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THE SEMI-4EEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE. NEBRASKA. 8 PLOT TO 55 LANSING EXPOSES ASTOUNDING GERMAN INTRIGUES. 6E1ST0RFF LEADING FIGURE Holland Termed Way Station. Teu tons Plot Under Protection of U. S. Flag. Evidence I3 Seized In Raid. Washington, D. C, Sept 25. The Ajnurlcnti government exposed another astounding German Intrigue In neutral lands Inst Friday which wits, lis effect, 1111 effort on the part of the 'German ligation at Washington, to expend German money to inlluencu congress on the eve of the ruthless submarine campaign which drove the United States to war. Socrotury Lansing made public with- urn. comment, mo text or a message sent by Count von Bornstorff to Bor lln last January, asking authority to use $50,000 to Inlluence congress through an organization which the foreign office was reminded had per formed similar service before. To sup plement this move, Voa BernstorlT suggested an official declaration In favor of Ireland for Its effect here. ' Organization Not Named. The organization to be employed was not mimed In the inessnce and Mr. Lansing did not discuss Its Iden tity. It was freely suggested among other officials, however, that It was one of the various societies which Hooded members of the hotiso and senate wait peace messages when President Wilson was asking that a state or wnr be recognized. Bcrnstorff's Guilt Proven. This disclosure adds another chnp ter to the amazing story begun with publication of' the famous Zlinmor niann note, In which Germany pro posed an alliance with Mexico and .Tnpan against the United States, and which bus Included the Gornuui-Swod lsh breaches of neutrality In Argon tin n and Mexico. It connects the Cur man government and Count von Bom- storff directly and conclusively with machinations which tlio American public had nssumed was a part of the world-wide Teuton Intrigue, but which many people firmly believed wero car ried on or llnnnced In this country by Gormnn-Amorlcnns without actual nu Ihorlty from Berlin. The evidence of Count nernstorfT's personnl activities In connection with German propaganda hero hears the date of President Wilson's address to congress, January 22, reciting his ap peal to the- warring nations to enter Into pence negotiations. At the same time the- president was addressing congress, apparently Count von Bornstorff wns appealing to his government for funds with which to Inlluence congressional action. Washington Not Surprised. Little surprise was occasioned eith er In official circles or nt the capltol, although members of congress wero highly Indignant. Generally, the dls position was to regard as absurd any suggestion that any part of the $50,000 sought by Von UornHtorff was Intend ed for members of congress. It wns not the first time, apparently, thnt Count von Bornstorff had sought to Influence- congressional notion, tlttf being eloquently proclaimed by his reference to "former occasions." Assumed Double Role, The Bornstorff messngo was sent nine days before the Oerinnn govern ment proclaimed its unrestricted sub marine warfare. When he wrote It, Count von Bornstorff was assuring the Amerlcnn government and prow that under no circumstances would Gr tunny violate Its pledges of the Sus sex ense or do anything Hull might draw the United States Into th list of Its enemies. With the LiHtnnln and other cases In abeyance, the Am erican government had made no move since the Sussex pledge, and there was nothing on the surfneo to fore shadow Impending trouble. Directed Spy Activities. Two weeks later, when Von Born storff was handed his passports, ho professed Ignorance of prior knowl edge of his government's Intentions to throw Its promises to the winds. Evidence has been nccutuulntlng to prove that the ambassador was not only cognlznnt of, hut actually direct ed the activities of Boy-Ed and Von Papon, the military and naval at 'aches, who were sent homo long bo ore the United States broke relation with Gormany, bocnuso of their eon neetlon with bomb plots, passport frauds, spying and other phases of the almost unlimited operations In Urge Wheat Do Shipped. Minneapolis, Minn., Sept. 25, Eight thousand letters from local grain men urging prompt shipment of spring wheat were sent to shippers In nl parts of the northwest, as a result of the meeting between federal agents iind Minneapolis dealers. Explosion Kilo Nine. London,-Sept. 25. An explosion has occurred. In n munition factory In Iro land, U was, olllclally announced by the British war office. Nine persons vure killed. REVEAL SWAY Bcrnstorff'8 Message. The announcement said: The secretary of state Issues the following message from Am bassador Von Bernstorff to the Berlin foreign office, dated Jan uary 22, 1917: "I roquest the authority to pay out up to $50,000 (fifty thousand) dollars In order as on former occasions to Influoncc congress through the organlxa tion you know of, which caW perhaps prevent war. "I am beginning In the mean time to act accordingly. "In the above circumstances a public official German declara tion in favor of Ireland Is highly desirable, In order to gain the support of Irish influence here." this country of the German secret ser vice. I low complete Is the evidence of Gerniun diplomatic duplicity remain ing in possession of the United States government Is only conjectural, hut that It Is far more than has been gen erally supposed Is now certain. It was Intimated by government officials that tins series of rofelutlons Is not nearly complete From the out side, there are reaching the state de partment echoes of the apprehension sounded by friends of men toward whom suspicion long has pointed. Continue Inquiries. Official repudiation was given a suggestion that a dlplomnt now In Washington Is about to be placed under tho spotlight. - The co-ordinated Intelligence forces of the government nro known to bo continuing their Investigations, how ever, and It Is pointed out that the government has not lost sight of the necessity of watching for German In trigue and espolnagc. It was suggested nt tho state depart ment that the odd mixing of Count von Bornstorffs talk about ponce and his secret activities while In Washing ton appeared significant, In view of. the ponco progagandn recently ema nating from Germnny. Insult to Amerlcn Says Stone. "Thnt Is an Insult to this govern ment," Senator Stone, chairman of the senate foreign relntlons commit tee, angrily declared when he read tho Bornstorff message. Senator Stone snld he had no knowledge of nn attempt to lnfluenco congress, as Indicated by the Gorman message, but that he, llko ninny other congressmen, hnd received stacks of propaganda telegrams. Other Ploto Expoccd. Futher disclosures of i'ar-rcaclilng German propagiuidu, Intrlguea and plots In this country prior to thu tllplonmtie break with Germany wero mudo following the llernstortr rovolu Hons by the committee on public In formation. In a bulletin styled "official expose" tho committee quoted numerous let tors mid extracts from letters seized by tho Department of Justice In April, 1010, la a raid upon the New I'orl. oltlcu of Wolfe von Igel. Von Igel, In carrying on his manifold pro-Gorman and antl-Amurlcau activities, the docu moats show, was In constant touch with tho Gorman embassy and with Count von Borustorfi", German ambas sador to tho United States. "In thu form of letters, telegrams, notations, checks, receipts, registers, cash books, cipher codes, lists of spies and other memoranda and records," the committee says, "were found In dications Ip some Instances of tho vaguest nature, In others of the most damning conclusiveness that tho Gentian Imperial government through Us representatives In a then friendly nation was concerned with Plots Arc Detailed. "Violation of the laws of the United States. "Destruction of lives and property la merchant vessels 011 the high seas. "Irish revolutionary plots against Great Britain, "Fomenting 111 feeling against tho United States In Mexico. i'Subornnton of American writers and lecturers. "Financing of propaganda. "Maintenance of a spy system un der the guise of a commercial Investi gation bureau. "Subsidizing of n bureau for tho purpose of stirring up labor troubles In munition plants. "The bomb Industry and other re lated activities." Holland Way-Statlon to Germany. The committee of which Secretaries Lansing, linker and Daniels are mem bers, and George Creel, chairman, lins this to say concerning Holland: "it has long been an open secret that Holland Is merely n way-station for shipments of contraband Into Germnny. Thero Is official confirma tion from the Von Igel records which would so.om to Indicate a suspicious and confidential relntlon between the Holland commission' and the Gorman Campaign to Raise $35,000,000. New York, Sept. 25. A campaign to Also $35,(X)0I000 by July 1. 1018, to carry out the vast war work of the Young Men's Christian association, both at home nnd abroad, was started at a meeting hero of the national War Work council of the association, The first big drlvo to obtain contributions will bo imido November 11 to 11), which has been designated as "nation al campaign week." National, depart ment and state campaign committees, will bo named to ussIhV In tho effort diplomatic oil! lals accredited to this country, or pi jnilly u belief by the ttormans that hey could not success fully get the munitions to their own country. The message In code with Interlinear translations Is entered as 'A 2403' and bonded 'Gorman einlmMy, Washington, D. (',., April 2(5, 1010.' It runs as follows: 'Telegram from Berlin by secret, round- about way for Carl lloyson: Consent snip Holland three hundred, thousand clients (cartridges) and two hundred tons powder. Please get In touch with Holland commission. Send er war minister, foreign office, In representation. (Signed) " IIATZFELDTV " Prince Hntzfeldt wns nn official of the German embiinsy. Plot to Destroy Ships. Trie Unmniire-Ainorienn lino's bu reau of Investigation, the committee states, nn "Innocent pretending agency," was at the outset the secret service of tho llnmburg-Amorlcnn Steamship company. Under Paul Koenlg, Its uiKnnger.it became nn ad junct of the Gorman diplomatic secret service. A letter dated July 20. 