THE O’NEIL FRONTIER D. H. CRONIN, Publisher. O’NEILL, NEBRASKA A project was recently approved by the Russian government for the con struction of a privately owned railway to serve the big timber areas of north ern Russia and the mining regions of the northern Ural mountains. The new line will run from Archangel, the Rus sian White sea port that has come into such prominence during the present war, through Pinega, across the Urals, and through northern Siberia to Chen shevsky on the River Ob. There will also be a branch from the Ural chain to Nadezhdinsk. The length of the line will be about 1,000 miles. Owing to the difficult nature of the region to be traversed the estimated cost of con struction is $51,655,000. In spite of additional expenses due to the war, the street railways of Vi enna, owned by the city, paid Into the Vienna treasury during the first year •f the war the sum of $466,900. The i»v>ort for the fiscal year in question shows that, whereas the city owned street railways employed in norma) peace times 12,368 persons, they lost t,700 immediately to tho army, and 1,706 later, and were obliged to fill the vacancies largely with women. Not •nly did the service continue, however, without interruption, but new work was undertaken, such as the transpor tation of wounded soldiers by special street trains and the forwarding of ail sorts of freight. Havana Is to have a big amusement park and hippodrome. It will be in the suburb of Cerro, accessible from the central portion of the Cuban capital by means of two electric car lines. Among the features promised for the new park Is an annual agricultural, horticultural and live stock fair, at which will be exhibited the principal products of Cuba. The cost of the park and build ings will reach, it is estimated, $400, •00. An effort will be made to hold the Olympic games of 1920 in the new Havana park. Details of the regulations fixing the prices of flour and bread in the prin cipal cities of Australia are given in an article in the Melbourne Age. The price Of flour Is fixed at $54.75 a ton, except In western Australia, where it is $55.48. The price of bread in states other than western Australia is fixed at 13.2 cents for a four-pound loaf sold over the counter, and 14.2 cents in western Aus tralia. Where a fraction of four pounds Is bought a proportionate price is to be charged. There has been introduced recently a band magnet which Is only a trifle heavier than an electric iron and is de signated for connection to any lamp re ceptacle or socket. It is suitable for cleaning up chips and borings, for sep arating brass from iron chips or filings, tor handling warm or awkward shaped castings in foundarles, tor dipping met al pieces in paint, for recovering nails from sweepings in shipping rooms, and for hundreds of other purposes. Aeronautic units are to be developed Within the United States fleet for the purpose of directing the fire of battle ships at extreme ranges. With sea planes it is expected that effective fire can be maintained at a distance of 17, 000 to 18,000 yards, according to the Aerial Age Weekly, which states fur ther that the naval engagements in the North sea lndlcato that there has been effective firing at 17,000 yards. Carl Musser, of Cynthiana, Ky., had a good time attending the Kentucky derby at Louisville recently, but the train he went on had a head-on colli alon. Carl also lost a wager memoran dum, on which he had won, and missed the return train, going by automobile. Nothing else happened, although he had to make a 30-mile detour around some impassable bridges, and he reached home at 6 next morning in •hip shape. In the E. W. Thornburrow yard in Westmore, Kan., is a large bunch of bluegrass growing in the fork of an •lm tree, 10 feet from the ground. Ev ery fall the residents of Wetmore, who are watching this curiosity, expect the grass to be winter killed, but every spring It shows up green and strong , and matures seeds. The grass has been growing In the tree for three years. The official organization for handling trade between Germany and Russian Poland, now occupied by the German armies, consists at present of 70 cham bers of commerce. It has published a report stating that the total value of •ales effected between German and Po lish firms througli the organization has been more than $2,380,000. The organ ization has appointed 200 agents to represent German firms in Poland. Of the enginemen assigned to the Black Diamond express of the Lehigh Valley road, when it was instituted. 