DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD, DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA. r HMSPHIG BOL6HEVIKI AND UKRAINIANS BITTER ENEMIES AND BREACH SPREADING. BATTLE GVER COMMISSARIES Rada Efomont Favors a Federal So cialist Ropobllo Embracing the Maximalists Liquor Looting Or gies (tarried On In Odessa. WmT tinr'f-r OiUna .Nrm Hmloe. liftiirton. Tho conflict botweon tho Ukrainian rada and tho bolshovik com lisaarlGfl iii Itussln cunlinuoB tin nbalod. Tito rada, roplying to an ultimatum of tho iKilshovIkl, IttBlsts uii Miu creation ot n foci oral aoelallst republic, embracing maxlmallsta and socialist which It contends alono can bo ounuotoni. to docido tho question of poaoo for tho whole of Ituaain. Tho rada dwrtareo Itaolf fnvorablo to set tling by peaceful methods political mill national quoatlona, but assorts that if. Uio commissaries accept tho eonaoquencofl of civil war It will ac cept tho challenge and stop at no ob- -UlOlCB. Ona reason for Uio quarrel Js tho rada'o rcunal to permit broadatuffa to bo BOnt U uorthorn Ituaala In conao quonco ot Uio refusal by tho commla sarloa lo iflouo monoy to meet tho needs of. Uio Ukrainian government. Thin aland. It la atatod, threatens ovotiLunlljr to ntarvo tho north, espec ially aa aonoral Dutoff'n Cosaacka hold Cuiliahinnk. Ihun preventing tho trans misulnn ot ouppllos from Siberia. In lie meantime Uio Ukraine haa beguu to laimo lUi own notes. Oonoral Vorkhovakl, Koronaky's lialntor oC war, lias offorod his aorv Jeca (a (ho Ukrainian government. Tho roportn of military movotnonta iiucon cotioH. wllh. tho apparently impend kic clanh Include tho arrival of Gen eral Dutott with a strongly roinforced body of Oooflackn at Ufa, whoro ho aupprcusna bolahovlk organization and continued his ndvanco to Samara and Qanontov. Orenburg is surround od by Goosackn, , Utera-fmlan troopa aro aald to bo con oniratod botvroon Homol and Bakh natch, whllo 3lahovIk forces nro gathered at Minsk. Tho raaxlmnliat troops, trying to roach KJov, woro atoppod.by torn up railroad tracks. BANK 0FFICER8 FIGHT. President of a Peoria Institution Shoots Cashier. Pearls, 111.- E. A. Strnuao, proaldont tiro Otatq Trust and Savings bank, riioL and almost inatantly klllod Homo M. Moad, ocod J27, caahlor of tho aame kak, In a nght.Jn tho bank aald lo kavo started over. a proposition of Mr. Mead to buy tho stock of Mr. Strauso. VHrauno doolnrod lio.Bhot in solf do funo. Jfo ono oxcopt tho two principals woro proaont at tho death grapple. Vrlctlon has existed botweon tho two men ovor tho presidency ot tho banlr. It liaa boon ot long standing, according to statements of diroctoro. Mend, kin frlonda say, was tho holder largo intoroats in tho bank, while Mr. Htrauso, tho prosldont, hold but $10,000 ot tho stock. Mead had do tormlned to bocomo tho presldnt of io bank and was laying his plans for a otiango in ofllcors at tho noxt annual mooting of tho directors In January, i kicendlary Blaze in Boston. UoBton. A Hro that caused damage Mtimatod at $100,000 In a factory nnd uarohouao building on Congross atroct is andor Investigation by fodoral nnd tito, an woll an city authorities. The building la ultuntod In tho alien onomy barrod wmo on tho water front In tho mtu Boston dlatrict. Ofllcors engag ed In tho Investigation admitted that otrcumatancoa pointed to a posalbilty Unit tho blazo was Incondlary. Tho flro atartod in Uio plant of tho Boston yUo Mncutno company, which haa boon engaged in tho manufacture of rldo luirrols. Wago Law Constitutional. St. Paul, Minn. Tho Mlimosotnj minimum wago la,w, flxlng a "living wago" ot $8.G0 and $S,25 for women In industrial occupation In tho socond, third and fourth class cities, according Xo tho occupation, was hold constitu tional In a doclsion handed down by tho uupromo court. Paper for Americans In France. Parla. -Tho London Mall has begun Iho publication' of an American odl tlon trom tho ofllces of its Paris edl Hon. Tho now edition will bo for Aiuorlcans In Franco and will carr; apodal cables and a pago of mall nowa. Seventh German War Loan. Loudon. Final figures for tho sov virth Gorman war loan woro