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REBEL NEGROES IN CUBA BURN
AND PILLAGE THEIR PROP
ERTIES. BRITJSH ALSO ARE VICTIMS
Intervention Is Sought in State
ment by 116 Amcrclans Re
maining In Territory Occupied
by Rebels.
Weatrrn Newnpiper Union Nwi Smlre.
Now York. Charges that Cuban
negro rebels siro burning and pillaging
tho homes and properties of Ameri
cans and othor foreigners In tho dis
tricts of Palmarito, Bayato and Mi
randa, Orlonto province, woro made
by 24 American and British refugees
who arrived here. They predicted
that thero will bo a mnaoacro of tho
whlto rosldonts romalning unless the
United States Intervenes and assorted
that the Cuban government is power
less to cono with tho situation. Most
of tho rofugous escaped with only tho
clothes thoy woro,
Tho accusations wcro substantiated
by an appeal for aid signed by 11G
Americans remaining in the territory
occupied by tho robols. Tho appeal,
tho refugees said, would bo forwarded
to tho stato department at Washing
ton. iho threat of a massacro is contain
od In a statomont Included In tho ap
peal, alleged to havo boon written by
Gonoral Bias Maso. Tho statement
131as Maso Is said to havo rnado said:
"You will hollor loudost and wo will
destroy until your hollering will be
hoard In Washington and forco Amer
ican Intervention. For tho tlmo being
wo will not fight tho govornmont
troops and wo will not kill you unless
you oppose us. Wo aro only fighting
now with tho torch, terrorizing and
organizing.
"But If Monocal does not stop out
May 20 wo will light and kill. Wo aro
15,000 rcbols In this province, all well
armed, and tho wholo provlnco will
bocomo a wilderness. Your govorn
mont can provont this by Intervention.
"I Invito an American commission
to como to tho Interior and boo our
forces, boo tho destruction that wo
aro making and toll tholr government
tho truth."
MOB LYNCHES DALEY, SLAYER.
Piteous Appeals of Victim for Mercy
Fall on Deaf Ears.
Phoonlx, Ariz. Star Daloy, who kill
ed James itay Gibson, a traveling
salesman, near Mesa, 18 miles oast of
this city, last Thursday night was
takon from deputy shorlffs at 4 o'clock
Sunday morning this sldo of Floronco
nnd hanged by a party of Phoenix and
Kloronco cltlzons.
Tho doputloB woro spiriting Daloy,
alias Ashmoro, from tho county Jail
in this city to tho ponltontlary.
An attompt was mado early Satur
day ovonlng to romovo Daloy from tho
Jail, but It was abandoned by tho of
flclals, who learned that tho road to
Kloronco was bolng watched at several
points. Loarnlng later that a crowd
was forming horo to take him from
tho Jail, tho officials soon aftor mid
night removed him quickly nnd put
him Into an automobllo.
Tho chaso was begun within flvo
mlnutos and 100 automobllos woro
soon loaplng nftor tho deputies' car.
Thoy lost It on tho desert and passed
It, but lator It was hommod In n short
distance this sido of Kloronco. Tho
deputies, protesting but not roslstlng.
gavo up tho prlsonor, who was taken
15 miles back on tho Kloronco-Mesa
road and hanged to a tolophono polo
A telegram from Kloronco states
that a coronor's Jury which conducted
an Inquest on tho body found that
"Daloy was a victim of a justlllablo
homlcldo committed by porsons un
known to tho jury."
Fall to See success In Retreat.
Coponhngon. All Is apparently not
easy sailing for tho Gorman military
authorities in their offorts to convince
tho pooplo at homo that everything Is
going well on tho woatorn front. The
Gorman military critics occasionally
rofor In their nrtlch's to lottors of cri
ticism from readers, Indicating not
only an unwlllIngnoBs to take tho of
ficial bullotlns nnd tho dispatches of
tho war correspondents ut their facn
valuo, but also that tho number of
doub'lng Thomnsoa, Is largo.
Fiear Admiral Wllllts Dead.
