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THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA U. 5. Ml 01 L YASAKA MAHU, TORPEDOED IN THE MEDITERRANEAN, HAD $5,000,000 CARGO. ATTACKED WITHOUT WARNING All on Board Vcosel Saved National Ity of Submarine Not Known French Gunboat Rescues Pnssengcro and Crew at Midnight. London, Doc 27. Tho now JnpnncBO liner Ynsalia Mnru, which was sunk In tho oaBtern Mediterranean Tucsduy by a Hiibmnrlno whllo tho Btcamer was on Ita way from London to Japan With 120 passengers and a crow of ICO nBoard, waa oont to tho bottom with out warning, according to a report ro eolved from Port Said from the agents of tho owners. All of thoso on board tho ship, In cluding ono American passenger, W.J. LoIi;h, woro saved. Tho nationality of tho uubmnrlno lu not mentioned by tho agents, and prevloun reports re ferred to tho sinking' of tho ship as dona by olthcr an Austria., or u Gor man Biibmerslblo. V. J. Lolgh Is an Amorlcun citizen, although born In China. His father wbh a Callfornlan. Mr. Lolgh was returning to China on tho Ynsaka Maru to tako a posi tion with n business houso. A French gunboat picked up tho pasaongors and crow at midnight and landed them at Port Said Wednesday morning. Tho company provldod ho tel accommodations for them and Is arranging to forward them to their destination!). On tho passenger list wero 51 men, C4 women nnd 15 chil dren, most of whom wero llrltlsh sub jects. Tho Dally Telegraph states that tho sinking of tho Yasaka Maru has ro suited In tho biggest war loss that has fallon on tho market Blnco tho war began. Tho paper expressed tho belief that $5,000,000 Is a likely est! mato of tho valuo of tho ship and Its cargo. INDICTS ALLEGED PLOTTERS Koenlp and Aids Charged With lllo gal Acts Freed on $100,000 Bonds. Now York, Dec. 27. Throo Indict ments against alleged Gorman plot tors woro returned on Thursday by tho federal grand Jury. Paul Koonlg, chlof dotoctivo of tho Hamburg-American lino, and Richard Loyondockor. an nntlquo dealer, nro charged with conspiring to dynamlto tho Wolland canal. Edmund Justice, n Hamburg Amorlcan lino watchman, Is charged with conspiring In tho United States to socuro military information regard ing Canadian munitions for tho Ger man govornmont. Koonlg also Is named In tho Justlco charge Koonlg, Loyondockor and Justlco woro hold, In bondB of $50,000, $30,000 and $20,000 rospoctlvoly. Tho ball was furnlBhod hy tho Hamburg-Amorlcan lino through a surety company. Tho pris oners wero rolcased. Tho maximum penalty for tho chnrgo la thrco years' Imprisonment and $3,000 line. BRIDE SEIZED BY FATHER Formor Congressman Vollmer of Iowa Says Wealthy Chlcagoan Must "Mako Good." Davenport, la Doc. 27. Uoforo Ed ward Victor Palm, rich young Chlca goan, can claim Dorothea Vollmer as his wlfo ho must go out into tho world and "mako good." That was tho illtl raatum dollvorcd to tho young couplo by formor Congressman Honry- Voll mor, Dorothea's father, when ho learned of tho secret murrlngo of tho pair on Wodnesday. Mr. Palm loft for Chicago alono on Thursday. Ilia brldo nnd nor brothor, Harry Vollmer, will leave for California. Their stay on tho coast will bo Indollnlto. Thoy woro married In Davonport at Trinity cathedral by Dean Marmaduko llaro. FORD RETURNING TO U. S.? Illness Forces Chief to Quit Peace Party for America, Messngo Says. Copenhagen, via London, Deo. 27. A dispatch to tho National Tldondo from Chrlstlanla says that Henry Ford loft Chrlstlanla on Thursday secretly for Dcrgen, whero ho oxpocted to board tho Norwcglan-Amorlcan lino stoamor llorgonhus to roturn to tho United States. Tho roason for Mr. Ford's suddon doparturo, tho dispatch roports, was said to bo that hla doctor had ordorod him to rust hla tired nnd over-worked norvos. Tho romalnder of tho expedition, Ignorant of Mr. Ford's doparturo, loft for Stockholm during tho day. j Forbid Fancy Baking In Vienna. Vienna. Doc. 27. A ministerial iln. croo has been Issued forbidding tho baking of rolls, biscuits and other fancy broads and permitting only tho making of loaves of ordinary bread by oaKorics. Dr. Elliot, Zoologist, Dies. Now York, Doc. 27. Dr. Danlol Gl raud