U,G;:G,. CC0.200 marks, according to a Hcutor dispatch from Amsterdam quoting a encaaago from Berlin. Death Roll at Halifax. Halifax. Tho latest ostlmntp ol Joad In tho Halifax disaster Docomboi Wh placed at 1.G0O. , Draft Vote In Australia. Ottawa, Out. A nialority ot 171,000 votoa against conscription la shown by -iho complete returns on tho referen dum In Australia, says a Router dig jatch from Molbounio. Tho ote w 4138,000 against nnd 764,000 for. otos cant by tho Australian troops on tho ..question nro being counted in Loi.don. A BATTLE ON THE HOME FRONT CONGRESS FOR DRY U.S. RESOLUTION TO SUBMIT QUES TION TO STATES ADOPTED. Measure Must Be Ratified by Neces sary Number of .States Within Seven Years. Washington, Dec. 10. The resolution to submit to the states n nutionnl pro hibition amendment to the federal Con stitution was utfopted on Monday by the house. With a voto of two-tlilrds required for Its approval the vote of the house announced by Speaker, Clark was U8'2 to 128, or 25 more than required. The resolution for a dry amendment to the federal Constitution mloptcd by the lower houso of congress provides that the umendincnt yuist be' rat I lied by tho necessary number of states within seven years. The senate nlready has adopted u similar resolution, but specliles that It must be ratllled within six years. Only an agreement ns to the number of years now Is necessary to put the question before the states, HO states must ratify the amendment. Twenty-seven states already aro dry. Washington, Dec, 20. Tho Consti tutional amendment for national pro hibition was finally submitted by con gress to the states, for ratlllcatlon or rejection within seven years. Tho sen ate on Tuesday completed cougress-lon-al notion by accepting tho resolution, as passed by tho house, 47 to 8, with out a roll call. FIXES BLAME FOR DEATHS Lack of Clothing and Overcrowding Cause of Epidemics In U. S. Training Camp. Washington, Dec. 20. Insufficient clothing, overcrowding and bad sanita tion aro held lnrgely responsible for disease epidemics at Camp Bowie, Tex.; Camp Funston, Kansas; Camp Doniphan, Oklahoum, and Camp So vler, South Carolina, by Surgeon, Gen eral Gorgas, hi reports to Secretary of War Baker, made public here on the result of his personal Inspection of the camps. With the exception of Funston, none of the camp base hospitals has been completed, General Gorgas says, and this Is handicapping the medical olll cers in treating patients. Ho recommends the rushing of tills work, particularly the Installation of necessary plumbing. NEXT DRAFT ABOUT FEB. 1 War Department Plans Contemplate the Listing of 313,000 Men Under New Questionnaire. Washington, Dee. 21. Plans well laid by tho war department contem plate tho listing for service In tho Na tional nrmy under the iuw question naire now being nnswered by the con ijcilpted men, of n sulllclent force to enable President Wilson to Issuo a call for a new draft about February 1. This call. It Is now expected, will bo for niH.000 men, not for 000.000 men, ns has been gencrnlly believed. FRENCH REPEL THE GERMANS Two Attacks of the Enemy In the Ar gonnc Sector Are Thrown Back. Paris, Dec. 20. Two attempts by Germans to approach French positions In tho Argonno near Four do Purls were defeated with losses, the war of llco announced. Liberty Car Crash Fatal. Warren, 0 Dee. 21. Liberty motor truck No. 7, one Of 5W military liberty motor trucks en route from Detroit to Newport News, Va., was struck! by an , Erie passenger train, resulting In the death of Frank Pappelo, Canton, O. French Transport Is Sunk. Paris, Doe. 21. Tho old French rruluor Chutoaudromiult, omployed us I transport, was torpedoed and sunk In tho Vedltcrranean on tho morning of December 1-1, and tho submarine which ttackcd her later was destroyed. COL HOUSE IS BACK LEADER OF MISSION TO PARIS SAYS ALLIES UNITED. Declares Nothing Was Done by Amer ican Representatives That Was Binding. New York, Dec. 18. Col. M. L House, who headed the United States delegates to the Interallied conference held In Paris, arrived here on Satur day, lie thus summed up tho result of the conference: "The work was