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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 21, 1916)
t THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE NORTH PLATTE. NEBRASKA PI WAR PLOTTERS CAPT. VON PAPEN RECEIVED MONEY FROM BERNSTORFF FOR "INTELLIGENCE" WORK. U. S. WILL GET DOCUMENTS Copies of Checks Showing Payment to Horn, Bridge Dynamiter, and Suicide Spy, Are Sent to Washing ton From London. London, Jnn. 17. Photographic copies of correspondence check books nnd nccounts seized from Cnpt. Franz von Papon whou his ship was stopped at Falmouth arc on their wnj to tho American Btatc department from Am bassador Pago. Tho papers show that tho German military attache, who was recalled at tho request of tho Washington gov crnnont, made frequent payments to persons implicated or accused in con nection with tho blowing up of muni tion works nnd tho Canndlan-Amorl-can bridge at St. Croix, Me. I Sovcral payments were made to i Capt. von Papen by Count von Horn-1 storff, German ambassador at Wash- ington. Moat of these wero for sal-. arles or bonuses. A number of entries showed payments mado by the ambas sador to tho military attacho for "war Intelligence offlco." Ono of tho payments on - this nccount, mado in October of 1914, was for $2,300. Von Papon's check stubs, bank books nnd letters from his bank, tho RIggs National bank of Washington, show nbout GOO items, many of which had to do with routine expenditures. Others, however, revealed payments to various persons who havo figured prominently in tho activities of Gor man agents in America, and to at Ijast ono spy who committed suicide in a cell in an English prison. One entry shows that Captain von Papon gave $700 to Werner Horn, who was convicted of blowing up a Canadian Pacific railway bridgo at iSt Croix, Mo. Tho day boforo this check was is rued tho Gorman embassy paid $2,000 into Captain von Papon's account Another check stub shows that about two week? beforo tho explosion in SoaUlo on May 30, 191b, Captain von Papen sent $500 to tho Gormnn consulato at Seattle In January, 1915, Captain von Papen gave a check payablo to Amslck & Co., Now York, but with tho namo 13. Kuonferio in brackets on tho stub. This is bellovcC to liavo refcrenco to tho man named Kuopforlo, who, after being arrested in England on a chargo of espionage committed suicide, leav lug a written confession in bis coll GEN VICT0RIAN0 HUERTA DIES Former Dictator of Mexico Succumbs at El Paso, Tex., After Re peated Hemorrhages. El Paso, Jan. 15. Victorlano Huor ta, former provisional president of Mexico, died horo on Thursday night Ilopeatod hemorrhages of tho lungs followed tho administration of tho llnal sacraments und Immediately preceded death. Tho family was at tils bcdsldo Victorlano Huorta wns moro typi cally "Moxlcan" than any of Ills rivals for tho dictatorship of Moxlco. llo wns of almost puro Indian blood. Ho was born In ono of tho provinces in 1851 und wns sixty-two years old. As a youth Victorlano Huortn was Bent to tho National Militnry school at Chapultopoc, whoro ho took Boven yonrs' courso, nnd was gradu ated in tho engineers with credit. After n tinio ho wns appointed to subordinate commands by President Porflrlo Diaz. Ho was known among tho half-savago Mexican soldiers us man cater" who ruled with iron. FIVE INDICTED IN WAR PLOT Four Men and a Woman Charged With Conspiring to Ship Rub ber to Germany. Now York. Jan. 17. Fivo persons, in eluding ono woman, woro indicted by a federal grand jury on Friday, chargod with conspiring to ship rubbor secret ly to tho Gorman government in vlo latlon of United States customs lawn Tho alleged conspirators indicted nro Edward Wobor, a cousin of Alfred Wobor of tho Doutscho bank of Uor lln; Paul Schmidt, an cmployeo of tho Rubber and Gayulo company, 108 Wa ter street, Now York; Max Jacgor; Mrs. Annlo Dekers, a resident of llol land; Richard Wohlborg, a cement dealer living in tho Bronx. Jnogor, It is charged, camo to tho United States as an agent of tho German govern mcnt, planning to slip quantities of rubbor through tho British blockade Mrs. DekerB and Jncgor, it was ul leged, attempted to ship tho rubbor to Germany in tholr trunks ns "person nl effects," in violation of customs rog ulatlons. Sora Cathedral Is