THE 8EMIAVEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE, NEDRA8KA. GALE HITS SOLDIERS HIS BUSY SEASON EUS MARCHED IN REVEIW RECORD FOR 8PEED. Nebraska Amongst First to Get to the Frnt. ' I Nebraska holds tl'.o record for bo lng ono of tho first states to get its i. TR00P8 AT BROWNSVILLE, TEX., FORCED TO FLEE TENT8 AND TAKE REFUGE IN CITY HALL. V f Sure! O I GOIfTO x CONGRESS URGED TO PROVIDE $130,000,000 EXTRA TO MEET MEXICO BILLS. LINE OF MARCH EXTENDED OVER TWO MILES. VIA W f ' HEADQUARTER. 70-MILE WIND BLOWING TO LAST ONLY THIS YEAR BOND SSU REFUSES TO DISSOLVE ORDER Items of General Interest Gathered From Reliable 8ouroes Around the State House. Western Newspaper Union News Service. Nino thousand troops of tho No braBka, Indiana and Minnesota Na tional Guards, including all their units, marched in rovlow before Gen eral Parker, commander of Iho Browns rlllo district, at Camp Llano. In tho reviewing Btand wore General Parker, General Lewis, camp commander, and General O'Ryan, commander of tho famous Sovonty-fourth Now York regi ment. It was by far the most lmpres oivo sight that has yot taken place. Tho line of march extonded over two miles. Officers and men of the two Nebras ka regiments are being rapidly whip ped into shapo and it Is expected that within a fow weeks they will bo ready to rellovo the regulars on patrol duty nlong tho Illo Grande. Under tho in structions of Lieutenant Joo Baxter, assigned to tho Fourth, and Lieutenant nifchel, assigned to tho Fifth, United States army instructors, tho two Ne braska organizations nra showing ro markable development. Camp Llano Now Has a Laundry. "Tho Throo Lungs Washing Done at All Times." This sign appears In tho rear of the company street of Com pany C, Omaha, under Captain Toda. It has boon difficult to got laundry work done In camp. Prices havo been exorbitant. So Sergeant James Morln decided to start a laundry. His two assistants oro Perry Howard and Tim M. McCarty. Thoy aro known as: Sing Ono Lung, Sing Two Lung and Sins Vlorln Throe Lung. Thoy do work only foi raembara of their own company ana officers of tho Fourth reglmont, Their prlcos aro from 2 to 6 cents cheapor than tho prices of tho regular laundry. The men work In tho laundry when off duty. Thoy rccolvo 40 per cent of tho proftts whllo thoir company re ceive 60 per cont. Morln stated today that ho has averaged about $6 a day since bog-inning work. Ttoolr ciuIjh ment consists of a washing machine, throo tuba, two washboards, a stove, clotbcs pins and clothos line. Thoy call tor and delivor laundry. Refutes to Dissolve the Order. Holding that tho matters involved aro of shch Importance as to require a rogular hearing before tho enttro bench, (ho four Judges of tho Nebras ka supremo court, who recently grant ed a restraining order to provent op ponents of Mrs. Emma B. Manches ter from interfering with her admin istration as supremo guardian of tho Woodmon Circle, havo declined to modify tho writ (to as to permit lm poachment proceedings to bo brought against her, and acted upon by tho oxecuttvo council, with tho object of removing her from office. Tho court resorvos its ruling upon the application of tho Manchester fac tion until all tho Judges aro present jloavy ponaity, according to a recent to hear It. This means that nothing ordor from General Parker, in corn more -will bo dono in the cano until maml of ihn nrnwnnvliin iiintrtf. somo time In the fall, Several of tho Judges aro absent on their vacations, and the regular sittings of supremo court will not bo rosumod until tho middle of Septombor, It was tho object of the restraining order, says tho wrltton statement filed by the four judgos, to prosorvo tho status quo until a rogular hearing could be had. Thoy think It would bo (improper to allow one contending party to remove tho other party from office while tho action Is pending, os- pecially when only a bare majority of tho court Is hero to consider tho caso. If either nartv should attoinnt to violato tho restraining ordor. tho court will tako such action as may be required to provent