20 years ago, feur are still in active ser vice. Two have been promoted and five have 1 eft the service. Thomas Parley is still on the same run and has missed few trips. The three conduc tors originally chosen to serve on the •xpress arc still at this work. Money Is of so little importance to many Ha'ielton (Pa.) school teachers that the board was forced to pass a resolution ordering them to cash the checks fbr the last four and five months’ salaries due them, to permit the treasurer to balance his books. Athens colonized the peninsula ot Gallipoli more than 2,500 years ago Its inhabitants, the Dolonkian Thraci ans, asked Athenian aid against sav age neighbors, and Miltiades walled olT the isthmus near Bulair tu keep the enemy in check. Out of 303 occupations in which the workers of the United States are en gaged. women are represented in all But eight. Of those eight, three are ol' a military nature. Street car drivers and boilermakers are also in the list. William the Conqueror Introduced horseshoes Into England. Stirrups, however, were unknown to the ■ a - dents, who had posts erected on t^ ir reads to enable horsemen to mount' One Chinese province annually ex ports more than 150,000 tons of pea nuts, all because an American mission ary several years ago gave a native Convert a quart of California seed. " 1— • ♦ • r— Australia is paying $165,000,000 a pear in wages to soldiers. A curious plant called the "water chestnut” In to be found in China. The tubers, eaten raw or In stews, are much Uked by the native epicures. They are also sliced and shredded for soups. A statistical person has figured the losses to agriculture as a result of depredations of Insects and rodents an •12 a year for each man. woman and child In the United states. At the graduation exercises of a *ldtizcnship 4 school” lrj Cincinnati “America” was sung In 13 dialects. There were 55 graduates, ranging from tX to 50 years of age. LODGE WOMAN FIGHTS OUSTER PROCEEDINGS IN NEBRASKA COURT Mrs. Emma Manchester, of the Woodmen Circle, Offers Re sistance to Members. I Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 7.—Enemies of Mrs. Emma Manchester, supremo guardian of the Woodmen circle, re newed their activity to fire her from the head of the order, when Attorney P. A. Brogan, of Omaha, filed a mo-j tlon in the supreme court for an in terpretation or modification of a tem porary restraining order recently is sued by the court. lie appeared on be half of women members of the ex ecutive council of administration. Ho asked that the court interpret the re straining order as not restraining the executive council from removing Mrs Emma B. Manchester from office fot cause. The row started some time ago when the executive council appointed a com mittee of three, of which Mrs. Man chester is one, to take over the work now being performed by her in con nection with field work of the order and the publication of a monthly paper, Mrs. Manchester considered this ac tion an invasion of her rights and a| once gave battle. She sought to se cure a restraining order against th! council in the Douglas county district court, but lost. She was successful in securing a temporary restraining order from the higher tribunal. Tha order was later modified to prevent th^ supreme guardian from discharging field workers already employed by th« executive council of the order. It Is now claimed by the council thal Mrs. Manchester Interprets the re straining order as preventing the council from filing charges against hci and removing her from office. Tht council is in session at Omaha. II claims the right to remove any of ficer for cause. No charges have been made against the supreme guardian Emma B. Manchester, supreme guard ian of the Woodmen circle, has been It office for a number of years, thougl she has had hard fights on her hands to remain as leader. Though nearl; 70 years old she is as full of vigor ai many women half of her years. MAY TURN DOWN FLEGE. Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 7.—While tin state pardon board has not yet taker action in the application of Williarr Flege, of Dixon county, convicted slay er of his sister, for a parole, it is be lieved from the attitude of the boart} that it is hostile to any action which would give Flege his freedom at thi^ time. Three times has Flege been be fore the board, but twice has he bee* frowned upon and sent back to his cell It is claimed that the rich brothers of Flege have spent $50,000 in efforts tc have him liberated from prison. Mem bers of the pardon board appreciate the revolting circumstances of the crime and consider that there must be some thing in the judgment of the 36 men comprising three separate district court juries which would tend to restrain it from setting aside the judgment. The application has been taken under ad visement. Flege was not present at the hearing. At a previous hearing he told his story. FIGHT ASSESSOR. Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 7.