Burned. itonic, Jan. if. tiio cauiodral a Sora wbb destroyed by flru whlio Borv ices wero in progress commemorating tho earthquake at Avczzano and Sora a year ago. Tho lire destroyed tho statuo of St. Rcstltua. Turks Occupy Persian City. "kmatantinoplo. Jan. 17. Turkish troops havo entered the important Persian city of KormnnBhah, uccord lng to unofficial reports received here Kermansbah It a Persian trading con ter of about 30,000 THAT HAPPY ElllllBlliteilj (From a Rare Old Wood Engraving P robably Made In 1916). BETHMANN OPENS DIET CHANCELLOR DECLARES PRUS SIAN SPIRIT IS INVINCIBLE. Says Nation Is Marching to Sure Vic toryCountry Can't Be Starved Out by Enemies. Berlin, Jan. 13. "Together with our king and emperor wo march toward tho turning of tho road Hiiro to vic tory," declared Chancellor von Beth-mann-Ilollweg in his address opening tho 191 6 sosslon of tho Prussian diet. Speaking in his official capacity as prlmo minister of Prussia, Dr. von Bothmnnn-IIollweg declared that tho Prussian spirit is Invinciblo, and that Germany is allowing tho world that sho cannot bo starved out. 'As our enemies forced this war upon us they must also bear tho guilt and responsibility aa tho nations fight to Inflict 'wounds upon each othor," said Dr. von Bothmann-Hollweg. "Our enemies planned to demoralize Germany by cutting her off from tho transatlantic world, but this plnn lias failed. Our agrlcultuiul resources as suro tho nation of sustenance. Wo nro rolylng upon tho strength of our Industries wo nro relying upon what wo can produco ourselves with which to dofond ourselves," At tho conclusion of his speech tho prlmo minister announced thut a bill would bo introduced increasing tho In como tax. Railroad building in Prus sia will continue, ho said. IMPORTANT NEWS ITEMS New York, Jnn. 14. Tho now Ley- laud liner Huronlnu, from Galveston, was torpedoed off tho Irish coast, ac cording to roportB In shipping circles. Washington, Jan. 14. Austria has assured tho United States that no Ans rlan submarino was responsible for tho sinking of tho Uritish liner Per- Bin with tho loss of two American lives. Following receipt of lntroduc Mono, from his government, Baron Erich Zwiodlnok, Austrian charge, wont to tho stnto department and filed tho formal donial. Tho chnrgo statod that tho Austrian admiralty now has received word from ovory ono of its submarines operating in the Medltor ranoan. Nono was in tho vicinity whoro the Persia was sunk. None saw the P. & O. liner. Tho Austrian government suggests that elthor n mliio or an Internal explosion was re sponslblo for tho loss of tho Persia. Youngstown, O., Jnn. 15. Tho Unit' cd States Stool corporation nnnouueed that it would Bpond $7,000,000 on tho construction of ton bar mills at Mc Donald, near Glrard. Work will start on tho plant April 1. 17 DIE IN TRAIN CRASH Collision In Canadian Pacific Railroad Ynrda nt Brandon, Man. Mer cury 46 Below, Winnipeg, Man., Jan. 14. Sovontoon workmon woro killed, llftcon fatally Injured and a score badly hurt in tho Canadian Paelllc railway yards at Brandon, Man., as tbo result of a col llalou botwoon a 8iiow-clonrlng train and a heavily ladon atock train. Sixty men woro in tho caboose, which was being shifted to another part of tho yard. It was 4G below zero at tho time. U. 8. Releases Armed Liner. Now York, Jan. 15. Tho Italian Bteatnor Glusoppi Vordl milled for Go noii, after receiving pormisslon from McAdoo to loavo port with two guiiB mounted on her atom. Tho guns nro for dofenso purposes. Ask Embargo on Arms. Washington, Jan. 15. A monstor pe tition demanding that an embargo be imposed on tho exportation of arms and ammunition wns prosontod to th houso on Thursday by Reproscntativ Bonnott of Now Yorlc PAN-AMERICAN FAMILY DRAFT BILL TO PASS BRITISH CONSCRIPTION ASSURED BY BIG MAJORITY. People Are Behind the Government and Cabinet Members Withdraw Their Resignations. London, Jan. 14. Following tho Irish party's promise of support, mili tary conscription for England wns as sured beyond the shadow of a doubt when the government's compulsory Bcrvico bill passed its second reading In the house of commons by 431 to 39. Tho first reading, at which tho Irish opposed. the bill, resulted In a voto of 403 to 105. Previous to the voto Premier As qulth