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"BIG. .BILL" HAYWOOD I
W. W.
KINO, AND 14 AIDS DRAW
LONG TERM8.
EACH MAN IS FINED $20,000
Thirty-Three of the Defendants Sen
tenced to Ten Years Ninety Day
Granted by Court In Which to
File a Bill of Exceptions.
Chicago. William D. Haywood,
"uncrowned king" of tho I. W, W., and
14 of his chlof aids In tho conspiracy
to overturn tho Ainorlcan war pro
grain wore sentenced to 20 yoarB In
tho federal! penitontlary ut Leaven
worth, Kan., by Federal Judgo K. il.
UiUdlS. ,
Ton-year sontenuos woro imposed
upon 32 of tho organization's leaders,
live yoars on 33, ono yoar and one
day on 12 and 10-day sentences on
two. Canes against Benjamin Schrne
gerr editor of tho Polish I W. W. pa
per, and Pletro Nigra woro cuntinuod.
All sentences on tho four counts in
tho indictment will run concurrently.
FIucb ranging rrom $20,000 on Hay
wood and his chief aids down to $5,
000 wore imposod.
Stay of Ninety D.lys.
Nlnoty days is granted in which ve
file a bill of ozcoptlonB and a stay
of soven days in which to petition
for ball.
"It Is tho closing chapter In Amor
lca'fl biggest criminal case," said
Frank K. Nobokor, chief prosecutor
"Wo nro conildont a now trial will
bo grantod," said Georgo F. Vandc
veer, chief counsel for tho defense.
Doforo pronouncing sentence Judge
Landls roviowed at some length tho
salient pointa in tho government's
case, laying ospecial stress on tho I.
W. W. preamblo doclarlug eternal
war on tho omploylng class and de
nouncing war with othor nations; the
mooting of tho oxocutlvo board after
America had enterod tho war at which
It was decided to oxpel mombera ent
ering military service and later tho
concertod plan by strikes and rebel
lion to block wnr meaauroa.
"In tltnos of peaco you havo a legal
right to oppose by forcoful speeches
PCjpnriiUonn for war, but when war
has boon declared that right coases
forthwith," was tho court'a closing re
marks. MAKE8 PHONE RULING.
Companies Must Charge for Install.
Inn Phones.
Washington, D. O. Undor orders is
sued all changes In tojuphono rates
must be submitted to Postmaster Don
oral Burleson for approval boforo bo
coming effective, and the companies
are required to make a chargo for In
stalling new phones or changing the
location of old ones.
A Btatomont by tho postmaster gen
eral says tho new changos are neces
sary to conserving labor and material
and to eliminate a cost which is now
borno by tho permanent user of tho
telephone.
Tho order for submission of rates
does not affect the notico of the post
master general on taking control,
stating that "until further notico tho
telegraph and telephone companies
shall continue oporatlon in the ordi
nary fcourso of business through reg
ular channols." It merely means, it
was explained, that approval must be
given boforo new rates actually go In
to effect.
EXPELLED BY DEFEN8E COUNCIL.
Publisher of Iowa Homestead Accused
of Encouraging Dlsoyalty.
Dos Moines, la. James M. Pierco,
publlshor of tho Iowa Homestead,
was formally charged by the stnto
defense council with sedition and ox
polled from membership, ntibjoct to
approval by tho povomor. Ju tho
resolution pasaod expelling him the
council doclarod ho wns loading nn
nttompt to orgauizo a npnpartisan
leaguo In Iowa and was aiding and
encouraging disloyalty and sedition.
In his'' publication last week Pierco
launched nn nttack on mombera of
tho defense council and others engag
ed In war activities work In an articlo
ontltlod "Iowa's Reign of Terror."
8lck and Wounded Arrive.
Washington, D. C During tho wook
ending August 23, 423 Bick and wound
ed soldlors from tho American expedi
tionary forces were landed in tho
United States and aont to army hospi
tals. For tho preceding week the
nuntbor was 333.
Asked to Form Cabinet.
Tho Hague. Queen Wllholmlna has
asked Jonkhoer G. L. M. II. Itulja do
Beoronbrouck to form a oablnet. He
Is considering the proposal.
Credit for Great Britain.
