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WILSON STATES WAR AIMS OF U. S ATTITUDE OF AMERICA 18 OUT LINED IN NOTE TO RUSSIA. GERM IST BE CONQUERED President Declares This Country De terlmned to Go Through In War Un til Kaiser's Dream Is Shattered. Says U. 8. Wants No Land to .Change Hands. Washington. America will not bo content with u peucc with Goi-muiiy which merely restores the status of Europe before, tho war. The United States will demand thut tho "net of Intrigue," by which Gor many seeks to link togothor a central European empire, "bo broken" beyond all possibility of It ever bolng "ru- woven or repaired." President Wilson so declared In a communication to the ltusHinn provi sional government, urging the now gdvernment to stand firm In union with the world forces of democracy ngulnst autocracy. "Tho day lias come," ho declared, "to conquer or submit." Tho note clearly and emphatically set forth Amerlcu's determination to "go through" In thu war until Ger many's grout Mlttel-Europu dream of empire Is shattered beyond all perud venture; until tho phrase, "brother hood of mankind," Is no longer an empty one. President Wilson's proclamation fol lows : American War Alms. ';in view of tho approaching visit of tho American delegation to Uusslii, to express tho deep friendship of the American peoplo for tho peoplo of ltussln and to discuss thu best and most practical means of co-operation between tho two peoples In carrying tho present strugglo for freedom of all peoples to a successful consumma tion, It seems opportune and appro prluto thut I should statu agulu, In tho light of this now partnership, tho objects tho United States lias hud In mind In entering tho war. "Theso objects have been very much beclouded during tlo past fclv weeks by mistaken and mlslendlng state ments. Tho Issues at stake are ton numerous, to tremendous, too sig nificant for tho wtiolo human race to permit any misinterpretations or mis understandings, however slight, to ro malt uncorrected for a moment. "Tho war has begun to go against Germany, and In their despcrato do slro to escape tho Inevltublo ultlmato defeat, those who uro In authority In Germany nro using every posslblo In strumentality, nro making use even of the Inllucnco of groups of parties nmong their own subjects, to whom they havo never been Just or fair or oven tolerant, to promote n propag anda on both sides of the sea which will preserve, for them their Influence at homo and their power abroad, to tho undoing of tho very men thoy are using, "Tho position of America In thlfl war Is so clearly avowed that no man can ho excused for mistaking It. "Sho seeks no material profit or nggrandlsscment of nny kind. "Sho Is fighting for no ndvantngo or selfish object of her own, but for tho liberation of pooplcs everywhere from tho aggressions of nutocratlc force. A Llko Justice of Purpose. 4Tho ruling classes In Germany havo begun of lato to profess a llko liberality and justlco of purposo, but only to presorvo tho power they havo set up In Germany and tho selllsh ad vantages which they havo wrongly gained for themselves and their prl vaCo .projects of power, all tho wuy from llcrlln to Bagdad and beyond. "Government after government has by their Influence, without open con quest of Its territory, been linked In n net of Intrlguo directed against nothing less than tho peace and liber ty of tho world. "Tho meshes of that Intrigue must ho broken, but cannot ha broken un less wrongs already done nro undone. "Adequnto measures must be takon to prevent It from ever again being re woven or repaired. "Of course, tho Imperial German government and those whom It Is using for tholr own undoing, nro seek Ing to obtain pledges that tho war will end In tho restoration of tho status quo ante. "It was tho status quo ante out o which this Iniquitous war Issued forth, tho power oMmporlnl German government within the empire and Its widespread domination and Influence Subseas Shell Small Boato. Paris. Tho torpedoing of a big American steamer nnd. tho shelling unlinking by tho submarine of the small) boats In which tho steamer' crelwwns escaping Is reported by the survivors of tho J"rench threc-niostcd uniting ship Jeonno,CVrdonnler.' Tht Preach ship who " torpedoed In tluj, English channel on May Hi anil tno crow. reached nnvre In open boats. They declare they witnessed the lo Ftrticjlnn of tho, Alnerlcjjn, slilp aor their own vessel lind been Buijtf. outside of that empire. Thnt status must bo altered In such fnshlon as to prevent any such hideous tiling from ever happening again. "We are