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THE SEMLWEEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA. 47. , Willi ID HOWELL WINNERS Latest reports show lead is increasing. 'SOME STATE OFFICES IN DOUBT Returns on Congress Make Outcome Certain; All Nominations for State u Legislature Assured. Omaha. The latest primary doc tlon returns show tho lead of More head and of Howell for tho major party nominations for governor are Increased as are thoso of tho appar ent winners of most of tho state of fice nominations. But tho contest for tho republican and democratic nomi nations for stato superintendent of i public Instruction, republican nomi nation for lieutenant-governor and re publican nomination for university re gents have become closer. Receipts of practically complete re turns from Lancaster county aro a GOVERNOR J. H. MOREHEAD Renominated by Democrats. principal factor In tho latter feature. Lancaster gave Hoagland a 1,400 plur ality over Shotwell for republican lieutenant governor, which cut just that much out of Shotwell's big Doug las county lead. Hoagland Is gaining Bteadily on Shotwell throughout the state and It Is simply a question of Avhethor tho latter's "home county" lead can hold out against these in roads. Returns on congress make the out come practically certain. . John A. Magulre, democratic con gressman in the First district, has been renominated. C. F. Reavia of Falls City will be his opponent on tho republican ticket. T. W. Blackburn has defeated How ard and Sorenson In the Second dis trict. Congressman Lobeck, democrat, la renominated over Monahan. Congressman Stephens, democrat, Is renominated in tho Third district. Splllman Is the probable republican nominee. In the Fourth district, Congressman Sloan, republican, is renominated. The nomination of Walter II. Rhoa des, democrat, is assured, he having no opposition. In the Fifth district, Shallenberger has tho democratic nomination for congress, with Congressman Barton renominated on tho republican ticket Sixth district congressional returns are practically nil. M. P. Klnkad, re publican, had no opposition. The following figures on tho stato ticket Include Lancaster cnunt prac tically complete and 110 of the 122 pro clncts In Douglas county. Supreme Chief Justice. Ton counties and sevonty-elght pre cincts on tho non-partisan judiciary ballot: Palmer, 5.392: Reese, 6.215; Hollenbeck. 8,722; llrognn. 6,240; Hunt, 4.28S. I.leiiteniuit fintoriior. Twenty counties and ninety-seven precincts: Democratic Pearson. 7,616; Petts, 6.181; Snaely. 4.956. Twenty counties and eighty-six precincts. Re publican Allbrlght. 4,534; Hoagland, 9,920; Shotwell, 11.006; A'nnnlstlno, 2.009. Secretary of Stnte. Twenty counties and nlnoty-elght Sreclncts: Democratic Pool, 10,328; hlelds, 9.348. Twenty counties and eighty-seven precincts Republican AValt. 15.896; Uurnnrd. 11,461. Auditor. Democratic Smith. no opposition. Twenty counties and eighty-seven pre cincts: Republican Minor, 17,249; O'Neal, 10,061. . Repudiate Federal Money. Xlnvtnn rl A Hanrao lina tinnn Issued by tho governor of tho federal i district, repudiating government notes of the Issue of July 25 last. This is sue was mado during tho regime of Provisional Prosidont Francisco Car bajal on tho authorization of tho $60. 000,000 0 per cent, ton-yoar gold bonds made by tho Huerta administration. About $10,000,000 of this paper is now In circulation. The repudiation Is based on tho de cree Issued by Venustlano Carranza ,on April 20 refusing to recognize the Trrnnnrrr Twenty complete eountlea nnd nfnc tv-four prpolnctfi- Democratic If all, 12.731; OalltiKher, 7.09S. Twenty coun ties, olRhty-tlircB nroelnrts HenuMl inn Hninor. 1C.S09, Teegnnlon. 11.940. Siipc rln(rnilrnl of InMtriietlnn. Twenty cotintlc. ninety-four pre cincts: Demoerntlf Wnlker, . 