THE SEMLWEEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
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FEDERAL RE8ERVE SYSTEM WILL
BE READY ON THAT DATE.
CARMAN JURY FAIL TO AGREE
Out for Over Thirteen Hours Men
Can't Reach Verdict In Famous
Murder Case.
Washington Thu twelve fcdoral re
Borvo banka of tho new banking sys
tem will bo oponed for business No
vember 10. 'nils haB been announced
officially.
Secretary McAdoo, authorized by
the currency act to name the opening
date, mado tho announcement. Illy
cholco of tho Blxtccnth was mado
despite tho fact that the directors and
governors of tho twelvo banks in a
recent conferonco horo voted, 37 to
35, against opening on that (Into and
exproQBcd their preference for No
vember 30. In making the announce
ment, Mr. McAdoo declared ho had
reached his decision after discussion
with tho federal reserve hoard and
because of emrgncy conditions in tho
south, in tho belief that tho opening
of tho banks will ho helpful there and
will benefit business in all sections of
tho country. In a statement tho secre
tary mado it clear that under the new
system tho federal government will
bo able, by deposits from tho general
fund of tho treasury in reserve hanks,
to aid producers of Btaples. Tho now
reserve requirements, operatlvo aftor
the bankB nro opened, ho pointed out,
will release moro than 1400,000,000 of
money now hold by national banks
as reserves and will add greatly to
tho lending power of tho banks.
Carman Jury Disagree.
MIneola, N. Y. Tho Jury in tho
caso of Mrs. Floronco ' Conklin Car
man, charged with tho murder of Mrs.
Loulso Bnlloy, failed to reach a ver
dict aftor thirteen hours and four
toon minutes deliberation. Tho Jury,
worn and hagnrd from loss of sloop,
roportod its Inability to ngroo and
wob discharged.
Mrs. Carman collapsed upon hearing
tho verdict and was carried from tho
court room, Her attorney announcod
that bail would bo furnished for her
roleaso at onco, should tho court con
sont, ponding a new trial. Such a mo
tion will not bo opposed by tho dis
trict attorney. Ton Jurors nro said to
havo voted for acquittal and two for
conviction of murder in tho first do
groo on tho final ballot. It is unlikely
that Mrs. Carman over will bo
brought to trial again. Boforo tho
Jury camo in District Attornoy Lowls
J, Smith said that if it stood oven
olght to four for acquittal it wub Im
probable that tho defendant would bo
retried. Tho defendant Is on tho
vorgo of a physical breakdown. ,
Long Session at End.
Washington, D. C Aftor nearly
nlnotccn months of continuous ses
sion, tho longest over known, tho
sixty-third congress has adjourned its
flQcond session aftor tho collnpso of
prolonged efforts to procure groworB'
relief legislation. Lenders in this
movement agreed to adjourn, howev
er, only on tho condition that pend
ing cotton relief measures would
havo tho right of way when congress
reconvenes Decomber 7.
May Soon Return to Paris.
London. "Tho early return of the
govoniment to Paris is holng serious
ly considered," saya a Koutora dis
patch from Paris. "Tho military sit
uation us a wholo Is regarded an ex
tremely satisfactory. Dcspito tho on
ormoitB rclnforcomcnta received, tho
Germans havo been unablo to plcrco
tho allies' lines, and this is greatly
aiding in restoring confidence.
"At tho satno timo it Is admitted
that purtial success of tho Gormans
in tho district of La Basseo will mean
tho prolongation of tho present long
drawn out battlo. Tho furious at
tacks of tho onomy In their efforts to
cross tho Ysor wero mado by night aH
well as by day and resulted in enor
mous losses.
"When tho Yser dykes were opened
most of tho Gorman trenches wero
Hooded and tho Gorman soldiers were
ordered to snvo tlicmsolvos If they
could. Of tills situation tho Belgians
skillfully took advantago to maku n
vigorous countor attack, In which
thoy captured 1,000 fugitives."
Auto Drops from 50-foot Bridge,
Madison, WIb. Carl Thorstnd was
killed and Albort Leo of Marshall,
Wis,, was fatally Injured when their
automobile plunged off a fllty-foot
bridge here.
