Nebraska Newspapers

    DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD; DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA.
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GEI BETTER WAGES ENVOY ACTED AS SPY
UNCLE SAMUEL SEES THROUGH IT!
GOSSIP FROM STATE HOUSE
Eight companies of national guard
reserves hnvo been formed to date,. .
leaving but two moro to bo organised y,
boforo tho Soventh regiment 13 fully
recruited.
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BOOST IN WAGES FOR MAN IN
ARSENALS AND NAVY
. YARDS.
LANSING REVEALS HOW 8WED-
ISH MINISTER IN MEXICO
AIDED GERMANY.
ROOT SAYS ARGUMENTS BY
PACIFIST8 AGAINST WAR ARE
ENEMY ARGUMENT8.
Springfield, in Sarpy county, with a.
population of about GOO, has raised Its.
sharo of national guard reserves and
will bo mustorod in nt once. Ncwman.
Qrovc will also havo n company.
INCREASE OF TEN PER CENT
LETTER IS MADE PUBLIC
RENDER AID TO GERMANY
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Advances Given by Joint Board at
Mare Island and New York are
Greater Than Recommendations
Made by Authorities In Charge.
WMtrra Nwsppcr Union Newi Smlre
Washington, D. G. Completion of
new wago scales for all navy yards
and arsenals was announced by tbo
upcclal joint war-navy labor commit
toe. The revision, which becomes of
fectlvo as soon as now pay rolls can
bo prepared, Is said to malco an aver
ago lncrcaso In maximum rates of
nearly 10 per cent and much grcator
advances In the- ncalo for tho lowest
grades of skilled labor.
Tho commltteo examined local rates
and waB guided to a great extent by
tho aim to mnko tho rates as nearly
uniform In all section of tho country
as circumstances would allow.
"In regard to tho now navy yard
Bcalo," says tho announcement, "tho
most Important change Is tho reduc
tion of tho number of rates in any
ono 4.rado to three. Ilorotoforo most
of tho skilled trades have been grad
ed Into fvo rates, tho mon In tho low
est rate receiving oftontlmo moro
than unskilled labor. Hereafter there
will bo but thrco ratos, tho lowest to
bo paid not moro than $1.04 per diem
less than tho first class men. For In
stance, If tho top rales for machin
ists Is J4.G4 a day tho third rate must
bo at least $3. GO, instead of as at
present in soino casos as low as
$3.04."
CONGRESS MAY QUIT IN OCTOBER
Speed In Senato Will Be Necessary to
Accomplish Program.
Washington, D. C. Congressional
plans contemplato adjournment early
In Octobor.
Speed In tho senato alono is essen
tial to carrying this plan into effect.
Tho houso has almost completed Its
work and conforoes aro making all
posslblo hasto to roach agreements on
mcasuros that havo passed both
houses.
Indications aro that tho senato will
co-operate, as it rushed through tho
trading with tho onomy and war bond
bills last wcok In record time and has
taken hold of tho soldiers and sailors
Insurance bill, ono of tho two remain
ing big moasuroa it has to pass, with
an apparont dotormlnatlon to oxpod
lto consideration of It. Cloturo may
bo resorted to if nocossary.
Pacifist Meeting Disorderly.
Hartford, Conn. Illotous scone
marked a mooting horo of tho Hart
ford branch of tho Pooplo's Council of
America for Domocrncy and Poa.eo.
culminating In tho arrost of tho spoak
or, Mrs. Annlo 13. Halo, of Now York,
tho chairman; Alfrod IS. Whltohoad,
of this city, and tho abrupt ending
of tho mooting by tho police Pollco
action was takon aftor Mrs. Halo had
crltlclaod tho prosidont and tho war,
condomnod conscription and doclarcd
tho Unltod Statos had no right to go
abroad to flght Godmnny becauso of a
Lollot that "fifty years nonce" Ger
many might mako war on this coun
try. Editors Held for Treason.
Philadelphia. Louis Wornor, editor
In chiof, nnd Dr. Martin Darkow, man
aging editor of tho Philadelphia Tago
blatt, woro Indicted on nlno counts
. for troaBon by tho federal grand Jury
hero. Soparato Indictments on two
counts, charging conspiracy nnd vio
lation of tho espionage net, were to
turned against Wornor, Darkow, Patur
Schaoror, president; Herman Lnmko,
buslnoss managor, and Paul Vogol,
treasurer.