Washington, D. C Ah additional
credit of $400,000,000 for Groat
Britain was established by the treas
ury. This brought tho total of cred
its to Great Britain to $3,725,000,000
and of credits to all the allies to.1.
002,040,000. Rantoul, 111. Lieut. Guthrie, an
aviation Instructor at Chanuto field,
was killed when his airplane foil while
he was returning from a flight. The
cadet with him escaped serious la
Jury. '
LABOR'S LIFT!
RUSS WAR WITH U. S,
VICE CONSUL LOWER8 FLAG
PETROGRAD CON8ULATE.
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More American Troops Land at Vladi
vostok Two Ally Councils Cre
ated for Russia.
Washington, Aug. 24. Because the
bolshevik government declared n state
of war exists between Russia and the
United States, Vice Consul Imbrlc haH
lowered the United States flag over tho
eonsulnto nt Pctrograd, closed the con
Bulnto nnd placed the affairs of tho
United Stntus In chnrge of the Nor
wegian government. Amerlcnns In Pc
trograd, of whom there arc approxi
mately twenty, hnvo been wnrne'd to
lenve tho country by the vice consul.
Their houses were searched, one of
them is under arrest nnd one Is hiding.
The Tlilrty-flrst regiment of regulars
hns nrrlved at Vladivostok from Ma
nila, Secretary Baker announced.
To co-ordlnnto the offdrts of tho al
lies and the United States In Russln
nn official dispatch from France says
It has been decided to create two In
ternational councils, one nt Archangel,
Including tho entente nmbassadors un
der tho presidency of Ambassador
Francis of tho United Stntcs, the other
at Vladivostok, to bo composed of five
high ofllclnlB, On tho Vladivostok
council Great Britain will be repre
sented by Sir Charles Eliot, France by
Eugcno Itcnnult, former ambassador
to Japan, nnd Japan by M. Mntsmllra.
It wns eald at the stnto department
that an American representative hnrt
not been mimed.
MILLION LABORERS WANTED
Serious Shortage of Unskilled Work
ers for War Industries Is Put
Up to the States.
Washington, Aug. 20. At least one
million unskilled laborers must be pro
vided for war Industries ut once, no
mntter whnt happens to private busi
ness. That Is tho emphatic message sent
out by the United States employment
servico to nil tho states. Every state"
has been notified of the quota of men
It. Is colled on to supply, some of
whom will bo put to work ut home,
nnd others sent nwny, as tho condi
tions demand, These laborers art? not
to bo tnki'ii from othor war Industries
or from fnniiH. rnllronds or mines.
The condition is decidedly serious,
nnd If the nlmrtngc Is not met prompt
ly our npw army will bo faced with
additional Instances of lack of equip
ment, siKh ns became apparent Inst
winter In the cnntonmentH nnd enmps.
Tho new expansion of the nrmy draft
Is going to cauRo a tremendous in
ereaso In the need for supplies of nil
ports, and a consequent groat Increase
In the demand for labor to uinlcc these
supplies. The present shortage of labor
beennio apparent when the federal em
ployment service put n stop to the
prnctlco of "teallng" labor from ono
plant by another.
While tho call now sent out Is for
Inbor classed as unskilled, there Is nn
almost equally gravo lack of skilled
workers In wnr industries. An Instance
of this hns arisen in Georgia. That
Btoto has been notified that unless It
can supply fi.000 laborers at onco for
tho $8,000,000 picric acid plant nt
Brunswick, tho entire construction
forco there will be lnld off and the
plnnt moved out of Georgia.
Steel Workers on Strike.
Seattle. Wash., Aug. 28. Following
tho breaking off of negotiations be
tween the Pacific Coast Steel company
and employees cugnged on contracts
for tho Emergency Fleet corporation,
a strike was decided.
260,000 Germans Register.
Washington, Aug. 28. About 00,000
unnaturalized male Germans llvo In
tbo United States and have registered
with police and postmasters under
alien regulations, the department of
Justice reported.
CZECHS DEFEAT REDS
SLOVAK FORCES TAKE TOWN OF
BERCHNEUDIN8CK.
Japanese Troops Are Advancing Be
yond Nlkolsk, an Important Russ
Railroad Junction.
