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THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE, NEDRA8KA.
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HEAVYR6HTINGISDN
FRENCH PUSH FORWARD AGAINST
GERMAN WEDGE IN MEU8E
REGION.
TAKE LES EPARGES TRENCHES
Berlin Denlea . Claims and Says
Rushes Are Repulsed With Heavy
Losses to the Enemy Teutons Cap
ture Drel Grachtcn.
London, April 12. Tho French of
fensive in tho district between tho
Meuso and tho Moacllo has dovolopcd
into ono of tho most dcsporato but
tles of tho war.
Official reports given out In Paris
on Friday dcclaro that tho Important
position of Lcs Epargcs, which domin
ates tho plain of Woovro, now is com
pletely In tho hands of tho allies.
Trenches hero, it Is reported, woro
"choked with German dead."
In tho forest of Montmaro, it Is
claimed, llftcen attacks of tho Ger
mans In efforts to rotako trenches cap
tured Thursday wero repulsed. Tho
reports adds that heaps of German
bodloB lay upon tho ground afterward,
whllo in Champagno tho Gonnans
were mowed down In a similar offen
sive movement.
The French claim also tho capture
of GOO feet of ground in tho forest of
Allly.
Tho French aro incessantlj bom
barding St. Mihlol, tho point of tho
wedgo they nro trying to forco out,
and at tho samo tlmo uro attacking
tho two sides of tho wedgo with in
fantry and artillery in an endeavor to
reach tho roads which lead from St.
Mihlol to Metz. If tho progress al
ready is as great as tho French claim
it to bo, theso roads should now bo
G. 0. P. TICKET WINS
REPUBLICAN ELECTED MAYOR OF
CHICAGO OVER DEMOCRAT.
Has Plurality of 138,891, Breaking All
Records 243,797 Women
Cast Votes.
Chicago, April 8. William Halo
Thompson was swopt into tho mayor's
chair on Monday in a Republican land
slldo that carried nearly tho entire Ro
publican city 'ticket to victory. Rob
ert M. Sweltzer, Democratic entrant,
was bowled over In an overwhelming
ly largo vote. It was tho biggest over
cast In a local election. ,
Eighty-seven per cent of the total
registration of 7G9.017 waB polled. Of
this 243,797 votes woro caBt by wom
en, who for tho first tlmo participated
in a mayoral election.
The vote for mayor was:
Men. Women. Total.
Sweltzer, D.. 162,074 89,718 251,792
Thompson, R 246,119 144,564 390,683
Stedman, S... 16,013 7,813 23,826
Hill, P 1,888 1,701 3,590
Total vote.. 426,094 243,797 699,891
T'ompson plu. 84,045 54,846 138,891
Tho women's vote was an Important
factor In Thompson's victory. Thomp
son received about CO per cent of tho
womon'a vote,
Tho avalancho swopt in the rest of
tho Republican city ticket. Charles
II. Sergei waB elected city treasurer;
John SIman. city clerk: Hosea W.
Wells, Judgo of tho municipal court.
Tho "voto of protest" for minor can'
dldatcs proved a myth. Stedman, So
clallst, got 23,826 votes, less than tho
party polled four years ago; Hill, Pro
hlbltion, got 3.G90.
Thompson won tho mayoralty In
tho face of ono of tho bitterest per-
Bonnl campaigns that could be con-
almost within reach of tho French tomplatcd, and dcsplto tho fact that
puna tuo supporters or Robert m. sweiizor
Rnrlln rinnlnu t!m olnlmn of success conironeu ono or tno greatest pouu-
mado bv tho allies, howevor. and offl- cnl mactilnes that liaB Dcen operated
PEC
E LINE
EA8TERN
IN
WING OF
AU8TRIAN8
CARPATHIAN8 IN PRE
CARIOUS POSITION.
CZAR LOSES 10,000 MEN?
Vienna Declares Enemy Suffered
Heavy Losses During Battle Fought
on Easter and Repulsed In the La
borers Valley.
clal statements say that all French
attacks woro repulsed in this region,
with tromendous loss to tho French.