4.217; Monroe. 3.987: Cllnc. r.,486; Whitehead, 5,451. Twenty counties, pcventy-tlirro precincts.' Republican Klllott, 11,304; Thomus, 11,322, Itnys, C.37S. Attorney (rtirrnl. Twenty counties, noventy-threo precincts- Republican Ayres, 7.G9D; Senrs, 13,102; Dovoo, 1,987; McCulston. 2,628; need, democrat, had no opposition. I.nnil CoiiimlnMoncr. Twenty counties and nlnctv-tlirs precincts; Democratic McKlssIck, 7,022; nnstlinm. S.791; Marti. 4.B40; Ueckmann, republican, no opposition. tliillroutl ConunlsN Inner. Twenty-one counties nnd nlnoty threo precincts' Democratic Hnlston, 6,353; Ollls, 4,409; Maupin, 7,483; I.elir, 3,179. Twenty counties and seventy two precincts: Republican Peterson, 4,037; Hall. 9.742; Duval, 2.901; Young, 4,746; Kolfer, 3,023; Johnson, 4,136. Unit entity llt-ROnt. Nineteen counties and nlnety-tbreo precincts Democratic Noble. 7.660: I Miller, 10.276, Sklles, 6.149. Republican Coupland, 10,218; Jnnson, 10.091; Drown, 10,961. Xoiiilniilliins (or Mnto I.oKUliidirc. Following nro those whoso nomina tion as candidates for the state legisla ture Is assured, outside of Douglas county: SBXATJ3. Democratic. Republican. 1 J. D. Douiflaa W. Klechul 2 John Mattes A. V. Sturm 3 J. M. Gates It. A. Miller fi . Wilson G. F. Wolz 7 1 II. Kohl 8 13. II. Illrsch- raan C. Ituden 9 ,1. It. HvRlnnd 10 O. Kolken S. R. McFarland 11 C. Krumlmck .1. G. Holdon 12 R. T. Pillar K. J. Mnlxmer 14 .1. Newmann -. 15 W. Oruber T. I.alinors 16 K Sklpton B. J. Spirit 17 C. McCarthy IS J. Unhrmar 19 W. Brookley M. nrodorlck 22 R. P. Starr 23 C. W. Real W. I Gaston 24 J. A. RohortsonC. M. Moss 25 R. M. Doutbltt 26 W. AVIIson J. F. Cordenl 27 G. Shumwny U. K. Uushoo IIOI'M: Or HKl'IinSHNTATIVKS. Democratic. Republican. 1 O. C. Ayres 2 W. H. Smith 3 W. C. ParrlottL. H. Howe 4 j. W. Ixonard 5 A. N. Dafoo O. A. Corbln fi F. A. Reuter P. C. GlttliiBor 7 C. K. Pool S W. E. Puis F. J., Mutzcu 9 AVm.'siekkotten 11 C. C. VanDeu- sen A. H. Miller 12 C W Orr S. P. FrllH 14 J n Graham O. I.. Wood 15 II. KorfT N F. O. Reoso 17 .1. A. Thoeno 18 J O. CrlnklawW. A. Klwood 19 J. R. Duff 22 H. liehrens 240. IT. Slbloy J. Nichols 26 R. C. Retail 27 J P. Slndelar 28 C. A Rlevcrs AA E. Eldam W. n Din J. A. Yager 29 AV. C. Klme- lund J. M. Lambert G. AV Meiedltli S. 1L Prochaska 31 J. Rutherford Maynard Spink 32 C. U E. niau-, ser 34 J. C. McGuIro ,T. TI. Everm.in 36 AV. C. Dnvlson A. R. nrandenburjf 39 J N. Norton 40 C. R. KeckleyAV. M. Johnston 42 O. ir. MnttlsonS. M. Wallaco 43 T. AV. Smith 45 G. Jackson ,T R. Pnrson 47 J. C. Snvder AV. G. Sndlor A. Tlbbots v,rr Johnson 48 A. T, SeuddoV 49 Theo. O'terman.T. E Cox 0 K, C Knu'lsen James Pfonhen r.i S. M. Fries R. J. Mnlnv 52 J J. niiirnrrt 53 G Ar. Milne 54 C. Anderson I). Cronln 55 J. J. Carlln 56 57 C. W. TrumbullJ. W. Rurlolgh R. B. HOWELL Republican Nominee for Governor. 60- 61-62-63-65- 66-67-66- J RJorklund Erlc-kKon S. Patterson -P. C. Funk -J. I McLKif- forty -A. I.a Hounty -C. F. Spencer -AV. S. AVood -T. C Hornby -F. II. Uroome I,. Porter AV. A. 'Reynolds S. 1-'. C. R M. Reynolds A. Relsncr S. Reeso O. Lyon J. Weber E Stearns li 6 Rrott J. McCarthy acts of tho Huerta government. Tho new constitutionalist cablnot was anntmced as follows: Minister of foreign affairs, Yeidro Fabela; minister of Interior, Kllsco Arrodondo; minister of piute Instruc tion. Dr. Miguel Sllva; mlnlst-r of communications, Ygnaclo Donlllas; minister of war, Bduardo Hay. The appointment of minister of Justice has been deferred awaiting the reorganization of tho courts. The Austrian warships aro at Pola, the great Austrian fortress, S FILED DHOW MILLIONS OF DOLLAR3 LESS THAN PREVIOUS YEARS. CANDIDATES GIVE EXPENSE Primary Election Reports Are Being Filed with the Secretary of State. Lincoln. Farm