London, Aug. 20. Lord Robert Ce
cil British undersecretary for foreign
affairs, announced that reports had
been received in London that the
Czecho-Slovak forces in trans-Balkalla
had captured the town of Berchneu
dlnsck, south of Lake Balkul, and nnd
achieved a decided victory against the
bolshovlk forces.
Tokyo, Aug. 20. Jnpuneso troops
ore ndvuncing beyond Nlkolsk, the
war office announced. Tho Jnpaneso
official stutement ulso said that Lieu
tenant General Otanl, commander of
the ullled forces In eastern Siberia, will
command also tho Czecho-Slovak
troops operating there and the nntl
bolshevlk forces In tho maritime prov
inces of Siberia.
Nlkolsk is an important railroad
junction 50 miles south of Vladivo
stok. London, Aug. 20. Allied troops on
the Ussurl river from north of Vladivo
stok, outnumbered by the enemy, havo
been forced to withdraw after heavy
fighting, says a dispatch to the Dally
Mall from Harbin.
AIRSHIP REPORT IMPERSONAL
Officials Accused by. Senate Body of
Delay In Equipping the United
States Army.
Washington, Aug. 24. The long
awaited report of the sennte military
subcommittee Investigating nlrcraft
production was submitted on Thursday
with a scathing arraignment of delays
In tho early days of tho wnr, a review
of Improved conditions nnd recom
mendations for tho creation of n new
separate department of aviation with
n cabinet officer nt its head.
Disclaiming wholesale condemnation
of the aircraft program, the subcom
mittee praised much that has been ac
complished nnd predicted:
"Wo are approachln- a period when
quantity production of planes soon
may be hoped for," The report Is Im
personal pnd says all questions of dis
honesty or official corruption nro left
to the department of Justice Inquiry,
conducted by Chnrles E. Hughes.
The original $040,000,000 appropri
ated by congress for aviation In July,
1017, suy.s the report, hns been ex
hausted nnd "practically wasted" with
?8S4,000,000 more found necessary.
THREE U. S. SHIPS SUNK
American Vessels Destroyed In
elgn Waters by German
Submarines.
For-
Washington, Aug. 20. Sinking of
three American vessels In foreign wa
ters by German submarines wns an
nounced by the navy department. Tho
Rtenmshlp Lake Edon, an army char
tered cargo transport, was sunk Au
gust 21; tho U. S. S. West Bridge,
8,800 tons. August 10, nnd the U. S. S.
Cubore, 7,800 tons, August 15. Six
teen of tho crew of the Lake Edon nrd
missing. 89 having been accounted for.
Three men were reported lost In tho
sinking of tho West Bridge. There
was no loss of life among tho crow of
tho Cubore. The West Bridge nnd
Cubore were homoward bound.
Ship Sinks; Twenty-One Missing."
Watch Hill, R. I., Aug. 27. Tho
steamer Georgo Hudson, In the coast
fisheries sorvlce, struck on fTiu rocks
off hero In a heavy fog and sank.
Three of her crow hRvo reached shore.
Tho steamer carried a crow of 24.
Car Kills Five In Auto.
Logunsport, Ind., Aug. 27. Mr. and
Mrs, Bert McCain, Mrs. Pearl LnnU
and MrB. Guy Taylor and three-year-old
child, all of Camden, Ind., wero
killed when their automobile was
truck by an Interurban.
ABIGSTOGKMOVEMENT
Heavy Shipment From the Northwest
Is Taxing the Burlington
to Capacity
The stock movement from tho cand
hills, the short grass country and the
mountain rango country northwost, lt
now on and tho Burlington railroad is
being taxed to handle tho movement.
There Buems to bo no great scarcity
of cars or motive power, but tho busi
ness is so heavy that tho capacity of
tho railroad is taxed. The company has
been doing improvement .work on its
Wyoming district, and many men havo
been shipped there, who work a few
days and then leave. These men add
to tho burden of transportation and
also fail to assist it in getting needed
work done.
Orders received nt tho Nebraska
headquarters of the co-operating pub
lic employment bureau at Omaha state
that Nebraska within the next few
weokB or a month must furnish 8,180
men for essential war work in the ship
yards, railroads, munition factories
nnd other war activities. Tho order is
presumed to refer to tho Nebraska
quota of tho 1,000,000 more men for
war industries which tho government
wants at onco. State Director Kleffner
says It is possible that the bureau will
have to stop into tho mercantile estab
lishments throughout the state and
take men considered engaged in non
essential employment and send thent
on to tho government work. "It Is
likely that wo will get authority to
draft those men for the war industries
through tho increase in tho draft,"
ho salu.