It, tho ruling saya. White Kherson Oat Yield Well. A new strain of Kherson oats, white In color, rocontly dovolopod by Iho Ne braska State Experiment Station at Lincoln, has boon found to give o greater yield than the ordinary yellow Kherson oat; Ton acres of tho new strain yloldod 85 bushols to the acre Students Allowed to Return Home. All members of tho national guard mustered into tho service of tho United States, who can show a bona lido Im tentton of entering or returning to colleges or schools at tho beginning of tho fall term In 1016, will bo dis charged as soon as possible, after tho first of September, uiiIosb the military situation at that time bo such as to render their rotontlon In tho sorvlco necoBsary. This ordor from tho sec retary of war, has reached Camp Llano Grande. Started a Fund for Old Soldiers. Sergeant Qtto Penner, Company B Fourth, has received a box of flno fudge from four gtrl friends In Omaha. Tho box also contained four cents. "Theso win tide you over until pay day," tho girls wrote. That night Ser geant Pennor Invited the ontlro reel Rient out for dinner. What rematnoa of tho four cents will bo turned over to some old soldiers' home. Sergeant Tho consolidated district has six acres Archie Wolton, also Company B, has of land for school gardening and agrl received a largo number of magazine cultural work. The school Is eight which are being enjoyed by members ontlro quota of national guardsmen "to tho border," says Adjutant Gen eral Phll Hall In a statement, fol lowing his return from Washington, whero ho Bottled accounts for tho mobilization camp With the war de partment. "Mobilization was accomplished at less cost than In moat other states, too' ho points out. The adjutant general is enthusiastic over tho chances of this stato secur ing an aeroplane for its aviation corps from tho war department. Tho war department will spend $800,000 on tho wostorn division, of which Ne braska is a member, General Hall says. General Hall is anxious to havo this stato mado a permanent headquarters of ono company, with a permanont aero field. Thero will bo three com panies In tho division, which com prises Nobrauka, Colorado, Missouri and Kansas, Asks Aid In Fire Prevention Work. State FIro Commissioner W. S. Illdgcll has Issued a bullotln announc ing that tho flro Iosbob for tho month of July in Nebraska amounted to $114,- 837. Tho amount paid In Insurance for , theso losses was $114,815. Ho says: l "Tho conserving of llfo and property , from destruction by flro Is a worthy 1 progressive movement When wo can got every community In tho state to reallzo those facts, thoy will help us i to convict and mote out propor pun- Ishmont to tho Incendiary, and to deal with the criminally careless with- , out wasto of aympathy, and thus aid ! the Btato flro commission nnd tho local t flro department in their flro proven- tion work. If tho citizens of each t city and town In tho Btato will Inter- est themselves in eliminating tho need . less, careless and neglectful flros, in a year our flro losses can bo reduced 76 por cent." But Few Nebraska Students. Thero aro not a groat many collego men In tho two Nobraskrt regiments. Just across tho Imaginary lino that separates tha Nebraska regiments from tho Indlnna organizations In Camp Llano Grande, however, aro a largo number of collego students. Tho coIIoro man, generally spoaklng, makes n good soldier. He is orderly, neat in nppoaranco, Is u great follow to reason out things for himself, sel dom complulns about food or condi tions, works when thero in work to bo done and plays whenever tho oppor tunity presents itsolf. Soveral Nebraskans Receive Discharge. Somo of tho Nebraska men nro re- crlvlng tholo discharges becauso of depondent relatives, and will return to their homes. Tho first Nebraskans to bo discharged aro: John C. Hoff und Emll It. Herman, both of supply dopartmont Fourth regiment, Wlsnor; Artificer Fred Tranmor, Company 1, Fourth; Josoph V. Miller and James W. Ponce, both of Company A, Fifth roglmont. Other discharges uro ox- pectod to follow soon. Puts