THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
THE WH MIES
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GUARDSMEN TO 8EE EUROPEAN
BATTLE FIELDS
WHERE YOU MAY 60 FISHING
Items of General Interest Gathered
from -Reliable Sources Around
the State House.
Western Newspaper Union Newg Service.
Tho choicest views from European
battle fields will bo shown members
of the Nebraska national aunrd en
campment through the courtesy of mlllty of night work; period of slack
Captain Donald G. Thompson, tho j production or regular output; mater
Kansan who has gained a wldo repu-! lnls used for regular produc tion nnd
tatlon as n nhotocratiher with tho
armies of tho countries onKaged In
tho great war.
Thompson, while touring Nebraska,
was mado a captain In the Nebraska
national guard upon order of Governor
Morohead and Adjutant General Phil
Hall, By reason of his rank he will be
able to sccuro more freedom with tho
countries at war In securing pictures.
In appreciation of the caurtesy of
tho Nebraska guard oflieials Thompson
has informed Adjutant General Halt
ho hnd already sent 7,000 feet of film
and would send anw other pictures
which General Hall suggested.
Did Not Sanction Tax Reduction.
Govornor Morohead in refusing to
sanction a reduction of taxos for com
mon carriers doing business 1)1 No
braska, has Influenced tho state board
of equalization to turn down a recom
mendation to lto sccrotary, O. K. Her-
ncckor, which would have had the ef
fect 'of mutorially lowering assess-
ments of the Standard Oil company,
the Armour refrigerator car corpora
tion nnd other companies operating
private car Hues. Tho board adopted
another of Secretary Uornocker's rec
ommendations by voting to nsscss tho
rolling r.tock nnd Intangible property
of railroad companies, under the ter
minal tax law, for exclusively munici
pal purpose? on tho samo basis ns n
year ago. Tho members woro as
sured that this would not nlnd them
later on whon thoy come to assess
the railroads In tholr holdings, both
physical and Intangible, for general
taxation.
When One May Go Fishing.
In reply to nn Inquiry, Asnlstnnt
Attorney General Roo haH given an
opinion that an owner of land ad
joining a stream may forbid othors
to fish from tho bank whoro It runs
through or past his proporty. Ho has
tho right, Mr, Koo finds, to prevent
tropasslng on tho land. An exception
to this rulo is that on n nnvigable
stream anyone may land from a boat
or other vessel If tho nocosBity should
ariso. As to whether a land owner
can keep n flshorman from angling
In a stream which runs through tho
land, whore the fishing is done from
a ooat, more soemo to bo somo ques
tion, Running streams aro declared
by state law to be public waters, and
It Is posslblo thnt an owner could not
onforco his order against fishing ox-
copt on tho bnnks.
To Rearrange Freight Classification,
Tho state railway commission will
moot Juno 13 to mnko tho soml-nnnual
freight classification. Changes In tho
classification of empty Iron barrels,
bananas, oxygen and hydrogen, gas
and regulations governing tho uso of
Ico aro, proposed. If a shipper removes
ice from a rofrlgorntor car at Its des-
tlnatlon after tho car hhs boon emptied
he will bo cbargod freight on tho Ico
romoved. nannnas aro now shipped
first claBB. If partially enclosed It is
proposed lo chango to clnss Dl. Tho
change In classification' of gna or air
products aro asked for by a Now York
firm. Gas Is now shinned first clasn.
It Is proposed to" Bhip It third class
In less than carloads, and fourth cIubs
In carloads and to roduoo tho mini-
mum weight from 24,000 pounds to
20,000 pounds.
Semi-Annual Conference of Officers.
Tho second stiml-annual conforonco
of officers of Nebrnska stato Institu
tions with tho board of commissioners
of stato Institutions will bo hold In
Lincoln Thursday and Friday, May 25
and 2G. Tho Thursday meeting will
5,?i "'' J
v. .uuuuiis m ,u oruiupouio
hospital.
Need Not File Acceptances
Delegates to national conventions
and national committeemen elected at
tntn .,..1.1,. .. I. .
"lD hui nun, 10
n o accop ancos with Secretary o
S2nmniSaCMrmn8 rU n,.0t
that official. Neither aro candidates
,u. I..C..UC..I ur -vice- pnwueni wno
HZ Ld VllKT..VOt 0f th0'r
VUIIUIUUIITB IUI UlltUU II1UBI,
as a rule, fllo acceptances or Iobo
their places on tho tickets, Mr. Pool
is preparing nn elaborate notification
document, which ho will Bond to Pres
ident Wilson
Marlon B, Stnhl, of West Point, was
awarded first place InSobroska High
School Debating league at tho unlver-
Blty Memorial hall Saturday.