That prosperity prevails among far
mers of western Nebraska Is attested
by a letter received by Mayor Smith
of Omaha from K. L. Pierco of Hem
mingford in which an offer is mado in
behalf of citizens of tho community
to send a carload of potatoes to the
metropolis for distribution among tho
poor. The letter states that, "as wo
havo no poor of our own, wo wish to
send a carload of spuds to Omaha for
your needy poor."
Over 50,000 moro men will register
under the new man power act in Ne
braska than registered under, the se
lective draft law passed at the out
break of tho war, which fixed the
draft ages from 21 to 31. The new
man power law provides for tho regis
tration of all men from 18 to 45
years of age. Estimates indicate that
approximately 177,000 Nebraska men
will register under the now act. ,
Attention oi all persons who send
mall to tho boys in Franco is called
to tho fact that letters should not be
addressed, with the abbreviation A E.
F., as it is apt to become confused
with tho Australian Expeditionary
Forco. The word "American" must
be spelled out in full in writing Amer
ican Expeditionary Forces, If delays
are to bo avoided.
Captain C. E. Adams of Omaha, 71,
elected head of tho Grand Army of
the Republic at Portland, Ore., Is one
of tho best known business men in
Nebraska, having been In business in
this .state for forty years. For yearB
ho was in tho banking business at Su
perior. Ho served during tho civil
war with a regiment of artillery from
Wisconsin.
Owing to the fact that referendum
petitions involving tho measure, tem
porarily susponded it, Nebraska wom
en wero unnblo to voto at tho recent
primaries. Womon of the state will
not be ablo to take advantage of tho
partial suffrago law enacted by the
1917 legislature until the caso Is set
tled In tho courts.
A delegation of South Omaha stock
men woro in Washington recently urg
ing Director General McAdoo to Inter
vene In behalf of aiding tho shipment
of thousands of cattle from Texas,
Oklahoma, Kansas and othor southern
states to tho long grass country in
Nobrnska. It Is believed tho request
will bo granted.
Word has reached tho Nebraska
headquarters of tho Y. W. C. A. at
Omaha that tho big war fund drive,
November 11 to 19, will bo for tho
Y. W. C. A., tho War Camp Com
munity Servico and tho American Li
brary Association. The united bodies
plnn to raise $133,500,000 In all states.
The York County Commercial club
is making an effort to havo a section
of tho Lincoln highway pass through
tho county and tho city of York, if a
chango is mado in tho route of tho
thoroughfare west of Omaha. A reso
lution hns boon sent to the highway
association at Detroit, Mich.
Nebraska's gain in county agents
during tho past year surpasses all
other agricultural states in tho union.
Figures show that 80 of tho state's 93
counties have county agricultural
ngents, and 40 of tho 93 have women
ngonts to work with tho farm womon
of tho counties.
The price of alfalfa hay at the
South Omaha stock yards has ad
vanced to $40 a ton, or two cents u
pound. Prairie hay is soiling at $35
a ton.
Tho Peru Normal haB boon recog
nized by tho War department as a
school in which a student army train
ing corps will bo incorporated.
Ono hundred nnd fifty acres of al
falfa land near Arnold sold recently
for $"5 per aero. A record prlco
for Custer county land.
Both houses of congress havo passed
a bill appropriating $40,000 for tho
Greeks who suffered 1n tho South
Omaha riots in 1909.
During tho months of July and Au.
gust a total of 11,234,040 pounds of
sugar was used In this state for all
purposes.
Jefferson county's wheal crop this
year avoraged 21.5 bushols to the
aero, measuring up the ten-year aver
age. Jn tho vicinity of Table Rock four
farms, totaling 480 acres, wero re
cently sold for an aggregato of
$58,000.
Columbus now has a now fire sta
tion with two paid firemen on duty
day and night. Two auto trucks are
part of tho equipment.
Percy Vinning of Beatrice has re
cently been wounded for the second
time whilo fighting in Franco. He was
first wounded last March.
