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THE 8EMI-WPEKLV TRIOIINP NORTH PI AVTC MCHOova USEOFDIVER UPHELD U. 8. NOTE TO POWERS DENIES RIGHT TO ARM LINER8 FOR DEFENSE. GERMAN EDICT IS APPROVED Americans May Be Warned Not to Travel on Belligerent Ships Which Carry Guno for Protection Against Submarine Attacks. Washington, Fob. 14. Tho declara tlon by tho central powcra of their pur poso after March 1 next to regard armed morchant ships as warships and sink thorn on sight Is In oxact ac cordance with tho now policy of tho United States as laid down by the American noto of January 18. It Is expected President Wilson nov; will give Instructions to all port o( flclals directing thorn to consldoi armed merchantmen as auxiliary cruisers and to apply to thom tilt rulos undor which such vessels must depart within twenty-four hours uftor arrival or after necessary repairs aro mado or storos taken on board. It is expected further that warnings will bo Issued directing Americans not to travol on bolllgcrcnt armed mor-' chant ships. Tho noto, by dlroctlon of tho secre tary of stato to Amorican ambassadors, was addressed to tho European bel ligerents In connection with tho recog nition of submarines as commorco do stroyers and tho desirability of tho dis armament 6f belligerent merchantmen. Its text In part Is no follows: "It Is a matter of tho deepest In terest to my govornraent to bring to an end, If possiblo, tho dangors of lifo which attend tho uso of submarines as at present employed In destroying enemy commorco on tho high seas, since on any merchant vessel of bol llgcrcnt nationality thoro may bo citi zens of tho United States who havo taken passage or members of tho crow in tho oxorciso of their rccognlzod rights as neutrals. "Whilo I am fully allvo to tho ap palling loss of lifo among noncorabat ants, regardless of ago or sex, which has resulted from tho present method of destroying morchant vessels with out removing tho persons on board to places of Bafety and while I vlow that practlco as coutrary to thoso humane principles which should control bel ligerents In tho conduct of Chclr naval operations, I do not feel that a bol llgerent should bo doprlved of tho proper uso of submarines In tho in vasion of commerce since thoso In struments of war havo proved tholr effectiveness In .this practical Dranch of warfaro on tho high seas. "Your government will understand that In seeking a formula or rulo I ap proach It of necessity from tho point of view of a neutral, but I boliovo that It will bo equally clllcaclous in pro serving tho lives of noncombatants on merchant vessels of belligerent nation alities. "My commentB on this subjoct aro predicated on tho following proposi tions: "1. A noncombatant httB a right to traverse tho high seas In a morchant vessel cntltlod to fly a bolllgoront flag, tb rely upon tho observance of tho rules of international law and princi ples of humanity, and If tho vessol is approached by a naval vessol of an other bolllgoront tho morchant vessol of enemy nationality should not bo at tacked without being ordored to stop. "2. An onomy merchant vessel when ordored to do bo by a bolllgoront sub raarlno should immediately stop. "3. Sueh vcbsoI should not ho at tacked after being ordorod to stop un less It attempts to floo or resist. In caso It ceases to lloo or roslst. tho at tack should bo discontinued. "4. In tho ovont that It Ib Impossible to placo a prlzo crow on board of an onomy morchant vessol, or to convoy It Into port, tho vessol may bo sunk, provided tho crow and passongors havo been removed to a placo of safo- ty "It would therefore appear to bo a reasonable and roclprocally Just ar rangomont If It could bp ngrood by tho opposing bolllgcronts that submarines should bo caused to adhoro strictly to tho rulos of International law in tho matter of Btopplng and searching mor chant vessels, determining their bol llgerent nationality and romavlni; tho crows and passengers to places of safety before sinking tho vessols as prlzcB of war, and that morchant ves sels of bolllgoront nationality should bo prohibited from carrying any arma ment wliatnoovcr. "I should