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THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA. TWO SLAIN IN UP HENRY MUESSEL, WEALTHY BREWER OF SOUTH BEND, IND., AND EMPLOYEE SLAIN. SON PERHAPS FATALLY SHOT Bandits Invade Office of Brewing Com pany and After Vain Attempt to Loot Safo Escape Elghtcen-Ycar-Old Boy Witnessed Battle. South Bend, Ind., Jan. 3. Henry MucskcI, gonornl munagor of Uio Muossol Brewing company, und hip clmuffour, Frank Chrobot, woro In Htuntly killed by two liiu&kcd robbers who attempted to loot tlto safo in the browcry ofllco hero. William Muossol, aged fifteen, wan shot in the abdomen by the robberu and It Ih feared mortal ly wounded. Tho two robbers lied with out taking time to search for money, in quest of which they committed two and perhaps three murders. Owing to tho promlnonco of Henry Mucsscl, reputed to bo a millionaire, tho entire town was aroused. Posses scoured tho districts and the surround Ing country throughout tho night, but no traco of tho murderers was found. From Hobort Mucssol, tho eighteen-year-old son of Walter Muosscl, presi dent of the company, tho polico gulned their most accurate description of tho robbers. Robert MuobboI was in tho olflco whon tho bandits entered. Al though thoy shot tho othor three per sons, for oomo unaccountablo reason thoy satisfied themselves with binding and gagging tho youth. Henry Muossol was ojio of South Bond's wealthiest and most promi nent citizens and was well known throughout northern Indiana. Ho owned a largo tract of land In tho vi cinity of his browory and n number of years ago presented to tho city a valu able strip of thlB property for school purposes. Hero a school building, said to bo tho finest and host equipped In South Bend, was erected and given his namo. Ho was a loader In all tho activities of tho German societies In South Bend, a man of philanthropic motives and actlvo in local and stato politics. Ho bitterly opposed every effort to mako South Bond dry and is said to have made numerous enemies among tho anti-saloon workers. MINNESOTA GOVERNOR DIES w. 8. Hammond, Former Representa tive In Congress, Stricken i In Clinton, La. Clinton, La Jan. 3. Gov. Winllold Scott Hammond of Minnesota died suddenly on Thursday In a hotol hero from a stroko of npoploxy which phy slclans said apparently had been au porlnduccd by a rocont attack of pto maine poisoning. Ho died before phy- Blclans could arrive Governor Ham mond, accompanied by J. A. Nowoll, arrived horo threo days ago to Inspect his oxtouslve land and lumber intor ests in East Follcluna pariBh. St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 3. J. A. A, Burnqulst was aworn in on Thursday as Minnesota's nineteenth governor, to succeed Winllold S. Hammond, who died at Clinton, Ln. THE WIRE Gcnovn, Doc. 30. A dispatch to tho Trlbuno from Vienna on Tuosday sayB: "Chancellor von Bothman-Holwog Is oxpectod In Vlonna shortly with tho full conditions undor which tho con tral powers will nccopt llonco, Aftor discussing tho torms with Baron von Burian, tho Austrian foreign mlnlstor, tho conditions will bo officially com municated to tho allies, Gormany sug gesting that tho first conforonco bo held at Tho Ilaguo." Now York, Doc. 29. Tod Lewis do- foated Wllllo Ritchlo horo last night in ten rounds. Galesburg, 111., Doc. 29. Flro do- stroyod tho principal business block of tho village of Llttlo York, Warren county, causing a loss of $65,000. TO ASK BRITAIN TO EXPLAIN Washington Preparing Protest Against Interference With American Mall To and From Holland. Washington. Dec, 31. On tho basis of reports received from Consul Gon oral Skinner at London, tho stato de partment Is preparing a protost against British Interference with American mail to and from Holland. Tho protest will bo transmitted to the British foreign olllco nB quickly as (t can bo dratted. Ofllclula said on Wednesday that tho protest will bo abruptly worded, and Great Britain will bo asked to explain her acts Im mediately. Alleged Forger Takes Life. Sterling. 