mortgages filed In Nebraska during tho year 1913 ag gregated millions of dollars less than at any time In tho past live years. And farm mortgages released during tho same period totaled millions moro than at any tlmo In tho live-year per iod. This Interesting piece of n-iws Is conveyed In tho annual report just Issued by tho stato labor commission. There wero 21,513 mortgages fllod In 1013, totaling $42,C28,09S. Tho year previous tho total amount of tho 20,716 mortgages filed was $5S,7GG,518. Mortgages released In 1013 totaled $40,241,102. This is tho first tlmo In tho history of the state that mort gages released have come so near equaling In amount tho mortgages filed. Butler county led In tho total vnluo of farm mortgages tiled. Its llguro was $1,891,523. Hayes uouiuy iir corded a total of only $00,229 and was low In tho list. In farm mortgages roleased Knox county "led with $ I, 770,230. Hitchcock county was low In this column with releases totaling $27,480. Douglas county figures show farm mortgago filings to tho number of 113 for tho year. Tho nggregato amount represented was $5G3,GG8. Mortgages released In the samo county wero valued nt $335,099. Totuls for tho state during tho past five-year period wero: Mortgages Filed Year. No. 1013 21,543 1012 20,710 1911 18.1G5 1910 20,509 Value. $42,G28,098 53,7GG,(71S 48,067,884 54,310,730 50,335,470 1000 17,601 Mortgages Released Year. No. 1913 17,679 1912 17.4G6 1011 14,900 1910 " 17.5G8 1909 17.500 Value. 540,241,192 39,050,249 30,022,950 31,860,431 35,408,750 File Expense Accounts. Candidates for offices have begun to report their items of expense to the secretary of state as required by law. All of these with few excep tions show that the largest Item was for printing and advertising: Ross L. Hammond for governor re ports $501.75. Georgo C. Hale, demo cratic nomineo for state treasurer, $2G4.24. Will M. Maupin, $70.0G. W. II Young, nomineo for railway com missioner, $276.00. James Pearson, de mocratic nominee for lieutenant-governor, $00.00. Richard L. Metcalf, democratic nominee for governor, $647.20. Henry Peterson, republican nomineo; for railway commission, $54.80. James C. Dalzell, for congress, $108.67. Addison Walt, for secretary of state, $252.80. Plan to Attack Law. Assault on tho blue-sky law, passed at tho last session of tho state legislature. Is being planned by Omaha firms, Avhlch come under Its Jurisdiction. That Is tho word brought to tho railway commission. Tho law's safety has been tho cause of many anxious moments on the com mission's part for several months. Weaknesses have been found which Avero not seen by the legislators. And apparent foundations of the law have been determined constitutionally void In other states, and tho Nebraska law Is affected thereby. A provision inserted in tho Nebras ka statuto may or may not savo this entire law. This says In effect that "should tho courts declare any portion of tho act unconstitutional or unau thorized by law, or In conflict with any other section or provision of tho act, then such decision shall affect only tho section or sub-section so de clared to be unconstitutional." Further tho Nebraska lawmakers took tho unusual step of declaring In tho act that "each section and pro vision thereof, so far as lnducemont for the passage of the bill Is concern ed, Is Independent of ovory other sec tion, and no section or 'part theroof Is an Inducement to tho passage or en actment of any othor section or part of a section." The Burlington railroad engineers have staked out ground for tho now depot nt Suporlor, which Is to bn built across tho street from the old one. Well men thero expect to go down through slate for a new well They say they oxpect to go at least 700 feet. Help Boys' Fair Encampment. Eight lines of