add that my government Is Impressed with tho reaBonabloncss of tho argument that a morchant ves sel carrying an armamont of any sort should bo hold to bo un auxiliary cruls er and so treated by n noutral us woll as by a belligerent government and Is seriously considering Instructing its oiriclalB accordingly." U. 8. Ensign Pleads Guilty, San KranclHto, Keb. l. ICnBlgn Robort I). Kirkpatrlck, former oxoc utlvo ofllccr of tho destroyer Hull, pleaded guilty beforo a court-martial on board tho battleship Oregon to tho loss of tho codo book from tho Hull. Lamar Must Go tr Jail. Now York, Fob, 14. Tho United States circuit court of appeals re fused to rolitRtato tho appeal or David Lamar, -"Wolf of Wall Street." and ho must go to Atlanta prison for two years for impersonating congressmen. ACTIVITIES ON NovleUc RD.OElracTTi 100 I w German attacks wcBt anc southwost of Vlmy, In the ArtolB region, resulted In the capturo of 800 yards of Kronen first-lino trenches. Paris says tome of tho positions wero retaken later. Tho Artols region may bo tho sceno of a new German offenslvo on a largo scalo It is known that thoro havo been many new Gorman troops rushed to Klonders and northern Kranco rocontly. LUSITANIA CASE ENDS U. 8. ACCEPT8 GERMANY'S NOTE WITHOUT WORD "ILLEGAL." Decision to Accept Berlin Declaration Made at Conference Held by Wilson and Lansing. Washington, Feb. 10. Tho contro versy botwoon tho United States and Germany over tho destruction of tho British liner Lusltnnla with tho loss of 115 Amorican Uvea is settled. Thus is passing into history an In cident which at tho tlmo of Its occur rence threatened to embroil tho United States In tho groat world war and which slnco has brought tho country on sovoral occasions perilously close to hostilities. President Wilson and his cabinet re garded tho settlement effected as fully meeting tho original demands of tho United States. Thoso domands were set forth In a noto dated Mny 13 last, immediately after tho Lusltnnla was sont to tho bottom of tho Bea. They wero: 1. Disavowal of tho act of tho sub marine commander. 2. Reparation In tho form of an in demnity. 3. Immediate steps to prevent tho recurrence of such Incldonts. Hero In effect Is what tho kaiser's government Is roady to say and what tho United Stntos has accoptcd In lieu of a disavowal: "Tho destruction of tho LuBltanla was a retaliatory act and Germany Is prepared to pay an indemnity for tho Amorican lives lost." Tho decision to accept tho Gorman declaration was mado at n conferenco on Tuesday botwoon tho prosldont and Secrotary Lansing. Later tho cabinet ratified tho decision. VIENNA IS ASKED TO EXPLAIN American Tank Steamer Petrollte Was Fired Upon and Food Taken by Submarine. Washington, Fob. 12. Secretary Lansing announced on Thursday that ho had sont to tho Austro-Hungarlan government through Ambassador Pen field a dlBpatch asking for an investi gation and an explanation of tho at tack .by an Austrian submnrlno on tho Amorican tank Btcnmor Petroltto. Tho Bocrotary's dispatch called at tentlon to aflldavlts from members of thn crow of tho Potrollta and to Infor mation from other sources to tho offoct that tho ship was stopped In thn Mod Itorranean near Alexandria by mi Aub trlan submarine which fired upon It nnd wounded ono man who wps In tho ongino room. Tho submorlno com mandor asked for food, which Captain Thompson of tho Potrollto rcfusod. A boarding party was thon sont to tho Amorican ship and ono American mem- bor of her crow removed. Ho was hold as hostnge whilo tho Ajistrlnns took tho food thoy required from tho Potrollto's stores. Raltl Bomb Factory. Lisbon. Fob. 12. Tho pollco rnldod an nnarchlst bomb factory, cnnflsrnt lng 40 loaded nnd 40 unloaded bombs, many rifles and pistols and a great quantity of oxploslvcs. Sovoral ar rests havo boon mado Steamer In Collision Sinks. Deal. England, Fob. 12. Tho Nor wegian Bteamer Correct. 