Tho Germans report that tho BolglanB
have been driven out of Drel Grnch
ton, on tho Yser tanal, with heavy
losses.
In Chicago since tho election of Wil
liam McKlnley president In 189G.
ROCKEFELLER'S CAR HITS BOY
on
Magnate Leaps From Auto
Helps Pick Up Uncon
scious Child.
and
Tarrytown, N. Y., April 12. Tho big
Rockofoller llmousino with John D.
Rockofeller as ono of tho occupantB
ran into and Bovoroly hurt Gcorgo
Edgar, twelve years old, on Friday. Tho
boy'B paronts arc poor. Tho chauffeur
was at tho wheel, and with Mr.
Rockefeller lnsldo wero members of
tho family and two nurses. Tho auto-
mobllo was Just rolling out of tho
Rockefeller grounds on an outing to
West Point Mr. Rockofoller waB first
out of tho car and helped tho woman
nurses pick up tho unconscious boy.
Tho injured boy wbb taken to Tarry-
town hospital. Tho vlBlblo hurts aro
jip cuib ana Bcratciies nut a concus
sion Is possible
Mr. Rockefeller telephoned to tho
hospital: '
"Do everything posslblo to help tho
boy."
Lator ho Bont a messenger to the
pnrentB expressing his sympathy nnd
assuring them that ovorythli)g would
bo dono for tho child.
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SEE BUSINESS BOOM IN U. S.
FLASHES
OFF THE WIRE.
Washington, April 8. Admiral
Moore, in chargo of tho work of lo
cating and raising tho lost submarlno
F-4 at Honolulu, ropdrted to tho navy
department that no results had been
ouiaineu mus rar, aitiiough tno res-
cuo forco was working over It.
Berlin, via London, April 9. Crown
Princess Cccello on Wednesday gavo
birth to a daughter. Tho mother and
child ,nro doing well. The crown
princess, who is a daughter of tho lato
Frledrlch Franz III of Mecklenburg-
Schworln, married Frederick William,
tho Gorman crown prlnco, In Juno,
1905. Thoy now hnvo flvo children,
four boys, tho oldest being nlno years
of ago, nnd ono daughter.
Jiariioru, uonn., April 8. uy a
voto of 124 to 105 tho resolution pro
viding for n referendum on a pro
posed constitutional amendment ex
tending auffrngo to womon, was de
feated In tho house of ropresentatlves.
London, April 10. General Boero
vltch's army in tho Carpathians , has
been cut In two places, according to
nn official statement from Petrograd,
which says that tho eastorn wing of
tho Austro-German forces now is in
a procariouB position. The czar's staff
claims also that they havo driven
through Rostock pass and captured
Smolnik.
Reporting on tho fighting at another
point, Vienna saya 10,000 Russians
wero captured In the Easter battle
and that tho Invaders have met with a
positive repulse in tho Laborcza val
ley. Petrograd, via London, April 10,
Tho Russian armies havo thrown back
tho Austrlans In tho district of Bart
fold and in tho district of Lupkow
pass. Having advanced through the
Deskid mountains between Mezolabo
roz and Uzsok. a distance of sixty
miles.
Tho Russians havo crossed tho crest
of the Besklds at Grommonoo and ap
parently have a clear road to tho
plains of Ilungary.
Vienna, via London. April lO.-At
tho war office tho following statement
was issued:
"Obstinate fighting In tho sector of
the East Beskld mountains (along the
boundary between Hungary and Ga-
Hcla) which has lasted for several
weeks, reached Its climax at Easter.
Continual Russian attacks, especially
on both sides of tho Laborcza valley.
where tho enemy was re-enforced by
a majority of the'troops which had be
sieged Przemysl, were repulsed with
enormous losses to the enemy. Coun
ter-attacking, Gorman and Austrian
troops captured on tho heights to the
west hnd enst of the valley several
strong Russian positions.
"Though tho fighting at this point
has not yet terminated, our success In
tho Easter battle, In which somo 10,-
000 unwounded prisoners were cap
tured, Is indisputable."