declared in tho houso that un less tho compulsory military bill was passed Great Britain could not do ito part in tho fulfillment of Its obliga tions to its allies. Tho overwhelming majority in fa vor of tho bill Bhows tho country ab solutely behind tho government's pol icy, and makes certain tho final pas sago of tho bill deaplto any opposition by labor organizations. That such op position will be mot, both in a politi cal way and through labor strikes, was indicated by union leaders. Tho Minors' federation, the strong est labor union in the United King dom, will voto on a resolution declar ing' in favor of a national strike against conscription. The oxecutlvo commlttco voted two to ono in favor of submitting the res olution to a referendum of all the minors. Tho resignations from the ministry of tho lnbor leaders, Arthur Hender son, president of tho board o educa tion; William Braco and George H. Roberts, respectively parliamentary undersecretary for homo affairs and lord commissioner of tho treasury. havo been withdrawn. Hopo Is ex pressed that tills may mean at least a pnrtlal cessation of labar opposition to tho bill. SIX BRITISH FLYERS KILLED Germans Bring Down Four Aeroplanes on Western Front Repulse Attack Near Armentleres. London, Jan. 14. Tho shooting down of four British aeroplanes, tho ropulBO of n British attack near Ar montloros and tho destruction of Gor man trenchos nenr Lille ,aro tho stir ring war ovonts chronicled In tho offi cial roports. "Four of our aeroplanes sent out yestordny havo not returned," says tho British announcement, which nlso tolls of a British repulso of a German "bombing" attack nenr Glvenchy. Tho Gorman Btatoment from Berlin says lleutonnnts Boolko nnd Immel ninnn shot down n British aeroplane nploco northeast of Tourcolng and near Bnpaumo. Another British piano was Bhot down In an air light near Rou balx and a fourth nenr Llgny. Six of tho eight British olllcers on the four noroplunos woro killed; tho two others woro wounded. Take U. S. Soldier Off Ship. Washington, Jan. 17. It was stated on authority that this government will not tnko any action as a result of Alfred Clarko of the Fiftli United States infantry being taken off an American ship at Kingston, Jamaica, by tho British authorities and exam ined as to Ills nationality. Massacre More Armenians. London, Jan. 17. The massacro of 1,G00 moro Armenians by tho Turks in Deccmbor was reported In a tole gram from Erzerum. Tho mon wero oxecutvJ. and-tho womon and children drowned in Mio Euphrates. Miners to Get Ralso. Duluth, Jnn. 17. All tho larger min ing compnnios operating ln Minnesota and Michigan iron ranges havo an nounced a pay increaso for all minors, to tako effect February 1. Tbo In croaso will bo 10 per cent. AUSTRIA GETS TRUGE MONTENEGRINS SAID TO HAVE ASKED THE TEUTONS FOR SEPARATE PEACE. MYSTERY IN L0VCEN FALL It Was Thought Easily Posslblo for Italy to Havo Prevented Capture of Stronghold French Aviators Bom bard Bulgar Trenches at Strumnltzn. Rome, Jan. lf. By an a'rralstlco agreed upon between Austria nnd Montenegro, Austria hns gained con trol of tho Adriatic sea Montenegro also becomes virtually absorbed by tho Teuton invading forces, as was Serbia, but this is of minor importance compared with Aus tria's realizing its object of mnklng tlio Adrintlc an Austrian sen, thus checking Italy's ambition to mako it an Italian sea. Italian authorities declare, however, that It was Austria which proposed tho cessation of hostilities, with tho purpose of negotiating separate peace. Tho armistice followed tho capturo of Mount Lovcen by tho Austrinns. By gaining Mount Lovcen, tho Austrlans dominated Cetlnjo, capital of Montene gro. It is believed tho aged King Nicholas will no longer contlnuo his unequal strugglo against tho Aus trlans, Italy had so much at stako that of ficials and diplomats had been wait ing anxiously for tho steps Italy would take to relievo Montenegro nnd at tho sumo Mmo avert another Austrian ex tension on the Adriatic. They wero awaro that Italy had onco beforo pre vented Austria from gaining territorial concessions from Montenegro, near Cattaro, by emphatically objecting to tho treaty mado in 1912. As Italy was then n member of tho trlplo alliance. Austria reluctantly yielded to tho