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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 26, 1917)
THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE. NEBRASKA. IMAM'S S ASSESSMENT FIGURES SHOW IN CREASE IN WEALTH NEWS FROM STATE CAPITAL Items of Varied Interest Gathered from Reliable Source at the State House Nebraska hogs assessed for tnxn Hon in 1917 aro worth $10,000,000 more than thd swlno ownod within tho stato last year, tnklng actual valuo ns a basis of comparison or $2,000,000 in crease In the assessed value. Cattlo tills year are valued at $30, 000,000 above 191C, actual worth, or $6,000,000 on the assossed valuo basis. Corn on Nebraska's farms and In her olevatoru showH a gain of $11,000,000 actual valuo, or $2,200,000 assessed value. The total valuo of automobiles owned and used In Nebraska this yoar la $12,000,000 In oxcess of 1916, giving nn Increase of $2,400,000 In nssossod worth of this class of property. M ncy on band or deposited In banks ret,, tern a gain of $15,000,000 this your, swelling tho taxablo property list by $3,000,000. Thcso nro a few of tho Items In a complllatlon prepared by Socrotary Derncckor of tho stato board of equal izatlon. Tho total gain In all kinds of wealth within tho annum Is $14,000,000 actual value, or $28,000,000 nssossod valuo. Navy Wants Wlrelcso Men Any young man of good character, 18 yearn or more of ago, who has had a high school education, or has done such work nB stenography, can onroll In tho United States navy for tho duration of tho war, learn wireless, soo tho war from a resorvod scat,, and bocomo acquainted with tho rlchost ports pf tho earth. At tho end of tho war, the young man will know a trade which will carry him at any time to almost any plnco In tho world. Ho will bo able to go to a steamship line, with tho host rocommondat'lon possi ble, from tho United Statos navy, and obtain passago to South America, Rus sia, Japan or olsowhoro, simply by offering his services as a wireless op orator. Ho will bo nblo to raako a world tour just for tho fun of it, and rocoivo a good salary In addition. Ho will bo ablo to enter thV) world com tuorco ns n merchant prlnco, a travel ing salesman in South America or Rus sia on his own responsibility becnuso ho can earn monoy and his keep while going. You do not have to know wire less now to enter this branch of tho navy. If you can bUow that you can learn quickly, and you can pass tho physical examination, bosldos writing twonty-flvo words a minute legibly with a pencil, you can enroll for tho duration of tho war. Tho limit In tho number to bo enlisted in tho regular navy, and in tho wirolosB brnnch of Uio' roBorveB, hns' boon taken off. Go to tho nearest recruiting station. Tho stations in this district arc Sixteenth and Farnam, Omaha, Nob., Sioux Falls, 8. D., Aberdeen, S. D., Lead, S. D., Hastings Nob., Norfolk, Nob. and Sioux City, la. Nebraska's Four-Minute Men Professor M. M. Fogg, Lincoln, stato chairman of tho "four-mlnuto mon" of Nebraska, organized eight, additional Nebraska towns last week. To dato thoro aro moro than sixty townH In tho stato which aro organized, making a total of 300 spenkors. At prosont thoro'aro 300 moving plcturo theatres In Nebraska. Of this number over 100 aro bolng talked In ovory night by four mlnuto mon." Tho total number of towns In tho United Stntos organized is 1,200. Tho total number of speak ers Is 13,000. At presont tho subject of their talks Is Liberty bonds. Af ter this campaign 1b ovor thoy will bo instructed to talk on something elso. The organization will bo coptlnuod un til tho end of tho war. Seventh Regiment Now In Sorvlca Under nn order from the adjutant general'B olllco tho now national guard regiment of Nebraska, of which Gov ernor Keith Novlllo was , appolntod colonel, has been doslgnatod as nn ac tive militia organization and will here after ljnvo the same stntUB aa other regtmonts of tho stato before thoy woro taken into -federal Borvlco. It is to bo known ns tho Sovonth in fantry. Nebraska National guard. Following is tho composition of the Seventh Infantry under tho now order: Headquarters company, Lincoln. Supply company, Grand Island, Machlno gun company, Kearney. Sanitary detnehmont, Lincoln. Company A, Soward. Company II, Crete. Company C, Nebraska City. Company D, BontrSoG. Company E, F and G, Omaha? Company II, Lincoln. Company I Mindon. Company K, Loup City. Company L. ScottsblulT. Company M, Trenton. Will be Permitted to Finish Studies Govornor Novlllo has boon notified of a now ruling by tho war dopart mont undor which studonts in dotal colleges will bo put upon tho same basis as modlcal colloga Htudonts. Upon