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Stale Historical Society DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD. Motto: All The News When It Is News. VOL. 23. DAKOTA CITY, NEB., THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 1015. NO. 40. f i .rw i IKv- N BERLIN EVADES U. S. DEMANDS; ASKS INQUIRY REPLY WITHHOLDS DECISION ON ULTIMATUM ASKS FUR THER NEGOTIATIONS. SHUNTS BLAME TO BRITAIN Answer Contends Attacks on Non-Com-batants f.lther Wete Accidental or Provoked Justifies Lusltanla Sink ing and Pledges Indemnity for Cush- A'ng and Gulfllght Wwtrn NtTpjpr Union Stvts Strtlo. Berlin. Cermany withholds Its final decision on the demands advanced by the Iinited States government iu con nection With tLo sinklnrr nt tho T.net. tan'a until the receipt of an aswer from the United States to thn note which Herr von Jagnw, tho foreign minister, has delivered to Ambassador Gerard in reply to the American note received by the German government on May 15. In its renlv thn nnrm.-in government declares that It Is not its Intention to submit neutral ships In tho war zone, which are guilty of no hostile acts, to attacks by submarines or aeroplanes; that It is investigating tho circumstances in connection with tho attacks on tho American steamer Cashing and Gulfllght, and that in all cases where neutrnl vessels, through no fault of their own, have been dam aged, Germany will pay indemnifica tion. Lusltanla Armed, Contention. Tho reply, urges that in ttho case of the Lusltanla, which Germany nlleges was armed and carried largo stores of war munitions, It was "acting in justl lied self defense In seeking with nil the means of warfare at its disposition td protect the lives of its soldiers by destroying ammunition intended for tho enemy." The Gorman government recalls the proposals submitted by tho United States government to Berlin and Lon don, designed to end the submarine warfare and the shutting out of food supplies from Germany, which it de cisis, failed of their purpose because the refusal of the British government to agree to them. The text of the German note was made public Sunday. The following is tho text of tho Ger man note: Express Friendly Desire. "The undersigned has the honor to submit to Ambassador Gerard the fol lowing answer to the communication of May 5, regarding the Injury of American interests through German submarine warfare. "The imperial German government has subjected the communication of tho American government to a thor ough Investigation. It entertains also a keen wish to co-operate In a frank and friendly way in clearing up a pos sible misunderstanding which may havo arisen in the relations between tho two governments through tho events mentioned by tho American government, regarding, first, the cases of the American steamers Cushintr and Gulfllght. The American embassy has already been informed that the Ger man government has no intention of eubmitting neutral ships in tho war zone, which are guilty of no hostllo acts, to attacks by submarine or sub marines, or aviators. On tho contrary, the German forces havo repeatedly been instructed most specifically to avoid attacks on such ships. fl ' Blames Britain for "Mishaps." "If neutral ships in recent months havo suffered through the German sub marine warfare, owing to mistakes in identification, it is a question only of quite isolated and exceptional cases, which can bo attributed to tho British government's abuse of flags, together with tho suspicious or culpable behav ior of tho masters of tho ships. "The German government in nil cases in which it has been shown by itH Investigations that a neutral ship not tits elf at fault, wna d.