Italian objection. It was believed that dynastic rea sons would play a part in Italy's as sistance of Montenegro, as King Nich olas' daughter is tho wife of tho king of Italy, but help from that quarter did not arrive, as tho Italian expedi tion was landed farther south, in Al bania, and has not been heard from since. Athens, Jan. 15. A squadron of French aviators on Tuesday bombard ed tho first lino of Bulgarian trenches in tho Strumnltzn sector, wrecking several trenches and killing and wounding a number of soldiers. OFFER TO RETURN TO G. 0. P. Progressive National Committee Ready to Eliminate Roosevelt as Candi date Meet in Chicago June 7. Chicago, Jan. 13. As a political entity tho Progressive party will have i d existence in tho national campaign of 191C If the Republicans grasp tho olive branch which was proffered to them by George W. Perkins and other Bull Mooso leaders in the meeting of tho Progressive national committer in Chicago held on Tuesday. That the Progressives in their peaco advances are. willing to forego a pres idential nomination for Theodore Roosevelt, if amalgamation and har mony can be brought about thereby, was revealed in tho following state ment by Mr. Perkins, made at tho end of the committeo's session: "We are all hopeful that both par ties will agreo upon somebody, and it need not necessarily bo Mr. Roose velt." This romark was mado after Colonel Roosevelt had sent a message to the Moosers in which ho aakod thorn to subordinate party to country. Immediately after the message had been read the committee decided upon Chicago as tho place and June 7 as tho tlmo far holding a national con vention. Mr. Perkins defined what ho regards ns the issues in the coming cam paign nnd the relation which tho Pro gressive following holds to them. Ho reiterated tho party declarations of 1912 and then proclaimed tho proposition of national military and naval preparedness as tho prinio Issue of tho campaign this year. CETINJE TAKEN BY TEUTONS Austrlans Capture Capital From Mon tenegrins King Has Fled to the Mountains. Vienna, Jan. 17. The enpturo of Cetinjo, cnpltal of Montenegro, was announced by tho war ofllco on Friday. Tho present location of tho Montene grin capital Is uncertain. Thero havo boon conflicting roports is to tho whereabouts of King Nicholas, but ho and the oillcials of his government probably hnvo taken refugo in tho mountain.. With Cotiujo in tho hands of tho Austrlans, tho Montenegrins are hommcd in on almost ovory side. Consider Dyestuff Bill. Washington, Jan. 17. Scores of ex perts appeared beforo tho ways and moans conimitteo of the houso to urge tho passage of tho bill, the object of which Is to establish and foster tho dyestuff Industry in tho United States Troops Quell Hawaii Riot. Honolulu, T. II., Jan. 17. Hono lulu's tendorloln district Is under mar tlal law as result of a systematic raid which was participated in by ap proximately ouu uniteu mates troops of tho Niniu cavairy co.oroaj. SOrJDEHSED NEWS OF INTEREST TO ALL. 1. Tho new Presbyterian church at Walioo was dedicated recently. Tho dates of the Cedar County Teachers' Institute have been set for tho week of August 21 at Harllngton. Omnha's annual Automolblo show will bo held February 21 to 2G. A big nnd successful show is anticipated. Farmers of Scottsbluff county the past season harvested the enormous crop of 378.G03 tons of sugar beets. Tho Ak-Sar-Ben organization of Omnha cleared $9,S90.42 in 1915 above the expenses of the" year's fes tivities. President Wilson has nominated Frank M, Broome of Alliance, to be receiver of public moneys at Valen tino. Tlio Grace Lutheran church of Hooper lias purchased a lot and will build a beautiful new edlllco in tho near futuro. Judge . 