THE 8EMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRA8KA.
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WILL NOT ABANDON NEUTRAL.
ITY FOR PROMISES.
VITAL INTERESTS AT STAKE
No Clause In Triple-Alliance Treaty
Required Country to Go to Aid
of Teuton.
Rome, Oct. 19. Mnrauls Dt Sun
Oltiluno's death has caused profound
grlof throughout Italy, for hit ability
ns n statesman and his sacrifice for
his country wro appreciated. Who
ever succeeds him ns minister of for
elfin nffaira, tho genoral impression Is
that Italy's policy will not ho
changed.
An la linn statesman tins made the
following statement:
"Italy stands on a rock bnsls consti
tuted by her right, hor reputation be
fore tho world and her vital Interests.
It Is known that neutrality was pro
claimed becauso no clause In tho
trlplo-alllanco treaty required Italy to
assist Germany and Austria In tho
present war.
"This neutrality will not bo aband
oned for' advantageous promises com
ing from either wido, slnco It would
bo dlsohonorablo to sell our partici
pation in tho conflict as did tho
armed bands In tho middle ages. He
Bides, tho country would not stand' ag
gression against Franco, which now
ha hor Italian frontier entirely pro
tected, nor against Austria, without
serious reason.
"This does not mean that Italy is
not arming or will not eventually join
in the war If circumstance arlso en
dangering somo of her most vital In
terests. That was tjio policy pursued
by Minister Di San Cllulano, and tho
samo policy will be followed by his
sucossor."
Kaiser's Navy May Attack British.
London,. Oct. 19. Admiral Von Tir
pltz, Qermnn minister of tho navy, It
at Antwerp, whore, It 1b nssumod, ho
arrivod soon after tho fall of tho fort
ress, according to. tho Amsterdam cor
respondent of Roubcrs Telegram com
pany. A dispatch from Homo on October
9 said that, according to German
nowspapers received at tho Italian
capital, tho war against Great Britain
would begin lato in October, after tho
fall of Antwerp, when Belgium would
becomo tho baso of operations
against England.
Tho correspondent also credited
tho Gorman proBs with tho announce
ment that Admiral Von Tlrpltz had
stated that ho would bo aboard tho
flagship of tho German fleet and di
rect tho operations of tho nnvy. Ru
mors of German naval activity near
tho British channol aro glvon color by
tho report that tho four German do
BtroyorB sunk by tho BrltlBh cruiser
Undaunted wero engaged near tho
mouth of tho Scholdt, which l the
outlet of tho port of Antwerp.
Germane Nearlng Dunkirk.
London. Oct. 19. That tho Gor.
man nriny is between Fumes, in Bel
glum, nnd Dunkirk, In. Franco, nnd
noarlng tho latter placo, which is on
tho English channel, less than fifty
miles from tho coast of Dovor, Is ro
ported in a Rotterdam dispatch from
a German source to tho Dally Mall
undor date ot Sunday night.
"Heavy ilrlng has been heard at
Dunkirk slnco 8 o'clock this morning.
Sovoro lighting is taking placo. It Is
supposed that destroyers or gun
boatB aro being used in tho cnnnls."
Want Belgians to Return.
Tho Hague, Oct 19,-MVIa London)
Tho burgomasters in tho leading
Dutch towns havo Issued proclama
tions announcing that tho Gorman
government Iuih granted permission
for all llolglan refugees to return to
their homes In Antwerp or other parts
of Belgium. Tho only reservation Is
that men liable for military sorvlco
will bo considered prisoners of war
if thoy return.
Earthquake In Greece.
Paris, Oct. 19. Great damage was
dono by tho earthquako Saturday, tho
villages of kaporolll and Pyri, noo
Thebes, being destroyed, according t
a dispatch from Athens. Tho Grcclti
provlnco of Boetla suffered mos
Twenty distinct shocks wero foil
there Tho number of casualties Is
not known. Provisions nnd tentB nre
bolng hurried for those who havo lost
their homos.
House Has Concrete Roof.
London. Tho pollco havo found nt
WJUesdcn, a suburb to the northwest
of London,- a building occupied by
Germans, with foundationB nnd roof
of heavy concrote.
New Leprosy Remedy.
