Nebraska Newspapers

    THE SFMI WPFktY TRIBUNE NORTH Pt ATTE NEBRASKA.
MIS NEW VIZIER
COUNCIL OF DEFENSE
MAKES STA TEMENT
DEMANDS THAT SENTIMENT FOR AMERICA BE
DOMINANT OVER ALL ELSE.
KAISER APPOINTS SUCCESSOR TO
VON BETHMANN-HOLLWEQ.
MICHAELIS IS CHANCELLOR
SCORES A DISLOYAL ELEMENT
Seeks to Arouse Patriotic Citizens of the State to a Real
v ization of the Serious Situation that Confronts
Them The Council's Statement.
Turmoil In Germany May Make De
cided Change In Struggle War
Minister Also Quits.
Western Newspaper Union News Hervlce.
Tho atato council of defense, in a public statement makes an appeal to
the people of Nebraska for an aroused public sentiment along patriotic linos,
end makcH a special appeal" to tho "num and women which comprise tho
Lutheran church membership to put a chock on tho un-Amorlcan activities of
nemo of their conspicuous and Influential representatives." The statement
imoaks annrnvlnirlv nf tlm l'nlvorillv of Nebraska and Its management, but
deplores tno fact that some members of
oncourngeniont, publicly and privately, to those out or harmony with tno
American cause."
An explanation of the charge made against loaders of the Lutheran
church a membor of tho stato council of defense says:
"Wo cannot designate from our Information any branch or organization of
tho Lutheran church. Tho complaints come to us from many sections of tho
stato where different Luthoran churches exist. Tho charges that some of the
loadors of tho churches get as near nctlonablo language as possible without
going ovor tho brink In their criticism of tho country and Its war purposes.
Wo got tho Information directly boforo patriotic people of tho stato in the
most concise manner possible when we say 'representatives of tho Luthoran
church.' "
The Statement
The statement follow:
"Lincoln, Neb., July 10. To the people
of Nebraska: After the moot serious and
solemn investigation and consideration,
the Nebraska state council of defense
deems It to bo Its duty to present cer
tain facts to the patriotic peoplti of Ne
braska in order tliut thuy can have timely
Information an to the situation in this
statu.
"On the whole Nebraska Is Intensely
patriotic. It has contilbuted getieiously
In tho way of Red Cross subscriptions,
liberty bond purchases and voluntary en
listments. Hut reports come from various
sections of the state relating to un
American words anil conduct, verging all
the way from' utterances or treasonable
character to direct acts and words of dis
loyalty and embarrassments put upon
faithful American citizens, These reports
would be unbelievable but for the fact
that they come In such large numbers
and from so many discreet and responsi
ble men.
".Many cases reported by Individuals
were, upon Investigation found to be e
nggrctilcd. The council adopted the pol
icy of ussuming that many of the so
called treasonable utterances were due
to thoughtlessness uud piocecded along
educational lines. In a number of In
itauces' personal ft lends of the offending
persons were usslgned to cull upon them
for the purpose of trying to convince
them of the Importance of American
standing united behind the government
in the present war,
'In tne meantime, complaints lunumet
able continued to roach the state coun
cil. "When the Liberty bonds worn In pioc
ess of salo, a number of bankers re
ported to the statu council that they had
been threatened with withdrawal of de
posits In tho event they purchased Lib
erty bonds or participated in their sale.
The council Issued a wanting .calling at-
teuton to tho fact that such tin eats
amounted
treated. This warning hud wholesome ef
fect. Under directions from the council.
v liciinuii nun niium im bu ii
the secretary of the state banking board
wrote to the various national and state
batiks of Nebraska, making Imiulry as to
inreats or tins diameter, Moverai nun
drcd of these reports were received, Tito
larger number of banks reported that no
threats had been made. A number re
ported actual threats and a mucn larger
nuinncr reported statements that amount
ed to Implied threats. Most of theso
reports said that the warning Issued by
the state council Itad had, unquestion
ably, good effect whether upon those
who was Inclined tn antagonism either
from thoughtlessness or front outright
opposition to the ovornmout. The u
ports show tho st Independent spirit
or most or the . isita huiiKcts.
