THE SEMt WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
SIGHT BETTER MESS
FRESH MEAT, VEGETABLES AND
BREAD RECOMMENDED FOR
GUARDS.
SANITARY CONDITIONS GOOD
Items of Genernl Interest Gathered
From Reliable Sources Around
the State House.
Western Newspaper Union Npws Service.
Nebraska guardsmon now stationed
on the Texas border aro to have bol
ter food or In the vernacular of tho
roldler, hotter mess.
Major General Tnsker H. Bliss, as
Blatant chief of tho Htaff of the United
States army, visited Llano Grando
camp last week and was favorably inv
pressed with all ho saw except tho
quantity and quality of tho food given
tho guardsmen.
More fresh meat, vegetables and
fresh baked bread dally were some
of tho recommendations given by tho
head to tho commanding officers horo.
"There's no reason at all," said Gon
oral BHbh, "why tho commissary of
ficers cannot got fresh beef dally from
Brownsville or other Texas cities
J. W. EVANS
Editor Fairfield Independent, Second
Lieutenant Co. H, Fifth Nebraska,
now stationed near the Mexican
border.
whoro largo packing plants aro opor
atod. I cannot see tho need why men
should bo given all canned rations
whllo in camp. Thoso kind of rations
woro meant only for ubo when tho
men aro called into sorvico. Ono of
thoso days if tho call is given tho
offlcers will bo up against It when it
comes to traveling rations.
"I shall ask that largo ovons bo
erected and bakers from among tho
enlisted men provide frosh broad.
Hard tack is all right in Its place,
but it was never moaut for any per
manent camp."
General Bliss statod that tho sani
tary conditions of tho camp wore good.
He continued his Inspection tour to
tho lower border and departed lor Fort
Sam Houston.
Take Care of Health.
Nothing hue been overlooked by
way of safeguarding tho health of tho
men and bringing up to tho highest
standard tho living conditions around
Camp Llano. At all hours of tho day
and until tho lato hours of tho night
Co lonel Eborly can bo seen walking
about tho camp, stopping hero and
thero, givlny fatherly advlco to somo
of tho monj instructing othors and
ordering others to do thto and that.
Naval Exhibit at State Fair.
If tho plans of J. B. Zimmerman,
navy recruiting officer at Lincoln are
carried out, tho department will havo
nn Interesting exhibit at tho state fair
this your. A booth has been obtained
for tho purposo and Zlmmorman Is
waiting for tho approval of tho depart
ment nt Washington. Ho contemplates
showing models of dreadnoughts, hub
marines, tho U. 8. 8. Nobraska nnd
othor typos of naval vcsnels as well as
materials and paraphernalia. Tho ex-
mdub would como from tho depart
ment headquarters.
An appropriation to allow a thor
ough Investigation Into the cause of
tho settling of tho east wing of tho
capital building will bo asked by As
sistant State Engineer Steckelborg. In
vlow of tho reports that this nldo of
tho building wbb eroded on u sand
pit, although tho foundation wns
arched, it Is Bald, to overcomo tho
difficulty, Mr. Steckelborg bcllovcB that
It is not too lato to inotlgato n com
prehensive survey to determine tho
actual cause of tho sinking, to oWblo
proper measures to bo taken to romody
tho situation.
sBBHSHI
8PEAKS VERY HIGHLY.
Genernl Bliss Commends Conditions
In Nebraska Camps.
Sanitary conditions, appearance of
tho camp and the personnel of tho
officers and men of the two Nebraska
regiments at Camp Llano woro "highly
satisfactory" and pleasing to General
Taskor H. Miss, chief of staff of tho
United States army who with General
Edward Plaumnier in command mado
a tour of Inspection of tho entire camp,
Colonels Eborly and Paul woro con
gratulated by tho distinguished visitor.
General HHss suggested to command
ing officers of two regiments that they
would profit "very materially" by a
visit to tho Nebraska camps. Sanitary
conditions in the Nebraska quarters
could not bo Improved upon said Gen
oral Bliss. Captain Herbert Smith of
Fremont and Major John Dlrknor aro
in chnrgo of sanitation.
New General Hospital.