Elliot, zoologist nnd writer on natural history, dlod of pneumonia at bis homo hero ou Thureday aftornoon. Ho was born In this city eighty years ago. JUST TINKERING Dm lloloei IUcletcr on4 leader. t(y ' FLEE GALLIP0LI FIGHT BRITISH WITHDRAWN FROM THE DARDANELLES. Forces at Suvla and Anzac Districts Have Been Transferred, Says an Official Statement. Londo. Dee. 21. All British troons in tho Suvla and Anznc districts of Gullipoll pcnluBula lmvo boon' with drawn. Tho followlnu official statement rn- gurdlug this stop was Issuod hero on Monday: "All tho troons at Suvla and An. zac. together with their aims and stores, havo boon successfully trans ferred, with Insignificant casualties, to another aphoro of operations." Operations In sectors of tho front at Galllpoll othor than thoso from which troopB havo been withdrawn nro to bo continued, It Is Intimated In an othor official statement. Tho with- drawal was effected without knowl edge of tho inovomont on tho part of tho Turks, It Is dcclarod. "Further details of tho ovacuatlon of tho Anzac and Suvla zones havo boon received," says tho official state ment. "Without tho Turks bolng nwnro of tho movement, a groat army has boon withdrawn from ono of tho areas occupied In tho closout of con tact with tho onoiny. By this contrac tion of tho front operations at other points of tho lino will bo moro offoc tlvoly carried out. "Sir Charles Monro gives great credit for tills skillfully conducted transfer of forces to tho gonorala commanding nnd tho royal navy." Tho war olilco statement leaves' tho public to draw Its own conclusions as to tho destination of these Australa sian and United Kingdom forces, which must bo well ovor 100,000 strong, but It is widely conjectured that any southward swoop of tho Teu tonic or Bulgarian armies In tho Bal kans, whothor from tho north, west or cast, will sooner or lator como In contact with thorn. RUSS TAKE BULGAR PORT? Czar'a Fleet Reported to Havo Landed Troops at Varna After Fleet Laid Town In Ruins. London, Doc. 23. Tho Dally Chron icle roports tho capturo of Varna, Bui garia'B chlof Black Boa port, by tho ItllHRlnilR. It fifl VII Mm hnnihnnlnn) silenced tho Bulgarian guns and laid tho town In ruins, tho garrison suffer ing heavily. Tho Russians then, nccordlng to tho report, landed infantry nnd nrtlil nrv without loss nnd In sufficient force to hold, tho town against Bulgarian at tack. BRITISH GENERALS SHOOK UP Lieutenant General Murray Succeeds Sir Charles Monro and Latter Relieves Halg In France. London. Doc. 23, Lloutonant Don oral Sir Archibald Murray has, boon appointed to succeed Sir Charlos Monro as British commander at tho Dardanelles, says an official statomont Issuod this aftornoon. Sir Charlos Monro has boon appointed In command of tho First British army in Frauco, In succession to Sir Douglas Halg. Pardons Bertsche and Ryan. Sprlngllold. 111.. Dec. 27.f! Dunno pordoned James Ryan nnd Bar- noy uortscno, whoso testimony con victed Chicago pollcomon In tho graft trials. Dunno followed tho recom mendation of tho board of pardons. Sun's Son to Fight Yuan. San FranclBco, Doe. 27. Sun Fo, a University of California student whoso fathor, Sun Ynt-Son, waa tho first president of China, will Join tho revolutionary movement In China against tho accession of Yuan. TWO AMERICANS KILLED VILLISTAS ATTACK STREET CAR IN JUAREZ, MEXICO. Mob and Rob Passengors Troops Finally Restore Ordur Funston Increases Guard on Line. El Paso. Tex., Dec. 23. -Two Amer icans and eight Mexicans woro killed as a result of sovero rioting at Juaroz on Tuesday. Ono American was killed in El Paso by bullets of Moxlcan snipers, which came from tho Juaroz sldo of tho river. Ho was Georgo A. Dlpcrt; n brakoman, and was shot whllo on n freight train. Tho rlotlnc at Junroz hntrnn nlinut noon. A street car which ontnrnrt tho town at tho International brldgo was stoned by a mob and tho passengers, Including a number f Americans, woro robbed. Tho crow and nassoncora fmipht off tho Mexicans and tho car cscapod back to El PaBo. A crowd of Mexi cans gathered at tho bridge, seeking passaga to American soil. Sovoral Juaroz stores wero closed. Some woro robbed. Quiet was restored