DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD; DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA. ., Yd m n d n 3 Is 5 :fr. ! Ifcjt-i' ,. irr. 5 i it.' ! ! k ' BIG WAR SENSATION -u- CONFIRMS SUSPICION LONG HELD DY ENGLISH DIPLO- MATS. DIPLOMACY GETS PRAISE London Papers Laud Watchfulness and Skill of American Intelligence Service Queen Victoria Is Dub bed pro-German. Western Nempipfr Union News Bcnlce. London. Tho Washington stato de partment's revelation of a Swedish diplomat In Argentina acting an an Intermediary for transferring Gorman messages to Berlin has created one of tho groatest International sensa tions of tho war. Tho development Itself Is not, howovor, a great sur prlso, tho chief surprlso being that tho Amorlcan officials woro able to obtain tho messages, as thoy did tho Zlmmormann nolo of last winter re garding Gorman overtures to Moxlco. Tho Swedish govornmont, with tho monarchy, tho aristocracy and tho army offlcors, has boon rated Btrong ly pro-Oorman throughout tho war and Quoon Victoria in sovoral public utterances has proclaimed her Gor man sontlmonts strongly as any Gor man could. Tho Swedish peoplo, on tho othor hand, aro roportcd as loan ing strongly against Gormany In tho moro rocont stages of tho war, par ticularly Blnco tho unrestricted sub marlno campaign. Tho suspicion has boon curront In England throughout tho war that Germany was obtaining much Infor mation of military movomontB which could not bo obtained through ordin ary splos, tho spy Industry In fact having boon protty well stamped out horo for moro than a year past, aftor a fow lessons taught by sovoral ex ecutions In tho Tower of London. DI8CLAIM8 BLAME FOR LEAK. Swedish Minister Claims No Ciphers From Argentina Through Legation. Buonoa Aires. Tho Swedish min ister to Argentina, Baron Lowen, do nloa that dispatches In cipher had boon aont to Borlln by tho Gorman chargo through tho Swedish logatlon at Buenos Aires. Ho declared: 'l havo not Bent, nor caused to bo Bont by tho logatlon under my chargo any tologram from tho Gorman loga tlon. Tho nows Is rocolved as a dls agrooablo surprlso. I havo cabled to my govornment to clear up tho mat tor.'' Victim of Air Raid. Washington, D. C Tho death of First Liout. W. T. Fltzslmmons, medi cal 'corps, U. S. A., killed Thursday when Gorman aviators bombed hos pitals behind tho linos In Franco, was announcod In a dispatch received by tho war dopartmont by tho Amer ican ombaBsy at London. No mon-1 tlon was mado of othor Americana roportod killed In prosa cables. Llout. Fltzslmmons Joined tho nrmy medical forces at Kansas City, his homo, last May. Ho was just 20 years of ago and a graduato of Kan sas university. Meeting Ends In Bloodshed. Milwaukoo, Wis. Ono Italian was killed, anothor was prpbably fatally wounded, and two pollco offlcors wore ollghtly Injured when an attempt wan mado to break up a patriotic open air mooting In tho Italian section horo. Tho two Italians who woro shot nro members of nn alleged an archists' club which later was raided and literature, said to havo boon ot an incuudiury nature, was seized. Storm Socialist Gathering. Kuan City, Minn. Sixteon hundred porsons Btormod a wldoly advertised socialist mooting in Dale, took pos session of tho hall, burned socialist banners and litoraturo, and ojocted throo schodulod spoakors. Aftor tho hall had boon clearod ot socialist loadors, tho mooting was turned into a patriotic demonstration. No New Revolution. Los Angolas. A now Moxlcan revo lution loportod by Mexican officials in Hi Paso, Tex., as having boon started In Los Angolos and on tho Pacific coast, under tho loudorshlp of "Dr. Atl," 1b not rogardod horo ser iously by supporters of tho Carranza govornmont, according to J. M. Cur plo, Moxlcari counBul here. Norbeck Suppresses Meets. Plorro, 8. D. With tho possibilities of trouble, which may arise at any time, Qovornor Norbeck has iseuod a genorai order to tho stato sheriff and to county sheriffs over tho stato to prevent gatherings or mootlngs which aro called for tho purposo of creating discord or