DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD; DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA. AFFAIRS IH MEXICO STATE DEPARTMENT TOLD OF ECONOMIC CRISIS SITUA TION IS GRAVE. FOOD SHORTAGE IN CAPITAL De Facto Government Pictured as Fac lng Serloun Situation Monetary Problem Becomes More Acute Rail way Men on Strike. Wctttm NewP Union Ntw Smlc. Washington, D. C The economic situation In Moxlco Is extremely grave, according to official advices sent to the state department. With tho monotnry problem already acute, the food shortage In Mexico City vir tually continuing without prospect of any Immedlato relief and with tne labor strike extending over virtually all tho Mexican railway lines, the do facto government Is pictured as facing a serious domestic plight. Consul Letchor from Chihuahua City Is here, and brought with him a synopsis of tho reports of five other consuls recently ordered to tho border to talk over conditions with military officials there. It was officially stated that while Mr. Letchor makes his report on con dltlona In Mexico, that was not the Bole purpose of his trip. It was ex plained ho was ordered here that rou tine mattors might be takon up with him. Tho department has received fur ther advices from Special Agent Rod gers at Mexico City telling of the new noto that wns in process of prep aration by tho do facto government, but the message throw no light on its purport. While reports as to tho domestio situation of tho Carranza government are gloomy, tho attitude of tho Mexi can officials toward tho United States has been described as more friendly since tho border conferences between Gens. Scott and Obrogon. It is be lieved possible this will bo reflected In the now noto, although somo offi cials think a now request for with drawal of tho American expeditionary forces will bo recommended with whatever other proposals Gen. Carran zu has to mako. NEW PROTEST FOR BRITAIN. Untied States Again Objects to Inter ference with Mails. Washington. Prraldnt Wilson Mon day completed a noto vigorously re newing tho protest of tho United StntOB to Great Drltnln against Interference with American malls. Secretary Lansing and legal exports at tho state department made the orig inal draft of tho noto and the presi dent revised Its phraseology. It Is mado up largely of legal nrgumonts to meet tho contentions of Great Brit ain, In tho memorandum, concurrod in by France, presented to tho stato de partment several weeks ago. The United StatCB takes tho position that practices complained of In Its first complaint on tho subject have been continued, and tho American govern ment must now Insist more emphat ically that thoy cease. Stato department officials consider that tho chlof woaknoss In tho posi tion of Great Britain Is her policy of taking neutral mall vessols Into Brit ish Jurisdiction and submitting them to local censorship regulations. Bill Carries $23,900,000. Washington, D. C That agricul tural appropriation bill was reported by- tho senate commlttoo Monday, car rying $23,900,000, a reduction of near ly $750,000 from tho total ns passed by tho houso. Tho committee cut In half tho $2,500,000 provldod by the house for foot and mouth disease erad ication and eliminated entirely $200, 000 allowed for freo distribution of ' seeds. ItomB for general expenses of tho animal Industry nnd soils bureau woro Increasd $388,000. If tho bill passes as reported thero will he a fight In conforonco, as tho house al ways Insists upon Its freo seeds. To 8ave Daylight. Kansas City. Tho cloclw of Kan sas City will bo sot forward nn hoir, to conform with the daylight saying plan, from tho first Sunday In Juno to tho first Sunday In Octobor, if nn ordlnnnce that was passed In tho low er, house of tho city council is favor ably acted upon by tho upper houso. Friends of tho measure say Us pas sago thero is assured. Concern Over Illness of Hill. St. Paul. Tho Illness of James J. Hill, railroad builder and capitalist, Is causing moro than passing concern to his friends and business associates. 