satisfactorily done. Tho mission was u great success. "Tho representatives agreed on everything. They got together on eco nomic and Industrial conditions, em bargo, llnanco and food. "Nothing wns done by America's representatives that was binding. It Is up to this country to decide whether tho plans will be acceptable. Tho whole matter depends on the president. "We never discussed pence. No mentlou of pence was made." Colonel House will go to Washington at once to report to the president. "The whole work of the conferenco took just thirty days," snld Colonel House. "Two weeks were spent in Paris and two weeks In Versailles. There were three sittings of the con ference. "The Interallied ronferenco should be called the priority board. It was at tho conference that tho supremo wnr council was proposed. This was held at Versailles. The prime ministers of Great Britain, France and Ituly at tended It, each with u military repre sentative. This country wns represent ed by General Bliss and myself. "Tho men who went with me to the Interallied conference In an Industrial connection took a load off me. They discussed matters with which 1 was not conversant. Alone, my visit would havo been futile. "The men selected for this mission from this country were perfectly fa miliar with the situation nnd were ready to take up every point. "General Bliss made a line. Impres sion ovor there; so did Admiral Ben son. I saw a good deal of Vice Ad miral Slmms a line fellow, well liked. Ho has tho respect of everybody. "War alms, as far as this country Is concerned, were not touched upon; at' least, I would not discuss them." Colonel Houso then told of n visit ho uuidu to the front. "1 went to the front ten days ago with General Pershing," he said. "The general has a very difficult tusk and ho is doing It well. Tho Americans at the front are In good shape." ,17 BRITISH SHIPS SUNK Fourteen Vessels of More Than 1,600 Tons Destroyed by Mines and U-Boats During Week. London, Dec. 21. Fourteen British merchantmen of mora than 1,000 toii3 and three under that tonnnco were Runic by mine or submarine during j the past weoK, according to tho admir alty statement Issued on Wodonsdny One tlshlng vessel also was sunk. Tho losses are slightly under those of the previous week, when 14 vessels of more than 1,000 tons and soven under that tonnago weru destroyed. Means Found Not Guilty. Concord, N. C. Dec. 18. Gaston B. Means wns acquitted here of a chargo of slaying Mrs. Maude A. King, the wealthy Now York and Chicago widow. Tho Jury deliberated a little over 15 hours. Two Americans Saved by Germans. Amsterdam, Dec. 20. Two sailors were saved by the Germans from the American destroyer Jacob Jones, ac cording to uu ofllclal Gorman an nouncement received here from Berlin on Tuesday. Vote on Suffrage January 10. Washington, Dec 20. Voto in tho houso of representatives on thu wom an sultroge constitutional amendment on Thursday, January 10, was ussured when tho rules committal agreed on (Uutdati ! 19 DIE ON II S. DIP F-1 IS RAMMED AND 8ENT TO BOTTOM BY F-3 IN HOM E WATERS. FIVE SURVIVORS PICKED UP Cbmmandlng Officer Among Those Saved Lost Diver Broke "World's Record for Depth in San Francisco Bay. Washington, Dec. 20. Nineteen lives .ore lost when the American subma mo F-l was rammed and sunk by sub inrlne F-JJ In homo waters In a fog londuy afternoon. Tho majority ot ho men who lost their lives were trom alifornla. The K-51 was undamaged and picked p live survivors of her victim. Secretary Daniels announced the .isuster In a brief statement which uve no further details. Lieut. A. K. Montgomery, command ng olllcer of the F-l, wns among the ive saved. Ills mother, Mrs. Julia lontgomery Pratt, lives at Fort U. G. Vilght, New York. Other survivors arc: J. M. Schmlssauter, machinist, fa ther, Charles C. Schmlssuuter, Hills City, Tenn. ; Henry L. Brown, gunner's mate, father, II. P. Brown, Macon, Ga. ; Joseph J. Burns, chief gunner's mate, wife, Ituth Burns, Sun Pedro, Oil.; John J. Stewart, ship's c6ok, mother, Mrs. Cella B. Campbell, Huron, S. D. The submarine F-l broke the world's record for depth when, In September, 