lighting; for the liberty, the self-government and the nndlctntea development of all peoples, anil every foaturo of the settlement that con cludes this war must be conserved and executed for that purpose. Wrongs must first he righted and then adequate safeguards must do created to prevent their being com mitted again. "We ought not to consider remedies merely because they havo a pleasing and sonorous sound. Practical ques tions can be settled only by practical means. Phrnses will not accomplish the result. Effective readjustments will, nnd whatever readjustments aro necessary must bo made. Must Follow Principle. "Hut they must follow a principle, and that principle Is plain. "No people must be forced under sovereignty under which It docs not wish to live. "No torrltory must chango handH, except for tho purpose of securing those who Inhabit It a fair chance of life nnd liberty. . "No readjustments of power must bo mnde except such ns will tend to secure tho future pence of tho world nnd tho future wclfnro and happiness nf Its neonlefl. "And then the free peoples of tho world must draw together In .some common covennnt, some genulno nnd practlcnl co-opcratlon thnt will, In ef fect, combine their force to securo peace nnd Justice In tho dealings of nations with ono another. "The brotherhood of mankind must no longer he n fair but empty phraso; It must bo given a structure of forco nnd reality. "Tho nntlons must realize their common life nnd effect a workable partnership to secure thnt llfo against Mm nucroRslnns of nutocratlc and self-pleasing power. "For these things we can afford to pour out blood nnd treasure. For theso are the things we have nlwnys nmfnssprl to desire, nnd unless we pour out blood nnd treasure now nnd RurrpiMl. we mnv never be nblo to unite or show conquering force again In the great cnuse of humnn liberty. "Tho day has come to conquer or submit. "Tf the forces of nntocrncy enn dl vldo us, they will overcome us. If wo stand together, victory Is certain, and tho liberty which victory will secure. "Wo can afford then to bo generous, hut we cannot afford then or now to be weak or omit nny single gunrnnteo of lusttce nnd security. (Signed) "WOOrmOW WILSON." Kidnaped Baby Murdered. Sprlimfleld, Mo. Tho body ot tho M-months-old baby. Lloyd TCcet, who wna klilnnncri from his home, was found bv a sheriff's posse which had cono to n "haunted" house, long since nbandnned, In the Ozark moun tains, eight miles southwest of here. Tn some way not explnlned, the sheriff wns told that trace of the child could be found on tho farm. Tho body wns wrapped In the pinlc blanket which wns upon his bed tho night he wns stolen. ,T. nollnnd Koet, tho wealthy rntner, wns given luft one opportunity to ransom ins son. rummy nun- mo kidnaping Mr. Koet received nn nnon- vinous letter directing him to proceed by nutomnblle nlono through n certnln country district the coming night. When he observed n lighted lantern by tho rondftlde. the rrttor directed, he was "to drive on for n mile, return nnd exchange $0,000 for the child. Hut thnt night a tornndo descended upon the country. Uonds woro nil but Impassable and rain fell" In torrents. Nevertheless tho anxious fnther start ed on his Journey, followed by friends In other nutomoblles, nnd though ho drove until dnwn, he did not receive the signal. From day to dny tho search for Lloyd grew more minute. Tho county nuthorllles bent every en- ergv In their effort to cntch tho Kid napers and to save tno cniiu. Ar rests were mnde nnd seven persons nre held chnrged with conspiracy to kidnap other persons, but not one wns dellnltoly chnrged with taking Buddlo Koet. Mine Disaster In Montana. Butte, Mont. Over one hundred miners lost their lives In n flro 2,200 feet below tho earth's surface In tho Speculator copper mine nenr hero last Friday. The Speculator Is n trnmwny mlno nnd runs through Grnnlto moun. tnln. Twenty-Eight Rescued. Twenty-eight men entombed In tho mine slnco Friday wero brought to tho surfaco Sundny nftcrnoon. Tho finding of tho men nllve stimulated of- forts of tho rescue teams and hopo was expressed that others might be found nllve. Out qf 415 mon In tho mine at tho tlmo the fire broke out, about 203 nro nccountcd for. Another Tornado In Oklahoma. uKiiiuoiim vjuy, uuin. nirco mon nro denrt. another Is reported to havo beon killed, scores were Injured nnd great property nnd crop dnmago dono by tornadoes and.rvlolent wind storms "which swept overpnrts of Oklahoma Insjj Thiiredny. Hundreds of cattle aro rcporied to linvo been killed and inti ii v nH itntrlft1;a IiIaivh lttn . ' Council