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DAKOTA, CITY, NEB., THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 1915.
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700 MEXICANS SLAIN
CARRANZA FORCES REPULSE AT
TACK BY VILLISTAS.
Two Raiders Executed Villa Accepts
Plan for Peace Suggested by
Pan-American Note.
Laredo, Tex., Aug. 21. Seven hun
dred dead and a largo nuinbor wound
ed was tho result of a battle Tuesday
between Carranza and Villa forces
near Monterey, according to advices
rocelvcd on Thursday at tho Nuovo
Laredo Carranza hcadquartors. Tho
Villistas woro attempting to capturo
Monteroy, but wcro repulsed and re
treated westward. Villa lost 500 and
Carranza 200, according to tho re
port. Two Mexicans held In Jail at San
Benito In connoctlon with tho Austin
killing in tho Sebastian raid last week
wero taken out in tho absenco of a
guard and killed. '
Tho killing at Mercedes of four Mex
icans, alleged members of tho band
which killed Prlvato Wlndhouso, Is
confirmed.
Tho oillcial text of General Villa's
reply to tho Pan-American nppeal for
peace which reached El Paso from
Chihuahua follows In part:
"In roplylng, I havo tho honor to in
form you that tho convention gov
ernment Is strong enough through its
own forco and power to contlnuo tho
fight dofonding tho institutions be
longing to tho Mexican people, but
taking into consideration tho frlondly
and brothorly attltudo of tho United
States of America and our sisters, tho
Latin-American republics, wo cordial
ly accept tho good offices of your ex
cellencies toward calling a reunion of
delegates of tho contending parties
recognized In Mexico. It will bo pos
sible for them to reach a satisfactory
agreement, thus saving tho national
honor."
Tho Villa reply Is directed to Secre
tary Robert Lansing and to each of
tho Latin-American diplomats who had
signed tho message.
85,000 RUSS WEN
SIX GENERALS CAPTURED BY
GERMANS IN FALL OF NOVO-
GEORGIEVSK.
CZAR'S MEN ARE RETREATING
Number of Cannon Taken by Teutons
Has Been Increased to More Than
700, an Official Statement From Ber
lin War Office Says.
8 DROWNED NEAR ST. LOUIS
Dorlln, Aug. 23 (by wireless.
Novogeorglovok, mlghtiost fortress of
tho czar, has fallon. Tho capturo by
German troops of tho great stronghold
at tho junction of tho Vistula and
Narow rivors was officially announced
hero on Friday.
Six Russian generals and 85,000 sol
diers wero captured by Gonoral von
Besolor's troops when thoy took Novo
georglovsk. Tho number of cannon
has boon increased to inoro than 700,
an official statement says.
General von Gnllwltz's troops have
taken 2,050 Russian prisonors, tho
statement adds. Tho Russians retreat
ed cast of Kovno and In tho district
of Dawlna as far as tho road from
Augustowo to Grodno.
With tho capturo of Novogcorglovsk
tho Germans havo taken tho last of
tho Vistula fortressos and romoved a
danger that existed ob long as that
stronghold was hold by tho HuBsIans.
Tho pursuit of the retreating Russian
armios can bo continuod without any
possibility of a BUddon sortie.
Novogoorgiovsk was captured un
dor tho eyes of Empor".- William him
self, ho having arrived thero whllo
tho German troops weri making their
attacks.
Tho fortress fell after a slogo of 12
days, during which the mighty Ger
man guns poured a rain of shell upon
Its fortifications. Tho outlying forts
wero taken one by ono whllo tho
German clrclo drow closer dally to
tho main formications.
Tho Gorman gonoral staff accompa
nied Emporor William to Novo
georglovsk to watch tho closing act
of tho military drama enacted tlioro.
U. S. FACES CRISIS
ARABIC TRAGEDY INVOLVES DIG
NITY OF U. S.
Meramec River Sweeps 35-Mlle Strip
of Buildings Thousands Flee
County Under Water.
St. Louis, Aug. 24. Eight persons
are reported to havo lost their lives
when tho Meramec river, lined
on both sides with plcasuro re
sorts, club houses and Summer cot
tages, went several miles out of Its
banks following a sudden rise, which
started Sundny at tho rata of a foot
an hour. Six persons aro said to havo
been drowned at Valloy Park and two
at Meramec Highlands. Tho river
Is flvo foot higher than over be
fore in Its history, and so rapid
ly did tho flood como on that many
porsons wero forced to climb Into troo
tops. A report that was not con
firmed stated that every building on
oithor side of tho river for 35 miles
had beon swopt away. Tho additional
eight lost brings tho total dead in tho
flood following tho recent sovero rain
storm to 22 in St, Louis County.
BRITISH SUBMARINE IS LOST
Goes Aground and Is Pounded
Pieces and Fifteen of Crew
Drown.
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Dakota City, Nebraska.
London, Aug, 23. Tho Drltlsh sub
marine E-13 has bocn lost with 15
men off tho Danish coast, whllo on
her way to tho Baltic sea. Fifteen
men wero saved. Official announce
ment of tho loss of tho E-13 was made
on Friday by tho admiralty. Sho was
under orders to co-oporato with the
Russian Baltic fleet off Riga, against
'.he Gorman fleet.
Root Heads Bar Association.
Salt Lako City, Aug. 20. Ellhu Root
of Now York was unanimously elected
president of tho American Dar association.
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NEWS FROM FAR
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Romo, Aug. 20. Tho Turkish govern
ment has revoked permission to Ital
ians to leave tho country and among
tho Italian subjocts held up on Turk
ish soil aro 6,000 reservists, accord
ing to a Bucharest dispatch.