Decrease of Students.
Lincoln. Nob. ItogiBtration at tho
University of Nobraska shows a do
creaso, duo to tho war, of about 20
por cont from that of 1910. At tho
completion or regular registration
night 2,057 had registered, as compar
ed with 2,557 last yoar, according to
official reports from the registrar.
Flight Cadets Killed.
Bollovillo, Ont. News reachod
horo of tho death In an alrplano col
lision of Flight Cadot Donvlllc at tho
aviation camp at Dczronto. Tholr
niachlno crashed noar tho alrdomo
aftor returning from a flight. Thu
airplanes woro wrecked.
An American Casualty.
Ottawa, Ont. Tho namo of J. w.
Jones, Follows, Cal., was included in
tho Canadian casualty list given out.
Ho was wounded.
Young Baits Indicted.
Philadelphia. Jacob H. Haltz, son
of a wealthy browor, haB boon In
dicted by tho fudoral graiwl 'nrv rMr
making false statomonts In his claim
for oxomptlon from army duty Iialu
aworo boforo tho bourd that ho was
tho solo support of his wlfo and two
"children and that ho had no othur In
como boyond that derived from his
mental and physical laborers. It do
velopcd that ho has beon receiving a
yearly Income of $20,000 from thu
, braving company of J. and P. Halts.
Note From German Minister In Mexico
City to Berlin Government Asked
Decoration for Stockholm
Representative.
Washington, .Sept. 15. The material
nld given Gcrmnny by Sweden was not
confined to transmission of nnvnl se
crets by code from Argentina to Ber
lin. A copy of an ofllclnl letter from
Herr von Eckhnrdt, Germnn minister
In Mexico, to his homo olllco, given out
by Secretary Lnnslng on Thursdny,
makes the startling revelation that
Folko G'ronholm, Swedish churgo
d'affaires in Mexico City, was an active
n gent of the Gorman government.
So extensive were his services that
he was recommended to the kaiser
as being worthy of n special decora
tion ns reward for bis services.
It is shown that Folke Cronholm not
only gave military and diplomatic in
formation to Minister von Eckhardt at
Ionst up to March, 1010, but that ho
followed the example of his colleague
In Buenos Aires by transmitting ofll
clnl messages from tho German em
bassy In the olllciul Swedish codo to
the foreign olllco at Stockholm and
thence to Berlin.
At the same time the secretary of
state made public u report from Ira
Nelson Morris, American minister at
Stockholm, declaring that while tho
Swedish foreign olllco was transmitting
German messages in German code for
the German diplomats, It was requir
ing Mr. Morris to flic bis messages to
Constantinople via the Swedish foreign
olllco in French.
U. S. SHIPS SINK U-BOAT
Two Morchant Vessels Sent Down
During 'Battle Convoy At
tack U-Boat.
Washington, Sept. 13. A typo
graphical error In a cablegram report
ing a submarlno attack on a convoy
of merchant ships off tho coast of
Franco on September 5 led Secretary
Daniels to announce on Tuesday that
six submarines probably hud been sunk
in tho bnttle, when In renllty the prob
babllltles aro only one was destroyed.
The mistake was not discovered until
several hours after tho country had
been electrified by tho report of a
wholesale sinking of Germnn U-boats.
Tho truo version, it appears, is that
tho merchant ships, of which the West
wego was ono, were attacked by sub
marines in forco off tho coast of Franco
on September 5 nnd that in tho light
two of the merchant ships were lost,
unil probnbly one of the submarines
wus sunk.
The morchnnt fleet, of which tho
Westwego was one, was on tho way to
Europe from the United States when
attacked. Tho vessels were under con
voy, but no details received. Names of
the two ships sunk were not Included
In tho dispatch.
WIN 8 FIGHTS WITH DIVERS
British Seaplanes Join Allied Subma
rines In Defeating U-Boats,
Says London.
