and south of Arras.
Their efforts yesterday to advance on
Lille, whore tho Germans hold strong
positions, were repulsed, according to
the German report.
Furious Attacks Made.
To the southward, at the bend of
the line, tho Germans continue to
make furious but futile attempts to
'lircak the French line. Along the
Meuse in the east, according to the
French account, the Germans have
failed to repulse the French troops
wfoo debouched along the territory
in -which is situated the camp Des
Itomaines, now In the hands of the
Germans, in an attempt to cut of!
that portion of tho German army
which trusts towards St. Mihlel.
Generally speaking, the French
claim to "have made some detailed
progress at various points along the
front. Paris reports that the allies
have destroyed fifteen German ma
chine guns, two of which were ar
mored, near La Baslzo, and a battery
of German heavy artillery In the en
virons of St. Mihlel. In the fighting
In this open country, where the men
Tiave not the protection of elaborate
entrenchments) such as they have on
the Alsne, the losses must be very
heavy.
WAR SUMMARY.
Oct. 21. Tho Germans not only aro
attempting an advance along the
coast of the North sea to French ports,
hut have attacked tho allies at many
points on tho battle front from the
extreme north to tho heights of tho
Mouse. In the north tho Belgian army
has hold its ground with tenacity,
while at LaBasso, around Arras, be
tween Peronne and Albert, to tho
east of tho Argonne and along the
Meuse, the German offensive has
been repulsed. This is tho substance
of tho French official roport, and in
a measure it Is In agreement with tho
Berlin official report, which, white
not attempting any detailed descrip
tion of the battle, declares tho Ger
man forces have met with strong op
posltin at the River Yser, where tho
-fighting has continued since Sunday,
r.lmt that otherwise tho situation rath
er favors German arms, particularly
in the vicinity of Lille, at which point
the French have been attacking for
several days with desperation and
have been repulsed with heavy losses.
Thirty thousand Germans aro re
ported to have occupied tho coast be
tween Ostend and Nieuport, and to
have dug trenches along the dykes
from Mlddelkirko to West Ende, but
later, advices declare they have been
Tepulsed near tho latter town and
that their guns are now near Ostend,
which they still occupy. '
The Russian commander In chief
announces tersely that there Is no
change in tho situation, although tho
Russians nro in contact with tho en
emy at various points in Gallcla and
East Prussia. With this the Borlln of
ficial statement agrees.
A Rotterdam dispatch says the Ger
man marines are leaving Antwerp to
join he fleet, and that tho 'shins, at
Kiel have been extensively provis
ioned, portending possible activity on
the part of the Gorman navy, which
lias been at nnclior for tho paBt two
months in Germanv'H well protected
har' or
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BATTLES
ALLIES I1G
SLIGJTJPCE
No Cessation of Gigantic Combat
Which !s to Determine Fate
of Nations
NAVAL LOSS ON BOTH SIDES
Germans Sink British Cruiser, Caus
ing Loss of 350 Lives Four of
Kaiser's Torpedo Boat Destroyers
Go Down French Reports Claim
Victories In the Fighting In Lor
raine. .
Dunkirk, Oct. 19. The report is
current in northwestern France that
the Germans are retiring from Ostend
and its neighborhood. It is added that
tho town was not occupied in great
force. It is impossible to obtain veri
fication of thlB report, which, how
ever, was from a reliable source.
From Dunkirk to Belfort the great
battle upon which hangs the fato of
the Germans' second drive on Paris
rnged during the day with undimin
ished fury.
On the French left the allies are
said to have driven back tho invaders
a distance of ten miles, and have as
sumed new positions in front of
Glvenchy and Fromelles. Also they
have retaken Armentieres, one of the
most ipiportant cities near tho Bel
gian border, and a railroad center of
great strategic value.
To tho north of Arras the French
and British troops succeeded In break
ing through the German cordon estab
lished there for tho purpose of control
ling tho lines of railway stretching to
the east, and so far have been able
to hold tho ground thus gained. Also
between Arras and tho River Olse tho
allied lines have been advanced per
ceptibly. Belgians Repulse Germans.