1912, It renched a depth of 283 feet In San Francisco bay olr Point Diablo. Practically feeling its way through the dark green waters nt the bottom of the bay, the submarine remained at this depth for ten minutes, cruising nt a speed of six knots and finally ris ing to within 1!) feet of the surface with as much ease and certainty us a sporting porpoise. The reniarkable demonstration In submarine navigation was accom plished under the command of Lieut. James B. Howell, who had been put ting the craft through a scries of tests. The vessel was submerged for six hours. GERMANS SINK 14 SHIPS British and Neutral Vessels Destroyed In the North Sea by Enemy Naval Forces. London, Dec It). Fourteen ships, neutral nnd British, huve been sunk by German naval forces. Eleven of these, one British nnd live neutrul merchant men, a British destroyer, and four mine sweepers, were sunk in the North sea. Two neutral merchant vesels nnd u trnw ler were sunk off the Tyne on De cember 12 by Gorman destroyers. An nouncement of the latest raid by Ger many's naval forces was made on Mon dny in the house of commons by Sir Rric Geddes and Thomas J. McNnniu iii. Unuuclu! secretary to the admiralty. Eight had perished among the crev, he said. The British destroyer Sunk was the Partridge. The second Brit ish destroyer, which formed an armed escort for tho convoy described by Sir Eric Geddes, was the Pellew.-JTho Pel lew, according to Geddes, had a hole blown In her hull, but escaped. On board her there were four British Killed and two wounded. Geddes re ported there were CO survivors of the Partridge and the trawlers, of which ten -ere wounded, which had been picked up by the four German destroy ers who attacked, and taken to Kiel. Eighty-six Scandinavian citizens, of which two were women, nnd ten Brit ish survvors, were rescued by destroy ers. Others reached Norway In open boats. Six of the sunken merchant men nggregnted 8,000 tons. G0ETHALS GETS SHARPE'S JOB Major General's Recall to Active Serv ice Makes Him Chief Quartermaster. Washington, Dec. 20. MaJ. Gen. George W. Goethnls has been recalled to active service and detailed us acting quurtermnster general, to succeed Ma or General Sharpe, detached by Secretary Baker to serve as a member of the wnr department's new wnr coun cil. In nnnnunolng this Secretnry lin ker also said, that Brig. Gen. John D. Barrett had been detailed as acting chief of coast artillery, In place of Mn lor General Weaver, and Brig. Gen. Charles B. Wheeler as acting chief of ordnnce In place of Major General Crozler. Generals Weaver and Crozler nre nlso members of the new council. Opposition to the nomination of Gen eral Crozler for another term of four years of dntv ns chief of ordnance held up confirmation In the senate and ac tion went over until after the Christ ians holidays. Plan New Capital Buildings. Washington. Dee. 21. Expenditure of more than S."S.0O0.00O for land and I'lilldlngs for housing all the govern ment's activities in Washington, has 'teen recommended to congress by the public buildings commission. W'll Arrest All Germans. Knnsns Pity. Mo.. Dee. 21. The ar rest of all Germans who havo failed o take out second nufurnl'zntlon pn iers as ordered by pi T. Wood, Unit d State mnralnil for Kansas, In a Moermn to the police luiru. 24 S m SECRETARY DANIELS APPEARS BEFORE HOUSE BODY LAUDS (U. S. SAILORS. "FEEL WE HAVE DONE WELL" Declares, "We Are Prcf of Way Navy Met Actual Test of War" Praises Gun Crews on ' Merchant Vessels. Wnshlngton, Dec. 21. Secrctury Daniels and Paymaster General Mc Gowon of the navy were the first wit nesses before the house naval subcom mittee, delegated to begin an laves tlgatlon Into the navy's war acUvitles. Secretary Daniels gave u general review of what the navy has been do ing, nvoldlng, as ho explained, disclos ing uny facts thut would be of value to the enemy. He told how the navy Is now building 421 capital aud other Important ships. Discussing the uso of submarine chasers, ho said they were regarded as a necessity ned there was "no great enthusiasm" ubout thein as a wcapou for pennnncnt effectiveness. Naval aviation, ho said, has made