London, Sept. 17. Stories of somo
recent successes of tho British navy
against German submarines wero
given to tho public on Friday In a
series of brief descriptions of eight
encounters in which eight, and possi
bly nine, U-boats were accounted for.
These eight sea battle pictures wero
selected so as to cover practically tho
whole ground of nntl-sulimnrluo activ
ities. In ono case there was u battle be
tween an auxiliary cruiser and a sub
marlno, In another nn engagement
between n seaplane and n submarine,
then n bnttle between two sub
marines in which tho British sul
marlno captain proved himself tho
better man, and Anally two tales of
successes of armed incrchnntmen
against tho enemy.
SENATE FOR DRAFT OF ALIENS
Army Service for Foreigners Provided
In Resolution Passed by the
Upper House.
Washington, Sept. 1-1. Drafting of
all aliens lu the United States except
Germans, others exempt by treaty,
and those of countries allied with Ger
many who lmu resided In this coun
try one year, Is proposed In a Joint res
olution passed by tho senate Wednes
day and sent to the h.iu'sr-. it Is esti
mated that more than u million aliens
would be affected.
Millionaire Merchant Drafted.
Omaha, Neb., Sept. 17. John Bran
dels, twenty-one years old, millionaire
owner of J. L. Rriuulels & Son's de
partment store, will go on September
11), with 573 other Omaha drafted men,
to Fort lUley.
Engine Quits; Flyer Killed.
Cambridge, Mass., Sept. 17. Cor
poral William H. Meeker of Harvard
of tho Lnfayotto usctulrllle was killed
while Hying over the linos, somewhere
In Fiance, when the ougino of his air
plane btallcd.
OUSTS GERMAN ENVOY
COUNT LUXBURG DISMISSED BY
ARGENTINE REPUBLIC.
Teuton Legation and Newspaper Build
ings In Buenos Aires Are Stoned
by Mobs.
Buenos Aires, Sept. 14. Immense
crowds Joined In nn antl-Germnn dem
onstration here. The Germnn legation
nnd German newspaper buildings wero
stoned. There was serious rioting and
mounted pollco charged the mobs In
tho fashionable Avenida Florida.
Tho Argentine government sent to
tho Germnn legation passports to bo
delivered to Count Luxburg, tho Ger
man minister in Buenos Aires, Tho
whereabouts of Count Luxburg still Is
unknown to the Argentine government.
Tho Argentine government ulso has
demnnded nu explanation from Sweden
regarding tho transmission of messages
to Germany.
The note sent by Foreign Minister
Pueyrrcdon to Count von Luxburg, In
which the German minister was ten
dered his passports, rends:
"Mr. Minister: You having ceased
to bo persona grata to the Argentina
government, that government has de
cided to deliver to you your passports,
which I transmit herewith by order ot
Ids excellency, the president of tho
nation.
"Tho Introducer of embassies has
instructions to assist you in your Im
mediate departure from the territory
of tho republic. God keep you.
"II. FUEYRREDON.
"To Count Knrl von Luxburg, envoy
extraordinary nnd minister plenipo
tentiary of tho German empire."
The Argentlno minister nt Berlin
hns been Instructed to Inform tho Ger
mnn foreign olllco that Count von Lux
burg has been handed his passports
and to nsk for explanations regarding
tho telegram disclosure. If the Ger
mnn government disapproves of tho
text of the German minister's dis
patches, and especially of tho word
"ass," which term the count applied to
tho Argentine foreign minister, tho sit
uation may clenr. If Berlin does not
disavow the minister's courso Argen
tina will recnll her minister from Ger
many, but may penult the legutlon to
remain.
Argentina also has asked the Ger
man government for a full explanation
of Its present policy of sinking Argen
tlno ships.
SOLDIERS' RISK BILL PASSED
War Insurance Measure Approved by
the House Carries Appropria
tion of $176,000,000.
Ynshlngton, Sept. in. The war In
surance bill, carrying an appropriation
of $170,000,000 and providing allot
ments for soldiers' families, compensa
tion for Injuries and comprehensive
Insurance, was passed by tho house.
Only ilvo representatives among 82-1
present failed to vote for tho bill sup
planting the old pension system In this
war.' These live answered "present"
on roll call.
Another U. S. Ship Sunk.