1.03C tons was sunk on Thursday In collision with another vessol In tho North sea off North Morolaud hoadland. Tho crow waB saved IKE WEST FRONT 'Leauyvettc HITS AT L. D. BRANDEIS CLIFFORD THORNE OF IOWA MAKES GRAVE CHARGES. Declares President's Candidate for Supreme Court Justice Guilty of Infidelity. Washington, Feb. 11. Gravo charges againBt Louis D. Brandois, nominated by President Wilson as Sunrnmn court JUBtlco, woro mado on Wednesday In a puunc Hearing beroro a subcommit tee. Clifford Thorne. chairman of thn Iowa railroad commission, caused a sensation when ho deliberately told tno commltteo that ho believed tho president's candidate guilty of.: l. inlldslity. breach of fnlth nmi unprofessional conduct In connection with ono of tho greatest cases of this generation. 2. Committing himself as cannon! for tho Interstnto commorco commis sion to tho nronosltion thnt of 7Vj per cont on railroad capltnl Ib not adequate although tho commis sion Itself had fixed that rato a3 an adequato prollt. Tho charges, dollvered In n. mlm deliberate tono, took away tho broath ot tno solomn Bonato subcommittee and mado tho crowd in tho commlttoo room gasp. Ho rovlowod in detail tho conduct of himself and Mr. Drandcds In tho railroad rato caso of 1910 and l'J13 boforo tho Intorstato commerce commission. Ho sought to show that Mr. Urandois, nftor acting for tho Ship pers in 1010, had become attorney for tho commission In 1013 and had not acted In good faith. Tho object of his testimony was to show that tho con duct of Unindola was unbecoming a lawyer of "Judicial temperament." and that on railroad questions tho Su premo court candidate was already committed and would not bo abio to act Judicially If such quostlous oumo boforo him na a Judge of tho highest court. THREATEN TO RAISE PRICE Armor Plate Companies Fight Passage of Government Factory Program Threat Not Heeded. Washington, Fob. 10. Tho rtrmor Plato companies, through Senator Holes Pcnroso of Pennsylvania, sorved notlco on tho sonato naval affairs com mlttoo on Tuesday that if congrosB passes tho armor plato factory bill thoy will boost tho price $200 a ton on all armor plato needed to carry out tho present building program. Tho throat did not deter tho naval affairs commltteo from voting nine to threo in favor of rocommending tho passngo of tho Tillman bill appropri ating ?11,000,000 for tho purcliaso or construction or an armor plato plant of not less than 20.000 tons annual ca pacity. Czar Goes to Front. London, Feb. 12. A Potrogrnd dls patch to Itouter'a Bays Emperor Nich olas has left thero for tho front. Canada Enlists 1.000 a Djv. Ottuva-Ont., Fob. 14. Each day for mo nisi montn a thousand mon havo unlisted In Canada for sorv ion nvnr. Heas. It would bo dllllcult to provide instructors, rules nnd clothing for a larger dally nurahor of recruits. Whltlock Acts as Best Man. London, Fob. II. Brand Whltlock, American mlnlstor to Belgium, was best man at tho .wedding on Friday In Brussels of Charles Cnratalra ot Philadelphia and Holono Guinotto, tho daughtor of a burgomaster. WILL SI VESSELS GERMANY AND AUSTRIA TELL U. S. SHIPS WITH GUNS WILL BE DESTROYED. ORDER EFFECTIVE MARCH 1 Allies Given Time to Signify Intention Towards the Note of United States Proposing Disarmament of Mer chantmen. Washington, Fob. 12. Gormany and Austria havo notified tho stato depart ment thnt after March I thoy will constdor all armed merchantmen as warships and sink thom without wnrn lng. count von Hernstorff, German am bassador, first dellvored tho notice to tho stato department two days ago. It was learned. Baron Erich Zwledlnok. Austrian chargo, has notified Secretary Lansing that Austria concurred in Germany's stand March 1 was fixed for tho dato for tho order to b.pcoino cffcctlvo to givo tho cntonto allies tlmo to signify tholr Intention toward tho recent note of tho United States proposing tho dis armament of nil merchantmen. Tho United States recently proposod to all tho belligerents thnt the devel opment of submarine warfare had mado It desirable for all to agreo that merchant ships should bo absolutely unarmed, dismounting oven tho small caliber guns which thoy havo hereto fore been Dormittcd to carry for do fenso. Tho memorandum went forward by mall about two weeks ago, and no replies wero expected Insldo of bIx woeks. Tho proposal was based on the theory that no merchant ships of tho Germanic powers