—When the state board of assessment called P. J. Philbln, county assessor of Greeley county, on the carpet for turning in his assessment without being attested by himself and the county clerk. It learned that there was a real row on between Philbln and the county board. The latter claimed that the failure of the assessor to properly perform his duties allowed it no opportunity to equalize the assessment of the county. Philbln admitted that he had filed the real es tate assessment with the board two days later than the law allowed, but he declared that he lost time by pulling out the kinks in the work of a precinct assessor. A friend of the assessor told the board that Phllbin was all right and most of the people of Greeley were with him in the fight made on him by other county officers. POOR OIL. Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 7.—Forbearance has ceased to be a virtue with State Oil Inspector Harman and from now on oil companies and others falling to comply with the law regarding the dis play of signs showing the grade and teat of oil being sold will be prosecuted vigorously and instructions have gone out to inspectors to hew to the line and let the chips fall where they may. Retail dealers, according to Commis sioner Harman, are the ones who are suffering the greatest from the failure of dealers in oils to show the proper grade of oil. Many of them display a sign stating that the oil is above such a grade. The law requires that the notices shall state specifically what grade the oil is. BEATRICE — Mayor Rawlings, of Wymore, has announced that he would make the race for state senator from Cage and Pawnee counties on the re publican ticket by petition in opposi tion to Adam McMullen, the regular re publican nominee, and Julius Neuman, iemocratic candidate. He expects to i irculate his petitions for signatures in both counties soon. LINCOLN — The state board of equalization concluded at its meeting to not make any changes in the valua tion of personal property as reported by county assessors. There will bo some changes made in real estate valu ations in a few tounties, but until the jhanges are made there will be notiiing to report by the board. LINCOLN—Oil fees for the month of July were about $300 heavier than for the month of June which were the greatest In the history of the depart ment. The fees of the oil department amounted to $11,700, which indicates a heavy consumption of ;< a oepai trnent in Wash " .ton, receive/ ■ central headquarter- hero. About 1. 600 vacancies exist In ;••*> gra io c» olid Lieutenant. ..... ’ NEBRASKA NEWS NOTES j >... ■ ...... . ■ ■ ....4 TO REMOVE ASSESSOR. Lincoln. Neb., Aug. 5.—The war In Greeley county between the board of county commissioners and thb eounty assessor of that county was transferred to the state board of equalization when Chris Webber and W. T. Reed of the county board appeared before the state board in an effort to secure the auth ority of the state board to allow It to equalize assessments in Greeley county, alleging that the county assessor, P. H Philbin, had kept his books in such shape that the county commissioners had not been able to equalize the taxes. The board wants to remove Phil bin from the office and Philbin re fuses to be removed. If the state board allows the Greeley commissioners to go back and equalize the taxes, the state board will be de-’ layed just that much longer in its work of completing the equalization of the counties of the state. MOTOR VICTIM DIES. Omaha, Neb.. Aug. 5.—Mrs. Helen Dresher, who was injured when the au tomobile of her son, Aibert Dresher, overturned on an embankment near Clarinda, la., early Sunday morning, died yesterday afternoon in Kenilworth hospital at Clarinda. Albert Dresher, the son who was driving the machine at the time of the fatal accident, himself lies in the same hospital with a broken back and other grave injuries, has not been advised of his mother’s death, his physician fear ing that the shock would be too much for him. CAMP LLANO— Bishop Beecher, of Hastings, chaplain of the Fifth Nebraska regiment, has resigned and will leave for Nebraska within a few days. Before he left Nebraska Bishop Beecher said that he would have to return to his ecclesias tical duties before fall. Rev. W. H. Un derwood, of Omaha, former chaplain of the Third Nebraska regiment, is among those mentioned to succeed Bishop Beecher. COLERIDGE—Rev. John Keiser, of Creighton, has been called to the pas torate of the German Lutheran church at Lawn Ridge two miles east of this place. Rev. Mr. Hefner, who died a few months ago, was pastor at this charge 22 years. FREMONT—James H. Wintersteon, a well known Nebraska traveling salesman, died at his home here last evening at the age of fiO years. He had been in a critical condition for several months suffering with stomach trouble HARTINGTON—A