London, Sept. 17. Tho American
ship Wilmoro was sunk by n German
submarine on September 12, according
to an announcement made by the Brit
ish admiralty. All tho members of tho
crew of tho vessels were saved.
Miners Return to Work.
Pnna, 111., Sept. 17. Five hundred
miners employed In Peabody mine No.
7 at Tovey, III., who struck Tuesday
becauso the company would not re
strict loaders to three cars a day, re
turned to work.
RUSS REVOLT CRUSHED
LIFE WHEN TROOPS DESERT.
General Agrees to Surrender When
Division of Moslem Soldiers Goes
Over to Kerensky.
Petrograd, Sept. 18. Kornlloff Is ne
gotiating for his life. With tho enp
turo of Pskoff, 102 miles southwest Of
the Russian capital, his base, his rebel
lion hns gone to pieces.
Desertion by the SIkaya (savage)
division, when it reached within fif
teen miles of Petrograd, was the causo
of his downfall. These troops were
mostly Moslems, coming from the
trans-Caucasian tribes.
They stood by Kornlloff, one tlmo
communder In chief of the Russian
armies, becauso of his Interest In Asi
atic affairs and also because of his
obvious Tartar blood.
When they reached the vicinity of
Tsarskoo Solo they were met by fel
low Moslems whom Premier Kerensky
hnd sent from Petrograd.
Loyul to the revolution which
changed Russia from an Imperial au
tocracy to a democratic republic, they
were soon convinced by tho provisional
government's delegation that the best
interests of tho state would be served
by their adherence to the Kerensky
cabinet
According they shifted, and tho
Kornlloff forces, of .which they consti
tuted the advnnce guard and which
wero planning to Invest Petrograd
from Gutchlnu nnd Tosnn, 30 miles
southwest and southeast respectively,
found themselves with a serious gap In
their ranks.
Moreover, their retreat had been cut
off by tho selzuro of Pskoff from tho
south, and their 50-mllo victory from
Lugn to Gatchlna did them no good.
FLYING STUDENTS ARE KILLED
Two Airplanes at North Island Avia
tion Field, California, Collide
While 6,000 Feet In Air.
San DIego.Cal., Sept. 13. Colliding
In midair during n practice flight two
student aviators at the North Islnnd
nrmy aviation Held, Edward W. Walsh,
Jr., of Oakland, and Theodore B. Ly
man of St. Helena, Colo., fell nearly
0,000 feet and were Instantly killed.
U. S. ARTILLERY IN FRANCE
Large U. S. American Contingent Ar
rives at Camp Soldiers Practice
With Big Guns.
American Training Camp lu France,
Sept. 15. A largo contingent of Amer
ican artillery has Joined the expedi
tionary army nnd Is well along with
its Intensive training under French
supervisory Instructions.
Australia's War Expenses.
New York, Sept. 15. Australia's
war expenditures up to and Including
June, 1018, will total $1,000,000,000. it
was announced by British representa
tives here. This estimate was made
In parliament by Sir John Forrest.
Heavy Losse3 for Italy.
Vienna, Austria, Sept. 15. "Tho
Italian losses in the eleventh Isonzo
battle," says an ofllclnl statement Is
sued by the Austrian war olllco, "have
reached almost n quarter of n million,
Including 20.000 prisoners."
Station Agents Joint Strike.
Bnrllngton, N. J.. Sept. 15. Spread
of the Pennsylvania railroad telegra
phers' strike to tho station agents was
announced nt strike headquarters nfter
news was roculvnd that agents hud
quit ut a dozen stations.
Declares Spirit Is One of Rebellion
snd Effect Is to Hinder and Lessen
Popular Support and En-
cottage Foe.
Chicago, Sept. 17. Before 15,000
persons gathered at tho war mnss
meeting In the Coliseum on Friday
night, Ellliu Root defined tho word
"traitor" as it applies in this crisis.
"Arguments against tho war, slnco
wo have entered the war, aro enemy
arguments," ho declared, while the
great crowd shouted Its approval.
"Their spirit is the spirit of re
bellion nnd tbo effect Is to hinder nnd
lessen popular support. They encour
age the enemy."