111.. Dec. 31. T. N. ChlldB of this city Is alleged to have forgod tho name of Ed Shurtloff, former speak er of tho Illinois houso of representa tives, for $500. Aftor his arrest ho com mitted HUlcldo to escape disgrace Bcrnstorff Mall Seized by British. WashliiKton. Dec. 31. Mail from tho Gorman foreign olllco to Ambus- sudor Bernstorff haB beon seized by tho British. It is Bald tho mall con tains instructions from yon Jagow on tho Lusltunla caso. SAFETY FRENCH LINER IS SUNK EIGHTY PERSONS DIE WHEN STEAMER IS TORPEDOED. Vlllc de la Clotat Attacked In Mediter ranean Without Warning No Americans on Board. Paris, Dec. 29. As a climax to tho most serious revival of submarlno war- faro sinco Germany ceased actlvo op erations on this lino ln tho north, 80 persons lost their lives when tho French liner Vllle do la CIot.it was tor pedoed by an unidentified submarlno In. tho Mediterranean on Decombcr 24, according to tho latest reports recolved hero on Monday. Thoso roports say thero wero no Americans on tho ves- sol. A British steamer of tho Moss lino rescued all tho passongoro and mem bers of tho crow who had been nblo to oscapo In tho ship's boats. Official announcement of tho attack upon tho liner was made horo. It de clared tho vessol waB attacked with out warning, nnd as only tho porlscopo of tho submarlno waB scon, it was lm- posslblo to dotermlno tho nationality of tho war vessol. Tho liner sank in 15 minutes aftor tho torpedo struck. Tho Vlllo do la Clotat was ono of tho lnrgost vessels sunk In tho Med iterranean by submarlno attack. She was of 6,390 tons. Tho vessel was on hor way from Japancso portB to Mar seilles. Tho deaths so far roportcd. Includo ono woman, a first cabin pas songer, a atowardess and two chil dren. U. S. WON'T INTERN AVIATORS? Secretary Lansing Asked to Hold British Flyer for Violating Amer ica's Neutrality. Now York, Doc. 31. Tho posslblo violation of Amoricnn noutrnllty by tho prcsonco hero of Llout. Melvlllo Do Rlnzy of tho British army and throe French aviators Is "rocolvlng tho earnest attention of tho govornmont," sayB a letter from Secretary of State Lansing, received by Georgo Sylvester Vlerock. It has boon roportcd that tho govornmont had decided not to Intern tho aviators. Mr. Vlerock has ropllod to Secretary Lansing requesting that Lieutenant Do Rlnzy, who 1b said to bo on his way to British Gulann, whoro hiB father Is In chargo of tho British forces, bo at onco intorncd undor ar ticle 11 of Tho Ilaguo oonvontlon. SOCIALISTS INDORSE THE WAR French Body Adopts Resolutions De mandlna That tho Conflict Be Carried to Its End. Jt'ariB, jjcc. ai. mo national con gross of tho French Socialist party bo- foro adjourning adopted a resolution demanding that tho war bo carried on until Alsaco and Lorraine aro won back by Franco and tho independence of Bolglum and Sorbin restored. Music Lessons, $225,000,000. Buffalo, N. Y., Doc. 30. Amorlcans spend annually on musical cducatlou $225,000,000, declarod President Lawronco Erh of tho University of Illinois at tho opening of tho thirty- seventh annual mooting of tho Music Teachers' National association horo Unequipped for Household, wasninRion, dan. ;j. -women aro moro poorly equipped for tho profos Blon of mothorhod than for any othor business, says Ida M. Tarhull, sum mlng up tho question of tho "Essential education for tho avorugo woman." Slays Four With an Ax. Danbury, Conn., Jan, 3. Arthur Stoolo, a negro hotol omployeo, com mltted Gulcldo hero aftor ho had brutally murdored four persons with nn ax. HIb victims woro his wlfo .5 1 WAHINQTON STAR, f nA-t FIRST . O. INUIlrlo O iVl IllM CONGRESSMAN BUCHANAN OF ILLINOIS, AMONG NUMBER. Fowler and Lamar Also Named In Mu nition Plot Peace Council Ac cused of Conspiracy. Now York, Dec. 30. Tho federal grand Jury on Tuesday Indicted for conspiracy to foment strikes in Amer ican munition factories tho following men: Congressman Frank Buchanan of Illinois. II. Robert "Fowlor, former congress man from Illinois. Frank S. Monnett, former attornoy general of Ohio. David Lamar. Jacob C. Taylor, president of Labor's National Peace council." Franz von Rlntclon, a Gorman agent. II. B. Martin. Herman Schultols. All of tho Indicted men, excopt La mar and Von Rintolon, are officers or former ofllcors of tho peaco council, an organization which, tho govern mont