Louis
Wirt, representing South high. Omn-
Nejllq M. Schwab, of McCook, was t,ln """""or 3C5 woro scale and stand
awarded third. Tho dobnto was on n"l Inspections under tho weights nnd
tho question, "Resolved, that congress
should substantially adopt tho recom-
Bicndatlons of the. secretaries of war
and navy for increased nrmanioijt."
The argument was close, and thollssuod as a result of theso Invoatlga-
judges were closeted togother for
half an hour twforq their decision,
NEBRASKA INDUSTRIES
Will Learn What tho State Could Sup
ply During War.
Whnt part Nobraska can do In fur
nishing suppllos for tho army and
navy In case of war will soon be
known bb the rusult of an invontory
of tho state's Industrial, begun by
the Nebraska members of tho navy
consulting board, authorized by Pres
ident Wilson and Secretary of tho
Navy Danlols. Every Industry In tho
statu which can possibly bo turned
to use for war supplies Is to be Hated
and reported to tho navy department.
Long Hats of questions, answers to
which oro doomed necessary Informa
tion for war heads of tho country,
am being answored. Among tho
topics covered are these: Nationality
of officers and owners of the plants;
floor plnns; possible additions; posst-
what production Is; number of In
borers, nationality, etc.; shipping fa.
clllden; what war munitions or army
or navy supplies the factory Is best
fitted to produce
State To Do Much Building
Tho state board of control has con
tracted for or is just completing
buildings costing $206,000. At tho
ijoatrico Institute for fecblo-rnlnded
tjI0 j)(jar(j 1(J ,,rot.ting a fireproof
ending that will cost SS8.000. Thlo
structure is to Include- an auditorium.
At the Lincoln hospital for tho Insane
tho board Is completing nu addition to
a building for the euro of mala
patients at a cost of $28,010. This will
house soventy-flvo patients nnd a
record price on the construction was
obtained by tho board. It will cost
tho stato at tho rato of $400 a bed.
Some statos pay as high as $1,500 por
bod for buildings.
A sun corridor and sleeping porch
jB being built at tho Lincoln hospital
f0r tho insarto to connect two build-
ings. This will cost $4,250.
At tho tuborculnr hospital nt Kear
ney the board Is completing a laundry
and boiler house addition, to cost
$8,734.
A hospital for convalescents has
been n long time building. Thin- will
cost $23,400. Tho board is holding
back $1,000 on the contract price,
awaiting completion of certain por
tions of tho work.
At tho Industrial homo for women
nt Mllford, tho board has completed
tho work of placing stucco on tho
wnlls of the old building and Is at
work on an nddltlon to a nursery.
Tile stucco cost tho stato $2,693 nnd
tho addition will cost $4,7011.
A homo for dopendont children Is
bolng built In Lincoln at a cost of
$25,7C5.
A fireproof wing nddltlon hns been
complotod at tho Norfolk hospital for
tho insane nt a cost of $50,151. It Is
now In use and is filled to its capn-
city.
At thin same Institution the
board will begin work on u cottago
to accomodate 100 women patients.
It will cost $44,402,
Tho stato normal board Is building
nn auditorium nt the Kearney stnto
normnl thnt will cost about $55,000.
Tho normnl board will soon outllno a
building program at thofour stato
normal schools.
Stock Feeders Elect Officers.
S5. F. Loftwlch, of St, Paul, was
elected president, of tho Nebraska live
stock feeders' association nt the nn
nual mooting hold nt tho stato farm
Wednesday afternoon In connection
with beef products and live stock
fcodorB day. Tho vlco presidents
chosun woro C. N. Heaver, York;
Heber Hord, Central City; L. W.
Leonard, Pawnee City; Robert Mous
el, Cnmbrldgo; J. J: Lutz, Pnpllllon;
K. B. Gould. Kearney. Charles U.
I'Oo of tho university form was elect
ed Becrotary and treasurer. About
200 llvo stock men woro In nttend
nnco at tho day's program. Dean
Burnett gavo tho address of welcome
Refuses Increase In- Rates.
Tho Nobraska stato railway com-
mission has Informed the Rock Island
Railroad Co, that tho commission can
not ncqulesco In nn Increase of ex
cess baggage rates by reason of the
restoration of tho 3-ceut fnro on that
road and thu application of a percent
age basis to tho Increase. Tho com
mission asks tho road to- amend its
baggugo tariff to a basis not exceed
ing tho baggago rata of 1907, and un
less the company does this thu com-
mulon Eau'. .n 07 .Vmg
ti10 comnanv tn show causo whv It
does not do so.