In an automobilo accident near Al
bion, Dell Roberts, ago 19, was killed
and John Kautzman and Laverno Clay
ton wero seriously Injured.
A prospective customer dropped a
cigarette stub into a gasoline leak at
a Tllger garage, causing a fire which
destroyed tho building and contents
A municipal ice plant is a reality
in Omaha. Tho product will retail for'
thirty cents a hundred, against fifty
cents charged by tho independent com
pany. It is estimated that approximately
2,000 Nebraska youths who havo be
come 21 years of ago slnco Juno G
registered last Saturday for mllltarj
service.
Omaha is in lino for one of the chain
of trans-continental aviation landing
fields to bo established by the govern
ment, is the opinion oi Omaha Aero
club officers.
Gering's new $75,000 high school
building will bo practically completed
-when school starts, and is to bo one of
the finest structures of tho kind in
western Nebraska.
Antioch, Nebraska's fastest growing
city, is to havo a Community club.
Tho building will have all tho con
veniences that go to make up a mod
ern community meeting place
Gage county Is entirely free from
bonded indebtedness, having but re
cently closed all outstanding claims
against the court house and Jail, with
a $970 balance In the latter fund.
In tho opinion of Land Commissioner
Shumway the proposed tax on trans
portation of potash In tho revenue bill
now before congress Is a blow to tho
potash industry of western Nebraska.
Rev. John J. Jonnotte, for twenty-flvo
years chaplain at St. Joseph's hospital,
Omaha, is dead. Ho was a pioneer
priest and saw much of the early life
of tho state and endured many hard
ships. Germantown, a village of 275 per
sons in Seward county, is raising pe
titions totcbange its nnnio to Galland,
in honor of Private Ray Galland, tho
first citizen thoro to din In service
abroad.
W. E. Gowen of North Loup waB
Internally injured and his son Georgo
suffered a broken collar bono and frac
tured ribs when a Santa Fo train
struck their automobile near Castle
Rock, Colo.
Brainard experienced one of tho
most destructive flres In its history
Just recently, five frame buildings be
ing consumed. Tho excellent water
works system only prevented a much
greater loss.
The food administration has ruled
that ungraded potatoes will not be al
lowed on Nebraska markets. Potatoes
must be graded before shipment In
No. 1 and No. 2 quality's. "Flold run"
potatoes will no longor be allowed.
Tho government has selected tho
Crelghton university at Omaha for
military educational training. FIvo
hundred students at the college will
tako tho course, which will bo under
the direct supervision of army officers.
Nebraska farmers so far havo re
sponded o tho limit to overy request
of Uncle Sam and they will not re
fuse his latest request, which calls
upon them to sow 3,762,000 acre3 of
Nebraska land in winter wheat this
fall.
A largo, servico board at Odoll,
Gage county, contains the names of
fifty men of tho vicinity who havo
Joined Uncle Sam's fighting forces.
Tho board, which is used Instead of
a flag, was dedicated just tho other
day.
John L. Kennedy, state fuel admin
istrator for Nebraska, says people of
this stato need havo no fear of being
put on a fuel ration. A recent Denver
report stating that such measures may
bo resorted to, havo no foundation, he
said.
Work Is progressing satisfactorily
on Banner county's oil well, nnd
drillers aro much encouraged by
piercing a limestone formation. No
oil has been struck yet, however, but
It is believed tho precious fluid will be
found.
Producers are to keep producing,
railroads aro to bo operated and de
pendents aro to be cared for, accord
ing to new instructions to draft
boards over the stato In regard to tho
classification of registrants for war
servico.
Tho now community house being
built at Scottsbluff for the benefit of
employoos of tho sugar factory and
their families, will hnvo overy modern
convonionco. It will bo completed
In timo for tho oponing of tho cam
paign in October.
A ladles' military company haB been
organized at Norfolk, with 30 mem
bers. Tho girls are to wear regula
tion uniforms and aro to undergo reg
ular infantry drills. The company
plans to learn how to shoot rifles and
bo ready for an emergency.
Lieutenant Manderson Lehr of Al
bion, probably tho state's only repre
sentative In tho famous French flying
corps, tho Lafayette Escadrllle, is re
ported to havo met death In France
July 15. Tho dead' aviator was a
nephew of the Into Genoral Mander
son. His fathor is county clerk of
I Boone county.