when Gen eral Hanua. ono of thoso who niimed tho ngreomont with tlm do tno.tn mv. ernmont to turn ovor tho Villa organl- zaiion, lied to tho Amorlcan sldo and tho Carranza consul phoned that ho would sond over 190,000 pesos to pay tho soldiers. Shortly aftor Oennrnl nniirln hfwl restored ordor slmntlnrr again In Juaroz and roports reacbod nero mat Intoxicated soldiers on Horseback woro rlotlnc in tlm inni General Ochoa cleared the streets of uruiiKon soldiers and placed trusty of flcors In charno of rlfinn tlon. Ochoa promised to sign tho agioomont to turn ovor tho garrison to Carranza. According to last advices, Villa loft Chihuahua f!itv with -inn mi. lowors. U. S. OFFICIAL KILLS TWO MEN R. L. Knox, Surveyor of Customs for Port of New Orleans, Shoots Attorneys to Death. Baton Rougo, La., Doc. 21. Robert L. Knox, surveyor of customs for tho port of Now Orlcnns and prominent Louisiana attorney, shot nnd killed Bon Foster, nn nttornoy of Hattlos burg. MIsb.. and Alex Frnnko. nn nt. tornoy of Natchltochos, La., In tho Yazoo ana Mississippi Valloy railroad dopot horo. Knox had been Buffering from montal troublo and for sovcral months hnd boon In a sanitarium In Washington for trentment. Ho ar rived In Baton Rougo on Wodnesdav. supposedly from Washington. According to roports, Knox know nolthor of tho men. HOUSE ON PEACE ERRAND7 President's Personal Friend Expected to Sound Sentiment on Peace Overtures. Washington, Deo. 23. Tho report was current hero on Tuesday that Col. E. M. House of Now York city, tho pres ident's closo frlond and advisor, is go ing to Europe ngaln to sound tho sontl mont on penco overtures. Tho report was donlod at tho Whlto Houso by Sec retary Tumulty, but doaplto thlsBomo crcdonco was placed on It. W. Va. Railways Bar Whisky. Charloston, W. Va Doc. 27. Con forming to a recent court ruling, a gonornl ordor prohibiting tho accept ance of whisky as personal baggngo of passongors In West Virginia was put Into effect by four railroads. Mexican General and Staff Executed. Mexico City, Doc. 27. Friends of Gen. Rafael Egula Lis havo bcon In formed that ho, with all his staff of ficers, has boon executed at Cuautla by ordor of Emlllano Zapata. Tho or dor was fulfilled publicly. T AGENTS OP BASEBALL LEAGUES AGREE TO ELIMINATE FED ERAL BODY. WEEGHMAN GETS THE CUBS Owners Rush to Sign Up "Outlaw" Players Only Two Magnates of Old Organization Are Taken Care Of Phil Ball Given the Brown3. Cincinnati, Dec. 24. Representa tives of tho Federal, American and National leagues Blgned nn agreement which eliminated tho third circuit from tho baseball map of tho country. As soon as tho signatures had been appended, it was announced on Wed nesday that Charles H. Wecghmau. president of the Whales, had acquired tho Cubs and tho West sldo team will bo moved to tho North sldo. Joo Tinker will bo manager and tho best players on both teams will bo re tained. Second In importance to tho trans for of tho Cubs was tho purchaso of tho Rrowns by Phil Ball, a deal which was also mado ofllcinl. Outsldo of theso two every Federal leainiO ownor In out nt tlm rnmp. nml as a playing organization tho third leaguo Is now only a momory. Tho players of tho Independent cir cuit Will ho controlled bv tho clubs thomsolvcs. which will probably mean mat an outsldo of tho Whales and tho Terriers will bo nnnlni! in lin nnhl to tho highest bidders. Hardly had the official announcement been mado bo foro a scramble started fnr tlm ntara of tho defunct organization. President ucmpsteau of tho Giants started nego tiations for tho RnrvIrnH nf Pnnnv Kauf', whllo Captain Huston of tho Yankees began angling for Leo Mageo. Mordecal Brown will be retained a star member of tho Cubs. LYDST0N WINS A. M. A. SUIT Supremo Court Upholds Chicago Phy slclan In Long Fight to Oust As soclatlon Directors. Chicago, Dec. 23. Dr. G. Frank Lydston won his flvo-voar local bat- tlo against tho American Medical as sociation when tho supremo court up hold tho decision of tho appellate court and ordered tho removal of tho present board of directors. A complete reorganization of tho as sociation, a national body composed of moro than 40,000 momboiB, probably will follow. Under