London, Aug. 20. Two moro noutral
ships havo been sunk by Gorman sub
marines, It was announced horo. Thoy
woro tho Norwegian steamers Mln
oral and Romulus. Tho crows of
both vessels woro saved.
Paris, Aug. 20. Albert Thomas, un-dor-secretary
of war, has lBsued a
warning to manufacturers that a scarc
ity of railroad rolling stock will mako
difficult tho delivery of coal unless It
Is ordered In advance.
Washington Official Says Sinking of
Liner Puts Honor of Nation
at Stake.
Washington, Aug. 21. "Tills Is no
tlmo for haBty action. Tho situation
created by tho torpodolng of tho Ara
bic is loo sorlous to permit snap
Judgment. Nolthor tho president nor
tho stato department will mako a sin
glo movo in tho caso until all of tho
facts havo boon gathorod by Amorlcan
diplomatic and consular agonts and
aro beforo them.
"Tho honor and dignity of tho na
tion aro involved, but tho peoplo can
rest assured that tholr InterostB aro
safo."
That was tho only word forthcom
ing from administration sourcos re
garding tho situation precipitated by
tho sinking of tho Whlto Star Liner
Arabic. Tho statomont camo from
tho ono man in tho govornment sorv
lco who knows tho president's mind.
I3y direct order of tho oxcoutlvo,
all officials woro prohibited from
talking for publication. Tho slogan
6f "suspond Judgment until wo havo
all of tho facts," enunciated by tho
president to Socrotary of Stato Lan
sing within half nn hour nftcr tho
woVd of tho sinking of tho llnor
reached this country, will bo rigidly
adhered to.
CONSULS ACCUSED BY U. S,
CARDINAL VANNUTELL! DIES
Senator 8hlvely III.
Laporto, Ind., Aug. 24. United
States Senator Iienjamln F. Slilvely
of Indiana in reported critically ill
at tho homo of his parents in llrook
field, Pa. Senator Shlvely has been
in ill health for months.
Posse Foils Bank Bandits.
Perrysburg, O., Aug. 24. In a
battle two auto bandits wero wounded
ind two others captured by a posso.
Louis Golln and Albert Dates were
nrounded. Roy Schilling and Edward
loile wero arrested.
Dean of Sacred College Was One of
Most Influential of Those
Eligible to Papacy.
Romo, Aug. 21. Cardinal Soraflno
Vannutelli, dean of tho Sacred col
lego, Is dead at tho ago of eighty-one.
Cardinnl Vannutolll was one of tho
most Influential of thoso mombers of
tho Sacred college- eligible to tho
papacy. He was ono of tho six cardi
nal bishops who tako tholr tltlo fron
the suburban soos of Romo. Ho was
bishop of Porto, Santa Ruflna and
Ostla. Ho was proclaimed cardinal
by Popo Leo XIII, March 14, 1887.
Tho cardinal was born November 26,
1834, at 'Jenazzano.
Ho was successively secretary to
tho papal nuuelo In Bavaria, apos
tolic delogato to Ecuador and Peru,
and nuncio at RrussolB and Vienna.
British and Cerman Agents In San
Francisco Aid Neutrality Vlo-
latlons '8 Charge.
San Francisco, Aug. 21. Allega
tions that the Imporlal Gorman con
sulate and A. Carneglo Ross, Drltlsh
consul at San Francisco, furnished a
quarter of a million dollars, directly
and indirectly, to mon under indict
ment for violations of tho neutrality
of tho Unitod States aro raado In In
dictments made public by John W.
Preston, United States district nttor
noy. Washington, Aug. 21. Attornoy Gen
eral Grogory reported to President
Wilson that Investigation into charges
of activities of German agents in
this country had so far dlsclosod noth
ing to load to nctlon by tho depart;
mont of justice
Tho attornoy general discussed tho
alleged activities of Gorman agents
in this country generally with tho
prosidont. Later, ho said no gonoral
investigation had boon ordered by
tho prosidont, but that any charges of
violation of tho neutrality of tho Uni
ted States would bo carofully looked
into by tho department of Justice
HIGHER RAIL RATE APPROVED
Tariff on Iron and 8teel From Chi
cago Points Is Indorsed by
Commerce Body.
Washington, Aug. 20. Increased
rates on iron and steel from tho Mis
sissippi and Missouri rivors, Chicago
and Intormodlato territory to Utah,
Colorado and Kansas points woro ap
proved by tho Intorstato commorco
commission. Tho decision makes an
excoption ns to iron bars, steel bars,
steel sheets and structural steel in
carloads from St. Louis to Donvor orig
inating east of tho Mississippi.
Residents Quit Canal Zone.
Washington, Aug. 24. Population of
tho Canal Cono has docroasod 20 por
cent, or 7,780 persons, within a year.
Tho docreaso Is attributed to tho
completion of tho canal and reduction
In tho number of employcos.
Clarence Funk Seriously III.
South Rend, Ind., Aug. 24. Claronco
S. Funk, formerly of tho International
Harvester company, Is roportod seri
ously ill at the homo of J. D. Oliver,
but efforts to learn tho naturo of his
illness bavo provod futile.
DR. JOHNSON EDUCATOR HEAD
President of South Carolina College
Gets 470 Votes as Against 184 for
His Woman Opponent.
Oakland, Cal Aug. 20. Dr. David D.
JohnRon, president of the Wlnthrop
Normal and Industrial collego of Rock
Hill, S. C was eloctod president of
tho National Education association by
a voto of 479 as against 184 received
by Miss Graco C. Strachan, district su
perintendent of schools. Brooklyn,
N. Y.
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