101.". from "O. H.," one of Its operatives, to "7.000" (ehnraeterlzed by the com mittee ns Captain von Pnp"ti. former German military attache) tells of the tmvment of $150 to an unnamed iter son, under peculiar precautions, after the recipient had made this state ment : "I Intend to cause serious damage to vessels of the allies leaving ports of the United States by placing bombs, which I nm milking myself, on board. Those bombs resemble ordinary lumps of conl and T am planning to havo them concealed In the coal to be load ed on steamers of the allies." Casement Got Money. Money apparently went from Oor mnn sources in the United States, through oinhnssy channels, to Sir Itogert Casement, the Irishman exe cuted In London. "Several lines of communication be tween the Gorman diplomatic service and the Irish revolutionary movement are Indicated In the captured docu ments." The statement continues: "John Dovoy of Now York, now editor of the Gelllc American, n violently antl-P.rltlsh paper, was one of the oor Ive agents of this connection. Sig nificant entries npjiear here nnd there; references to messages from the Gorman conulnfe at Now York; mention of n secret code to bo em ployed In communicating with him of n 'cipher decree;' also n notation, the details of .which reinnln undis covered, concerning 'communication re manufacture hand crenndes.' " "Very Secret." The following reference to Supreme Court Justice Daniel F. Cohalan of Now York Is contnlned, the committee stntes. n a letter found In the Von Tgel pnpers In cipher, with Interlinear translations, dated New York. April 17. 101(1, numbered 335-10 nnd In scribed nt the top, "very secret": "Judge Colinlan requests the trans mission of the following remnrks: " "The revolution in Ireland can only bo successful If supported from Germany; otherwise England will be able to suppress It. even though It be only nfter hard struccles. Therefore, help Is necessary. This should con sist primary of aerial attack In Eng Innd and n diversion of the fleet simultaneously with Irish revolution. Then, If possible, a landing of troops.' arms nnd ammunition In Ireland and possibly some officers from Zeppelins. This would enable the Irish ports to he closed against England and the es tablishment of stntlons for submarines on the Trlsh coast and the cutting oft of the' supply of food for England. The services of the revolution may therefore decide the war.' "He asks that a teletrram to this ef fect be sent to Herlln." This letter wns signed "5132 8107 02.10" and was addressed to Count von Ilornstnrff. "Imperial Ambassador, Washington. D. C." Not So Harmless As Appears. A code messngo sent to Merlin wan given ns follows: "National Germnnln Insurance con tract certainly promised. Executor Is evidently satisfied with proposition. Necessary steps have boon taken. "Ilonry Neunian." Of this message the committee has this to sny: "Not so Innocent and harmless as It looks, for what tho message really means Is this: "Irish agree to proposition. The necessary steps havo been taken." "Information carefully and exten sively sot forth In the secret docu incuts of the German officialdom," the commltteo continues, "was sometimes wide of the facts. For example, n lengthy memorandum of March 1. 1010, transmitted by tho seerot agent. Captain Boehiu, dealing with tho Mex ican crisis appears to have been largely the work of some fervid and projective Imagination. Too Loose of Tongue. "It predicts that the president will attribute Mexico's anti-American no- Sanction Sending Chinese to Europe. Toklo, Sept. 25. The Chinese gov ernment has sounded .Tnpan on the proposed dispatch of 800,000 Chinese troops to Europe uud the Indications are that Jupun will offer no opposition to such action on the part of China. Commenting on Japan's participation In tho war the semt-otllclal Times do clures that as Japan Is not directly menaced by Germany no Sufficient reason exists to send troops and that the -allies ijliould bo satisfied with Japan's naval and other assistance. tlvltles to German money and Incite ment; that he will call upon congress t support him In radical measures (I he prophet even attempts to para phrase the language to be employed in the