which will tond to causo serious disturbances. New French War Credlto. Paris. Tho budget committees of tho chamber of doputles havo com menced an examination of tho war crodlta demanded for tho final three months of 1917. The total amounts to 11,200,000,000 francs, tho highest slnco tho war began. Washington, D. C A bill to au thorlzo the appointment of twenty rhaplalnB at largo for tho nrmy from Jowlsh as well as Chrlstlar mlnlstors was favorably roportsd by a houso committee S LABOR MEET AT MINNEAPOLIS CL08ES WITH ELECTION OF G0MPER8. STATEMENT OF AIMS GIVEN Principles Include: Suppression of Disloyalists and Pro-German Prop agandists; Solidification of La bor Behind the President. Minneapolis, Sept. 10. Tho Ameri can Alliance for Labor and Dcmoc Amerlcun Alliance for Labor Democ racy, organized three weeks ngo with President WUson'H approval concluded Its big loynlty conference here on Fri day with tho election of ofllcers nnd the adoption of n ringing declaration of principles. The alllunce, .composed of tho na tion's labor leaders nnd having uh its double purpose tho crushing of dis loyalty and thu solidifying of lnbor In tho war for democracy, by unani mous voto elected an Its leader Sam uel Gompers, president of tho Ameri can Federation of Labor. Tho outstanding provisions In tho declaration of principles Include: Suppression of disloyalists and pro-German propagandists. Solidification of labor behind the government. Conscription of wealth ns well a of men. Ilenvy taxes on Incomes, excess profits and land values. Government control of Industries In case of labor disputes. Action against speculative Interests which enhnnco prices of necessaries of llfo. Insurance for soldiers and sailors. Equal suffrage. Indorsement of President Wilson's decision not to permit tho war to bo made an excuse for lowering labor standnrds. Declaration thnt wage-earners must have a volco In determining conditions under which they give service, nnd must bo represented In councils con ducting tho war and at peace negotia tions. "The overshadowing lssuo," tho dec laration says, "Is preservation of democracy. Either democracy will endure and men will bo free or au tocracy will triumph and the raco will bo enslaved. To comproralso now would be to sow seed for a bloodier war." 108 KILLED IN AIR RAID Six German Airplanes Drop Bombs on Chatham, England Moat of the Victims Sailors. London, Sept. 0. Another air raid on England occurred on Tuesday night. Tho English const was shelled, as well as the London district. In Monday night's raid 107 persons were killed and 80 wounded nt Chat ham, It la announced officially. Six nlrplnnes took part In the raid. The victims wero naval ru tings or snllors. Tho raids over the southeast coast on Sunday and Monday nights seem ' to havo been moro for tho purpose of testing the possibility of nttuck by moonlight than In the hope of doing any considerable damage. A dispatch to tho Star from Chat ham says that n part of the naval bar racks waa struck by a bomb during Monday nlght'a air rnld, causing seri ous loss of llfo. The Chatham dock yard, the message states, entirely es caped damage. In addition to tho naval casualties ono civilian was killed and six were Injured. U. S. TARS IN PRISON CAMP Captain Oliver and Four Gunners Cap tured by German 8ubmnr!no Are at Brandenburg, Prus4la. Washington, Sept, 0. Captain Oliver of the American tank steamer, Cam pnnn, nnd the four naval gunners, De lancy, Hoop, Kllno and Jacobs, who wero taken prisoner when their ship was sunk recently by a Germnn sub marine, nru In a prison camp at Bran denburg, Prussia. The news enmo by cable to the American Ited Cross from Geneva. 