and nono of tholr commerco destroyers, except subma rines, wero at sea. Tho Appam case, however, which disclosed n German merchant raider at largo, changed tho situation material ly, nnd tho status of tho American pro posal is in doubt With tho approval of tho state de partment, Assistant Secretary Peters of tho treasury notified Collector Ma lono at New York to permit tho Italian steamer Stampalla to clear with guna for defonso purposes only. Berlin, Feb. 12. Tho government contends the measure declaring armed merchantmen warships is Justified by explicit Instructions, issued by tho British admiralty to merchantmen, a copy of which Is said to havo been ob tained by the Gorman authorities. Theso instructions, it Is understood hero, wero that tho merchantmen should carry guns and attack subma rines on sight It Is also stated theso orders havo a counterpart In Instructions Issued by the governments of other countries at war with Germany. HUGHES BARS USE OF NAME Opposed to Move In Connection With Nomination for President. Washington, Feb. 11. Ropresonta tivo Slomp mado public on Wednes day a letter from Juctlco Huches. de claring: "I am totally opposed to tho uso or my name lu connection with the nomination and to tho selection or In struction or any delegates in my In terest directly or remotely." Justlco Hughes' letter, made public with his consent, was In reply to a lotter rrom Mr. Slemp which inrormed tho Justlco that Frank II. Hitchcock, postmaster general undor President Taft, had inaugurated a movement in the South favoring tho Justlco for the Republican presidential nomination. NAVAL BILLS WIN IN SENATE Resolution to Help Navy Yards and Measure Adding 300 to Entrance Class at Annapolis Passed. Washington. Feb. 11. Tho Rnnntn passod on Wednesday the resolution making JG00.000 avallablo for ro-equlp-ping tho Mare island and Now York navy yards and tho bill increasing by 300 tho ontranco class at Annapolis naval academy. Tho measures passed, tho house Monday and now go to Pres ident Wilson for his npproval. Tho naval academy incroaso bill was passed without dobato. i 1 NEWS FROM FAR 1 AND NEAR Tho Hnguo, Fob. 10. Dr. Anton Van Gljn haa boon appointed mlnlstor or financo for Holland. Washington, Fob. 10. Tho senate rorelgn relations commltteo voted unanimously to rocommond ratlflca tlon ot tho treaty establishing a pro tectorate ovor tho republic ot Haiti. Liner Appam May Remain, Washington, Fob. 14. Disposition or tho British liner Appam, taken by a Gorman prlzo crew, has boon docld ed by tho United States and will bo announced later. Tho liner will re main In tho United States. Ask New Mohr Case Trial. Providence, It. I., Fob. 14. William H. Lewis and John B. Edwards, coun sel for Henry Spollmnn and Cecil Brown, negroos convicted or tho mur der or Dr. Charles P. Mdhr, filed peti tions for now trials on Friday. EBRASKA STATE NEWS? Crawford will have a now post offico buUdlntr, finely equipped. It will 1k 30x40 feet In dimensions. At a hog sale neur Hoca u row duys ngo fifty head of Poland-China sows and gilts brought an average price of I4G.C5. Tho citizens of Trenton are arrang ing -to entertain tho meeting of the Republican Valley Editorial associa tion on Mnrch 6. Tho Omaha municipal auditorium lost $1,200 in tho first six monthn ot it3 operation, according to figures furnished by tho city. The Konrney Country club has filed articles of incorporation with tho district clerk. Tho club is incorporat ed to the sum of $10,000. As tho result or Injuries sustained when his hand became caught In a cornshollcr, Emll E. Musll, a fanner residing near Clarkson, lost his left arm at tho elbow. Ambroso C. Epperson of Clay Cen ter hna announced that ho will bo n candidate for dolegato-at-largo to the ropuBUcan national convention at Chi cago at tho April primary. Miss Anna A. Gordon, national president of tho Woman's Christian Tcmpornnco union, will attend tho mid-continental conference of tho un ion at Lincoln March S and 9. Seventh Day Adventists, at the mid-west conference at Lincoln, an nounced that pians nro under way to conduct an Adventlst ovnngelistic campaign In Omaha next summer. At