KAISER TO PAY FOR FRYE
GERMANS ADMIT LOSS OF U-29
Treasury Officials Base Statement on
Bank Reports Revival of Trade
' Activity Spreads to Every Line.
Washington, April 10. Treasury of-
ficlala prodlcted continued Improve
ment in business conditions through
out the country. Their optimism was
baBcd on reports from olghty national
bank examiners, which tho depart
ment mado public on Friday in a state
ment declaring tho recent past haB
been marked by a steady return to
conditions oxtotlng boforo tho Euro
pean warvupsot American commercial
relations, both domostlc and foreign,
Revlvnl of business activity In vir
tually every lino was found. Good
cropB aro expected.
Admiralty Finally Accepts Official
British Report of Destruc
tion of Craft.
Berlin, via Amsterdam, April 9.
Tho German admiralty has given out
an official statement In which tho loss
of tho submarine U-29 Is accepted.
Tho text of tho communication fol
lows: "Tho BUbmnrlno U-29 hns not
returned from Us last crulBo, Accord
ing to a report of tho British ndml
ralty of March 20 this vessel, with her
crow, was sent to tho bottom. She
thereforo must bo regarded as lost.
It is gonorally accoptcd that tho U-
29 waB commanded by Cant. Otto
Woddlgon, who had chargo of tho U-D
when thlB submarlno sank tho cruisers
Hoguo, Abouklr and CresBy last Sep
tember.
Germany Takes Liability for Destruc
tion of U. S. Ship Case Will Go
Before Prize Court.
Washington, April 10. Tho German
answer to tho American noto present
ing a claim for tho destruction of tho
William P. Fryo was made public by
tho state department on Thursday.
Whllo the action of Captain Thle
rlchons In sinking the Fryo Is Justi
fied by the Gorman government, Herr
von Jngow, Gorman mlnlstor for for
eign nffalrs, tells tho United States
that tho American owners of the ship
and cargo will receive comnensntlon
"oven If tho prize court should declare
tho cargo contraband," because the
Prussian-American treaties of 1799
and 1828 provldo that contraband be
longing to tho citizens of either nation
"cannot bo confiscated by tho other In
any cbbo, but only detained or used In
consideration of payment of tho full
value Kot tho same."
PRINZ EITEL INTERNED
COMMANDER OF GERMAN CRUIS
ER ABANDONS' DA8H TO SEA.
Says Help Failed to Arrive Vessel
Will Be Held Inactive Until
End of War.
Newport News, Va., April 9.
Commander Thlcrlchens of tho Ger
man nuxlllary cruiser Prinz Eltol
Frledrlch on Wednesday night hand
ed tho following letter to Collector of
Customs Hamilton:
"I Inform you that I Intend to In
tern S. M. S. Prlnz Eltol Frlendrlch.
Tho relief I expected nppears not to
have' nrrlved In time, bo tho number
and forco of tho enemy's cruisers
waiting outside tho bay makes It
seem Impossible for tho dash for tho
open sen to be made with any hope of
success.
"I have decided not to deliver tho
crew and ship to a fruitless and cer
tain death.
"I am greatly obliged for tho cour
tesies shown by all United States au
thorities. "Respectfully yours,
"TH1ERICHENS."
Collector Hamilton Immediately
wired tho news of the Prlnz Eltel
commander's action to Assistant Sec
retary of the Treasury Peters, who
wns In chargo of the case In Wash
ington. He then lifted tho embargo on tho
depnrturoof merchantment Jlying bel
ligerent flngs, releasing about twenty
five British steamers.
piAcers and crew of the Eltel were
downcast. Commander Thlerlchens
himself declared that the action he
had been forced to take mado him
sick j that ho was heartbroken to be
compelled to resort to such a step.
RAIDER ELUDES FOE
ANOTHER GERMAN SEA ROVER
AT NEWPORT NEWS
ROAMED SEAS EIGHT MONTHS
Request for Repairs and Supplies
Destroyed Fourteen Merchant
Vessels During Cruise
TERRE HAUTE MEN GUILTY
Mayor Roberts and 26 Aids Convicted
Government Wins Vote
Buying Case.