message) : that congress will endorse the president's stand, follow ing which upwnrd of 150 German spies and agents wero to be arrested :md the ambassadors of tho contrul powers to receive their passports." After citing an extract from Cap tnln Bo'eliin's letter, the committee -tatos thnt he was "too loose of tongue" for the good of service, nnd, i Hlng a report of the German mill tfiry Information bureau of March 21, 1!1(1, quotes the report as follows: "Too great confidence In the sllenco f his fellow men, especially the members of the Amerlcnn Truth socie ty, was pi'obubly the cause of his bo mining quickly known here." Use American Flag to Cover Plots. How" Germany "shamefully abused .ind exploited-' the protection of the I'nltud States by secreting In the Ger niun legation at Bucharest, after the American government had laken charge of Germuny's affaire at the Itumunlnii capital, quantities of pow erful explosives for bomb plots and deadly microbes, with Instructions for their use In destroying horses and attlo. was also revealed by Secretary Lansing. The story Is told In n report to the state department from William Whlt- iiug Andrews, secretary of the lega tion at Bucharest, and a letter from Foreign Minister Porumlmru of IC.11 inaiila. Parcels and boxes taken Into the German consulate at IJucharest with display of great precaution aroused the suspicions of the Huinnnlnn gov ernment. On August 27, 1010. the evening prior to the date of Ru mania's declaration of wnr. some of the cases wero taken to the German legation, located In a different build ing from the consulnte. Convinced that the boxes wero not taken away from the legation by the Cermnn diplomatic mission on Its de parture from IJucharest, the Ruman ian authorities ordered the police to find and examine their contents. The police cominunlcated with American Minister Voplckn, then In charge of German Interests, who reluctantly as signed Secretary Andrews to observe the search. The boxes were found burled In the garden of the German legation. May Not Investigate. Investigation by a house commit tee of Count von Hornstorlt's plot to Influence members of congress us to a daclurutlon of war Is unlikely. The general opinion among members seemed to be that the former ambas sador's request to Berlin for fuuds should not be Interpreted as Indicat ing that any member of congress ac cepted money or was otherwise wrongfully Influenced by propagan dists. In some quarters It wns pointed out that the object of tanking public the Von lJernstorff message was to ex pose German Intrigue and thnt any Inquiry by a bouse coininltteo would confuse the real Issue. Teutons Anxious for Peace. Amsterdam, Sept. 24. The German government, In its reply to the peace note of Pope Benedict, a copy of which lias been received here, "cher ishes a lively desire" that the. appeal may meet with success. Emperor William, the German note savs. has been following the efforts of the pope toward peace for a con siderable tlmu with high respect. Peace would come from the recent proposals of Pope Uenedlct If the bel llgerent nations would enter Into ne gotiations In the sense of the pontiffs suggestions, Emperor diaries ot auk- tiia-llungary says In his reply to the Vatican nole.- The emperor sees In the pope s ponco plan a suitable basis for start lug negotiations toward a Just and lusting peace and expresses the hope that the nations opposing his own may be antmated by the same Idea. Austria-Hungary's ruler received the pontiffs note with a thankful heart ami with an expression of hope that the pontiffs efforts may load to the realization of the emperor's desire for a lasting and honorable peace for all parties. No Surprise at Washington Washington, D. C. Sept. 24. Favor able replies from both Herlln and Vienna to Pope Benedict's peace pro nosals were not unexpected In tho United States and the allied countries, Whether or not the Action of the pope was Inlluenced by Austria as has been frequently suggested, the ac ceptance of his peace plans by the central powers falls In line with the policies of those governments in inak lug their people feel that they are waning a purely defensive war against a group of nations bent upon j their destruction. Now Publishes Paper In English. Portland, -Ore., Sept. 24. The Ore gon Deutsche Zeltung has changed Its inline to the Portland American. Its editor, Max Lucke, who has been un der Investigation by the government, and other Gorman employes have been dismissed, according to A. M. Kern Us publisher, and hereafter It will ha printed wholly In English. In nn (Hilt oil al Kern said the changes were made because he had been notified the paper would be suppressed If It attempted to continue publication In Oenunn. STATE NEWS If-! BRSEF Items of Interest Pertaining to tho Affairs of Nebraska. President Wilson