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    THE 8EMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
WILSON TAKES REST
SCENE OF ATTACK ON LEMBERG
BRITAIN DEFENDS ACT
RATE WORK IS NEARLY DONE
15
Expert Powell Reports That Inquiry
Into Passenger Tariffs Almost
Finished.
DOCTOR WARNS PRESIDENT A8
HE REACHES SUMMER HOME
AT CORNISH, N. H.
ENGLAND EXPLAINS SEIZURE OF
8HIPS TO U. S. BUT DOES
NOT ANSWER PROTEST.
FORMER MEXICAN DICTATOR AR'.
RESTED AT EL PASO, TEX.
HUERTA
DENIED
TOILS ON TWO PROBLEMS
Mexican Policy and Handling of Brit
ish and German Issues Considered
Crowds Greeted Executive at Sta
tions, But He Refused Speeches.
Cornish, N. H., Juno 28. Under or
ders from Ills physician to tnko a com
plete rest President Wilson settled
down at the summer Whlto Houho on
Friday for a brief vacation to prepare
himself for tho arduous work ho is ex
pecting within the next few months In
handling European and Mexican prob
lems. The president brought fow ofllcial
documents. Oniclals at tho White
Houso in Washington had orders to
forward him only the most pressing
business, but ho plans to glvo much
thought, in tho seclusion of the Cornish
hills, to tho next step in his Mexi
can policy, to tho submarine issuo with
Germany and to tho discussion with
Great Britain over interference with
commorco between tho United States
and neutral nations of Europe.
Secretary Lansing will do most of
tho actual work on tho noto to Croat
Urltaln now being prepared, but tho
presldont has already gono over with
him tho broad questions of policy in
volved, nnd will boo tho noto before It
Is officially forwarded to London. Ho
read with deep Interest during tho day
unofficial forecasts from Berlin that
thero was a possibility of Germany's
submarine) wurfaro being modified, but
refused to comment.
Tho president arrlv.od Friday after
noon after a trip through Connecticut,
Massachusetts and Vermont, marked
by frequent ovations from crowds
which gathered at all stations. Ho re
fused to mako any speeches, but
smiled broadly at laudatory comments
from several hundred men, women and
children, with whom ho Bhook hands.
"You have been writing great letters
to those foreign governmcnts,"'said a
working woman as sho clasped the
president's hand. Ho thanked her.
"Excuso tho dirt," apologized a fac
tory employee extending a grimy hand
to tho president.
"I don't mind that." tho president
replied as ho shook hands.
Virtually tho ontlro population of
Windsor, Vt and this village wero at
tho station to greet the president as
ho stepped off his prlvato car with
Miss Margaret Wilson and Dr. Cary
T. Grayson, his naval aid and physi
cian. Tho prosIdont'B Joy was evident in
tho afternoon when his daughter, Mrs.
Francis B. Sayro, her husband and
baby, arrived for a visit. Francis
Woodrow Sayro, tho president's only
grandson, cooed with delight and cud
died in his godfather's arms.
Mr. Wilson plans to devoto nearly
all his vacation season to golfing, auto
moblllng, reading and resting.
GERMAN NOTE IS PEACEFUL
Will Not Sink Ships If Assured That
Merchant Vessels Won't Attack
Submarines.
Berlin, Juno 28. Germany will mod
lfy her Bubmarlnu warfare to moot the
demands of tho United States provided
it is given assurances that merchant
ships will not attempt to sink tho un
derwater craft which hall thorn. It
was learned on Friday that this Is one
of tho chief points In tho preliminary
draft of tho reply to tho second Amor
lean noto, which Is bolng drawn up by
Foroign Secretary von Jagow.
YALE CREW IS THE WINNER
Blues Capture Race From Harvard In
Easy Style, Leading From Start
to Finish.
Regatta Course, Now London, Cone,
Juno 28. Yalo defeated Harvard in
tho annual varsity crow race on Friday
in easy stylo, leading from start to
finish. Tho Bluo won by soven longths.
Tho official tlmo was: Yalo, 20:62:
Harvard, 21:13V6. Tho first raco, tho
second varsity eight, was won by tho
Bluo oarsmen, by about n quarter of a
length.