-imnrnrl hv Gearman submarines or aviators, has expressed regret over tho unfortunate accident, and, if Justified by confJi lions, has offered indemnification. "The cases of tho Cushlng and the Gulfllght will be traced on the same principles. An investigation of both cases is in progress, tho result of which will be presumably communi cated to the embassy. The investiga tion can, If nocessary, bo supplement ed by an International call on tho in ternational comm'sslon of Inquiry pro Tided In nrtlclo III. of Tho Hague argeement of October 18, 1007. Defends Sinking of Falaba. "When sinking tho British steamer Falaba, tho commander of tho German submarlno had tho intention of allow ing tho passengers and crow a full op portunity for a safe escain. Only when the master did not obey tho or der to heave to, but fled and summon ed help by rocket signals, did the Gor .pn commander order tho crow and lyssongers by slgnnls and megaphone to leave tho ship within 10 minutes. Ho actually allowed them 23 minutes' time and flrnd the torpedo only when BUspIcIoua craft were hastening to the assistance of tho Falaba. "Regarding tho loan of life by the linking of the British pamonger steam er Lusltanla, the German government has already oxprr sed to tho neiitr.il governments crnrc-rrej its .keen re- gret that tho citteens of their states lost their lives. "On the occasion tho Imperial gov ernment cannot, however, escape tho Impression that certain imnnrtnnt j liSngtLttitS S capoa tno attention of the American government. Asks Exhaustive Investigation. "In the interest of a clear and com plete understanding which is tho aim of both governments, tho imperial gov ernment considers it first necessary lo couvlnco Itself that tho information accessible to both governments about the facts of tho case is complete and i accord. "The government of tho United States proceeded on tho assumption that the Lusltanla could ho regarded . cr an ordinary unarmed merchantman, ' Tha ti.inn.-ini wrmnni ni,.n i,oif J in this connection to point out that the Lusltanla was one of tho largest and fastest British merchant ships, built with government funds as an auxiliary cruiser, and carried express ly as eucIi in the 'navy list' issued by tho BrltiBh admiralty. "It Is further known to tho imperial government, from trustworthy reports from Its agents and neutral passen gers that for a considorablo time prac tically all tho more valuablo British merchantmen havo been equipped with cannon and ammunition and oth er weapons and manned with persons who have been specially trained In serving guns. Tho Lusltanla, too, ac cording to information received here, had cannon aboard, which were mounted and concealed below deck's. Cities British Infractions. "Tho Imperial government further has the honor to direct the particular attention of tho American government to tho fact that tho British admiralty In a confidential instruction issued in February, 1915, recommended its mer cantilo shipping not only to seek pro taction under neutral flags and dls tinguishing marks, but also whllo thus disguised to attack German subma rines by ramming. As a special In ducement for merchants to destroy submarines, tho British government also offered high prizes and has al ready paid such rewards. "The imperial government, in view of these facts, indubitably known to it. is unnblo to regard British mer chantmen In the zone of naval opera tions specified by the ndmlralty staff of tho German navy as 'undefended.' German commanders consequently are no longer ablo to observe the cus tomary regulations of the prize law, which they before always followed. "Finally, the Imperial government must point out particularly that the Lusltanla on Its last trip, as on ear lier occasions, carried Canadian (rnnnn and war material, including no less than 5,400 cases of ammunition in tended for tho destruction of the bravo Gorman soldlnrs whn nr f.,ifiiu their duty with self sacrifices and de-' votion m tho Fatherland's service. Justifies Ammunition Destruction. "The German government believed that it is acting in Justified snlf rtn. fense In seeking, with all tho moans of warfaro at its disposal, to protect the lives of its soldiers by destroying ammunition intended for tho enemy. "Tho British shipping companies must havo been aware of tho danger to which tho passengers on board tho Lusltanla woro exposed under these conditions. Tho company, In embark ing .them notwithstanding this, at tempted deliberately to use tho lives of American citizens as protection for tho ammunition aboard and acted against tho clear provisions of the American law, which expressly pro hibits the forwarding of passengers on