"NobraBkn Is out of debt, has $10.-
000,000 loaned out, owns muuy thou
snt1,l ,lrria rt uftirml lfin.1 nml la
w uw.ww. ....... ,a
proud of Its showing" This was tho
nn8w0r aovornoP Morohead gave F. II.
Lon. "nltnnt secretary", to tho
ROV8rnor ot Massachusetts, who Is
writing to all ot tho governors, col
leQtlng thelrnutographs on olllclal stn
tlonory, Long wroto to Governor
Morohead thnt tho Massachusetts of
fice boasted of seven rooms, with
eight men on tho Rovcnor'B personal
start, Nonrasua holds " $24,000 ot
Massachusetts' bonds.
Tho monthly report of tho activi
ties ot tho ntato food, drug, dairy and
oil-, commission shows tho Innnnrtlnn
Lf o no0 ..., 4.
monsures law, A total of 73D cars
of gasoline woro inspected and 2C0
grocery stores and meat markets.
Thero woro only 132 sanitary orders
Hons. Tho rccc pts from all theso
sources totaled 911,852 for tho month,
NEKS. SHELL
MILL
MUNITIONS PLANT AT ROCK
ISLAND AUTHORIZED BY THE
HOUSE COMMITTEE.
MILL WILL COST $1,250,000
$750,200 Appropriated for
Immediate
Improvement at tho Arsenal-
Large
Sumo for Fortifications and Public
Building1 Work.
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Washington, May 22. Rock Island
arsennl Is to bo made 'one of the
great munitions factories of tho coun
try under appropriations made by the
houso committee on appropriations,
tho plan to bo porfocted by tho war t
department.
A Held artillery ammunition plant ,
costing $1,250,600 Is to be opectcd at
this arsonal, an initial approprw
of $500,00tf being mado for tho pur
poso.
Increased facilities aro to bo made
for the manufacture of field artillery
vehicles t a cost of $00,000.
In all, $765,200 is appropriated for
Immediate improvements at tho ar
senal.
In addition, tho secretary uf war
is authorized to locate and havo con-1
structed a new powder plant at a
cost, of $500,000. This now plant mny
go to Rock Island arsenal hocauso
of tho existing facilities there and
tho deslro of army authorities to havo
a middle West factory located In the
Interior of tho country, and beyond
rench of a, posslblo enemy.
Those appropriations wore carried
In tho great sundry civil appropriation
hill reported from committee, carry
ing n total of $127,237,221 nnd provid
ing for thousands of miscellaneous
Items not covered In other appropria
tion bills.
It carries increased appropriations
for all tho government arsenals and
for tho Panama canal, Hawaii and
Philippine fortifications.
Among tho appropriations for Im
provements to ' old nnd continued
work on public buildings carried In
the bill aro:
Illinois Cairo, $2,500; Carlinvlllo,
$2,000; Cnrrollton, $2,000; Chicago.
mall convcyjng machinery. $10,000;
East St. Louis. $50,000; Gnlesburg,
$2,600; Mount Cnrmol, $5,003; Olney,
$500; Peoria. $1,000; Qulncy, $1,000;
Savanna, $10,000; Taylorvlllo. $25,000;
Woodstock, $10,000.
Iowa Boono, $,50U; Carroll. $500;
Cedar Falls. $500; Charlton, $500;
Charles City, $30,000; Cherokoo, $1.-
900; Davenport, $1,500; Dos Moines,
$500; Grlnnell. $30,000; Keokuk. $1.-
500, Marqucketa, $24,000; Washington,
$30,000.
Wisconsin Antlgo. $30,000; Bonvcr
Dam. $500; Fort Atkinson. $5,000;
Morrill, $25,000; Milwaukee, $15,000;
Neenah. $33,000; Rhlnelandcr, $1,000;
Tomah, $3,500.
Michigan Albion, $15,000; Day
City, $2,000; Calumet, $8,000; Char
lotte, $25,000; Dowagiac, $22,000;
Flint, $3,000; Hastings, $500; Hough
ton, $500; .Tnckson, $3,000; Marquette,
$1,500; Muskegon. $20,000; Saginaw,
$2,500; Ypsllanti, $20,000.
DETROIT HEARS ROOSEVELT
Makes Three Addresses and Shakes
Hands With Thousands Falls
to Meet Henry Ford.
