THR 8EMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNK, NORTH W-ATTX. HCKRA8KA.
SENATE DEFEAT
RAFT AGE
3Fal1 Amendment to Army Meas
ure Is Rejected by Vote of
49 to 25.
SHIP SHORTAGE IS FEARED
Senator Warren Warno Vessels for
Troop Movement to France Soon
. Will Be Reduced by Explra.
tion of Contracts With
Allies.
Washington, July 1. The sennte on
QTrldny, by a vote of 49 to 25, rejected
the Fall amendment malting the draft
go limits twenty to forty years, In
lieu of the present limits of twenty--ono
to thirty-one years.
With the defeat of this amendment
;tho chief obstacle to the pnssago of
-the $12,000,000,000 army bill was re
anoved. A test vote on n motion of Senator
llardwlck of Georgia put the senate on
record In favor of lowering the draft
4ige limit below twenty-one years. Sen
ator Hnrdwick moved to substltuto
iwenty-ono years for twenty years as
-tho minimum age limit In the Fall
tnmendmcnt. Ills motion was rejected
3)y a vote of 41 to 83.
Several amendments offered to the
Fall amendment were voted down.
Senator New of Indiana proposed an
amendment Involving tho principle of
universal military training. It pro
vided fot- tho trnlnlng of young men,
'beginning nt twenty yenrs. Senntor
Warren of Wyoming spoke against It.
Senator Wnrron warned tho senate
that shipping for troop movement to
France soon would be reduced by the
expiration of contracts with ihe allied
.governments.
The New amendment was voted
down without n roll cnll. , '
Senator Ilttchcpck brought up bis
amendment designed to remove era
"bnrrasslug International complications
ly exempting neutrals from the draft.
After some modifications, which may
"bo revised, It was adopted, 43 to 10.
Senntor McCumber of North Dakota
declared for an nrmy of 5,000,000 men.
"And by thnt I mean 5,000,000 fight
ing men," bo explnlned; "not 5,000,
O00 men of whom only GO per cent are
lighting men."
U-BOAT IS BEATEN SCHWAB
-Master Shipbuilder Says America Will
Be Greatest Maritime Nation
In the World.
Chicago, July 1.. Charles M.
Schwab, master shipbuilder of tho
world and premier business man, came
to Chicago spreading tho spirit of vic
tory. "The submarine?" be said In response
to a query. "It's beaten already. I
seldom make predictions, nnd I'm not
breaking that rule now. I'm simply
tolling you a fact."
"And about tho shipbuilding pro
gram?" he was asked.
"We will launch between 00 and
100 ships on July 4," ho said, "with n
total tonnage of over 500,000. The
. United States In time will be the
greatest maritime nation in the world.
The American flag, which has virtually
been driven from tho seas of com
merce, will be seen Ih every port In tho
world after tho war. It will revolution
ize our whole national life."
UEW CZAR ON RUSS THRONE?
'Bolshevik Government Reported Over
thrown by Kornlloff and Huns
Grand Duke Proclaimed.
London, July 1. The bolshevik
government In Russia has been over
thrown and Nicholas Nlcholalovltch
Jias been elected emperor, according to
a wireless dispatch from Stockholm.
Nlcolal Leninc and Leon Trotzky, ve
spectlvely the bolshevik premier nnd
foreign minister, are reported to have
fled. Tho wireless dispatch added that
troops under General Kornlloff nnd
General Kaledlues, nnd also German
forces, had" occupied Moscow.
The Germnn newspaper Deutsche
Tngeszeltung credits the rumor In Rus
sian circles that "the overthrow of tho
bolshevik regime In Russia Is Immi
nent," snld an Exchange Telegraph dis
patch. HOUSE PASSES BOND ISSUE
Measure Authorizing $8,000,000,000
Approved Without a Dis
senting Vote.
Washington, July 1. Without a
-dissenting voto and with virtually no
debate, tho house on Friday pnbsed
the bill authorizing an additional bond
issue of 518,000,000,000.
250,000 Tons of Sugar Sold.
New York, July 1. An option to
buy 250,000 tons of Cuban sugar of
the 1917-18 crop has been exercised by
tho international sugar committee, ac
cording to nn nunouncement by tho
committee here.
Eight New Major Generals.
Washington, July 1. Nominations
of eight brigadier generals In the Na
Hlonnl nrmy to bo major genernls and
!of 43 colonels to be brigadier generals
'were sent to the sennte by President
Wilson.
