ftf SGflfLWHHKLY TfllftUNe. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
400 U, S. TROOP
"FAKtWELLI A LONG FAREWELL TO ALL MY
2 U.S. SHIPS, 1 '
JAPANESE SUNK
GREATNESS!"
. ARE LOST fiT SEA
transport In Crash; 100 Bodies
Washed Up on Scotch
Coast.
. Yank Destroyer to Rescue
Submarine Shells the
Survivors.
Hun
COLLISION DURING A STORM
WOMEN AND CHILDREN LOST
Twelve Thousand-Ton British Ship
Otranto, Carrying American Troops,
Sunk In Crash Between Irish
and Scottish Coasts.
"London, Oct. 14. Upward of 100
American troops and members of the
crew are missing after a collision be
tween the 12,000-ton British stennivjr
Otranto and another British vessel ott
Jslay island.
More than 1,000 were aboard tl-?
Otranto, Including 700 American sol
diers and a crew of nearly H00.
Islny la one of the Islands of the
Inner Hebrides off the southwest coast
of Scotland near North channel, whlvh
separates Scotland and Ireland.
A hundred bodies have already been
washed ashore.
The Otrauto collided In a stormy rsen
Willi the steamship Kashmir. The ':ol
lislon was due to a failure of the
Otranto's steering gear, It Is reported.
As the Otranto was being driven, to
ward the rocky coast of-the Island Brit
ish destroyers hastened to the rewue
and did heroic work.
Most of the soldiers jumped rver
board. The first destroyer picked up
all she could possibly hold, being com
pelled to steam away when overloaded.
Tills destroyer raced to shore with be
tween JiOO and !150 survivors.
Twenty soldiers that bud jumped
overboard were seen to be hurled; by
the sea against the Island's rocks.
They were later rescued while cling
ing to wreckage and were taken to
Belfast.
The Otranto was hurled against the
' reefs before It was possible for the de
stroyer which arrived first on the seen
to give further aid.
The Otranto was a vessel of 12,12-1
gross tons, built In 1909 and owned by
the Orientnl Steamship Navigation
company. She hailed from Belfast
The Kashmir Is a vessel of 8,841
tons, built In 1015 and owned by the
Penlnsulnr & Oriental Steamship &
Navigation company. She hailed from
Greenock.
U. S. FACTORIES MAKE GOOD
Build 3,000,000 Aerial Bombs in Five
Months.
Washington, Oct. 12. Quantity pro
duction five months after the first de
liveries were made was the achieve
ment of American manufacturers of
nerial projectiles. Official announce
ment to this effect was made in con
nection with an exhibition of aerial
bombs and torpedoes at the Aberdeen
(Mtl.J proving ground.
First deliveries of the "demolition'
and "fragmentation" bombs, the two
types adopted for use by General
Pershing's air service in operations
against the German lines and towns
wero made In April. Since then more
than 3.000,000 of the projectiles havo
been turned over to the government,
almost n sufficient number In the opln
Ion of ordnance experts to meet the
demands of any aTlatlon program In
contemplation.
HUN TROOPS TO QUIT POLAND
Prince Max Reassures the Polish
gency Council.
Re
Amsterdam, Oct. 12. Prince Mnxl
mlllan, the German imperial chancel
lor. has telegraphed to the Polish re
trenev council, now meeting at War
saw, assurances that he "Is firmly re
solved to shape the relations between
the German empire and the newly
arisen kingdom of Poland in a spirit
of justice and understanding of the
vital interests of both sides.
"I will exert myself," he continues,
"for the speediest removal of the bur
dens of occupation that still exist and
will give orders for the realization of
tills without delay."
Woman Defies Austrians, Shot.
Paris, Oct. 12. Accused of being
Serbian spies, a mother and son In a
southern Slav district of Austrla-Ilun-gary
were condemned to death. The
mother wa3 to see her son hanged he
fore she was executed. Turulug to the
Judge wlien sentenced, sbo declared:
"I am Serblau, therefore I am guilty."
German Envoy Quits Sofia.
Basel, Oct. 14. The German minis
ter 'to Bulgaria left Sofia after confid
ing German Interests in that country
to the representative of Holland, It
was announced by the Frankfort Ga
zette. Capture 105,000 In Week.