3 ALABAMA MURDERERS HUNG
Two Negroes Are Executed at Bir
mingham and One White Man
at Annlston.
Birmingham, Ala., Juno 28, Ln
Carter, convicted of tho murder of
his wife, and Syd Jones, who killed
a fellow convict In tho Banner mines,
wero hanged In tho county jail on Fri
day. Both 'wero negroos, Tim Sharpo
-was hanged In Annlston for tho mur
der of two policemen.
Dernburn Gets to Norway.
Chrlstlanla, Juno 28. Tho Btcnmor
BorgenBfJord, on which Dr. Bornhard
Dornburg was a passenger on his way
from tho United StatOB to Germany,
has arrived in Bergen, after being
detained at Kirkwall, Scotland.
Claims Turk Success.
Constantinople, Juno 28. Gen, LI.
Imun von Sanders, commander of tho
Turkish troops on Galllpoll peninsula,
reported that tho Anglo-French troops
had suffered heavy losses In tbo as
saults of June 21.
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LANSING IN CABINET
PRESIDENT WILSON MAKES
IIM
8ECRETARY OF STATE.
Former Counselor of State Department
Accepts High Position Many
Congratulations Come In.
Washington, Juno 25. President
Wilson offered Robert Lansing tho
post of permanent secretary of Btato
at a conference held at tho Whlto
Houso on Wednesday.
President Wilson authorized a state
ment relating to tho appointment of
Mr. Lansing. It follows:
"Boforo leaving for a brief rest In
Now Hampshlro tho president an
nounced that ho had offered tho poBt
of secretary of state to Mr. Robert
LanBing, tho present counselor of de
partment of state, and that Mr. Lan
sing had accepted tho appointment."
Tho nowB of Mr. Lansing's appoint
ment spread rapidly. Secretaries Gar
rison and Daniels went at onco to his
ofllco. Secrotary Tumulty telephoned
congratulations from tho Whlto House.
kMr. Lansing, who is a son-in-law of
former Secretary of State John W.
Foster, bocamo counselor of tho state
department on tho retirement of John
Bassott Moore, and has been openly re
garded as President Wilson's malnBtay
on questions of international law.
Mr. Lansing's homo is in Water-
town, N. Y., and ho is Just past fifty
years old. Slnco 889 ho has practiced
Jaw and began his first diplomatic
work for tho United States in 1892,
when ho became counsel for tho
Unltod States in tho Bering sea arbi
tration. Soon afterward ho became counsel
for tho Unltod States Boring sea
claims commission and following that
was solicitor for tho Alaskan boundary
tribunal. In 1909 ho became counsel
in tho North Atlantic coast fisheries nt
Tho Hague.
Ills last work before becoming
counsel for tho stato department was
as agent for tho United States In tho
Anglo-Amorlcan claims arbitration.
London, Juno 25. Au Italian fleet
has sallod from Taranto for Tenodos
to Join tho Anglo-French squadron In
tho operations against the Dardanelles,
according to tho Exchange Tele
graph's Copenhagon correspondent.
Valparaiso, Ind., Juno 25. Mrs. Dru
sllla Can- was given tltlo to 143 acres
of land Just east of Gary, worth per
haps 1, 000,000. Sho squatted thero
40 years ago. Tho caso has boon In
courts over Ave yoars.
Washington, Juno 25. That tho
Moxlcun population of 20,000 persons
at Guerroro practically 1b starving was
reported to tho Amorlcan Rod Cross
hero on Wednesday with an earnest
nppcal for roliof.
Now York, Juno 25. Although tho
1,600 pasBengors who lost their lives
on tho Titanic supposed thero was
little danger of hor sinking, several
wero told by Mr. Androws, one of
tho designers of tho ship, that sho
would not stay afloat moro than two
hours, was tho testimony In tho action
to limit tho lino's liability to $98,000,
John B. Thayer of Havorford, Pa
whoso father, a vice-president of the
Pennsylvania railroad, was ono of
those who perished, testifiod to .this
offoct
Boat Capsizes; Five Drown.