tho supremo court's ruling tho members of tho present board of directors woro olectod Ille gally, inasmuch as tho association was Incorporated under a charter from Illinois, and thoroforo must hold its annual mootlngs In this state. Tho warfaro botweon Doctor Lyd ston and tho association began when tho physician attompted to provent Dr. George H. Simmons, then secre tary, from holding threo offices at onco. Ho claimed tho affairs of tho association wero controlled by an oli garchy. "In view of this decision," ho said, "It will remain for tho officers of tho association to explain why thoy have bcon spending tho association's money for flvo years to provent a logltlmato Inquiry into tho operation of tho as sociation: "It is probable now that tho rank and file will havo something to say about tho operation of tho society will gain tho ballot and that tho po litical oporatlon of tho association will bo taken out of tho hands of tho self elected few." SPARKS FROM THE WIRE U Amsterdam, Dec. 23, Thirty thou sand Turkish soldlors aro reported to havo arrived In Belgium to light with tho Germans. London, Dec. 24. Thrco hundred of GOO women employed in tho powder factory at Muonstor, Westphalia, wero killed In an explosion at tho plant, according to advices to tho Amster dam Tolograf, forwarded on Wednes day by Router's correspondent. Groat damago waB done to tho town, tho newspaper adds. Berlin, Dec. 23. Tho Cologne Ga zotto roports that British troops which havo bcon stationed on islands in tho eastern Mediterranean havo boon sont to Salonlkl. London, Doc. 24. Emperor William has boon compelled to postpono his trip to tho westorn front becnuso of a slight Inflammation of tho collular Bystom. His Indisposition Is slight, Tho kaiser's illness Is described In nn official message from Berlin ns "Zoll gowobentzuendung," moro frequently called "bludogowobontzuondung." Hla physicians havo ordered him to romaln indoors. Krupp Works Blown Up. Copenhagen, Dec. 24. Tho National Tldendo prints a statomont of a Dana from Constantinople that tho Krupp works outsldo Constantinople havo been destroyed by bombs dropped by tho British airmen. Pittsburgh Bank Is Closed. Pittsburgh, Pa., Doc. 24. Tho Pitts burgh Bank for Savings, ono of tho best-known institutions in tho city, failed to opon for business on Tues day. DoposltB on Septembor 15, 1915, woro $10,945,713. PEACE PC SIGNED ALL OVER NEBRASKA SHORT NEWS ITEMS. The Stato Firemen's Convention haB been datod for January IS, 10 and 20. at Crawford. Madison county citizens at a big mass meotlng In Madison declared un qualifiedly as opposed to tho removal of tho county sent to Norfolk. Michael Cunningham, Missouri Paci fic conductor on line between Auburn nnd Crete, was Btruck by u moving freight truln and Instantly killed nt Auburn. Following the action of tho Farm ers' congress at Omaha tho Stato Grange, In session nt Grand Island, recently, adopted resolutions In favor of state-wide prohibition. Livo stock experts of national rep utation will glvo nddesses at tho ses sions of tho Improved Llvo Stock Breeders during tho week of Organ ized Agriculture nt Lincoln, January 17-22. Eugene Grace, proprietor of the Donnhoe hotel, at Valentine, died as tho result of falling down tho base ment stairs In tho annex building. He was ono of the oldest hotelmen in Northern Nebraska. Omaha dairy shippers have con tracted with tho Midwest Dispatch Co., Chicago, to give their business by reference to that company, and a lino of 700 cars Is being built for it, named tho "Aksarben Dispatch." Tho names of streets and avenues In Hastings will be permanently marked In stone for tho benellt of strangers. Tho proposition was rec ommended by Mayor Mndgctt and adopted by tho city council. Tho corn and npplo show will bo hold at tho Lincoln Auditorium, Janu ary 17-22. In addition to the displays of corn and apples, Prof. Geo. E. Condru will portray the resources of tho stuto by means of moving pictures. Congressman Reavls has sent word that bids for tho construction of the Fall's City postoffico to bo one story and basement In height nnd built of rough stone, would bo opened In tho supervising architect's ofllco