Think Submarine Sunk.
London. Tho submarine boat B-3,
commanded by Lieutenant Command
er Gcorgo F, Cholmloy, Is now con
siderably ovorduo and It Is officially
announced that It Is f on rod she has
boon sunk In tho North sou. Hor com
plement consisted of slxtoou men.
Swedish Steamer Sunk.
London. Tho Swedish steamer
Allco, homoward1 bound from London,
has been blown up by a nilno in tho
North sea. All Uio mombers of hor
crew wero saved,
HAMPERING THE GERMAN OPERATIONS
This ie tho way tho Belgians destroyed the railway which was tho Ger
man lino of communication between the army in Franco and Brussels.
VIGOROUS ATTACK
OH (BUI LINES
Allies Admit the Invaders Have
Gained Ground During the
Recent Battles.
BRITISH WARSHIPS IN FIGHT
Effective Aid to the Allies' Land
Forces Dykes of the Yser Cut and
Country Inundated Portugal Joins
Coalition Against Kaiser Invasion
of England Planned General News
of the War.
Copenhagen, Oct 24. Dispatches
received hero from Berlin say It Is
rumored there that tho German at
tack on Bolfort Is succeeding nnd that
tho southern forts havo surrendered.
Paris, Oct. 24. Tho French today
recaptured Altklrch, upper Alsace, at
tho point of tho bayonet.
i (Altklrch has boen taken and re
taken sevoral times by tho opposing
forcos slnco tho war began. Tho last
report said tho French wero In pos
session. Apparently tho Germans havo
held tho city for. soma timo without
making tho fact known and tho fore
going dispatch Indicates a now victory
for1 tho Fronch.)
Allies Yield Ground.
On tho Battlo Front, via Tho
Haguo, Oct. 24. Tho allloB' vigorous
attack on tho Gorman linos boforo
Llllo hns fnllcd. Tho Fronch and Brit
ish uro being driven steadily to tho
westward.
Tho principal gains of tho Germans
during tho day wero mado in tho vi
cinity of La Basseo. Tho Gormana
mado a sortlo and foil on tho allies'
lines, which retired in somo confu
sion. Tiio Germans' gain at La 3asseo was
greater than at any other portion of
tho lino, but tho day saw largo acces
sions to tho territory occupied by tho
Teuton armies nil along tho battlo
front.
Two French Forts Takon.
Tho Gorman attack on Bolfort, by
which route It Is hoped to hurl tho
kuisor'a armies ugnln townrd Paris, Ib
proceeding. Two French forts to tho
south of-tho main fortress havo capitu
lated to tho Germans, tho garrisons
withdrawing to tho greater stronghold.
Tho development at Belfort, coming
close upon successful operations at
Verdun nnd tho holding of SL Mlhlel
igninst tremendous odds, Is bolloved
hero to prcsngo tho final breaking of
the republic's Hue of defenses.
French gunners deBtroyed threo
Gorman battorles In an artillery en
gagement of hugo proportions north
of tho Alsno.
Tho Fronch army has captured Alt
klrch, Upper Alsace, at tho point of
tho-bayonot.
Tho ferocity of tho oncountcrs
where tho British and French havo
como In contact with tho Invaders
around Arras (La BaBsoo and Armon
tloros), incident to tho alllod armlos'
advnnco upon Lille, Is unparalleled In
tho history of wnr. Tho carnago has
been frightful,
French Retreat Admitted.
Tho net result o' tho day's fighting
in thlB region has been gains nt coi
sldornblo cost for tho allies at points
to tho east of Armontloros, whllo about
La Basseo tho French and British
havo been forced to rotront at aomo
places in tho fnco of tho doaporato
assaults directed by tho GormnnsTho
gains by ono side havo been offset by
thOBO of tho other and tho offoct on
tho Bltuatlon hns boon Insignificant.
Belgians on Offensive.
Tho Germans, heavily Bupportod by
WITHOUT RESULT
i
their mammoth howitzers, aro still on
tho offcnslvo against the Belgians, led
by their king and supported by French
troops, with British and French war
vessels on tho sea, and British moni
tors in tho canals, lending the aid of
their long nngo gun fire, while air
BcoutB direct their rango.