When the throng hnd given vent to
its hearty approbation ho pnused dra
matically and dcclnred :
"Such persons aro rendering moro
effective servlco to Germnny than they
ever could render on the battlefield
with arms.
"Their purpose Is so plain that It la
Impossible to resist the conclusion
that the greater number of them aro
attempting to bring triumph to Ger
mnny." "Anyone who by argument Is hin
dering the government, nnd knows
whnt he is doing, Is a traitor," Mr.
Root said.
Mr. Root, who appeared on tho
platform with Samuel Gompers as co
speaker of tho evening, mentioned no
names in his powerful address.
He severely took to task naturalized
citizens who have shown nn Inclina
tion to be false to their new country.
Tho big meeting was held under tho
direction of tho Chlcngo chapter of tho
National Security league. Long be
fore tho time for tho speaking to be
gin tho great hall was crowded.
Gov. Frank O. Lowden, who had
been scheduled to appear as a speaker,
was unable to attend on nccount of
the extraordinary labor situation nt tho
state capital. He sent this messuge:
"Springfield is tho storm center of
Illinois Just now, nnd I must remain
at my post.
"The great majority of worklngmen
here are loyal. But sinister Influences
nre at work to Involve labor In a hos
tile attitude toward government. Wo
must separate these two forces.
"It will do no good to win bnttles
abroad If wo cunnot maintain peaco
at home."
WHEAT REVOLT LAID TO FOES
U. S. Finds German Propaganda In
Northwest States Caused
Farmer Rebellion.
Washington, Sept. 17. Pro-German
propaganda Is responsible for tho re
fusal of farmers to sell their wheat
crop at the price fixed by the govern
ment wns the statement issued by tho
food administration on Friday night.
Mr. Hoover declared, except In ter
ritories affected by pro-German and
anti-war agitations, there was no dis
position on tho part of farmers to
withhold crops.
The food administration flatly de
nied tho government Is considering
commandeering wheat stocks of farm
ers. Mr. Hoover has turned the entlro
problem over to the department of Jus
tice. The department hns been asked
to investigate thoroughly various or
ganizations and meetings, particularly
in the Northwest, which contemplato
an agitation to upset tho government's
flxed prlco of $2.20 per bushel on
wheat. The farmers meeting called
to meet In St. Paul Monday to de
mund a prlco of $3 a bushel, has been
the subject of n thorough probo.
Officials of tho department of Jus
tlco will prosecute all Involved In
uny agitation to embarrass tho gov
ernment In tho prosecution of the war.
LEADER OF RUSS REBELS DIES
General Krymoff Shoots Self After
Talk With Kerensky Petrograd
Recovers From Panic.
Petrograd, Sept. 17. General Kry
moff, commander of tho troops of Gen
eral Kornlloff sent to attack Petrograd,
tho official news agency announces,
has succumbed to the wounds he In
flicted upon himself after an interview
with Premier Kerensky.
After being received by Premier Ker
ensky ut the winter pnlaco and In
formed of the fnto which awaited him,
General Krymoff, commander of tho
Kornlloff troops which wero sent
'against Petrograd, returned to his lodg
ings nnd shot himself.
Petrograd has entirely recovered Its
calm, a remarkable effect of the sup
pression of the revolt.
$25,000 Robbery In C'ucago.
Chicago, Sept. 17. During the rush
hour two highwaymen entered the of
llce of Frank L. Plon, diamond Jobber,
and nt tho point of revolvers bound
and gagged him and escaped with moro
than $25,000 worth of uncut gems.
Root Honored by N. S. L.
New York, Sept. 17. EHhu Root wiih
elected honorary president or (ho Na
tional Security league, succeeding tho
late Joseph II. Chontc. The league has
grown to a membership of 100,000, with
branches In all prlnclpnl cities.
Capt. Elbert Grisell, retired, has
been nppolnted commandant oi t
university cadets by Adj. Gen. Mc(
of Wnshlncton. according to a te
gram to this effect received by Chan
cellor Avery.
Provost Marshal Crowdor of Wash
In charge of tho administration or
tho draft law, has telegraphed Gov
ernor Keith Neville, complimenting
him highly on tho manner in which,
the organization of Nebraska's first
contingent under tho draft law was
effected and its movement to tho.
training camp was carried out.
