Nebraska Newspapers

    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.
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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.
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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 ;<<bollne, anu
that it is on the increase. '
TECUM EH—-John Reckewey, a farm
er of Elk Creek, was drowned in a small
pond near this town last night and his
body found today. He was a victim of
epileptic fits, and had been fishing, and
in a fit, fell Into the pond. Reckewey
was 52 years oij, and is survived by ills
widow and nin.t children.
NOW THLY MUST WIN.
St. Louis, Mu., Aug. 5.—President
Ball, ot the St. I.ouis Americans, to
day offered a bonus of $5,000 to the
team If it should go to first place for
% day. He also offered a suit of
clothes to every man on the team if
they went into first division for three
days.
No Fuzzle.
Er°m the Baltimore American.
may I take you apart?"
No- Bir, you can’t. I'm no prize puz
ATTORNEY FOR FLEGE
WORKING FOR PAROLE;
SERVESJIRST YEAR
Death of His Sister Brought
Conviction For Manslaughter
—Brothers Work.
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Dineoln. Neb.. Aug. 5.—Efforts are
being made before the state pardon
board to parole William Flege, of
| Dixon county, convicted of killing hi3
sister. County Attorney C. A. Kings
bury, who helped to prosecute Flog'
is before the board protesting against
a parole. He contends ttiat the pris
oner is now barely eligible under the
law, having served but one year’s time,
and he should not be released at the
first opportunity.
J. J. McCarthy, of Ponca, wrho has
been the attorney of Flege during the
long litigation which resulted in ids
conviction after three trials in as
many counties, is supporting the pa
role. The brothers of Flege are
wealthy farmers and it is proposed to
parole him to one of the brothers, who
has promised to look after his wel
fare. At the third trial of Flege he
was convicted of manslaughter and
sentenced to serve from one to 10 years
in the state penitentiary.
DIXON’S BIG EVENT.
Dixon, Neb., Aug. 5.—The 26th an
nual harvest picnic will be held at
Dixon, Tuesday, August 15. The pla
cards announce that it will be the
'’best ever” and Dixon’s business men
are sparing no efforts necessary to
carry out the prediction.
There will be a veried program of
entertainment, calculated to suit all
the visitors. The athletic events will
Include foot races, sack races and
games for boys and girls; and a base
ball game between Allen and New
castle with a purse of $75 to tempt the
players.
There will be concerts by the Con
cord Cornet band, free attractions and
speeches by prominent men. There
will be a merry-go-round to make life
interesting for the youngsters and
plenty of shady spots for those who
wish to rest. In the evening there will
be a bowery dance.
Dixon is preparing to entertain an
unusually large crowd. Visitors from
the nearby towns and also from Sioux
Citv are axneeted.
FAVOR PILGER.
Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 5.—Petitions
from 100 superintendents of my
schools have been filed with Governor
Morehead to name Frank Pilger, ol
Pierce, as a member of the state nor
mal board. The term of A. H. Viele,
of Norfolk, has expired, but the gov
ernor has not yet made an appointment
to fill the vacancy. Pilger was form
erly a county superintendent, but is
now in the banking business. The pe
titioners recently organized a league to
take schools out of polities. Supt. A.
O. Thomas was connected with the
league.
NELIGH—Grant Peterson, farmer, 25
years of age, who resided eight miles
northeast of here, met instant death by
the accidental discharge of a shotgun ho
was attempting to fix. He placed the
muzzle near his heart and was working
the trigger, which was out of commission,
when the gun was discharged and the en
tire load entered his left breast.
KEARNEY—George Tappen, of this
city, was fatally injured and Earl Pat
rick and E. Tilber were injured when a
hoist used on construction of the normal
school auditorium plunged 50 feet to the
ground. The accident happened at noon,
the men going down by the hoist just as
they quit for lunch.
GRAND ISLAND—The Burlington and
Union Pacific will handle a special train
next week for the convenience of the Ne
braska Press association in making its
tour of the western part of the state. The
association will meet in Grand Island
Monday morning. The association ex
pects to have about 200 in the party.
LINCOLN—Forrest Tatroe, 16 years old,
of Omaha, admitted to the police he broke
into a Lincoln home to secure food. He
had not eaten since Monday, he said.
Tatroe was in the house when the police
nabbed him, and was carrying away some
cookies and a loaf of bread. The lad
has been traveling over the country.
HARTINGTON—John Williams, 57,
dropped dead today while mowing in a
field on the Cnarles Erickson place, five
miles southwest of the city. Death was
caused by cerebral hemorrhage. He had
been a resident of Cedar county for the
past 20 years and is survived by his wife,
three daughters and a son.
AURORA—The commissioners of Ham
ilton county have disallowed the claim of
Fred Luff for damages alleged by him to
have resulted from alleged false Imprison
ment and alleged malicious prosecution.
His claim was for $15,000.
AINSWORTH—The body of Rev. Will
iam Eggert, of Ainsworth, was found in
Plum creek this morning by Amil Rausch
er, about 10 feet from where he was
drowned on Tuesday. Eggert was pastor
of the German Lutheran church here.
MISSOURI TOURNEY.
Kansas City, Mo., Aug. 4.—Al Lin
dauer, of Chicago, eliminated Clifford
Loekhorn, of Kansas City, Missouri
valley champion, yesterday in their
lifth round match, 7-E, 6-1, in the Mis
souri state tennis tournament here, By'
his victory, Lindauer goes into the
semlflnals. Another upset was the de
feat of Eugene Monett, Norman. Okla.,
and Kenneth Uhls, of Kansas City, by
Fred Williams of Kansas City, an 1 j.
G. Cox. of Springfield, Mo., in the first
round doubles.
STALLINGS IS SUSPENDED.
Boston. Aug. 4.—George T. Stallings,
manager of the Boston National league
club yesterday received notification of
his susoension for throe days by Presi
dent Teller, of the league, for words
addressed to Umpire Kigler after yes
terday’s game. Stallings quit the bench
during the first game of yesterday’^
double header with Cincinnati, Fred
Mitchell succeeding him in charge. The
suspension followed a series of alter
cations betwosn Boston players and
league umpires during the past two
months.
Stallings said after he left the field
that his only lemarks to Rigler yes
terday were made after the game.
COMMISSIONS OPEN TO
TRAINED CIVILIANS
Chicago, Aug. 4.—Ail citizens of
proper age now undergoing oi who
have undergone instruction at trslnin
camps in the camps in the c?ntr.V. ,!.
partment ot the army, may npp.y to
be examined for commit" !on as :Veer. :
lieutenants in the re./uk ■ army. a.
cor,.tag to a telegram from tile v> a
oepai trnent in Wash " .ton, receive/ ■
central headquarter- hero. About 1.
600 vacancies exist In ;••*> gra io c»
olid Lieutenant.
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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.
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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.