11. Wostover of Chadron has Hied as a non-partisan candidate for're-electlon to tho olllce of judgo of the Eleventh Judlcinl district Levi E. Otto of Aurora, and ono of tho wealthiest men in Hamilton county, was found dead In his garage, whero he had boon asphyxiated by gas formed in working with his new automobile. Deposits in tho four national banks of Fremont at tho close of business December 31, last, show an increaso of $5G5,15,.GG over the sane pe riod u yuurug'j, uucuruuiK iu my lupuiin of the four institutions. A report from Adams is to the ef fect that the recent llres in that vl clnlty and at Firth are to be investl- gated by the state fire commissioner. Three fires havo occurred in Firth since June. Figures compiled by a Fremont newspaper in its annual review of tbo progress of Fremont during the year 1915 show that the total improve ments, including residence nnd gen eral, amounted to $577,390. , Automobllo pilgrims passing through Lincoln on tlio Omaha-Lin- cohi-Denver hiKliwnv next summer will puss under a magnificent electri cal arch to be erected In the Capital City, costing in tho neighborhood of $2,500. Fire destroyed the D. M. Dean mi I and electric power house at Val- paraiso. The buildings were out of me district which cuum uo n-uuiivu with wnter from the mains and the desperate efforts of lire fighters were unavailing, Roy R. Barnard, editor of the Loup Valley Queen of Calloway lias turned over tho reins to James C. Nayldr and Harry B. Yates. Mr. Barnard has been m the newspaper business for twenty-two years, the last fourteen hoiug spent in Cullaway. The annual meeting of the Nebras ka Public Health association will bo ueiu m umaha January t anu zn. Tho meeting will be held for the pur pose of discussing the questions which arise over the state in regard to the public health and to acquaint the olll cers with the new rules. Tho first of tho two annual meet ings of tho Nabraska Collegiate Press association will bo held in Omnha, February 18, Anne M. .Tolin&on, presi dent of the organization and editor of thrr Bellevuo college "Purple and Gold," announced in the January number of that paper. Tho Monroe Independent Tele phone Co will absorb tho Albion In dependent February 1. The company lias made application to raise rates and tax the upkeep to the patrons, who are up in arms about it. The Al bion Commercial club is endeavoring to stop such proceedings. County Assessor Georgo Smith wa3 tne nrst to soi me poiiucai imu iuu- lng in Richardson county this year by asking a filing as a candidate in lie comhiK nrimarles In April. Ho filed as a democratic candidate for super visor in District No. 4, comprising L 1 T 1 1. i n,.mn1ilnc Grant nnd Liberty townchips A $15,000 flro visited the town of Miller recently, completely destroying the M. E. Crulsenberry general store. This is tli o second large lire wnicn Miller within comparative- has visited ly short space of time. The entire north Bide of Main 'street was destroy- cd by a conllagratlon late last fall. I'he first step to prepare for the sixth annual basketball tournament of tho High schools of tne stnto was taken when Athletic Manager G. E. Reed or the state university sent u- vltntions to ovory high school In the stnto to participate In the big tourna ment. which is to be hold in Lincoln March 8, 9. 10 and 11. Nobrapka durum wheat, out of which tho macaroni is made, has com menced to arrive on tho Omaha mar ket in fairly large quantities. Last year it sold at a premium over the other varieties und it in doing tlio namo tiling this .year. Prices run 1 to 2 cents higher. It now selling around $1.12 per bushel Otto Zuelow of Schuyler has Med an acceptance) of a petition nominat ing him as a ropuhHcuu candidate for congress In the Third district. With 3,351 names attached to it, tlio Madison county seat removal pe tltion has been filed with the board of county commissioner!) at Madison. Tho petition asks the county com mlssloners to cnll an election to sub mlt the matter of relocating the county seat to the voters. The pot! tlon contains 97 per cent of the number of voters who voted at the last general election in the county Tho Elgin Community club Is dis cussing the project of erecting a community building. The Northwest Nebraska Press as sociation, will hold a mooting nt Wnyuo January 28 and 29. Fivo candidates have filed for tho postoOco ut Leigh and will submit to an election for the place. Tho public school garden contest will bo mado a pnrt of the regular work in the schools at Crawford, H. E. Burkctt of Hartington ban announced ills candidacy for the of llco of district Judgo on the noiipni- tlsan ticket. The postoirico revenues at Colum bus for tho past year showed an in qrease of $1,200, reaching a total of $19,234. Beatrice is interested in the mutter of the