Rocognltion of the active co-operation
of the Belgians in the fighting
on the border was contained for the
first time In official dispatches when
their success in repulsing repeated
attacks directed by the Germans
against tho crossings of tho River
Yser was recorded.
Fighting has been renewed nt Bel
fort, and two violent night attacks by
the Germans to the north and again to
the east of Saint Dio were repulsed by
the French with severe losses to the
enemy.
The Germans are reported to have
suffered now reverses in the lighting
In Lorraino and to tho east, whero
the army of the crown prince is ,ln au
extremely difficult position.
Saint Die, on the Meurthe, thirty
two miles northeast of Eplnal, was
the center of today's attacks, whlca
resulted In a repulse fpr the Germans
with heavy casualties. Tho borders of
both Alsace and Lorraino also felt tho
Bhock of battle, and in tho Vosges the
famous French Alpine regiments were
in contact with German columns.
Cut Off German Supplies.
The Alpines' greatest achievement
hf the recent operations was tho cut
ting of railroad communication be
tween Colmar, capital of Upper Al
sace, and Muelhauson, thereby in
creasing the difficulties of tho Ger
mans in sending their wounded to the
rear and bringing up supplies.
Tho Germans have brouoght up ten
Inch mortars in this district, sup
posedly for an intended eventual siege
of Belfort. In view of this possibility
tho French have renewed their attacks
from the south and again advanced
beyond Altkirch.
A great part of tho theater of oper
ations in southern Alsace Is illumi
nated at night by forest fires along
tho Swiss frontier, caused by shells
falling across the border
Battle Lasts Over Week.
The battle which culminated in
Armentieres again coming under
French inftiinnre lasted for a week
during which tho fighting was hard
and continuous.
Tho town wnB seized by tho Ger
mans last week owing to its impor
tance as a railway center, lines di
verging from it in all directions. Be
sides, it la on tho road to Lille, which
the Germans still hold despite reports
to the contrary.
Tho battle opened with cavalry
fighting, which gradually developed in
to a- general battlo, which Indicates
that tho French aro advancing In
force toward Lille.
Gain North of La Basse.
Tho allies also have made an ad
vance nortlr of tho La Basso canal,
between thnt line and Arras, and at
certain points between Arras 'and the
Oise. This latter Is a long front, but
the claims In the French ofllcial com
munication are taken hero to mean
that tho German movement westward
has been checked.
The Germans, however, are bringing
up re-enforcements, seemingly deter
mined to resume the offensive either
toward Cnlals or at some other point,
Berlin says it Is not known where
theso new troops are going, but tho
allies probably soon will learn their
destination, as their aviators aro said
to be busy everywhere over the Ger
man lines.
Biggest Battle Is Now On.
Tho most gigantic engagement of
the war Is now being fought JiiBt
across the border in western Belgium,
but it is ignored in tho ofllcial dis
patches because of tho lack of prog
ress to report. The fighting Is as yet
in tho preliminary stages, for the
numbers actually engaged aro too
great and the weight of the support
both in big guns and tho enormous
strength in men available is so evenly
divided that tho greatest deliberation
is being exercised by tho rival com
manders. German Official Statement.
The following ofllcial press bulletin
Issued at Borlln has been received In
London by wireless:
"Tho main headquarters of tho army
reports under date of October 17 that
Immense quantities of war material
wero captured at Bruges and Ostend,
Including many rifles with ammunition
and 200 locomotives quite ready for
use.
Number of prisoners taken at Schir
windt In East Prussia, on RusBian bor
der, increased to 4,000.
"In tho French theater of war no ac
tual successes can bo reported."
Russian Official Statement.
The Exchango Telegraph company
in London has received the following
ofllcial statement Issued at Petrograd:
"Thero has been no change In East
Prussia and on tho Vistula. Austrian
attempts to cross tho River San have
been repulsed. Fighting continues
south of Przomysl." ,
Heavy Tax on Ostend.