Paris, Oct. 14. During the past
week the allies have captured more
than 105,000 prisoners, it was ostl
nntori Their total cuptures slnea
July 18 now nmount to more than
fiOO.OOO.
Hun Murders Swiss Officer.
Geneva, Oct. 11. A Germau airplane
ni nicked a Swiss cirptlvo balloon,
which took fire, according to newspu
nnrs. Lieutenant Bulry, who was In
the basket of tho bullwn. wus burned
to Hth It Ih sale,
-C?'- ffitltiS S.it" 'lWsi V . I , 'The American Bed Cross will pro-
i ivv i - --e probably with a vK, , IIMnirillllB ,,niK8nnls 0
r j(& VmWM I . ; ,1WC,,,i' T1?0 w'p ' of men who have
xA ' , ounde,l or sul orlng frouy ,,,. , ,
&ifem& i.. sh Nessel U,e war council. These brassards.
:53!yW u-onderoga sal. to number about 250, , lllHHrillllRt wcn. BURBCHtcU aJ,
'&mMmtf$$ v rt,Pnwl to have perished. It ,,.,. ,lv fh7, tlllllnll.rv,,,,itt of
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TAX ON SPIRITS CUT!
SENATORS HOPE LOWER RATfc
WILL ADD TO REVENUE.
Levy
Fixed at $6.40 a Gallon
Rates on Beer and Wine
Stand.
Washington. Oct. 10. Kesuming re
vision of the war revenue bill the sen
ate linance committee considered tin'
bovcniire sections and reduced the tax
of ?8 a gallon on distilled spirits used
for beverage purposes as provided in
the bouse bill to $0.40 a gallon. The
doubled rates on beer and wine were
approved.
The present rate on spirits tor nev-
erage purposes is .i.-u a giuiuu,
the committee established as the rate
for distilled spirits used for nonbov-
erago purposes, sucn as maiiuiiicmn.
of perfumes and medclncs, Instead of
the $4.40 tax proposed by tne Houst
on tbnt class.
Reduction of the beverage rale from
$8 to $0.G0 per gallon on distilled spir
its, It was stated, Is expected to stimu
late both consumption and withninwai
from bonded warehouses, and thereby
Increase the $795,000,000 whicli tne
house proposed to raise from tins
source.
The probable effect of the pending
national prohibition legislation was
considered, Chairman Simmons said,
in revising Hie intoxicating beverage
rates. Whether national prohibition
becomes effective July 1, It wns be
lieved by the committee tbnt the lower
rate on distilled beverages would in
crease federal revenues.
Tho pipe line rnte was increased. It
was oxnlnlned. because recent ireigni
rule inerenses have not reached the
iiin onerators and tho
higher tax is designed to equalize the
nil trnnsnortation situation.
Insurnnce tax features were passed
over temporarily.
TO STOP RETURN OF GOODS
Appeal to Merchants to End Costly
Practice Made by War Indus
tries Board.
Washington, Oct. 11. An appeal to
merchants to stop the unnecessary re
turn of merchandise to wholesalers and
manufacturers was made by the war
Industries board. The practice, It was
said, causes a needless waste of ship
ping space on tho railroads at a time
when they should be kept clear for
the movement of troops nnd war sup
plies. Unless goods are not as repre
sented they should be kept, the appeal
said.
INJURED IN U-BOAT ATTACK
Capt. H. R. Cone, In Charge of Naval
Airship Service, Was on Tor
pedoed Ship.
Dublin, Oct. 14. Capt. II. H. Cone,
In charge of the American naval air-
shin service, was among the passen
gen of the steamship Lelnster, which
uns sunk bv a Gorman submarine.
Captnln Cone Is suffering from a bro
ken leg.
Cholera Sweeps Berlin.
Basel, Switzerland, Oct. 12. Cholera
Is slowly spreading in Berlin, notwith
standing the preventive measures
taken, a Berlin dispatch states. Sev
enteen cases were reported October 8,
and 15 deaths occurred from the ills
ease.
136 Harvard Men Dead In War.
Cambridge. Mass., Oct. 14. One linn
died and thlrty-slx Harvard men havo
been killed In action in the war and
0,200 of 117,000 living Harvard gradu
ates are la the army or navy, accord'
lug to statistics made public.
