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    THE SEMI-WEEKlV TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE. NEBRASKA.
JELLS DEFENSE PUN
BATTLE LINE IN RUSSIA
MOREHEAD NAMES DELEGATES
SEft Li IS ILLEGAL
Men Named Who Will Represent Ne
braoka Rivers and Harbors Con
gress at Waohlngton.
GARRISON WANTS ARMY OF 141.
843 MEN AND CITIZEN FORCE
Of 400,000.
ZAIMIS' CABINET RE8IGNS VOTE
OF CONFIDENCE IN GOVERN
MENT IS REFUSED.
SO DECLARES U. 8. NOTE JO ENG.
LAND, JUST MADE PUBLIC.
SEE GREEK 1R MOVE
?feA PLATEAU
ASKS AID OF EMPLOYERS
$10,000,000 for National Guard, Many
Regiments of Regulars and Civilian
Engineers Proponed Believes Plan
Will Meet Needs of the Country.
Washington, Nov. 8. Here arc the
essential feat urea or the administra
tion's military program au set 1 or Hi
In a statement Untied on Friday by
Ht-erctary of War Garrison:
Creation of a regular array of HI.
843 olllecrs mid men to cost $127,234,
. i j f annually,
Improvement of the National Guard,
consisting of 729,000 olllcurs and men,
to eost $10,000,000 annually.
Formation of a citizen army of 400,
000 men, to cnt $16,000,000 annually.
This Is to bo Called tlio "Continental
army "
AcfiulBltlon of reserve material, In
cluding orduanco and other supplies,
to cost $104,320,8(51, and purchase
within four years, by au annual ex
penditure of $20,081,320. '
Development of seacoast fortlllca
tloiiB to cost $81,077,000, tho annual
expenditure being $20,000,000 a year
for four yearB.
Finally, tho organization of all the
resources of tho nation In trained
clvlllann, Including cnglnoors, brldgo
builders, railroad men, etc., to aid
thn army In time of war.
Tho military policy proposed by Mr.
Garrison calls for a total appropria
tion of $1,03 1,399,234.88 by congress
during tho next llvo years under tho
heading of tho army. It will make n
total of over $2,000,000,000 called for
by tho national dofenao plans for
tho next llvo years for both army
and nnvy.
It congress adopts tho administra
tion's program tho following new or
ganizations will be added to tho
army.
Ten regiments of Infantry.
Four regiments of field artlllory.
Fifty-two companies of coast artil
lery. .
Fifteen companies of engineers.
Four aero squadrons.
Miv Garrison declares that tho pol
icy determined upon Is ono which rec
ognises existing constitutional and le
gal provisions, existing Institutions
and tho sentiments of tho pcoplo In so
far as they concern tho vital portions
of tho system. Ho believes Uho plan
presented Is ono which has tho least
objections ar.d which will meet the
needs of tho country.
"It haB been proposed," Mr. Garri
son's statement says, "to mako avail
able In time of need the services of
thoso In certain kinds of employment
requiring special knowledge and skill.
such as railroad men. bridge bullders.v
onglncorB of all descriptions, etc., and
leading men In these lines and pro
fessions havo been collaborating with
tho war department In an endeavor
to formulate, by legislative or admin
istrative action, an acceptable and
useful plan with respect thereto.
"In this connection, and hucnuso of.
tho patriotic spirit thus displayed, It
seems deslrablo to say that If thoso
who aro tho employers of tho young
men of tho country cannot by reason
of ago or situation In llfo glvo their
personal norvlco, they can do that
which will bo equally usoful by en
couraging In evory way tho participa
tion of thoso In their employ In tho
plan of national dofouse,"
ALLIES LOSE TWO VESSELS
British Transport and French Cruloer
Torpedoed by German Submarine
Only Few Saved.
London. Nov. 8. Tho ,obl of a Brit
l: h transport and a Frj ich auxiliary
cruiser In tho Mediterranean In Sep
tember boca.no known hero on Friday
when It was announced that tho trans
po.t Hanituni! had hoc, sunk on Sep
tember 0 by a German Bubmarlno and
tho auxiliary cruiser I'lndlan had
been torpedoed on Suptembcr 8.
Only 103 persons of tho moro than
400 aboard tho Honiazan woro saved.
SAYS BUSINESS IS BOOMING
Postmaster General Burleson Declares
Conditions In This Country
Wero Never Better.