Indianapolis, April 8. All of the 27
defendants, including Mayor Donn M.
Roberts, In tho Terro Hauto election
fraud cases wero found guilty by n
Jury on Tuesday. The case has been
on trial In tho federnl court hero
since March 8.
Judgo Anderson announced that
sentenco would bo passed on the 27
who were found guilty and the 89
who havo pleaded guilty next Monday.
The federal government based Its
claim to Jurisdiction on the fact that
a United States senator and a mem
ber of congress wero being voted for
In the election. The Indictment charged
that qualified voters wero prevented
from exercising that right, that quali
fied persons were prevented from serv
ing on election boards, and that per
sons who had committed no offense
wero deprived of their liberty without
due process of law. Tho llnal count
charges a scheme to defraud tho gam
blers and saloonkeepers of Terro
Hauto, and In furtherance of this
scheme a letter was placed In the
malls. This count Is based on section
215 of tho penal code of tho United
States.
Newport News, Va. The German
converted cruiser "Kronprlnz Wilhclm,
tho elusive raider of commerce In tho
South Atlantic, slipped Into tills port
Sunday and asked for fuel and pro
visions. Many times reported de
stroyed, tho former North German
Lloyd liner had ovadetl hostile war
ships for eight months whllo it sent
fourteen merchantmen to tho bottom.
Its officers said It was forced to steal
Its way past four allied crulsora off
tho Virginia capes to reach this ref
uge.
"Wo got in without being seen by
tho enemy and wo can get out the
same way," declared tholcommandor,
Lieutenant Captain Paul Thlerfelder,
formerly navigating officer of tho
German cruiser Karlsrhue.
When it dropped anchor the Kron-
prlnz Wilhclm had less than twenty
five tons of coal and scanty provls
Ions for the crew of 500 men and six
ty-ono prisoners from British mer
chant ships sunk In the South Atlantic.
Of the fourteen ships that the
15,000-ton cruiser sank, nlno were
British, four French and one Nor
wegian. The value of theEO ships
and their cargoes, officers of the Wll
helm estimated at $7,000,000.
In her raid of the seas since sho
slipped out of New York harbor Au
gust 3, last, as a German merchant
and passenger steamer, the Kronprinz
WUhelm never touched land and took
9(T0 prisoners from various vessels
destroyed.
Most of these were sent to South
American ports at different times on
German ships, which met the raider
In response to wireless calls. The
sixty-one now on board, who will be
landed, are British sailors from the
steamship Tamar, destroyed March
25, and Coleby, destroyed March 27.
The second of the raiders brought
as thrilling a story as did the Eltel
Frlederlch.
Her record of destruction, how
ever, was accomplished with only
four guns, two taken from the Ger
man cruiser Karlsruhe and two cap
tured from tho British merchant
steamer La Correntlna, sunk October
7, 1914. It is thought likely that tho
ship will bo interned.
STEAMSHIP N00RDAM ARRIVES
LEAPS FROM TENTH STORY
Member of Wisconsin State Assembly
Kills Self In Milwaukee Had
Been Financially Involved.
Milwaukee April 12. By leaping
head first from tho tonth story of tho
First National bank building, Chris
topher Paulos, sixty-one, a mombor of
tho stato assembly, committed sulcldo
on Friday. Ills head Btruck tho pave
ment. Laat Janunry Pauloa bocamo
involved in somo financial dllllcultlos
when soveral chocks appeared at tho
bank when thoro was not sufficient
cash to his crodtt to meet thorn
DRYS GAIN IN WISCONSIN
Nineteen Towns Added to No-Saloon
Column Wets Capture Only
Four Villages.