'Mr. Hill has not beep at his office in thg railroad building since Wednesday of last week, romalnlng In rotlremont at his Summit avenue residence. Johnson Tops for Bishop. .Saratoga Springs, N. Y. Dr. E. S. Johnson, superintendent of Sioux City district of tho Methodist Episcopal church, Monday led tho field of whlto candidates for election as missionary blBhop of Africa at tho gonoral con rofonco of tho church In Besslon here. Army Bill Up to Wilson. Washington, I). c Prostdont Wil soji .Monday began consideration of the army reorganization bill passod bycongreiw last week. Ho oxpectB to sign It. .5. MUNITIONS PLANT AT ROCK ISLAND AUTHORIZED BY THE HOUSE COMMITTEE. MILL WILL COST $1,250,000 5750,200 Appropriated for Immediate Improvement at the Arsenal Large Sums for Fortifications and Public Building Work. Washington, May 22. Rock Island arsenal Is to bo mado ono of tho great munitions factories of tho coun try under appropriations mado by tho houso committee on appropriations, tho plan to be perfected by tho war department. A field artillery ammunition plant costing $1,250,000 Is to bo erected at this arsenal, an Initial npproprlath of $500,000 being mado for tho pur pose. Increased facilities aro to bo mado for tho manufacture of field artillery vehicles at a cost of $90,000. In all, $755,200 Is appropriated for Immedlato improvements nt tho ar senal. In addition, tho secretary of war Is authorized to locate and havo con structed a new povdor plant at a :cst of $500,000. This now plant may go to Rock Island arsenal becauso Df tho existing facilities thero nnd tho deslro of army authorities to havo a middle West factory located In tho Interior of tho country, and beyond reach of a posslblo enemy. Thoso appropriations wero carried In tho great sundry civil appropriation bill reported from committee, carry ing a total of $127,237,221 and provid ing for thousands of miscellaneous Items not covered In other appropria tion bills. It carrlos Increased appropriations for all tho government arsenals and for tho Panama canal, Hawaii and Phlllpplno fortifications. Among tho appropriations for im provements to old and continued work on public buildings carried In tho bill aro: Illinois Cairo, $2,500; Cnrllnvlllo, $2,000; Carrollton, $2,000; Chicago, mall conveying machinery, $10,000; East St. Louis, $50,000; Galesburg, $2,500; Mount Carmol, $G,000; Olney, $500; Peoria, $1,000; Qulncy, $1,000; Savanna, $19,000; Taylorvlllo, $25,000; WoodBtock, $10,000. Iowa Boono, $1,500; Carroll, $500; Cedar Falls, $500; Chariton, $500; Charles City, $30,000; Cherokee, $1, 000; Davenport, $1,500; Dea Moines, $500; Grlnnoll, $30,000; Keokuk, $1, 500, Marquokota, $24,000; Washington, $30,000. Wisconsin Antlgo, $30,000; Beaver Dam, $500; Fort Atkinson. $5,000; Morrill, $2G,000; Milwaukee, $15,000; Ncenah, $33,000; Rhlnolandor, $1,000; Tomah, $3,500. Michigan Albion, $10,000; Bay City, $2,000; Calumet, $8,000; Char lotto, $25,000; Dowaglac, $22,000; Flint, $3,000; Hastings, $500; Hough ton, $500; Jackson. $3,000; Mnrquotto, $1,500; Muskogon. $20,000; Saginaw, $2,500; Ypsllantl, $20,000. DETROIT HEARS ROOSEVELT Makes Three Addresses and Shakes Hands With Thousands Falls to Meet Henry Ford. Detroit, Mich., May 22. Theodora RooBOvelt urged thorough military proparednoss for tho United Statos and plcadod for true Americanism In Ihreo addresses hero on Friday, dis cussed "social Justice" boforo tho con vention of tho Brothorhood of Rail way Trainmen and shook hands with several thousand persons at a public reception In a downtown hotel short ly boforo dopartlng for Now York. Speaking at a luncheon at tho De troit Athlotlo club, Mr. Roosovolt de clared that truo Americanism "moans unity of the nation without regard to tho lands from which our fathorB camo; without regard to religious de ferences, and without regard to tho different pdcHoiis of tho country in which wo live." Tho sot speech for tho day was de livered at tho opora houso. Thoro, as at Chicago, tho demand for uni versal aervlco provoked a patriotic demonstration, which ns the colonol romarkod, "gives mo added proof that tho mlddlo Wost Is sound." Mr. Roosovolt