Woodbury. N. J. Hear Admiral
Goovgo Sidney Wllllts, U. s. N., re
tired, died hero aftor a long Illnoss.
Ho was (14 yoars old. Hn was award
ed a servtco modal for his part in tho
China expedition during tho Boxer re
bellion Erie Discontinues F2 Trains'.
Now York. In conformity with
plnns to conserve transportation re
sources for tho movomorit of necon
sary suppllos, tho Erio railroad an
nounced tho dtscontlnuaneo of S2 su
burban paasongor tralnu.
Potato Famine causes Rloto.
Stookholm. Women who stood In
line to buy potatoes became unruly
whoa Informed that the htock wiw ox
hausted and began a demonstration
which assumed proportion- that kept
tho police busy until after midnight
Hovoral policemen were lilurod by
stonos thrown nnd a number of th
rlotors received eealp wo mds froni
Iho pollco unbars. Sixteen arrets
wero madn. srlou food riot In- olsv
occurred In Gothenburg and Nori lop
ing. Shops woro plundered r.n njm."
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MIS1JS
AMERICAN
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Official instructions Concerning
the Raising of Military Forces
Determined On.
POLLING PLACES TO BE USED
All Persons Within the Age Limits
Prescribed by the Law Must Pre
sent Themselves There Gover
nors of States at Head of
Registration Work.
Washington. With tho object of
stimulating publicity to tho work of
raising tho military forces cnlled for
under the nrmy draft law the war de
partment has Issued the following In
structions, which will govern the
work :
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There was a time In the coun
try's history when military
enumerators, backed by Iiayo
nets, went out among the people
to take a compulsory service
census. Today, under the prin
ciple of universal liability to
service, the- execution of tho
law Is put Into the hands of the
people.
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The npprovnl of the new nutlonul
nrmy bill and the president's proclnmn
tlon thereunder have been coincident.
All persons within the age limits pre
scribed nro required to present them
selves for registration at tho customary
voting places In the voting precincts
In which they have their permanent
homes, on a dny which tho president
will announce.
The governor of ench state Is the
chief of registration therein. The ma
chinery of registration In each county
Is in charge of the sheriff, tho county
clerk, and the county physician, act
ing ex olllclo, unless n different board
shall bo announced by the governor. In
cities containing populations of more
than 110,000, tho registration will be
under the control of the mnyor and se
lected boards of registration. In order
that the dlslgnoted county and city
otllclals, nnd tho people generally, can
get a clear understanding of the cen
sus methods tho following brief out
line Is given:
Tho sheriffs, or other designated offi
cials, Immediately upon receiving no
tice from the governor, shall appoint
registrars for each voting precinct.
Apportionment of Registrars.
The proportion of registrars shall bo
one for each 170 persons to be regis
tered. Kadi age to be registered will
comprise about 1 per cent of the popu
lation. If, for Instance, all men between
nineteen and twenty-live years of age,
Inclusive, arc to be registered, the reg
istrar would have to enroll about 7
per cent of tho precinct population.
It In desirable to accept tho services
of competent volunteer registrars to
servo without compensation. All reg
istrars must bo sworn.
The voting plnco In ench precinct
must be prepnred for registration. Full
printed Instructions covering every de
tail of registration will bo In the hands
of sheriffs and mayors on tho fifth day
after tho president's proclamation.
Cities of Over 30,000 Population.
Tho mayor of n city containing more
thnn .'50,000 Inhabitants, or tho officials
designated by the governor therein,
shall, with approval of the governor,
appoint for ench ward or convenient
minor subdivision containing about I10,
000 people ono registration board, and
shall designate ono nlllcer of each
board to perform duties similar to
those Imposed on tho sheriff, as here
tofore outlined. If tho mayor desires,
ho may appoint n central board to co
ordinate the work of minor boards.
Duties of County Clerks, and of
Clerks of Cities of Over 30,000
People.
On the fifth day after the president
has Issued his proclamation, clerks of
counties nnd cities of over JIO.OOO must
secure a supply of blanks and copies
of tho registration regulations from
the sheriff or from the mayor. Absen
tees and tho sick will apply to such
clerks to have their registration cards
tilled out. In no case shall such per
sons be given registration certificates.