Ban on "Fake" News. Soldier boys along tho bordor wh" persist in Bonding homo false or ex aggerated ropnrts of namp conditions will llrt nnhlftnf 1 nmirKmnr Inl nrtrt Tho ordor has boon received at Camp Llano Grande and sent out to tho various companies In tho two Ne braska regiments by Captains Pouchor and Burmotster. Getting Hardier and Healthier. Tho mon at Llano Grundo aro getting hardier and healthier every day. There Is less BlckuoBB, it Is said, than In any other concentration camp of ito sjzo in tho country. It Is flno proof of tho henlthfuinoss of this valley to B0 youths who wero a bit puny In splto of pasBlng tho U. S. examination, developing Into brawny, stalwart chaps, who will surprlao tho mothors and sweethearts when thoy go homo, Revoked Agent's License. Perry Anthony's license as an in surance agent has been rovokod by tho stato Insurance board attor a hearing on charges brought against him that ho had misrepresented tho terms of tho Insurance ho was soiling In tho territory around Sargent. Tho board hold tho evldonco brought bo fore it Justified tho cancellation of tho Hconso, Will Accept the Abstract. Tho stato board of assessment has decided to accept tho second abstract of assessment submitted to It by Coun ty Assessor Phllbln of Greuloy county. Ills first abstract was not slgnod and hts second differed slightly from tho first and did not contain the URual Btatemont that tho nssoBsmont had boon oqnallzed by tho county board. Tho county board prosonted an nb stract of Its own which was ono cent an acre lower 'than tho valuation re ported by tho county assessor. Stnto Superintendent Thomas has anonuueed that Mr. nnd Mrs. E. L. Taylor, formerly of Belvldero, havo been chosen to have charge of a large consolidated school district formed from territory In Richardson and Ne maha counties. A flno school building to bo usod as a community center ana anothor building to be used as a resi dence for touchers havo boon built miles from Humboldt, Three or four Militiamen From Illinois, Iowa, Michi gan and Virginia 8eek Shelter In Courthouse Ten on Steamer Lost Many Homes Wrecked. San Antonio, Tex., Aug. 21. United States soldiers und National Guards men stationed nt Fort Brown were driven from their quarters and took refuge in the city hall and other public buildings at Brownsville, on account of the gulf coast storm which hit that section on Friday, according to meager reports received over the urmy wire less nt Fort Stun Houston from Fort Brown. Tho wind was blowing 70 miles nn hour. A terrific nnd destructive.-wind, ac cording to this report, lias wrought havoc In Brownsville and In the mili tary enmp. Thoso troops which took rcfugo In the courthouse were ths Illi nois, Iown and Virginia regiments. They took two days' rations. All wires nro down. Gov. Edward F. Dunno of Illinois and stuff, who havo spent two days In Brownsville, left Sau Antonio for Houston. Tho steamship Pilot Boy of tho ,, . n ., ,,irn,i i , ,gh sca8 runn, off Port Aransas T according to Galveston reports, ,,,, nf h mv nf in ,.,,, tha QllArn lt , nnrfK, nlhln ,, ,, , , f t, m. .. . ni 4-ilU VAUUUa LIUUI H1U VI UUI- veston to tuo mainland continues, but Z , Z i uITI nn ,, ,, no local danger, Tho wind accompanying tho storm reached a velocity of 70 miles an hour jut Corpus Christ! during the afternoon und was carrying everything movable beforo it A heavy sea was running iin Corpus Chrlstl bay. In tho north beach portion of that city scores of summer cottages were demolished. A rush of water over Camp Cotton at Et Paso drove about 500 men of tho ThMy-flrst Michigan Infantry out of thoir tents. Tho ontlro First battul Ion had to move nway. Tho tentless doubted up with other companions or rfept In boat cars. SHIPPING BILL IS PASSED Measyre Appropriating $50,000,000 Wins In 8enaterChlld Labor Bill Approved. Washington, Aug. 21. Tho adminis tration shipping bill, creating a ship ping board and appropriating $60,000, 000 for Its use In government pur chase or operation of ships, was passed by tho senato by a strict party vote of 38 to 21. It