organization of Boy Scouts. Thero are fifty juvenile troopers in tho company. The Democratic State Press .asso ciation at its Lincoln meet and politi cal banquet decided to meet nt Hast lugs in June. Another mid-summer raco meet is assured at Kearney. The dates for tho holding of the meet havo been set for July 3, 4 and 5. Columbus newspaper says that city mado permanent improvements in business nnd residence districts, of more than $100,000 last year. Lddlo Varner, of Adams, is tho leading trap shot of tho state in the oflicial averages of the Interstate Trap Shooting association, Just is sued. Tho Burlington has commenced cut ting ico for use on tlio McCook, Ster- Hng and Llnc,n dlvllong ftt CurUft Several hundred men are employed in the work. At a meeting of the directors of tho u bo held at Hooper September 19, 20, 21 and 22, 191G. E. L. Brush of Norfolk was chosen president of the Elkhom Valley Med ical association at Its meeting in Fre mont. It was voted to hold the next meeting in Norfolk next July. Flro from a defective ilue destroyed tho Christian church at North Platte, with a loss of $4,500. A $600 piano was ruined by smoko and water, as was also all tho church furniture. Representatives of the Nebraska Jewelers association were In Grand Island recently making arrangements for their annual convention to bo ,I0,d ,n that , Fe 23 nml 24. ,,-,ftv.,n nnnvonftntlo wor lmif, ln 0inaha (lurlng 1915( accordlng t0 rec. ords kept by the bureau of publicity. A totul of 29,389 delegates from out- of.toUn woro enrolled In thcse cou. volitions. . Owing to the congested condition of Gering schools, the question of pro viding additional room for the bal- unco of Ul0 presont season am, the building of a new school next year is being agitated. ebruary 21 to 25 are the dates set for tho annual meeting of the Sunday School WorkerB of the christian churches of Nebraska, nt Hastings. It is expected that about 150 toilers for the purposo will attend. A ladies' auxiliary to the United Spanish War Veterans, " Harry E. Brown camp No. 11, has been formed at North Platte. This is the third sucli organization in the state and will bo alllliated with tho national or ganization. Falling thirty feet from a windmill turning a complete somersault, strik ing liis leg on a fence and finally end ing up by bumping his head on tlio ground, is the experience of Harold Hugos nt Ills farm ten miles north west of Hastings. He suffered only Bjj.nti injuries. Since November 15 nothing has been heard of Roy Ackley, a farmer, ten miles northwest of Anselmo. Ackley left homo that day, saying ho Was going to his brother's, u few mUB awaJr A search ms yQcn ml(,0 ,JUt no tracQ Q, tUe mlsBlng mm hafJ l)epn found The athletic board of the state uni. veislty announces that Dr. E. J. Stew- allllctio director at the Oregon I A Agricultural school, had' been selected as all-year athletic coach at Nebras- , nm, Umt Dlck Rutherford w, Mfi assIstnnt It also announced ill bo d that Jlnbo stehm,8 resignation 1 accoI.0(li and win taU Pfrect has been effect at once. ItAAinon Hm tiotv ilnlrv hitlldlns' at tI. ,.. linlvorBitv farm. Lincoln. , , nuiaW,! and occupied by Jnn- llnrv .., npxt .. the xT(J,)rnaUa aE. aoclatiou-0f ico cream manufacturers at ,(B ,UPOfing In Omaha decided to Jnpet Jn Uncolu m 1917 80 that (kle. (.atcs nmy havo a(lvnntape of niany mattcrs of 8pocja, intPrest to them. Judgo Corcoran of Hastings disal lowed all heirship claims to tho $100,000 estate of John O'Connor, re cluse and alleged reformed bandit. Ho took under advisement the juris dictional question of whether tho stale's suit to secure title to tho es tate was prematurely brought, since a suit over a will Is pending in tho supremo court on appeal from a ver dict Ilnding that the Instrument was forged. Architect J. C. Pedorsen of Gering huu been employed to draw the plans and superintend the construction of a new school lAillding at Bridgeport, which will cost from $20,000 to $25,000. Denmark defeated Germany for tho tourniuuent championship and sldo bet of $500, 2A inches in 20 minutes. America defeated England, G foot in 12:24 1-5; Swedes defeated Bohemia, U inches ln 20 minutes; Ireland de fonted Italy 5 inches In 20 minutes in tlio international tug-of-wur con test hold in Omaha.