"A majority mane 1' very clear that
they would not tameb. 'itibmlt to threats
Involving patriotic action. At the saute
time a large number of these reports
showed that thoro exists thruout Nebras
ka a very general misunderstanding nf
the ptirposo and the necessity of this
war, and the council was urged to carry
on a system of education thru patriotic
meetings.
"It Is' hardly possible to present 111 this
statement tho Instances that w III fairly
show tho real situation. In one Nebraska
town1 an American of Clernton birth en
gaged In the bunking business, has been
so open and pronounced In his support
of tho government that he has lost sev
eral thousand dollars In deposits, con
troled by Prussian sympathizers. From
one town conies the well authenticated
report that while nothing lias been done
in that town to am me neii i-ross, orrons
to hold Hed Cross meetings have been
nnnnlv itt-wl vlnlnntlv nntninntxeil Miinv
Instances reported by thoroly responsible
nusiness or professional men or limners
have shown that men of commanding In
fluence m tlto community have openly op
pressed their sympathy with America's
enomy and have persistently discouraged
every effort to help America. One man
etnreired In tho banking business stated
publicly that his bnnlt would do nothing
for the sain of Liberty bonds, nddlni"
I would commit sulolde before I would
tnkn tin arms tic-ilnst flermanv
"One of Nebraska's best known and
most relb'ble cfllJiens reports the seri
ousness of the situation In his enmtnttnltv
ant-Inn 'The nro-Oerman sentiment Is
so strong that even some of the onMlntl"
citizens seem to ne nnaiu to no ir-er run
duty and feel considerably Intimidated. '
Another report snvs of another com
munlty: 'Many of the business men seem
to be timid for fear thev will lose busi
ness If they cngnge In patriotic activi
ties.'
"Where the complaints doal onlv with
the treasonable or thoughtless words nf a
single, or of one or two. Individual. 1 I"
not serious for such cases nt'iv be htmi'I"!
with words of wnrnli"' and thru ednon-
flonnt effort. nut the extrnds o ten
above nro fair samples of a vorv Inn"
number of reports showing wli"' whole
-..inimiitiltlea nrn morn or loss effntpd lv
the un-merlcnn attitude of InMtientlnl
men. These complaints have 'otio m
such number and from such responsible
sources tlmt It Is ImpossIHa lot'rer to
1 withhold them from the ntthiir. tn fr.
'n communities men worklmr for the
co,t"trv' good have bemt emlmrtnfd
a v linu'lnnped tn some Instances threat
ened with personal violence and In wn
Instnnee" nromld dantago to their 1'id-
r.es At the b-itids of men who are npenlv
ntmnueil to our country's call
"Bnmn of the trnngest stitmort and
lt co-operation his romp to th coun
cil from Americani of Herman lnrw or
riaoonnt rind the connn'l clnnrlv recosf
fit)es the nrfel livnlfv nf the lsre-er
Stato Auditor Smith Iiub notlflod
judges of tho district court that If
thoy desire to uso tholr own nuto
mobiles for traveling. In tholr districts
on official business they will bo nl
lowed 2 cents n mile for such trips,
the mileage to bo by tho nearest rail
road route. Tho samo rule will bo
applied to othor public olllclals who
draw oxponaes thru tho stato uudltor's
ofllco, except In cases whero olllclal
must make trips by nulo whero thoro
nrp no railroad lines. In such oases
K
v licrr tllB inn In ntH'OSSltry livery or
u i n i?!ie niro will no aiiowcu.
tho faculty have persistently '"Riven I
number of Nebiasknns of German origin.
Hut covert and opon attack In various
sections of the state upon our country's
cause have reached such proportions that
tlify must be given sorlous attention.
The Interests at stake are too Impor
tant for the patriotic men and women of
NettrasKH to remain in tno uarK. ah
aroused public sentiment at tide tune
will ut) far toward tho protection of life
and property, toward the conservation of
food supplies ami in rurinerance 01 mo
effort to place Nebraska squarely In line
with the national government. Consci
ous of the tmwl Ingness of its own mem
bers at first, to take the situation seri
ously, the council Is perfectly awaro that
these wonts or warning win no a revo
lution to many and that they may not bo
Accepted by some with the seriousness to
which they aro entitled.