They are to be Instructed by the clerk
that the burden Is on them to see to it
that the cards reach tho registrars of
their home precincts by registration
day.
Absentees and the Sick.
Persons absent from their homo
counties may bo registered by mall. If
so absent, a man should go to the clerk
of the county where holnny be staying
on the sixth day after tho date of tho
.president's proclamation. If l1( is In n
city of over JIO.OOO population, the eltj
clerk Is tho olliclal to whom to apply
Tho absentee will he told how to reg
ister, but ho must mall his card In
lime to reach his precinct by registra
tion day.
Persons too sick to present them
selves for registration must send a
competent portion to the county or city
clerk on the sixth day after the .
suing of the proclamation. The clerk
will give Inst ructions for registration
Colleges, Universities, Homes and Oth-'
er Institutions
QlUcInU of educational. eJmrtlnhlr
nnd other liistitutinutj should mmii- r. ,
llltl! ll'U"IIH lO (HO co
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proclamation for Instructions ns to a
convenient method of registration.
Tho wardens of Jails, penitentiaries,
nnd reformatories should upply to the
county or city clerk for Instructions on
tho sixth day.
Flvo days nftcr the dato of the pres
ident's proclamation complete regula
tions will bo In the hands of all sheriffs
nnd of the olllclals of cities of over
ao.000 population.
Tho president Is authorized to call
upon all public officers to assist In the
execution of tho law. Tho plan Is,
however, to rely on tho people for the
proper execution of tho law. It Is ex
pected that patriotic citizens will offer
their services free as registrars. Such
services will be gratefully acknowl
edged. Volunteers for this service
should cominunlcute Immediately with
the proper olliclal.
BANKS ASKED TO CO-OPERATE
Secretary Authorizes Financial Insti
tutions to Receive Subscriptions
for tho Bond Offerings.
Washington. Secretary McAdoo tele
graphed the entire list of 27,513 nation
al nnd state banks and trust companies
In the United States, authorizing them
to receive subscriptions for the $2,000,
000,000 bond offering, enlisting their
co-operntlon, nnd requesting them to
telegraph a rough estlmnto of the
amount of bonds each would take for
Itself und Its patrons.
"You can render an Invaluable serv
ice to your country," Mr. McAdoo told
tho bunks, "by receiving subscriptions
and co-operating with tho federal re
serve bank In your district."
Loan Subscriptions Pour In.
To nil clearing house associations In
tho country Mr. McAdoo sent a tele
gram In which he said :
"Tho amount of tho initial loan has
been determined by the needs of the
government nnd not nrbltrnrlly. The
enthuslnstlc and patriotic co-operation
of tho banks nnd bnnkers of the coun
try will guarantee the aucccss of the
undertaking."
Tho result of the first nnnouncement
of tho loan hns been a deluge of sub
scriptions, aggregating many millions.
Most of these enme In by wire to the
treasury. Vlrtunlly every large city
and every state In the Union was rep
resented. Lend $100,000,000 to Italy.
Negotiations continued today with
representatives of the nations to
which tho United States Is extending
credit. Count dl Cellere, tho Itallnn
ambassador, received tho full amount
of tho first $100,000,000 loan mado by
this government to Italy.
Subscriptions to the second offering
of trensury certificates wero received
during the dny by the federal reserve
bunks. Indications aro that the secre
tary will call for tho proceeds within
a week, possibly a few days.
The 100,000,000 loan to Franco will
bo turned over to Ambassador Jusscr-
und, In whole or part, within a day or
so.
MAY CENTER IN WASHINGTON
Probability That One Committee Will
Purchase All Supplies Needed by
the Allied Countries.
Washington. Creation of n central
purchasing committee In Washington
for ull supplies bought In the United
Stntes for the allied governments wns
forecast here by Sir Ilardmnn Lever,
financial expert of the British war
mission. Tho committee will supplant
J. I. Morgan & Co.
Discussing tho world flnnnclnl situa
tion, tho British expert expressed the
opinion that Germany will bo practical
ly bankrupt In the credit markets
after tho war.