LIEUT. JAMES C. STALEY
Lieut. James (X Stnley. arrested In
connection with tho Investigation of al
leged graft mado on government con
tracts. It Is expected that further In
vestigation will reveal the men "higher,
up" who were guilty of awarding gov
ernment contrncts to big concerns and
collecting undue remuneration there
for. SAYS NO PEACE NEAR
REICHSTAG GIVEN WAR AIMS BY
VON KUEHLMANN.
Quotes Asqulth About Britain Being
Open to Peace Offer Blames
Russ for Conflict.
Amsterdam, June 27. Reviewing
the military situation In the relchstng
at Berlin Dr. Richard von Kuchlmnnu,
foreign secretary, declared thnt vic
tories had given the Germans tho Ini
tiative In Franco.
"We can hope that tho summer and
autumn will bring to our arms a now
and great success," ho continued.
"When one mnkes a wide survey of
events one must nsk whother the war,
according t,o humun calculations, will
last beyond tho autumn or the winter
or beyond tho next yenr. Thero is n
common Idea nmonc tho people that
tho length of the war Is something ab
solutely new, as If tho authoritative
quarters had in our time never reck
oned on a very long war. This Idea
is Incorrect."
Dr. von Kuehlmnun quoted Von
Moltke, who In 1890 In tho rclchstag
said that If war broke out Its duration
nnd end could not be calculated.
"The declarations of our enemies,
especially of English statesmen, allow
as yet no peaceful rny of light to fnll
on the darkness of this war."
Germany cannot bind herself to any
pledges lnregurd to Belgium, Doctor
Kuchlmann salU, and thnt in view of
Germany's resources "our enemies
must perceive that the Idea of victory
for tho entente Is a dream."
Dr. von Kuehlmnnn also declared
that, considering the mngnltudo of the
war, Its end enn hardly bo expected
through purely military decisions nlono
and without recourse to diplomatic ne
gotiations. RUSSIA TO FIGHT KERENSKY
Former Premier Makes Statement at
British Labor Meet in London
Will Visit U. 8.
London, June 28. Alexander Keren-
sky, former provisional premier of-
Russln, who wns ousted from power
by tho bolshovlkl, lias arrived here on
his way to Amerlcn.
Kercnsky reached London Incognito
four days ago from Moscow. Since
then he has moved about quietly,
though busily, conferring with promi
nent Russians In England over tho ne
cessity of entente allied assistance In
Russia.
Kercnsky was Introduced to 'the Brit
ish labor conference here on Wednes
day, and was received by the delegates
with loud cheers. He said:
"I have just come atrnlght from Mos
cow, and It is my duty as a statesman
and a Socialist to tell you and the
peoplo of tho world that tho Russian
people, the Russian democracy, are
fighting against tyranny.
"I believe, Indeed I am certnln, thnt
the Russian people will shortly Join
you In the light for tho great cause of
freedom." Kercnsky expects to go to
America In a week or ten days.
Kcrensky's appearance before tho la
borltcs was a complete surprise. When
Arthur Henderson, minister without
portfolio In the British war council
nnd former lubor leader In tho houso
of parliament, Introduced him, ho
spoke in Russian.
Czar U Reported Slain.
Copenhagen, June 27. Russian Red
guards havo broken Into tho residence
qf Nicholas Romanoff, the former Rus
slan emperor, at Ekaterinburg, and
murdered him, according to the Rus
sian newspaper Vjlt, Bays n Stockholm
dispatch to tho National Tldende.
Add 129 to Enemy Trading List.
Washington, July 1. One hundred
and twenty-nine foreign firms were
r.dded to the enemy trndlng list by the
war trade board. Mexico heads tho
list of additions, with C3 firms, with
Spnln second with 20.
Philadelphia Newspaper Suspends.
I'hllndelphla, July L Announce
ment wns made that tho Evening Tele
graph has been purchased by Cyrus
II. K. Curtis, owner of the Public Led
gor. The Evening Telegraph censed
publication Saturday.
FORM
m CZAR
Kiev Dispalch Confirms Report
Russian Ex-Ruler Was Killed
by Bolshevfki.
HIS FATE DECREED BY COURT
Son of Deposed Autocrat Declared to
Have Passed Away Whllo In Exile
Grand Duke Heads Counter-Revolution.
London, Ji:no 20. A dispatch from
Kiev dated Wednesday declares the
report of the assassination of former
Emperor Nicholas has been confirmed.
It Is stnted ho was killed by bolshevik
troops during their retreat on Ekater
inburg. Tho Kiev message wns. received nt
Basel, Switzerland, nnd forwarded
here by tho lluvus correspondent In
that city.
