THE SEMI.WEEKLV TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA. 22,973 TROOPS t ARRIVEAT N. Y. Men of Famous Rainbow Division Formed Largest Part of Returning Yanks. LEVIATHAN BRINGS 12,050 "Yanks Welcomed by Committees, FrlendB and Relatives From Every Part of Union 149th and 150th Among Arrivals. xnow lork, April 20. Tho ginnt troopship Lovlathnn. with 12.000 sol- idler passengers, missed n mine by only 180 feet whllo off tho Grand Bunks of Newfoundland Tuesday morning, her omcers reported when sho docked here. New York, April 2G. All records for the greatest number of troops to re turn from Frnuco In ono day were broken here. IPour transports uud two battleships brought homo a total of 22.073 olllccrs and men. The giant Leviathan, bringing 12,050 troops, Including tho 140th and 150th Held artillery, 42nd division hcadquar tors, 84th Infantry brigade headquar ters, 100th Infantry, 117th train head quarters, 42nd division military police company, 42nd division headquarters troops, 108th infantry and scattered casual companies and convalescent de tachments docked before sundown. Men of the famous Rainbow dfrlslon, the 42nd, formed tho largest part of tho returning troops. They were welcomed by committees nnd friends and rela tives from every part of the Union. Thero had not been an American division in France that excelled whnt the Italnbow had done. From Novem ber 1. 1017, the date of Its arrival nt St. Nnznlre, until December 10, 1018, when, as n part of the American army of occupation, it took 'a position in Ahrwelter, Germany, It had been Identified at 45 stations throughout Franco and Belgium. The division was cited 10 times, by the French nnd six times by the Amer ican commanders under whom it served. Members of the division hnVe re ceived two medals of honor, 250 dis tinguished service crosses, two dis tinguished service medals, 175 eroix Ie guerre, 10 legions of honor, flvo inednilles mllltnlrcs and 10 Belgian decorations. In killed, wounded nnd missing tho division lost 430 ofllcers and 13,485 men, Its greatest casualty list follow ing the Atsne-Mnrne offensive July 24 to August 0, Inst year, which cost 184 officers and 5,400 men. Tho transports Mt. Vernon, Prlnz .Frcderich Wllhelm nnd Touraine ar rived down the bay enrly in the morn ing, and were surrounded by small craft bearing welcoming committees as they drew up toward quarantine. Brig. Gen. Robert Alexander, who command ed tho 72nd division In the final stages Df tho war, was aboard the Mt. Vernon which carried 4,804 ofllcers and men from the New York division. Tho Touraine brought 889 casuals nnd tho Prlnz Fredorlch Wllhelm 1.CG0 troops, Including medical detachments. Aboard tho battleship North Carolina were 1,503 men, Including the 167th Infantry, headquarters and supply com panies and other small units. Tho bat tleship Montnna moved up the bnrbor before noon with 1,508 men, consisting r( tho 83rd lnfnntry brigade, headquar ters, the 107th Infantry machine gun company, medical detachment, 2nd nnd 3rd battalion hendqunrters, companies E, F, G. II, I and K, 58 ofllcers and 1,407 enlisted men. TO DEVELOP AIR SERVICE Government Seeks Men for Work In Various Departments of That Branch. Washington, April 24. Cnpt. 'Charles J. Glidden, an officer In tho United States air service, military aeronautics, said: "All men who wish to tnke part In the development of the nation's air service as an aviator or dlriglblo bal loon pilot, chauffeur, mrchnnlc or work nt some thirty other trades re quired In the nlr service by sending their nnmo nnd address Immediately to the department nlr service olllcer, 104 Brond street, New York, will re ceive an Important communication on tho subject." WOMEN GET LAITY, RIGHTS Methodist Episcopal Church (South) Extends Privileges to the Fair Sex. Nashville, Tenn., April 28. Laity rights for women hove been voted by tho conference of the Methodist Epis copal (South) church. The vote an nounced was 4,229 to 409, n substantial majority over tho required three fourths voto. Ohio Bank Robbed. Upper Sandusky, 0 April 20. Rob bers entered tho Ilarpster bank of ITarpster, near here, nnd escaped with moro thnn $100,000 In Liberty bonds. Other valuables were taken from safety deposit bores. Dig