ships carrying ammunition nnd pro vides a penalty therefor. Tho com pany therefore is wantonly guilty of the death of so many passengers, "There can be no doubt, according to tho definite report of tho subma rine's commander, which in fnrfhor confirmed by all other information, mat mo quick sinking of tho LubI tania is primarily attributed to the explosion of the ammunition shipment caused by a torpedo. Tho Lusltania's passengers would otherwise, In all human probability, have been saved. Recalls Flr6t Proposal. "Tho imperial government considers tho above mentioned facts important enough to recommend them to tho at tentlvo examination of tho American government. "The imperial government, whllo withholding its final decision of tho domands, advanced on tho sinking of tho Lusltanla until receipt of an an swer from tho Amorlcan government, fools impelled in conclusion, to recall hero and now, that it took cognizanco viui satisfaction of tho mediatory sub ... , . v-w m"- v'4 "J lu uimeu &iaie3 govern- went to Berlin and London as a basis for a modus vivondi for conducting tlio maritime warfaro botweon Gor- ' ""u mum iiruain. nie imperial government, by Its roadlness to enter upon a discussion of thoao proposals, then demonstrated Its good intentions .:i amplo faBhion. Tho realization of these proposals was defeatpd. as is .:i known, by the declinatory attl-i-jdo of the Britlnh government. "The undersigned takes occaBion Lte. '(Signed) Jagow" BREACH IS WIDENED M WASHINGTON DISAPPOINTED AND DISSATISFIED BY BERLIN'S SIDESTEPPING. WenUru Ktnaptrtr Unlan New Senlc. "Washington, D. C. Germany's nn Bwer to tho American noto concern ing the sinking of tho Lusltanla, with a loss of more than 100 American lives, produced a feeling of profound disappointment horo. Dissatisfaction at failuro of Germany to answer the demands of tho United States was re flected in government circles gener ally. Presldont Wilson had retired oarly, before tho text arrived, but from a reading of tho summary published May 30 and Ambassador Gerard's fore casts, ho had an accurato Impression of what it contained. Secretary Bryan would make no comment. Other cabinet -officers were rotlclent, but there was little conceal ment anywhere that tho answer from Berlin had produced a gravo situa tion in (he relations between tho Uni ted States and Germany. U. S. Officials Silent Press dispatches giving tho text of tho reply came during the evening and were sent to tho Whlto House. Tho official text from Ambassador Gerard arrived just before midnight. A prompt answer will give tho Amor lcan government's understanding of the facts, that the Lusltanla was un armed and carried no concealed guns, that she sailed from the United States a peaceful merchantman, and that un der all rules of international law and humanity, the vessel should have been visited and searched and her passen gers transferred to a placo of safety, whether she carried ammunition or not. Riddle German Defense. American law does not prohibit Amorican ammunition from being car ried on passenger ships, it was as serted, but only self exploding mate rial, and liners in tho past havo been permitted to carry arms and ammuni tion by special ruling of tho state de partment on tho meaning of federal statutes. Germany's failuro oven to discuss the reparation demanded by tho Amer ican noto and evasion of tho request that guarantees be given that Ameri can vessels and lives be not endan gered in the futuro are tho main points, however, which tho United States government would refer to in the second noto. The expressions of regret and offers or reparation for unintentional attacks on neutral ships are expected to have little weight in determining tho na ture of the answer of tho United States. Will Insist on Compliance. Whllo it is generally thought tho United States will answer Germany's requests for facts with a restatement of tho circumstances as recited in the American note of May 13, tho prompt ness with which tho reply will be dis patched Is counted upon to servo as an indication that tho American gov ernment wishes an early answer and does not desire to engage in a pro tracted diplomatic discussion. , Persons