"For the reason that tho seriousness of
this Situation has forced Itself upon tho
council and that It has not other concern
than that Involving tho best Interests of
lints ta and the united States, tno
council speaks with perfect frankness
with respect to sorlous evils that can
only be cured by a thoroly aroused
American sentiment. To this end and
In this spirit the council takes tho lib
erty to gnorlng all precedents and refus
ing to be controlled hv an Indlsuosttion.
natural among thoughtrui men; to io
the unusual. Hut tho war In which wo
are I'liKitKcf) Is unusual and efforts in
honest support of that was must tie un
usual, too. Tho council refuses, there
fore, to temporize with serious situations
Involving the weifnro or mo country.
Disloyalty Among State Employes
The University of Nobruska Is a patri
otic Institution, Its elllclent chancellor
and most of Its capable faculty are work
ing zealously for America's welfare and
so general has become their co-operation
with tho council that tho university has
come to be practically an adjunct of this
organization, nut several professors 01
the stato university have so persistently
given encouragement, publicly and pri
vately, to lliose who are out or Harmony
ttrllli ttm A mAidnn li nnliun tVint thn w H I ttrtll
,.,,,,, t necessary and proper to publicly
reKHtt.r protest against these practices.
i iu nut rntr tn inn parents w in setui
their boys to tho front, nor to tho boys
-msuives. mat men or commanding in-
Muoncn In educational or other circles
shall be permitted to cultivate sentiment
that are detrimental to tho cause for
which tho boys fight. .When nil tho
energy and genius of tho business and
agricultural Interests of tho state aro be
ing employed for tho protection of food
supplies it is not lair mat conspicuous
anil Influential and, presumably, law
abiding, men shall preach doctrines that
may encourage the vicious nnu lawless
to acts of violence.
Church Leader Antagonistic
"Per! in on never In history has It been
deemed necessary oy a puuuc nooy iu
single out iy name a great cnurcn or
ganization and appeal to tho patriotism
of Its members to offset and check tho
dangerous tendencies of many of th.e con-
snlcuotis representatives of mat organi
zation, uecauso or me rename rcpuns
that muv bo said to come from every
section of Nebraska and come tn a num
ber by tho hundreds it ts necessary mat
the council make such an anneal with
lespect to the organization known as mo
Lutheran cnurcn. Tito conspicuous rep
lesitnintivps of that church have very
generally, and It may be said almost uni
versally, refused to co-oporato with any
of tho several efforts made uy patriotic
citizens for the support, or me govern
ttient. On the contrary, they have, very
generally, nuhl civ anil nr vateiv. uiseour
Hired tlm American cause, and have
shown marked partiality for the cause of
vmerica's enemy
'Dniienilliiir unon the American patriot
Ism nf tho men and women who contprlso
the Lutheran church membership, tho
council mokes this anneal to them to nut
a check upon tho un-American activities
of some of their conspicuous nnd Inlluon-
t nl representatives. t o council couiu
wnlt until sreat damage has been done
from I tils source before making Its tiro-
test Perfectly awaro that its protest is
unusual, nut conscious or me nnsnimo
necessity for such a protost, the council
nt'tkes that protest now in oruer mat
AriinHnnii Interests IIIIIV be faithfully
ni-nteetml Confident that It Is tiseloss to
make further apneal to the conspicuous
rnnri.MAiitnllve of that church, the coun
cil addresses Its appeal to the rank nnd
n nf thn rlinreti memlierslilt). anil nere-
hv calls upon that membership to make
known, on heh'tlf of the Lutheran church,
devotion to America the country that
glvns t-proteotlon and religious liberty.
'in the uiscnarge or its uuiy m Jinwri
en. the Nebraska state council of do
fense, Intends to employ Its power nnd
nut lim it v In the limit 111 tile effort to SUP
nrnuH In Nebraska anv Interference with
the determination to push this war to a
speedy and successful conclusion. It will
si rive to put down ovory attempt to han
dicap or embarrass or discourage those
liu. grateful for the blessings they cn-
Jov as American citlxens, are trying to
repav nt this t-i-lt '" 1 time, the great
debt they owe. To this end, we appeal to
every patriotic man and woman in jno-
bltissa. regardless or nirin or ancesiry,
(Sinned)
Fttnxit HOWArtn. Acting Governor.
lnnt'HT M. JOYCR
mcminn cort-LANn
opnunw H. HAUrtlKS.