Tho open game season is now at
hand, nnd hunters may shoot ducks,,
geese and waterfowl till December 31;
pralrio chickon, grouso nnd sago hens,
till Novombor 15; snipe, kllldcor and.
yollow legs till December; squirrels,
from October 1 to November 30; but
romomber that thero is no open sea
son on quail, as thoy aro protected
all tho year.
With tho close of business In tho
olllco of Secretary of Stato Pool, Sep
tember 8, a total of 139,400 automobile
plates had been Issued this year. Tho
last census showed Nebraska to havo
a population of 1,192,000 and this,
would show ono automobllo to every
8.GG persons in tho stato, a showing:
which is not approached by any,thnr
stato in tho union.
Resolutions calling for tho raising:
of a fund to support members of the
union in getting a university educa
tion wero placed in tho hands of the-,
resolutions committee of tho stato fed
eration of labor in session at Lincoln
Tho resolution calls for tho ralslng
of a fund from which prospective stu
dents can borrow without Interest for
complctlng their education.
Tho registration of women for serv
ice in tho government, which took:
place last week, whllo gratifying in its.
results, was not all that was expected,,
as many women, through misunder
standing, failed to sign tho pledges,,
and in order that a much larger list
of signatures may bo secured, the reg
istration will continue until October
17. Cards and other information ca
bo secured from county chairmen.
A telegram receivod by Adjutant?
General Walter E. Steele from tho
war department has ordered him to
present himself for mustering into
tho army as a major, and ho at onco
compiled with tho ordor. Upon learn
ing of this development, Governor
Neville announced that Major Hol
lingsworth of Omaha would be desig
nated to act temporarily as adjutant
general of tho state militia forces as.
soon as Steele is mustered in.
School children of the stato will be
given an opportunity to do their "bit"
for tho soldier boys by knitting, and
will be furnished yarn and noodles.
for that purpose. County superintend
ents aro requested to write to Alice.
Florcr, at tho department of educa
tion at Lincoln, tolling what teachers
or pupils aro willing to co-oporato in
the work. Directions for making tho
articles required will be sent with th$
supply of yarn and needles furnished
W. H. Smith, secretary ot tho state,
association of fair managers, has is
sued tho following list of county fairs;
yet to bo hold In Nobraska this fall:
Week of September 17 Boono at
Albion; Butlor at David City; Chase
at Imperial; Cheyenne at Sidney;
Dawson at Lexington; Dodge at
Hooper; Hall at Grand Island; Harlaa.
at Alma; Hitchcock at Culbertson;
Kearnoy at Mindon; Nuckolls at Nel
son; Pierce at Plorco; Seward at
Seward; Shorman at Loup City.
Week of September 24 Clay at Clay
Center; Frontier at Stockvlllo; Fur
nas at Beaver 'City; Gage at Beatrice;
Hayes at Hayos Center; Holt at
Chambers; Howard at St. Paul; Lin
coln at North Platte; Merrick at
Clarks. Week of October 1 Pawnee-
at Pawneo City; Red Willow at In
x in- 1
eff er-
dlanola; Saunders at Wahoo;
at York. Week of October 8 Jeffer
son at Falrbury.
According to a statement from the
sanitary department thero has not
not been a caso of sickness reported
for ovor two weeks among tho troops,
stationed at Lincoln. Fresh air and
army victuals Is said to bo responsi
ble for this condition.
Tho Nobraska state council of de
fense Is sending out quostionalres to.
tho coal dealers of Nobraska regard
ing tho coal situation. By tho ans
wers to theso reports tbo stato coun
cil hopes to formulate a definite plan
for dealing with the coal situation.
Altho no scholars are to bo elected
this year, tho examinations for the
Rhodos scholarships will be conducted
as usual. Tho examination will bo
hold at the stato university on Oc
tober second and third. Those who
pass the examination this year will
bo ollgiblo for appointment at any
other tlmo until they are abovo the
am limit. The fact that no scholars,
aro to bo appointed this year is as
cribed to the wur. Tlioe who wish
information in regard to the examina
tions may obtain if by calling at tha
chancellor's olllco,
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