Tho Germans have established civil
administrations in the German part of
Bolglum and aro said to havo demand
ed war levies from Ostend and Blank
enbergho, Ostend being called upon
to pay ?1,000,000 and Blankeubergho
to supply $25,000 worth of provisions
for man and beast.
The Flushing, Holland, correspond
ent of the Weekly Dispatch, In a mes
sage dated Saturday, says:
"At an early hour today great forces
of Germans began to pass through
Ostend. The artillery In close forma
tion consisted of' about four hundred
guns and thero wero 40,000 infantry
and fewer cavalry. More guns ar
rived at noon.
"There nro indications of a big
movement against Dunkirk. German
sailors arrived at Blankeubergho, a
Belgian port nine miles northwost of
Bruges, today."
Germans Evacuate Courtral.
From Amsterdam comes a roport
that tho Germans have evacuated
Courtral, and numerous German
troops have hastily left Bruges in the
direction of tho French frontlor. The
correspondent adds that it Is rumored
that tho Germans nre retreating In
Woat Flandors.
The arrival In London of thousands
of Belgian refugees has stirred up tho
populations in tho poorer districts of
the city against the Geimans.
Thousands of Germans are still car
rying on business or continuing in
thoir places of omployment, not only
In London but throughout tho mnnin'
i and tho agitation for tho .liar-i. ,.., X
thorn)
"luuioyeo iu hotels, barber
OF SOLDIERS
Bhops and other places Is growing in
intensity.
FOUR GERMAN WARSHIPS SUNK.
London, Oct. 19. Four German tor
pedo boat destroyers wero Bunk off
the Dutch coast by ships from tho
British fleet. Tho names of tho Ill
fated craft are not known. The Ger
man crews, totaling about four hun
dred men, with tho exception of 31,
made prisoners of war wero lost, tho
war press bureau announces. Tho
British loss was only one ofllcor and
four men slightly Wounded.
The damage to tho British craft was
slight.
Tho light cruiser Undaunted, com
manded by Capt. Cecil H. Fox', who
was in charge of tho cruiser Amphlon,
which nfter sinking the German ar
mored cruiser Kocnlgin Lulse.'wns it
self destroyed by a German nilno on
August 26, won the signal victory and
avenged himself for tho catastrophe
which overtook him in the North sea.
Captain Fox had as a convoy during
U,B raid on tho German ships tho tor-
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British Cruiser Sunk.
London, Oct. 17. A German torpe
do cost England her seventh cruiser
and 330 men, the British admiralty
officially announced.. Tho cruiser
Hawke was struck by a torpedo from
a German submarine and sunk in the
northern waterB of tho North sea.
Tho cruiser Thesus was attacked, but
tho torpodo missed its mark.
Tho press bureau issued a, list of 71
survivors of the 400 officers Tind men
on tho Hawke, and it Is hoped that
the lcfos of life may provo lighter.
Lieutenant Commander Rosatnan and
20 men wero picked up from a raft
and 50 of the crew were landed at
Aberdeen.
It Is belioved tho disaster occurred
not far from that part of tho Scot
tish coast, although the admiralty re
port gives no time or deflnlto location
of tho catastrophe.
British patrol ships locatod a Ger-i
man submarine off the east coaBt of
Holland and sunk her.
The Hawke was commanded by
Capt. P. E. T. Williams, and ho and
the chief officers of tho cruiser aro
bollovcd to bo lost.
Tho Hawke was a cruiser of 7,350
tons, 300 feet long and of CO feet beam
and drew 23 feet of water. Sho was
launched in 1891. Her armament con
sisted of two 9,2 incli guns, ten six
inch guns, 12 six-pounders, fivo three
pounders, two machlno guns and two
torpedo tubes.
EACH SIDE CLAIMS SUCCE8S.
London, Oct. 18. Again the Rus
sians and tho Austrlans flatly contra
dict ono another as to tho progress of
ovents In tho East.