Application to tho sttrgoon gen oral of tho army for assignments to tho dental roservo corpa their names will bo certified to exemption boards for discharge from tho draft and thoy will bo ullcwcd to stay in itchool until they fa'ah. After that tlmo thoy will bo cul'ed Into tho dental reserve of io army. PREPARING FOR MEETINGS Organized Agriculture Will Conveno at Lincoln, January 14 Ofllcors of tho associations compris ing organized, agriculture of Nebraska held tholr annual moling at agricul tural hall at tho stato farm last woek to oloct a commltteo to take charge of the soventeonth annual meeting of ; organized ngriculturo January, 1918. Tho commltteo nnmod woro W. R. Mellor, chairman; Donn B. A. Burnett, W. S. Whltton, H. W. McGlnnls, Prof. C. W. Pugsloy, H. J. Oramllch and 13, R. Danlolson. Thoro aro now thlrty-flvo associa tions affiliated or connocted with or ganized ngriculturo und twonty-flvo of them nro expected to furnish pro grams. Prof. C. VV. PugBloy is tho sccretnry of tho committee. It is planning for the blggost nnd boat meetings in tho history of organized agriculture. Spoclal emphasis will be given In making up thb programs to war conditions now prevailing In tho country. Tho dato of tho meetings Is from January 14 to January 19. To Save State Corn Crop Govornor Novlllo bus Issued a proc lamation requesting school boards and university heads to doviso soma means whereby studonts may bo utilized in hnrvcBtlng tho hugo corn crop. Tho governor doos not attempt to suggest any methods by which Btudoni labor may bo rolensed during tho hush ing porlod. His proclamation Is iu lino with what tho national and stato councils of defense nro doing toward tho conservation of foodstuffs and pre vention of waste In seeing cropa nro proporly cared for. Tho proclamation follows: Thr shortage of labor avallablo for bunking Nobraska'H enormous corn crop nnd tho necessity for Uh being cribbed nt tho oa ill oh t ponfllblo moment creates a situation that should challenge tho atten tion of the pcoplo of the stato. Tho luiKcut crop In our history Is as sured, as is Ytlso tho creates! shortubo of labor. Thousands of available corn busk ers have been enlisted or selected for service In tho military establishment. Many who aro available, taking advan tage of the unprecedented conditions, nro demanding prohibitive prices for their labor. Men must bo supplied to 1111 the depleted ranks. There are. without doubt, niuny students In schools, colleges and universities of the state who could render valuable service as corn buskers. Vari ous methods for making those men avail-" able have boon suggested. Among others, to deolnre h general holiday of three week In November, to shift the regular hoilrluy season coining lator In tho year to November; to dismiss tho grndos from which corn huskers could reasonably be expected to bo secured; to furlough stu dents pledging thomselves to assist in harvesting the corn crop. After careful InvostlKatlon, I am con vinced that I have no legal authority to proscribe any particular method, and, further, that no method suggested could reasonably lip expected to moot the radi cally different conditions 'In local com munities throughout the state. I, there fore, call upon the board of regents of the stato utilvoinit , tho stato normal board, tho governing boards of the vari ous colleges, the boards of education In the cities and towns of Nebraska, tho school authorities. In tho rural districts nnd all county superintendents to adopt tho method that will, first, make avall ablo the greatost number of corn buskers at tho proper season, and, second, that will protect the Students enlisting in this work ngatnst Iosh of credits, to the end that no penalty bo placed upon their pa triotism. Mascot for Seventh N. N. G. Daby Kolth Novlllo ThomaB of Gros hnm nnmed nftor Nebraska's war govornor has boon commissioned by Govornor Novlllo nB mascot of tho Sovonth national guard regiment. Ho will not accompany tho roglment to camp, nor go with it to Franco, but his photogrtvph will adorn tho bond quarters of Colonel Novlllo and will bo guarded by Captain Loo Motcalte, ad jutant on tho reglmontal Bluff. The Grosham youngster is n son of Mr. and MrB. S. L. Thomas of that placo. To Be Given Leave of Absence Within tho mjxt few wooks boys In attendance lit tho farm Hobool will bo glvon lenvo of nbaonco to husk corn. Thoso who- tako tho necessary two or throo wooka off at that tlmo will nt ttond Bchool during tho Thanksgiving vacation and also during tho Christ mas vacation, private tutoring also be ing offered by tho School or Agricul ture For thoso Htudonts thoro will only bo n day