UNITED STATES
DRY NEXT JULY 1
President Asks Legislation Pend
ing in Senate Be Extended
Until After January 1.
'DRYS' AGREE TO THE DELI
Senator Sheppard Declares Wilson
Does Not Object to Action by Con
gress, but Discussed 'Extending
Date of Restrictions.
Washington, Aug. 28. President
Wilson, sennte prohibition leaders de
clared on Mondny, is not opposed to
legislation pending In the senate pro
posing nationul prohibition during the
war, but has suggested that the pro
posed time for its becoming effective
January 1 next be extended. Nego
tiations to that end, It Wns said,
seemed to assure 'an agreement for
the passage of the bill, and also for
some extension of time to liquor In'
terests.
Lnter, after much clonkroom nego
tiation, lenders said tho prohibition
supporters had agreed to fix July 1
next as the date when prohibition
would become effective. Although
some of the bill's opponents wero de
manding n longer extension, represent
atives of both factions said It ap
peared probuble that July 1 Anally
would be agreed to.
Senutor Sheppard of Texas, mana
ger of the prohibition bill, stuted
lowing a recent conference nt
White House, that the president did
not object to action by congress on
the legislation, but discussed extend
ing tho effective date of the restric
tions. July 1, 1910, was the new dnte
suggested.
According to Senator Sheppard, tha
bill's opponents concede its pnssago
and the only question nt Issue now is
the time when it will become effective.
The new dnte, It wns said, would
not Interfere with government revenue
collections on liquor for the flscnl year
nnd thus avoid redrafting the war rev
enue bill, which Is based on estimated
returns of nbout $900,000,000 from In
toxicants. JAPS DEFEAT THE B0LSHEVIKI
Sailors, Supported by Armored Cars,.
Rout "Reds" at Engen
euka. London, Aug. 28. Japanese troopsu
nre completing their concentration. on1
tho Ussuri front, according to dlsj
patches from Vladivostok. At En'ge-
neukn, sailors supported by armored
cars attacked the bolshevik troops in
the face of heavy artillery fire and
routed them.
General SemenofTs opponents In the
trans-Baikal region have withdrawn
as a result of the arrival of Japanese
troops at Manchurl, according to a
Tien Tsln dispatch to the Exchange
Telegraph company. Only 3,000 of the
bolshevik troops remain In that region.
186,733 IN DRAFT CALL
Selects Will Entrain Between Septem
ber 3 and 6 40,503 Called for
Limited Service.
Washington, Aug. 20. The first
draft call for September, Issued on
Saturday by Provost Marshal General
Crowder, summons a total of 180,783
men.
The call provides for the entrain
ment between September 8 nnd 0 of
125,000 white aud 21,270 colored men
for general military service and 40,503
white men for limited service.
RAID FIVE GERMAN CITIES
British Flyers Attack Frankfort, Co
logne and Other Centers Good
Results Observed.
London, Aug. 20. FIvo Important
towns In Germany nnd five hostile air
dromes were heavily bombarded by
British aerial squadrons on the night
of August 21-22, according to nn offi
cial statement Issued by the Brltl
nlr ministry, Military objectives at
Frankfort and Cologne, the statement
ndds, were heavily nttacked and good,
"esults were observed.
REP. H. A. COOPER INJURED
Congressman From Wisconsin Hurt In
Accident While on Way to Ed-
gerton to Make Speech.
Janesvllle, Wis., Aug. 20. Congress
man Henry Allen Cooper suffered a
Bevere sprain of his neck when thrown
from n taxi as he was driving to
Edgerton to deliver a speech on Fri
day. He was removed to the Mercy
hospital and tnken to his home In Ra
cine late In the afternoon.
Crown Prince Rupprecht to Take Bride.
Copenhagen, Aug. 28. King Leopold
of Bavaria at a family dinner Sunday
announced the engagement of Crown
Prince Rupprecht to Princess Antoin
ette of Luxemburg, according to an
official statement
Arrests In Finland 32,701.
Stockholm, Aug. 28. The total num
ber of persons arrested In Finland on
account of the insurrection In that
country up to AugUBt 19 was 82.70L
according to a dispatch received fie
Helslagfbrx.
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