Washington, D. G. A now treat
mont for leprosy, which Is bolng de
veloped by tho public health service
and of which chnulmoogra oil, a trop
ical product, Is the bnslo element, in
proving to bo moro ofllcacious than
any other modiclno.
German Spy Among Belgian Refugees.
Dover. A Gorman Bpy, In a Belgian
uniform and with a Red Cross badge
In his possession, was arrested among
tho Belgian refugees. He was taken
to Dover castle.
BERLIN WOMEN FEEDING CHILDREN
teL -fiEBL -4G8E!
Seeno in Berlin showing tho children of men who are lighting for tho
Knuien Untorstuotzungs Vcrein (Berlin Ladles' Relief society).
STEADY SWEEP OF
STILL UNCHECKED
Shortened Battle Front Is a Dis
tinct Advantage to the
Invading Forces.
OSTEND AND BRUGES TAKEN
Expectation Is That the Original
March on Paris Will Be Resumed
British Cruiser Hawke. With 330 of
Her Crew, Sunk by Kaiser's Sub
marine General News Gathered
From Various Sources.
London, Oct. 17, A Router dispatch
from Amsterdam sayB It is ofllcially
announced In Berlin that Ontond was
occupied by German troops on Thurs
day, and Bruges on Wednesday.
Tho wnr situation on tho northern
frontier of Franco is viewed with in
creased apprehension in well informed
circles In Bordeaux. It 1b feared that
tho Germans will extend their sweep
of tho north coast to Dunkirk, and
oven to Calais and Dover.
With Its battlo lino from tho Ger
man frontier to tho English channel
thus shortened tho German front will
gain weight.
As tho French army haB boon un
equal to tho taBk of turning, tho Ger
mans' flank when thinly extended, it
is now feared that tho entlro German
lino will advance successfully on
Paris,
Allies Are Near Metz.
Tho steady hammering ot tho allies
on tho German left wing of tho French
battlo front has brought them almost
within twelvo miles of tho forts at
Metz. in splto of thlB menaco part of
the German crown prince's army
hangs on doggedly to tho positions it
has taken on tho Mouso near St. Mi
hiol. Threaten Crown Prince's Rear.
Tho French aro In possession of tho
routo from Nancy to Metz aB far as
Pagny, on tho Lorralno border, and
menaco tho routo from Verdun to
Metz In tho neighborhood of Etaln,
endangering communications ot tho
crown prince's army with the German
fortified camp.
Alsaco alRO continues to bo tho
sceno of dally struggles for tho pos
session of points of vantage, the re
sult of which It 1b dtlllcult to ascer
tain, aB fortunoa change so rapidly.
Towns aro taken and retaken repeat
edly. Tho heavy fighting In tho south
ern end ot tho battlo lino indicates
that tho Germans aro gaining.
Announcement of tho taking ot bo
tweon four nnd llvo thousand prison
ers, 500 guns and a largo amount of
supplies near Antworp nnd tho ropulso
of a French asBault near Albort, was
made by tho Berlin foreign olllco to
tho Gorman embassy at Washington.
Claim Germans Fall Back.
Fighting la In progress along a bat
tle lino extending from YproB, la north
wostern Belgium, to tho sea, according
to tho otllr-lal French statement issued
in Paris. ,
Although tho GormaiiB havo lost
ground along tho Albort-Arras-Es-talres-VpreB
line, their retirement has
not developed into a retreat. Tho in
vaders havo fallen back Into strong
positions. Tho allies scorn to bo on
tho offensive all along tho mighty bat
tle lino with tho exception of tho cen
ter, where tho German linos aro too
Btrong tobo taken by storm. On tho
ouBtoru end of tho lino fighting of
furious charncter Is in pi ogress, espe
cially In tho vicinity of Verdun.
French' War Statement.
Paris, Oct. 1C Tho following of
ficial communication was Issued hero
this ovonlng:
"On tho loft wing tho nction con
tinues vigorously. Everywhere wo
hnvo held our own. At certain points
we havo gained ground and havo oc
cupied Lavontlo at tho east of
Estalres, In tho direction of Lille.
1
AGE
"There is no Important incident to
mention on the other parts of tho
front except an unsuccessful attack
by tho Germans in tho region ot
Melancourt, northwest of Verdun."