a special election held In Crof ton Just recently a proposition to ox tend the present wnter system 'car ried by a good majority. Work will be started as soon as weathor por mlts. Health Commissioner Connell or Omaha announces that thero aro now 215 houses under quarantine for scar let fever and seventy-rour additional patients at tho Isolation hospitals', a total or 289. Omaha Is tho eighteenth city In tho United States In postofllce money or der business, leading such cities' as Now Orleans, Baltimore and Denver, according to figures Just issued by Postmaster Wharton. H. H. Pease, editor of the Beemor Times, has announced his candidacy for the nomination tor representative of the Twenty-first district, subject to tho will or the republican voters at tho primaries, April ISth, 191G. Tho Nebraska Record, a monthly paper published by George E. Ben schottcr at Loup City, has suspended publication. Mr. Benschotter haa moved his plant to Hay Springs, where ho expects to publish a paper. C. W. Chambers or Table Rock be camo champion checker player of Nebraska, when ho won two games, lost ono and drew three In tho finals with I. T. Brooking or Funk at Hast ings, during the 'stato checker tour nament. A movement has been started In Omaha to orgorilze a wireless signal corps. It is paid there are ovor fitly men in tho city who understand wire less tolegraphy. Tho uso of Fort Omaha will be asked Tor to carry on operations. - E. H. Kyser of Atlanta was winner or tho sllvpr loving cup at the second annual show or tho Southwest Ne braska Poultry and Ppt Stock assp clatlon which waH held at Holdrege recently. Tho cup awarded was for tho largest and best display in ono breed. Perhaps the most unusual funeral In Nebraska's history was conducted In Hastings when nearly 500 peoplo attended the funeral of J. O'Connor, nged recluso whoso body had gono un burled for thirty months, whilo claimants fought tor his $100,000 estate. More than seven and a hair million bushels or grain wero received on the Omaha market In January, accord ing to tho monthly report mndo by Secretary Manchester or tho Omaha Grain exchange. Tho receipts for tho R.itro month In 1015 wero less than hnir that amount. Bayard H. Palno, or Grand Tsland, has prepared Ma petition tor ono or the nominations for district JUdgo and will file the same In the near future Thero aro at present threo candldntes ftir tho non-partisan nomlnntion, though It la expected thorn will bo others. Word hns been received In North Plntto that tho Union Pacific railroad officials havo accepted plans nnd spe cifications for the construction of a $90,000 station to replaco tho depot burned some time ago. Syver Backoy, an old tlmo resident of Brown county, but who died a month ago at North Bond, Ore., and who loft no heirs In America, willed his estate, consisting or about $G0,000, to tho Lutheran church at Drammon. Norway, his old boyhood homo church. Wolves aro getting so bold in Snrpy county thnt thoy havo begun to chnso children home rrom school. Many rnrmers or Into havo boon losing chickens, lambs, pigs and oven young calves. At the annual meeting or tho Y. W. C. A. at Grand Islnnd reports show that over G.000 cnlls by young and elderly women woro mado at tho headqunrters or tho association dur ing tho past year, and that over 600 girls have been directed to work through the agencies of this aKsocla-Uon. Lincoln promoters aro planning or ganization of an nnvtteur baseball league tills year. Tho citizens of Nlobrnra will Boon voto on Issuing bonds ror a new school building. Evangelistic meotlngs will bo held in Wymoro for the next six weeks. A tabernacle has been built. Tho Boy Scouta at Kearney nro agi tating tho question of providing a club room ror the company. Tho Beaver City Flouring mills burned to tho ground a row days ago with a loss of $15,000. Crawford has an organization ot Seventh Day Adventists, with a mem bership of thirty-eight. Tho nnnunl meeting of group ono of tho Nebraska Bankers' association, will he held In Beatrice Mny 10. Over 100 Eagles, members of aerio No. 147, attended tho dedication of their now $7G,000 home at Lincoln. The postoffico