already had passed the house in n slightly different form. An effort by Senator Borah to at tach tho Immigration hill to tho meas ure as n rider was defeated, 22 to 37. The child labor bill was finally passed without debato or record vote in tha house. Senato amendments wero accepted without change. It now goes to the president. Final action on tho Philippine bill promising Independence to tho islands ns soon as n stable gov ernment Is established, was taken In the house when tho conference report was adopted und the measure pre pared for President Wilson's slgna' ture, which Is tho only action remain lng to make It a law. WILSON VETOES ARMY BILL President Resents Clause Exempting Retired Officers From Discipline Reintroduced by Hay, Washington, Aug. 21. President Wilson vetoed the urmy appropriation bill on Friday, At tho samo time ho sunt to tho houso a lengthy message making It plain that this action wns entirely duu to the Incorporation Into the measure of tho provision that re tired officers should not be subject to tho articles of war. Chairman James Hay of tho houso military affairs committee reintro duced thu nrmy appropriation bill In tho houso with the entlro articles of war provision eliminated, within half nn hour after the president's veto had been received. DEUTSCHLAND IN HOME PORT Geneva Dispatch Says German Subea Ship Arrived Safely at Bremen Thursday. lienovn, Switzerland, Aug. 21. A private telegram received hero on Frl day from Berlin by the Neuo Zuerchor Zeltuug says that the German submn vine Deutschlnnd arrived safely Thurs day at Bremen from tho United Stute's. U. 8. Han Lincoln Home. Washington, Aug. 21. President WIlBon on Friday formally accented for tho United States tho birthplace of Abrnham Lincoln nt llodgcusvllle, Ky, -..ll.-l v ft . nuuiunzeu uy u reccui net of con gross. 100,000 Flee Italy Quakes. Rome, Aug. 21. A series of curth qunko shocks Is causing heavy losses In all towns for 00 miles south of lllmlnl on the Adriatic const, More than 100,000 men, women nnd children ""vo lied from their homes. '',"','N''S,'S-'S,, 0. K. NAVAL PROGRAM EIGHT CAPITAL 8HIP8 ARE VOT- ED BY THE HOU8E. Confdrees Sustained In Disagreeing to Senate Increase In Appro priation for Navy Yard. Washington, Aug. 17. Tho house on Tuesday npproved by a vote of 283 to CI tlio senato naval building pro gram, Including provision for eight capital ships four dreadnaughts and four battlo cruisers) next year. Soven representatives voted "present" Tho house also concurred by a viva voco vote In the senate nmendmcnt in creasing tho navy's personnel to 74,000. Tho house conferees were sustained In disagreeing to tho senate Increases In appropriations for navy yard Im provements, tho house voting to send tho bill back to conference for deter mination of that Issue. Acceptance of the building and per sonnel sections, however, finally dis poses of those provisions, nnd thoy will not bo again considered by tho conference. Th(i defense program which ap proval of tho naval bill by the houso virtually completed, has been tho most lmportnnt achievement of the session nnd has Involved appropriations aggre gating $001,418,000. MOTHERS FAIL TO SAVE SONS Youth Drifts Out Into Deep Water on Log nnd Four Have Narrow Escape at Pike Lake, Ind. Warsaw, lnd., Aug. 18. Lawrence Crist, eleven years old, and Arthur Stanford, eight, wero drowned In Plko lake on Wednesdays Mrs. A. H. Stan ford, mother of Arthur, and Mrs. El mer CrlRt, mother of tho other boy, were dragged from the lake uncon scions. Leila Crist, thirteen, sister of Lawrence, reached shoro urinlded. The live wero bathing, when Arthur Stan ford, clinging to a plank, drifted put Into deep water and went down. Mrs, Stanford rushed to his aid, but was soon helpless in deep water. Mrs, Crist and her two children also went to the rescue, nnd all got Into deep water. Daniel DuUy rescued Mrs. Crist, diving Into tho hike without re moving even his shoes. U. S. SOLDIER SHOT TO DEATH Corporal Clement of Virginia Infantry Slain by Man Who Attacked Girl. Brownsville, Tex., Aug. 18. Corpo