A dispatch from Petrograd said the
Russian gonernl army headquarters is
sued tho following announcement:
"On tho front in Eust Prussia and
on the Vistula thero b nothing now to
report. Austrian attempts to cross
tho San river have failed. South of
Przomysl the fighting continues. At
soveral points there wero bayonet at
tacks in which wo captured 16 Aus
trian ofllcors and more than ono thou
sand soldiers.
"Austrian ro-enforcoments aro re
ported In the passes of tho Carpath
ians." Austrlans Report Progress.
Tho Amsterdam correspondent of
Router's Telegram company has for-
wardod tho following Austrian ofllcial
statement regarding operations in
Gallcla, which was given out in Vlon
na Saturday noon
"Tho battles on tho line running
through Stary, Sambor and Modyn
and on the River San nro progressing
favorably, as are also our operations
against the enomy along tho Dniester
river, 'North of Wyszkow tho Rus
sians were again attacked and re
pulsed. "At Synowuckowyszo our troops
forced a crossing of tho Stry river,
conquered tho heights north of Syno
wuckowyszo, and pursued tho enemy.
"Wo further occupied tho heights
nbrth of Podbusz, southeast of Stary
and Sambor, after sevens fighting.
Our attacks north of the Stry river aro
progressing North of Przomysl on
tho east ""lr nf Uir San river our
NAVAL LOSSES TO DATE
The following losses have been
sustained by the British and Ger
man fighting navies In less than
three months of war:
GREAT BRITAIN.
Cruisers (eight).
By submarine Cressy, Hogue,
Abouklr, Pathfinder, Hawke.
By mine Amphlon.
By gun fire Pegasus.
By Grounding Warrior.
Torpedo gunboat (one).
By mine Speedy.
Submarine (one).
By grounding E 1.
GERMANY.
Cruisers (seven).
By Submarine, Helo.
By gun fire Magdenburg, Mainz,
Cooln, Arlande, Augsperg, Panther,
Auxiliary Cruisers (two).
By gun fire Cap Trafalgar,
Kaiser Wlihelrp der Grosse.
By gun fire U IB; one, designa
tion unknown.
Destroyers (seven).
By gun fire Designation un
known. Minelayer (one).
By gun fire Koenlgln Louise.
troops are gaining ground. Up until
now about ilftocn thousand prisoners
have been taken."
GENERAL NEWS OF THE WAR
British Lose Thirteen Thousand Men
During the Month German
Fleet to Strike.
London, Oct. 19. An ofllcial roport
by General French, commanding tho
British expeditionary forco, gives tho
total of killed, wounded, and mlBslng
from September 12 to October 8 at
51G officers and 12,980 men.
Tho wur office Issued tonight nnoth
er casunlty list received from head
quarters under date of Soptomber 16.
It glvo 51 noncommissioned officers
and men as having been killed, 149
men wounded, and 555 men missing.
Thoao of tho killed belongod entire
ly to tho Royal Scots, the Royal Irish,
and the East Surrey regiments. Tho
East Surroys, tho king's own Scottish
bordorera, and the Somerset light in
fantry flguro largely In the mlsBlng
list.
Of commissioned officers the list
gives four killed ant five wounded.
To 8trlko Britain From Antwerp.
London, Oct. 18. Tho Amsterdam
correspondent of Reuter'B Telegram
company says It is reported from Sluts
that Admiral von Tlrpltz, German min
ister of tho navy, is at Antwerp, whoro
it is assumed ho arrived soon after tho
fall of tho fortress.
A dispatch from Romo on Ootober 9
said that, according to Gorman news
papers received at the Italian capital,
the war against Great Britain would
begin lato In October, after tho fall of
Antwerp, when Bolglum would become
the base of operations against Eng
land. Tho correspondent also credited tho
German. press with tho announcement
that Admiral von Tirpltz had statod
that he would go abroad tho flagship
of tho German fleet and direct tho op
erations of the navy,
Much Cholera In Gallcla.
Rome, via Havre, Oct 19. Tho Ital
ian government has received ofllcial
notice that thero wero two thousand
cases of Asiatic cholera in Gallcla yos
terday. For this reason tho govern
ment has countermanded Its order for
a largo consignment of timber which
had already been shipped from Gallcla
for this city, whoro it was intended to
be used in tho wainscoting of the new
parliament house.