Tho battlo has resolved Itself into a
duel of big guns. Tho allies, by reason
of their long range guns, havo had tho
advantage up to now.
Although pushed back at several
points, tho kaiser's forces appear to
bo holding their lino between tho sea
and Ia Basseo, tho otxent of tho front
in tills distinct engagement.
German Point of View.
Washington, Oct. 24. Tho German
embassy announced receipt of tho fol
lowing official wireless from Berlin:
"Official headquarters report of Oc
tober 22 says fighting on tho Ysor
canal is continuing, that cloven Brit
ish war vessels are supporting tho hos
tilo artillery, and that the enemy was
ropulscd cast of Dlxmundo. Our
troops also havo successfully advanced
in tho direction of Yprcs.
"There Is stubborn fighting west
and northwest of Llllo. Tho enemy
slowly retreated along tho whole
front. The flerco attacks from tho di
rection of Toul against tho hoights
south of Thiaucourt wore repulsed un
der heaviest losses for tho Fronch."
Holland Hears ot Allies' Victory.
Rotterdam, Oct. 23. Tho Intensity
of tho fighting In Belgium is so great
that tho peoplo In Holland can hear
distinctly tho nolso of it. Flushing
continually hoard tho thunder of guns
and tho windows there rattled with
tho concussion.
Tho Amsterdam Niouwo Van don
Dag reportB that tho burgomastor of
Wenduyno has telegraphed tho fol
lowing: "Tho victory Is to tho allies. Thoy
havo taken a largo number or pris
oners between ChnloiiB and Longwy
nnd havo captured 300 gunB and 31
lings."
Refugees from Osteud sny that
Westondo is being bombarded and
that many trains filled with wounded
are coming Into Bruges.
Tho correspondent ot tho Nleuwo
Itottcrdamscho Courant at Ghent says
that big troop movements nro taking
place. Tho German staff left tho
town Wednesday for olther Wettorln
or Gmmmont.
It Is Boml-ofilclnlly roportod In Po
trograd that the number of German
troops sent to tho Eastern and West
ern thqators of tho war Blnco tho mid
dle of 'September Is 1,000,000.
On tho western Belgian coast thoro
Is bolng fought a battlo which, for
dlsplny of advance military and
naval science, for spectacular offoct,
for ferocity ot action and uppallng
losses, Is a realization ot the most
fantnBtlo dream picture ot tho "war
of tho future" ever put on papor or
canvas.
Tho Gormans, heavily re-enforced
by fresh land troops and by a naval
brlgado of 10,000 mon, havo extended
their baso from Ostend to Maria
klrko and Mlddloklrko, halfway bo
tween Ostend and Nleuport, and from
theso positions aro shelling tho Bel
gian lino, which oxtends from Nleu
port south along tho Hlvor Yser, a
dlstanco of 18 mllea, with their loft
Hank resting on tho coast.
Tho Belgians nro bolng aided by
tho Fronch land forces, tho British
wnrshlps on tho Eea and the British
monitors nnd small gunboats In tho
canals and rivers.
When not directing tho flro of tholr
hugo 17-Inch guns ngnlrat tho Belgian
position, tho Gormnns aro replying to
tho cannonading of tho British dread
naughts, which added their strength
to tho British fleet.
Tho flro or tho British guns is di
rected nnd corrected constantly by ob
servers. Tho flying machines circle
low about tho Gorman position, risk
ing death at ovory bwoop, In order
to bo within effective observation dis
tance. German submarines, with deadly
torpedoos charged for their destruc-
tive thrust resting ready In their
tubes, nre constantly menacing tho
hulls of thd great fighting Bhlps.
Tho dykes of tho Yser hnyo been
cut and tho banks for considerable
distances havo been flooded; whllo
Btretchlng away In tho direction of
tho nttacking Gorman front at high
tide, tho land is so Inundated as ef
fectively to preclude tho possibility of
any advance in force.
Tho ferocity of tho three-cornered
bombardment continues undiminished.
In the British naval bombardment
tho town of Slype, which was held
In force by tho Gormans, was utterly
destroyed, and the house occupied by
tho German headquarters ntnff was
blown to bits.