Junction City, Kan., Juno 20. Flv
men, four or tnoni negro soidlorB at
Kort Illloy, woro drowned In tho Ro
publican rlvor hero at night whon
small boat capsized. Tho Identity
tho drowned mon is unknown.
Harvard Dedicates Library".
Cambridge Mass., Juno 2C Tho
now $2,000,000 Wldcner memorial
library was dodlcatod at Harvard
ProBidont Lowell conforred 1,205 aca
domic and sovoral honorary degrees
at tho commencement exorcises.
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AGGART IS INDICTED
MANY OTHERS ALSO CHARGED
WITH POLL FRAUDS.
Men Prominent In Indiana Political
Affairs Included In Charges of
Corruption at Election.
Indianapolis, June 24. Thomas Tag-
gart, Democratic national committee
man for Indiana; Mayor Joseph E.
Boll, Samuel V. Perrott, chief of po
lice, and 125 others wero Indicted by
the Marlon county grand jury hero on
Tuesday, charged with conspiracy to
commit a felony through violation' of
election laws, brlbory and blackmail.
Taggart and Bell wero (ho first to ac
knowledge Bervlce In tho caso and
wero released on $5,ouu uonu eacn.
Several other men appeared and wero
released on bond.
Tho Indictment caused a sensation.
While It has been rumored on tho
streets for some tune that soveral
men wero to bo Indicted aB a result of
an Investigation of the last election, It
was not thought men so high In po
litical councils would bo included. Not
more than a dozen spectators were in
court when the grand jurors, accom
panied by Alvah J. Itucker, prosecutor,
submitted tho report to Judge James
Collins of the criminal court.
More than a dozen members of
Mayor Boll's official family wero In
dicted and as many more members of
tho police forco wero named. Tho oth
ers Indicted Included election officials,
ward and precinct loaders, workers at
tho polls and voters.
U. S. WARNED BY MEXICO
Secretary Daniels Puts Action In Son-
ora Up to Discretion of Ad
miral Howard.
Washington, June 24. The Mexican
authorities In the stato of Sonora,
where Americans aro threatened with
extermination by tho Yaqul Indian,
havo served a practical ultimatum on
Admiral Howard, who has gono to tho
rescue, that ho must not land his
forces on Mexican soil. Secretary
Daniels Bald after receiving this in
formation on Tuesday that he would
not send Admiral Howard any further
instructions. Tho stato and navy de
partments havo thus put squarely up
to tho discretion of Admiral Howard
whether or not sho shall land and take
the consequences of his act.
El Paso, Tex., Juno 23. General
Villa and his troops havo captured
San Luis PotosI, ono of the most Im
portant cities In northern Mexico, ac
cording to Villa agents.
TEUTONS DEFEATED BY RUSS
Austro-German Forces Lose Six-Day
Battle on Dniester River Front,
Says Petrograd.
Potrograd, June 25. An Important
UusBlan victory over tho right wing of
tho Austro-German forces In Gallcla
waB announced on Wednesday In tho
official statement from tho war office.
This statement says that tho Teu
tonic troops havo beon defeated in a
six-day battlo on the Dniester river
front, tho Russians taking more than
live thousand prisoners.
Allies Kill 1,300 Turks.
Cairo, Juno 25. Thirteen hundred
Turks havo been killed In an all-day
fight for a Turkish position at tho Dar
danelles, an official bullotin says. Tho
allied troops rushed tho Turkish
trenches and drovo tho onomy out.
Airship Sinks Submarl
Berlin. Juno 28. For tho first tlmn
In history an aoroplano hna sunk a
submarlno. German airmen bornhnrd
cd and sank a Husslau submarine
In tho Baltic near Gotland Island on
May 31.
Pier Gives Way; 1C0 Die.
Potrograd, Juno 28. A dispatch
from Karan, In European Russia, 400
miles east of' Moscow, says moro than
100 lives havo been lost In tho col
lapse of a rlvor pier at u pleasuro
garden.
BLOCKADE TO BE TIGHTENED
Avoids Answer to Chief Issues Rnlced
by American Government Seek to
End Diplomatic Discussion of Ques
tion No Relief Is Seen.