A dispatch from Genevn says:
"Tho Ukraine bureau at Lausanne
announced It has received confirmation
of tho report that the bolshevik au
thorities at Ekaterinburg condemned
Nicholas Romanoff, tho former Rus
sian emperor, to death after a short
trial and then shot him. Detnlls-of tho
reported execution are lacking."
Rumors nro current In Petrogrnd
that Alexis Romanoff, son of former
Czar Nicholas, died a fow days ago,
says an Exchnngo Telegraph dlspntch
from Copenhagen.
Grnnd Duko Michael Alcxnndrovltch,
reported nt tho head of a counter-revolutionary
movement, now Is nt Omsk,
on the Siberian steppes, according to
Russian ndvlces forwarded by tho Ex
chnngo Telegrnpi correspondent at
Copenhagen.
Former Cr.ur Nicholas wns tho last
of tho house of Romnnoff.
Nicholas succotMcd his father, Alex
ander III, In 1804. Thirteen days Inter
he married Princess Alice of Hesse.
Under his decree Russia wns changed
from an nbsolute monnrchy to a con
stitutional monarchy.
With the outbreak of the world war
tho former cznr seemed to have gained
vast popularity among his subjects.
Then came defeats for his army and
revolt In his empire.
On March 15, 1017, a deputation
from the duma demanded his abdica
tion. He signed it, nnd with his fam
ily was taken a short time Inter to
Tobolsk, a squnlh1. Siberian city.
Dispatches telling of tho former
czar's removal to Ekaterinburg snld
his son, once heir nppnreut to Russia's
throne, was too ill to be moveti. Tho
boy had been tho victim of n mysteri
ous malady from boyhood.
MAY TRAIN ALL U. S. YOUTHS
President Reported Preparing to Ad
vocate Universal Military Train
ing as War Measure.
Washington, Juno 20. President
Wilson, it was icnrned from nn au
thoritative source, Is preparing to ad
vocate universal mllltnry training ns
a war measure.
Tho tentative plan of tho ndmlnls
trntlon Is to submit to congress at an
early dnto.a bill extending tho drnft
ago and nlso establishing universal
military training for American youths
below tho draft age. It transpired on
Thursday that the prospective embodi
ment of this plan In nn administration
measure accounted ' for Secretary of
War Baker's urgent recommendatlou
that tho sennte postpone action on tho
proposed extension of tho drnft ngo
until tho war department completes n
survey of nntlonnl man power nnd
brings In n comprehensive schemo for
tho expansion of tho nrmy.
Tho general staff of the army is now
formulating tho entire plan for tho de
velopment of the armies which must
ba relied upon to defent Germany.
MAY BAR BEER IN 90 DAYS
Senate Agricultural Committee Agrees
on Prohibition Rider for Appro
prlation Bill.
Washington, June 20. The senate
agricultural committee on Thursday
agreed upon an amendment to tho
emergency agricultural appropriation
bill providing for nntionnl prohibition.
Under the nmendment the manufac
ture and snlo of whisky and wine
would bo prohibited after June 30,
1010, nnd the manufacture and sale of
beer three months after the approval
of the bill by the president.
Tho amendment was framed by Sen
ntor Norrls of Nebraska as a substi
tute for ono by Senntor Jones of Wash
Ington, nnd was adopted by the com
mittee by a vote of 8 to 8.
Chairman Goro said that on effort
would bo mode to bring tho bill up for
consideration at onco.
Fox Quits Bible Society Post.
New York, July 1. The American
Bible society announced the resigna
tion or Dr. Jonn ior, u. v. LL. D.,
who for 20 yenrs has served the so
ciety as corresponding secretnry. Tho
resignation wlll-tnko effect July 1.
Drummers May Get 2J2-Cent Rate.
Washington, July 1. After hearing
arguments of coirmerclul travelers,
Oerrlt Fort took undor consideration
for recommendation proposals for a
universal mileage book containing 5,000
miles a 2 cents a mile.
T8 OEM
MRS. WM. CUMMINGS STORY
1
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Mrs. Wilutiiii Cummlngs Story, for
mer president general of tho Daughters
of tho American Revolution, was nr
rested In New York on Indictments
chnrglng her with grand larceny, petty
larceny nnd conspiracy In connection
with tho affairs of tho National Emergency-Relief
society, of which sho Is
president.
NO CHANGE IN DRAFT
SECRETARY BAKER HAS NEW
ARMY PROGRAM.