A previous bulletin said:
"The progress indicated in tho com
munication of yesterday has been con
firmed. "On our left wing tho field of action
of tho allied forces extends at tho
present time from tho region of Ypres
to tho sen."
Berlin Denies Allies Win.
Berlin (via Amsterdam), Oct. 1C
Tho war ofllco Issued tho following of
ficial statement:
"In Franco there Is heavy fighting
cast of Soissons and tho Argonne.
Tho French have continued to mako
attacks on our positions near St.
Mlhiol, but havo been repulsed. Tho
Germans havo lost ground at no point,
dcspllo tho official reports Issued In
Paris as to French successes. Tho
emporor'B headquarters havo been
moved farther into France.
Antwerp Losses Denied.
Bordeaux, Oct. 1C High ofllclala
deny tho correctness of tho Gorman
olllclal account of tho capture of Ant
werp. Thoy declare tho garrison never
left in flight nor retreat and say that
it merely carried out a necessary
operation.
It Is also denied that tho Germans
captured many prisoners. They lost
many men by tho sorties of tho garri
son until tho heavy siege artillery
mado any further heroism useless.
Tho stores of grain had previously
been distributed to the poor. Tho only
war materlnl captured were two how
itzers of dato of 18C4 and half a dozen
field guns which had been made useless.
GERMANS BEFORE WARSAW
Both Sides Claim to Have Gained
Advantages, but Little Really
Is Known.
London, Oct. 1C. Tho Germans aio
before Warsaw. Fighting has taken
place only eight miles from that city.
While their advanco to tho NIemon
was a failure, tho forces of Emperor
William apparently havo retrieved
somo defeats of tho Austrlaus in Gall
cla and have advanced as far aB Jaroz
lau, 17 miles northwest of Przomyal.
Tho German plan scorns to bo to
havo two armies advance nlong tho
loft bank of tho Vistula river while
two other armies swing around on tho
right bank to tako tho defenders of
Warsaw on tholr Hank. TIiIb, accord
ing to Russian accounts, suits tho Rus
sian general staff, who aro said pur
posely to havo withdrawn to tho Vis
tula so that thoy would havo tho rail
ways at their back while tho Austro
Gorman forcos would havo to advanco
great distances on roads which at
this time of tho year aro little more
than quagmires.
Both sides claim to have gained ad
vantages in tho preliminary fighting,
hut these victories and defeats can
havo llttlo effect on tho general result
of tho battlo in which it Is estimated
nearly 5,000,000 men aro engaged.
Tho Russians, it is said, havo 2,500,
000 men and tho Austro German force
Is declared to total nearly 2,000,000.
Tho armies cover n front of nearly 300
miles
Tho battlo on tho East Prussian
frontlor has ceased. Tho two armies
aro facing each other acioss tho hor
dor, both doubtless being satisfied to
remain whoro thoy aio until tho chlof
battlo in Poland Is decided.
CRUISER SENT TO BOTTOM
German Submarine by Use of Torpedo
Sinks British Warship Hawke
330 Lives Lost.
London, Oct. 17. A Gormnn torpe
do cost England her seventh crulaor
and 330 men, tho Biltlsh admiralty
officially announced. Tho crulsor
Hawko was struck by a torpedo from
a Gorman submarine and sunk in tho
northern waters of tho North sea. Tho
crulsor Theseus was attacked, but the
torpedo missed ltB mark.
Tho press bureau issued a list of
71 survlvorB of tho 400 officers and
men on tho Hawke, and It la hoped
that tho loss of llfo may prove lighter.
Lieutenant Commander Rosauum and
20 men wero picked up fiom a raft
OF SOLDIERS
fatherland, being fed by tho Uerllner
and 50 of the crow wore lande nt
Aberdeen. '
It is believed tho disaster occurred
not far from that part of tho Scot
'Ish coast, although tho admiralty re
port gives no tlmo or de'flnlto location
of tho catastrophe
British patrol ships located a Gor
man aubmarino off tho. oast coast of
Holland and sunk her.""
Tho Hawko was commanded by
Capt. P. E. T. Williams, and ho "and
the chief officers of tho cruiser aro
bolloved to bo lost.