Washington, Nov. 8. Business con
ditions in this country wero never bet
ter, according to Postmaster General
Burleson. Foit olllco rucolptc of $13,'
207,259 for October this year, which
had 20 "working days, ho compared to
$12,751,040 for Octobor, 1914, which
had 27 working days, "Post ofllco re
ceipts nlwayn havo proved to bo a true
barometer of business conditions," ho
said.
To Free "Dead" Yankees.
Douglas. Ariz., Nov 8. General
Villa haB ordered tho release of Doc
tors Thlgpen and Miller and tho two
Amerlcnn chaurfeurs, whom ho report
ed dead, according to a message re
ceived hero on Friday.
Wilson Car Runs Down Boy.
Now York. Nov. 8. President Wll
nnn'B automobile struck and injured a
small boy hero on Friday. After stop
ping and ascertaining that tho acci
dent was trivial, tho president con
tinued to tho station
Utxnlx'Jilxix
1 New German offensive against
2 Russians forco Von Illndcnburg
Dvlnsk.
U. S. ENVOY TO RETURN
BRAND WHITLOCK, MINISTER TO
BELGIUM, COMING HOME.
Ill Health Is ' Assigned -as Reason
Was Active In Cavell Case Hit
by German Press.
Washington, Nov. G. Brand Whit-
lock, United States minister to Bel
gium, Is returning homo. This an
nouncement was mado hero on
weunesuay.
Tho reason given for Whltlock's re
turn Is 111 health. His physician, It
was slated, has advised him that he
would bo unable to regain his health
If ho persisted In his stronuous du
ties at Brussels.
Although It libs been known for
spmo timo that Minister Whitlock has
been In 111 health, the announcement
that ho was returning at this time
caused a sonsatlon.
Tho fact that German newspapers
havo . criticized In tho most severe
terms Whltlock's activities In behalf
of Edith Cavell, tho nurso spy, whom
ho tried to save from execution, some
oven demanding that his recall bo
asked, moused considerable specula
tion. That ho has been summoned homo
by tho stato department ufter Ger
many had protested against tho mak
ing public of his account of tho Cavoll
execution, wan tho belief In somo
quarters.
Ho Indirectly charged breach of
diplomatic confidence against tho Brit
ish forolgn ofllco for making public
tho report from Secretary Gibson of
tho American legation at Brussels.
Whitlock In his report said that tho
publicity caused him serious embar
rassment with tho Germans.
At tho tlmo Miss Cavell was sen
tenced to death, Whitlock was con
lined to his bed, but mado an effort
to savo her by using his secretary and
securing tho aid of tho Spanish min
ister. "NO PEACE TILL ALLIES WIN"
Premier Brland Says France Will
Fight to the End Makes Address
to Chambor3.
Paris, Nov. 5. An Important an
nouncement was mado on Wednesday
in tho chamber of deputies by Premier
Brland, who said that Franco waB not
continuing tho war with Idcus of con
quest. M. Brland also said that tho
dato for serious peaco talks was "un
fortunately distant." Tho earliest mo
mont of the discussion of peaco. M
Brland said, would ho "when Germany
has evacuated all tho martyred coun
tries. Including Serbia; when she has
ceased to bo a pcoplo of prey, and
when sho will bo unahlo for long yoars
to trouble tho peaco of tho world
again."
GERMANS WIN ON HILL 199
Paris Official Statement Says Enemy
Penetrated Trenches In Sector
of Mnsslgnea.
Paris. Nov. 5. Tho olllclal otate-
mont Issued hero on Wednesday Is as
follows: "Along tho Soramo, near
Frlso, wo havo destroyed Important
mining worlts of tho Germans. In
Champagne a Gorman attack, preccd
cd by tho UBual hombardinont of as
phyxiating shells, was made against
our positions to tho south of tho
Chausiion farm, located In tho sector
of Manslgnes, Tho Germans woro
able to ponetrato somo of our advanco
trenchos on Hill 199. Wo rcmilsed
them at all other points, Inflicting
heavy losses?'
Kills Wife, 8on and Self.
New York, Nov. 0, Edwatd Mc
Mnnus killed his wife and Ills four
ycar old son by cutting their throats
with a rnzor and thin committing sul
cldo at his homo, 44(1 West Ono Hun
dred and Sixty-fourth street.