grounds at Beat rice and Holdrege aro to bo improv ed at the expense of tho federal gov ernment. W. J. Ilcrbcs, formerly publisher of the Cedar Rapids Outlook, has pur chased tho Lindsay Post from John. M. llolley. John 10. Bartholomew of .Columbus, was found dead on the Union Pacific right-of-way near Schoedors mill. It Is bolie.ved heart failure caused his death. Directors of. tho new Fremont Ho tel compnny have elected Frank Fow ler president. The new hotel Is to be built In tho spring at a cost of $175,000. Tho dato or' the banquet for law makers and former lawmakers of Ne braska scheduled for February 25th at Lincoln has been changed to Febru ary 24 th. The petition for a snloon at Crooksr ton, which had a remonstrance filed, against It, was withdrawn at the hear- lng, which permits Crookston to bo dry this year. Lincoln, after a lively contest, suc ceeded in landing the 1917 convention of tho Nebraska Retail Dealers asso ciation, at their meeting Vast week In the capital city. Whilo carrying homo a box of live ducks, John Schipmann, a resident of Fremont, slipped nnd fell on the icy walk' and broke IiIb neck. Ho died! almost Instantly. A largo number of converts are re ported in the revival meetings which nro being held in tho Methodibt church at Oakdp.le under the leader ship of Mrs. Mabel Quam Stevens. While soldering a barrel brought to tho shop where ho is employed for repairs, Elmer Bush of Morse Bluft was quite badly burned when the re ceptaclo exploded. Ho saved himself rrom a severe burning by rolling in a snowbank. Tho Nebraska Telephone company has purchased controlling interest lit tho Edgar Home Telephone company They have Just completed the con struction of a complete outside Bys tera, moving all poles to the alleys whoro possiblo. Along with paving construction going on In Kearney thero is a dis cussion as to the narrowing of tho streets In tho residence section of that city. Tho stroets as laid out aro very wide, and the paving will bo heavy unless the streets aro narrow ed down. One hundred Rud fifty-three pleas ure cars, shown by sixty-one manufac turers, twenty-six commercial cars from nineteen firms, and a balcony full of motorcycles will constitute the. chief display at the Omaha Auto Show in tho Municipal Auditorium,. February 21 to ?G. Omaha's new Grain Exchange build ing, when finished, will have ono of tho most elaborate systems or wiring In any building in the country. Pres ent wirfng plans call for about seven-ty-threo miles of telephone, electriq light and telegraph wires, none ot which will Iip visible. Leonard Nims, who lives near Ta ble Rock, topped tho St Joseph, Mo., hog market recently with a carload' of porkers of his own raising and feeding. This Is the second year in. succession In which Mr. Nims' win ter shipment hns sold at tho top for day on which they were sold. Now that tho Nebraska State leaguo haa disbanded, thero la talk in a number 6f towna or tho defunct cir cuit of organizing independent teams. It Is possible an Independent leaguo, with two or threo pnmes weekly, may bo formed with HastlngR, Beatrice, Falrbury, Kenrnov and ono or two other towns in the league. A load of lambs from tho leaders Bros. lota at Richfield, sold for $11. per hundredweight nn the South Omaha market n few days ago. This isjhe top mark or the season nnd tho highest price ever paid this season or tho year. Tho building rover scorns to have seized the population of Crete. Tho now Congregational parsonage was completed a few days ago; tho new Mothodlst church Is nearly ready, and' sovoral flno now residences aro boIn,i built. JUBtlce Archer of Plattsmouth sen tenced Georgo Hohson twenty days. In Jail for killing quail out of season Citizens or Beaver Crossing, nt a,, meeting at that placo recently por rected tho organization or a communi ty club. A legislation, civic improve ment, transportation, publicity nnd on tertalnment committee was appointed. Tho beet sugar company at Scotts bluff paid $2,148,100 to farmers ror sugar heots laet year and $GO,000 to its employees. 246,000 tons or becta woro made Into 70.1,000 bags or sugar,, each ban weighing 100 pounds. X