"Our enemies," ho said, "for all their
boasted efficiency, have never had tho
courage to face their flnnnclnl prob
lems, with the result that when the
war Is over they will be hard put to
It."
Tho Teutonic governments having
pyramided ono Internal loan upon an
other, ho explained, their Interest
charges would be so great that he be
lieved they would cither have to repu
diate n large part of their debt or face
Inability to buy the enormous quanti
ties of materlnl they would need for
reconstruction.
Tho allies, ho added, had paid their
way In the war "by tho straightfor
ward und natural means, by pouring
out their gold, by selling enormous
mnsses of Amerlcnn securities, by rais
ing loans." As a result, ho predicted
that the end of tho war would find the
allies In good shape financially, despite
their enormous permnncnt debts.
Agree on Paying Men In Training.
Washington. Conferees on the army
bill agreed on a provision to pay $100
a mouth to men In training camps
seeking to qunllfy as members of the
ofllccrs' reserve corps.
Although tho full allotted quota of
10,000 men probably will be enrolled In
the officers' training camps when they
open May 15, there still Is "plenty of
toom fo men of tho right qualities,"
tho war department announced.
In a statement saying that ench of
the sixteen camps seemed assured of
Its full allotment of 2,500 applicants
for commissions, the department ap
pealed for further recruits among men
of proved ability.
Chicago to Furnish Chasers.
Chicago. This city Is now mobil
izing Its naval resources. Acting under
orders from tho navy department,
t'apt. W. A. MolTott, commandtmt of
the Great Lakes naval training station,
began rounding up hundreds of small
powur bouts preparatory to equipping
them as subuiurlno causers. Captain
MolYtit expects to rush them 'I
jwibourd" us rapidly us possible.
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SECRETARY LANSING WARNS NA
TION OF DANGER.
United States Must Build Ships Gov-
ernors Confer With Council of
National Defense.
Washington, May 4. At the state
department on Wednesday Secretary
Lansing In response to Inquiries said :
"It may as well be recognized that
tho submarine situation Is serious."
Secretary Lane told the governors
conferring here with the council of nn-
.mum UU1UUSU on wie pari state gov
ernments will take in the war that the
federal government had heard 400,000
tons of shipping had been sunk In the
last week by German submarines.
The destruction, Secretary Lane
said, was not only threatening the ex
istence of England nnd France, but
wus alnrmlng tho United States. Study
of Inventions to combat the submarine
mennco Is being diligently pursued In
the department of the Interior, he said.
Tho United States must build ships
as rapidly as possible ho said.
"If we don't fight tho war on the
other side," he said, "we shall have to
fight It on this side of tho Atlantic."
Secretary Lane declared ho believed
tho war would Inst several years, and
that every resource of tho country
must be brought Into play to bring
It to ii successful conclusion.
"Germany has put up the greatest
fight of history, and she has the ad
vantage of now fighting a defensive
warfare. Don't go back home and in
spire your people with tho thought
that Immediate action can bring this
war to an immediate end. Your people
must look to this year's crop and next
year's crop and tho next after that.
"Wo can't afford to fall In this war.
Every man In this country Is Involved
In this work, and every man In the
country Is a soldier. TJ'o French ljopo
to break down the morale of the Gdr
niuu armies. Our concern Is to see to
It Hint our own morale rises."
NEW RUSS REVOLT CHECKED
Provisional Cabinet Wins Support of
Soldiers and Workers Council
Accepts Views.
Petrogrntl, May 7. The council of
workmen's nnd soldiers' delegates
has accepted the government's ex
planation of Its May day note by a
vote of yi to 19.
It has decided that the Incident is
closed.
The nntlgovernnient street demon
stration was completely swamped by
a gigantic pro-government demonstra
tion on Friday owning. There wero
some clashes, but not serious inci
dents. BRITISH SHIP LOSS
: IN WEEK REACHES 59
London, Mny 4. The British
olliclal announcement of vessels
W sunk In tho week ending Sun-
J dny last shows US merchant ves-
ft ai-is in ijiuiu Minn j,uuu loon
V each sunk. Those less than 1,-
000 tons numbered III. The an
nouncement says :
Arrivals of all nationalities.
over 100 tons. 2.710; sailings fc
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Blasts Kill 551 Germans.