Detroit, Mich., May 22. Theodore
Roosovolt urged thorough military
preparedness for tho United States
and nlcnded for true Americanism in
three addresses hero on Friday, dls
cussed "sodaf Justlco" before tho con
vnntlon of the Brotherhood of Rail-
way Trainmen and shook hands with
soveral thousand persons at a public
reception in a downtown hotel Bhort
ly beforo dopnrting for New York.
Speaking at a luncheon nt the, De
troit Athletic club, Mr. Roosovolt de
clared that, truo Americanism "moans
unity of tho nation without regard to
tho lands from whlcL our fathers
came: without rogard to religious dif
ferences,' and without regard to the
different sections of tho country in
which wo llvo."
Tho sot speech for tho day was de
livered nt tho opera, houso. Thero
as at Chicago, -tho demand for unl
J !LJ
demonstration, which as tho colonel
remarked, "gives mo added proof that
the middle West Is sound."
Mr. Roosovolt did not moot Honry
Ford, tho locnl nutomobllo manufac
turer, although early tn tho day It
was said tho colonel planned to visit
Mr, Ford at tho lattor's factory.
All Die on French Ship.
Marseilles, France, Mny 22. None
of tho passengers or crow of the
French coasting steamer Mlra were
saved when tho vcasol was Bunk as
a result oi n torpeuo iuuck in mo
Mediterranean May 10. Tho Mlra was
a vessel of 3,050 tons and was owned
In Marseilles.
Say Cymrlc's Boilers Exploded.
Berlin, May 22. Amsterdam dls
patches stato that members of tho
crow of tho Cymric on their arrival at
Liverpool reported tho Whlto Star
llnor hnd been sunk by nn explosion
ot its boilers.
Prisoners Ffoht Fire.
Snlom, Oro., May 22. Prisoners In
tho Oregon stnto penitentiary saved
tho structure from bolng totally de
stroyed by lira on Friday afternoon
None of them attempted to escape.
The loss, waa ot heavy,
BATTLE LINEvS AROUND SALONIKI
tUJL J"o g-!yn'ciC a&( "
pans reports French forces at tiulonlki have pusned in tho direc
tion of Monastlr townrds Poroj. 2. Allied Infantry has shelled enomy
encampments and organizations. 3. Array of East advanco forco occu-
P'os Dovetepe, northeast of Lako Dolrnu.
AGREES TO U. S. TERMS
CARRANZA TO PERMIT U. S. ARMY
TO REMAIN.
Cabinet Given Scott's Report on Un
written Agreement at El Paso,
Approved by First Chief.
Washington, May 18. An optimistic
low of tho Mexican bordor situation
wus laid beforo President Wilson nnd
his cabinet on Tuesday by Secretary
Raker, after a long conference with
Major General Scott, chief of staff.
General Carranzn and his advisers
now understand tho motives of the
Washington government more fully
than ovor beforo, as a result at tho
conference at El Paso between Gen
erals Scott and Funston and Obre
gon, Mr. Baker was able to toll tho
cabinet, and.tensio'h along tho Inter
national line has greatly relaxed.
General Scott believes that the
whole situation is less acuto than it
has been at any time slnco the raid
n Columbus, N. M.
HOUSE VOTES FLOOD CONTROL
Measure Authorizes the Expenditure
of $45,000,000 on the Mississippi
and Sacramento Rivers.
Washington, May 10. Tho flood
control bill, providing appropriations
for tho Mississippi nnd Sacramento
Ivors, wns passed by tho houso on
Wednesday by a vote ot 180 to 53.
Tho bill now goes to the senate. It
would authorize tho expenditure of
not exceeding $45,000,000 for Hood con
trol and genoral Improvement of the
Mississippi river under tho Mississippi
river commission, and $5,000,000 for
flood control, removal ot debris nnd
general Improvement of the Sacra
mento river, including continuance ot
tho California debris commission
plans.
SENATE ADOPTS ARMY BILL
Conference Report on Reorganization
Measure Passes without
Roll Call.
Washington, May 19. After a live
ly discussion of the Mexican situation,
tho National Guard and tho proposed
government nltrato plant, tho senate
n Wednesday adopted tho conference.
roport on tho army reorganization bill
without a roll call.
Tho bill provides for n rogular army
of 211,000 ofllcers and men at peace
Btrongth, and approximately 260,000 at
war strength, and for a federalized
National Guard of 457,000 ofllcers and
men at maximum strength.