Backing for Wilson. London, April 20. Incompnrnbly the strongest support given to President Wilson's nppeal to Italy In the British press, Is that contnlnod In the first leading nrtlcle In the Times. This ar ticle wains Italy. THE STORM CENTER UHHM ADRIATIC Fiume lies on the eastern sldo of tho watershed of the Alps mountains. It Is reached from the sen by long tortuous channels among tho Istrlnn islands. The population of tho city Is said to be about 70 per cent Italian and 30 per cent Slavic, although this Is disputed In some quarters. The land on tho western side of the mountains, Indicated by a tint on the mnp, was awarded to Italy by tho treaty of London. The Italians claim Flume as well ns a part of Italia Irredenta, or unredeemed Italy, but Presi dent Wilson opposes these claims, either to this land or to Flume, saying that the Croat nation must have a seaport. FOES PUT TO FLIGHT HUNGARIAN COMMUNIST ARMY SURRENDERS TO ROUMANIANS. French Troops Aid Czecho-Slovaks In Capture of Komorn on the Danube. Berne. Anril 20. Part of the Hun garian communist army facing the Roumnnlnns southeast of Budapest has surrendered nnd tho rest Is In flight, according to a Roumnnlan official statement received here. West of Budnncst the Czecho-Slo- vaks have occupied Komorn, on tho Dnnube, and Rnab (Gyor). French troons are snld to ne aia- Ing the Roumnnlnns In their advance In enstern Hungary, according to ad vices received here jfrom Vienna. The Roumanian burenu nere issueu n stntement saving that nfter tho visit of General Franchet d'Esprey to Buda pest recently, Roumanian troops wero ordered to again tnke the offensive against Hungnry, which had been sus pended during' the stay of Gen. Chris tian Jan Smuts nt Budapest. It Is said the order provoked great enthusiasm, nnd thnt 'a number of Saxon ofllcers and troops from Transylvnnln Joined the Roumnnlnn nrmy, which In n rapid march beyond the old lino of demnrkntlon occupied Grosswardeln, capital of tho province of Bihar. Hungarian Red Guards ilea from the city In disorder and large quantities of booty were captured by Roumnnlnns. Geneva. Switzerland. April 28. Czecho-Slovaks have attacked the city of Woltzen, 20 miles northeast of Bud apest, which Is expected to fall soon. French troops are said to be aiding the Roumnnlnns In their advance In east ern Hungnry, nccordlng to advices re ceived here from Vienna. As tho Roumnnlnns advance thou sands of neonle nre leaving Budapest on foot and cnrrylng their bnggage, as thero are no trains or vehicles, nc cordlng to n statement by the Rou manian bureau nt Berne. Flvo thou sand women at Budapest havo met nud protested against the sovlot gov ernment and bolshevlsm. IUHMlHHHHillMUlW NEWS FROM FAR AND NEAR Cairo, April 20. Tho Egyptian cabi net haB resigned. Paris, April 20. Camlllo Erlnnger, music composer, died here. Copenhagen, April 20. Tho govern ment has declared a state of slego throughout Saxony, snld n Berlin dls patch to tho Polltlkcn. Washington, April 25. Removal by the Interallied economic council of nil ration limitations on exports to tho northern neutral countries, excepting llnlshed munitions of war, was an nounced by the, war trade board. Tho suspension of limitations becomes ef fective nt once. Fire Destroys Six Warehouses. Oxford Aln., April 28. Six ware houses on tho Southern railway right of way were totally destroyed by Are. Tho warehouses contained cottonseed, building material and cement. Tho .origin of the fire is not known. Maniac Kills Two; Wounds Two. Stlglcr, Okln. April 28. Running amuck, T. C. Cobb, n fanner, eighty Ave, killed two persons, ono of whom was his son, shot his wife and daugh-tor-ln-lnw nnd then committed sui cide nt his home at Garland. O 0 to I LAI BACH o AUSTRIA fiume: BUCCARl SEA REDS ARE DEFEATED COSSACKS TAKE 8EVERAL VIL LAGES IN NEW OFFENSIVE. Latest Drive Is Apparently Mado In Conjunction. With Admiral Kol chak'a Army. London, April 24. Ural Cossack troops, acting In conjunction with tho Siberian forces of Admiral Kolchnk, hnvo begun an offensive In the region of Uralsk, in southeastern Russia. A Russian wireless official statement under date of April 22. admitting the progress of tho Ural Cossncks, says that farther north tho bolshevlkl havo carried, out