A general hospital has been estab
lished at IJrownsvlllo, forty miles from
Camp Llano, and all soldiers from
Brownsville to Sam Fordyco who be
come ill will bo sent to this hospital.
Emergency field hospitals will be main
tained at all camps along tho line,
whero sick or injured men requiring
Immediate attention can bo cared for.
A Banltnry train, provided with all
hospital facilities, will leave Browns
ville ovory day, stopping at each camp
and picking up sick and Injured.
The Fifth Nebraska regiment flold
hospital under Major John F. Speal
man of Lincoln, was assigned to caro
for all sick and injured of all tho
troops encamped hero. Under tho now
onlor this unit will care only for thoso
needing Immediate attention. School
of instructions for the hospital men
will soon be established.
Must Name Specific Gravity.
Shipment of naptha into this stato
to mix with gasoline and thus form
low-grade products sold under the
name of tho latter will not bo toler
ated, according to Oil Commissioner
Harman. Tho lattor has announced
that prosecutions would bo started at
onco In tho casa of parties who havo
dono this. Tho gravity tested out at
loss than fifty, according to Harman,
and ho proposes to prevent tho sajo of
tho mixed products. Llkewlso, ho has
announced that ho will rcqulro all
dealers to label containers of gasollno
with tho specific gravity. This pro
vision of law, ho says, has been wan
tonly abused during tho past several
months.
State's Expenses for Second Quarter.
Stato expenses amounted to ?1,032,
4G7 during tho months of April, May
and Juno this year. Tho quarter pre
vious tho oxpenso amounted to ?1,
421,840, according to the quarterly
statement of Auditor William Smith.
Of tho amount used during tho past
quarter ?33fi,073 was spent by tho
board of control for tho fifteen stato
institutions under Its charge.
Tho governor's department spont $2,
042, practically all of it tor regular
salaries of employes.
Tho national guard spont $8,730 of
which noarly half was for armory
rental, a chargo that Is not on tho
books at tho present timo owing to
tho absenco of tho guard on tho border.
Many Members Ask for Discharge.
Moro than ono hundred mon of tho
Fourth Nebraska regiment at Camp
Llano havo made application for dis
charge from further duty under Presi
dent Wilson's recommendation that all
mllltlamon who havo persons depend
ing upon them should ho discharged.
Each application for release must bo
accompanied by affidavits from throo
wltnossos substantiating the -claims of
tho soldier. It will bo at laast ten days
boforo final action can bo taken on
thoso cases. The Fifth regiment will
nlso lose somo of Its men but tho num
ber of dlschargos in this regiment is
oxpoctcd to bo much lower than In tho
Fourth.
Goes Into Reserve. '
Tho first Nobraskan nt Camp Llano
to become a membor of tho reserves
under tho now Chnmborlaln bill Is Otto
G, Hallgrcn, Company B, Fourth rogl
mont. Throo yours ago Hallgrcn en-
llstod In Company B. Most of the men
who aro now officers of tho company
woro privates then. His torm of on
llstmont. oxplrcd July 13 and ho Is now
ready and most eager to start for tho
uorthlaud.
Nebraska Boys Take Dally March.
Nebraska' troops on tho border, prac
tising dally marches, havo roachod an
averngo speed of four mlloii an hour.
A program haB been outlined for tho
first flvo weeks of camp proscribing a
dally hike of ton to twelve mllos. grad
ually Increasing In length through tho
wcoks. Tho first wook tho march Is to
bo taken wtlh cantoons full. Tho sec
ond wook cantoons and hayorsackB
will bo carried. Tho load will bo
gradually Increased until full equlp
mont Ib carried,
Captain Leedpm Celebrated Birthday.
Wednesday, July 10, was tho birth
day of Capt. J. W. Loedom. As a
birthday gift his company was mount
od as guard and ho was thoroforo otll
cor of tho day. To add to tho Joy of
tho occasion tho canal carrying tho
water supply broke down and a trip
on foot was made In a hurry out to
shut tho gates controlling tho stream
Tho captain says that it was one of
tho busiest birthdays ho hau cele
brated In somo years.