Washington, June 20. Lord Crewe's
memorandum to Ambassador Page,
dealing with tho complaint of deten
tion of American cargoes bound for
neutral ports, was made public on
Thursday by the state department.
State department officials would not
comment on the memorandum. In the
opinion of experts on International
law who have followed tho controversy
between tho two governments, the
memorandum Is not of a character to
afford much satisfaction. It holds out '
little expectation of material relief to
American commerce from tho hard
ships inflicted upon It by British regu
lations and violation of tho principles
of International law as pointed out by
tho United States In Its noto of
March 30. Consequently Its effect,
It Is belloved, will be rather to sharp
en the edge of tho lssuo between the
two governments.
In his noto of transmittal. Ambas
sador Pago says that the memoran
dum Is not Intended as an answer to
tho principles set forth In the noto
of March 30, but merely an "explana
tion of concreto cases and tho regula
tions under which they are dealt with."
Tho British memorandum made
public Thursday contains distinct de
nial of certain rights for which the
United States In tho noto of March
30 contends. So to an extent at least
It must bo taken as an answer to that
note.
In the note of March 30 tho United
States assorted that a nation's sov
ereignty over Its ships at sea suffered
no diminution In times of war "ex
cept In bo far aB tho practice and con
sent of civilized nations has limited l,t
by the recognition of certain clear
ly defined rights which it Is conceded
may bo oxerclsed by nations which
aro at war." Those admitted rights
of tho belligerents aro visit and
search, capture and condemnation If
vlRit and search reveals contraband,
and finally the right of blockade of
enemy ports.
The complaint of tho United States
was that the interference of Great
Britain was not confined within theso
rights, but went far beyond them.
Tho principal complaint of tho United
States has been that Great Britain
has held up American cargoes of non
contraband to the groat detriment of
American trade with neutral coun
tries. Tho British offer to pay has not
been accepted by tho United States as
full recomponso and it certainly has
not been regarded as Justifying such
high-handed action.
Lord Crowo in his memorandum
makes no reforenco to the principles
of International law which tho United
States domanded that Great Britain
respect and in tho viow taken hero
seeks to override tho American pro
test. Ho details the "concessions"
which he says Great Britain has made
to American commerce, such for In
stance as tho payment of 450,000 to
various American shippers of cotton.
Two paragraphs of Lord Crowe'B
memorandum were considered of spe
cial importance as Indicating that
Great Britain intends to tighten,
rather than loosen, her blockade.
Theso wero:
"His majesty's government will be
prepared hereafter to give special con
sideration to cases presented to them
and involving particular hardships, it
the goods concerned are required for
neutral governments or municipalities,
or In respect of works of public utility
nnd where payment can bo shown to
havo bcon made before tho first of
March, 1915.
"With tho abovo exceptions his
majesty's government regret thoy
cannot continue to deal through tho
diplomatic channel with Individual
casos. but they would again point out
that special provision Is made for tho
consideration of such casos In the
prize court."
Paragraph 1C was taken to mean
that hereafter tho United States would
oxporienco greater difficulty In getting
any goods from any port which Great
Britain regards as an enemy port,
and paragraph 17 Is taken to bo notlco
that Great Britain Intends to end
further diplomatic discussion of her
seizures.
Tho British embassy announced that
In casos whero It was Impossible for
American shippers to got pood3 out of
Germany before June 15 tho time has
been extended. It will bo necessary,
however, for shippers to show that
thoy had not tlmo up to Juno 15 to get
their goods out of Germany.
Coko Hants Busy.
Connellsvlllo, Pa., June 28. Tho H.
L. Frlck Coko company has ordered
tho firing of 400 uddltlonr.1 ovens In
tl.ls district. Tho order puts In opera
tion 15 plants that l:avo bcon Idle for
months.
Kills Wife and Self.
Decatur, Ala., Juno 28. When his
wlfo objected to his whipping ono of
tho children, John Terry, a farmer
living near Trinity, shot and killed his
wlfo, then shot and killed himself.