further retirements 'lowing to enemy pressure." Thirty-five miles southwest of Uralsk, fighting Is taking place be tween the Cossacks nnd tho bolshevlkl for the possession of tho fortress of Shevorkln. Largo quantities of mnterlnl wero nbnndoned by tho bolshevlkl when they were driven out of Bolshlo Ozer kl recently, according to tho report of Maj. Gen. Edmond Ironside, British commander in chief of tho Archnngel front, regarding tho operntion. His report continues: "We captured two fleld guns, 1,000 rounds of thrc-Inch ammunition nnd prisoners. Tho spirit of tho troops taking pnrt was excellent and they hnvo done exceedingly well." BANKS IN BIG TRADE MOVE Mississippi Valley Congress Meeting In Chicago Urges Action to Boost Foreign Commerce. Chicago, April 24. Formation of n giant banking corporation, with lmnrt. quarters In Chicago to handle the roreign credits, discounts nnd clear ances of all tho banks nnd imliiRtrini concerns of the middle West wns planned nt n congress of bankers of tho Mississippi valley here. The meeting of the bankers Is preliminary to tho convention of tho Mlssisnlnni Valley association, which opened here with 500 delegntes In nttendnnce. Ono of the chief objects of tho projected bank is to contrnlizo In the mlddlo West the foreign exchange business, which now must bo hnndled through banks In New York nnd Boston. YANKS IN GERMANY HUNGRY American Civilians In Various Parts of Country In Serious Straits Army to Act. Coblcnz, April 28. A number of American civilians In vnrlous parts of occupied Germany are In serious straits beenmso of tho food situation, nnd efforts nre being made to reach them with supplies as soon ns possi ble. Among thoso who havo request ed tho civil affairs officers of tho Thtnl urmy to take some action toward the roller or tlio Americans In question are several members of congress who liuvo been in Coblenss recently. Italian Army In Flume. Paris. April 28. An Amerlcnn offi cer who left Flunio three dnys ago, and who has Just nrrlved In Paris, says It was reported there that n totul of fourteen divisions had been moved to Flume by tho Italians. Kansas City Bank Is Robbed. Knnsns City, Mo., April 28. Tho In tercity bank, on tho- stnto lino between Knnsns City, Mo., ,nnd Kansas City, Knn., wns robbed hi- four men who es caped In a motorcAr with nn amount estimated nt $11,000. PREMIER ORLANDO RETURNS TO ROME Leaves Paris After Conference With Big Four; Baron Sonnino Remains. LLOYD GEORGE IS ACTIVE British Premier Tries to Avert Break With Rome Orlando In Statement Assails Wilson "Treats Us as Foe," He Says. Washington, April 20. Secretary Tumulty In n statement Issued nt tho White House snld a cnblcgram had been received from President Wilson In Pnrls "giving positive nnd unquali fied denial" to reports thnt "the presi dent had entered into a secret nlllnnce or treaty with somo of tho great pow ers." Pnrls. April 20. Premier Orlando nnd Slgnor Bnrzllnl left for Rome Thursday night. Thin was announced after Premier Orlando's conference with tho other members of tho coun cil of four, nt which, nccordlng to the Italian premier, only questions of principle, nnd not territorial questions, were discussed. This Is explained ns meaning thnt tho discussions centered on tho ques tion of prestige Involved In the publi cation of President Wilson's stntement und that no effort Una mndo to reach n settlement, on n territorial basis. The conference lasted two hours. Baron Sonnino, tho foreign minister, nnd the other Itnllnn delegntes nnd representatives will remain In Pnrls temporarily. Premier Lloyd George arranged dur ing the afternoon for President Wilson nnd Premier Clemcncenu to meet Pre mier Orlnnd6. It Is pointetd out thnt tho stuteracnt Issued by Premier Orlnndo says noth ing of tho Intention of the Itnllnns to Lqult the pqneo conference. It merely rWntes Italy's caso concerning Flume and the Dnlmntinn coast and does not appear In the' form of nn ultimatum. The premier says ho hns never de nied that tho pact of London did not npply to Flume, but tho Itnllnn clnlm was based on tho principles of Presi dent Wilson's 14 points. Following is, the text of Premier Or lundo's statement: "Yesterdny, while the ItallRn dele gation was discussing