close to Presldeut Wilson havo learned that ho Is determined to obtain reparation for the Lusltanla victims and assurances of respect for American rights in futuro nnd that, failing this, ho would not hesitate to sever dlplpmatie relations with Ger many. In diplomatic quarters hero It was again reiterated tho Lusltanla was un armed. Furthermore tho British govern ment entered Into an informal state ment with the United States early in tho war to see that no British vessels loft tho American ports armed. DEFINES GERMAN ATTITUDE Von Jagow Explains Reply to United States Note. Berlin. Gottlieb von Jagow, the Im perial German foreign secrotary, Sun day received tho correspondent of tho Associated Press and outlined tho rea sons which impelled the Gorman gov ernment to send an ad interim noto to tho United Ctates government instead of a final and definlto answer to the American representatives regarding tho Lusltanll and othor ships that havo been torpedoed, and Germany's Huuinanno policy., "Tho Issues involved," said Herr von Jagow, "were of such importance and the views in regard to tho Lusltanla show such variance, that tho Gorman government bolleved It essential to at temj.t to establish a common basis of facts before entering into a discussion of tho issues involved. . "Wo hopo and trust tnat the Air.orl. can government will tako tun Knmri vlow of tho case and let us know In whnt nnliita M.al .M.ln.nHi ....... ,.-....., moil uuni-iuiuuuiag on me tacts outers from the Gorman vew- point as sot forth in tne noto, and in what points they fierce, hoforo Innw. Ing for n direct answer to their com- munlcatlon, Reserves Comment on Note. "Tlio American noto, of course, leavos tho way open for a proliminary discussion of tho situi.Mon an undent, ed in the German noto. I hopo that such a common basin of fact, once es tablished, mny serve an tuo scrouiid work for further convLi-nations." The m hi tr v. r aw ilhnr lo glva a more dtf.r.l v outl 1 e tc or to comvaent on, the suggestion that nn arrange ment might be reached on a basis of an inspection and certification by the American government of passenger fehipa not carrying war cargoes, point ing out that he did not feel authorized to anticipate as tho departments of the government muBt bo heard before suggestions could be definitely taken or discussed. Dr. von Jngow oxpreisod pleasure at tho newspaper announcement that American lino stoamors were not car rying contraband, but no suggested tho advisability of supplementing such newspaper Announcements by much more doflnlto and nuthoritatlvo an nouncements. Replying to a question, Dr. von Ja gow said thnt Germany from tho out sot has boon willing to abandon hor submarine warfare agalnat morchant mon in responso to n return by Grent Britain to tho regulntlono of war re garding contraband generally accepted before tho war, tho Bpeciflo condition bolng tho lifting of tho embargo on foodstuffs nnd raw material now. on the list of conditional contraband. It was not Germany's fault but Great Brit ain's, ho Bald, that tho wellmeant pro posals of tho United States for a com promise failed. Defends Submarine Warfare. "Tho question of foodstuff and raw matorlals," Dr. von Jagow said, "Is not a question of nccosslty for Ger many, but ono of principle. Germany has shown, I think that it cannot be starved out by Groat Britain's embar go on foodstuffs. Wo may be n llttlo short of somo or particular food prod ucts, but wo havo enough to llvo on nnd keep up the struggle. "The same is true of raw materials, with which, according to the London declaration, belligoront3 have no right to interfereo when they are not spe cifically destined for the armed forces of an enemy. Germany is abjo to got along, even if tho imports of such ma terials aro cut off. Germany, however, objects to tho cool assumption of tho British cabinet that when it Is. unablo to defeat tho German armies legiti mately on tho battlefield it is entitled to try to force tho nation to its knees by economic pressure, disregarding all accepted precepts and regulations of war. 1 'The analogy of tho besleeed for- tress does not apply to Germany. Tho residents who settle in n