2 DIE AS TRAIN HITS AUTO Southern Illinois Farmers Are Vlctlm of a Grade Crossing Accident Near Belleville. Belleville, 111., Sept. C. Two men were killed and threo wero Injured when an nutomobllo In which they were riding was struclc by a Loulsvlllo and Nashville train flvo miles east of here. The dead are: Itudolph Rlchter, retired farmer; John Heath, farmer. Aviator Killed In Test. San Mnteo, Cal., Sept. 10. Fred Ochsner of Sun Francisco Is dead here of Injuries sustained when he fell 300 feet while making a test illght for a pilot's license at the California avia tion corps school at Sun Carlos. French Cabinet Resigns. Paris, Sept. 10. The resignation of the Hlbot ministry was decided upon unnnlmously after n cabinet meeting Friday. president Polncare hns nsked Ihe premier and his ministers ' . -vlthhold thel' ."oslgiuitlon, MS DSLDYAL SWEEP OUT U. S. RAIDS I. W. W. FEDERAL AGENTS At CHICAGO SEIZE MUCH EVIDENCE. Department of Justice Takes Drastic Measures to End Antl-War Propa ganda In Country. Washington, Sept. 7. Tho govern ment on Wednesday took drastic measures to end tho antiwar propa ganda and nctlvltlca conducted In tho name of tho Industrial Workera of the World, tho Socialist party, and other organizations throughout tho United Stntes. On order from Attor ney General Gregory, United Stntes marshals in many towns and cities de scended nt 2 p. m.t central time, upon local headquarters of the Industrial Workers of the World, seized books, checks, correspondence and other doc uments, nnd In some instances arrest ed olllclals found upon the premises. Chicago, Sept. 7. Eight raids wero conducted simultaneously In Chicago Wednesday by men from tho offices of the department of Justlco and wagon londs of evidence were seized In the offices nnd houses of Socialist and I. W. W. agitators. Telegraphic reports show that similar raids were conduct ed at the sumo time In 20 or more cities all over the United States. Oliver 13. Pagan, federal Indictment expert, who has been In Chicago for a month working secretly with Illnton G. CInbaugh,, chief of the local depart ment of Justice, and Charles F. dyne, United Stntes district attorney, Is re ported to have drawn up the papers and to have engineered tho entire nation-wide clenn-up. This la the first time thnt the recently passed espion age act hns been used for tho basis of such a crusade. To Insure utmost secrecy of prepara tion It is understood that Pagan, CIn baugh, and Clyne established offices "somewhere In Chicago" and there prepared tho plan that so successfully swept the nation and caught the men wanted. In Chicago orders wero not to make arrests, but to grab everything In sight thnt might be evidence. Appar ently the order was carried out to tho letter. FIND I. W.W. BOMB IN DETROIT Evidence of Plans for General Strike of Great. Lakes Seamen Found at Headquarters In Cleveland. Detroit, Mich., Sept. 8. A bomb was found among the stuff confiscated In the raid on tho I. V&. W. hendqunrters In Detroit, it was revealed on Thurs day. Federal officials were preparing indictments to make nrresta In connec tion with the discovery. United States Murshal Hehrendt ad vocated internment of all I. W. W.'s for the duration of the war. Cleveland, O., Sept. 8. Evidence of plans for n general strike of great lakes senmen Is believed to have been found by federal agents in records taken In raids on I. W. W. hendqunr ters In groat lakes cities. That tho lynching of Frank Little, national I. W. W. organizer In Butte, frustrated the call of such a strike to uuritlyzo the government's war pro gram became known. Drafted Man and Bride Die. Chicago, Sept. 10. Willlnm Hnnko and his bride, Role. were found dead by gat) In their h . in. Thu. husband had been ordered to tin to Itockford to Join l he National an v. and he and IiIh wlfo decided to die t gi'lher. Bandits Beat Carranza M;n. Laredo, Tex . Sept. 10, Reports hnve reached here of the defeat and Urtunl annihilation of n body of 100 Onrrnn za soldier In nn encounter with ban dits near Villa Gnrcln. Only a few wounded soldiers escaped. THE PESTS HEADS DRAFT PARADE PRESIDENT CARRIES FLAG LEAD ING MEN OF NEW ARMY. Members of Both Houses of Congress and Many Others Honor Drafted Men. Washington, Sept. 0. With tho pres ident of the United States, membors of both houses of congress, high offi cials and diplomats participating, the national capital paid a farewell trib ute to her sons on Tuesday who soon will enter the