committee from the Commercial club at this place will meel with Dan V. Stephens at Fremont in the near future to urge Mr. Stephens to help them secure a new’ government postoffice building at this place. ALLEN—The annual pioneers and old settlers’ pienTe will be held here August 23. Plans are under vray to make this the biggest and best celebration of the kind ever held in Dixon county. WYNOT-A new ferry boat has been completed an*} put into service between Nebraska and South Dakota near this place. The boat is owned and operated by Joe Gray. PONCA—Gingsbury Bros., of Sioux City, la., have rented the Davey block and will open up a men’s clothing and shoe store here about the loth of August. WAYNE—Mrs. Mary Dolph, aged 75 years, died at the home of her son, A. W. Dolph, 14 miles southeast of this place, following a paralytic stroke. DIXON—L. Li. Jarmon, a Burlington Drakeman, was knocked off a car here while switching and sustained a dislocated hip and other bruises. WAYNE—The teachers’ institute will be field here August 21-2o. The instructors have been employed and all the other plans are made. RANDOLPH—The Randolph Gun club will hold their fourth annual registered §hoot at this place September 5. TIBDEN—The Antelope county old set '.lers’ picnic will be held at this place •August 15. DIXON—The annual harvest picnic will be held here again this year on August 15. GERMANS TALK PEACE, ' REACH NO CONCLUSION Berlin, Aug. 3, (via London).—The announced meetings of the national committee for securing an honorable peace were held in about 40 of the larger cities of Germany Tuesday night but at none of the meetings did the moderates give any precise statement concerning the conditions of peace ae the moderates would like to see them. The speakers usually dwelt on general ities, rarely going beyond the chancel lor's declaration with regard to peace. Prof. Adolph Harnack was a speaker at the Berlin meeting in the great Phil harmonic hall. He made no surprising statements regarding the aims of the war, which he specified as the thrust ing back of Russia from eastern Eu rope, where she was an intruder, to the east, where she had her mission, and a termination of the situation on the west. w>.fcre England was the uncon trolled ruler of the sea and Belgium her vassal. Professor Harnack warned his audi tors against expecting or demanding too much from the results of the war. as Germany must remember the lot of her confederates as well as her own success. He appealed to his hearers to have confidence in the administra tion. which, he said, had done its ut most to prevent the war, and the atti tude of which, toward certain neutrals, history would some day justify. It Is estimated by the fdrest service of the United States department of ag riculture that there is cnotigh waste from the sawmills of the south alone to produce 20.000 tons of paper a day. In a bird contest which was con ducted by Raymond C. Bridges, in structor in sciences at the high sctiool in Rutland, Vt., 117 different kinds of birds were reported. Miss Thelma Eastman won the contest, having seen 81 kinds. Miss Ruth Crane took second honors with 82 kinds. An agricultural census of Uruguay has been postponed because ol me losses occasioned by an invasion of lo custs. Philadelphia cleanup week cost the taxpayers $12,000 for disposing of 00, 000 cubic yards of refuse. Fruit farming is making rapid prog ress In South Africa. A good orchard tractor is one of the things needed there. Bangor, Me., almost wiped out by fire five years ago, has since rebuilt and is now larger and better than ever. Luther Crawford, cf West Fair view. Pa., born without hands, has been chosen president of the council of his home town. The world's turpentine output ex r< eds 20.000.000 gallons annually, the Unite 1 States being the greatest pro I ducing nation. | ! FIND THREE BODIES OF RIVER VICTIMS; INVESTIGATIONS ON Body of Mrs. Swift Recovered 100 Miles Away—Fatal Road Not Marked. Om&hn, Neb.. Aug. 4.—The bodies of three of the victims of the automobile accident at I.a Platte, Neb., which cost the lives of five excursionists, have been recovered, one of them nearly 100 miles from the scene of tragedy. The body of Mrs. Thomas F. Swift was found late today by a fisherman at Itockport, Mo., and the bodies of Har old I.arson and Mrs. Gertrude Lesnef were recovered at Nebraska City. Tha bodies were in such a state of decom position it was necessary to identify them by pieces of clothing. The Swifts formerly lived in Slourt City. Thomas F. Swift, the only survivor of the tragedy resulting when the automobile jumped a bank into tb« Missouri river, has ordered the body of his wife brought to Omaha. Tbs other bodies are in the morgue at Ne braska City. The bodies of Miss Gract Snyder and Willis