Hilt and Pumpkin Centerf two small villages, pro imported q imyoriiccn wipnii out. wires are down and definite communication Is lacking THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE. MINOR NOTES FROM ALL PARTS OF NEBRASKA DATES FOR CJOMING EVENTS. Juno 15 to iM Nebrnsku State Holi ness Association cump meotjng at Lincoln. Juno 18-20 Nebraska Press Associa tion Annual Convention at Omaha. Juno 18 to 21 National "Ited Cross" Week. June 11) Annual Meeting State Phar maceutical Association Meeting- at North Platte. June 10-L'O Nebraska Stato Sunday School Convention nt Omuhn. Juno 15 to 27 International Ass'n. of Hallway Special Agents nnd Po lice. Meeting nt Omaha. June 20-20 Seml-Centennlnl Colobrn- tlon at North Platte. , July 2.'J to 28 State Tennis Tourna ment at Superior. August 0 to 18 Farm Tractor Dem onstration at Fremont. September .'I to 7 Nebraska Statd Fair at Lincoln. Joo'Splser', 14 years old, C020 South Twenty-third street, Omahn, pinched a two-yditr-old Enstcr egg too hard. It exploded and ho wns over come with the smell. lie was uncon scious for more thnn two hours nnd It required the work of Police Surgeon Shnnahan with tho pulmotbr to bring him to. It hns always been the cus tom of tho family to save all Easter eggs. Itccrults to the Nebraska National Guards will servo only during tho war emergency, nccordlng to orders from Washington. Tho effect of this order, It Is believed, will tend towards bringing tho Fourth nnd Fifth Ne braska regiments to full wnr strength within a very short time. O'Neill citizens have finally con cluded thnt the sandy streets of tho town cannot be made Into sightly boulovnrds without being paved. Bus iness men nlong tho main street pe tltloncd the city council to establish a paving district, which they did, Work will begin soon. G. C. Porter, of Omaha, stato secre tary for Nebraska of the socialist party, resigned his position, declar ing ho could not sympathize with cer tain elements within tho party to op poso conscription. Tho badly decomposed body of Joo Drcsvo, drowned In tho Blue river near Crete, Mny 20, was found recent ly. Drcvo had gono llshlng the day ho was drowned. A $00 reward was offered for tho recovery of tho body. Dodge county farmers aro rushing grain to elevators. Wlllam Settles, prominent farmer, living near Morse Bluff, sold 11,000 bushels of corn for $1.52 n bushel, receiving a total of in.79.n. Eleven now members hnve enlisted In compnny G nt Hustings, bringing tho company up to elghty-flvo men. A special effort Is being mndo to recruit to war strength by July 1. , Ono prominent farmer of Richard son county cstlmntes thnt 40 per cent of his winter wheat crop was saved and dcclnrcs this may be a fair esti mate for tho entire county. Gibbon has organized a company of homo gunrds with a membership of thirty. Tho town has already con trlbuted twenty men to fight for Undo Sam. Red Cloud is to pavo six and ono- hulf blocks In tho business district Tho bids nro to bo opened Juno 20. Mrs. Phllllpa Bonks, who died sud donly nt her home at DoWltt, wns tho mother of nineteen children. YorkVi volunteer flro department has purchased $1,000 worth of Liberty loan bonds. Tho heavy rains In the vicinity of Auburn have necessitated tho re planting of many acres of corn. Contract hns been let for paving two districts In tho residence part of Superior with asphalt. A delegation of Knight Templnr from North Plntto escorted tho body of Colonel Wllllnm F. Cody (Buffnlo Bill) to his last resting plnco when the remains wero Interred In a grnvo blaBted from solid rock on tho top of Lookout mountnln, nenr Den ver. on Sunday, June 2. The cere mony wns nttended by 10.000 people. A totnl of $.'M00 has been subscrlb cd In tho east central district of Ne braska toward tho Y. M. C. A. wnr work fund. Committees havo under taken to raise $4,000, and they nro confident of getting this nmount During a heavy olectrlcal storm nt Kimball, tho fourth too of ono of Mrs Barrett's feet was taken off by light nlng, and her daughter, Mrs, Butter field had her heel split open, when lightning struck tho Buttcrfleld home, Mrs. Barrett's too was taken off as clean ns If had been amputated with a surgeon's knife. Tho "York Board of Education has elected Prof. James B. Crabbe. of T.nrnniln. Wvo.. Hiitierlntendcnt of tho York public schools for tno ensuing year. Roy Mnrkham, treasurer of tho High School alumni nt North Bend and prominent young mcrchnnt, was drowned In Clcnr Lake, nenr Worth Bend. Searchors found his fulthful dog sitting hesldo his clothing. A charter litis been granted for tho