Republicans generally and a tow
Democrats expressed their hostility at
tho retention of tho provision for tuo
nltrato plant.
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IMPORTANT NEWS
ITEMS
London, May 20, British warships
and noroplancs havo bombarded the
town of El Arlsh, in Egypt, near tho
border of Palestine, It was- announced
officially.
Sioux City, la., May 20.-i-Mlss Jon-
nto Jones, holder of the woman's golf
championship of Iowa, was Instantly
killed when tho nutomobllo in which
Bho was ridlug collided with n pollco
patrol wagon.
Irish Poet Is Arrested.
London, May 22. Darroll Figgis, well
known Irish poot, hns' been urrcsted
In Ireland in connection with tu po
litical disturbances. Figgis was taken
In custody Thureday and is now con
lined In a military barracks.
U. S. Flyertt)rop8 German.
Paris, May 22, Corporal Klffon
Rockwell ot Atlanta, Qa., a member
of tho American flying Bquadron, at
tacked a German noroplano. Tho Ger
man machine was brought down In
France.
SiXvRAIDERS ARE SLAIN
TROOPS UNDER LANGHORNE
CLASH WITH BANDITS.
Deemer and Payne, Americans Cap
tured by Outlaws, Are Rescued
by the Soldiers.
Marathon, Tex., May 19. Tho Moxl
can bandits who raided Glen Springs
soveral weeks ago and killed half of
tho gallant little band of American
troopfi that garrisoned tho town were
captured near Laguna del Fresno,
105 miles south of tho border, by the
troops under Major Langhomo and
Colonel Sibley. This word was brought
here by soldiers returning on truck
trains.
Six of tho Mexicans were shot as
thoy tried to escape. The others, num
bering about 75, laid down th. r arms
and surrendered without a move, ac
cording to best reports on the uffalr.
Theso aro the same Mexicans who
captured Jesso- Deemer and Monroe
Payne, Americans, during the Glen
Springs and Boquillas raids. Deemer
and Payne woro rescued by Major
Langhomo beforo thoxclash with tho
bandits occurred.
Y. M. C. A. HOTEL DEDICATED
Elaborate Series of Exercises at the
Opening of New Hostelry at
Chicago.
Chicago, May 20. With an elaborate
Berles of exorcises extending over a
period of three days, and In which
many men prominent in rollgious and
philanthropic work participated, tho
now Y. M. C. A. hotel of this city has
been dedicated.
Tho building is probably Uio largest
of its kind In the world. It occuntca a
ground space df 90 to 166 feet, is 19
stories high and contains over 1,800
sleeping rooms in addition to tho of
flees, writing nnd recreation rooms,
dining rooms, tollot and bath rooms,
Tho construction of tho building was
mado possible by donations from a
number of leading business men of
the city, and its cost has been abovo
$1,350,000. The intention Is not to con
duct it ns a charity, but to make it
self-supporting by nominal charges to
Its patrons. It is expected that it will
offer an attractive home to hundreds
of young men from tho country visit
ihk me cuy ror a row aaya, or those
seeking to gain a foothold in Its Indus
trial or business lifo,
BERLIN GIVES SEA WARNING
Merchant Vessels That Fall to Halt
or Turn Toward Submarine Will
Be Attacked.
Washington, May 18. Germany in
a noto presented to Secretary Lansing
warns noutral governments that mer
chant ships -flying neutral flags must
obey tho provisions of international
law In regnrd to their conduct when
Btopped by a German submarine, and
that they insur In the dlroction ot a
that they Incur danger should thoy
turn their ship in the direction of a
submarine.
Blrdsall Dies Suddenly,
Clarion, la., May 18. B, P. Blrdsall
formor congressman from this district
and successor to Col. D, B. Henderson
died suddenly after a brief Illness nt
his homo hero. Mr. Blrdsall, who was
well known throughout tho state,
served In congress from 1902 to 1UU8.
To Modify Taxes.
Washington, Mny. 19. Consul Rod
gers at Mexico City reported that Car
ranza had announcod his intention of
.modifying tho "confiscatory" taxes
levied against all mining property in
that, country,
Mrs. Franklin MacVeagh Is Dead
Chicago. May 19. Mrs. Franklin
MacVeagh. wlfo of tho form,? set-rotary
ot tho treasury and for many
yeurs a leader in tho excluaivo circles
ot Chicago society, died In Washing
ton on Wednesday.
TOLD TO OBEY LAWS
KAISER ORDERS GERMANS IN U.
S. TO AVOID VIOLATING NA
TION'S NEUTRALITY.