did not mtot Henry Ford, tho local automobile manufac turer, although oarly In tho day It was said tho colonol planned to visit Mr. Ford nt tho lattor's factory. All Dlo on French Ship. Marseilles, Franco, May 22. None of tho passengers or crow of tho French coasting steamer Mini woro saved whon tho vosboI was sunk as a result of n torpedo atack in tho Mediterranean May IC. Tho Mlrn was a vessel of 3,050 tons and was owned In Marseilles. Say Cymrlc's Boilers Exploded. Berlin, May 22. Amsterdam dis patches stnto that mombers of the :row of tho Cymric on thulr arrival at Liverpool reported tho Whlto Star liner had been sunk by an explosion of Its boilers. Prlsonors Fight Fire. Salom, Ore.. May 22. Prlsonors in tho Oregon stato panltontiary Bnvod tho structure from being totally do st royod by flro on Friday aftornoo:.. Nono of them attempted to escape Tho loss was not heavy. EW SHELL MIL BATTLE LINES AROUND SAL0NIKI FVoBjicsKOPLiEr j 'X - Krufycybj DrtpOUoK KavadhfQtesZ '.. ) ' $fbea&6 Q&, 1. Paris reports French forces at Salonlkl havo pushed In the direc tion of Monastlr towardB PoroJ. 2. Allied Infantry hn& Bholled enemy encampments and organizations. 3. Army of East advaoco forco occu pies Dovetopo, northeast of Lako Dolran. AGREES TO U. S. TERMS CARRANZA TO PERMIT U. S. ARMY TO REMAIN. Cabinet Given Scott's Report on Un written Anrcement at El Paso, Approved by First Chief. Washington, May 18. An optimistic view of tho Mexican border situation was laid before President Wilson and his cabinet on Tuesday by Secretary Bakor, after a long conferenco with Major General Scott, chlof of staff. General Carranza and his advisers now understand tho motives of tho Washington government more fully than over before as a result of tho conference at El Paso between Gen erals Scott and Funston and Obro gon, Mr. Baker was ablo to toll tho cabinet, and tension along tho Inter national lino has greatly relaxed. General Scott believes that the wholo situation Is loss acute than it has boon at any time slnco tho raid on Columbus, N. M. HOUSE VOTES FLOOD CONTROL Measure Authorizes the Expenditure of $45,000,000 on the Mississippi and Sacramento Rivers. Washington, May 19. Tho flood control bill, providing appropriations for tho Mississippi and Sacramento rivers, was passed by tho houso on Wednesday by a voto of 180 to 53. Tho bill now goes to tho senate. It would authorlzo tho oxpcndlturo of not exceeding $45,000,000 for Hood con trol nnd gonoral Improvement of tho Mississippi river undor tho Mississippi river commission, and $5,600,000 for flood control, removal of dobrls and gonoral Improvement of tho Sacra-J mento river, including contlnuanco of tho California dobrls commission plans. SENATE ADOPTS ARMY BILL Conference Report on Reorganization Measure Passes Without Roll Call. Washington, May 19. After a live ly discussion of tho Mexican situation, tho National Guard and tho proposed government nltrato plant, tho sonato on Wodnesdny adopted tho conference report on tho army reorganization bill without a roll call. Tho bill provides for a regular army of 211,000 offlcors and men at peaco strength, and approximately 2GO.O0O at war strength, nnd for n federalized National Guard of 457,000 offlcors and mon at maximum strength. Republicans gonorally and n fow Democrnts expressed tholr hostility at tho retention of tho provision for tho nltrato plant. IMPORTANT NEWS ITEMS itv London, May 20. British warships and aeroplanes havo bombarded tho town of El ArlBh, In Egypt, near tho border of Palestlno, it was announced officially. Sioux City, la., May 20. Miss Jon nlo Jones, holder of tho woman's golf championship of Iowa, was Instantly killed whon tho automobile in which tho was riding collided with a pollco patrol wagon. Irish Poet Is Arrested. London, May 22, Darroll Figgis, woll known Irian poet, hns boon ttTrostod In Ireland In connection with tlio po litical disturbances. Figgis was takon In custody Thursday and Is now con fined in a military barracks. U. S. Flyer Drops German. Paris, May 22. Corporal Klffon Rockwell of Atlanta, Ga., n member of