Denies Retreat of British,
l.nr.snnno, Nov fi. Humoro that tho
BrltlHh havo begun to rotlro from the
peninsula of Galllpoll were denied in
a dispatch from Constantinople. A
Russian Hoot has appeared off the
coast of Asia Minor
Riga directly from west along railroad.
back from advanco position boforo
BRITISH ARE WARNED
ASQUITH SAYS COUNTRY FACES
FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES.
Asserts Turk Campaign Failure, but
Declares tho Allies Will Win
Secrete Are Bared.
London, Nov. 4. -Appearing In tho
houso of commoiiB for tho first tlmo
slnco his Illness, Premier Asqulth
mado his long-expected address on
tho war before a throng that Jammed
Jill tho galleries. Ho defeuded tho
allies' conduct of tho war and an
nounced that Sir Frederick Edward
Smith, solicitor .general, had been ap
pointed attorney general to succeed
Sir Edward Carson, who als mado a
speech.
Sir Edward denounced tho British
method of conducting tho war and
blamed Sir Ian Hamilton for tho fail
ure of tho Dardanelles campaign.
Premier Asqulth gavo tho houso
much light on British war policy.
Ho said:
That King Georgo's Injuries wero
not sorlous.
That tho financial situation of Great
Britain was serious and tho nation
must bo prepared to mako far greater
sacrifices than It had yet experienced.
That thoro was full agreement be
tween Great Britain and Franco to
maintain tho Independence of Serbia
and not let her "become tho proy of
tho slnlfltor and nefarious combina
tion of Germany, Austria and Bul
garia."
That ho was as confident as nvor
tho alllcB were going to carry their
righteous causo to a triumphant
Issue; and ho was not going to shift
tlio burden from his shoulders until
satisfied ho was unablo to hear It.
That Field Marshal Sir John Fronch.
commander of tho British forces on
tho Franco-Belgian front, was now In
command of nearly 1,000,000 men.
That tho total casualties In France
and Flanders amounted to 377,000.
That ho accoptcd his full share of
rospoiiBlbillty for tho first attack on
tho Dardanelles, which resulted In fail
ure, with tho loss of several capital
ships.
That Vonlzelos when premier of
Groeco nsked Franco and Groat Brit
ain, September 21, for 150,000 men to
aid Serbia with tho oxprcss under
standing that Greece would mobilize.
But tho Grook king repudiated tho
pact.
That ho hlmsolf waB determined the
ulllcs should win tho war, and "sooner
than not win It I would not hesitate to
propose some form of compulsory en
listment." TELEGRAPHIC
NOTES
El Paso, Tox Nov. 5. Gqn. Lauro
M. Guorra of Monterey, a member of
tho staff of Gon. Fcllpo Angeles, was
killed while- resisting arrest In Juaroz
five days ago, according to nn official
announcement.
New York. Nov. B.Arthur Coppel
was cloctod prosldont of tho Donvor &
Rio Grando railway, Klngdon Gould
vlco-prosldent and E. T. Joffory chair
man of tho board at the meeting of
tho road's dlroctors. Tho Gould fac
tion was said to havo favored tho elec
tion of H. U. .Mudgc, formur prosldont
of tho Chicago. Hock Island & Pacific,
to tho presidency.
Montroso. Colo., Nov. G. After a
quarrel, Claude F. Jacobs, n ranchor
at Rodvalo, shot and killed his wife,
and blow his own brains out.
First Naval order Sent by Phone.
New York. Nov. 8. Tho first naval
order over transmitted by wireless
tolophony wan sent on Friday by Sec
rotary of tlio N;,vy Danlols to Hear
Admiral Usher of tho Brooklyn navy
yards
Rebelllns Aro Dying Down.
Washington, Nov. 8. The threo rev
olutions which llared up several weeks
ago In threo different central Ameri
can countrloj, Guatomala, Nicaragua
and Honduras, appear to be dying
down.
400,000 TROOPS IN FIELD
Former Premier Venlzclos Reported to
Bo Forming New Ministry Constan
tino Awaits Roumanla's Action
Foreign Policy Cause of Clash.
London, Nov. (i. Greece's attitude
toward tho world war apparently Is
about to undergo a chnngc. By a voto
of 147 to 114 tho Greek parliament on
Thursday rejected a vote of conlldenco
In tho government and the cabinet un
der Premier Alexander Zalmls. who
Immediately resigned.
Observers of Balkan diplomatic con
ditions here assert that King Constan
tino undoubtedly has asked former
Premier Elouthorious Venlzelos to
form a now cabinet.