fortress do so cognizant of tho risk and aware Hiut they can leave before tho 'Siego begins; but there is no precedent of tho siege or tlio civilian popufutlon of a whole nation in Its own land with no possibility of escaping. Germany will fight such an unjustified mothod of war with all tho means at her dis posal." Nebraskan Attack Accidental? Dr. von Jagow said ho had abs61ute ly no information regarding tho Amorlcan steamer Nebraskan, which was damaged by an explosion in tho Irish sea last week, and in tho ab sence of any definite news as to wheth er the shin was torocdoed or struck hv a mine he declined to express any opin ion as to tho effect of the incident up on the pending negotiations. yho Nebraskan, In any event, Dr. von Jagow said, was not torpedoed with design by a German submarine. Tho German policy regarding neutrnl slapping, even in the war zone, had been enunciated clearly. Thero was no intention of attacking neutral shins. "Aro you. an optimist or a pessimist regarding the German-American sit uation?" tho correspondent asked as ho was taking his leave of tho foreign minister. "How can I tell you how our noto will bo received?" answered Dr. von Jagow; "I havo no means of commu nicating with tho ambassador at Washington or of gauging public sen timont. Wireless communication Is limited and rathor unsatisfactory. There are no means for cabling and the oncn wireless messages wo aro sending are read or Interfered with by British stations. Wo are virtually cut ofr from America and aro working in tho dark." LINER OUTRUNS SUBMARINE. White Star Line Steamer Megantlc Eludes Pursuer. Queenstown. Tlio White Star liner Megantlc, with a large number of pas sengers from Liverpool to Montreal, was chased by a submarlno off tho south coast of Iroland, but escaped. Considerable alarm wa3 causod here when an "S. O. S." call was received from tho Hnor, roporting that a sub marine had been sighted. Tho first message was soon followed, howovor, by another stating that tho Mogantlo had outdistanced the submarlno and that she then was sixty mlloB south east of Cork harbor. Lator a third messago was recolved from tho steamer's captain reporting that ho had evaded tho submarlno, that his ship was well to tho west wurd, and that she was proceeding on his voyago with all on board well. Looks for Extra Session. Washington, D. C Senator Kern, tho Democratic floor loador, a Whlto House caller, has said he believed con gross should moot In extra sosslon In October so tho sonato may revise Its rules and mako an early start on the legislative program. Aldrlch Will Probated. Now York. With tho announcement that tho will of Nelson W. Aldrlch had been probated at Warwick, R. I., It bo camo known that his widow, Mm. Ah by I Aldrlch, Iu ho sorlously 111 at ner Home Hero that she has not been toM of her liuaband'n death. It 1b aald tlio ontlri) estate is loft to mombers of !' Lunllv and Is worth approxlmntoly tZ f'00,0n0 ALL SEATTLE FIFTEEN TONS OF DYNAMITE BILLED TO RUSSIA EX PLODES IN HARBOR. WATCHMAN BLOWN TO ATOMS Shock as Explosive Wrecks Scov Shatters Plate Glass Wlnrinui. v.ii. ued at $40,000 and Is Felt for Thirty - five Miles. Wstim Xcvtptptr Union Newt htn. Seattlo, Wash. Fifteen tons of dy namite, stored on n bcow anchored in tho harbor here, said to havo been awaiting shipment to Russia, explod ed at 2 o'clock Sunday morning, com pletely wrecking tho scow. Damage estimated at $40,000 was done to plate glass windows in Seattle. An un known watchman who is supposed to havo been guarding the dynnmlto is missing and doubtless was killed. Roy Llllico. manacer of thn T.llllrn Launch and Towbont company, who had supcrevislon of the explosive, Bald ho had hired tho watchman Saturday without learning his name, to tako tho placo of two men who usually guarded tho scow in n launch, but who had been acnt to Tacoma for a tow. Tho cnuso of tho explosion is un known, but Port Warden A. A. Paysee Is of tho opinion that it was acciden tal. Jap Ship Refused Shipment Tho explosive was brought to Seat tle from San Francisco on tho steamer F. S. Loop, May 13, and wns trans ferred to tho bcow upon tho steamer's arrival. Mr. Llllico said tho exploslvo