Basle. Switzerland, May 5. Tho
powder factory at Furth. Germany,
exploded, killing 521 persons, ami a
similar explosion at Trnlsdoorf killed
!I0, according to reports received htrc
by wireless.
Double Deck Guards.
Duliitli, Minn., May 5. Precautions
adopted by authorities in guarding the
ore docks lure have beeu doubled.
Strict orders have, been glwii to shoot
to kill any person refusing to Imlt aft
er being challenged.
SHIPS FOR THE ALLIES
SEIZED GERMAN CRAFT ARE
GIVEN TO FRANCE AND ITALY.
Lord Eustace Percy of British Trade
Department Says Tonnage Is
Chief Problem.
Washington, May .. Keeping up
with the submarine Is tho pnrnniount
problem facing the war conference
now In progress here between Ameri
can, French and British experts. It is
considered even more Important
than tho food exigency, for without the
ships to transport to Europe, Ameri
can food will be of little value.
It wns announced that the Hamburg
American liners Portonln and Clara
Mennlg at New York had been turned
over by tho American government for
use of the entente allies, pne ship
will go to France and the other to
Italy.
Lord Eustace Percy of the British
foreign trade department emphasized
this when he received Washington cor
respondents for this first interview.
He made no attempt to conceal the
fact that tho tonnage situation is a
very serious one. He reiterated
Lloyd George's warning of several
weeks ago that If the war Is to be
won, If Prusslanlsm Is to bo crushed,
thero must be "ships!" Ships!" And
more sliins!"
Lord Percy has been In constnnt
communication with the government's
shipping experts, notably the federal
shipping board, since his nrrlvnl here,
and he was warm In his praise of tho
aid and co-operation he hns received.
BILLS FOR FOOD CONTROL IN
Measures Introduced to Stop Hoard
ing and Bring Fair Distribution
Great Powers Given.
Washington, Mny 2. Administra
tion food bills were introduced on
Monday In congress In the house by
Chairman Lever of the agriculture
committee nnd In the senate by Chair
man Gore of the agriculture commit
tee. Thoy do not cover price fixing
or control of the use of grains for dis
tilling liquors. These subjects will be
covered In n bill to be Introduced
later.
The,. bills are designed to stimulate
production, prevent hoarding, make for
equitable distribution and suspend the
law prohibiting the mixing of flour.
They contain provisions to prevent con
flict with the antitrust and interstate
commerce laws.
ASKS POWER TO FIX PRICES
Measure Introduced in House Pro
vides That U. S. Seize Plants
When Necessary.
Washington, Maj fi. Absolute au
thority to regulate In Its discretion the
production, distribution and price of
food and other necessaries during the
war was asked of congress by the ad
ministration.
In a sweeping bill Introduced on
Thursday with administration approval
by Chairman Lever of the house agri
culture committee, It Is proposed to
empower the president, under the war
Huuse of the Constitution, to take
these measures whenever In his opin
ion the national emergencj shall re
quire. Ball League May Disband.
Wiuoiin, Minn., Mny 7. The Missis
sippi league, comprising clubs In cities
of Wisconsin and Minnesota, probably
will be disbanded for the year fol
lowing the withdrawal of the local
club.
Sees Direct War With U. S.
Merlden. Conn.. May 7. Former
Provident Tuft. In an address here, do
elarud that thore Is a possibility of the
war becoming a direct conflict between
Ibis country und Oermun if a separ
ate in ace were formed lth Husslu,
GOSSIP FROM STATE HOUSE
Registration at tho stato univer
sity has passed the 5,000 mark, and
set a new record for that institution.
Owing to tho falluro of the legis
lature to make provision Dr. Wild,
tho state bacteriologist will havo to
wait for two years beforo ho can
draw any salary.