Lesner have not been recovered. Klmer S. Nickerson, county nttornej for Sarpy county, immediately upon be ing advised of the accident, made at Investigation to determine the county’s liability'. He found that there were nc signs or obstructions near the plac$ where the road runs squarely into tbs river. For several weeks, Nickerson says the river has been cutting west of tht point, taking great blocks of land cov ering fift or 100 acres at a single swoop The daily average of the river’s cutting has been about 80 feet, it is said. Sev eral signs and obstructions which havi been placed on the roads by order o: the county commissioners have beer carried away by the ravages of the riv er, and others have been taken by camping parties, evidently careless o: the public safety. The last obstruction on the road over which tbe party traveled to deott was placed there a week ago las’ Thursday by Lee Watson, a farmer Tt consisted of three sticks of wood set up tene-e fashion, and was taken iwnv, presumablv. by a camper, whe use-l it for firewood. Watson says be has also damned ppxrpwp 1 Tvr» Tr* tTl? r°ad to stop traffic, at various times out that the warning has evidently j been ignored. -A - CRC PS ARE SAFE. Lincoln, Neb,. Aug. 4.—Nebraska's oorn crop Is sure thing now. A rain that rode up on a heavy wind late in the night deposited from one-half tr. two inches ol' moisture over most of Nebraska and today the farmers arc. either in the Helds watching the grain hop along to maturity or are eyeing i the displays in auto sales rooms, i Li"bt rains were the portion in the ; northwest, brt in the real corn belt the average t as 1.80 inches. CONTINUE RECRUITING. Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 4—Nebraska’s national guard officials still are work ing at recruiting. The latest state ment from Adjutant General Hall is to the effect that more telegraphers are needed in the signal corps. This bod'- was recruited to necessary strength before the departure for the border, but closer physical examina tions in Texas have resulted In the creation of more vacancies. The adju tant general made formal announce ment of the opening of recruiting of fices throughout the state. Lieut. H A. Altshuler, of Madison. Neb., is one. of the guardsmen assigned to the re cruiting office in Lincoln. PREACHER DROWNS. Ainsworth, Neb.. Aug. 4.—Rev. Wil liam E. Eggart, pastor of the Germnr Lutheran church in this city, was drowned at the dam of the power p’anl of the electric light works on Plurr creek, about 14 miles northwest of this city, yesterday afternoon. He leaves a wife, and one chib7 about 2 years old GRAND ISLAND—Harry Hart, an em ploye of the McDowell farm, south of the river, was brought to the city suffering ■ with a strange malady. He was seized ! with a desire to scratch and bite all wbc came near him, and the physician origi nally called feared that it was -a case ot rabies. The ambulance and stralghtjaeket : were used to bring him t :> the hospital in this city, where his case is being watched. It Is regarded as possible that it might merely be a nervous breakdowr caused by the terrific heat, j SYDNEY—The preliminary examination of Frank Connell and R. Grange Lukens, charged with the murder of Paul Vacik and Ira Paup and the robbery of the Far mers’ State bank at Sunol last Saturday, was held hero this evening before County Judge Chambers. The Information ; charges Connell as the principal and Lu kens as accessory. Doth prisoners pleaded j not guilty and waive® examination to the district court, which meets next Septem ber. They were committed without ball. YORK—York's MOO.000 hotel is prac tically assured. The $33,000 bonus asked has all been secured but $7,000. With some of that in right it is proposed to raise the amount in a few days. LINCOLN—F. J. Richards, president of the Lincoln Commercial club, and busi ness manager of the Lincoln hotel for 1 r, years, today resigned both offices. II.. will become vice president and business manager of a sanatorium in Washing ton. Mr. Richards was known to travel ers over the entire country. As presi dent of the Commercial club lie has been in close contact with business men from all parts of Nebraska. S' til ls* i-r-cuu uuiie. a SjCOU.' Bluff business man, was shot and in stantly killed by his divorced wife. Sh tired two shots, one of which entered h heart. They were seen out walking a hr.If hour before tlie shooting. The worr.ai made nu attempt to escape and i» row i: custody. A coroner’s inquest will be heh today. HAY SPRINGS—Riley Long, a prosper - ous farmer, living 1.6 miles southeast u. here, was instantly killed by lightning Mr. Long was driving his team in from the field and when near the barn wa struck by the bolt. lie leaves a wife an., son. YORK—York college has been meeting with good success in their canvass for tin $300,000 endowment fund. Ona hunclrc thousand dollars h- ..been secured and lb business men of city have pledge! themselves to raise $100,000 in ona year. HOLD SECRET SESSION. Tendon, Aug. 2.