According to U. G. Powell, rate ex
port of the Nebraska Railway com
mission, who has had charge of tho
investigations made by seven states
of tho middle west into rato charges
by tho railroads, work will bo com
pleted In tlmo for the hearings which
aro called for July 6. The work has
beon done in a thorough mannor, tho
statcts of Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota,
Kansas, South and North Dakota and
Oklahoma being Interested and as
sisting In Its prosecution. Aa many us
113 people have been working at one
tlmo upon the investigation and,
while tho Investigation of freight
rates was completed about a month
ngo, investigation of passenger rates
Is still In progress.
On tho small streams tributary to
tho Elkhorn river about 500,000 dol
lars' worth of bridges have been
washed out. Most of the damage has
been to bridges across streams usu
nlly dry and therefore none of them
of very much value. The whole
amounts to a considerable total, ac
cording to Stato Engineer Johnson,
who has just returned from a tour of
investigation along the Elkhorn val
ley. Much of the Hood damage In tho
valley has been caused by tho crook
ed condition of the Elkhorn, which
winds about as if trying to take up
as much of the valley space as pos
sible and some of tho - counties
through which it runs are contemplat
ing straightening the stream.
Chief Hydrographer to. P. Weeks
of tho stato engineer's office, who re
:eutly returned from the south and
west part of tho state, where he had
beon making measurements of water
In the streams in that section of tho
jountry, found no difficulty In locat
ing plenty of water and some other
things not In his lino of work. One
day while measurljg tho water in the
Blue river at ono point ho counted
fourteen hogs floating down stream.
Tho Blue river at Falrbury was so
high that It was running over tho
tops of tho fences and tho Republican
river was from ono to four miles
wide. In the vicinity of Culbertson
corn has been listed three times, he
said.
Reports from county assessors aro
beginning to reach the office of Secre
tary Bernecker of the, State Board of
Assessment. In most cases those re
porting show an increase. Those re
porting so far aro as follows:
1914.
Chaso ,$1,053,300
Dundy 1,532,170
Kearney 4,203.930
Logan 560,340
Sioux 1,585,008
1915.
$1,043,785
1,580,303
4,322,409
581,694
1,714,204
Labor Commissioner Coffey, at the
request of the Dempster Mill Co. of
Beatrice, has given a written opinion
as to his interpretation of certain pro
vision of tho workmen's compensa
tion law, upon which tho statute Itself
Is not clear. One point is to tho effect
that the fifteenth day after the injury,
whon tho law says compensation fehall
Btart, Is tho fifteenth calendar day and
not tho fifteenth working day.
Dundy and Chaso county assessors
are tho first to file tax schedules with
the stato ' board of assessment. The
total assessed value of property in
Dundy county has Increased slightly
It is now $1,580,307. It was $1,532,
912 last year. A slight decrease is re
ported by Chase county. Last yeai
It was $1,053,300. This year the total
assessment or one-fifth valuo is
$1,043,785.
Stato Superintendent Thomas told
a delegation of Lincoln business men
that tho improvement in Nebraska
schools which he Is working so hard
to bring about is coming along nicely.
The consolidation of country districts
Is meeting with favor in many por
tions of the state, while .other plans
aro being brought out so that by the
tlmo the fall terms begin thero will
bo qulto a change.
Tho stato board normal has em
ployed J. II. Craddock to prepare
plans and specifications for an audi
torlum for tho Koarney normal. He
has made sketches for an auditorium
to cost about $50,000, which is to bt
built first, to bo followed by a gum
nnstum to cost about $59,000.
Taxes In the sum of $170,000, col
lected by W. G. Uro of Douglas coun
ty, must bo turned over to the stato
under a writ of mandamus granted
State Treasurer Hall by tho supreme
court. This was a test caso and is
accorded victory for the state.
Holt county 'lost over 100 bridges.
Many of theso structures of a moro
or less temporary nature spanning
streams tributary to tho Niobrara,
which aro dry inert of tho summer.
Tho stato engineer Is recommending
that bonds bo voted and permanent
bridges built. If about $150,000 is ox
ponded In this way th largo amount
of repair work that tho county does
each year could bo reduced material
ly possibly by $10,000. Mr. Johnson
la of tho opinion that It Is no moro
than right that posterity should help
pay for permanent improvements.