Belgians Ordered Back Home.
London, Oct. 12. Belgian author)
ties huve delivered orders to Belgians
resident In England, directing them to
return to their native land, according
to the SheirielA Dally Telegraph.
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U. S. TO FiULE THE AIR
AMERICA WILL LEAD IN PLANES,
SAYS CONGRESSMAN KAHN.
Asserts 3.000.000 Yanks Will Be
in
Germany Next Year Unless
Huns Surrender.
Chicago. Oct. 11. By the end of this
year America will have more airplanes
on the battle front than all her allies
put together and will have attained
absolute mastery of the air.
This was the victory message hurled
by Congressman Julius Kahn, ranking
Republican of the house military af
fairs committee, at a meeting of the
Association of Commerce here.
And to It Congressman Kahn. who
is the father of the draft law, added
another prediction which, he said, Is
shared by the military leaders of tho
nation: ,
"Unless Gfrmany surrenders more
than :t,()00,()00 American soldiers will
havo overrun German soil before Sep
tember, 1011).
"German peace talk will not bo al
lowed to Interfere with our military
program. To the .'1,000,000 men now
under arms 2,000,000 more will have
been added by .March 1, and by July
1. 4,000,000 Americans will be lighting
In Europe."
Discussing the development of the
airplane program, Mr. Kahn declared
that the fact that our allies are now
ordering Liberty motors in vast quan
tities Is Indisputable proof of their
excellence. Standardization, he said,
has enabled America to outdistance
her allies In airplane motor manufac
ture. YANK PRISONERS GET GIFTS
Christmas Packages for American Sol
' diers in German Prison Camps
Go Free.
Washington. Oct. 11. Christmas
packages for American soldiers in
German and Austrian prison camps
must he received by the American Bed
Cross before October 15. Only one
package will he sent to each prisoner
and preference will bo given to the
package prepared by the prisoner s
family. Each package must not
weigh more than 11 pounds and should
hear the soldier's name, regiment, the
name of the prison camp and the prov
ince in Germany or Austria In which
the camp Is situated. Packages are to
be addressed to Warehouse, Atlantic
Division. American Bed Cross, 20 East
Fifteenth street, Now York city. The
name and address of the sender and
the words "Christmas nackage for
American prisoner of war," should up
pear on the package, which will ! for
warded free of charge.
YANK CAPTURES OWN FATHER
Parent Was on Visit to Germany
When War Broke Out and Was
Forced Into Army.
Paris, Oct. 12. American soldiers
were rounding up a pocket of stray
Germans when a big private from the
middle West recognized one of their
prisoners as his own father. "The fa
ther had been buck In Germany on a
visit when the war broke out ami had
been drafted. The father explained
with frantic gestures to tho sun that
he was lighting for the Hun airainst
Ills will and they marched off una in
armthe father to he delivered a pris
oner behind til- lines.
Postmen Deliver Messages.
Washington. Oct. 14. Postmen with
in a few days will begin delivering tel
egraph messages classed as "night let
ters." Delivery of telegrams other
than night letters h telegraph mes
sengers will continue for tint present.
Yanks Cause of Fuel Shortage.
London, Oct. 14. Demands of allies,
in particular the American army In
France, nro held responsible for Brit
ain's coal shortage. American soldiers
want more warmth than the British,
being accustomed to heated rot "is,
si
Destroyer Stcrret, Eluding Torpedoes,
Turns on the Enemy Vessel and
Drops Depth Charges Results
of Shots Unknown.
London, Oct. 12. The Dublin -mall
at Lelnster has been torpedoed, ac-
rdlng to the Kxchange Telegraph
mpan.v. It Is believed that about
K persons perished.
An Atlantic Port. Oct. 12. The
Wik.-I'-ud steamship Tlconderoga, an
crseas mtvIoo cargo carrier of O.l.'lO
hlpV
shelled by the subuinrlne, accounting
tor the wounded among the survivors.
seventeen or the suvlvors were
American soldiers, being part of a do
tachnient detailed to care for horses
which the ship was transporting.