T
CZAR'S TROOPS DRIVE THEIR
WAY INTO BRODY, KEY TO
LEMBERG.
GERMANS ADMIT RETREAT
Captured City In Flames, Though It Is
Not Known Whether Town Was
Fired by Shells or Put to the Torch
by Austrlans.
London, July .'11. The Russians
have captured Brody. This most Im
portant single victory of the great
Uusslan drive, which started two
months ago, Is chronicled in un official
bulletin from Pctrognid. Simultaneous
ly the Slavs huve smashed the entire
Austro-Gerniiin lino west of Lutsk,
where they hud been held up for weeks
In their drive upon the stronghold of
Kovol. Capture of this greut railroad
center now upponrs Imminent.
The capture of Brody, which Is ono
of the main railroad centers In custom
Galicln, mnrk.H an advance of six miles
In n single day, by the czar's forces, n
speed almost unprecedented In tho
great war for large bodies of troops.
Thursday's official reports showed the
Russians six miles from the town ut
their neurest point of attack and tho
enpturu Indicates not only n defeat of
Its Austrian defenders but their abso
lute rout.
The captured city Is In flames. This
much Is disclosed by the report from
Pctrograd, though It Is not made clear
whether the town wns fired by Uusslan
shells before its fall or was put to
the torch by the fleeing Au3trluns.
Sweeping Uusslan victories In Volhy
nlu and Galicln peril the entire Austro
Germnn system of defense on n front
of more than 100 miles, and according
to military experts here will precipi
tate a general retreat and reorganiza
tion of the whole Teutonic front which
now protects Kovel and Lemberg, the
two chief objectives of the Slav drive.
Vladimir Volynski, another stronghold,
lies In the way of the Uusslan ad
viincc, hut no serious obstacle In the
nature of permanent fortifications now
looms between the Uusslnns nnd Lem
berg. The Uusslan advance, announced
from I'etrogrnd, was forecast In pnrt
by an official report from Berlin which
announced a retreat by the forces of
General von Linsengen northeast of
Svlnulchy, In southern Volhynla, nnd
only a fow miles southeast of Vladimir
Volynski.
GREAT TIME FOR MOTORISTS
National Touring Week, Beginning
August 0, Will Find Them on the
Road by the Thousand.
Chicago, July 20. The dawn of Au
gust 0 will lird untold thousands of
American nutomoblllsts on the road
for the greatest concerted vacation
ever dovlsiid. The day will bo tho
llrst of the National Touring week,
preparations for which have engrossed
tho attention of manufacturers, deal
ers and car owners for months. The
"see American llrst" Idea Is thorough
ly aroused, but the spirit is "oncen
trnted In "see your home stato first."
The touring week Is to bo a big fam
ily affair, for every motorist Is plan
ning to take his wife and children, If
he has any, Into the great open where
they will find the relnvlgoratlon that
comes from rest and n chnngo of
scene.
From the Atlantic to the Pacific tho
week of August 0 will be made mem
orable and many thousands of Amer
icans will discover beauties of their
own laud hitherto unknown to them.
L0NGUEVAL IN BRITISH HANDS
Last German Stronghold In Village Is
Cleared Up All Delville Wood
Now Held.
London, July 31. Tho last Germnn
strongholds In Longueval huve been
captured by the British troops, ac
cording to the official statement given
out by the war office. Ilnnd-to-linnd
lighting continued throughout the day
)n tho vicinity of Pozleres, the state
ment adds.
Tho British also have possession of
tho entire Delville wood, the fifth
Brandenburg division, thu lust Ger
mans In the wood, being cleared out
with tho capture of three officers and
IKS men.
VALUE J. P. MORGAN'S ESTATE
Transfer Tax Appralsor Sets $78,149,-
024 on Property In
New York.
New York, July 31. The total assets
of tho estate of .1. Plerpont Morgan,
who died March 31, 1013, are fixed nt
$78.Ml.0.M, exclusive of property out
side New York state, In u report which
wl'-l be filei? with the stnte comptroller
by Transfer Tax Appraiser Lyons.
Baby Plague Abating?