charges, was formed and financed by Rlntelcn to brlbo labor leaders to call strlkos ln munition plants, in furthoranco of Gorman prop nganda In this country. All of the Indictments wero returned under tho Sherman antitrust law and chargo conspiracy to restraint of tho foreign trado of tho United States. Tho maximum penalty Is ono year lm prlsonment and a fino of $10,000. CAPT. BOY-ED DEFENDS SELF Recalled Naval Attache of Gorman Embassy Blames All to Provldenco 1 Journal Sails for Home. Now York, Doc. 30. Capt. Karl Boy- Ed, formor naval attache of tho Gor man embassy In V. ashlngton, who was recalled by tho Gorman emperor at tho request of tho United States govorn mont because of "Improper activities," sailed on Tuosday on tho Holland- American llnor Rotterdam for Rotter dam. Before sailing Captain Boy-Ed Is sued a statamont in which ho bado farowell to his friends In tho United Stntcs and In which ho defended his action In sending supplies to Gorman wnrshlps at sea, and blamed a Provl denco newspaper for starting what ho tcrmod "spy hysteria" throughout tho country. Sailing on tho Rotterdam with Captain Boy-Ed woro Col. E. M. Houso, friend nnd confidential advisor of President Wilson, and Brand Whit- lock, Amoricnn mlnlstor to Bolgium. BRYAN HALTS PEACE TRIP Reservations on the Liner Rotterdam Canceled Because of Ford's Return. Now York, Doc. 29. Bocauso of Henry Ford's return to tho United States, William J. Bryan, who had plannod to sail for Europe on Tuesday on tho Rottordam, has postponed tils peaco trip Indefinitely. Passage which had been rosorvod for himself nnd Mrs. Brynn was canceled by Mr. Brynn. Mr. Ford Is only slightly 111 says a cablo recolvod from Stockholm. Gov. L. B. Hannn of North Dakota Is sufforlng from influenza and Is now in a hospital ln Copenhagen. New Minnesota Head Is In. St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 3. J. A. A. Burnqulst was sworn ln ns Minne sota s ninoteonin governor, to buc- coed Winllold S. Hammond, who died at Clinton, La. Tho ceremony took placo In tho supremo court chambor. Germany's Food Conditions. Berlin, Jan. 3. Count Wostarp of tho rolchstag commlttoo which has boon Investigating food conditions, ro portcd that tho existing supply Is suf- llclont to food Germany's population, IELLS PEftGE TE 1 SEMIOFFICIAL NEWS BUREAU CIR CULATES SUMMARY OF GER MANY'S CONDITIONS. $14,000,000,000 INDEMNITY No Annexation of French Territory, Separation of Poland From Russia and tho Restoration of All German Colonics Will Be Demanded. Berlin, Dec. 31. Tho semiofficial Wolff bureau circulated among tho German nowspapcrs an exhaustive summary of an nrtlclo from tho Nouo Zucreher Zoitung of Zurich. Switzer land, purporting to glvo In consider able detail thi terms upon which, ac cording to tho nowspaper, Germany is ready to consider peace. The terms named Includo tho res toration of Belgian sovereignty under certain conditions, no annoxatlon of French territory, tho separation of Poland from ilussla ns an Independent kingdom under a German prlnco, the restoration of all German colonies, tho payment of an Indemnity which would assumo tho form of a transfer to Ger many of Russia's indebtedness to France, amounting to somo 18,000,000, 000 francs, and tho payment for a term of years of nn annual contribu tion by Belgium equal to tho amount hitherto spent annually on tho Belgian military establishment. A similar contribution would bo ox- i.nnt.l f .. I Tt .. 1 -1 ll.tr Point not being clear ln tho ar ticle. Whether tho Belgian territory would bo restored entirely is not spociiled ln tho nowspaper, but it is stated that tho country would bo policed that Is, garrisoned by Germany until tho pay ments of the contribution wero ended, and that measures would bo taken to prevent Belgium from serving as an Anglo-French outpoBt, either by treaty arrangements or perhaps through "pledges" turned over to Ger many, the latter phaso apparently re ferring to tho retention of tho Mouso fortresses. Thu Wolff bureau is careful to dis avow authoritatively that tho article Is intcrpretablo as a German peaco feeler. SHEVLIN DIES OF PNEUMONIA Millionaire Football Star Victim of Malady Caused by Coaching Yale