nil J. Ley Clement, Company C, Sec ond Virginia Infantry, was shot through tho heart on Wednesday by Carl Dunchcs of the quartermaster's department. Dunches, Infntunted with a girl of sixteen, Josefa Vnldez, had gono to her homo und was threatening to shoot her. Sho screamed and Dun chcs wounded her In tho back. Clem ent run to the Vuldcz home. As no entered Dunches shot him dead, and escaped, Two hours later ho gave himself up nt tho county Jail. Clem ent's homo Is nt Warrluton, Vn., whero b leaves a wife. Ho was a jeweler and watchmaker. His home wad form crly In Michigan. British Win In East Africa. London, Aug. 10. British military und nuvnl forces are co-operating- la German Hnst Africa. Tho war office announced thut naval forces huvo oc cupied Bagutuojo. Laud forces have captured Mpapua, German Socialists Seek Peace. Amsterdam, Aug, 10, Socialists tn Germany arc reported to be circulntlug u petition for a speedy peaco without conquests. Seventeen thousand slgmv tuxes have been secured among work men nt Brpslnu, ADVANCE ON SOMME ALLIES PENETRATE GERMAN TRENCH E8 BOO YARDS. Maurepas and Clery Important Joints Held by the Germans, Are In Danger. London, Aug. 18. The French and British, striking with terrific force In three directions on tho Sommo front, havo stormed nearly three miles of German trenches, driving forward nt points to a depth of 300 to COO yards. The most Important gains wero mado by tho British and French troops striking north from tho point where tho allied lines meet Mnnrepas nnd Clery, two of the most Important points held by tho Germnns In this sector, have been flanked on both Rides, according to the official state ment Issued by Paris on Wednesday. The road has also been reached between Maurepas nnd Gulllemont. tho hitter town being the Immediate objectlvo of tho British. This ad vance, If maintained, brings tho allies directly In front jft tho large rallroud town of Corables. South of the Sommo the French stormed German trenches over a length of about three-quarters of a mile, driving forward In a southerly direction from Belloy-en-Santcrre. Paris reports that a considerable num ber of prisoners were taken In these operations. MOOSE SELECT INDIANAPOLIS Progressives to Make Indiana Capital National Headquarters for Com ing Campaign. Indianapolis, Aug. 10. Indianapolis probably will be the national head quarters of tho Progesslvo party ns far as nil practical purposes aro con cerned during tho coming campaign. Edwin M. Lee, tho Indlnna state chair man, hns moved Into new offices, which are announced as tho "headqartcrs of the Progressive nntlonnl commit tee." To wliat extent the Progressives will enter Into tho national campaign hns not been determined fully. Mr. Lee says, but a light Is to be made In some states. As soon as the nntlonnl committee membership Is completed by Acting National Chairman Halo of Boston, a meeting probably will bo held here. SAVAGE ATTACKS IN BALKANS Bulgarian Official Report Says Charges or Allies Were Repulsed Larpe Forces Employed. London, Aug. 10. Heavy fighting on the Balkan front Is reported In an offi clul Bulgarian statement received hero from Sofia. Tho ullled forces deliv ered strong Infantry attacks, but, tlio statement says, wero repulsed. The fighting occurred In tho region of Lake Dolran, northwest of Sulonlkl, near the Greco-Serbian border. Several en counters have taken place In this vlcln lty of late, but tho official Bulgarian statement Indicates that lurgcr forces aro being employed against tho Bui gnrluns. Irish Revolt Hurts Allies. London, Aug. 21. Various luflu ences, particularly England's policy to- wurd Ireland, are arousing suspicion and resentment In the United States, says tho Manchester Guardian, In un editorial. To Probe Bread Situation. Washington, Aug. 21. Thw ways and means commltteo of tho houne and thu federal trade commission will co-op crate In nn investigation of tho bread and flour situation In the United States. Additional Funds Requested In Report of Finance Committee Filed In Sen ate on $205,000,000 Revenue Bill. Wnshlngton, Aug. 