New York, July 31. A slight do
itciiho In Infantile paralysis cases was
noted lu the 21 hours ending at 10 n.
in. Friday, but It was not sufficient to
lead the authorities to assert that tho
'pldeuile had been broken.
England Bars Cocaine.
London, July 31. The Importation
of opium and cocaine Into tho Unit
ed Kingdom Is prohibited by a royal
proclamation Issued here. Tho growth
of "cocaine sniffing" 1ms become alarm
Ingly prevalent.
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TEUTONS
RUSSIAN CAMPAIGN IN TURKEY
1 V""'5fSyA
K "11 .j
ha A Tvri "T - - -TV, a
I Uusslnns capture Krzlngun, Turkish fortress and military base In
Asia Minor, ii The evacuation of Erzlngnn obliges tho Turks to move their
lighting line virtually 150 miles west to Slvns, which now Is tho next objec
tive of the Uusslan advance. 3 Angora, which Is 350 miles wcat of Erzln
gan, Is the chief objective of the Uusslan campaign. It Is the terminus of
the railroad to Constantinople.
GREAT DEFENSE SUM
ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL OF
$314,000,000 IS PASSED.
An Amendment Giving the Soldiers on
the Border the Right to Voto
on the Field Eliminated.
Washington, July 20. Nearly, $700,
000,000 for national defense In the fis
cal year 1017 is the aggregate of pro
posed appropriations . reuched In tho
senate with the pussage of the nnny
appropriation bill, carrying lu round
numbers $314,000,000.
This grand total for preparedness
still Is subject to revision, however,
because the army bill will follow the
naval bill into conference, whero re
ductions are probable, despite the firm
attitude of President Wilson In sup
porting the liberal response of the sen
ate to the call for adequate defense.
The appropriations for prepared
ness as they now stund are ns follows:
Army ?313.970.4t7.10
Navy 315,S26,S.5j
Kortlflcutlons (law) 25.745,05O-.OO
Military itrmlemy 2.23S.32S.57
Army amrnuvy deficiency 27,559,313.05
Total JCS5.313.017.27
As It passed the senate the army bill
exceeded the appropriations made by
the house by more than $131,000,000.
In the final hours of debate on the
measure the sennte agreed to an ap
propriation of $12,000,000 for the relief
of dependent families of National
Guardsmen and regulnr army soldiers
In service In the Mexican emergency.
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DistriDUlion oi me uuiu is ten iu
the discretion of the secretary of war,
but in no case shull nny dependent fnm-
lly receive more than $50 n month.
An amendment giving soldiers on tho
border the right to vote In the Held nt
tho November election was eliminated
from the bill on a point of order Just
before passage.
As soon ns the army bill wns out of
the wuy tho senate took up and passed,
after brief debate, tho military acad
emy appropriation bill, carrying $2,-
238,328.r.7, an Increnso of $1,010,524
over tho house authorization.
BRITISH GET U. S. PROTEST
Note Charging Treaty Violation Now
In the Hands of London
Foreign Office.
Washington, July 20. The American
protest ngalnst the British boycott
now is In the hands of the British for
eign office. Acting Secretary of Stnto
Polk let It bo known tbnt the protest
was approved by President Wilson.
It Is understood that the protest
was compiled by President Wilson
personally. It will be mnrto public
next Mondny morning. Officials nt
the White House and stato depart
ment expressed themselves ns hopeful
that tho British government will mod
ify considerably Its position In vlow
of the emphatic opposition enunciated
by the United States.
NEW TERRITORY FOR THE U. S.
Negotiations Completed by Which Dan
Ish West Indies Come Under
Stars and Stripes.
Wnshlneton. July 27.--Official nn
nouneement wns made nt tho Whlto
House that negotiations have nractl
cnllv been completed for tho purchase
of the Danish West Indies by tho
United States from Denmark for $2.",-
000.000.
While details of the treaty were not
given out. It Is understood that tho
United States will come Into complete
possession of tho Islands. Word has
been received from Denmark that
the treaty Is practically certain of be
ing ratified by the Danish parlla
mont.
Fisher Fleet Is Sunk.