Team. Minneapolis, Dec. 31. Thomas Shovlin, milllonalro lumberman and famous Yalo football star, died here on Wednesday of pneumonia aftor an Illness of only six days. Mr. Shovlin caught cold when coaching Yalo foot ball squad last fall, and wns unablo to shake It off. Shovlin played football at Yalo four years and was captain of the team iln 1905, when Yalo had the greatest team In Ito history. Always ready to return when "Old Ell's" eloven called for fast coaching, ho whipped several seemingly impossible teams Into winning shape. Shovlln's lumber interests netted him a huge In come Ho carried $1,500,000 life insur ance, recently having increased it from $500,000. Mr. Shovlin wa3 interested in many lumber concerns. Ho is survived by a widow and two children. CONSCRIPTION FOR ENGLAND Ministers Said to Have Accepted Bill Providing a Modified Form of Compulsory Service. London, Dec. 30. It was stated on excellent nuthorlty Tuesday that the British cabinet has virtually decided upon a modified form of conscription bill, to bo Introduced ln the houso of commons next week, giving tho gov ernment tho necessary power, should It be found needful, to bring ln single mon and prescrvo Premier Asqulth's pledgo to married men. It Is roportcd Reginald McKcnna, chancellor of the exchequor, nnd Wultor Runclman, mlnlstor of commerce, havo resigned. Their resignations havo not yet beon accopted. WILLARD-FULTON GO IS OFF Fight Will Not Be Held In New Or- leans on March A Caused by Too Much Wrangling. Now Orleans, Dec. 31. Tho twenty round fight for tho heavyweight chain plonBhlp, scheduled for March 4 ln this city botwoon Jess Wlllard and Fred Fulton of Minnesota, waB definitely de clared off horo on Wednesday by Tom Jones, Wlllnrd's manager, and Tommy Burns, local promotor, who was a part- nor of Domlnlck J. Tortorlch ih pro moting tho fight. Tho calling off ot tho Wlllard-Fulton battlo Is tho result of much wrangling that ha been going on sinco Burns nnd Domlnlck Torto rlch, promoters, had their first clash soon aftor tho match was closed. Big Decline In Wine Output. Washington, Jan. 3. Bonvlvants who revel In RInlto gayotlcs will find their wine bills In 19 1 G mounting high or, bocauso of tho heavy decllno In French production in tho wlno output for 191C. Snowstorm In California. San Bernardino, Cal., Jan. 3. Snow bogan to fall Wednesday night and tho ground wns covered with a mantlo of whlto. This was tho first snowstorm in this city in moro than C0BDEB8ED EIEWS OF INTEREST TO ALL. Norfolk has opened up its municipal skallng rink at tho ball park. Tho annual basketball gamo be tween the University of Nebraska and tho University of Kansas is to bo held at Lincoln January 11 and 15. Two couples of Kearney, Mr. and Mrs. Otis Smith and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Majors, recently celebrated Jointly their golden wedding anniver saries. Tho annual slato checker meeting will bo hold at Hastings the first four days in Fobruary. Contestants from nil over Nobraska will take part In tho meet. Tho Midwest Retail Implement Deal ers' association will hold their regu lar yearly convention in Omnha, com mencing January 18 and lasting four days. A monster delegation is ex pected. Regular attendanco at Sunday Bchool for six months ln tho punishment in flicted on six young men of Ainsworth by tho Rov. C. F. Stevens of tho First Christian church for Joyriding ln his automobile. Tho municipal Christmas tree com mittee of Hastings unnounced that tho treo was so successful that another will be decorated next year, when it is planned to havo a moro elaborato program. It is said that railroads in Nobraska wero never In better shape than now to fight snow drifts on tho lines west of tho Missouri river. Tho Burlington has a number of now rotary plows ready for service. At tho annual meeting of tho Ne braska Association of County Attor neys, held in Omaha, Georgo A. Mag noy of Omaha was elected president, and A. V. Thomas of David City was re-elected secretary-treasurer. Tho Nobraska Master Builders' as sociation, organization of building contractors, formed a few months ago, will hold its first annual convention January 11 and 12 ln