Exactly when and where the Tlcon
deroga was torpedoed could not In:
ascertained on account of censorship
restrictions. The ship loft an Atlantic
port on September 22 as part of a con
voy. Presumably It fell vlcl'in to tho
l'-boat without other protection than
its own guns, as, according to previous
reports received by the navy depart
meat, it became separated from the
rest of the ships and was not there
after heard from.
New York. Oct. 12. The American
sti-amshlp Deepwater, 8,500 tons gross
leglster. has been sunk, presumably by
an enemy submarine, according to In
formation received In shipping circles
here.
A British Port, Oct. 12. The Jap
anese steamship lllrano Mum of 7,0115
tons gross lias been torpedoed and
sunk. It Is feared that 201 of the 1120
aboard were lost. Among the victims
were two nurses, three Japanese worn
en and seven children
'J lie llirano Maru was outward
bound for Japan and carried about 200
passengers. The vessel was torpedoed
nnd sunk by a German submarine
early on Friday, morning when about
:i00 miles south of Ireland
riic few survivors who were picked
up by the American torpedo-boat do
stroyer Sterret have been brought
here. They declare that the torpedo
struck the steamer in the forward en
glue room.
iNoining remained for those on
board, including the women and chit
dren. hut to plunge into the ocean. A
large number, however, went down
with the ship. The vessel disappeared
within seven minutes after being
struck by the torpedo.
The scene was Indescribable. Tho
weather was bad and rather hazy. The
cries of the drowning were heartrend
ing. Everybody had born supplied
with life belts, hut only the strongest
were able to stand the buffeting waves
and exposure.
Providentially the commander of
tho American destroyer Sterret heard
the explosion and steered his vessel
for the point where the sound came.
I In found the ship had disappeared
'and he saw a mass of people strug
gling in the water.
There were no small boats' available,
so the destroyer in the laid weather
steamed about picking up those who
were still alive. The American war
ship picked up .'!() persons, ono of
w hom died while being brought ashore,
While the American destroyer was
picking up the men and women strug
gllng in the water the German sub
marine tired two torpedoes at the war
ship, but both missiles missed their
marl
BANK ROBBERS SLAY CITIZEN
Bandits Take $5,000 and Fight Off
Turtle Lake (Wis.) Residents
in Pistol Battle.
Turtle Lake, Wis.. Oct. 12. One citi
zen was killed and $5,000 in currency
was obtained by four bandits who
blew the safe In the hank here and es
caped after a pistol buttle with a dozen
residents.
Gets Fifth Hun Plane,
With the American First Army, Oct.
12. Lieut. William Erwlu of Chicago,
has shot down his llfth German air
plane nfllclally credited to til in.
Parsons Fells Eighth Plane,
With Hie French Armies. Ocl. 12.-
Kdwln Parsons of Sprlnglleld, Mass.,
Hying at the front with a French
squadron of aviators, has brought
down his eighth German machine, says
a dispatch.
Italians Take El Bassan,
Home, Oct. 12. Italian troops push
ing northward In Albania entered tho
city of El Bassan Monday afternoon,
crushing stubborn Austro-Hungarlan
resistance, the Italian war olllcc an
nounced
In the natter of wearing mourning
for relatives who have given their lives
for their country there nro two opin
ions. One Is that It Is Inadvisable to
wear black because It depresses other
people. Wo must not ask others to
mourn with us, or even remind them
of mourning. The other la that a
proper respect for tho dead almost
compels a period of mourning apparel.
It Is a matter which each one must
think out for herself. The lied Cross
has adopted a substitute for the usual
mourning and the last bulletin of tho
ccotral division lias this to say
the council of national defense, the.
Idea being heartily Indorsed by Presi
dent Wilson In a letter ho sent .to the
woman's committee. They v.lll bo fur
nished free to the parents or widows of
men who have died In the service anil
at cost to other members of the fam
ily. 'The brassard, which Is to bo worn
on the left sleeve, mlmvny between el
bow and shoulder, Is a hand of black
broadcloth or other material three
Indies wide on the surface of .which
the regulation military star Is em
broidered In gold thread. The num
ber of stars on a brassard will denote
the extent of the sacrifice made by
each family.