work with two lee turos in each lino will bo furnished by the Nebraska Colloge of Agricul ture at tho Boys' Fair ICncampmont at tho state fair this fall. Tho Bub Jocts to be troatod will come under tho departments of agricultural engin eering, agronomy, animal husbandry, animal pathology, dairy husbandry, entomology, farm management, and horticulture. This will bo one of the many features of the fair that will bo of intereM the boys. MORTGAGE NEBRASKA IN BRIEF. Mrs Thcron Nyo, one of Fromont'i arllest plonsers, died. The houso of Call ailmoro of Friend was destroyed by fire and most of its contents wero burned. Elmer Tucker of Johnson county was burned by horee kicking a bottlo of acid from his hands and spilling It. Tho ilew Methodist church nt Him wood Is In course of construction. It will bo a brick and concrete structure, forty by seventy feet Harold, t o-j ea-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ktl Lundy of Wb3ter City, was burned whllp ho and his brothor were playing with matches. Frank Roror, assistant cashier of tho German National bank of Colum bus, aged 61, an old settler of thin community, commuted suicide. John Sohla, aged 40, who lives eight miles north of Richland, was killed five miles south of his homo when his nutomobllo turned turtle. Georgo DeDord, a young man 17 years of age, sn of W. J. Deliord, a farmer living north of Ellsworth, wr.n struck by lightning and lustantly killed. F. V. Carlson of BUgnr, has sold Mb Ice plant, residence und llvo acres 5t land to Fred Prouty for $7,000. Mr. Prouty wll take possession on Oclo sr 1. The golden wedding of Mr. nnd Mrs. James Tangney was eolebrated at tho old homestead near Rulo, with chil dren, grandchildren nnd friends in at tendance. Mrs. C. M. Bnrr, Avlfo of the Hast ings city school Buporintondont, has made a pica with other club womon lo tho city authorities to select and maintain a pollco matron. Henry Slussor, rural free delivery mall carrier, who has beon serving the district northeast from Mlndon, was killed Avhllo returning In his nuto from serving his patrons. Miss Holon I. Bedford, a graduato of tho John Hopkins hospital at Bal timore, has been choson to manage the Mary Lannlng hospital to be opened at Hastings next October. Tho barn on tho farm of John Koehler in Lynn township, four and one-half miles southeast of Harvard, was iitruck by lightning and burned. Thirteen head of horses perished. Tho T. B. Hord elevator at RogoM was destroyed by fire, causing a loss of $15,000, covered partly by Insur ance of $12,000. About eight thou sand bushels of grain Avero destroyed. David Whltten, woll-to-do farmer, and his wife, both 70 yetirs old, wero killed near Albion when their team became frightened by animals belong ing to a traveling show, and ran away. Mr. and Mrs, David AVhltton, aged pioneers of Boono county, wero killed near Albion when thrown from a buggy. Their team becamo frighten ed at a number of elephants In a cir cus parade. AVhlle driving a party four miles ast of Randolph, W. A. Bason lost :ontrol of his nuto, turning It half sver and Injuring seriously Mrs. Macklln, mother of Will Macklln, a prominent farmer. William Kopler of Avoca acci dentally shot and killed his wlfo when both wero trying to kill rats In a chicken house. Ho was restrain ed from harming himself whllo hys terical after tho accident. Miss Dorotha Elliott, 15 years old, suffered an ugly cut on tho right fore arm nnd nnother in tho palm of her right hand when she shoved her el bow through tho glass In a swinging door In her home at Pressor. Tho largo barn on tho farm of P. Unltt, two mllcB south of Seward, burned to tho ground. It contained Torty tons of hay, 1,000 bushels wheat, 200 bushels oats, together with har ness, farm utensils and buggies. Mies Mario