tho American Hying squadron, at tacked a Gorman aoroplano. Tho Gor man machlno was brought down In Franco. SIX RAIDERS ARE SLAIN TROOPS UNDER LANGHORNE CLASH WITH BANDITS. Deemer and Payne, Americans Cap tured by Outlaws, Are Rescued by the Soldiers. Marathon, Tex., May 19. The .Mexi can bandits who raided Glen Springs several weeks ago and killed half of tho gallant llttlo band of American troops that garrisoned tho town wero captured near Laguna del Fresno, 105 miles south of tho border, by the troops undor Major Langhorno and Colonel Sibley. This word was brought hero by soldiers returning on truck trains. Six of tho Mexicans wero shot as they tried to escape. Tho others, num bering about 75, laid down tholr arms and surrendered without a movo, ac cording to best roports on tho affair. Theso aro tho same Mexicans who captured Jesso Deemer and Monroo Payne, Americans, during tho Glen Springs and Boquillas raids. Deemer and Payno wore rescued by Major Langhorno before tho clash with tho bandits occurred. Y. M. C. A. HOTEL DEDICATED Elaborate Series of Exercises at Opening of New Hostelry at Chicago. the Chicago, May 20. With an elaborate series of exercises extending over a period of threo days, and in which many men prominent in religious and philanthropic work participated, tho now Y. M. C. A. hotel of this city has been dedicated. Tho building Is probably tho largest of its kind in tho world. It occupies a ground spaco of 96 to 166 feet, is 19 stories high and contains over 1,800 slooplng roomB in addition to tho of fices, writing nnd recreatlod room3, dining rooms, tollot and bath rooms. Tho construction of tho building wns mado possiblo by donations from a number of leading business men, of tho city, and its cost has been abovo $1,350,000. Tho intontlon is not to con duct it as a charity, but to mako it self-supporting by nominal charges to its patrons. It is expected that it will offor nn nttructivo homo to hundreds of young men from tho country visit ing tho city for a fow days, or those seeking to gain a foothold in its indus trial or business llfo. BERLIN GIVES SEA WARNING Merchant Vessels That Fall to Halt or Turn Toward Submarine Will Be Attacked. Washington, May 18. Germnny In a noto pro3ented to Secretary Lansing warns neutral governments that mer chant ships flying neutral flags must oboy tho provisions of international law in regard to their conduct when stopped by a German submarine, and that they insur In tho direction of a that thoy incur danger should thoy turn their ship In tho direction of a submarine. Birdsall Dies Suddenly. Clarion, In., May 18. B. P. iJirdsall, former congressman from tln.i district and successor to Col. D. B. Henderson, died suddenly after a brief illness nt his home hero. Mr. Birdsall, who wng well known throughout the state, served in congress from 1902 to 1U0S. To Modify Taxes. Washington, Mny 19. Consul Rod gors at Moxlco City reported that Car ranza had announced his Intontlon of modifying tho "confiscatory" taxes lovlud against all mining property in that country. Mrs. Franklin MacVcagh Is Dead. Chicago, May 19. Mrs. Franklin MacVcagh. wlfo of tho formor secre tary of tho treasury and for many yoars n. leader in tho oxcluslvo clrclos of Chicago society, died in Washing ton on Wednesday. TOLD 10 OBEY LIS KAISER ORDERS GERMANS IN U, S. TO AVOID VIOLATING NA TION'S NEUTRALITY. iVOULD PREVENT WAR PLOTS Action Ic Taken by Von Bernstorff on Direction From the Berlin Foreign Offico "in Consequence of Cases Which Have Occurred of Late." Washington, May 20. Germany, through Ambassador von Bernstorff, has Instructed all German consuls In tho United States to admonish Ger man citizens in their districts to oh sorvo American laws scrupulously. This is dono in an effort to end va rious alleged violations of American neutrality. Tho ambassador ncted on instruc tions recolvod on Thursday from tho Berlin foreign office. Tho action was announced in this official statement from tho German embassy: "In consequence of cases which havo occurred of late, tho German am bassador has sent Instructions to nil German