now Citizens' Stato bank, recently or- trnntreil nt Lvons." with a capital cunleod stock of $.10,000. A now building slto Is to ho'.orected as soon ns posslblo. A deal has been closed for n plant to bo Installed In Thedford to furntsh heat, llfib-k and power for public uso in tno town NORTH PLATTE. NEBRASKA. County Judge E. " M, Slattery of Dawes county bound over S. Maloney, II. Wolf, W. S. Dolnn, Gas Tylee, P. Winkler and.. C. W. Pipkin, all of Omnhu, nnd Alton G. Fisher, L. K. Mote and C. I. Dny of Chadron to tho district court, bond bolng fixed at $500 for each defendant, on charges of conspiracy to blackmail County At torney Ed Crltes of Dawes county nnd Mrs. Itobcrt Hood of Chadron, nftcr one of the most dramatic ses sions over held In the county court nt Chndron. Trlnl of the case was set for June 22. Churles II. Tully, 50 years old, pio neer stockmnn and prominent member of tho democratic party, died at his home In Alliance nfter a sudden at tack of apoplexy. .Two days before bis death, Mr. Tully had received no tification of his appointment as n member of the newly created perma nent stnte forestratlon commission by Governor Neville. Notwithstanding refusal by state authorities to allow the sale of stock until nfter an investigation by n geol ogist, citizens of Iced Cloud are pro. innitiit? tho Hie Chief OH and (!as company to bore for oil In tho vicin ity, nnd hnve decided to go ahead with the work. It Is said chances of finding oil around lied Cloud are very favorable. HERMAN BLACK. Publisher of the Chicago Evening American, who will deliver an nd- dress at tho annual convention of tho Nebraska Press Association at Omaha, June 19. A flag which had been raised over the school houso In District No. 17, Sherman township, Gage county, with appropriate ceremony and left flying to the breeze during the night, wus found (ho next morning torn to shreds and tied to tho door knob of tho school house. The sheriff is look ing for the culprit, who will be stern- ly dealt with If caught D. F. Ensign, the young man who was beaten uy a mob alter making nn unpatriotic remark in Omaha, after being released from Jail, appeared at ono of Omaha's recruiting stations and wnnted to enlist In the National Guard. Tho National Guard rofused to tako him. "Wo need men, but wo don't want such men," ho was told by the ofllcer. Holdrege, Columbus, Chndron, Bea ver City, Orleans, Oakland, Arcadia, Bostwlclc, nebron, Arthur, Decatur, Clay Center, Pender, Cambridge, Wa hoo, Madison, Plnttsmouth, Nelson, Syracuse, Clarks, Hemlngford, Alma and Omaha have offered to raise com panies for tho now Sixth Nebraska regiment, recently authorized. The foundation for tho now Meth odlst church to bo erected nt Ames has been installed and work on tho structure has begun. Tho edifice will cost $3,000. North Plntto Is to hold a Semi Centennial celebration during the week of Juno 25. Cellnri wero filled with water, out- buildings blown nway, trees uprooted nnd heavy damage dono to gnrdens and crops In eastern Nebraska by a terrific wind and rain storm that vis ited the region last Tuesday night. Almost tho entire town of Pnpllllon was deluged under five feet of water ns tho result of a cloudburst, which caused Papplo creek, running through tho center of town to overflow. Much of the corn that wns planted early around Ord wns washed out by tho recent heavy rains and a great deal of tho corn Is slow In sprouting. In spite of the cold, wet weathor, nnd, although many farmers over tho stato havo had to replant their corn, corn crop prospects for this year aro much brighter than In any previous year, according to railroad crop re ports. The Mitchell Community club pass ed n. resolution nt Its Inst regular meeting giving Us unqualified endorse ment to the Scottsbltiff County Coun- ell of Defense, recently organized, nnd tho Stnto nnd Nntlonnl Councils of Defense. Harold Edgerton, n' 14-yenr-old Au rora boy, upon completing his first Si 00 In tho savings bank nt once made application for a. Llborty bond from tho Fidelity Nntlonnl imnK, rnis $100 represents fourteen yenrs saving of gifts nnd earnings on the part or tho hoy. Tho Lincoln Commercial club has cono on record fnvorlng tho use of convicts on Nebraska roads, and urges stato authorities to eugnge In tho making of brick or other sultablo road building material under tho law passed by tho last legislature. MAY IMPOSE THE TAXI RULING IN CASE APPLIES NEBRASKA TO LATE NEWSJROM CAPITOL Items of General Interest Gathered from Reliable Sources Around the State House Western Newspaper Union News Service Secretary of