Schlssler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. J. SchlsBlor of Has tings, has received notice of her ap pointment as a head nurse In tho German army and will leave Imme diately to tnko up her new duties. She Is a sister of Paul Schlssor, high school football coach. William Kepler, who lives eight miles north of Syracuse, was putting a loaded shell Into a shotgun, tho gun was accidentally discharged. Ills wifo, who was standing nearby, was struck In tho hack by tho full charge of shot and was Instantly killed. She leaves two small children Western congressmen hnvo been re ceiving hundreds of inquiries on this subject from tho3o wishing to securo Innd and Judge Klnkald'B Inquiry of the land ofilco was made In order to secure a definite and final statement from this government for the Infor mation of settlors, present or pros pective. County Attorney Allen, Sheriff Co kel and Deputy Painter of Schuyler wero In Albion arranging for the re moval and trial of Frank Holdt, tho Mipposcd murderer of MIsb Mick. The preliminary hearing will take place In Scuylor probably the foro part of tho weok. Heldt has maintained silence In tho fnco of some things that look lncrlnlmatlng. Possibly he may, talk later, Tho Vnlon Pacific was held by a Jury In Cheyenne county to pay $16, 000 to the estate of Ray C. Phllllpps, a conductor killed In a wreck near Sidney In March, 1013. The company has appealed to tho supremo court About 100 citizens gathered at Lake Alice for tho tend opening of one claim. Thirteen peoplo have tenta tively established residence upon tho tract and some of tho others have a grievance. It 1b claimed tho govern ment officials In chnrgn allowed n number to go upon the tract ahead of time, thus depriving otherB of the chance. A protest hoe boiui filed. FIRST STORY OF TRIUMPHAL ENTRY iBy Cable to tho Chicago Tribune. Brussols. Tho Germans entered Brussola Thursday without firing a shot Yloldlng to tho dictates of rcnBon and humanity, tho civil government at tho last moment disbanded tho civil Guard, which tho Germans would not recognize. Thu soldiers and ordinary pollco wero then Intrusted with tho maintenance of order. After a day of wild panic and slum bcrleas nights tho citizens remained nt their windows. Fow sought their couches. Cry "Here They Come." Tho morning broko brilliantly. Tho city was natlr early and on all lips Avpro tho wordB: "They aro here," or "They aro coming." Tho "thoy" referred to wero al ready outsldo tho boundaries of tho city in great force. Tho artillery Avns packod off on tho road to Waterloo. Horse, foot, and sapper voro packed deep on tho Louvaln and TcrVorvuo rcn roadi. An onLorprlslng motorist camo In with tho information and tho crowds In tho busy centers imraodlatoly be camo calm. Burgomaster Gives Up. At eleven o'clock It wnn roportod that an officer with a half a troop of hussars hcnrlng white flags had halt ed outsldo tho Louvaln gate, Tho burgomaBtor clalmod for tho dtixenu tholr rights under tho laws of war regulating an unfortlllod capi tal. When roughly asked If ho wan prepared to surrender tho city, Avlth tho threat that othorwlso It would bo bombarded, tho burgomaster said ho would do so. Ho also decided to ro- raovo his scarf of office. Tho discussion was brief. When tho burgomaster handod over his scarf it was handod back to him and ho was thus entrusted for tho tlmo being with the civil control of tho citizens. Tho Germans gave him plainly to un derstand that ho would bo hold ro spouBlblo for any overt act on tho part of tho populnco against tho Gor xnana. Triumphant March Bonlna. From noon until two o'clock tho crowds waited oxpoctnntly. Shortly after two o'clock tho booming of can non and later tho nound of millUiry music conveyed to tho people of Bros sola tho Intimation