10. A bond Issuo of $130,000,000 to meet extraordinary government expenditures due to tho Mexican situation wus unexpectedly recommended to congress on Thursday night by majority members of the sen uto finance committee, with the con currence of the- treasury department. The bond Issuo Is urged In the report of the finance committee Democrats, filed In the senate, on the $205,000,000 revenue bill. In addition to the pro posed issue nnd the revenue bill tho finance committee asserts u .further ap propriation of $80,000,000 will be neces sary to defray the expense of opera tions In tho Mexican emergency If con ditions on tho border continue its thejr nro now after December 31, 1010. The $130,000,000 to be provld.-d by tho proposed bond Igsucv the report says, will meet Mexlcnn expenditures only until the end of this calcndui yenr. Accompanying the finance committee majority's report submitted by Senator Simmons was n general statement from tho treasury department, estimating disbursements for tho fiscal year 1017 ut $1,120,243,000 and surplus $702. 000,000. - v SIAM WONT FIGHT THE U. S. Mistook Brother of King for Jap At-' tempted to Enter Honolulu With out Showing Papers. San Francisco, Aug. 10. Prlnco Mahldol Songkia, brother of the king Of Slam, who hns arrived here from tho far East, was mistaken for a Japa nese nt Honolulu and roughly handled, he said, by n United States customs of ficer. Minister Knravongse of Slam, who cume here from Wnshlngton to meet the prince, declared he would take the matter up through the stato department. "But don't be disturbed," the prlnco said when tho minister expressed his" Indlanntlon, "We will not declare war. over this. It was n mistake nnd I' hope nay assailant will not lose his po sition. I wns rescued by my fellow passengers." The prlnco said that he went ashore at Honolulu from the Tenyo Mnru und; wns stopped by a customs Inspector, who saDd Japaneso wero not nllowed ashore before their pnpers had been examined. "Ho refused to listen to my explana tion of who I was, turned a deaf ear to my declaration that I had papers to establish my identity nnd suddenly at tacked mo with his fists, of which ho made good use. 1 was wedged between two women and could not defend my self for fear of hurting them." RAIL CRISIS HOLDS MILITIA Units Mobilized tn State Camps to Remain Thero Pending Settle ment of Controversy. Washington, Aug. 17. Announce ment wns made by the war department that until the threatened railroad strlko Is dellnltcly averted there will be no raoro movements of troops to the border. It was stated that tho order of last Saturday directing that tho remaining mllltln units mobilized at state camps bo started for the bor der would bo rescinded. These troops will remain where they are for tho present. SENATE 0. K.'S ISLAND BILL' Philippine Measure Approved With Amendment Providing Pro visional Independence.' Wnshlngton, Aug. 18. Tho Philip pine bill ns reported from conference, with tho Clarko amendment providing for Independence of the Islnnds with in four yenrs eliminated but contain ing a promise of freedom whenever the Filipinos huvo demonstrated their ability to maintain n stnblo govern ment, flnnlly wns approved by tho senato on Wednesday. Will Notify Wilson September 2. Washington, Aug. 17. Formal noti fication to President Wilson of his nomination will tako placo September 2. That day was definitely selected when arrangements wero made for tho president to go to Long Branch, N. J., for tlio ceremony. The president probably will remain nt Long Brancli until he leaves for Hodgensvllle, Ky., to speak Septem ber 4 ut tho Lincoln ceremony. Philippine Bill to President Washington, Aug. 21. The house by a votQ of 34 to 80 on Friday adopted the conference report on the Philip pine bill. It hns passed tho senato nnd now goes to President Wilson for his signature. Fight on Gerard Halts. Berlin, Aug. 21. The light on Am bassador Gerard launched by several German newspapers because of his al leged utterances regarding the Ger man censorship, appears to be subsiding. (i