Tho Hawke was a cruiser of 7,350
tons, 3C0 feet long and of CO feet beam
and drew 23 feet of water. She waa
launched In 1891. Her armament con
sisted of two 9.2 Inch guns, ten bIx
Inch guns, 12 six-ponders, flvo three
pounders, two machine guns and two
torpedo tubes.
PORTUGAL MAY ENTER WAR
Little Nation, It Is Said, Is Preparing
to ILine Up With the Allies
General News.
London, Oct. 1G. Dispatches from
Lisbon and Madrid Indicate that be
fore many days a tenth .nation, Portu
gal, will havo become involved in tho
European war.
Her treaty with England will line
up tho now republic, If sho goes to
war, among the foes of Germany, In
creasing tho number of allleB to eight.
Tho treaty obliges Portugal to fur
nish 100,000 troops to England when
called upon.
A Reuter dispatch from Lisbon de
clares mobilization will bo ordered to
morrow and that martial law has been
declared in tho Portugueso Kongo,
probably In fear of an uprising similar
to that In South Africa among the
British colonists.
One report from Madrid states Por
tugal already has declared war on
Germany. This is denied in tho Reu
ter dispatch
Germans Rout French Cavalry.
London, Oct. 14. A dispatch to
Reuter'B Telegraph company from Ber
lin, by way of Amsterdam, gives tho
following statement issued by tho Ger
man general staff: "Our cavalry com
pletely routed a French cavalry divi
sion west of Llllo and near Hazen
brouck wo In flicted severe losses on
another French cavalry division. Un
til now tho engagements on tho front
in tho western theater did not lead to
a decision.
'.'About tho booty at Antwerp no re
ports can bo mado."
Boer Leaders Are Loyal.
Capo Town, South Africa, Oct. 10.
Tho government Is receiving numer
ous pladges of support from Boer
lcadera In tho crisis caused b tho
rebellion of tho troops commanded by
Colonel Maritz, but it is learned that
many Boers whoso loyalty to England
had been suspected in tho past havo
disappeared from tholr usual haunts,
both bore and in tho other towns of
tho Union.
Cholera Beats Russians.
Rome, Oct. 10. A dispatch to tho
Glornalo d'ltalla from tho Austrian
frontier says that cholera has as
sumed frightful proportions in Gallcla
nnd Hungary.
"Wednesday In a largo town and
district la northern Hungary," tho dis
patch says, "there wero 10,000 cases
among tho soldiers nnd persons who
had been in contact with them. Tho
opidemlc Is extraordinarily violent,
and n largo percentago of tho stricken
persons dlo within a fow hours.
"It Is asserted that tho withdrawal
of tho Russians from Hungary was
duo to a desire not to expose thorn
bolves to tho contagion."
Kaiser Has 9,700,00 Men?
London, Oct. 17. Tho Nation says
tho following will bo found tho best
olllclal ebtlmato of tho total fighting
forces of tho German empire;
Trained men now serving, -1,150,000.
Untrained but liable, ersatz, reserv
ists, and lamlsturni, 3,750,000.
Ijindsturm, sovonteon to twenty
years of age, 1,500,000.
Pilvato letters from Germany speak
of tho terrible losses among the offi
cers. Ono records tho death of 42
por cent of tho olllcers in tho Bava
rian guard.
Rushing Troops to France.
London, Oct. IS. "Important Gor
man ro-onforcoments, especially artil
lery, have been sent to tho west front,"
NAVAL LOSSES TO DATE
The following losses have been
sustained by the British and Ger
man fighting navies In lees than
three months of war:
GREAT BRITAIN.
Cruisers (eight).
By submarine Cressy, Hogue,
Abouklr, Pathfinder, Hawke.
By mine Amphlon.
By gun fire Pegasus.
By grounding Warrior.
Torpedo gunboat (one).
By mlr-.a Speedy.
Submarine (one).
By grounding E 1.
GERMANY.
Cruisers (seven).
By submarine Hclo.
By gun fire Magdeburg, Malnr,
Coeln, Ariadne, Augsperg, Panther.
Auxiliary cruisers (two).
By gun fire Cap Trafalgar,
Kaiser Wllhelm der Grosse.
Submarines (two).
By gun fire U 15; one, deol(jna
tlon unknown.