The brassards will be made nnd
distributed by the chapters of tho Bed
Cross working In conjunction with lo
cal units of the woman's committee of
tho council of national defense. An
Initial supply of materials for the
manufacture of the mourning emblems
has been purchased by the Bed Cross
and will be forwarded to tho 14 divi
sions of the organization for distribu
tion through their chapters. It Is ex
pected that the tlrsl of the brassards
will bo ready for distribution about
the middle of September. A brief
statement accompanying tho announce
ment says:
" 'In adopting this Insignia tho wotn
Hats and Scarfs Join Forces
Occasionally during the past summer
ore ran across n turnan, or smaii nai,
with a long tulle scarf attached and
t!ii scarf was simply an elongation of
a puffed drapery of tulle over a crown
ot! ilowers. Now that fall Is hero some
one of those clever people who think
up our headwear was Inspired with thu
happy Idea of substituting velvet or
velveteen or broadcloth for tulle anil
we have a chic and youthful winter hat
v!:-i a cozy scarf attachment. It Is
n novelty and becoming. Moreover, the
ni'f Is very practical, and we may
h'C tills combination developed In sev
eral ways.
Tho odd and pretty hat in the picture
has. a narrow lirlm and side crown
covered with sapphire blue and gray
biocudc In satin. The crown Is a puff
of blue velvet and the scarf Is of vel
vet lined with satin. It Is tacked to
the brim at the right hack sml wraps
about the throat, the ends falling one
to the back, over the shoulder. There
are two small bead tassels on each end
of tlie scarf.
'J his coquettish model happens to
lie made of velvet with brocade, but
broadcloth or duvetyn would suit
even better for it, using elthor brocade
or fii" for the brim It has something
all's committee desired that It should
never be commercialized, hut that II
should always bo possible for th
members of the families of those who
hnvo mndo tho supremo sacrifice to
prepnro for themselves this badge of
honor.' "
For the Fall Bride.
A gift which will remind the little
lirlilo who undertakes to furnish a
homo In wartime that Mr. Hoover has
his eye on her, Is a brctul bag. It l.i
mndo of sturdy cotton; an unblenched
muslin would do well. Into it tho
scraps of bread left from the table nro
put and are kept comparatively fresh
for Use at the next meal or for bread
puddings or bread crumbs. The reason
for the bag Is .that war bread seems
to keep so much better when wrapped
In a cloth than when left in the regu
lation box, where It is apt to mold If
the box Is close, or dry out If tho box
Is left open. Embroider thu word
bread, or im outline of n cut loaf on
this bag If you aro thinking of giving
It to some little bride you know.
Chemise Dress.
The chemise dress, If present Indi
cations count for anything, has come
to stay. These new ones for winter
hang In severely straight lines from
shoulder to hem, and they do not show
tho additional underskirt with which
they were provided last season. Some
of them are plaited In lino accordion
plaits and others nro provided with
extra applied and floating panels at
the sides of the skirts. As for tho
belts, they are mostly made of very
thin strips of the material from which
tho gown Is constructed, nnd they aro
tied loosely to confine tho gown In
some semblance of a waistline.
Satin Footwear.
High black satin boots, for house
wear, are true leather savers. They
aro really very smart. They Inco
snugly about the ankles and are made
with French' heels and modern to
points. Oxfords of black satin also
laced, aro another autumn specialty
in the shoo shops. These nro especially
pretty for Informal house wear in tho
afternoon.
of the rollicking character of tho"blu14
devil" tarn In which millinery artists
delight and make us wonder that It
can be Interpreted In so ninny ways.
Bleh materials lend It dignity and tho
same Is true of tl;- scarf hat shown
above.
On the Brim of Your Hat.
Two feet away It was strikingly
good looking. Any black velvet sailor
would be with a wide woolen Roman
stripe binding about the edge of Its
brim. A closer Inspection proved
again how very effective absurdly sim
ple things can be. Mercerized cotton
ditl It. Chinese blue, orange, purple.
green and black were used this wuy:
A simple over-and-over stitch nmda
the binding, a solid two Inches of tho
circumference done in the blue, the,
next in purple, then green, then black;
and so on all thu wuy round tho hat,
A pretty variation of tills form of trim
ming would he to use a blanket stitch
Instead of the simpler over-nu-ovor.
Then straight strands of the cotton
might be wrapped round and round
the crown to simulate a band.