Stato Pool is much in terested in a uccisiim ui tu unua Statos supremo court, In a case from California whore a stato law Imposing an occupation or exciso tax on corpo- rations doing an interstate business, based upon tholr capital Btock, was upl!?!d' ... . . ... tmb decision appears to do n samo point which Judge T. C. Mungor of tho United States court recontly do cldod in favor of tho state of Nobrnska as against tho Rock Island railroad. Secretary of State Pool, with tho as sistance of tho state legal depart ment had sued to recover the maxi mum tax of $2,500, for three years past, Instead ot tho $550 a year ten dered and paid by the railroad com pany. Attorneys for tho Rock Island havo announced their intention of appeal ing, but in view o ftho Bupreme court's decision in tho California case this may be a useless proceeding. Secre tary Pool has written to Washington for a copy of tho court's opinion, in order to determine how closely it may nt tno XNODrasna litigation. The contention of tho Rock Island. which Judgo Munger overruled, was that tho stato of Nebraska cannot im pose a tax on nny moro of the capital stock than is employed in tho busi ness of the railroad corporation in this stato. He held that it must pay on tho entire capital stock, tho tax not being levied on tho property in tho stato, but for the privilege of doing business here Road Building In Nebraska At a recent meeting of tho Lincoln Commercial club, there was a general discussion of the convict road law adopted by the lato legislature. The bill carries an appropriation of $50,000 to bo used by the board ot coutrol in tho purchaso of a site and equipment of a plant for manufacturing purposes, to bo oporated for tho use and bonent of tho state in the employment of con victs at the penitentiary. Following reports from Dr. Condra and Prof. Chatburn of tho state university, Stato Engineer Johnson, and others, tho club adopted resolutions urging the board of control to investigate the use of convict labor in the various states with tho idea of putting into effect senate file No. 300; and that such part of the $50,000 appropriated and now available, as may bo necossary, bo ex- ponded for tho purchase of a site, ma- chfnory and equipment for the opera- tlon of a Piant for tho making ot brick, or getting out other road building ma terial and thus conserving the re sources of our stato; and further urges tho board of control to purchase such machinery and equipment as is nec essary to make tho convict road law operative State Fair Increases Production Tho Nebraska stato fair board lv going ahead with its plans for tho 1917 fair, regardless of war condl tlons. Indlroctly, the board expects tho stato to perform an important serv- ice to tho nation, inasmuch as Sec- rotary E. R. Danlelson pointed out tho big exposition always tends to increase production of Nebraska's farms, "It has been tho exnerlenco ot Canada." said Mr. Danlelson. who has Just concluded an Investigation thnrrt. "thnt wnr hns Increased tn. tnmut in thn fntm. nnd nil nf thn Canadian nrovtnces rnnnrtml tho largest attendances last year in their history. Acreage Is Much Increased An lncreaso of 31 per cent in tho Nebraska acroago devoted to oats: of 95 per cent In the acreago for potatoes and 38 per cent in corn is - W'J lssued by tho Nebraska stato board of agriculturo. This does not tako into account the thousands ot acres devoted to beans this year and the big increase in gardens. Tho report indicates that much of tho available land in tho state, which has beon allowed to remnln Idle In previous years, has beon utilized in tho big drlvo to increase tho food production of tho Cornhuskor stato. Western and central Nobraska will bread basket, the first report show ing ho least amount of crop dam S i SL B --.'-'' ...uivuoua ill i ( i i . age. Tho repprt sounds a warnlne to their wheat seed for next fall. win not uc tnouon seed Wheat til 11 1 MM Many counties in Nobraska will nnt 1.. 1. . wiuai to make soed a central bureau at Lincoln, main for next year's crop Is tho startling talned by tho federal government, havo Ul v., c-uiuuwioo, recontly appointed to tako an lnvontorv nf tho v.heat acreago and prospects this year, iUU cumummo uua just mndo its re . ,"a nc,usl0n 18 thnt there mo uui ou,uuu acres ot wlntor wi,o . . . ... . "WU u uio hiuio tins spring, one-tenth of dally. Each community leador will ro tnat Bown. Addod to this that survived Is reported to bo h rn - B0 4 cnd,Uon s tho ten ..,v.u,,u ut una um CLA8SES IN CANNING Thirty Two-Day Courses In Systematic Instruction f Trt cntly nt the state unlversl and. last wak at weaieynn mu.n. - the beginning of a systematic ... .ir.riinn In canning tnruoui stato of Nebraska which is being un dertaken by tho university extcn- slon service. During the monui u Juno about thirty schools, euu maintaining two-day courses, win " established In Nebraska cities. Nebraska university openuu school with an enrollment oi 250. Wcsleyan followed with about seventy-flve. At universities all uni versity women woro admitted to tho ,..