Ono of tho BrltiBh balloonists, whllo
signaling tho rango to tho ships, was
killed by tho flro from tho Gorman
guns.
A wireless dispatch from Berlin
claims that tho German artillery dis
abled ono of tho British destroyers.
PLAN INVASION OF ENGLAND.
Tho Hague, Oct. 21. Germany, ac
cording to information received hero
from Berlin, Is preparing to deal
Great Britain a declslvo blow. Tho
sfhemo Is to disembark soveral army
corps somewhere in the south of Eng
land, whllo tho grand fleet Is occu
pied with fighting tho German fleet
In the North sea.
German experts believe tho plan
will bo ontlrcly successful.
According to this information, as
soon as tho last resistance of tho Bel
gian army 1b disposed of there will
be a great movement of landsturm
troops from1 central Germany to Os
tend and Zeebrugge, where they will
await an opportunity to cross to the
English shore and march on London,
where Zeppelins and Tnubes will havo
caused havoc and demoralized tho
population.
Plans Great Sea Fight.
Whllo this Is taking place Admiral
von Ingenoh.ru fleet, now confined at
Wllhelmshaven, will steam out Into
tho North sea for tho great fight.
TheBO Gorman calculations rest on
tho hypothesis that the south coast of
Englnnd will be loft abBolutely with
out protection, all of Admiral Sir
John Jolllcoo'B Bhlps being engaged In
the great North sea battle.
Tho German newspapers, by way of
preparing public opinion for this great
stroke, publish extravagant dispatches
dilating on British nervousness nnd
tho fear of unavoidable destruction by
Germany.
Germans Are Impatient,
Tho German fleet Ib described as
awaiting with passionate impatience
tho moment when it can mako a
dash at tho enemy. Prlnco Henry of
Prussia Ib actively engaged, It Is an
nounced, In tho work of Inspecting the
fleet, and ho Is continually koeplng
tho mon on tho run by surprise calls.
Tho prlnco Is roportod to bo in Bel
glum to take command of tho general
operations against England.
On these operations, by means of
which tho war will speedily be
brought to an end, the public opinion
of Germany is now focused. Should
thoy fall, tho disappointment engen
dered may havo incalculable conse
quences. PORTUGAL JOINS WAR.
Now York, Oct. 22. Lisbon nows-
papors of October G nnd 7, received at
tho Portuguese consulate today, as
sert that more than twenty-five thou
sand Portuguese troops are aiding tho
French and British 'forces In tho bat
tlo lino in Belgium and France. Tho
position of tho troops Is kept from tho
papers by the censorship.
RUSS WIN OVER GERMANS.
London, Oct. 24. yThe Russians aro
reported in dispatches from Petrogrnd
to havo taken PrzerayBl and turned tho
Germans and Austilanu back in dis
orderly rout in tho ten-day battle which
has been raging along tho lino of tho
Vistula, with 5,000,000 mon engaged.
Tho German army alono Ib said to
havo lost 200.000 mon in tho fighting
In Poland. The report ot tho capture
of Przemysl has not been confirmed.
Tho Austrian army nlso haB won
successes against tho Russians who
Invaded tho crown land of Bukowlnn,
according to a statement by tho gen
eral Btaff given out In Vienna, which
says Czornowlcz, capital of Bukowlna,
hasvbeen retaken by the Austrlans.
BELGIAN AMBULANCE
...l&gjfr
! 'M'"'''""'" ' ' " " in minim iimi.il
Petrogrnd .lBpntches say tho plan
to capture Warsaw and possess both
btrnks of the Vistula during tl o win.
ter campaign Is said to havo boen
wrecked, ns tho retreat of ..ho left
wing will cause tho Teuton forces op
orating around Ivnngorod and San
domlr to retrent also.
GENERAL NEWS OF THE WAR
German Cruiser Emden Continues to
Capture and Sink British Ships
Lille Destroyed.
Sinks and Captures British Ships.
London, Oct. 22. A Lloyd dlspntch
from Cochjn says that tho British
steamer Exford has been captured by
tho German cruised Emden off tho
Malabar coast.