Milwaukee, Wis., April 8. Tho vote
In WiBcoiiBln cities, townB and villages
on the wet nnd dry question showed
a gain for tho dry elomcnt in numbor
of towns gained, but tho largor cities
voting on the Issue Madison. Sune-
rlor, Ashland and Bololt romnined In
tho wet column.
i-orty-ono piaccB which wero dry
voted to remain so, and C5 voted to re
tain saloons. Probably tho most Big-
nlllcant fenturo of tho voto was that
19 cities and towns which woro for-
morly wot wero swung Into tho dry
column, whllo only four villages which
woro dry wont over to tho wot column.
YOUTH TRIES TO KILL SULTAN
Young Egyptian Fires Shot at Ruler
But Bullet Misses Mark, Says
Dispatch.
Cairo, April 10. An attempt to as
sassinate tho sultan was mado on
Thursday, but failed. A young Egyp
tian fired at him. Tho bullet failed
to tako effect.
Tho present sultan of Egypt, Prince
Hussein, was placed on the throne by
tho English on December 18. last, tho
formor sultan having been doposed be
causo of his pro-German sympathies.
Sultnu HuBSoln 1b In everything except
birth moro of an Englishman than a
Turk. Ho was educated In England
and Ib In full sympathy with tho Eng
lish annexation of Egypt.
Has 200 Passengers From Germany-
First Voyage Since October, When
She Struck a Mine.
Now York, April 9. Bringing 200
passengors, mostly from Germany,
nnd a cargo that Included 8,500 ca
naries. 300 partridges, 200 pheasants,
four swans and two Belgian storks,
tho Holland-Amorlcan steamship Noor-
dam arrived on her first transatlantic
voyago since last October, when sho
was damaged by striking a mine. Her
officers report that tho English chan
nol is sown with m'.nes, n passago
only 2,000 foet wldo being left for
ships.
BIG WAR MATERIAL ORDER
Doctor Dies; Typhus Victim.
Washington, April 12. Dr. Ernest
P. Magrudor of this city, ono of tho
physicians at tho head of tho Ameri
can Red Cross unit in Serbia, haB fall
en a victim of typhus fovor. His
death was reported from Bolgrado.
American Boy Held as Spy.
London, April 10. Tho Amorlcnn
ombassy has boon asked to aid Mr.
and Mrs. Conrad Schauerman of Now
York in procuring tho release of their
son, who Is reported to bo held by tho
Germans aa a spy.
French Governmen. Places Commis
sion for 90,000 Tons of Steel
for Shrapnel.
Pittsburgh, Pa.. April 8. An order
for 45,000 tons of stool rounds for
Bhrnpnel has boon placed with tho
Carncglo Stool company by a Clovo
land concern acting for tho French
government Tho order is said to bo
really a doubling of ono placed by tho
samo interests with tho Lackawanna
Steel company nnd calling for 90,000
tons at a cost approximately $2,300,000
Paris Bars the Tango.
Paris, April 12. Tho Argentine
tango was absolutely banned In Paris
by a docreo of expulsion Issued
against flvo tango professors who had
established themselves hero and woro
organizing classes.
Bob Fltzslmmons Marries.
Washington, April 12. Bob Fitzsim
mono, tho former heavyweight cham
pion, married MIsb Temo Zlllen, asso
ciated with him for somo tlmo on tbo
Btage. Tho bride's gift from tho
bridegroom was $85,000 In Jewels.
3treet Car Men Strike.
Kyracuao, in, x., April iv. wot a
car wheel turned on the Auburn and
German Scientist Is Dead.
Berlin, April '12. Tho death of Prof
Frledrlch Loefflor, tho German scion
SyracuBo Electric railway, because of tlst, who In 1884 discovered tho dlnh
a strlko of tho Amalgamated Asaocla- thcrla bacillus, was announced hero
tlon of Street and Electrio Railway on Friday. Doctor Loofller was bora
employees. in 1852
Cudahy Building Wrecked.
Kansas City, Mo. An explosion be
lieved by the police to havo been
caused by a bomb, wrecked tho seven.
story cooling building of tho Cudahy
Packing company's plant here Sun
day, April 11, causing a los3 estimat
ed at $750,000. Two men employed In
tho building at the time wore injured.