Italy to Remain Neutral?
Romo, Oct 17. At a cabinet coun
cil this evening Premier Salandra as
sumed tho foreign offico portollo, for
merly held by tho lato Marquis di San
Giullano, and will rotain it throughout
tho war. Heilco' tho foreign policy
of Italy will not ba altered as a result
of the Marquis ill San Giullano a
death.
Roumanians Out for Allies. '
Bucharest, via Purls, Oct 18. Ono
hundred .thousand Roumanians, who
are members of the Loaguo of Roman
Culture, mot at Galatz in Moldavia tnd
adopted resolutions declaring that tho
Roumanians desiro a national policy
with tho triple entente and that their
ideal is tho reconquest of Transylva
nia and Bukovina.
British Seize U. 8, Ship.
Halifax, N. S., Oct. 20. The Brit
ish auxiliary Caronia arrived in port
with the American oil tank steam
er Brlndllla, formerly tho German
steamship Washingto',, as a prlzo of
war.. It 1b claimed the Brlndllla car
ried 'a cargo of contraband. A prize
crow had boarded her. Tho capture
was made by a British cruiser off tho
port of New York.' The commander
of tho crulsor designated tho Caronia
to bring tho ship to Halifax. Tho
Brlndllla Is now at anchor in tho har
bor, flying the. American flag.
May Surrender Tslng Tao.
Washington, Oct. 19. Roports have
been received hero from semiofficial
sources that tho kaiser has ordered
the surrender of Tslng Tao, tho Ger
man city in Kaiuchau, China.
According to these roports, Tslng
Tao Is being battered from land and
sea by tho Jupauese forces, und thore
Is absolutely no hope that It can hold
out much longer. Tho surrender was
ordered, nccordlng to tho advices re
ceived hero, to save tho German
forces and civilians from certain an
nihilation if a dofeuse by the gar
rlsou to tho wero to be at-tomnted.
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CARRANiA'S ARROGANT MOVE
DAMPENS SITUATION U. S.
NOT SO HOPEFUL.
HOSTILE STEPS BY VILLA
Fighting eGneral Alleged to Have Dis
patched Troops to Vicinity of Aguas
callentes to Imprison Delegates En
gaged In Negotiations.
WmtMti Nwijup Union Nf vet Hrrrlr.
Washington, D.nC That Gen. Cnr
ranza's repudiation of tho clnlm of
tho convention nt Aguascaltentes to
tho sovereign power In Moxlco has
shaken confidence in official circles
that peace is near in tho republic is
apparent hero.
Gen. Cnrranza's messago to tho con
vention asking by what authority it
had proclaiming Itself Bovcrolgn and
doclarlng ho would deliver tho oxecu
tlvo power to tho man chosen by tho
peoplo has dampened tho hope that
tho contest for control of Mexico's
political affairs between Villa and
Carrnnza was about to bo finally nd
JuBtod. Some officials intornrct tho ad
journment of tho convention to await
tho nrrlval of tho Zapata delegates as
memorly a movo on tho part of somo
of tho delegates to confer with Car
ranza and dotermino what their
course of action should be.
Offcials doubted roports that Gen.
Villa had moved a largo forco to tho
vicinity of Aguascallontcs to coerce
delegates. Offclal reports, they said,
showed that, whllo suspicions of such
a move existed when Villa flrBt ar
rived, they wore dlspollod by his frank
statement to tho convention of his In
tention to abide by its docroes.
SERIOUS TURN IN COLORADO.
Militiamen Violate a Federal Order.
Enter Stlrke Zone Armed.
Denvor, Colo. A roport that four
toon membors of tho Colorado7 Na
tional Guard In "uniform and fully
armed" entorod tho strike zono of tho
Colorado coal fields was contained in
a message sent to Presidont Wilson
by tho policy commlttoo of tho United
Mine Workers of America, district 15.