Omaha. Moro than 400 are oxpectod to attend. The League of Nebraska Municipali ties will hold Its seventh annual meet ing in Kearney Fobruary 9 and 10. That tho convention will be tho big gest ever held by the association is voiced by Secretary Roscoo Ozeman of Lincoln. Nebraska Retail Clothiers' associa tion holds an annual convention in Omaha tho second Tuesday in Febru ary. This Is expeted to bo tho bigge3t meeting ever held by the association An epidemic of grippe is raging in and around Harrrison. Nebraska won over Iowa in the two day chess tournament at Omaha. The final score by points was: Nebraska, 18; Iowa, 13. "Pete" Barron, No braska, had tho high individual scoro, winning six games, losing ono and drawing ono. Charles II. Baker of Des Moines and T. H. Pollock of Plattsmouth, who are promoting a project for oil and gas in southeastern Cass county, havo signed a contract with a Kansas City well firm for tho drilling of a test well, and work will commence at one. Although in operation only ton months, Hotel Fontonclle, Omaha'p new $1,250,000 enterprise, is already proving such a successful Investment for the builders that tho Douglas He tel company, which owns the property, has been able to declare a six per cent dividend. insworth is to havo a new rural route beginning on March 1. It will accommodate about eighty-flvo pat rons. This will mako -three routes out of tho city. An auto will bo used in making tho deliveries. Autos havo been used on tho Ainsworth routes for over two years. Petitions aro being .circulated ln Falrbury and throughout Jeferson county asking that tho namo of Peter Jansen bo placed on tho ballot for the primary elections in April as candi date for delegate from tho Fourth district to tho national republican con ventlon to bo held in Chicago Juno 7. Tho Central Power company of Grand Island, which generates its electricity by means of a water wheel at Boelus, has tho contract for do llvcring nil lighting and power used in Central City and has commenced tho supply. Central City has a plant that will bo held in reserve for emer goncles. President Georgo F. Wolz of tho Fremont Commercial club has been notified that tho moving pictures of tho tractor meet taken Inst August, will bo "shipped to Fremont to show- January 26. Tho film is 16,000 feet lone, reaulrlng about five hours to reel It. Tho plcturo will be shown at six other towns in tho state. Stores in tho town of Jansen will close during the rest ot tho winter at 7 o'clock with the exception of Wed nesday nnd Saturdays ovenings, which is thought will -bo sufficient time for farmers to got what thoy need aftor field hours. Falrbury closes the en eial stores at 6 o'clock with tho exeep tiens of Saturday nights and Rock Island payday nights. Tho public school athletic field at Hartlngton has boon convorted Into a public skating rink by flooding It with city water. Whllo working on an electric light polo to mako n connection for a lino o attach to a sample whistle which waB being demonstrated to tho Superior flro department, an employo lot bold of two llvo wires and ho was 'tralghtenod out ln view of tho on ookers. Ills llfo was saved by tho uilck action of other employes, who cached a nearby switch and shut off ho current. North Platto Catholics arc plannlnff the erection of a $25,000 parocniai school. Tho sports of Valley havo organ Ized a gun club with a charter mem bership of flftoen. Beatrice has abandoned tho use of gns lor street illumination aim oiuy electric lights aro now in use. Excavation bus been done for tho now Lyric theater at Tckamah. Work. on tho building will begin at once. William Wilson, un employe of a. cigar factory in Hebron, was found frozen to death four miles south of that place. Citizens of Wayno are trying to got. enough young men to join a militia compuny to fill tho vacancy in tho Fourth regiment. Many counties over tho stato havo- already named delegates to attend tho county assessors' meeting ln Lincoln, January 19 and 20. Bids for tho erection of a now fed. eral postofllce building at Aurora havo , been opened at Waslilngton. Thoy rango from $43,338 to $$56,000. A community club was organized nfc Hooper recently