counter-propositions which had been received from tho British prime minister nnd which had for their aim the conciliation of contradictory tendencies which wero manifest concerning Itnllnn territorial aspirations, tho Paris newspnpers pub lished a message from the president ot tho United States In which he ex pressed his own thought on one of the grnvest problems which hns been sub mitted to the Judgment of the confer ence. "Tho practice of addressing nations directly constitutes surely an Innova tion In Internntlonnl relations, I do noc wish to complnln, but I wish to record It ns n precedent, so that at my own time I mny follow It, lnnsmuch ns (his new custom doubtless constitutes tho granting to nntlons of larger par ticipation in Internntlonnl questions, nnd, personally, I have nlwnys been of the opinion thnt such participation was the hnrblnger of a new order of things. "Nevertheless, if theso appeals nro to bo considered ns addresses to nn tlons outside of the governments which rcpreseut them (I might sny even against tho governments) I should feel deep regret In recalling thnt this proc ess, heretofore applied to enemy gov eraments, Is today npplled for the first time to n government which bus been nnd Intends to remnln n loyal ally of the great American republic, namely, to tho Italian government." Premier Orlundo says that he might complnln that such n messago ad dressed to the Italian nation hnd boon published at tho very moment when tho allied and nssoclnled powers were negotiating with tho Italian gov ernment, tho help of which had been sought nnd appreciated In numerous si rlous questions heretofore discussed In Intlmnte nnd complete solidarity. "Abovo all." ho continues, "I should hnvo the right to complnln If the dec larations of the presldentlnl message Imve the purposo to oppose tho Itnllnn people to the Italian government, be muse It would misconstrue nnd deny the high degree of civilization which the Italian pcoplo hns attained and Its democratic and liberal regime, and I Hhould be forced to protest strongly against suppositions unjustly offen slve to my country." France Passes Eight-Hour Law.. Paris, Aug. 20. The French senate passed tho eight-hour tabor bill, which now becomes n law. Flu Kills Millions In India. London, April 28. Almost flvo mil lion persons hnvo died In British India from Spanish Influenza, and fully u million others nro believed to havo died In tho natlvo states from tho same cause. Turn Down Fare Increase. Chicago, April 28. Tho Chicago surface lines wiuv denied nn Increase to 7-ccnt faro by tho Illinois public utilities commission. Commissioner P. J. Lucoy returned n dissenting opinion. FROM ALL SECTIONS OF THIS MAJESTIC STATE Reports of Interesting Happenings Throughout Nebraska Condensed to a Few Lines for Quick Perusal. The Nebraska supremo court ap pointed a committee composed of Con gressmnn A. C. Shnllenberger of Almn, Victor Rosewnter of Omaha, ex-Stato Senator Chnrles E. Saudall of York, Jefferson IL Brondy of Lincoln and Professor John P. Sennlng of tho dc pnrtmcnt of political science, Unlver slty of Nebraska, to make tho pre liminary survey prior to tho meeting of the constitutional convention nt Lincoln. Each member will draw a salary of $1,200 n year, with traveling expenses, nnd thoir duties will bo to lnvestlgnto tho constitutions of other dates and prepnre n report of their findings to the constitutional conven tion, when It convenes next December. An effort Is being mado by the World War Veterans' organization of Humboldt, which has Just received n state charter, to organlzo all roturned 6oldIer In Nebraska ns rapidly as possible, so that a state encampment mny he held at nn enrly date. Appli cations for charters will be furnished by addressing C. M. Hecht, state grand adjutant, at Humholdt. Miss Mny Pershing of Lincoln, sister of General John J. Pershing, will act ns sponsor In christening a vessel of the merchant marine at Mobile, Ala., which will he named after tho city of Lincoln ns a roward for the city's response In the fourth Liberty loan campaign. Govornor McKcIvIc hns plncctl his ofllctal signature on the "code hill" passed by tho legislature. So many re quests hnvo been received for copies of the bill thnt the preparations