Natlonul army for serv ice overseas with the expeditionary forces. The demonstration took tho form of a parade In which the men of the se lective drnft army, led by President Wilson on foot, and accompnnled by vcternns of the blue and gray, soldiers, sailors and marines, swung up historic Pennsylvania avenuo from tho capltol past the Whlto House. There were 20,000 or 80,000 men in line, Including the most splendid mili tary bands In the world, the most won derfully drilled regiments, rows on rows of Held guns, machine guns, nil the panoply of war, with the presi dent at the head of the column and the officers of the cabinet and about every big personality in our national government somewhere along tho line. President Wilson Straw-hatted, whlte-trousered and blue-coated walked amid his top-hatted, frock suited cablneteers. He cnrrled a small flag nnd bowed to the cheers. Uncle Joe Cnnnon marched with Champ Chirk. Confederate veterans, Union veterans nnd Spnnlsh war vet erans contributed their part to the Fourtli-of-Jiily effect. TELLS OF U-BOAT HORROR Crew of an American Ship Relates Rescue of Survivors of French Vessel. An Atlnntlc Port, Sept. 8. A series of thrilling experiences with German submarines and the rescue of 21 mem bers of tho crew of tho French bark Magdalene, sunk by a submarine, were told by tho crew of nn American ship which docked at an Amerlcnn port on Thursdny. Ten of the Mugdalene's crew were killed and nine wero wound ed by shell fire. The reirk.de took plnce when the ship wns about 120 miles southeast of the Azores. The Magda leno's survivors were landed at an Al gerian port. They snld thnt the U bout sunk five other vessels. AIRMEN RAID U. S. HOSPITALS One Member of Medical Corps Killed and Eight Others Wounded In France. London, Sept. 10. Tho Germans made an aerial attack upon tho Ameri can hospitals occupied by St. Louis and Harvard contingents, situated In a const village, killing one officer ofj tho American army medical corps nnd wounding three others severely, Ren ter's correspondent at British head quarters In France telegraphs. Two others of the rank and file were killed and sixteen wounded, five of tho latter being Americans. Lufbery Adds'to Score. Paris. Sept. 10. Sub-Lieut. Raoul Lufbery of Walllngford, Conn., a star aviator of the Lafayette Escadrtlle, Hying on September 4 and 5, brought down his tenth nnd elov'oiith Germnn airplane. Over $700,000,000 a Month. Paris, Sept. 10. Tle budget com mittees of tho chamber of deputies has begun nn examination of the war cred its deinnnded for the final three months of 1017. Tho total amounts to ?2,240,-000,000. BOKO BILL PASSED MEASURE AUTHORIZING $11,538,. 945,460 APPROVED UNANI- MOUSLY BY HOUSE. NOW READY FOR THE SENATE Clark Protests Size of Loan and Comes Out for 50 Per Cent on Profits to Pay Major Cost of War. Washington, Sept. 8. The great war credits bill authorizing $11,538,0 15,400 In bonds and certificates passed the house unanimously on Thursday. Ad1 tlon by tho sennto as soon as the pend ing war tax bill Is disposed of Is planned by administration lenders. Not a material amendment was added to the bill by the house. Representa tive Mooro of Pennsylvania led a group of Republicans In n futile fight for consideration of W proposal for a war expenditure committee, which wni thrown out on n point of order. If the secretary desires, under tho measure, he mny use some of tho $17, 000,000 upproprinted for disposing of all the bonds and certificates In news paper publicity. , Representative Cannon of Illinois managed to obtain the adoption of n compromise amendment to exempt from taxation forever Interest on bonds not in excess of $5,000. He wanted to make it $10,000, but Demo cratic Leader Kltchln would not agreo to that. Tho bill authorizes tho Issuance of $7,538,045,400 worth of convertible 4 per cent bonds, subject to supertaxes and war profits taxes, and to termi nate at the discretion of tho secretary of the treasury. Of this total $4,000, 000,000 worth Is for a new allied loan, $3,000,000,000 worth to take over a 8 per