RELEASED LATER ON BOND
Huerta and Orozco are Charged With'
Plotting Revolution Yaqul In
dians Raid Mexican Town.
El Paso, Tex. Victoriano Huorta,.
termor provlsonal president of Mex
ico, was taken into custody by Unlted.
ritatcs authorities Sunday. He was
released on $15,000 bond. Pascual
Orozco, detained with him, was re
leased on $7,500.
, Charges of conspiracy to incite a.
revolution against a friendly country,
wero filed against the accused men by
special agents of tho Department of
Justice.
Formal charges wero filed against
Huerta and Orozco on Instruction
from the United States district attor
ney at San Antonio.
They were taken before George
Oliver, United States commissioner,,
and their bond approved and their
hearing fixed for July 1. Surety was
furnished by Iko and Frank Aldereter
Mux Moyo and Rudolfo Cruz.
Huerta and Orozco were released at
onco from tho brigado headquarters
at Fort Bliss, whero thoy had been
detained sinco noon.
The release of the Mexican leaders
caused nearly as great a stir in Mexi
can and American circles as did tho
news of their detention. Immediately
thero was a revival of rumors relative
to tho new revolutionary movement
although Huerta reiterated his state
ment that he did not Intend to at
tempt to enter Mexico until peace la
restored. The general stated that he
is here merely to visit his daughter
a few days and greet old friends in
El Paso.
"I am on my way to Los Angeles
and San Francisco," said tho general,
"to visit the Pacific coast and see the
Panama-Paclfic exposition. I lived in
Oakland, Cal. about twenty years ago,
and havo not visited the west coast of
the United States since then, so de
cided to mako the trip."
The events in connection with de
tention and release of Huerta and
Orozco had a disquieting effect on the
Inhabitants of Juarez. An unwonted
restlessness was apparent in that city
and reports received by American of
ficials Indicated (n uneasiness at
other points along the border. Many of
the Mexican factional leaders wero
not to bo found In their accustomed
huants and thero was a feeling mani
fested in certain quarters that addi
tional surprises were possible. Vigil
ance was Increased by local authori
ties and border guards against sur
prises. While many of tho leaders were not
at their usual haunts, it was noticablo
that more Mexicans wero on tho
streets of El Paso. Many gathered
around tho home of General Huerta's
daughter during the evening.
United States officials were silent
relatlvo to future action, ponding re
ceipt of Instructions from Washing
ton. Observers, however, freely ex
pressed the belief that action of tho
United States authorities will havo
an important bearing on Mexican de
velopments, if it does not effectively
put an end to rumors of a new revolu
tionary movement that have been cur
rent on tho border for several months.
Indians Raid and Loot Town.
Guaymas, Mexico. Advices receiv
ed hero by messenger from the In
terior stato that 200 Yaqul Indians
raided tho mining town of Sauze, 100
miles inland from Guaymas, as
sembled 300 inhabitants and stripped
every ono naked, then, whllo a detail
guarded them, others looted tho town,
packing up everything transportable
on a pack train.
When the raiders departed thoy
took with them four young girls. Ne
casualties aro reported.
Tho Indians approached tho town
mounted, with bugles flourishing and
drums ruffling. Tho inhabitants as
sumed they woro a body of troops ap
proaching to protoct them and offered
no resistance.
Captain Ashley Robertson of tho
United States cruiser Colorado and
Major William N. McKelvy of the
marine corps, accompanied by three
other officers, motored through the
American settlement in tho Yaqul val
ley to investigate conditions. Thoy
found everything quiet. The settlors
havo built barricades of bags of grain
around their houses and all houses
aro loopholed.
Mexican troops now garrison all
the farms In tho valloy and no further
raids aro expected.
Union Admits Women Employees.
London. British labor lcadors havo
decided to admit to full membership
in tho National Railways union all
women engaged In railway work since
tho beginning of the war. Tho women
will bo regarded as permanent em
ployees. 100 Killed When Dock Falls.
London. A Potrograd dispatch re
ports that moro than 100 lives wero
lost at Kazan, 430 miles east of Mos
cow, by tho collapse of a dock over
tho Kazanka river.