mciino L. MI'TCALFE,
nmrtens o. nunrnv.
nu K n. wr'toMi
SMi n. HUHKOVA.
ctt milks a M'ci.nnn,
ciconm.: v.. jnnvsoN,
T P. HRYNOLDH,
T t. ttT.T.. Ir Ailtntntit General
NI'P" 9K STATIC COUNCIL OV
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Many Indians Have Enlisted
At Wnlthlll. slxty-llvo Indians, fully
hnlt tho company, nro enrolled in one.
unit of tho Sixth. In tho personnel ot
Company II, Chudron, ono finds such
I names us: Ralph Hear, Donjamm Red,
Roar, Louk Dor, Haglo Elk and Dlack
Bird. In all, a dozen Slouxa nro In this
company. At least three trlbos will
bo woll reprosontod In tho "Arlsto
orntlc Sixth;" tho Sioux, tho Omnhas
and the wlnnnobaKos. Mitchell Rod
Cloud of Grand Rapids. Wis., enlisted
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III Utu aaimury uihuuiihiuiu ui iuo
atxin iiitisuay auunioou.
1 Von Betlimunn-Hollweg, who, us
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many, z rructict' nnyonet ennrge over a
French Indies of Moy driven to Held work
captured German olllcer. 4 Lieut. Gen.
Hullcz.
NEWS REVIEW OF
THE PAST WEEK
President's Embargo on Foods
and Other Supplies, Hard
Blow at Enemy.
AMERICAN CROPS TO BE BIG
Russians, In Tremendous Drive on
Lembero, Break Through Teuton
Line Governmental Crisis in
Germany May Result In
Internal Reforms.
By EDWARD W. PICKARD.
Tho mutter of food, Its production
nnd control, Is bocotnliiK more Im
portant dally as u factor In ending
tho war. The Internutloniil uspect
was brought shurply to the front last-
weok when President Wilson pro
claimed an embargo on shipments of
food and certain jither articles. No
one bus been blind to the fact that
Holland and the Scandinavian coun
tries have been shipping great quan
tities of foodstuffs Into Germany ever
since the war began. This was with
in their rights, but to do It und still
feed their own populations, they have
been Importing very heavily from
America. Therefore It 18 equally with
in the rights of America, certainly
the part f wisdom, to shut off the
exportation to neutruls of all food
stuffs beyond wbnt they need for their
own sustenance and what we and our
allies can spare. It would be stupid
to continue to supply food, oven Indi
rectly, to our enemy, and the United
States, though slow to act, Is now act
ing firmly. The deutrul nations of
course are walling, but If they are not
for us they are In a degree against us
and must stapd the consequences.
President Wilson, being n liumunl-
tarlan, Insists that the neutrals named
must bo permitted to ship Into Ger
many dairy products provided tlmt
they can give guarantees that such
products will bo consumed only by
women apd children and other non
combatants. This is kindly, but Ig
nores the fact that the Gernmn women
are doing most of the work In the em
pire, releasing all the men for lighting.
Great Crops In America.
The success of the American cam
paign for the Increase of production
Is demonstrated by the highly encour
tiglng government forecast of crops.
The acreage sown was Immense and
the general outlook Is for correspond
ingly Immense yields of all grains ex
cept wheat, and even In wheat there
will be a fair average crop. The yield
of corn will be tremendous, apd In a
word, the United States will have not
only an abundance of food grains for
Itself, but also great surplus stocks for
Its allies. The crop of potatoes will
be the biggest on record, and the hay
crop, also of prime Importance, will
bo heavy.
On tho other hand, Food Controller
Rutockl, says Germany's fruit and veg
etable harvest Is far below the aver
age und that the yield of grain will be
"us good us In 1015," which was a
year of drought and miserable crops In
the empire.
The senate is still trying to forinu
lute a law to regtilnto the distribution
and use of the country's food and prob
nbly other supplies of vital Importance,
und bus ugroed to vote on the bill on
July ill. Tho long nnd patience ex
butistlng wrnngle over this measure
bus been caused largely by the deter
mination of tho "drys" to take advan
tage of the circumstances and make
it u prohibition law. Whether the dis
tillation of whisky shall be prohibited,
whether tho stocks In bond shall be
commandeered and used for munitions,
whether beer and wine shall survive
or perish, and a dozen other like ques
tions have been tho subjects of argu
ment and dispute. Tho Inclusion or
exclusion of fuel, steel nnd other prod
nets nlso has been debated at length.