WOULD PREVENT WAR PLOTS-
Action Is Taken by Von Bernstorff on'
Direction From the Berlin Foreign
Office "In Consequence of Coses
Which Have Occurred of Late."
Wnshlngton, May 20. Germany,
through Ambassador von Bernstorff,
has Instructed all German consuls In.
the United Slates to admonish Gor
man citizens In their districts Jo ob
servo American laws scrupulously.
This Is done In nn effort to end vn
lions alleged violations ot American,
noutrnlity.
Tho ambassador acted on Instruc
tions received on Thursday from tho
Borltn foreign ofllcb. Tho action was
announced in this official statement
from tho Gorman embassy:
"In cpnsequonco of cases which,
havo occurred of Into, the Gorman am
bassador has sent Instructions to all
German consuls in tho United Statos
to strongly impress upon Gorman citi
zens living in their districts that It is
their duty scrupulously to obey tha
laws of tho stato In which thoy re
side." It was said nt tho Gorman ombassy
that the Instructions wero designed to
prevent plots or lawlessness on the
part of German citizens who might bo
disposed to engage In such. Tho Gor
man government, it was said, looks-
with great disfavor upon any such con
duct and desires that Its citizens shall
not engago in any undertaking In any
way outsido tho law.
Whether speclllc cases havo been
brought to the attention of tho Ger
man government was not disclosed,,
but it was mado clear that Berlin of
ficials wish tho United Statos and its
people to understand that they have
not countenanced any Illegal affairs-
with which German citizens or sympa
thizers in this country havo biien con
nected.
Count von Bernstorff's instructions.
vwero forwarded immediately to Ger-
man consuls.
$200,000,000 FOR. WARSHIPS-
House Naval Body Votes to Abandon:
Flve-Year Program Battle Cruisers
Will Cost $20,433,531 Each.
Washington, May 20. Tho houso
nnval committee on Thursday voted to
abandon the flve-ycar building pro
gram, recommended by Secretary Dan
lols, and to recommend that five bat
tle cruisers, to cost $20,433,531 each;
four coast cruisers, ten torpedo-boat.
destroyers, 20 submarines, one hos
pital ship, ouo oil supply ship and one
ammunition supply ship bo built dur
ing tho 1917 fiscal year.
Tho committee voted, 13 to 8, on
battle cruisers and submarines. No
dreadnaughts aro recommended.
The naval bill carries a total ap
propriation of approximately $200,
000,000, as against $150,0d0,000 for tbo-
current fiscal year. Tho five battle
cruisers aro to bo as powerful and.
swift as any afloat.
WELCH ELECTED M. E. BISHOP'
President of Ohio Wesleyan Univer
sity of Delaware, O., Named on
Eighth Ballot.
Saratoga, N. Y., May 20. Rev. Her
bert Wolch, D. D., LL. D., was elected,
a bishop of tho Methodist Episcopal,
church on the eighth ballot taken at
tho present general conference on.
Thursday.
Thomas Nicholson was also elected,
a bishop on, tho ninth ballot. Thomas
Nicholson Is fifty-four years old. He
was born In Canada, but has spent all
his life in the United States. Ho is a
graduato ot Northwestorn university
and Garrett Biblical institute, Evan
ston. In 1903 ho becamo president oC
Dakota Wcsloyan university and in
1909 secretary of tho board of educa
tion of the denomination,
DR. MARQUIS IS MODERATOR
President of Coe College, Cedar Rap
Ids, la., Chosen for High Office
by Presbyterian Assembly.
Atlantic City, N. J May 20. Rov.
Dr. John Marquis, president of Coo
college,- Cedar Rapids, la., was elected
moderator of tho. general Presbyterian
assembly on tho second ballot on
Thursday In possibly tho keenest con
test over wnged by the conforence.
The now moderator, who brings tho
supreme honor for the first time to
Iowa, Is a descendant of "Silver
Tongucd" Marquis, who was one of
tho pioneer preachers back In 1780. Ho
is flfty-ono years old and was born in
Washington county, Pennsylvania.
Many ShlpstfDestroyed.
Berlin, via Sayville wjroless, May
22. Since January 1 ohemy merchant
ships having a total tonnngo of 671.
500 have been sunk by German and
Austrian submarines, it was announced
hero.
Three Americans on Sunk Ship.
Washington. May 22. Consul Batton
at La Rochollo reported through tho
American ombassy at Paris to tho
stnto department that three Ameri
cana were on tho British steamer En
grosser, which was sunk bv a min