cent Issue already authorized and the remaining $538,945,400 to bo used for converting certain outstanding bonds, Including the Danish West In dies, Alaskan railway, Panama cannl and naval construction Issues. Issunnce nlso Is authorized of not more thnn $2,000,000,000 worth each of certificates of indebtedness nnd war savings certificates to run not more thnn ono year and flvo yqars, respec tively, at rates of Interest to be fixed by the secretary of the treasury. These Issues are to be subject to tho same taxes as tho bonds. The bill provides that foreign bonds, taken In exchange for loans, shall not be sold nt less than the purchase price. For more than an hour debate veered from the bill Itself to the genernl war financing situation, Speaker Clark and Representative Sherley of Kentucky urging thnt more taxes should bo levied soon and declaring gravo dan gers lay ahead If congress continues to issue vast quantities of bonds with out regard to equalization by taxes. "I favor a fifty-fifty proposition as between tnxes and bonds or some thing near that, for financing the war exclusive of foreign loans," Speaker Clark declared emphatically. -. RUSSIAN FLEET WILL FIGHT Baltic Navy Forces to Make Desper ate Defense of Petrograd, Offi cials Are Assured. Petrograd, Sept. 8. Russia's Baltic fleet will raako a desperate defenso of Petrograd and the bases of Kronstndt nnd Revnl. Official assurances to this effect were given In dispatches to tho provisional government from the com manders of those ports. A most significant feature of this Important development Is thnt It showa that tho gravo new peril facing Russia since tho fall of Riga Is uniting tho hostile political factions. A large part of the Bultlc fleet has been under con trol of tho Mexlmnllats, who, up to tho present, havo maintained a hostile at tltudo towards the Kerensky govern ment. UPHOLD MILITARY DETENTION r-ourt Denies Writs of Habeas Corpus to the Springfield Riot Prisoners. Springfield, Sept. 0. The right of the state to hold prisoners arrested by rnldlera during a riot wna upheld In the Sangamon county circuit court here, When Jndge E. S. Smith denied a writ of habeas corpus to Julius Brln gle, who Is being held by tho military authorities for alleged activity in street-car strike rioting of Mondny night. Judge Smith cited 8ectlon 2, nrtlcle 2, of the Illinois military codo, which, he declared, gave the military authorities tho right to make arrests nnd to ret.utn prisoners until released by the commanding officers. Bolt Kills 68 Sheep. GnleaV.irg, III.. Sept. 8.-Slxt.v-elght sheep were killed near hero when light ning struck a burn on Fred J. Brown' farm. New German Plane Marvel. Paris, Sept. 8. The Gotha airplanes, with which tho Germans have been bombarding England, are biplanes fit ted with two motors, developing 430 horsepower, and with two tractor pro pellers, according to Georges Prnde. German Flyers Raid Sulina. Berlin, Sept. 8. Au ofljclnl state ment says: "Gorman hydronlrpluncs on Monday attacked the harbor works at Sullnn. Fires were observed nt two points." Sullim Is on the Black sea on the west coast of Rouninnla. GOSSIP FROM STATE HOUSE! In a statomont Just given out, tho Nobrnska stato council of defenso for mally approvoa tho organization ot rcscrvo mllltla companies and homo guards In tho different counties of tho stato and explains tholr purposes. A summary ot business handled by Statu Auditor Smith's offico In August shows 4,334 warrants Issued for a total of $480,000. Tho state's disbursements for tho first eight months of this year aro $4,279,000, or nn increase of $096, over the, same period In 191G. G. W. Wattles, of Omaha, who has. been appointed government represen tative In 'Nebraska for administering" tho now food control law, together with Herbert Hoovor tho national food, dlroctor, will havo tho hearty support of tho state council of defenso In any lino of work undertaken. Tho women voters' conservation; league has tondercd Its services to tha stnto council of defenso for patriotic work, and asks that it bo allowed