Meanwhile Provident Wilson and Mr.
Hoover hnve fidgeted and fumed und
urged '.n t!h the food speculators
lutvi v in. ng Immense unearned
Imperial chancellor, bus been the center
... - a
rence in one oi me training rumps oi
by the Germans who occupied the town; the pliotograpn was touna on u
L. G. Kornlloff, commander of the Uusslnn tinny In (Jnllclu ami captor ot
prollts, nntl tho people marvel nt the
stupidity of senators who are unable
to comprehend the necessity for speedy
action.
President Appeals to Business.
President Wilson on Wednesday Is
sued tin appeal to the business Inter
ests of the country to display true loy
ulty by foregoing unusual prollts In
selling their goods to both the govern
ment und the public. He warned
them that extortion would not be tol
erated, und condemned especially the
ship owners who hnve maintained nn
unfairly high schedule of ocean
freight rates. At the same time mem
bers of the Council of Natlonnl De
fense were holding Important confer
ences with the beads of the great steel
concerns to arrange for a sulllclent
supply of steel for war purposes,
The Immediate result of this confer
ence was the assurance ,of the steel
producers that they would supply all
tho steel needed by tho government ut
a price to be llxed after the conclu
sion of tho trade commission's cost In
quiry. Thereupon the president au
thorized Chnlrnmn Denmnn of the ship
ping board to conrinundeer ships on
tho stocks, sblpynrds and raw mate
rials If necessary nnd to begin expen
diture of the $750,000,000 fund for the
construction of n merchnnt marine.
The bonrd has adopted the policy of
building as mnny steel ships ns possi
bio and making up the deficiency with
wooden vessels.
Delay In sending In registration lists
caused u postponement of the grent
day for which the registrants In the
national army have waited, the day of
the drnft, the lottery of fate In which
the prizes are to be honorable service
for nil selected nnd death nnd wounds
for ninny. During the week the war
department Issued complete Instruc
tions for the work of the exemption
boards so that It might be carried out
with expedition nnd with rcnsonnble
nssunince of fair und Just treutment
for nil selected with death and wounds
the training of the selected soldiers
are being rapidly constructed and nil
other arrangements carried to com
pletion. It was made known In Washington
tlmt every man of tho lO.nOO.OOO reg
istered will be drawn nnd that enough
of the first names as they come out of
the box will be used to fill the first
army. The rest will be on reservo nnd
will be called out In their order ns long
ns more nro needed.
Yet nnother step In the making of
the great national army was taken lust
week when President Wilson called In
to the feoVrnl service tho entire Na
tional Guard and Natlonnl Guard re
serve, tho transfer to be completed by
August 5. This legalizes the sending
of the Guard outside the boundaries of
the nation.
Various occurrences, more or less
unimportant In themselves, have
aroused our more than lenient govern
ment to the danger of permitting Teu
tons und their friends full liberty In
this country, and a number of German
employees of the diplomats In Wash
ington have been deported. Every day,
too, German ngents and spies tn other
pnrts of the country are being gathered
In and put where they can do no harm.
There Is even some talk of legislation
for the regulation of newspapers print
ed In the Germnn language. This
called forth a protest from the New
Yorker llerold and n covert threat of
disorders If It Is curried out. The Ger-mnn-Amerlcan
press continues to at
tack our government's conduct of the
wur, to "strnfo" Grent Rrltuln and to
sneer at Russia.
Gettlno After the I. W. W.
The Industrial Workers of the
World, a generally disreputable organ
ization that Is openly opposed to the
war, Is making all the trouble for the
country that It can by fomenting
strikes and riots In those parts of the
West where It Is strong. It Is accused
of being wholly pro-German and Its do
ings nro certainly treacherous nnd re
bellious. The wur department has an
nounced that It is rendy to do its part
In suppressing these dlsorddrs, und va
rious Western communities are tnklng
steps to rid themselves of the men who
stir them up. Ulsbee, Ariz., was the
first town to act. The decent citizens
ot. that mining center rounded up 1,
107 I. W, W. members and sympathi
zers, loaded them on a cattle train und
deported them, Such mild treutment
helps the town that applies It, but the
of n storm or dissension In Gtr-
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me wniccis "t-wive twii.-. .
trouble makers only go on to other
localities and continue their nefarious
propaganda. Work Is at a standstill
In many of the biggest mining and lum
ber camps of the country.