Tho belief was expressed that the mlT
ltla men "camo to incite troublo and
not to promote peace." The messago
concludes by saying that the situation
is Borlous.
Czar Puts Pan on Drink.
Petrograd, Russia. Tho Russian
government will never again embark
in tho manufacture and sale of alco
holic drinks. This statement, confirm
ing previous reports, Iiob boon inado
in tho name of Emperor Nicholas him
solf. The Russian Union of Absti
nence, which devotos its cnorgles to
combating alcoholism, addressed to
Emperor Nicholas a solicitation that
ho forbid forovor the Bale of spiritu
ous liquors in Russia. His majesty
repliod in a telegram sent in tho namo
of Grand Duko Constantino and ad
dressed to tho prosldont of tho alli
ance, In which ho safd: "I thank
you; I long ngo decided to interdict
for all time in Russia the snlo of al
coholic drlnkB by tho government.1'
Steel Trust Case.
Philadelphia. Tho first formal step
in tho buU of tho federal government
to bronk up tho United States Steel
corporation was taken boforo four
Judges sitting for tho fodernl district
of Now Jorsoy. Jacob M. Dickinson,
former secretary of war, who has boon
In chargo of tho government's side'
of tho case since it wns instituted
in Octobor, 1911, took up nn entire
day in arguing for tho separating into
independent units of all tho subsidi
aries of tho billion-dollar corporation
on tho ground that their combination
into ono gigantic concern constituted
a violation of tho anti-trust laws. '
Allrna Must Leave'.
London. Tho chief constablo of
Brighton has ordered all German nnd
Austrian subjects to leave that town
within a few days. No oxceptlons
will bp made. Brighton has a largo
colonv of forclenors and manv of tho
hotels thoro aro olthor owned by for
eigners or their staffs aro made up
of thorn. Numerous Germans, who
woro discharged from the London ho
tels last week, havo moved to tho
south coast resorts,
To Fight to the Last
London. Amid tumultuous cheer
ing, with right hands uplifted, the
Irish nationals who crowded Central
hall adopted tho following pledge in
troduced by P. J. O'Connor: "Wo
will never sheath tho swoid until Bel
glum has got back her freedom; until
ovory inch of her soil is clear; until
a treaty is mado, not on a scrap of
paper, but on a foundation behind
which stands the millions of the Brit
ish raco."
Tho Hague. To tho rumors that
tho Krupp works at Assen nro build
ing 6-centlmeter guns, has now beon
added another the claim that the
same plant Is turning out 60-centi-meter
pieces. While it is hard to bo
llevo this, It must bo borno In mind
,hnt a siege pleco of 42-centlmotors,
tho oxlstenco of which was doubted
leforo tho war, has nocomo a con
rinclng roallty, as has also tho Aus
rian 30.5-centlmotor nloco. which
ivon after tho outbroak of the nr
vub looked upon as th object of a
rory interesting fablo.
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SOME COUNTIES OVERPAID
State Auditor Howard Has Discovered
That Small Amounts Are Due
On Insanity Fee.
In looking over the claims against
counties duo the state on tho old in
sane nccouuts Stato Aiidltor Howard:
discovered several counties that havo
paid have overpaid the amounts duo,
nnd ho will ask tho legislature to
pass a bill which will allow theso
counties to be paid back tho amount
which they havo overpaid. Theso
counties nro as follows, with tho
amount which the auditor will oak
tho legislature to return. Tho total'
amounts to IC18.50.