A dispatch from Salonlkl declares
that Kfng Constantino has assured
tho French minister at Athens that
should Roamanla Join tho cntonto
allies or Bhould tho situation of Ser
bia bo appreciably ameliorated by an
Anglo-French offensive movement.
Grecco will not bo unprepared to
change her present attitude.
Athens newspapers opposed to
Venlzelos boliovo dissolution of .par
liament surely will follow.
Messages from Paris stato that
Greeco's entranco Into tho war Is con
sidered at tho Fronch capital as al
most certain.
A discussion of proposed military
laws raised fi question between tho
minister of war, General Yanakltsas.
and tho majority party of former Pro
mler Venlzelos. On this issuo Premier
Zalmla decided to ask a voto of conll
denco Tho discussion then turned to tho
foreign policy of tho government. M.
Venlzelos declared It was impossible
for his party longer to sustain tho
government, whoso policy ho consid
ered harmful to tho Interests of tho
country.
If Greece should decide to enter tho
war tho nation is in a position to put
400,000 excellently equipped troops In
to tho field. Tho army Is already al
most completely mobilized.
TEUTONS TURN ON RUSSIANS
Von Hindenburg's Troops Force the
Czar's Soldiers Out of Mlkullschkl
and Reoccupy Town.
Berlin, Nov. C General BoyadJIoff's
first Bulgarian army is only six miles
from Nlsh, former capital of Serbia.
Tho German war ofllco ofllcially an
nounced on Thursday that tho Bulgars
had stormed Kalafat. six miles north
cast of Nlsh.
Six hundred and fifty Serbian sol
diers havo been captured in tho fight
ing north of Kraljevo.
In tho eastern theater of. war Field
Marshal von Hindenburg's army has
turned upon tho Russians in tho sec
tor of Dvlnsk and forced them out of
Mlkullschkl, which they had occupied
on Tuesday.
In tho western theater of war tho
Germans havo taken 800 yards ot
Fronch trenches north of Masslgcs In
Champagne.
TEUTONS IN RETREAT, BERLIN
Field Marshal Von Hindenburg's
Army Around Dvlnsk Forced
to Fall Back.
London, Nov. C. Tcrrillc Russian
attacks havo compelled Field Marshal
von Illndcnburg to withdraw his line
between Swonton and llsen lakes on
tho northern end of tho Russian front.
Tho German rovorso is conceded In
an olllclal reTport Issued on Wednes
day at Berlin, which reads:
"Army of Field Marshal von Hln
donburg: Tho Russians continued
their nttacks boforo Dvlnslc. At 111
oukst and Garbunowka they woro re
pulsed. They Btormed our positions
in this region four times with ex
traordinary heavy losses.
"Botween tho Swonton and llsen
lakes wo wero forced to withdraw our
lines. Tho Russians succeeded In oc
cupying tho vlllago of Mlkullschkl."
SHOT AT U. S. ARMY OFFICERS
Gen. Funstcn Says Carranzn Troops
Deliberately Fired Upon Ameri
cans During Battle.
Washington, Nov. C. Tho forces of
Gcnoral Calles, tho Carranza com
mander at Agua Prlota, deliberately
llrcd on American ofllccra nt Douglas,
Ariz., General Funston reported to tho
war department on Thursday. Gener
al Funston Immediately demanded an
oxplanatlon, and regrets and assur
ances that It would not occur again
wero sent to him by Calles.
Vesuvius Again In Eruption.
Romo, Nov. S. Vesuvius Is ngaln In
violent eruption. Sovoral villages aro
threatened by advancing lava streams.
Panlc-strlckon by their danger, people
aro fleolng from towns and vineyards
in tho mountain's vicinity.
Four Turk Attacks Fail.
Loudon, Nov 8. Tho Turkish forces
In tho Dardanelles took tho offensive
on November 1 and made four attacks
on tho positions of tho cntonto allies.
All these attacks woro ropulsed, It Is
ofllcially announced hero.
Tho following NebrnsluuiH wero
named by Governor Morehcad as
delegates to tho National Rivers und
Harbors congress, at Washington, IX
C, December 8, 9 and 10: John L. Mc.
Cague, Omaha; C. II. Rudge, Lincoln;
Samuel Wolbaeh, Grand Island; J. N.