War Chief Declares 3,300,000 Men
Will Be In the Service
by August.
Washington, Juno 2S. After Secre
tary Baker and General March had op
posed revision of draft ago limits nnd
announced that within 00 dnys tho war
department would submit n new nnd
enlarged army program, tho sennte
military committee on Wednesday
voted against nny legislation to chungo
the draft ago limits from twenty-one
and thirty-one years to twenty and
forty years.
Senator Chamberlain announced
that It is proposed to call in August
800,000 drnft men, in September 150,
000, in October 150,000, in November
150,000 and in December 125,000. ,
These, he said, are expected to ex
haust class 1.
Senntor Hltclicock gave figures stnt
ing that in August, when tho final cnll
on men in class 1 will havo exhaust
ed that class, thero will be 8,300,000
men In the army and tho highest cstl
mnto of tho number of American
troops which will bo in Franco by thnt
time is 1,450,000.
Secretnry Baker said nn "enlarged"
program for tho army Is planned In n
formal stntement mado after he had
been closeted with tho committee for
nearly three hours with his aids.
HUNGARIAN TROOPS MUTINY
2,000 of Emperor Carl's Soldiers Sen
tenced to Die General Strike
in Budapest
Pnrls, July 1. There have been
rebellious outbreaks In tho garrisons
of tho cities of Gyor and Pecs, Hun
gary, as a result of which 2,000 of tho
military Involved In tho mutiny have
been condemned to death, according
to reports received by the Matin.
Both Austria nnd Hungary are af
fected by the revolutionary movement,
which Is snld to be In progress on n
Inrge scnlc In Austria, the newspaper's
dispatch says. Tho spirit of revolt Is
said to bo strongly pervasive in tho
army. Violent demonstrations are re
ported to hove occurred in numerous
cities.
Amsterdam. July 1. All work In
Budapest has. been stopped byn gen
oral strike, It was announced In tho
Hungarian parliament by Premier
Wekerle, according to udvlcos received
here.
Thousands of men are out.
London. July 1. Flnlnnd nnd
many parts of Russia are confronted
with famine.
WILL CONFER ON CAPTIVES
Gvmany Accepts Invitation of U. S. to
Send Agents to Berne for Con
ference on Auguot 6.
Washington, July 1. Germany has
accented the Invltntlon of tho United
Stntcs to send representatives to
Berne, Switzerland, for a conference
on August 5 with nn Amerlcnn dele
cntlon on the general subject of ex
change nnd treatment of prisoners of
war.
U. 8. Fiver Killed.
Dayton, O., Juno 20. Archlo Free
man of Dayton, nn1 nlrplnno pilot, wnH
killed and Robert Ahlers of Dayton, an
ignition expert, wns seriously Injured
when nn alrplnno in which they Wore
Hying fell at Motino fiold, near norc.
Girl Acnultted of Murder.
Chicago, Juno 29. Paulino Plotka
wns acnultted of iho murdor ot Dr. An
ton Jlndra by n Jury In Judgo Salmth's
court. The Jury deliberated tlireo
hours and a half. It la reportod that
flvo ballots wore taken,
SUGAR RULES DRASTIC
Ncbraskano Asked to Use But Two
Pounds Per Capita Monthly Cer
tificates for Distributors.
New sugar regulations, which be
came effective July 1, arc the most
drastic yet promulatcd by tho food
ndmlnlstratlon. They provide that all
retail crocers must keen u check on
their customers nnd sell sugar only to
the amount of three pounds per month
for each member of the family. Ev
ery grocer Is expected to know tho
number of Individuals In tho families
who buy from him. Under tho na
tional rules each consumer will bo
permitted to uso tlireo pounds of su-
gnr per month, but tho Nebraska fooa
ndmlnlstrutlon has mado an appenl to
peoplo of this stuto . to uso only
two pounds per month per Individual.
This does not apply to sugar to be
used for canning nnd preserving. Four
new classifications are udded uniier
the rules, nnd Include the essentials
and less essential manufacturers, mnk
hit: six clnsslllcntlons In atl. The now
clnsses arc wholesalers, retailers, pub-
1 1 . ulnfinu nrl lt,lli,tu 1VPIV
llv vulltlfc iutvv., tutu u..... . - - .r
.1 1 , i 1 1 ....... , ,.. n..rvn 1 1 ti , 1 1 Hit '
roIo execution of tho consumor, can
buy sugar only upon presentation of
a certificate Issued by the federal food
administration for Nebraska. With w
few exceptions, theso certificates must
bo secured from tho Omaha dlllco of
tho administration.