Issued a proclama tion nt Washington calling upon the school children ot Nebraska and all other states In the union to do their part In tho war by Joining the Junior Red Cross, n brunch of the Amerlcnn Red Cross society, which has Just been formed to nsslst In the mercy work of the senior organization. Plans nro now under way In co-oporallon with the boards of education of various states for launching member ship cnmpalgns. Schools are to be re cruited ns units with membership fees of 25 cents for each pupil. Miss Corn Illntz. teacher In n rural school seven miles southwest of Htirt- lngton, was shot and Instantly killed by Frank Faust, n furni bnnd. After committing the deed Faust ran to n cornfield and committed suicide by shooting himself behind the right ear. Miss Illntz wns 18 years old and a daughter of J. M. Illntz living four tulles east of Coleridge. Faust hnd boon employed by Illntz nnd hnd been attempting to force his attentions up on the girl. One of the three lnrgest broom tnannfocturlng establishments In the United States, doing .$227,000 worth of business Inst yenr. with sixteen traveling men, Is located at Deshler. In connection with the Induetry 11 enf-fee-ronftlng plnnt. to, bo run In con junction with the broom factory, will soon he doing business, nnd a largo knitting factory will soon be In oper ation. Nebraska's second contingent of the new nntlortal army. 3,300 men, 40 per cent of the state's quota, left last week for Fort Riley, Kan. Tho men arc now undergoing training to engage In the grent battle for democracy. Camp Funston Is to be mndo the lnrg est enntonment In the United Stntes with accommodation for 00,000 troops. Men will be needed In Nebraska for potnto digging, according to a govern men treprosentnttve at Lincoln. Pota- tos will bo a big crop nnd thero Is liable to be a lack of assistance when the digging begins on October 1. Sec tions whore the men are most needed are Morrill nnd ScottsblufT counties. Good wnges Is offered for pickers. A building program of startling di mensions calling for n $2,000,000 bond Issue wns unanimously endorsed by the Omaha Board of Education. It Is planned to put the question before the voters of tho Omnba School Dis trict at a special election In tho near future. ' Lieut. Col. A. n. Tlolllngsworth's Russian bound, which escaped from the hoys of Company C nt Kansas City, when they were en route to Doming, N. M., some weeks ago, wan dered back to Reatrlce n few days ago. so far as known without the nld of nny one. Pledge card week In Nobrnskn lins been postponed from October 14 to 21 to the week of October 21 to 28. Twen ty thousand school teachers In the stnto will be asked to nld In securing slgnntures to conservntlon cards dur ing the week's cnmprilgn. People Interested In the Tlonie Guard project In TTumphrey have nsVnd the Platte county board to con tribute $2,500 for supplying rifles for tb.it purpose. Tho bonrd lins taken It Under advisement. f5y n majority of 103. citizens of Yrrk voted In favor of locating the new high school building on seven and one-half acres of land donated by AV E. Green, located In the northeast co ii or of the city. Following twenty-five meetings th oughnut Knox county at which the wi'rk of n county ngent wns explnln ed n monster meeting wns bold nt Coitor nnd It wns definitely decided to "inploy such nn offlclnl. Fortv-seven bend of Wyoming grass fed cnttle sold for S14.50 per hundred pounds on the South Omnhn market, a new top for that grade of cnttle. October 10 to 10 are the dotes set for the Natlonnl P. E. O. convention nt Omnhn. Over 400 dolegntes nre ex ported to attend. Fnrmers In the vicinity of Deshler. Thnver county, have lost a number of cnttle from eating Infected corn stnlks. On September 18 citizens of TTnr- tlngton celebrated the thlrty-fourtlr nnnlvorsnry of the founding of the city. The Nebraska branch of the Amorl enn Red Cross society has established n Mtrglcnl dressings department. Thus Nebraska has taken the lead In Red Cross activity. It .being the first stnto In tho union to create such n depnrf mohr. Miss Nellie Cnlvln of Omnhn, who bus been placed at the head of this work. Is the first womnn In the United Stntes to bold this position. A ling polo 100 feet high bus been erected In the public square at Mndl son. Subscriptions from Madison business mon raised the money. Corn sold for $2 n bushel at Stella tho other dny nnd whent wns quoted nt $1.00 a bushel. This is the first tlmo In history that corn was ever quoted higher than whent In south enstern Nebraska. Ervlne Brnndels, 21, owner of tho J. 1.. Brandels stores In Omnhn, million aire nnd society man, was Included In the 573 drafted men who left Omaha for Fort Riley, Knns., Inst Wednesday Tho cornerstone of tho new Catholic church at Cedar Bluffs was laid Just recently. Tho new church will