Destroyers (three).
By gun fire Designation un
known. Mine-layer (one).
By gun fire Koenlgln Lulse.
cables a Copenhagen correspondent.
"My lnformnnt, who has just returned
hero, met at Brandenburg 28 trains of
re-enforcements In one hour, all packed
with men and horses. Ho estimates
tho number of troops to be between
300.000 and 400,000. Regular trafflc on
tho main lines in Germany has boon
suspended to allow transportation to
the western field of an army of 90,000
soldiers."
Boera Stand With British.
London, Oct. 10. A dlspatcli to tho
Reuter Telegram company from Pre
toria says:
"At a meeting of commandants rep
resenting all tho free states north of
Bloemfonteln, held at Kroonstad, a
resolution was unanimously adopted
denouncing as a blot on the honor of
tho Free State tho rebolllon started
in tho northeast of tho capo provinces
by Colonel Maritz. Tho resolution
pledged tho fullest jsupport of tho
commandants to tho government and
requested a mobilization of tho burgh
ers to orush tho rebellion.
"Gen. Jan Christian Smuts, minister
of defense, thanked tho commandants
for their tender of support. Ho ex
plained, however, that a mobilization
was unnecessary, as it would put
more men In tho field than would bo
needed.
"The action taken by tho Kroonstad
meeting Is considered significant in
view of the fact that hitherto tho peo
ple of tho Congo Free State wero luke
warm regarding tho campaign against
tho Germans."
Bombs Dropped in Ostend.
Loudon, Oct. 16. Tho directors ot
the Belgian Red Cross arrived in Lon
don today with COO wounded soldiers,
tho last of 13,000 who have been
brought to England.
Thoy left Ostend Wednesday morn
ing, at which time 25,000 refugees be
sides townspeople were hoping to get
away.
As tho Red Cross steamer left an
aeroplane dropped two bombs, which
fell in tho water a few yards from
tho vessel.
Statement by King Albert.
London, Qct. 17. "Toll everybody I
will never leavo my army if I leave
Belgian soil." This declaration was
mado by King Albert of Belgium to a
Belgian diplomat who interviewed tho
ruler at Ostend Wednesday, according
to the Daily Express. Tho king con
tinued: "Our army has retreated from Ant
werp and concentrated brilliantly. All
aro ready to give their lives, as am
I, for Belgium's independence. It
breaks my heart to think that this
beautiful country, so peaceful, so in
dustrious, should bo occupied even
temporarily by so wanton nn enemy.
"I feel that whatever has been dono
has tho warm approval of all Belgians
and civilized Europe. Wo may suffer
reverses, but our confidence of final
victory is stronger than ever. Wo aro
beaten, perhaps, for the tlmo being,
but wo are not crushed."
Kaiser Regrets Friend's Death.
Rome, Oct. 10. Tho Italian premier,
SIg. Salandrn, will assumo temporar
ily tho portfolio of minister ot foreign
affairs mado vacant by tho death to
day of Marquis Antonio dl San Glu
llano. This step was decided upon at
a council of tho ministers this after
noon. Nothing is known as to tho inten
tions of tho klug or tho premier re
garding a permanent successor to the
office. It Is stnted from an authorita
tive source that tho death of tho mar
quis will not affect tho foreign policy
of tho government.
Marquis dl San Glullano died thl3
afternoon aftor suffering for a month
with an affection of tho heart. It is
reported that tho German ambassa
dor to Italy, when he heard of tho
death of the marquis, said:
"This is porhaps tho greatest mis
fortune for tho contral empires since
tho war began."
Want Armistice Christmas Day.
London Oct. 10. Tho Dally Mall
haB received a dispatch from Its cor
respondent in Now York saying that
leading clericals and educators thoro
have under discussion a movement
to havo tho warring powers ngreo to
an armistice on Christmas day.
Bishop David II. Greer, Cardinal
Farley, Rabbi II. Pedir Mcndes and
President Nicholas Murray Butler of
Columbia university nro mentioned, is
interested.
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GRAND ISLAND AND HASTINGS
FILE COMPLAINT.
FORTY RAILROADS DEFENDANTS
Case Goes to Interstate Commerce;
Commission Business Men
Behind Move.