consuls in tho United States to strongly impress upon Gorman citi zens living In their districts that It Is their duty scrupulously to obey the laws of tho stato in which they re side" It was said at tho German embassy that tho instructions wero designed to prevent plots or lawlessness on tho part of German citizens who might bo disposed to ongago in such. Tho Ger man government, it was said, looks with great disfavor upon any such con duct and desires that Its citizens shall not engago In any undertaking in any way outside tho law. Whether speclllc cases havo been brought to the attention of the Ger man government was not disclosed, but it was mado clear that Berlin of ficials wish tho United States and Its people to understand that they havo not countenanced any illegal affalra with which German citizens or sympa thizers In this country have been con nected. Count von Bernstorff's instructions woro forwarded immediately to Ger man consuls. $200,000,000 FOR WARSHIPS House Naval Body Votes to Abandon Five-Year Program Battle Cruisers Will Cost $20,433,531 Each. Washington, May 20. Tho house naval committeo on Thursday voted to abandon tho five-year building pro gram, recommended by Secretary Dan iels, and to recommend that Ave bat tlo cruisers, to cost $20,433,531 each; four coast cruisers, ten torpedo-boat destroyers, 20 submarines, ono hos pital ship, one oil supply ship and ono ammunition supply ship bo built dur ing tho 1917 fiscal year. Tho committee voted, 13 to 8, on battle cruisers and submarines. No dreadnaughts aro recommended. Tho naval bill carries a total ap propriation of approximately $200, 000,000, as against $150,000,000 for tho current fiscal year. Tho five battle crulsors aro to bo as powerful and swift as any afloat. WELCH ELECTED M. E. BISHOP President of Ohio Wesleyan Univer sity of Delaware, O., Named on Eighth Ballot. Saratoga, N. Y., May 20. Rev. Her bert Welch, D. D., LL. D., was elected a bishop of tho Methodist Episcopal church on the eighth ballot takon at tho present general conferenco on Thursday. Thomas Nicholson was also elected a bishop on the ninth ballot. Thomas Nicholson is fifty-four years old. Ho was born In Canada, but has spent all his life in the United States. Ho is a graduato of Northwestern university and Garrett Biblical institute, Evan ston. In 1903 ho becamo president of Dakota Wesleyan university and in 1909 secretary of tho board of educa tion of the denomination. DR. MARQUIS IS MODERATOR President of Coc College, Cedar Rap- Ids, la., Chosen for High Office by Presbyterian Assembly. Atlantic City, N. J., May 20. Rev. Dr. John Marquis, president of Coo college, Cedar Rapids, la., was elected moderator of the gonoral Presbyterian assembly on tho second ballot on Thursday in possibly tho keenest con test ever waged by tho conferenco. The now moderator, who brings tho supremo honor for tho first timo to Iowa, is a descendant of "Silver Tongued" Marquis, who wns ono of tho plonoSr preachers back In 1780. Ha Is flfty-ono yoars old and was born in Washington county, Pennsylvania. Many Ships Destroyed. Berlin, vki Sayvlllo wireless, May 22. Slnco January 1 enemy merchant ships having a total tonnago of 671, 500 havo been sunk by German and Austrian submarines, it was announced hens. Threo Americans on Sunk Ship. Washington, May 22. Consul Batton at La Rochollo reported through tho American embassy nt Paris to tho itato department that threo Ameri cans wero on the British steamer En troBscr, which was euuk by a mine. GOSSIP FROM STATE HOUSE Governor Morohoad has docllnod to sanction n reduction of taxes for com mon carriers doing business in tho 4 stato. A Tho railway commission will meet at Lincoln next month to get data from which to mako tho soml-annual freight classification. Assistant Attornoy General Roo ha3 rendered a decision that a land owner may forbid fishing In n stream that runs through or adjoins his land. State Superintendent A. O. Thomas asserts that the rural teacher prob lem will bo solved only when tho situation at country schoolhouses is mado moro attractive. C. A. Sommor, of