Clarke, Hastings; Samuel Bailey,
Falrbury; Fred Volpp, Scrlbner; Mlko
Baurer, Nebraska City; M. A. Bates,
Plattsmouth; John Mattes, Nebraska
City; W. N. Kaufman, Brownvillo;
Nicholas Moysenbcrg, David City;
Hugh Lamnstor, Tecumsch; Frank
Woodward, Nemaha; R. W. Story,
Pawnee; Everett Buckingham, South
Omaha; J. M. Gates, Fort Crook; Ed
Williams, Grand Island; EH Shiro,
Lincoln; Jacob Klein, sr., Beatrice;
Stanley Barton, Wilber; R. J. Kil
Patrick, Beatrice; L. F. Langhorst,
Elmwood; Fred Hunker, West Point;
James Walsh, Benson; Dr. E. O. We
ber, Wnhoo; C. F. Bucholz. Falls
City; T. J.Zahnan, Page, Hnrdy; Da
vid Guthrie, Superior; Butlor Hart,
Edgar; Ben . Scrbggin, Oak; Roy
King, Superior; J. H. Wroughton, Nel
son; Frank McGrow, Callaway, and
George Lyons, Nelson.
Fisli Commissioner O'Brien was a
caller at the state house last week.
Ho has been very busily engaged dur
ing tho past week or two in an en
deavor to savo the fish, which, be
causo of high water during the sum
mer, have become inhabitants of
ponds anfl low places which, when
winter comes, will entirely dry up or
become frozen so hard that the fish
will be destroyed. At Nebraska Ctiy
ho seined out about five carloads or
fish which had . landed in these shal
low ponds and In other places, and
has been successful In seining out a
large number. In all he estimates
tha If they had to be purchased from
some hatchery they would have cost
(he state about $1,500. These fish aro
taken In tho fish car to other points
In tho stato and deposited In water.?
where they will bo given a chance to
grow and become useful members of
society.
President Dan Morris or the slate
normal board, in referring to the con
dition of the books kept at tho
Chadron normal, stated that Expert
Do France had made an examination
or tho records In tho Kearney normal
offices and found them O. K. In every
respect. Ho stated that tho board
would Insist in the future on a regu
lar examination of the normal school
books In this state and a complete ac
counting and balancing as one would
enforce In a well amanaged business.
He hesitates to placo the responsibili
ty for tho Chudron condition.
A total of 3,052 warrants were writ
ton by Auditor Smith and his assls
tants during the month of Octob?r.
The amount of money they carried
wae $353,0G7.G4. or the amount,
$148,532 was oui of the general fund
and covered 2,227 warrants. Tho bal
anco was scattered over sixteen dlf
ferent funds. Since January 1, this
year, warrants to the amount of $4,
519,105 havo been written In tho aud
Itor's office. Juno was the big month,
with a total or $S47,G78, and February
was the small month, with a total of
$292,721.
Absorption of tho independent tolo
phono Bystom In Kearney by the Ne
braska Telephone company, approved
by tho state railway commission, has
been postponed because federal
authorities will not consent. The de
partment of justice has refused to re
cede from tho agreement mado by the
Bell people two years ago that they
would not acquire, any moro compet
ing plants If cortaln prosecutions
then pending wero not pushed.
Condition of national banks of Ne
braska, oxclusive of reserve cities, at
tho close of business on September 2,
as reported by tho stato banking
board to tho comptroller of surrency,
shows tho reserve held as 28.50 per
cent; loans, and discounts, $52,820,
3GG; gold coin, $1,020,708; lawful
money reserve, $2,682,35G; deposits,
$52,007,387.
According to the monthly report ol
Stato Treasurer -Hall thoro Is a bal
ance In tho stato treasury of $1,235,
155.29, as against $1,377,585.49 at the
closo of business September 30. The
receipts for the month of Octobe:
havo been $300,332.78, and the expen
ditures $392,702.98.
The hearing In tho mandamus suit
brought by Firo Commissioner Rldgell
agolnst Stato Treasurer Hall to com
pel htm to pay warrants for salarlof
and expenses of tho ofllco has boon
set for hearing by tho supremo court
during tho week of November 1.
A prize of $100 has been offered by
John D. Haskell of Wakefield for the
best poem on Nebraska composed by
v resident of tho stato, the samo to be
used on tho occasion of tho eolobra
tlon of tho semlncentcnnlal onnlver
snry of tho admission of tho state. Mr
Haskell suggpsts that tho metro ol
the poem be so fixed that the poem
may be sot to music and become a
Btato song and has asked Stato Super
intendent Thomas to whom the notice
of tho poem was sent to select three
Judges to decide on tho morlts of the
poem.