More than 200 men are employed In
the building on week tlays, but only
two wore at work at the time. Both
wero burned dangerously.
Tho building, valued at about $100,-
000, was tho center of a group of four
and Is a total loss. Company offidaJs
estimated the value of tho contents
consisting of fresh meats, all of which
was charred and rendered unfit for
use, at $G50,000.
LAN STRIKE OF 20,000,000
International Labor Leaders Said
Be Making Supreme Effort to
Force World Peace.
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Now York, April 9. International
labor leaders here aro trying to arrange
n strlko throughout tho world of 20,-
000,(100 trades unionists as a means of
stopping tho European war, according
to Ernest Bohm, secretary of tho Ccu-
tral Fedorated Union.
Omaha Missionary from Cairo.
New York. Rev. N. D. McClana-
han of Omaha, a missionary of tho
United Presbyterian church located
at Cairo, Egypt, wns a passenger on
the Finland, arriving Sunday from
Mediterranean ports, accompanied by
his wlfo and daughter. They have
been In Egypt six years. Rev. Mr. Mc-
Chmahan said that missionaries and
foreigners in Egypt felt no alarm
whatever over war conditions. Tho
government had matters under full
control, ho Bald, and every precaution
wns being taken.
CONDENSED NEWS
OF INTEREST TO ALL.
Huerta to Visit U. S. Soon.
Washington, April 10. Inquiries
havo been started by tho government
to find out the purpose of tho coming
visit to tho United Stntes of Vlcto-
rlnno Huerta, tho former Mexican dic
tator doposed by tho administration.
Tho atnto department has been ad
vised officially that Huerta 13 duo to
urrlvo In New York Saturday on tho
steamer Antonio Lopez. This will
bo his first visit to this country.
Jitneys Unable to Secure Bonds.
Salt Lake City. Salt Lako City's
Jitney bus service has been discon
tinued as a result of tho Inability of
the Jitney operators to obtain tho
surety bonds, required by tho city or
dinance recently enacted. Tho surety
companies demanded collateral se
curity from the Jitney operators to
tho full amount of tho lndomnity
bonds required by the city.
Crops in Austria Looking Well.
Washington. Good crop prospects
In Ilungary and Austria aro reported
in an official dispatch to tho Austr
Hungarian embassy from tho minister
of foreign affairs In Vienna.
Shorter Hours for Women.
Now York, April 12. Announce
mont Is mado by tho Western Union
Telegraph company of an eight-hour
day In placo of nlno hours for woman
employeoB, to take effect at once. Tho
order affects 2,000 women.
Gives Bride Jewels Worth $85,000.
Washington, D. C Bob Fitzsim
mons, tno rormor noavyweignt cnam
plon was married hero to Miss Temo
ZUlen, who has been associated with
him for somo time In theatricals.
Tho bride's gift from tho brldogroom
Is said to havo been $85,000 In Jowels.
May Give War Nurses Vote.
Ottawn, Ont., April 12. All soldiers
In tho Canadian contingent, whether
twenty-ono years old or not, nnd fe
malo nurses should be given tho voto,
it was urgod boforo tho houso of com
mons In committee.
Passports Denied Jack Johnson.
Washington, D. C. Jack Johnson
will not carry American passports if
ho leaves Cuba to return to Europe,
Minister Gonzales In Havana was in
structed not to Issue credentials.
Gibbon voted out saloons.
Election at Ord may bo contested
Martin E. Kcrl was elected mayor
of West Point.
Work on tho Tnhnago drainage dis
trict has commenced.
Frederick Alexander was elected
mayor of Scottsbluff.
Plorco went dry by thirty votes.
Mayor DufT was re-elected.
J. B. Lane, now Scottsbluff post
master, has taken his office.
Columbus has put up guarantee for
a state baseball league team.
Work has commenced on the now
city pumping station at Elmwood.
Tho firm of Bousflold & Reed, grain,
dealers at Auburn, has been dissolved.
The Bralnord Stato bank with
$20,000 capital, has been granted a
charter.