Lincoln. The attomoys for tho cit
ies of Hastings and Grand Island has
llled a complaint with the interstate
commerce commission alleging that
railroad rates on goods shipped from
tho cast into Hastings and Grand
Island uro higher in proportion on the
Nebraska haul of 145 mileB than on.
tho haul from Chicago or Chicago
points to Omaha or other Missouri
river crossing points, a distance of
4S2 miles, in violntion of sections I
nnd 2 of the interstate commerce act.
It is alleged tho rates charged to
Grand Island and Hantlngs are un
reasonably high, unjust and unlawful,
prejudicially discriminatory and in vi
olation of sections one and two, inter
state commerce. The complaint is
backed by the Grand Island Commer
cial club and the chamber of com
merce of Hastings. Tho list of roads
mado defendants, nearly forty railroad
compunles, commencing with the New
York Central and including the North
western, Missouri Pacific, Union Pa
cific, Burlingtou, M. & O., St Joe So.
Grand Island and the Rock Island.
Loan Companies Make Gain.
Lincoln. Assets of building anfl
loan associations of Nebraska havo in
creased tho last year $4,391,086.97, ac
cording to tho report of Secretary
Royse of the State Banking Board,
mado to tho members of the board.
Governor Morehead, tSate Treasurer
Gcorgo and Auditor Howard. Secre
tary Royse believes that the law re
garding these associations will soon
need amending and in speaking or
this matter says: "I will refer you in
particular to ono provision of tho law,
that, in my opinion, should receive at
tention. As tho law now stands the
amount of stock held by any ono per
son is limited to $5,000 par value. In
asmuch as the law provides that a
loan shall not exceed the par value of
tho stock held by tho borrower, the
maximum loan -that can bo made is.
$5,000. This was a wiso provision at
tho time the law was enacted, but
conditions havo changed and whajt ap
peared tobo an ample loan provision
at the tlmo tho law was passed is
now found to bo entirely Inadequate
and absurdly constrictive as applied
to somo of the large Institutions. I
will not attempt to recommend a.
basis for enlarged privileges in the
matter of loans, except to state that
caro should be takes in extending the
limit to which a stockholder may in
vest, and to call attention to the fact
that n enlarging ho loan limit It will
bo exceedingly dangerous to consider
full paid or matured stock as any part
of the basis upon which the limit of
loans might be predicated. There are
many minor amendments that might
bo mado to the law that would enable
It to work moro smoothly, but the
amendment referred to above stands
out clearly aB an imporant one."
May Share In Estate.
- Mrs. Minnie Juno Boggs, former
Omaha girl, now employed as a sten
ographer at tho democratic stato head
quarters here, may share in the $3,
000,000 estate left by the Calverts, the
original lords of Baltimore. Mrs.
Boggs' mother is one of tho sovon
linedl descendents of Cecil Calvert,
tho first Lord Baltimore, now living.
Tho distribution of tho estnto will
come up in federal court in Maryland
early in January.
To Commemorate Motor.
On October 31 tho Btate historical
society will unveil a monument at Ne
braska City marking the initial start
ing point of tho old steam wagon
road. Tho atcam wagon mado its first
and 'last trip on a certain day in Au
gust, 18C2. Tho advent of tho steam
wagon was chronicled as an impor
tant ovent in railroad engineering as
it was ono of the first attempts at
steam transportation in this part of
tho country
State Board to Test Law.
Chairman Holcomh of the state
board of control &ays tho board has
decided to test the law authorizing the
board to transfer funds of a state In
stitution to nnotlior fund of tho samo
institution. Acting on an opinion of
the attorney general's department
Stato Auditor Howard has refused to
permit tho board to transfer $11,000
of tho penitentiary salary funds to
tho penitentiary maintenance fund.
To Form Nsw Battery.
Adjutant General Phil Hall has re
turned from Hastings, whore ho con
ferred with business men of that city
regarding the establishment of a bat
tery of artillery. Tho War depart
ment has signified its intontlon tr
placo a battery in this stato as a part
of tho national guard, but demand
that it bo given a good substantial
placo to be housed, as tho equipment
cost3 in tho neighborhood of $100,000.
Tho business men of tho city mado
General Hall several propositions.
six.