oft at Thanksgiving and n dny off at Christmas. Thoy will comploto tho school year In tho spring. ssuses Circular on Fire Prevention Tho Htato flro commissioner's office is Bonding out circulars announcing flro provontion dny, Novombor 2, as designated by Govornor Novlllo In a proclamation, and asking all citizens to co opornto in reducing flro hazards. A general clennup of old rubbish Is urged, nnd nronorty ownors nro ro- quested to look nftor oloctrlo wiring, uoioctivo chimneys and other sources, of conflagrations. City ofliclnls, com mercial clubs ami women's clubs nro nppoafud to for iiBslatauco in securing a gonerui observance of the dny. Dairy Judging Team Selected Aftor a long sorlos of tryouts tho Btudonts who ro to roprosent tho unlvorsity in tho dairy Judging contest nt tho national dairy show, to bo hold this yoar at Columbus, O., havo Just boon plckod. Thoy aro L. F. Lind gron, J, D. McKolvoy, J. R. Shophord and Ell Duncombo. In final prepara tion for tho Judging contost the team will visit Bomo of tho leading dairy fnrms in Iowa and Wisconsin. Ad vantage will bo taken of this trln to visit somo of tho host milk plants and creamorloB. Status of Eligibility Any man botweon tho ages of olgh teen nn4 forty-flvo years may enlist In tho Seventh Nobraska nntlonnl guard roglfnent, of which Govornor Novlllo Is colonel, But any ono sub Joct to draft who onllsts In this rogi- mont must loavo tho regiment and respond to a call for examination 'for draft, if ho should receive such cull before thu regiment in actually etlled Into the federal service It tho rogimont la culled into the Unltod Stn'ns service all enlisted men will remain members of the rogimont 1 Amcrlcnn troops receiving supplies nt n village somewhere in France, 2 Not the grave of Kaiser Wllhelm, but tho resting plnco of Wllhelm Kaiser, a humble grenndlcr, in the cemetery of I'nrgny. 3 Italians hoisting Held guns up the steep sides of Monte Santo. NEWS REVIEW OF THE PAST WEEK Germans Capture Oesel Island and Defeat Overmatched Russian Fleet. SLAVS RESISTING STOUTLY Kaiser's Hurried Trip to Bulgaria and Turkey American Destroyer Tor pedoed, One Man Being Killed President Wilson's Latest Move Toward Bottling Up Germany. By EDWARD W. PICKARD. ' ' The week brought no rail relict to belcuguorcd Germany, externally or In ternally." While the ktilser wus hurry ing down through Bulgaria to Con-' Htnntinople to mend his crumbling fences, and Chancellor Mleh'nolls wus struggling to bold on to his Job, und tho German armies on the west front wero making eostly und futile counter attacks nnd slowly giving ground be- fore the British and French, tho land and sea forces of tho empire did strike nt Russia what, considered superficial ly, might bo' thought to bo u serious blow. Btit the operations In tho Uul- tlc cannot be considered of prime im portance nnd cause tin special concern among the utiles, not even Russia be ing greatly worried. Troops landed on the Island of Oesel, supported by tho fleet, have suc ceeded In capturing or driving off the garrison, which resisted stoutly, nnd the knlser's warships nrc pushing buck the Russian naval forces toward the Gulf of Finland. In the sea lighting both sides lost several vessels. Tho Russian lleet fought well but wus hope-i lessly outclussed In strength. The Ger mans made ncrlal nttacks on Permit), nnd it was reported that they were at tempting to gnln a footing on tho tnaiu Innd. At last reports lioth sides were hurrying up strong nnvnl re-enforcements! The real objective of the Ger man high command is not revealed, but It does not seem probnble Von Hln denburg, who Is directing tho opera tions In person, will attempt to capture and hold Petrogrnd. That would mean a perilous extension of his Hues In view of the fact that winter Is nt hand. Southof Riga the Russlnn artillery 'prevented the Germans from throwthg bridges neross the Dvlnn. Trying to Hold His Allies. Increasing signs of a break-up of the nlllunce of the cent nil powers prob ably sent the knlser on his trip to the near Fast. First he Jollied the Bul garians, who, like tho Austrlans, are sick of the wnr; nnd It was significant Unit Emperor Charles grasped a puny excuse not to accompany his overbear ing ally. Then William run down to Constantinople, where Turkish girls strewed flowers In his path nnd hp and tho Ntiltan exchanged decorations. If the kaiser can hold his coalition to gether much longer, It will be because the allies do not mako sufficiently at tractive separate peace suggestions to Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria anil Tur key. As wns expected, the opponents of Chancellor Mlchnells were quick to