Lincoln, has been appointed by Governor Morehead ns a member of tho public library commis sion of Nebraska for a term of five years, running until May, 1921. Ho will succeed F. L. Hu'ler. Nearly 100 educator! of tho stato attended tho teachers' training con ferenco at Lincoln, at which problems 3f educating school ma'ams and mas ters wore discussed. Experiments conducted In lino wlih the discus sions wero reported vpon. An opinion rendored by Deputy At torney General DextJ." TJarrett pro vides that alcoholic Ingredients of all preparations mado ty pharmacists shall bo denoted on tho bottle in which they are sold. This applies, ho says, to all classes of mcdiclno and other preparations. County Treasurer William Ure, of Douglas, has remitted tho sum of ?11, 31C to tho stato treasury, but no men tion was mado of tho penalty which Treasurer Hall attached, because of tho failure to remit when ho ordered it. Tho stato officials are perplexed over what kind of a suit to begin for collection of this penalty. Through the courtesy of Captain Donald Thompson, tho National guard during tho state encampment, will bo permitted to seo moving pictures of tho choicest views of European battlo fields. By reason of his rank as a member of tho N. N. G. Captain Thompson has been able to secure much freedom in getting theso pic tures. Those persons in Lexington, who were unable to collect insurance for fire losses written by the Dayton Mu tual and the Southern Home, havo no recourse through tho stato insurance board. This is the substanco of a reply from the state auditor answer ing a query on tho question. Tho companies named aro not licensed in tho Btate. Governor Morehead has received word from Adjutant General McCain at Washington that under a now act of congress the governor has power to appoint three national guardsmen to the West Point government military academy. Tho appointees must take a competitive examination, which la tho same as tho regular examination to gain admittance. A Joint examination of the Wood men of tho World, whoso headquar ters are at Omaha, and its auxiliary, tho Woodmen Circlo also of that placo has Just been commenced by representatives of the Nebraska, Tex as, Illinois and Wisconsin insurance departments. C. Q. DoFrnnco, actu ary for the Nebraska department, will represent this stato in tho investiga tion. Tho stato railway commission has been notified of the location of the town of Hoffland, this sldo of Alliance, and the opening of a station thero by tho Burlington. Tho town has a population of about 400. It sprung Into existence as a result of tho dis covery of very valuable potash mines thero. The Industry is so extensive that two carloads of the product are shipped out each day. Attorney General Reed lost in a suit in Douglas county to recover for tho stato an estate worth $50,000. Ho contested tho will of James Bates, who left his property to his friond, Hans Anderson. Tho attorney gener al alleged tho deceased, when tho will wns made, was not competent. Tho county court decided that while Bates was not strong mentally, ho was sufficiently normal to make a will. Stato Superintendent Thomas has Just completed the preparation of a bulletin on tho semi-centennial cele bration of tho admission of tho state of Nebraska Into tho union. The bul letin carries special dlreqtlons for tho celebration and a complete outline of history study for tho year begin ning September, 191C. An Inventory Is being taken of tho state's resources and Industries In or der to furnish the war department with data regarding Nobraska's stand ing from a military point of view. A notice that is being sent out br tho United Statns war department has been received by Adjutant General Hnll to tho effect that hereafter tho federal government will not replace military property In chargo of tho militia organizations when It Is dex stroyed by flro. Tho communication requests thnt steps bo taken to havo all such property Insured at stnto expense. Tho war department hns furnished Adjutant General Hall, for the uso of tho N. N. G., two modern range find-us. i r J