Epidemic of measles at Lincoln
swells March total of cases to 39G as
against 94 In February.
Four hundred and twenty-five moro
women than men register for spring
school elections at Lincoln.
Congressman C. F. Reavls of tho
First district has been secured as
Fourth of July orator at Syracuse.
Tho French and English horse buy
ers, it Is asserted, aro making somo
extenslvo purchases at Grand Island.
Four hundred traveling men aro ex
pected at Hastings April 1G and 17
to attend annual convention T. P. A.
Charles W. Bryan, brother of W. J.
Bryan, was nominated city commis
sioner In tho primary election at Lin
coln. Omaha will voto upon tho question
of whether Sunday baseball la to be
legalized In Omaha at tho coming mu
nicipal election.
Two elaborato plans for big hotels
In Fremont have been submitted to
tho hotel committee of the Fremont
Commercial club.
New auto licenses and renewals
swell the March receipts of the sec
retary of state's office $2,289.18, twlco
the February total.
Tho annual meeting of township as
sessors of Custer county at Broken
Bow adopts now schedule for assesss
lng automobiles.
N. S. Harding, S5, of Nebraska, who
camo to the state In 1855, and wrote
tho first insurance policy ever issued
In Nebraska, Is dead.
German Lutherans of Hastings will
build a $17,000 church, and tho First
Methodist congregation of that city
plans a $G5,000 building.
Harry French, son of Robert E.
French, grand custodian of Nebraska
Masons, committed sulcldo by shoot
ing himself near Memphis.
A new paving district has been or
ganized at Nebraska City and enough '
signers secured for the paving of fif
teen blocks along First avenue.
Tho Beatrice postofflco will remain
a first-class office tho coming year as
a result of tho postal sales of tho
past year, which ended March 31.
Trumbull, Neb, will be incorporated
as a village soon, residents say, and
sidewalks will be built, Jail erected
and better fire protection provided.
Ruth, 3-year-old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. August Herzog of Otoe
county, was scalded to death when .
sho fell Into a holler of hot water.
R. C. Nelson, Hastings photogra
pher, gets first prize, gold plaquo,
from International Photographic Arts
and Industries, now exhibiting In New
York City.
Torrlngton has secured a ruling of
the lnterstato commerce commission,
permitting tho Nebraska rate to be
applied as far as Henry, thus reduc
ing the freight rato to that place ma
terially. A banquet at tho Fontenelle hotel
at C:30 Monday evening, April 19,- Is
planned as part of the entertainment
for delegates and their wives pf the
Nebraska Press association, which on
that day opens a three-day convention
In Omaha.
Tho Mendelssohn choir of Omaha
has been invited by tho "Choral
Peace Jubilee" of Washington to be
gin preparations for a national peace
Jubilee by practicing Bongs of peace
from now until tho end of tho Euro
pean war, when a great national
peace-song festlvnl will bo held.
Hastings polling 2,285 votes, com
pared with 1,940 at Grand Island
and 1.43G at Fremont, in campaigns
that should havo brought out tho
heaviest voto in all three, resulted
In members of tho Hastings chamber
of commerce laying claims to several
hundred moro population than cither
of Its rivals, In splto of census sta
tistics. With returns from tho municipal
elections In tho state practically com
plete, a landslide for the dry faction
Is Indicated. Towns that havo not
been In tho dry column for many
years shifted at tho election. Kear
ney, Wymore, Ravenna and Harvard
wero voted dry. In towns where tho
liquor element has been strongly en
trenched tho majority In favor of
saloons was materially decreased.
Tho Stato Banking Board has Is
Bucd a charter for tho Stato Bank of
Winnebago, with a capital Btock of
$15,000. s
Tho Farmers' National bank, Paw
nee City, henceforth tho Farmers'
Stato bank, took out a state charter
to avail Itself of tho Nebraska guar
anty law.
Rov. J. Jannon, mlnlstor of the
Evangelical association church at
Elmwood, has been returned to tho
same chargo for another year. Rot.
Booltor of Murdock has been trans
ferred to Grand Island.
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