Word reaching the ofllco of tho
stato horticultural society Indicates
that fruit In all sections of tho stato
has escaped frost damago for tho
mo3t part this spring nnd is In excel
lent condition for a bumper crop.
Tho railway commission has re
ceived notice from tho interstato
commerco commission that permis
sion has been granted Nebraska roads
to increase tho freight tariff rates
15 per cent.
Word has been received by em
ployes of tho ofllco that Stato Su
perintendent W. H. Clemmons, who
has been convalescing from a serious
Illness at Long Beach, Cal., will short
ly return to Nebraska and rosumo
his duties. Mr. Clommons writes
that he is feeling much Improved in
health.
Total appropriations of $9,715,88.63
were made by the 1917 legislature to
provide adequately for tho growing
needs of Nebraska and to cover un
usual expenditures arising in con
nection with war conditions, accord
ing to a statement prepared by State
Auditor Smith. These aro tho appro
priations raised directly by taxes.
Two years ago thoy totalled $7,237,-
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Two hundred university men had
withdrawn from school last week,
and at least 400 moro are expected
to go within tho next two weeks, ac
cording to tho statement of Execu
tive Dean Engberg. The war has
taken precedence over every other
university Interest, and tho wish to
bo of service is predominating In
every department and among all tho
students.
Tho new prohibitory law provides
that druggists must notify tho coun
ty court of his intention to apply for
i license to soil alcohol, although tho
license is given by the governor. If
iny object to the drug store handling
tho stuff, however, the hearing Is
held beforo tho county Judge. Tho
law applies to wholesalers or manu
facturers as well as to retail drug
Jealers.
The .appointment of Dr. W. H.
Crutcher of Hastings, as superintend
ent of the Orthopedic hospital and
the home for llennntlont .1ll.lnn u
been announced by tho board of con
trol. Dr. II. W. Orr, retiring head of
tho Orthopedic hospital, could not
give up his private practico to dovoto
.o uuuio umo io mo institution. As
required by the board. Dr. Orr and
I Dr. J. H. Lord of Omaha will both bo
luuuuuu on mo consulting staff.
Depending upon a low enac.ed by
tho recent legislature making pipe
lines for potash brino common car
riers and giving thom the right of
eminent domain, a company, headed
by well known Nobraskans, has filed
application and secured a lease on
school lands in Cherry and Sheridan
counties. Tho applicants point out
that tho production of potash, for
which school lands of western Ne
braska aro particularly fitted, is an
urgent necessary because the supply
Which formerly came from Germany
has been shut off.
An ordor from tho interstato com
merco commission permitting the rail
roads to file now schedules of freight
rates on interstato trafllc increasing
them 15 per cent has been received
by tho Nebraska railway commission.
This incroaso, it is understood, will
mako a dlfforenco on Nebraska busi
ness of $4,000,000 a year, and $150
000,000 on national business. Tho
rates are subject to investigation and
suspension.
The national commission explains
that In issuing the order allowing tho
filing of schedules it was nelthor ap
proving nor disapproving them.
Tho railroads havo asked for tho
increaso to mako up tho difference In
revenuo caused by the enactment of
the Adamson eight hour law.
Tho consolidation of tho stato homo
for dependent children with tho Or
thopedic hospital, under one super
intendent, Dr. W. II. Crutchor, of
HaBtlngB, will become effective Tues
day, May 1.
Mrs. Benbrook, who has been mat
ron of tho Orthopedic hospital, has
boon appointed by tho board of con
trol as matron of tho two Institu
tions and Mrs. Ollio Amsler, of
Staplehurst, an oxporjoncod Institu
tion worker, will becorao suporvi
soress of tho children's homo.
To sottlo a dispute between stato
departments as to which ono gr
tho $250 annual rental from tho Burn
ham sheep yards, tho Burlington rail
road Is about to plank down tho
money in tho Lancaster county dis
trict court and tell tho departments
o fight It out themselves. Tho land
in question is 150 acros across from
tho track from the insane asylum
which tho railroad leased until May'
1025, tho lease having been drawn
with tho old board of public lnds
and buildings back In 19&2
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