Adams .,.,$ .34 Perkins ...? .33
inteiopo ... V 8.35 Platte .... 5.54
Brown 1.35 Red Willow 1.42
rherry 33.08 Saline .... 23.00
Cheyenne ... 1.47 Seward ... .75
Custer .... 11,20 Sheridan .. G.99
Dixon 10.68 Sherman .. .5.99
Dundy 11.67 Sioux 7.90
Franklin ... .47 Thayer ... 35.00
Frontier ... C.42 Valley 53
Furnas 09 Washington 33.45
Gosper .... 3.83 Deuel .... .72
Grant 30 Banner ... .46
ICearnoy .. C0.57 Morrill ... .11
Keyn Paha. 4.53 Thurston ,i 8.60
Knox 5.94 Rock 04
Lancaster .. 2.52 Boyd 1.65
Merrick .... 201.15 Kimball .. 2.07
In tho 757 stato banks of Nebraska
thero is deposited $4,607,731, nccord
lng to a roport prepared by Secretary
Royso of tho Etato banking board,
and this amount was deposited by
343,983 depositors, as tho banks bIiow
at the cIobo of business September 21,
1914. Slnco May 16, 1914, resources
have Increased J5.419.257.18; loans
and discounts, $3,064,?23.16; duo from
banks and cash, $2,187,952,75.
Dr. Edwin Rank Van dor Slice 1b to
take chargo of tho state tubercular
hospital, Novembor 1. Ho formorly
lived in Lincoln, but for soveral
years has been assistant physician,
at the Pennsylvania hospital for tu
bercular pationtB.
Secretary of State Walt has re
ceived from the printer samples o.
tho general election ballot and other
ballots which aro to be forwarded by
him to county clerks. The samples
show ho has given tho populists last
Sluco in the list of party circles. Tho
nlor df tho circles Is as, follows:
Democrat, progressive, republican,
socialist, prohibition, populist 'On
tho ballot the latter party is still des
ignated by its old ofllcial name peo
ple's independent
Dr. L. C. Klgin, state veterinarian,
and Dr. A. Bostrom, chief inspector,
have issued an annual report of tho
Nebraska stallion registration board
for tho year 1914. The total number
of pure bred licenses issued was
2,853; grado licenses. 2,212; jack
licenses, 1,157; total licenses, 6,222.'
The receipts of tho board aggregated
$22,604.42. Tho board paid out $20,
897.84, leaving a bnlanco of $1,706.58
on hand. The disbursements wore as
follows: Inspectors salaries and ex
penses $13,311.26; office salaries, $5,
587.51; office expenses, $1,860,82; re
fund account, $108,26.
State Veterinarian Ktgln and Dr.
Murdock or South Omaha, govern
ment specialist on diseases of stock,
are at Hecla, In ThomaB county, In
Votonnrlan working under direction,
in stock reported by Dr. Day, special
vterlnarlan working under direction
of tho Stato Livo Stock Sanitary
board. Dr. Day was in that vicinity
laBt week and discovered symptom
of tho disease and reported tho earns
to tho Btato veterinarian.
Two hundred and fifty thousand
copies of tho University Journal are
being circulated by tho university au
thorities this month to get out a vote
on the university location question.
Tho first page is devoted to an appeal
by Clmncollor Avery, In which hejiBkB
the voters of tho state to dellnltoly
sottlo tho question so the growth of
tho university will not be retarded
any longer.
Tho hugo telescope that has been
under construction for the last fivo
years at tho stato univorsity by No
braska students has boon finished.
The telescope has been made entirely
by Nebraska students and has saved
tho stato $7,000. C. S. Munich, a stu
dent from Palmer, Nob., constructed
tho lens, which is twelve Indies in
diameter. T.he telescope is fourteen
feet long.
The last obstacle in the way of a
depot at tho station of Gandy on tho
Union Pacltlo railroad has bv.n swept
away- Tho peopio oi uaiuy navo
agreed to accept tho last ptopositlon. j
of tho railroad In regard to tho loca
tion of a Bldo track. Tho railway com- I
mission ordered tho railroad 'com
pany to build a depot
Six head of dairy cows at the stata
hospital tor the insane at Lincoln
havo been found' to bo infected with
tuberculosis and eight or ton mora
ore probably infectwl. The board ot
control will make further tosta for
tho purpose Qf weeding outfall dis
eased cattle.
Tho Franl; Underwwod Carburator
company of Omaha Is a new corpora
tion filing with tlje secretary of state.
Tho capital is given as $K.000. and
tho incorporator aro Oooige L. Cam
pen. Frank G, Underwood and Wil
liam J Dobts.
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