on March 1. Tho Fremont tabernacle whero tho union revivals will be held, beginning January 2, Is about ready for tho meet ings. The tabernacle will have a seating capacity of 2,200, and will be erected so tho sentlng capacity can bo increased. A new system by which tab may be kept on all exports from the United States is being Installed in offices of port collectors, Including Omaha. Every export must bo declared beforo the port collector on nnd after Febru ary 1, next. Tho vlllago of Elk Creek Is soon to havo a system of electric lights, both for street lighting and commercial purposes. A power plant Is being erected by two garage operators, who have a street lighting contract with tho village. Becauso ho was opposed to tho In stallation of pool tables In the Y. M. C. A., E. J. Alcorn, assistant secretary of tho association at Hastings, re signed his position. Mr. Alcorn Bald pool tables woro contrary to his Chris tian belief. Patrick Harmon, 50, Seattle, Wash., arrived in Omaha tho other day, hav ing walked backward from San Fran cisco, nnd continued on his journey walking backward to New York City to settle a $20,000 wager between two Seattle clubmen. Fireman II. II. Ault of Lincoln suffered slight Injuries when he fell headlong from his cab on a Burling ton passenger train locomotive near Saronvlllo. Ho fell out of tho cab when tho chain on which he was lean ing becamo unhooked. At a mass meeting of tho citizens of York for tho purposo of discussing public ownership of public utilities, a resolution to this effect was uanlinous- ly passed after a thorough discussion. There appeared to bo llttlo opposition to public ownership. Railway commissioners from Ne braska, Iowa, Missouri, North and South Dakota, Kansas and Minnesota held a conference in Omaha recently relative to tho proposed Interstate 20 per cont passenger rate raise In this territory. It was decided by theso of ficials to resist tho Increase. Honest advertising campaign fos tered by tho Lincoln Ad club and giv en genoral Indorsement by merchants and consumers of that city will cul minate In tho Introduction of ono or two bills In the next session of tho legislature, according to mombors who aro now preparing them. Men of mystery seem to bo the rule rather than tho oxcoptlon in Koarnoy, four unidentified and un- claimed bodies having been held in tho morgue tho past threo weeks. Of theso ono baa been Interred, an un known, killed on tho Union Pnclflc tracks near Buda. Tho others aro a bricklayer named Glldoraolr, died at a local hospital A Filipino by tho namo of Muri died at tho state hospital last week and tho body of a young Hungnr lan, who also died at the stato institu tion. That Great Britain will soon resort to conscription was tho opinion ex pressed by John O'Connoll of Limer ick, Ireland, who is visiting friends in North Plntto, Tho noxt meotlng of tho Mississippi Valloy Historical socloty will bo held at Nashvlllo, Tenn., April 27 to 29, 191G. Tho announcement of tho selec tion was mado by C. S. Paine of Lin coin, secretary of tho society, follow ing the receipt by letter of tho last voto of membore of tho oxocutlvo com mittee, to whom was left tho choice of a convention city. Qcrlng Is to have a new state bank In the near future. Beatrice will stage the Gage county poultry show January II to fi. The sports of Valley have organ ized a gun club with a churter mem bership of fifteen. Victor E. Wilson of Stromsburg, for mer state representative, has an nounced his cnndldncy for the demo cratic nomination for railway commis sioner. The Elks' lodge of Grand Island Is canviiHslng tho city for the purposo of raising funds to build a new lodge hall. It is contemplated to ralso about $50,000 for tho building. Tho sixteenth annual show of tho Dodgo County Poultry association at Fremont was one of the nu)3t success ful exhibitions In the history of tho organization, over 1,000 birds being oa exhibition. A good roads "safety Hint" movo mont is being carried on at Axtell. Tho road overseer Is setting whlto posts about five feet high at each end of tho bridges and culverts on all pub lic roads. Neatly 500.000 bushels of wheat was sold at Omaha during