The department of labor last week
created the United States public serv
ice reserve, for the mobilization of
adult male volunteers for service In
employments of every kind, public and
private, which are necessary to effec
tive conduct of the war.
Russia's Drive on Lemberg.
Ilussln's rc-uwakened troops, direct
ed by General Hrusslloff und command
ed by General Kornlloff, continued
their grent drive In Gullcia last week
nnd Iqlilcted a tremendous blow on tho
Austro-Germnn forces by breaking
through their lines and capturing
Ilullcz. This city Is regarded us the
key to Lemberg, the Immediate objec
tive of the Russlnn offensive, nnd lust
year wns unsuccessfully attacked with
Brusslloff from the north. This time
he moved on It from the south and
took it with comparative ease, togeth
er with n great number of prisoners.
The German nnd Austrian armies were
separated and their morale so broken
that Kornlloff wns enabled to use his
Cossack cavalry In the pursuit with
telling effect.
Some distance to the north the Itus-
slans fiercely nttucked In the Pinsk
sector, gninlng considerable ground,
nnd the activity of their artillery In the
Riga region presnged an attempt to
break that, the strongest part of the
Teuton line In the east.
On the west front the Germans
staged a successful drive against the
British close to the Flemish coast, fore
Ing them bnck ticross the Yser river
In the dunes. British trenches were
captured to n depth of GOO yards on n
front of 1,400 yards. This German at
tack may be part of an attempt to
reach Dunkirk, or It mny have been
made to forestall a British drive along
tho coast that would threaten the Ger
man submarine bases.
There wns tremendous fighting In
Prance, tho Germans making desperate
attacks especially along the Cbemln
des Dames. But the French withstood
the assaults stoutly and when they
were driven bnck anywhere, Invariably
reenptured the lost ground.
Germany's Internal Troubles.
Germnny's Internal ferment Is In
creasing, the opponents of Chancellor
von Bethnmnn-IIollweg nre growing
In numbers nnd boldness, nnd the cab
inet seems to be breaking up. But all
this can have no Immedlato effect on
the prosecution of the wnr, for It Is
Internal nnd the general staff, beaded
by Hlndenburg nnd Ludentlorff. doml
nates the entire Itnperlnl government.
Changes In the ministry mean little
more than the substitution of one set
of puppets for another, nnd even the
fall of the chancellor will be of only
academic Interest to the outside world,
It would appear that the war must go
on until the kaiser, the crown prlncfl
and the Prussian militaristic chiefs
are eliminated, or until the German ar
mies meet such crushing defeats that
the people take matters Into their own
bands which means tho same thing.
The main committee of the relchs
tng refused to vote a wnr credit unless
tho government declared Its policy re
garding pence and reform, nnd this tho
government refused to do. Since tho
(lemnnd of the committee Is supported
by n majority In the relchstag, a min
Isterlal crisis was Inevitable. The em
peror himself went so far as to Issue
a manifesto declaring for equal fran
chise In Prussln. This, If granted, will
decidedly weaken the dominance of the
Junkers In the Prussian government
The attempt to restore the Maneliu
empire In China met with dismal fall
tire, and now turns out to have been
financed by Germany. Another bril
liant stroke of foreign policy by Zlm
mernmnn. Tho young emperor again
abdicated und General Chang Hsun,
bis sponsor and the kaiser's agent, re
tired to the Imperial city section of
Peking, whero he and his fast dwin
dling army were hemmed In by the re
publican forces.
Thb weekly report of the British ad
miralty on submarine activities was
very gratifying, showing only 17 mer
chantmen were sunk, while 17 others
that were attacked, escaped. During
tho same period arrivals In British
ports were 2.80S, and sailings 2,703.
The Ainerlcnn steamer Kansas wus de
stroyed by 11 German U-boat.
London. -Dr von Bethmnrtn-rioll-
weg, the Germnn Imperial chancellor,
has resigned.