CHAMPION OF NEUTRAL RIGHTS:
America Cannot Further Suffer Inter
ference With Its Commerce
On the High Seas.
Washington. The United States. In
Its latest noto to Great Britain, mado
public here Nov. 7, covering exhaust
ivuly British interference with Amer
lean trade slnco tho beginning of tho
European war, declares that the so
called blockade instituted by tho al
lies against enemy countries on
Murch 11, Is "ineffective, illegal and
indefensible." Notice is served that
the American government "cannot
submit to tho curtailment of ita neu
tral rights" and It cannot "with com
placency Buffer further subordination
of its rights and Interests."
Ambassador Pago to whom the note
was sent by special messenger for de
livery to the London foreign ofllco
was Instructed by Secretary Lansing
"to Impress most earnestly" upon tho
British government that tho United
States "must Insist that the relations
between It and his majesty's govern
ment be governed not by a policy or
expediency, but by those established
rules of international conduct to
which Great Britain in tlio past has.
held the United States to account
when the latter nation was a belliger
ent engaged In a struggle for national
existence."
Declaring the United States "un
hesitatingly assumes" tho task of
championing the Integrity of neutral
rights, tho noto proclaims that tlio
American government will devote its
energies to the taBk, exercising al
ways, an impartial attitude.
Tlio note, nearly 15,000 words in
length, was made public by agree
ment between the Stato department
and tho British foreign ofllco.
Secretary Lansing in discussing tlio
question of compensation, denies that
the charges, such as pilotage, wharf
age, unloading costs, etc, against a
detained vessel must bo paid by tho
claimants, and adds that the United
States Is "loathe to believe that such
ungenerous treatment will continue,
to bo accorded American citizens,'
any waivers or Indemnity exacted
from American citizens "under such
conditions of duress," it Is declared,
cannot preclude them from subse
quently obtaining redress through dip
lomatic channels.
Girls Perish In Fire.
New York. Twelve girls and men
are known to bo dead in a firo that
swept a five-story building in the
Williamsburg section of Brooklyn
Saturday. Fifty aro injured. Thirty
others aro missing. Tho authorities
have been unable to learn if moro
dead aro in tho wrecked building.
Tho Btructuro at Nos. 285-287 'North
Sixth street was wholly destroyed.
The fifth and fourth floors caved
in. The other floors aro a mas3 of
tangled debris. This has prevented
tho making of a thorough search.
A single fire escape and ono insldo
stairway wero the only means of es
capo from tho factory, which was oc
cupied by four different , firms and
owned by tho Diamond Candy Co.
Bulgars Take Nlsh.
Berlin. The Bulgarians have cap
tured Nlsh, Serbian capital, after '
threo days of tenacious fighting, thn
war olllce announced. Capture of 350
Serb prisoners and two cannon was
reported. Through traiiiB from Ber
lin to Constantinople may begin run
ning any day now.
Tho Berlin-Constantinople railroad
Is needed to handlo suppllofl rather
than for troop movement. Turkey has
1,000,000 men she cannot put into tho
field for lack ot arms and ammuni
tion. These shortages will now quick
ly bo relieved. About 0,500 aquaro '
miles of Serbian territory aro now in.
Austro-German and Bulgarian hands.
Attempts to Crucify Himself.
San FranclBCO. Attempting self
cruclflcatlon, while suffering from re
ligious mania, a stranger, who gave
his namo later as Thomas D. Thorn
ton of "everywhere," created a scu
satlon among tho congregation of St.
Mary's" cathedral, when with a length
of gas pipe,, ho drovo a four-Inch
spike through each instep and pained,
ono of his feet to tho floor. It wan
necessary to secure ti hammer to pry
tho spike loose. Ho was removed to a,
hospital.
Navy 'Plane Makes New Record,
l ensacola, Fla. Lieutenant Richard
Saulley, using a hydroaoroplano, rose
to a height of 211,000 feet, according
to an olllclal announcement at tho Na
vy Aviation school hero. Thn height
reached was said to bo a navy record
for that type of machine.
Cavalry Horses for Fort Meade.
Sturgis, S. D. Threo carloads of
cavalry horses, forty-throo head, ar
rived hero from tho remount station at
Fort Koogh, MonL, and wero Imine
dlately taken to Fort Monde.