Nebraska Is called unon to furnish
4,000 men In tho July draft Biimmons.
The draft selects will go to Camp
Dodeo. Des Moines. Ia., for training
In nlnco of Fort Riley nnd Camp Fun-
ston, where nil tho other Nebraska
men trained.
The world's record price for henvy
beef cattle, selling on tllo open mar
ket, j'was established at tho souin
Omahu mnrket when 83 steers, ship-
nod bv Elmer Graham of Greston,
this slate, sold for 18.25 per hundred.
Tho lnterstuto commcrco commis
sion lias ordered that all points on tho
linn nf tlu tin vl In urtnn railroad West Of
Curtis, to and Including Storling, Colo.,
bo Included In tho standard mountain
time zone hereafter.
Tho stalo council of defense Is send
ing letters to all county superintend
ents advising them to exnmlno all Eng
lish lnngungo text books to sco they
nro thoroughly American in their
teachings.
Sugar sales by wholesalers to re
tnllers hereafter shall bo limited to
not moro thnn a two weeks' supply,
nccordlng to a ruling promulgated by
tho food administration for Nebraska.
Sneaker Chunii) Clark of Uio lower
houso of congress, it Is Bald, will speak
ut tho meeting of tho democratic stnto
convention at Hastings, July 20, if
congress Is not In session then.
Fire of an unknown origin partially
destroyed the building occupied by the
r"ncli.. f!iim( linniititlntlll lit Rrnlccll
wiioivi ...... . -
Bow. 1 The plant of the Republican
was severely damaged.
A lariro amount of grain was de
stroyed by fire when lightning struck
the Farmers' Grain Elevator at Scotlu.
Tho elevntor, which burned to tho
ground, will bo rebuilt.
Over 100 thrcshmcn met nt Falls
City recently und perfected an organ
ization for tho purpose or co-operating
with the fnrmers to save every
grain of wheat.
Tho new consolidated school build
ing ut Irwin is now practically com
pleted. It Is one of tho finest struc
tures of the kind In tho state.
Refilling nlnnts to cost In tho neigh
borhood of 0,000,000 nro In course of
construction In the potash districts of
western Nebrasku.
Several school districts In Gago
county voted to issue $50,000 worth of
bonds to build a consolidated school
house tit Fillcy.
Major L. E. Hohl of Albion, who Is
with tho American forces In France,
wns cited for bravery by the French
government.
Gurdon W, Wattles, Nebraska food
administrator, was married tho other
day at Estes Park, Colo., to Miss Julia
Vance of Lincoln.
The nrmy casualty list of 'June 27
reported Corporal Joseph E. Palmer of
Broken Bow as having died of wounds
in France.
Women tire driving Ford cars, used
to null binders In tho harvest fields of
Gago county. Tho plan Is proving suc
cessful.
Muny country school districts in
Colfax county are raising the salaries
of rural teachers from $45 to $80 a
month, and good teachers tiro suld to
be scurco at $80.
Ncmahu county tabulations of tho
assessor's reports show an Increase of
nearly $2,000,000 In tho valuo of tho
personal property of the county
above 1017.
Moro land Is being broken up this
season in Kimball county for 1013
fall wheut than in the past four or
flvo years put together.
Tho Gago county defense council at
a meeting ut Beatrice passed resolu
tion against the use of tho German
language In any town in Gago county
on tho streets, or ut any niootlug.
Tho congregation of St. Paul's
Evangelical Lutheran church, uear
Stella, bought $21,500 worth of Lib
erty bonds und $7,000 worth of Wur
Savings Stamps.
Woricol Mlklas, 10, und Miss Adelln
Cnuk, 17, of Dodge, worn drowned In
Wordomnn lake, near Wlsncr, when
a boat In which they wero rowing,
cnpNizod.
Asks Aid In Compiling List.
Governor Novllte Is seeking the
aid of Nebraskano In the work of
compiling a list of soldiers and
sailors from this stato who have
entered any branch of the servlco
In order that they may ho per
mitted to voto under tho new Ne.
braaka .franchise law. Tho gov
ernor also plans to keep a record
of the achievements of Nebraska
lads In tho fight for Justice and
freedom. This Is an Important
servico which every Nebraskan can
render tho boys. In forwarding tho
Information, aa Indicated below,
address It to "Governor Keith Ne
ville, Nebraska Soldiers Bureau,
State House, Lincoln, Neb."