take ndvnutnge of the WUhelmshaven naval 'revolt Incident. The Socialists now present a united front against him and have decided to vote ngaljist the war credit of $2,500,000,000 at the De cember session of tho relchstag unless he resigns. Foreign Secretary von Kuehlmnnn or Prlnco von Bulow is snld to bo tils probable successor, though tho war party still fears Count von Rerhstorff may be appointed, In tho effort to savo himself Mlchnells offered Frlederlch von Payer tho post of chnncellor, displaying readiness to throw overboard Doctor Helfferlch and also Minister of Marino von Cnpelle. There are rumors that Mlchnells Is contemplating the establishment of n military dictatorship., On the West Front. In Flanders tho British practically completed their occupation of tho Im portant PnsBchendnela ridge nnd the Germans wero observed to be hurried ly building a long dam for the purpose of Hooding the low land -nst of the ridge. Meanwhile the French on the left flnnk of the British steadily wid ened the base of tho wedge that Is be ing driven In between the Germnti armies nnd the Bclglun const. The al lied uvlutors made many raids and dropped vast quantities of explosives on Germnn military establishments with destructive results. The German airmen were not Idle, but theli main raid wns mndc on Nancy, where a num ber of civilians were killed. Tho British government on Tuesday announced formnlly, through Bonnr Law, chancellor of the exchequer, Unit reprlsnls would be mndc for the Ger man raids over London and other un fortified places. Germnn towns, Mr. Law said, will bo bombarded so far us military needs will release tho neces sary mncblnes. The threat may bo suf ficient to check the barbarity of tho Germnns In this respect. Realizing the danger of n collnpse of tho Austrian forces thnt are oppos ing tho advance of the Italians, the centrnl powers havo withdrawn nt least, forty divisions from the Russlnn front nnd hurried them to the rescue of the defenders of Trieste. Large numbers of Germnn, Bulgnrlan and Turkish troops are now on the Italian front. American Destroyer Torpedoed. Tho first real American casualty list from the wnr zone was given 'out Wednesday by Secretary of the Nnvy Daniels. It Included o;ie death, thnt of Osmond Kelly Ingrnhnm, gunner's mate, of Pratt City, AUi., and the names of live-other men of the navy who were slightly wounded. These men were of the crew of an American destroyer which wns torpedoed by a German submarine while on patrol In British waters. Tho vessel was not sunk and soon reached port. The re port came from Rear Admiral Sims and said Ingraham was blown over board and his body wns not recovered. Nnval olllcers think It remarkable that until this occurrence Admiral Sims' lighting units should nil have escaped damage In the fight against the U bonts. From Amstcrdnm the other day came the report that Germany was about to Include Amcrlcnn waters In the sub marine zone. This meant nothing to American naval authorities, for they had considered our waters so Included since' we entered the war. The best informed opinion Is that American transports, with their spo,cd nnd their convoys, will bo quite safe from the submarines. The week's list of victims of U-boats was small In number, but the loss of life was greater than usual. This was due mainly to tho destruction of tho French stenmer Medio with the loss of 2.r0 persons, Including soldiers nnd prisoners of wnr. It is nn undisputed fuct thai service on Gorman subma rines Is becoming more dangerous ev ery day, and this probably is respon sible fop the latest reported mutiny In the tiernmn navy. Sailors at tho pTrt of Ostein! refused to go aboard the U-bonts and are said to have thrown one commander Into the sen. There Is trouble In the Austrian nnvy also. Soldiers and the crews of sub merslbles have had several conflicts at Poln, olllcers on both sides being killel. The Austrian government thereupon decided to change the naval base to an other port. Wilson's New Blow at Germany. Determined thnt Germany and Its al lies shall not benefit from the trade and Industry of the United Stntes, President Wilson started off the week by setting In motion machinery to stop trade with the enemy and trnnsmlsslon of Information valuable to him, to con trol enemy aliens nnd enemy property nnd to check the activities in America of German sympathizers. By execu tive decree the president created a wnr trade board, with Vnnce McCormlck as chjilrnuin, supplanting tho exports ad ministrative hoard, and n war trade council to advise the board on ques tions of policy; gave the secretary of the treasury power to regulate tho ex port of