London. July 31. A German sub
marine has raided n British fleet of
herring llsblng boats. Eight of the
vessels were sunk. The crews wore
landed ut tho North sen port of Tyne-
mouth. ,
Mav Probe Packing Business.
Washington. July 31. The federal
trade commission 1ms been requested
by tho house of representatives to
make nn estimate of what un Investi
gation Into the meat packing Industry
would coM.
f0
, enii
100 200MIL$
22 PERISH IN TUNNEL
DISASTER RESULTS IN HEAVY
LOSS OF HUMAN LIFE.
Intrepid Band, Eager to Save Their
Comrades, Are Themselves Vic
tlms of Disaster.
Cleveland, O., July 27. At least
twenty men nre ftnown to bo dead and
n dozen Injured ns a result of nn ox
ploslon of gas In a water works tunnel
under construction between a pumping
station on lnnd nnd an Intake crib
flvo miles out In Luke Erie.
The men were working 50 feet be
low the bottom of the lake, which
Is 70 feet deep at that point, plnclng
them 120 feet below tho surfnee. They
were 1.700 feet shoreward from the
crib. Tho explosion came as the tun
net workers broke through n gns vein
with their picks nnd shovels r.nd the
fumes Ignited from electric spnrks.
At eight o'clock 11 ,mcn descended
fht shaft. An hour Inter workmen on
the surfnee detected gas nnd attempt
ed to signal tho men In the tube. Ue-
celvlng no response they sent rocket
signals Into the nlr to attract life
savers on shore, thero being no othor
means of communication. It wns al
most midnight before aid reached tho
scene and then n rescue pnrty wns
quickly formed which mnde the de
scent. Of this pnrty of 11 rescuers
seven succumbed to tho fumes, the
original 11 having perished.
After tho first rescue party hnd met
the same fate ns the It workmen, no
more men Would volunteer to nld In
the rescue work until helmets could
bo procuVcd. Thero wns considerable
de'ny In gettlnc helmets and not until
after daylight wns tho rescue work
taken up by men properly equipped.
SOLDIERS WORK ON ROADS
As Punishment for Minor Offenses
Troops Are Mude Useful on
Texas Thoroughfares.
El Paso, Tcx July 27. Twelve hun
dred militiamen, prisoners In n war
less wnr, wore put to work construct
ing mllltnry rondi In tho vicinity of
El Pano. The mun have been arrested
at various times during the Inst sev
eral weeks for minor offenses, mostly
falling to return to enmp nt the proper
time.
ALL TRaDE RECORDS BROKEN
United States Closes the Greatest
Year In Commercial History
of the Country.
Wnshlngton, July 31. Foreign trade
of the United States closed Its great
est year In history Juno 30 with n
balance of $2,130,000,000 In favor of
American exporters.
The yenr's exports aggregated $4,
331,000,000, the department of com
merce nnnounced, , nnd Imports were
valued nt $2.ias,000,000.
TELEGRAPHIC
NOTES
Ottawa, Ont., July 27. The wnr Is
costing the Dominion of Cnnnda $1,
000,000 a day, nn official announce
ment said.
London, July 27. Sir Uoger Case
ment, convicted of treason because of
his part In the rebellion In Ireland, will
bo executed publicly, according to the
Dally Chronicle.
Mitchell, S. D July 20. A vigi
lance committee was organized In
Mitchell to deal with the lawless hari
vest hands who aro passing through
the city by hundreds.
Air Craft Mombard Durazzo.
Home, July 29. A squadron of Ital
ian aircraft, after a long flight across
the Adriatic, bombnrded the Albanian
port of Durnzzo, which is now held by
tho Austro-IIungnrlans, It has been of'
flclally announced.
Turkish Regiment Mutinies.
Athens, July 20. Advices from
Symmn state that un entire Turklidi
regiment mutinied at Sevelkeny, tak
ing refuge In n forest on Mount Slmlo
lou. Loyal Turks gave chase, setting
the forest on lire.
MEXICO'S PLAN Dl'D
UNITED STATES AGREES TO CAR
RANZA'S PROPOSAL FOR SET
TLING DIFFICULTIES.
NOW UP TO FIRST CHIEF
State Department Sends Note to Mexi
co Suggesting That Other Mat
ters Be Settled In the
Same Way.