cost $15,000. NEW WAY TO ADDRESS SOLDIERS' LETTERS. Definite Instructions from Washington for the proper ad dressing of mall to soldiers In the various military chimps In the United States, follows: Regiments In the regular ar my are numbered 1 to 100; In the national guard, 101 to JIOO; In the national army, 301 up. So letters should be addressed thus: Regular Army "Private John Smith, Company A, 04th In fantry, Camp Leo, Va." National Guard "Private John Smith. Company P.. 151st In fantry, (4th Nebraska), Camp Cody. N. M." National Army "Private John Smith. Company C. 355th In fantry (Nebraska), Camp Funston, Kns." Since many of the Nebraska units have not yet received their nntlonal roglmentnl num bers, the correspondents will "have to watch for announce ment to that effect In the newspapers. Nebraska Is one of the few states of the union which bus no tloatlng debt, according to a report Just Issued by the department of commerce at Washington, covering financial Investi gation for the year 1010. Iowa, Knn sas, South Dakota and West Virginia nro the other states, with no debt. The per capita cost of running the Ne braska state government was $3.31 for Inst yenr, 73 cents below the average of nil states In the country, says the report. Natlonnl Guard, armories and: school expenditures were far below the average In the nntion. Value of Nebraska property, owned by th state. Is given nt $14.78S.750. Nebraska farmers by the score nre- nppeallng to President Wilson for ex emption from the draft, or nt least for time to hnrvest and husk their record corn crops. Some of the appeals nm mndo by the farmers' bankers, some by parents, but most of them by the farmers themselves. Practically every one of the fnrmers, In their clnlms. sot forth thnt they had GO, 100 or 1,000 acres of corn standing In the field, which will not bo properly cured for If they nre forced Into military service- before January 1. The food administration nt Wash ington ndvlces farmers to sell their wheat. Mr. Hoover Is quoted as say ing that the present prices for wheat will drop nt least one-half as soon ns tho war closes and thnt the prlces now being paid, for other reasons, may soon bo reduced. lie says there Is no hope for a higher wheat price. Omnba Is ranking nn effort to land one of the great "reconstruction" hos pitals to be established throughout tho United Stntos by tho government. Tho purpose of these Institutions will bo to take tho wounded from tho battle field nnd mnko them fit subjects for civil life. Hogs from seventeen states wlir compete for prizes at Omnhn during; the second nnnunl Natlonnl Swlno Fhow to be held In the bnrns of tho Union Stock Yards company, October 3 to 10. Omnhn stockmen sny this year's show will bo the biggest and. best exhibition of swlno ever held in the west. A federated conservation council having for Its purpose the co-opern-tlon with the government In war mensurcs, wns orgnnlzed nt Lincoln by nine retnllers' nssoclntlons repre senting 22,000 Nebraska dealers. Cliff Brooks of Falrbury was mndo presi dent. Fire totnlly destroyed the fnctory store house of the Grent Western Su gnr compnny nt Bnynrd. For n tlmo the new Bayard factory,v now nenrlng completion and which will he rendr for operation this fall, was threatened. The cnuse of the fire Is unknown. Rnthor than ask for exemption from serving Uncle Sam In the grent war, Walter S. Scnnborough of Dun hnr sold his $25,000 lumber business nnd enlisted. He Is with Company B, Fifth regiment, nt Doming. Ten young Germnns who loft nns tlngs for Fort Riley to become Amerlcnn soldiers, wore given n rous ing sendoff by 150 Germnns led by Rev. Gross of the locnl German Con gregntlnnnl church. Unless the government reduces the rotnll price of coal In the Iminedlato future. Omnhn city commissioners de elnre a .municipal conl yard will b opened In the city and conl will he sold nt cost to consumers. The largest sheep receipts of tho year at South Omnhn, 175 cars con taining 45,500 bend, were recorded Inst Tuesdny. The total sheep re ceipts of Chicago, St. Joseph, Slouxr City nnd Knnsns City for tho day were only 27,000 head. Tom Tlnllo and his 11-year-old son, residing at St. Helena, Cedar county, produced this year 2.000 bushels of Red Wentherfield onions on n tract of hind contnlnlng less thnn six ncres nnd tho crop Is being sold nt $2 per bushel. From 4,000 to 5.000 Nebraska school teachers are expected to attend tho nnnunl convention of the State Teach ers association nt Omnhn November 7, 8 nnd 0. Elnbornte preparations are being made for tho meeting. An nttempt Is to be made to secure $25,000,000 In subscriptions to the second liberty loan In Nebraska. A state-wide drive to secure this amount of subscriptions will begin about Octo ber 1. , A somewhat severe epidemic of diphtheria Is prevalent in Cednr j Bluffs.