gold, silver nnd currency, trans fers of credit, transactions In foreign exchange, ami enemy Insurance com panies, and authority to prevent the transmission of written or photographic Information from this country except through tho mulls; crented n censor ship board to prevent tho transmission of Intelligence to tho enemy by any means; gave the trade commission full authority over enemy patents; gave tho postmaster general power to regu late tho publication of wnr matter by foreign languago papers, nnd In other ways took control of enemy Interests In the United States. Tho provisions of this sweeping tie- crce when put Into full force should help a lot In the process of bottling up in Germ an empire. The United States and Its allies show no disposition U yield to the pleas of the so-called neu tral nntlons thnt have been supplying Germany with food and other mate rials. According to reports received li Washington, the food sltuntlon In Ger many is growing acute. The weeklj ration there amounts upproxlniatelj to four und n half pounds of bread a half peck of potatoes, a cupful ol beans, pens, or oatmenl; a half pontic of meat, twelve cubes of sugar, siS Individual patties of butter and nr. equal amount of other fnts. The cnlorlt value of these foods In the nggregnte is less than half the amount estimated by the American food administration ns sufficient for u person in n sedentary occupation. Coal Strike Makes Trouble. The coal situation, especially In Illi nois, caused the administration a great deal of trouble. Strikes, unauthorized by tho union, stopped production und tho operators declared they could not pay the wnges demanded unless they were allowed to charge the genera) public GO cents more u ton. Coal Ad mlnlstrntof Garfield was swamped wirti appeals nnd protests, nnd sent out a message to the effect thnt unless min ing wns resumed the federal govern ment would seize the mines. The whole nlTnlr hns the appearance of greed fos tered by underhanded pro-German in fluences, t Food Administrator Hoover has been brought to a realization of the fact that the retail grocers of the coun try nre robbing the ultimate consum ers, nnd he proposes to go ns far as his powers permit In stopping the extor tion. In a statement Issued Thursday Mr. Hoover said that though neither the food administration nor tho gov ernment hns authority to regulate the retailer as It docs the wholesaler, he would, beginning November 1, expose the former ench week by publishing the wholesale prices of nil commodities In every section. Thus the purchaser will know how much the retnller Is pnylng and how much undue profit he Is exacting. Mr. Hoover cites particu larly the retail price bf flour, which Is out of nil proportion to the wholesale price fixed by the government, nnd al so the recent unwnrrnnted udvnnces In the retnll price of sugnr. Unless the retnller grocer behaves, the food administrator hints, congress may bo asked for legislation giving the government power to regulate him. Mr. Hoover asserts thnt the corner hns been turned In high prices and that If the farmer und retnller co-operate with him, the essential commodities one lif ter another should contlnup to show re ductions between now nnd the end of the year. The war department Issued order Thursday for the entnilnment of tin flnnl quotas of tho first draft from the northwest sfntes nnd the entire mobiH zutlon of the 0S7.000 men of the first tinny Is expected to be complete b. the middle of November. The call for the second draft is not expected be fore the first of the year, but arrange ments for It nre under wny nnd It mn be thnt the remaining 7,000.000 ellgil bles will be examined in advance so its to establish a waiting Mst. Prepara tlons for the winter In the trnlnlm camps are being mndc rapidly ano there Is reason to believe that then will be no shortage of warm clothing arms nnd nil other necessary supplies The Liberty bond cnniralgti went with n rush lust week, despite the dis loyal opposition displayed In some In entitles. The government has tnken steps to punish the pro-German work ers who have fostered this hostile sen timent, nnd Secretary McAdoo has ask ed banks to report tho names of those who have sought to Intimidate bank ers ly threats to withdraw their de posits. Tho senatorial committee Investigat ing Senator La Follette's loyalty held several sessions but wns temporarily foiled by the wily fellow's demand that he be given the opportunity to cross- examine those who had contradicted bis assertion regnrdlng Bryun's state ment to President Wilson nnent the Lusltnnltt. As the committee cannot well summon the president or Mr. Bryan, It adjourned