the past week for export to Europe. The grain Is being moved east in big consign ments as rapidly as cars can be ob tained. A cow belonging to Elmer McClean, on n fnrm near Pohocco, In Saunders county, gave birth to twin calves ono day recently. This Is the seuoad pair of twins born to this bossle In a year and threo dnys. An effort Is being mado in Seward to enter George A. MerriuM In tho race for the republican nomination for secretary of state. Mr. Merrlnm is serving his fourth term as mayor of that place. ; Tho Grand Island sugar Sactory lias closed Its 1915 campaign after a most successful season. During the ninety days and night thd plant was iu operation an average of 460 tons of beets were sliced dally. Threo thousand new chuich mem bers in Omaha before Easter la tho slogan adopted by tho Omaha church federation, which has inaugurated an elaborate campaign for carrying on its membership work. A gravel bed Bnld to lo about twen ty feet thick and about the same num ber of feet under the sand, has been discovered at Capital beaoh, a snmmor resort near Lincoln Tiro deposit Is a most vavluable one, It is said. An eighty-five aero unimproved farm near Ralston sold recently for a consideration of $25,00.0. This would mnko the price per aero nearly $275, the highest, real estato men say, ever paid for Douglas county farm land. Tho business men of Aurora havo decided to put on a week of commun ity Interest next spring. It is planned to make the week a revival of busi ness and an effort will bo made to get all of Hamilton county Interested. Mabel Layton, tried for complicity in the murder of her husband at Scottsbluff, for which crime her al leged father, Dan Gordan, is now serv ing a life sentence, was found not guil ty after an all night session by tho jury. Heirs to a $50,000 estate hi Aurora are missing. Attorneys fiuvo been searching unsuccessfully for moro than a month for relatives of Alden Nichols, 71, a bachelr-, who died there leaving a 240-acre farm nnd $20, 000 In securities. The Omaha city council passed an ordinance designed to prohibit tho dis play of any dramatic, motion plcturo or other public exhibition which might tend to create raco feeling. The ordin ance Is tho result of protests made by Omaha negro citizens against a film production which has been showing In the city for several weeks. Nebraska farmers havo sown 10 per cent less winter wheat this year than In 1914, according to tho government bureau of crop estimates at Washing, ton, D. C. The condition of tho crop December 1 was 4 per cent better than on tho same date of 1911. Tho report shows that 3,307,000 acres have been sown to winter wheat Tho condition December 1 was 04 per cent perfect. II. II. Holmes, who has been in tho Lutheran hospital at York for tho last threo weeks suffering from two gun shot wounds which ho received when ho attempted to hold up Night Watch man Springer, made a confession to Chief of Police Finnoy, t!at ho held up Clark Perkins nt Aurora, on Thanksgiving night. Poor ventilation In the sohools of Nobraska has sont 11 per cent of tho present population of the Kearney Tubercular hospital thoro for treat ment, according to a roport of Super intendent E. R. Vanderslico to tho state board of control. Fonr school teachers, threo women and ono man woro received during the last year. Charley Peters of PapUlion, heavy weight wrestler, threw Gus Korveras, a 200-pound Greek at tlw Omaha audi torium. Peters took the first fall In two and a halt minutes-wlth the scis sors and nn arm bar lock, but the second fnll wont twenty-soven min utes and forty-five seconds before tho foreigner finally succumbed to tho scissors. Hastings was officially declared tho third city of Nobraska In population when llgures of tho recently complete ed special census reached there from Washington and showed 10,873 Inhab itants, a fow hundred nlovo Grand Island. Places are thus exchanged. Ntnety-flvo publications, Including newspapers and weekly and monthly publications, go out of Omaha through tho potofflco. This means nlnoty-flvo sepajato and distinct pe riodicals that aro printed In Omaha, and entered attho Omaha posloljlco as second-clasB matter.