of It In printed form Is being rushed. It will be ready for distribution In ubout thirty days. Of the r22 stndents, graduates nnd fnculty members of the- Nebraska Uni versity Agricultural College nt Lin coln who entered the army, twenty-four wero killed or died In tho war. Sta tistics havo not been completed on tho number of wounded'. j Judge Pemberton of tho district court at Bentrice overruled a motion for a new trial In the caso against John Gerdes of thnt city, a wealthy retired Gcrmnn, who was found guilty Eome time ago of sedition. The Methodist Sunday school at Aurora took nn Easter offering to purchnse a Victory liberty bond for the endowment of tho Huntington chnlr of religion in tho Nebraska Wes- leynn university. At n mass meeting of farmers at UlyBses resolutions were adopted nnd copies sent our representatives nt Washington requesting the repeal of the daylight saving law, passed by our last congress. One thousand dollars was the prlco paid for the llrst sack of cement made under the wet procesa by tho Ne braska Cement company nt Superior. It was bought by Wisconsin parties. Nebraska leads all tho states In tho union In the production of alfalfa. The state's production Inst year was 1 ,5811,720 tons. Colorado wns second with l,407,!$.'t0 tons. Ed Frodenberg of Mndlson sold"1 n load of hogs at South Omaha for $20.70 per hundred pounds Inst Thurs day, smashing all prlco records up to that time. At a special election nt Hartlngton voters of tho city approved the plan of selling $25,000 worth of bonds for the purposo of erecting n city hall nnd auditorium. Tho vacant spneo In the court house square at Elwood, Which was used last year for n war garden, Is being used this spring for garden pur poses. Ail of York county nnd people from surrounding counties nre Invited to York by tho Commercial Club of the city to celebrate July 4. A wind storm, with nil tho oar marks of u tornado, swept the district south west of Ellsworth, causing damage es timated at $1,000. A new Catholic church Is under con struction at Colon, Snundera county, which is to cost about $20,000 when completed. Tho "old" time hns been re-adnptcd nnd all time- pieces wero turned back nn hour at Sargent. North Bend's city council hns ap proved seven blocks of city paving to be done this summer. Osceola In laying plans for tho or ganization of a fast amateur baseball team this season. Harmon Bross, assistant adjutant general Is putting In much of his time nt stuto headquarters of the Grand Army of the Republic at Lincoln, pre paring for tho state encampment which will he held nt York, May 10, 20 and 21. Platte Center, this stnto. tho first town In the Tenth federal reserve dis trict to reach Ub quota In tho Victory Liberty loan drive, Is going to print In pamphlet form the names nnd amounts of subscriptions of ovory person who buys a Victory bond. The BrnndelB Interests at Omaha are making preparations to construct n twenty-story building near their present site In the city. Suits for damages totaling $40,110.40 ngalnst Cedar and Dixon conation, brought by relatives of Frank Brlonzo und Mabel Maco Beavers, both of South Sioux City, who wero drowned when the enr In which they wore rid ing went owr a high embankment Into the Missouri river on the county lino road between tho two counties, will bo tiled heforo the district court at Pender, now lu suasion, Tho comer Mono of tho now build ing of tho University of Nebraska, de partment of animal imthology and hy giene, nt Lincoln, was laid Inst week. This building Is tho first of three to be constructed on the university farm campus Tor experimental nnd research work In animal pathology nnd hygiene. Tho cost of the plant complete will bo about $100,000. It has become known nrottnd tho state house nt Lincoln that Llcutennut Governor Barrows In considering en try In tho race for nntlonal com-mnndcr-ln-chlef of tho Sons of Veter ans, allied with the G. A. R. Action on a candidate for the post will be taken at the G. A. R. convention In York, Mny 10 to 21. Governor McKolvIo Issued n wnrn Ing to Nebraskn druggists thnt If. they sell extracts, bitters or tonics too often to tho samo man, thoy will be prosecuted for violating tho stnto pro hibition law. "Complaints nro