to think the ease over. Former Senator Pettlgrew of South Dakota is emulating the record of La Follette and defying tho government to have him indicted. Ills utterances nre if anything moro reprehensible than those of tho Wisconsin man, but ho himself Is much more negligible. If nil their renders nnd hearers were persons of sound sense, neither one would be worth tho powder It woult' take to blow htm over to Germany. GREW OF ANTILLES STICK WITH SHIP SURVIVORS OF THE TORPEDOED TRANSPORT AT FRENCH PORT. KILLED WHILE ASLEEP' American Government Will Pay In surance for Those Who Perished. Believe Troop Movements Being Tipped Off. A French Port, Oct. 23. Purvlvors of the United States transport AnUl les, which wus sunk by 11 Germain submarine October 17, wero lumlcd here Sunday. Tile torpedo struck tho ship at a. quarter to seven o'clock Wednesday morning. Many were killed In their berths. The explosion killed tho en gineers, oilers and mechanics and. Uioso of Hie crew who were in bunks below. All the survivors praise the cap tain of the Antilles nnd the members of the gun crew, who stuck to their posts until the waves closed over tho ship. When the Antilles sank, forty or fifty men were nt the stern. Most of them leaped fifty feet or more into- the sea ns the stern rose to u perpen dicular position. Tho sett was run ning high nt the time, making it dif ficult to save the crew und passen gers. Somo survivors, clinging to debris, were in the water tin hour. All Who Perish Insured. Washington, D. C, Oct. 23. AH hands in the military nnd naval serv ice who perished with the lost Amer ican transport Antilles, toivedoetL and sunk by a Gerjnan submarine Oc tober 17, came within the scope of the new war insurance law, the treas ury department announced ""1 there by nutomntically carried insurance to- the amount of $0,000 ench. This sum will be paid the families of the dead soldiers nnd sailors in. monthly Installments of 2o onch. over n period of twenty years. It la in nddltlon to compensations which will be paid to widows, children nntV dependent mothers of the men. Ap proximately seventy persons went down with the Antilles. The sinking' of the transport Is be lieved to have followed another leak of Information Into Germany with re gard to troop movements. Tho wnr department took ofllcinl' cognizance of this with the issue of tho following order: "To the commanding generals of nlU nntlonnl guard divisions: "Communicate ordqrs to each organ ization commander In your division thnt during the time they arc In fed eral service, they are prohibited from making nny report to the governor or authorities, civil or miltnrly, of their respective stntes, regarding nny move ment of their organizations, or of nny other federal troops or personnel." Adopt New Draft Plan. Washington, Oct. 23. Provost Mnr shal Crowder nnnounced Unit the nine million men, still subject to ar my drnfe, will be divided Into five classes and called (""nrdlng to class. Economic considerations will gov-, crn the- new sysfem of selection und thoso least nvallable, either for In ,i. "-i(iiey reasons, will, be tho lact cnlled. sv'i'in. bt'sod on recom. mendatlons of draft boards the coun try over, will simplify their tasks .audi; make the drawings hereafter even, mo-e equitable than In the ptft. Each man will be nllowcd . seven( days In whlfh to answer u qucsllon-. aire as to his Jnuustrlnl status and; the dependency of any relatives. Half of Zep Fleet Lost. Paris, Oct. 23. The German Hop-, pelln lleet has mot Its worst disaster of the war. Of the eight Zeppelins which Visited Paris as the first step toward carrying out thr Uirent made In a German message wjilch snld It had been decided to destroy Paris In re-., prlsal for French nlr raids on Get-, man towns, two were destroyed nnd. two captured. RU8S Fleet Withdraws. Petrograt). Oct. 23. The Russians have succe-ded In getting all thelr sh'ns except observation elements out of Moon sound without losses and In perfect order, uccordlng to nn oillcInM cointnunlciitlon Issued by the marina department. Tho communication snys the Oesel ami Moon IslnndR have dofK nltely passed Into the hands of tho Germans. Famous Case Ends Quickly. Alliance, Neb., Oct. "23. The fnm. ous Chndron bluckmnil case, charging s'x Omnha men nnd three citizens of Chadron with conspiracy to black mail, was vlrtunlly thrown out of court here. After hearing testimony by two wlt nesses, that they knew of the nllegeil conspiracy before It wns "discovered,11 Jndgo Grimes Immediately Instructed tho Jury to bring In a verdict for th i. defense. The Jury did ns directed, nnd was dismissed nt once. The deu fendnnts were dismissed.