—Me.-.sages receive here today from Copenhagen say ti Danish authoriiies have not con: ii roe the reports of the sal* of the Da:v>: : West Indies to the I'n.ted Staten. V. newspaper Politiken says the tig* .a will hold a secret, session on Friday when the government will uuswv» questions cn tlic subject Republicans Fear He May Not I Be Able to Dispel General Apathy Prevailing In +< Country. SCRAP OVER MANAGEMENT Old Guards Do Not Liko Hitr Suffrage Utterances—Dem ocrats on Job With Dig War Bag. Washington, D. C.. Aug. 7.—The real question which republican leaders hero are asking, as Charles E. Hughes starts on his western trip, is r-be+be- Mr. Hughes ran dispel the apathy and leth argy which seems to hang over lu.ge part of the country. When talking other than for publica tion, republicans in congress do not' deny that the campaign is not moving as they would liko. The notification speecli of Mr. Hughes though widely pronounced admirable, has not "stirred up the animals." Mr. Hughes’ declaration for suffrage, for instance, is looked on sourly by most old guard leaders, whereas it is: ) enthusiastically acclaimed by progres- A. give elements. On Mexico. Mr. Hughes has not suited some progressives inclined to pacif icism. The friction over the campaign management is well known. The problem which faces the party now i-s whether Mr. Hughes, admittedly one of the ablest campaigners in Amer ica, can put ‘ginger” into the campaign. What is really making the republi cans nervous, in addition to their in ternal affairs, and apathy among vot-W ers, is the fact the administration aiviA democratic leaders are working over-T time on politics a.nd getting things well organized, with ample campaign funds f and all machinery of federal office holding and government at their dis posal. Substantia! Gain Made Along the Sereth River, South of * Brody, Petrograd Re port Says. Petrograd, Aug. 7, (via London).— Russian troops have crossed the river Sereth, south of the town of Brody and in the region of Peniaki-Tchistopady. knd have consolidated the captured po sitions, it was announced today by the Russian war department. Berlin, Aug. 5, (by wireless to Say ville).—An official statement issued by the Austro-Hungarian headquarters under date of August 3 says: "Russian theater: An enemy detach ment entered a small section of our trenches near Velesnivo, but was com pletely ejected. Southwest and west ol Brody, the army of Colonel General Von Boehm-Krmolll repulsed attacks made by the Russians. Attempts made by ttie enemy to advance along the railroad between Sarny and Kovel and on the lower Stokhod failed. Other wise, the enemy was considerably more quiet, this being ascribed to his heavy losses." —*— RUSSIANS FORCED BACK. Berlin, (via London), Aug. 5.—Rus sian detachments which penetrated the German positions across the River Sereth, near Ratyseye, were forced to retreat, it was officially announced in the statement given out today by the German army headquarters. Near Meidzygory and Tehistopady, the JL statement adds, the Russians are mak ing a stand on the southern bank of the river. SHACKLETON UNABLE TO REAGHHIS CREW Ice and Heavy Gales Drive Back Rescue Ship—Waits Heavier Vessel. London, Aug. 7—Sir Ernest Shaekle ,on has again failed to rescue the main body of his Antarctic expedition left on Elephant island, says the Dallv Chronicle, and has returned to the Falkland Islands. v Sir Ernest returned on board the steamer Emma, says a Reuter dispatch from Port Stanley. The ship was forced back by heavy gales and ice and it was found impossible to get near Elephant Island through the ice. The ship was battered, the engines were in jured, and the Emma was obliged to proceed under sail. Sir Ernest, the correspondent adds, recognizes It Is useless to force a pass- ™ age with a light ship, and he is wait ing for the steamer Discovery to coma from England. LITTLE CHANGE SHOWN IN PARALYSIS EPIDEMIC ^ New York. Aug. 5.—Little change in * the epidemic of Infantile paralysis was shown In today’s bulletin of the health department. During the 24 hous end ing at 10 a. m. there were 41 deaths and 1«S new cases in the greater cltv Since the Inception of the epidemic June 26 there have been 1.066 deaths and 4,S42 cases. MEXICAN IS KILLED. Salt Lake City, Utah, Aug. 5.—Joe Martino, a. Mexican, was shot and killed - by the Sn.t Lake police, and two other Mexicans were seriously wounded in a 1 spectacular fight late last night .follow ing an attempt by three Mexican* to force their way into a residence with drawn pistols.