vory numerous thnt these preparations aro used for hovorage purposes," his state ment says. Only "high test" gnsollno may now bo sold In Nebraska, under tho amend ed oil Inspection law pnssed by tho state legislature, snys Food Commis sioner Leo Stuhr. The law became ef fective when tho bill wns signed. This Is the grade for which many dealers hnvo been charging a premium, ho says. A movement Is on foot by promoters of tho Amerlcnn Legion, nn organiza tion composed of rcturnod soldiers, sailors nnd marines of Nebraska, to hold a state convention some time In the near future at Lincoln. It Is de sired that ovory county In the stnto be represented nt tho convention. As Lleutennnt Errol Bnhl, univer sity student, from Humholdt, wns about to take tho nlr In tho maldon flight of n new $10,000 airplane nt Lincoln, tho machine burst Into flame nnd wns consumed to cinders In a flash. Lieutenant Bnhl nscaped uninjured. Over 400 experienced farm hands nre needed Immediately In Nebraska for yenr-round work, and 20,000 ten); porary harvest hands will he needed by tho Inst of June, according to L. O. Crnndnll, In charge of tho federal em ployment bureau for Nebraska. Officers of the Dawson County State bank of Lexington have pur chased tho stock of the First National bank of the city. Tho pnsslng of the First National closes tho last national bank In Dawson county. Reports from regions of Germany occupied by American troops Indicate thnt tho 80th division, which Includes many Nebraskn boys, will start for tho U. S. A. before long. City police nnd stato liquor agents will hnvo to round up bootleggers in Douglns county hereafter, as the, re sult of action taken by tho county commissioners calling oft all county liquor sleuths. Secretary Dnnlclson of the State Bonrd of Agriculture is working oa (plans for tho new woman's building and now sheep barn to bo erected on tho stnte fair grounds ut Lincoln this year. Fifty business men of Sownrd havo pledged themselves to stand behind the venture of an artificial Ico plant to be opened by tho Soward Creamery. Three lots have been purchased and n building will be erected. Ono hundred and fifty memfiers of boys' and girls' garden clubs of Ne braskn aro expected to attend tho Junior farmer week exercises at tho Stato Farm, near Lincoln, May 20 to ao. Rev. Lowelllng nnd wife of Western, recently celebrated their slxty-tlfth wedding nnniversary. Thoy aro be lieved to be the oldest couple In Ne braska. Every town In Dwlgo county oxcept Fremont, hns abandoned thov govern ment time schedule, and Indications aro that Fremont will eventually fall In line. A largo number of western Nebraska towns nro now running on Standurd time. Railroads and postofllces uro following the daylight saving sched ule. Citizens of Holbrook asked tho State Railway Commission to have tho Burlington replace the oil lamps In tho depot thero With up-to-date light ing fixtures. The business men of Plnlnvlew agreed by petition to resume the old system or keeping tlmo, und nil clocks In tho city have been turned hack. The state labpr commissioner nt Lincoln Is snld to bo almost swamped with requests for farm help from over Nebraska. A largo number of Nebraskans wero among tho 12,000 soldiers who landed In this county Euster Sundny. ' Tho recent meeting of tho south western Nebraska teachers' associa tion held at Holdrege, was tho largest sectional association ever held In Ne braska. McCook was chosen ns tho place for holding the meeting next year. Nebraska Is the ninth stnto In the union to enact a law providing' for tho organization oft pergonal credit unions. Tho law In this stnto will be administered through the department of trade and commerce, under the civ il codo administrative law. A thousand-bird poultry plant has been added to the University of Ne braska experimental sub-station at North Platte. Tho purpose Is to ex periment with poultry under central nud western Nebraska conditions. Figures compiled by the Omaha Chambor of Commorce, show that Ne braskn stands fifth in the number of hogs. Taking the yenrti 1010-1010, In clusive, tho number of hogs raised in this stnto annually has been 11,022,000. .Iowa lends with 8,9511,000, and then comes Illinois, Missouri, Indiana and Nobraskn. '