was awaiting tho arrival of a steamer to tako It to Russia. Mr. Llllico in a statement to tho police said the shipment was to havo been sent a week ago on tho Japa nese steamer Shenshl Mnru, but that that vessel would not tako it and tho consignment was being held for an other. The shock of tho explosion was tre mendous. Buildings throughout tho entire downtown district rocked as if they woro nbout to fall and hundreds ofiilato glass .windows fell Into tb6 street. , ' E. Moen, quartermaster of tho Uni ted StateR coast guard cutter Man ning, which was anchored within n few hundred yards of tho scow, saw the explosion. "When I was making a turn around tho deck near tho stern of tho Man ning, I heard a slight explosion. I took a walk around to find out if any thing hnd happened aboard our ship. As I reached tho bow tlio powder scow lifted on a pillar of flamo 100 feet high and burst into a million fragments." Residents in tho hill districts over looking tho bay also saw tho flame leap into tho nlr and supposed thnt a steamer had blown up. Tho explosion wns folt within a ra dius of thirty-flvo miles from Seattle, a shock nt first thought to havo boon an earthquake being experienced as far nortli nB Everett and ns far south ns Tacoma. Threats Indicate Plot. Tho exploslvo was to bo shipped to Vladivostok on tho steamer Hazel Dol lar, loading army supplies at Tacoma. It became known that two weeks ago tho Russian consul at San Francisco was said to havo received information that an attempt, would bo mado to blow up the Hazel Dollar before she left Seattle. Detectives woro employ od by tho Russian government and for two weeks havo been guarding tho vessel. Reports from tho detectivo agency guarding tho steamer state that they believed infernal machines had been placed in tho dynamite stored on the steamer. Firo Marshal Harry BrlnghurBt said he could offer no other explanation for the explosion than thnt it was mallcloim, although he admitted that ho had been unable to gather any evi dence In support of such a theory. G. A. R. ENCAMPMENT. To Be Held at Sioux City Juna t, t and 10. Sioux City. With tho approval of National Commander David J. Palmer, an effort is being made to mako tho 41st annual encampment of Iowa de partment, G. A. R which will bo held nt Sioux City June 8, 9 and 10, a re union of tho veterans of Iowa, Nebras ka, South Dnkota and Minnesota. National Commnnder Palmer will speak at tho opening reception in the nuditorulm, Tuesday evening, June 8, nnd nt tho old-time "campflro" on Wednesday evening. Juno 9. There will bo other nddrossoH, of course, by noted comrades. Wednesday aft ernoon, Rev. Jos. Fort Newton will speuk on "Lincoln," nnd United States Senator W. S. Kenyon will speak on "Tho Debt Wo Owe." Tho big parade, headed by n fifo and drum corpB of sixty votorans, will iaie pinco nt 2 o'clock Thursday aft ernoon; tho line of march being from tho auditorium to Mizzou park, where a novel nnd Interesting military tour namont will bo staged by Compnnloa H and L, CCth Iowa National Guard. Tho commlttoo on nrrangomeutB hna spared no offort to devise and proeent a program of entortalninont that can bo enjoyed by the veterans with thn Ifiist effort and expoMno to run n.i weather, "Cotnf.irt" la the h.r'U if tho conn iltto" ROCKS NEBRASKA STATE NEWS : Boca churches havo opened an evangelistic campaign. A now Methodist church will soon bo erected at Ewelng. A central farmers' union hns been organized in tho vicinity of Stella. A now marker ulgn Is to bo erected at various points leading into Kear ney. Twenty-five skeletons havo been . taken from nn old Indian gravo near ' 1'oncn. A now Pender ordinance compels parking of automobiles on sldo Htrcots. AdnniB county treasurer has ity stnlled a now burglar proof safe in his office. Tho recent storm destroyed several bridges and other property near Howe. Tho Upland Commerclnl club is boosting for nn annual picnic on June 10. W. 13. Murry of Onkland will soon erect a new homo for his paper, tho Pioneer. Contracts have boon nwnrded for tho paving of twenty-five blocks in Falls City. Otto Hansen of Fremont wa8 drowned in tho Platto river near North Bend. Three thousand peoplo attended tho unveiling of tho Oregon trail, aionumont nt Hebron. Moro than flvo hundred dentists at tended tho annual meeting or tho stato association In Omnhn. Tlio quarters of tho Community Welfare association at Stromsburg tvero dedicated last weok. Sheriff Sextqn of Cuming county lms purchased a pair of bloodhounds and will deputize them to aid him in his work. Tho Hastings Chamber of Com merce Is planning to buy $500 worth Df flreworltB for a display at the West Side ball park on tho evening of July 5. 