that tho triumph ant march of tho cnomy on tho an cient city had begun. On thoy camo. preceded by a scout ing party of uhlana, horse, fooL and artillery and sappers, with a Blego train complete A special feature of tho procession wan 100 motor cars on Avhlch quick flrern wero mounted. Every rogimont and battery wan headed by a band, horse or foot Now camo tho druma and flfoa; now tho blaro of braaa and wldlcrn singing "Dlo Wacht am Rholn" and "Dcutnchland uber AUcb." Death Head Hucsarn There. Along Chausoo do Louvaln, pant SL Josuo and tho botanical gardena, to tho open spaco in front of tho Gare du Nord, tho usual lounging placo of tho tired tAraddlorn of tho city, svopt tho loglonfl. Among tho cavalry wore tho famoun Brumwvlck Dcath'a Head Huasarn and their companions on mnny bloody uolda, tho Zolton hussars. But whoro wan tho glorious garb of tho aorman troops, tho chorry-colorod uniforms of tho horaomon, nnd tho bluo of tho in fantry? All la grconlah, earth color gray. All tho holmeta aro covorod with gray. Tho guns aro painted gray. Even tho pontoon brldgca are gray. "To tho quickstep boat of tho drumn tho kainor'B mon march to tho great square, Charloo Roglor. Then at tho whistling sound of tho word of com mand for tho Bonoroua orders of tho Gorman offlcoro accmod to have gone tho way of tho brilliant uniforms tho gray-clad rankn broko Into tho famoun goono stop, whllo tho good pooplo of IJego and BruBoola gnzod at tho pass ing wonder with moutho agapo. Crowdo Want Revenge. At tho railroad station tho groat proceoalon defiled to tho boulovards and thonco marchod to encamp on tho heights of tho city called Kocholbcrg. It waa, truly a sight to havo gladdened tho eyes of tho kalaor, but on tho side walks men were muttering beneath their breath: "Thoy'U not pass hero on tholr way back. Tho allien will do for them." Many of tho youngor mon In tho Croat array Boomed exhauetod after tho long forced march, but as a man iitaggorod his comrades In tho ranks held him up. It was a great spoctaclo and on lm prosalvo ono, but there aro minor Inci dents that wore of a loan pleasant chnr Ector. Officer In Shackles. Two Belgian offlcoro, manacled and factonod to the leather stirrups of two uhlana, mado a spoctaclo that caused a low murmur of roBcntmont from tho citizens. Instantly Gorman horsomen backed tholr BtoodB Into tho cloBoly packed rankn of tho spectators, threat ening them with uplifted sworda and stilling tho momontary revolt. At ono point of tho march a lamo hawker offered flowcrn for nalo to the soldiers. As ho hold up his posloa a I captain of huasarn, by a movement of his Btecd, cont tho poor wretch sprawl ing nnd bleeding In tho dust. Then from tho crowd a Fronrh woman, Iter heart scorning foar. cried out: "You brute," so that all might hear. Bear In Belgium Uniform. Thero was ono grosB ploasantry, too. perpetrated by a gunner, who led ERMANS- INTO BRUSSELS along n bear, evidently ho pot of hl battery, which was dressed In tho full rogalla of Belgian genoral. Tho bear was ovldontly Intended to represent tho king. Ho touched his cocked line at incrvals to his keeper. Thlo particularly Irritated tho Bel glaus, but they wUely abstained front any ovort manifestation or any un pleasant feature of behavior. Tho soldiers as they passed tore to peatcdly at tho national colors, which oA'cry Belgian lady now wears on her breast. Refuse Gold In Payment. A moro plnnsant Incident wns when a party of Uhlans clamored for admit tance at a villa on tho I.ouvnln rond. They disposed of a dozen bottles of wlno nnd bread and meat. Tho non commissioned olllcor In command asked Avhat tho charge was and offered somo gold pieces la payment. Tho money wih refused. Near tho steps of St. Gudulc n party of officers of high runk seatod In a motor