Nebraska Soldlero and Sailors Data.
County of
Soldier's name
Home address
Dato of birth
Dato of enlistment
Nearest relative.
Address
Organization and rank............
Present address
Tho stntu railway commission re
fused to comply wltli a request from
Director General McAdoo that express
rates In Nebraska bo Increased somo
HIV per cent without a hearing to
substantiate the raise. Mr. McAdoo,
In his request, said ho desires uniform
rates to prevail over tho entire coun
try, and while ho might fllo rates him
self, ho would prcfor that tho commis
sion do so. Tho rates in Nebrasku
are 25 per cent lower than in most
atntcs. All but flvo state commissions
havo ncccptcd the lnterstuto commis
sion ratei, 25 per cent higher than
Nebraska. To this tho director gen
eral proposes adding 10 per cent more.
According to Governor Neville's
proclamation calling for primary
election August 20, candidates will bo
nominated for stato executlvo olllces,
a United States senator and congress
men, senators nnd reprosentntlves of
tho stato legislature on all party
tickets. Tho nonpartisan slnto will
namo six supremo court Judges, four
regents of stnto university, two super
intendents ot public instruction, four
candidates for district Judgo in Third
nnd two In tho Tenth Judicial districts.
A circular hns been sent to locnl au
thorities by tho Stato Council of De
fense ndvlslng them not to permit or
ganizations thnt promulgate nllegcd
disloyal or unpatriotic literature and
propaganda to hold meetings. It Is
presumably nlmctl at tho Nonpartisan
league, which tho council recently
asked to leave tho state.
According to reports filed ut Btnto
Red Cross headquarters nt Omaha,
Nebraska is ono of tho best organized
states In tho union for Junior Red
Cross. Nobraskn lias twice ns many
Junior auxiliaries as Michigan of Wis
consin, and only six less than Illinois,
n stato with eight tlnics tho popiilatlbn
of Nebraska.
Tho Adams county council ot de
fense hns issued an order barring the
speaking of German in all public
places in tho county. Tho order bars
telephone conversations in German
and calls for discontinuance of Ger
man newspaper subscriptions at expi
ration. Second Lieutenant Robert H. Flans
burg of Lincoln, member of ono of Nc
braska's best known families, was
killed In nctlon in Franco on Juno 15.
Lieutenant G. P. Cather ot Bladen, is
anothor Nebrasku officer to bo re
ported killed in action, tho dato of
ills death being glvcu iis May 28. .
Abandonment of thb Nebraska ''an
nual stato fair and utilization of tho
fair grounds nt Lincoln ns a perma
nent concentration camp to house
from 4,000 to 0,000 soldiers during tho
period of tho war Is under considera
tion by stato and government authori
ties. Fear that It would ralso bad feeling
against tho negro race, a restraining
order wus secured by Attorney Gen
eral Reed from tho Lancaster county
district court prohibiting a Lincoln
motion plcturo show from exhibiting
tho "Birth of u Nation" on tho screen.
Tho Omaha Chamber of Commerce
sent a message to Governor Novlllo
approving tho stand of tho governor
opposing tho petition of the Nonparti
san League asking for tho removal of
R. L. Metcalfe of Omaha from tho
Stato Council of Defense.
A pcheme Is being worked out by
Omaha business men whereby regular
automobllo truck lines nro to bo es
tablished within n territory of 100
miles ot tho city for tho purposo of
transporting live stock to tho South
Omnliu market
Five counties reporting tho State
Board of Assessment nil show in
creases in valuation amounting to
$710,085. They vnro Banner, with
$118,107; Dundy, $17U,550; Grant,
$110,080; Phelps, $150,101; Perkins,
$148,085.
Boyd county has a woman aspirant
for the office of sheriff. Sho Is Mrs.
Christiansen of Monowl, and has filed
for tho republican nomination. She
has only ono hand, but It Is reported
sho enn bnndlo n gun with fair ac
curacy despite this handicap.
Tho webworm has Invaded aoveral
sugar beet growing counties of western
Nebraska and tho crop is seriously
menaced, according to reports reach
ing Assistant Stato Entomologist
Swonk at Lincoln. Instructions ns to
how to combnt the pest havo been
sent throughout tho district.
In tlio counties of Nuckolls, Furnes,
Gosper, Frontier, Perkins, Keith, Mor
rill, Banner, Box Butte, Cherry, Grant
nnd Scottsbluff, school lnnd valuations
under sale nppralscments havo been
Increased $82,000 over tho old lenso
nppralseuicnts.