'Governor Morehend and II. E. Sackett will deliver nddrcaaes at a picnic in tho park nt Cortlnnd Juno tho 17th. Tho Hastings city council has cnlled a' special election for Juno 29 tovotoon an issue of $50,000 of in tersection bonds. Joseph Provncek, his wlfo , two sons and a daughter woro drowned during n Htorm nt their homo two miles Houth of Spencer. H. D. Liggett nnd O. L. Day havo bought tho Ord Quiz from W. W. Haskell. It is considered ono of tho oldest papers In tho state. Tho Fremont city council hns or dered tho paving of two nnd a half miles of paving in tho residence ills trict in the Inst two weeks. Tho election in Alnsworth's school district to voto bonds for a new school house wan hold at that place, the bonds being defeated by a vote of 149 to 111. Oeorgo Lash, 72 years old, a well known farmer, living on the South Loup, wns instantly killed by a pas senger train at Broken Bow. Thrco hundred nnd forty feet of track on tho Sioux City lino of tho Uurllngton was washed out near Uehllng by tho heavy rains Inst week. Governor Morohond. Senator Hitch- cock nnd Congressman Kinknid will ittcnd tho stockmon's convention which will bo hold in Alliance Juno 15 to 18. ThomiiH Walsh, stockman or near Falrbury, topped tho St. Joseph market last week with a consignment ot "baby" beeves, for which ho re ceived $9,10 per hundred pounds. Tho state auditor hns been asked to register $20,000 of school bondB of tho town of Belgrade. Tho bonds were voted for tho construction ot a new Bchool house. District Judge Welch at Madison inB held that Watson L. Hurdy Is ?ounty commissioner, holding that there wns no election at tlio time J. W. Fitch received 3.C21 votes. Georgo F. Wolz of Fremont has re vived word that Secretary Houston of tho Department of Agriculture will bo unablo to attend tho tractor dem DiiBtratlon In Fremont In August. Wllllnm Prabl, ono of the well-to-do farmers and HtockralHcrH living near Pierce, received a messago from Cody, Wyo., stating that his non, Her man, hnd been killed by lightning at that plnco. Juhn Culivan filed a $3,000 bond in the district clerk'B office at Hustings In his appeal to tho supremo court from the dlHtrlct court flndlnc in re- gnrd to his claim to tho estate or John O'Connor. Lincoln hns piiHsed nn ordinance licensing jitney buHcs, although most of them which Htarted nbout threo months ago havo found tho buBlneBs unprofitable. Tho HceiiBO runs from J2G a year for n four-passenger bus to $100 n year for twenty passengers jt more. Although but six veterans of tho Civil war nro loft in Firth, an appro priate colebratlon of Memorial day was hold in that town. Thomas Kelly, of near Spalding, was killed by n tornado and his wife A-nH badly Injured. Their homo was JoBtroyod, nlong with othor property 311 tnoir rnrm and In that vicinity. Tho Kearney Flour mill reports lint much of tho wheat which was eliig held Is again on the inovo. It s hinted that quite n large quantify " I'rnln wai being In Id by t'io fan rB I MUST NOT BEAR WORD "CURE" Food Commissioner Harman Holds That Such Branding, of Patent Medicine Is False. Food Commissioner Harnmn has directed his drug inspectors in Oma hn to put "oft snlo" all patent medl cines bearing tho word "cure" on their lnbels. Tho aame course will be followed throughout tho state. Tho ultimatum of Commissioner Harman in apt to bring on a legal war, as tho patent medicine manufacturers havo given overy Indication that they in tend to tako tho matter into the courts. Tho Nebraska food commis sioner goes a step fnrther than even tho federal authorities, inasmuch as he would extend his rulings to apply to cases where the word "cure" is