Washington, July 28. Tho United
states government accepted in full the
Cnrranza proposal for tho appoint
ment of n Joint commission to consider
the causes of difference between tho
two republics and make recommenda
tions on which the governments In
turn shall act. The series of confer
ences between Acting Secretary of
States Polk and Ellseo Arredondo, Cnr
ranzn's apibussndor designate, havtt
thus ended exactly as Carranza asked.
With the acceptance of the Mexican
proposal tho state department made
public the text of the note to Mexican
Secretary of Foreign Relations Agullnr,
In which thero Is a suggestion that
the Joint commission may eventually
continue deliberations so ns to settle
In advance other points of probable
difference and thus effect nn arrange
ment tending to Improve mutunl rela
tions. Tho note nlso requests notification
that tho Mexican government npproves
tho arrangement, so that tho United
may Immediately appoint Its threo
commissioners und aid In fixing the
date and place of the conference. Pre
sumably the conference will bo held
lu this country.
U. S. STEEL BREAKS' RECORD
Earns $6,000,000 More Than the Offi
cial Estimate, Which Was Con
sldercd Beyond Belief.
New York, July 27. Net earnings
of the Steel corporation In the Juno
quarter were nt the rate of 47 per
cent per nnnum on the $50S,312,500
common stock after allowing for In
terest chnrges, sinking fund require
ments nnd the regulnr disbursements
on tho preferred shares. An extra
dividend of one per cent wnc declnred
on the junior Issue.
The net receipts $S1,120,048, were
$0,000,000 beyond tho official estimates
mnde last month, which npponred to
bo Incredible to tho financial district.
Tho income In tho Inst throe months
Is equul to 11 per cent on the com
mon certificates for tho entire year.
BLISS TO WEED OUT GUARD
Will Recommend Liberal Construction
on Policy of Releasing Men With
Dependent Relatives.
El Pnso, Tex., July 28. To "weed
out" the disgruntled militiamen along
the border, MnJ. Gen. Tnsker II. Bliss
will recommend to the war department
that a most liberal construction be
placed on Its policy of releasing guards
men with dependent relatives.
This conclusion was reached by tho
nsslstnnt chief of staff after an In
spection of Pennsylvania, Rhode Island
and Michigan mllltla camps hero.
"For," he said, "it would be far bet
ter to have smaller organization of
contented men, thnn larger ones In
which there 1b an element of dissatis
faction." BOARD MEMBERS ARE NAMED
President Sends to Senate Naifies of
Four Members of the Farm
Loan Body.
Wnshington, July 20. President
Wilson sent to the sennte the nomi
nations of the four members of tho
farm loan bonrd created by the rural
credits act. The nominees nro Judge
Charle.s E. Lobdell, Hepubllcan, of
Great Bend,' Kan. ; George M. Norrls,
Democrat, of Philadelphia; Capt. W.
S. A. Smith, Republican, of Sioux City,
la., nxul Herbert Quick, Democrat, of
Berkeley Springs, W. Vn. Their early
confirmation Is expected.
BRITISH BIPLANE SHOT DOWN
German Submarine' Captures Aero
plane and Its Pilot and Observer
Taken to Zecbrugge.
Berlin, vln Snyvllle wireless, July 27.
Tho capture of a British neroplano
and Its pilot and observer by n Germnn
submarine wns reported by the admlr
aRy In the following official statement:
"On Moudny afternoon n German
submarine brought down with Its flro n
British biplane. The lnmntes, two of
ficers, were mado prisoners by tho
Germans nnd transported, together
with the enemy machine, to Zeebruggo
on a torpedo boat."
New School of Musketry.
Wnshlngton, July 31. Tho war de
partment announced tbnt n "school of
musketry" would bo opened nt once
at Fort Sill, Okln., In order to give
special training to enlisted men In tho
handling of machine guns.
Calls Conditions Better.
.Mexico City, July 81. Minister of
War Obregon hns Issued ofllclnl re
ports from government commanders to
show that conditions In northern Mex
ico nro fast becoming settled owliig
to the efforts of the govcrnmi.nt.