-0no ,,, hn Riimmor scnuui wjn be Q ony t0 thoso promising volunteer service In teach- QthQra ,n short( tho cxtonslon service, which furnishos only oxpo- rlonce(1 teachorg ,n home ocon0mlcs. Is endeavoring to instruct instruc tors. All women taking the courso pledgo themselves to repeat tno .... i . 1 I.. MiaI courso tor otnors, uuuer m locality or among the members of the organization which they repre sent. Exact record of tho work thua dono will bo kept. Plans for State Fair Exhibits. The Nebraska stato horticultural society held Us annual meeting at the Lindoll hotel Friday night. Plans for tho stato fair horticultural exhibit were discussed and a committee, con sisting of Prof. I. F. Howard, L. C. Chanin and Grove Porter, was ap- pomte(i to tako care of this exhibit and Dian ita arrangement and new fontrps. Tho soeiotv also nropared tho premium list. Tho secretary a report showed a fair fruit crop over tho state. Tho largo fruit is in fin condition. A bumper crop of apples is expected. The small fruits have suffered more or less from freezing; last winter. Grapes were tho hardest hit. It was said that only a 50 per cent crop can hQ oxpocted. Tho offl cers for the coming year woro sworn into ofllce. Thoy were as follows: President, Prof. I. F. Howard, Lincoln; first vice president, L. C. Chapln, Lin coln; second vlco president, D. C Bliss, Mlnden; treasurer, Peter Young ers, Geneva; secretary, Grove Porter, Nebraska City. Theso men, with W. A. Harrison of York, A. M. Shubort ot Shubort and J. J. Brown of Geneva aro tho new board of directors. State's Finances In Good Shape Tho balance in the general fund has increased from $156,000 to $278,- 000, according to the monthly re port of Stato Treasurer Hall. Tho total balance in all funds in creased from $1,200,000 to $1,525,000 Tho temporary school fund has in it $411,000 ono of the largest for ap-. portfonment ever made. Treasurer Hall Is certifying the amount of tho present apportionment to Stato Superintendent Clemmons, who will distribute It according to the provisions of tho new law. It will bo based on the enumeration of school children in each district in stead of daily average attendance in school. Educational trust funds Invested at tho present tlmo amount to $9,940, 268, not including tho $500,000 which the stato recently spent for liberty bonds. May Use From Activities Fund Out of the 3-4-mIll tax lovy for spe- cfal activities of the stato university and Its branches, made by the last legislature, salaries and adminlstra- tive expenses may lawfully he paid according to an official opinion given "y Attorney General Reed at the re- quest of Dr. P. L. Hall, one of the mombors 0f tho board of regents. Hero- toiore tne salaries havo been paid out 01 th0 general maintenance fund. Nebraska's winter wheat cron will bo loss than 10 per cent of tho yield mat jear. inis is according to care- tul statistics compiled under the di rection of George Coupland, food con- servation member of tho Nebraska. council of defense. Anticipates Draft for N. N. G. Dra'ft of able bodied citizens be- twoen 19 and 45 to fill the ranks ot - 1 4, , , . .. . nuuiuanu uuuuuui guara is antici pated by Adjutant General Phil Hall. President Wllson.has p.ower to enforce, a draft for this purpose independent ot tho selective draft authorized un der the recent army bill. Tho adjutant general says that the Nebraska troops aro about 700 men be hind war strength about 400 in the Fifth regiment and 300 in the Fourth; roglment. Tho draft, if the president sees lit undor his authority to exorcise it, will be a strictly military conscrlp- - Uctorlstlcs from th mvih - The two Nebraska regiments have ""nth and a ha Ate miiDrAfnii i M. . - - . w j . a i u milslnr Ttrtll nlar. 4n1...1 1 . tnn Honai imnr,! cM,D 1910 Two hundred and twn-.v.fl farm labor . . . -l""ti uuuui een organized In Nebraska to aid In tho work nf ors and placing them where needed. - About sixty of these aro at county sonts and tho remainder in other townR. Mnr .oi,r,i I " ' - w ,l UUlilb Wi I fhn m - turn send In a report for tho county to Kunnrvlanr m,nn.1. ot T.lnrnln