gratifying strides, but haa been hnm pored by lack of manufacturing fnclll Ues. One of the great problems, he said, was to furnish gun crews to merchant ships. "We made Uiese reserve ships," said Mr. Daniels, "a school for gunners, nnd tho efficiency with which these officers hnve taken hold of the young men and made tho young men efficient is really one of the big tl.Ings of the navy in this war. "When you come to write the story of the wnr," said he, "one of the most thrilling chapters will be regarding these young men, who went on the merchant ships and risked their lives. We have put guns on every ship going into the submarine war zone thut re quested It." "We are rather proud," the secretary said, "of the way the navy lias met the actual test of war. I am glad for con gress nnd the public to know some what of our activities. A taking of stock, so to speak, connot fnll to bring ways for still further Improvement nnd for still more efficient work in the future. "Wo feel we hnvo done well, but we still hnve problems, some of them very difficult, which we hnve been trying to solve In the best way possible In the very brief time ullotted to solve them. To the best solution of these problems we hope to have suggestions and help from this committee and from con gress. ' Ve do not claim that we hnve'done everything In the best possible way or thnt wo have mado no mistakes. I believe, however, when you know all we have attempted we will receive your confirming Judgment that wo have done ns well us possible under all circumstances. "In some things creditable speed hns been achieved ; In all things there lias been team work In the departments and In the entire service to have things well done and thoroughly done." GUNMAKERS JUSTIFY DELAY Tell Senate Body New U. S. Rifle Is Superior to That Used by British. Washington, Dec. 21. now ord nance manufacturers, anticipating the government's war needs, spent mil lions In preparations on the chance Mint war orders( would follow while the army ordnnnc bureau refused to act, wns related on Wednesday by manufacturers to Mie senate commit tee conducting tl" wnr Inquiry. The manufacturers agreed, however, that tho wnr department's decision to change the type of nrmy rifle, even though It Involved delay in deliveries, was a wise one, because It enabled the American army to use a Very superior grade of ammunition. The new modified rifle, nnd also the American ammunition, Vice President Tnylor of the Hemlngton company tea titled, nro regarded as superior to British types. SIGN RUSS-GERMAN TRUCE AuctHa, Turkey and Bulgaria Parties With Kaiser to Agreement With Bolchevikl. Berlin. Dec. 18. An nrmlstlco agree ment between the bolshevlkl govern ment In Russln and tho Teutonic allies wns signed nt Brest-Lltnvsk Saturday, according to an ofllclal communication Issued on Sunday. The armistice be comes effective at noon Monday and Is to reninln In force until January 14. A provision In the armistice agree ment Is thnt peace negotiations are to begin Immediately nfter the signing of the armistice. j Gen. Sarrail Is Recalled. London, Dec. 21. General Snrrnll, commander of th allies' armies at Knlnulkl. has been recalled. The suc cessor of General Sarrail In command r.f the Macedonia forces. It Is said, will lie General fjuillonient. Protests Coal Sslzure. Philadelphia. Dec. 21. William Pot ter, state fuel administrator. Is In Wellington to protest against further v'sure of coal In this city by Direc tor Kruson of the department ot heiilUi nnd charities. GOSSIP FROM STATE HOUSE According to rccordn In tho stnto auditor's ofllco sixty countlca In the Btato havo no bonded lndobtodnoHH. State offlccra helped to coiobrato tho 90th birthday of Thomaa P. Konnard, first secretary of state of Nebraska, at his homo In Lincoln last Thursday. Governor Novlllo baa appointed Ed" P. Smith ot Omaha to servo on the North Platte appeal board for mili tary oxemptiona Instead of M. O. Pot era, who resigned recently. Governor Novlllo bclioves that tho future security of tho nntlon demands some form of military training and heartily endorses tho objects of tho Universal Training