used in the name of tho medicine. Mr. Harman bases his ruling on a section of tho Nebraska pure food and drug law, which defines ns "misbranding" any "falso or fraudulent" statement nB to tho nature of tho contents oi tho pnekage. Attorney General Willis Reed is making an attempt to discover wheth er tho state of Nebraska can bo held for a 10 per cent charge ot royalty on all state bridges erected which use tho so-called Luten reinforced con crete arch in tho construction. H bolleves that the patent Is not legally binding and that tho Institution of a suit to compel .tho state to pay tha amount claimed becauso of the con struction of tho Superior Btate aid bridge need not bo paid. The fact that the suit was brought in the district court of the United States of North ern Iowa instead ot In Nebraska Is not pleasing to the attorney general and tho intimation in a letter sent by Luten to Representative Dalboy ot Beatrico nnd forwarded to Mr. Reed, that tho attorney general is not hunt ing trouble is not setting well on tha legal representatives of tho state. Tho exhibit of tho Nebraska col lego of ngriculturo and tho agrlcultur. nl experiment station will be placed before the peoplo of the stato at the Nebraska state fair and six county fairs. The exhibit will bo shown at tho following fairs and on the follow ing dntes: Hamilton county Aurora, August 31 to September 3; Btate fair, Lincoln, September 6 to 10; Pawneo county, Pawneo, September 14 to 17; Johnson county, Tecumseh, Septem ber 21 to 24; Webster county, Bladen, September 28 to October 1 Nemaha county, Auburn, October 5 to 8; Jef ferson county, Falrbury, October 3 to 1G. , ''l Men who thresh grain for hire and employ over" five men are "not en gaged in tho occupation of farming" mid rnmn wHhtn t(n mirvlnw of the workmens compensation law, accord ing to nn opinion given to Labor Commissioner Coffey by tho attorney ennprnl'n nfflpn. Tho rtiipstlnn was put up to the lnbor commissioner by an Omaha firm that writes lliiblHty Insurance. Tho onlnlon was written by Mr. Ayres of tho attorney gen eral'H offtcn. It Ih brief nnd does not dtscusB the question beyond the con clusion announced. Over 1,000 gnllons of milk have been condemned In Omaha during tho past fow days, according to reporta made to Food Commissioner Harman by his inspectors. Tho milk was con demned because of dirt It contained. Tho food commissioner says that weather conditions nro partly re sponsible for tho condition ot tho milk, ir not too dirty tho owners aro nliowed to separate tho butterfat from tho condemned product. If its condition is too bad the whole is dumped Into tho sewer. Lampblack signals "puffed" from an aeroplane in tho Moreo code will bo a part of tho war game as Adju tant General Hall proposes to play It for the Instruction of his Infantry officers in tho Nebraska National Guard during tho Lincoln camp meet ing Juno 20 to June 26. The aviation corns nnd thn Hh-nnl rnrna will be practically Joined for tho occasion. Chief Shaffer, a professional flyer now rpaliHnir in Nnhraskn. will have hlB Curtlss plane with a hydropiano attachment for uso on tho lnKe. Tlio signal corns will havo a radio set, a heliograph and flashlights. Corn nml nlfiilfn ncnln ranked first In rntn nml rlionnnnss nf'cnln In the recent experimental feeding of six lots of steers at the agricultural ex periment station, according to tho re sults mado known nt tha beef pro ducers' meeting held recently at the university ,farm. Tho experiment in dicated not only that corn and alfalfa ranked first but that tho difference In favor of this ration Is oven moro marked than shown in provious ex periments. The stato railway commission has granted permission to the Platto Val loy Tolephoiio Co. to issuo and sell $54,900 worth ot capital stock. Tho proceeds of tho new issuo nro to bo nar.fl tn irtat nntatfiM'llnic Indnbted- nogs and to build oxtemtlons, particu larly tho latter. The company oper ates exchanges and toll lines in tho counties of Scottsbluff and Morrill, nn Irrigation district. The engineer of the conimlsBion, after uv examination, .'I'linrtPil thn rnmiunt V Dlant to bo practically new and in fll., .omiitIon. I ' 1