Another Lloyd dispatch reports tho
sinking ot tho British steamer Chll
kamn, Trolllles, Bonmohr and Clan
Grant, as well as a dredger off tho
Colombo coast.
Tho German cruiser Emden has to
her credit tho sinking of 15 British
steamers and tho capture of Mir
other vessels flying tho union Jack.
Allies Destroy Fort Near Cattarc.
Rome, Oct. 22. A Cottinjo dispatch
to tho Messagero says that tho British
and French war fleets In the Adriatic
havo destroyed Castelnuove fortress
Just outside of the gulf of Cattaro and
north of tho, entrance. Tho Austrian
fleet is reported to havo taken rofugo
in tho gulf of Cattaro, having lost a
submarlno and a torpedo-boat de
stroyer. An engagement between Ger
man torpedo boats und hostile sub
marines in tho Baltic near Rugen is
Innd, off tho Prusslnn coast, Is report
ed from Stockholm.
Germans Command Turkish Army.
Milan, Oct. 21. Tho special corre
spondent in Constantinople of tho
Secolo telegraphs that to all Intents
and purposes Turkey has become a
German colony. Tho grand vizier fol
lows orders from Berlin. About six
hundred German officers have arrived
in Turkey sinco tho war etarted and
brought siege guns, field guns and am
munition with them. The German
colonel, Weber Pasha, has taken com
mand of tho Dardanelles forts and big
German guns are being mounted In
them.
Say Lille Is Destroyed.
London, 0ct. 22. Llllo, tho principal
city of northern France, practically
haB been destroyed by German can
non. Tho most beautiful buildings
havo been shot to pieces. Flames have
laid waste the principal streets.
Tho details of the bombardment
wore received from an eyewitness by
a correspondent of tho Dally Mall In
tho north of France.
Germans Lose 11,500 More.
Borlln, Oct. 22. A German casualty
list issued today contains tho names
of about 11,500 killed, wounded and
missing.
Dljet Grants Big War Credit.
Berlin, Oct. 22. The Prussian diet
met today and passed war bills, in
cluding one granting a credit of $375,
000,000. Belgium Being Germanized.
London, Oct. 24. All Belgium Ib be
ing "Germanized" as rapidly as pos
sible, says a correspondent. "A fort
night ago," says this writer, "hundreds
of Belgian postal clerks went on strike,
refusing to work under German regu
lations. Hundreds of Germans are
being imported to take tho places of
tho strikers. Tho grounds at the pal
ace of Laeken, ono of the summer
residences of King Albort, havo been
turned Into a camp. German officers
occupied the king's palace for several
days."
Barges to Invade England.
Copenhagen, Oct. 25 (via London).
Two shipyards ot Kiel the Ger
manla nnd tho Howard aro building
30 armored lighters, capable of carry
ing 500 men each and traveling at tho
rate of nlno miles an hour, to proceed
to the River Scheldt should events
permit tho landing of German troops
on tho coast of England. Further
more. It is assorted that threo of thesn
lighters aro completed and already on
their way to Scheldt. Tho Germans
aro building nn airship shed in Schles-
wig for two large Zeppelins.
Germans Have Enough Soldiers.
Borlln, Oct. 24. The general in com
mand of the German Seventh army
corps, It was stated officially In Ber
lin, hns declared that tho calling of
tho landsturm is unnecessary, as enor
mous numbers of tho laudwehr aro
still available. Nor has it yet been
necessary to call out volunteers.
CORPS AT THE FRONT
t, "
FAVOR USE QF WATER
IRRIGATION PLAN IS APPROVED
BY ENGINEERS.
340.000 ACRE FEET JWHUBUE
Water From Platte Each Spring Would'
Insure Wheat Crop in
Three Counties."
Lincoln. Government and Nebraska,
engineers havo filed a report favoring
tho uso of water from tho Platlo riv
er for Irrigation in tho counties ot
Phelps, Kearney and Gosper. The re
port is signed by R. F. Waltors, su
pervising engineer, U. S. R. S., Mr.