to do its share in assisting In tho enroll ment of Nobraska womon in tho regis tration on September 12. According to reports certified by the? county assessors, tho total cost of valu ing property for assessment in Ne braska this year was $234,127, as com pared with $267,600 last year and $215, 657 In 1915. Flvo counties fallod to, report the expense of assessing. A ruling by Provost General Crowd er regarding tho status of medical stu dents bofore tho exemption boards, re ceived by Govornor Neville, states that they can enlist In tho medical reserve corps and may claim exemption on that ground. If they enlist they may be called upon for active service. A genuine New Mexico sandstorm greeted tho Nebraska boys tho day of tholr arrival at Fort Doming, threat ening to destroy tho tents that had been put up. No serious damage was. done, howover, and a rain storm dur ing tho ovening effectually settled the. dust and cooled off the atmosphere. Tno last of 13,000 letters notifying owners of brands that their trade marks or brands expire December 31. and must bo renewed have gone out of tho offico of Secretary of State Pool. Tho foo for ronowal is 50 cents and tho fee for recording a new brand Is $1.50.. Brands must bo renewed every five. years or tho right to use them ceases: to exist. Opening day at tho state fair drew a crowd of almost 10,000 people, who. listened to tho band concerts, made icquaintances, and greeted old friends. Last year's Sunday attendance was la tho neighborhood of 9,000, which en tourages tho management in tho be llof that tho 1917 attendance will ex :eed tho average, notwithstanding wnr md other conditions. Tho United States government re fuses to spend any of its good roads; funds on any highway where It is lecessary to uso a toll bridge, and for .his reason tho project for tho. sale of .ho Platte river bridge at Ashland to ho Stato of Nebraska and Saunders; ind Sarpy counties Is being pushed by nveryono Interested In having tho Lin-.oln-Omahn automobile road recog llzed for federal and stato aid. A troop of boy ricouts pitched their up fonts at tho fair grounds after laving hiked from Seward during the? light. Tho lads had mado some orced marches, and the fair hold few ittractlons for them for several hours; ifter their arrival. Sixteen boys under Scoutmaster Earl Scott mado tho trip, rhoy loft Seward Tuesday evening,, .nd mado camp after they had marched, 'or threo hours. In the morning they osumed tholr trip and arrived in jlucoln after fivo hours of marching. Tho Nobraska hospital corps, now n tho fedoral sorvico and known as Jio socond field hospital company of .ho 117th sanitary train of tho 421 alnbow division, loft Lincoln Wed losday t for tho oast. Tho hospital :orps is Nebraska's share of tho raln oow division, is under command or Iajor John F. Spoalman of Lincoln, md consists of seventy-four enlisted, non and five officers. Tho "Draft Spoclal" with 409 Nobrashans who !orm tho first detachment ot 5 per :ont of tho draft army, left Lincoln Thursday night on their way to train ing camp. Prof. Laurence Fosslor and Prof. Fred M. Fling of tho University ot Nebraska, C. J. Ernest of Omaha, and I. J. Thomas of Soward have been ap pointed by tho stato council of de fenso as membors of a committee to sxamlne tho 1,200 volumes of German languago publications which aro being: circulated by tho stato library com mission, to weed out any which may bo obnoxious to tho spirit of Amer ican democracy. Tho appointment came upon the suggestion of Chan cellor Avery ,u members ot the li brary commission. Hot shots thrown ;it Frank L. Hal lor, prcsidont and monibor of tho uni versity booard of regonts, Gorman, textbooks, tho German pross ana allons featured tho meeting of tho chairmen of the county councils and officers of tho stato council of dofonso held Tuesday morning and afternoon at Lincoln. All olllcors of tho stato. council, Including Governor Novillc, Vice Chairman Coupland, U. L. Met calfo, Georgo Brophy, T. P. Roynolds. C. A. McCloud and Adjutact Go.iarnl Steolc mado short talks i f T A