for tho purpose of lending financial support to tho town band and other public enterprises. Alexander McCarthy, 10, of Norfolk, was made ill with peritonitis, duo to tho application of tho Steelier scissors hold by a playmate in a wrestling match. A spur track' will soon be built on tho Northwestern tracks at Hooper, which will bo used for tho unloading of automobiles and other heavy ma chinery. Rev. J. J. Hamsey, pastor of tho- United Brethren church of Hastings, arrested on a chargo of disorderly con duct, has been bound over to the dis trict court. While eating a small piece of steak in a restaurant in Omaha, John Hall,. a stone mason, aged 40, choked to death when a pleco of th emeat lodg ed ln his windpipe. Tho dedication of tho new rural high school in district No. 82, Saun ders county, will take place on Jnnu- ary 11. An elaborato program is be ing arranged for tho occasion. Tho famous John O'Connor caso is again up in district court at Hastings. There aro one hundred claimants for tho $100,000 estate left by the dead recluse, who dldd in August 1913. Preparations aro going forward for" the annual stato poultry show at Falls City, January 17 to. 22. Tho entry list is expected to bo a large one and, a splendid exhibition is anticipated. Revival meetings undor the chargo- of Rov. W. W. Underkoffler aro being conducted in tho United Evnn gellcal church at Rosedale. Thero havp already been several convert slons. It .is said thero aro five automobile owners nmong tho members of tho soldiers' home at Grand Island. An agent who visited tho institution a. few days ago declares ho placed or-i dors for four moro. Football will still continue at Kear, ney Stato Normal next year, but any, member backward in his studies win not be allowed pn tho team. Total, abstinence from liquor, proper bcha-, " vior, no swearing and other stringent rules' aro to be enforced by the ath letic board. It begins to look like Newman Grovri- is actually going to get a now depot, next year. A representative of thoj company has staked out tho location. Tho new building will be considerably! arger than the present one. It will contain two waiting rooms besides thai freight room and office and will bo a modern building in nil respects. At tho meeting of tho Iowa-Nobras ka-South Dakota race circuit, held at Sioux City, recently, the following dates wero fixed for closing entries:! Iowa stato fair, August 14; Nebraska August 21; South Dakota, August 28,. and Sioux City, September 4. W. E, Mellor was elected president, and C. N. Mcllvalne secretary of the assocla. tion. Stono quarry work in tho vicinity, of Weeping Water continues to bat- brisk. Tho sand and gravel company has ordered another crusher head td be placed In their plant at tho Olsen, quarry west of town. Thoy already, havo two crusher heads at tho plants This quarry has orders that will keep' their forco of mon busy all winter. Tho twenty-sixth volume of tho Urn coin city directory shows that Lincoln's; population has been increased by 3,175! durlnc tho last year Tho directory contains 35,792 names and, using thoj multlplo of 2 1-4 to represent tho names of married women and children' whoso names aro not Included, indl-j cntcs a population of 80,532 at thq present time. Legislators of Nebraska are to bam quet in Lincoln February 25 on tlia occasion of the annual reunion of thq members of tho Nebraska Leglslativd leogue. Secretary Henry C. Richmond of Omaha was thero recently and mado arrangements with members ot tho staff of tho legislative referonce bureau to lend assistance in the prep aration of a program for tho affair. Tho storo of Henry Martin of Moore field was broken Into recently nnd tho safe blown open. Tho thief secured $50 of Mr. Baker's money nnd somo money of tho Degreo of Honor, vari ously reported from $10 to $50. No merchandise was taken. Work has been started on the big drainage ditch which Is being con structed in Kearney county, Just south ot Kearney. Tho ditch Is located about two miles west of that point and empties Into tho Finite river there. It is a fraction over a mile iiu length. brother-in-law und two Btop-daugbtem no matter now long tho war lasts. ten years.