Peafao, engineer, U. S. It. S., George
Condra, director Nebraska water sup
ply survey. Donald D. Price, state en
gineer of Nebraska. The engineers
find 340,000 aero feet avallablo for ir
rigation In the counties mentioned. It
can be used from March 1 to Juno .'10
of each year, thus insuring a good
wheat crop, also alfalfa and posslbly
tho. water can be used In raising com.
State Engineer Price found soveral
largo ditches using water at this time
for the purpose of Boaking fields,
somo of which have not yet been
cleared for tho corn crop. The man
ner In which irrigators aro now using
water Is similar to tho plan proposed
under the trl-county projects. If those
who now havo a right to apply water
do so they will be entitled to a similar
amount in the future, and if this Iff
dono extensively it may cut down the
amount that will bo available for tho
trl-county project. If water is not put
to beneficial use appropriations will
be canceled. Tho cost of the tri
state project will bo from $30 to $35
an acre.
State Plants Fish.
Gust Rutpnbeck, state gamo warden,,
has returned from a trip to the north
western part of the state and a trip
from Omaha to North Platte. Ho
will mako a trip to the government
hatchery at Manchester, In., to obtain
20,000 flngerling trouL Theso ho will
obtain with charge to the state. Ther
fish car left Lincoln for Valentino and
on tho way distributed fish in ponds
and lakes. At Valentine another car
load of fish was taken on and distrib
uted between Valentino and Craw
ford. On tho return to Valentino an
other car was obtained nnd distributed
between Oakdalo and Scribner and
between Omaha and North Platte. v On
the latter trip 4.500 bass, perch and
croppies wore planted in lakes at Co
lumbus, 300 at Grand Island, 1,800 at
Kearney, 1,500 nt Spalding, 2,000 nt
Gothenburg, 1,000 at North Platte,
1,000 were sent Ho Broadwater and.
1,000 to Paxton. All of tho fish dis
tributed were placed in public wat
ers. y
Spring Wheat Acreage Less.
Spring wheat acreage aggregates
329,589 acres for 1914, according to
figures compiled by tho State Board
of Agriculture. The average yield
was eotimated at 12.08 bushelB per
acro, aB compared with a yield of 18. R
bushels per aero for wlnterwheat. Ab
compared with 1913, tho spring wheat
acreage has decreased by 44,315 acres.
The yield for 1914 is fixed at 3,973,
857 bushels instead of 4,938,514, as
was tho yield in 1913. Tho estimated
cash value ot the 1913 crop was $3,
703,885, whllo this year tho total is
$3,377,908. Another Hog Cholera Day.
Another hogNmolera day is to be
held at the University Farm on No
vember 11. Troughout the summer
and fall It has been tho policy to set
aside tho second Wednesday in each
month for the Instruction of formers
In the prevention of hog cholera, In
cluding a vaccination demonstration.
Largo numbers of farmers havo re
sponded to this invitation. Instruction
begins at 9 o'clock and lasts through
out the day. No ehargea aro made for
tho Instruction.
Car Company Taxes.
George Holcomb, assistant tax com
missioner of the Union Pacific rail
road company, has payed the annual
tax of tho Pacific Express Company,
a private car company. The tax is
$4,571.67 for tho year 1913. Thj tax
on all private car companies this year
amounts to $13,333.C3. Formerly It
was collected by counties In which
the cars ran. but it is now paid direct
into tho state treasury.
New Telephone Company.
Tho People Telephone- company,
an organization recently formed for
tho purposo of competing with tho
Lincoln Telephone company in tho
vlllago of Sterling, Johnson county,
has asked tho railway commission for
leae to hsuo $50,000 of capital jtock.
New State Banks.
Threi new state banks have been
accepted by the State Banking board
and authorized to do business:" Tho
State bank of Grand Island shows a
capital stock of $100,000, or which
one-half Ib paid up. The Citizen
Stato bunk of Pierce Incorporates
with u capital of $30,000. M. Inheider
Is president, L. P. Hornier, vice presi
dent, and A. F. Magdanz, cashlor. Tho
Hebron Stato bank Incorporates with
a capital of $30,000. L. J. Dunn, W. H.
Rhodes, R. A. Harvey and Howard C.
Harvey are Incorporators.
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