car, confiscated tho Btock of tho news vendors. After greedily scanning the sheets thoy burst Into loud lnughtcr. March Forward for Hours. Hour after hour, hour after hour, tho kaiser's legions marched Into BniSBola' Btroot3 and boulovards. Somo regiments made a flno appear ance. It was notably so In tho caso of the Sixty-sixth, Fourth and Twenty sixth. Not ono man of thoso regl monts showed any sign of oxcesslvo fatlguo after tho gruollng night of marching, nnd no doubt tho ordor to break step was designedly given to lmprosB tho onlookers with the pow ers of resistance of tho Gorman sol diers. Tho railway stations, tho post office, nnd tho town hall wero at onco closed. Tho national Hag on tho latter avus pulled down and tho Gorman omblorrt hoisted In Its plnco. Practically all tho ahops wero closed nnd the blinds drawn on most of tho windows. What It Costs to Kill One Rlan in Piodern Warfare Tho coat of killing a man Is ob tained by dividing tho total cost of n war to any of tho belligerents by tho number of men killed on tho other side ' In 1870-1871 Franco spent $400,000, 000 In tho actual expenses of tho war. Repairing matorlals and giving succor to tho victims of tho war, expenses that are Justly to ho added, coBt an other $200,000,000. Franco paid $1, 000,000,000 as war Indomnlty, plus nn othor $100,000,000 In Interest on tho sum, loss of rcvonuo, forced contribu tions by tho onomy and upkeep of tho Gormnn army of occupation. This thlr"d category of expenses, not being1 lnovltablo In all Avars, cannot properly bo Included. On n similar basla hero aro somo facts about other wars: Rusno-Turklsh Avar (1877-1S7S) Turkey, $1,00,000,000. Russo-Japaucso war (1905) Russia, $1,200,000,000. Tho number of men killed or who died of Avounds In theso wars wore: Frnnco-Prusslnn wnr Germans, 28, 600. RusEp-Turklsh war-rRusslans, 10, GOO. Russo-Japaneso Avar Japanese, 58, 600. Whonco It rcfiultB that tho cost of killing each man was as follows: In 1870-1871, $21,000. In 1877-1878. $15,000. In 1005, $20,400. What will kill tho great03t number and reduce the effective force most will bo not tho rlllo or cannon, but fatlguo, typhus or cholora. Phantom Ships. British war vessels swarm (Just out of sight) oft our coaHt, says tho Hart ford Courant. German war vossela (Just out of sight) aro hovering about tho Atlantic to capture French or Brit ish shlpn. Mysterious searchlights flasli along tho eastern horizon for tho en tertainment of thoso at the seashore. Startling, lndeod and then "nihil lit." What docs It recall to tho adult mind? Don't you remember that mysterious "SpnnlBh fleet," which spread a scaro all along the coast, not by any means omitting Washington? Thero never was any such fleet, but that mado no difference Thoughtful residents or Boston qulotly tranaforrod tholr safo deposit contents to similar depositar ies In Worcester. Conservative Now Haveners wont to Hartford and put them In safe deposit there. Tho fleet never showed up, but the senro did. and now the ghost, tho samo old spec ter, Ib on tho Job again. Will It mac teriallze this time? Modern Russia's Founder. Aloxelovltch, usually styled Peter tho Great, waa tho creator of modern RusBin, the father of such civilization us RusHla may bo said to possess, and tho foundor of St. Petersburg, as well as tho ilrHt czar of Muscovy to assumo tho tltlo of emperor, as students know. Tho students nlso know that tho father of his country, whllo reforming others, neglected to reform himself, an omis sion not peculiar to Potor and re mained to tho last a coarso and brutal savago and tyrant, addicted to tho meanest vlcos and finding his greatest Joy In torturing his euomloa. Often ho loppud off ten or twenty hoads In suc cession, and was Immensely proud of .his horrid dexterity with tho sword.