Dr. George Mlchuells, Prussian un-
der-seeretttry of finance and food com
missioner, bus been appointed to suc
ceed him.
Tho ofilclnl report relating to tho
resignation of the Imperial German,
chancellor was circulated through
the wireless stations by the Germnn
government and was received, by tho
British admiralty.
It says, also, that tho emperor has.
accepted tho resignation of Dr. von
Bcthmunn-IIolhveg and named Dr.
Mlchuells to succeed htm.
Dr. von Bethmnnn-Ilollweg's sue-
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cessor, ur. neotge niiciiueii. in
bureaucrat of the old type, whose up-'
nolntment can scarcely be regarded
as promising much in the direction of
the pnrliamentnrlzntion of Germany.
It Is also announced that Dr. Mem,
the Prussian minister of war, has re
signed. The importance of his retire
ment lies in the fact that the Prus
sian war ministry Is in reality the war
ministry for the German empire and
that General von Stein is a staunch
supporter of the pun-Germans, who
nre the bitterest opponents of peace
without annexations or Indemnities.
Announcement bus been made that.
Count Brockdorff-Rnntznu win re
place Dr. Alfred Zimmerrnann us Ger
mnn Imperial foreign secretary.
The resignation of Dr. von Beth-
mann-Hollweg. till Indications serve
to show, are far from being tbe last
net in the drama. Instead It is but
the beginning of far reaching devel
opments which are bound to affect the-
fabric of the Germnn empire and
hnve momentous consequences on the
progress of tho European struggle, It
Is believed.
First Commoner Chancellor.
Copenhagen. Germany's first com
moner chancellor, ur. t.eorge juicn-
nells, n bureaucrat without even a
noble "von" before his name, has as
yet given no Indication of his policy
regarding reform and peace. Neither
the conservatives nor the liberal
hnve ventured to call him their own.
German pupers unite In characteri
zations of his energy nnd fair-mindedness,
but nre most reserved In their
predictions of bis probable policy.
Says World Hates Germany.
Zurich The Austrian Relchsrnt was
thrown In an uproar last Saturday
when tbe former Czech minister, llerr
Prnscbek, declared the bate of the en
tire world was not directed agnlnst
Austria, but ngalnst Germany, and
that Austrin should detach Itself from
Its nlly.
"Flow nre we to obtain peace," de
manded llerr Prnschek. "If we cling
to the Germnn side? Must we con
tinue to sacrifice our Interests to the
expansion of Germany? Must we con
tinue to submit to the German militar
ism that has drawn us Into this war?"
Tho speaker declared that Czech
deputies had been Imprisoned ,for nt-"
tempting to bring about an alliance of
Austrin with Russia nnd France.
Farmers Becoming Impatient.
Washington. That the organized
grain farmers of America nre becom
ing Impatient over the delay In the
passage of the food control bill be
came manifest when the representa
tives of 400.000 grain farmers wrote n
letter to ench United States senator
pressing passnge. This letter wns sent
by ,T. W. Shnrthlll of York. Neb., sec
retary of tbe Natlonnl Council of
Farmers' Co-operative associations.
Tbe national council is rompoed nf
state nsoclntlnns of the fen principal
grain growing stntes, and represents
more thnn 4.000 farmers' elevator
companies.
Drive Foreigners From City.
Flat Ttlver, Mo. More thnn 1.000
forolfner have been forcibly deported
from Flnt River by miners who fear
bat the Influx of thoto horn across
tho pens, nttrncted by tho $4 to $0 n
wage, will lower wages.
Armed with shotgun'' nnd carrying
.'"oHrnn flntro. n mnb of nntlvo bnrn
miners escorted the foreign-born mln
cfj t 'bo demit. The miners ore re
ported to hnve snld that they wero
Justified In driving out tbe foreigners.
Lands Huge Packing Plant.
Huron. R. D. Huron hns enptured
tbe pronnvod million-dollar co-operative
packing plant which Is being pro
nintcil hv n number of prominent far
mers and buslnesi mon nf North nnd
South Dakota, nitron citizens hnve
dnnntpil m site nf inn acres, splendidly
locnted for the purpose, on the .Tunie?
river, a mile nnd a bnlf from town.
Tbe business men nnd commercial
cluh hnve promised united support of
tne movement. The promoters
stnrt selling stock nt once.
wilt