leaguo in Us aims tlong that lino. According to a report from tho state library commission in chargo of Miss Charlotte Tompleton. Nobraska has contributed ovor ?11,000 in roading inattor to tho soldiers at tho front, nnd in training camps. Sovon thousand dollars Is tho pre liminary contribution to tho Red Cross,, with more to follow this year, ot the University of Nebraska's dopartmont of athletics, according to a statoment Just issued by Chancellor Avery. A. C. Thompson, a Spalding bairitotv tn an intorviow with tho state council of defense, urgos a closer organb.n tlon of tho county defense councils for carrying on consorvatlocnvork and ag--rlcultural and livestock production. According to experto at tho experi ment station, who havo tostod out a ! number of samples of seed corn, the J state will havo plenty for planting: 1 noxt season provided care is takon In its selection and tests madolbofora using. v The state council of defense is busy Bending out literature to tho county councils for distribution. Tho p'.an of tho council is to cover tho state with literature dealing with tho war and. ways tho people can aid in winning tho war. I Governor Neville, colonel of tho Sov onth regiment, has reported that the enlistments in company II of the Sqv onth regiment has nearly equaled the number of discharges which havo boon granted to men when it became known that enlistment did not exempt from the draft. The meotlngs of organized agricul ture at Lincoln, January 14 to 19, prom ise to bo tho greatest in tho history ot that body. The committee in charge of this program is hard at work, una nothing will be left undone to mako It Interesting and profitable to ovpry member of tho thirty or more- organi cations that will 1" in attendanco. The resignatic-.i of F. L. Haller as chairman of the board of regents of tho state univor Ity, wwas accepted by tho board at a m-Uing at tho chancel- i lor's offico last week. Mr. Hailcr did not resign as a member of tho board, but simply stepped ,out of tho chair manship. His resignation as chairman Is to take effect January 1, 1918, nnd E. P: Brown was selected to take- his place. Mr. Haller's term as chairman vould havo expired in a few weoks The local exemption boards wiali to emphasize the fact that when a ques tionnaire is received by a person other than tho registrant It Is intended for it Is not to bo opened but forwarded to the person's present address. Sovoral envelopes containing quostionnalro havo been opjned by parents of enlist ed men. Enlisted men must fill out tho questionnaires tho same as other rogistrnnts and these questionnaires, should not bo opened but forwarded on to tho enlisted man. The semi-annual report of State Au ditor W. H. Smith, filed with tho gov ernor, shows the lnsuanco of Btato warrants amounting to $3,254, G29.ll In tho six months ending November ), and the payment of warrants amount ing to ?3,047,G24.23. With $589.08G.4J of outstanding warrants May 31, this mado a total of $790,090.92 outstand ing Novembor 30. Tho total trust funds Invested and drawing intorest Novembor V0, was $10,242,837 42 The auditor collected a total ot $090.GO In. tees In six months. Tho stato railway commission lias received copies of the priority ordor issued by tho president, which went into effect December 12, and w'lich gives preference and priority to fuel, live stock, military supplies, and coal not, designed for storage, in tho ordor named. Word has come to the stato council of dofenso that Gorman language, bcoks In tho high school at Mil ford had all dlsappeired probably been de stroyed oxcopt a fow left for tho high school sonlors. As a memorial to tho late E. Itoyse,. who was secretary of tho .ate bank ing board fcr a long term of yeara,. the Stato Bankers' association has pre sented the department with a largo bromre table, oontainlpg a pic uro of tho former secretary, la relief, and tho following Inscription: "To tho memory of Edward Uoyac, vho for Hxtcon yoars ronderod f Althtul md efficient Morvico ns socr'-rv of tho department of banking In tho stato of.' I Nebraska. Erected by the Nebraska Cankers' association, 1917." s ? " y