s' 1 O'NEIL FRONTIER IX H. CRONIN. Publisher. ■— " . ... ■ ■ -~ tTNEILt,NEBRASKA • Rvery one who keeps an S^uarium knows that it is advisable to place a tew snails in the tank, not only be cause snails are interesting in them •elves, but because they ore good cleaners, says the Popular Science •Monthly. If the keeper of the aquari um knows that too much sunlight will produce too much plant growth, and has placed the vessel In a partly ■haded place where the proportion of light and shade is about right, the ■nails, if they are numerous enough, can then control the growth. Nature has provided them with a peculiar an atomical structure resembling a nar row ribbon, which In detail is like the ■band of teeth on a carpenter's rasp. 'Under the microscope these so called “lingual ribbons" or tongues are seen to be set thickly with rows of sharp edged teeth which are themselves toothed and which rasp off microscopic plants and carry them into the mouth. An event which was not without its regrettable aspects was the recent wrecking of the beautiful buildings and monuments of the exposition at San Francisco, which were erected only about two years ago. Despite any de sire to preserve them that admirers may have had, the temporary charac ter of the buildings made their demoli tion advisable. Many of the fine monumental structures, such as the “Arch of the Rising Sun," surmounted by a group entitled “The Nations of the Bast,” were thrown :o the ground by exploding charges of dynamite un der them. The efficiency and economy of the Steamship MJolner, In which turbo electric propulsion Is adopted, were re cently commented on by the Motor Ship. The main machinery consists of ♦wo double flow turbines, each driving a 400 k. w. generator and delivering power to a single motor, which drives the propeller shaft through reduction gearing at 90 revolutions a minute. It is reported in the Blectrician that there are about 20 or 25 steamboats under construction in which similar machin ery is to be used, mostly of a low pow ered type, usually of about 1,000 horse power. A subscriber asks: “What globe trotter has made the quickest trip ground the world?” John Henry Mears, bf the New York Evening Sun, at present holds the record. Traveling east from New York city in 1913, he crossed the Russian empire by the Si berian railway and reached Now York again In 35 days 21 hours and 35 min utes. In 1911 Andre Jaeger-Schmldt made the trip In 39 days; George Fran cis Train, In 1890, made It In 67 days; Nellie Bly, 1889, In 72 days; Captain Seymour, 1876, In 117 days; the Magel lan expedition, 1519-22, In three years. u ■mci ito umi mo unuea mares at the present time Is exporting goods to Russia at the rate of $2,000,000 a day. These exports Include not only ammunition and those articles recog nized as munitions of war, but medi cines, barbed wire—which Is also used on the battle lines—agricultural tools and everything which the Russians, with their vast army In the field, are unable to make for themselves. Capt, A. B. Farnham, First Lieut. Frank A. Gamsey and Second Lieut. Horatio Staples, the three commis sioned officers of Company H, Sec ond Maine regiment, were photo graphed together In Virginia In 1862. Recently the three men held a reunion In Bangor and were again photo graphed. A new dust laying preparation, the basis of which Is molasses, has been In troduced In the South African mines. The preparation, which contains a small quantity of some disinfectant, forms a thick coating on the under ground wails and surfaces and olosely •overs all dangerous noxious matter. At the present rate of output the United States refinery production for $916 will for the first time exceed 2. 900,000,000 pounds. The total is esti mated at 2,096,876,000 pounds, an In crease of 449,876,000 pounds over 1916. •r 27 per cent. A Frenchman haa advertised 25 acres for sale, which "has been scarred and furrowed by German and British trenches." it lies near the Somme and fr&d been occupied by the Germana un~ (dl driven back by the British. A new device adopted to Indicate the presence of Are damp in coal mines Is based on the well known principle of catalytic combustion resulting from placing platinum black in certain ex plosive gases. William P. Curtiss, of Concord, N. H., haa a checklist of the voters of Ward 2 for the March election of 1857. Of the list, Josiah S. Locke, age 90, Is the only voter now living as far as la known. A distinguished British scientist has decided that there is some form of radiation from chalk and granite cliffs, possibly electrical, which causes cli matic differences in places near to gether. Designed to carry packages weighing up to 250 pounds, a bicycle haa been built with a frame that distributes the load when carried in a basket in such a manner that the balance la not dis turbed. Mexico's largest Iron deposit Is that of the Cerro del Mercado, near Dur ango. A mountain 640 feet high, 4.800 feet long and 1,100 feet broad Is said to almost a solid mass of iron. Mines of some descriptions are found In 26 of the 31 states and terri tories in Mexico, and mining la the most productive industry of the coun try. Dr. L. O. Howard, chief of the bureau of entomology at Washington, D. C., says there Is no such thing known to ^science as a silent mosquito. Russian engineers soon “will begin experiments that will cover three years *to ascertain if sugar beets can be oralsed profitably in Siberia. A recently patented attachment for phonographs displays the notes end words of a song as its record la being played by the machine. In Scotland 23.8 per cent of illuml rmating gas Is made in municipal works to SI.4 per cent in Ireland and 30.6 per :cent in England. A nc»y kitchen utensil Is a cutter for removing the cores from vegetables in the form of a long spiral that can be used if wished. The Uruguayan government Is plan ning the construction of a dry dock big * enough to hu.d the .argent ocean linera. According to modern etiquet. the iamethyst :s the only stone wuich may be worn during mourning OFFICERS GET CHANCE TO SHOW GOOD FAITH ■ -i ■ Will Be Asked to Back Stringent Measure For Enforcement of Prohibitory Law. Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 18.—The good faith of tho democratic governor and legislature in their promise to pass whatever laws are necessary to put teeth into prohibition is to be tested. The dry federation has delegated to five big lawyers. Messrs. Kretsinger, Epper son, Sackett. Thompson and Thomas, the task of drafting a law that will supplement the amendment. They will j , search the statutes of other prohibition states in order to get the best ideas. Meanwhile all local and county feder ations are to retain their organization for the purpose of putting through tho needed bill and getting it enforced afterwards. Under the Nebraska constitution all hills passed by the legislature may be subjected to a referendum vote of tho people at the next election, which will he in 1!U8, and meanwhile their opera tion will he suspended. This cannot be utilized by the saloon men. however, as is threatened in South Dakota, for the reason that the present Slocumb law, which regulates liquor selling, is, In its essence, a prohibitory law that can only be suspended by the action of a com munity in licensing saloons. This per missive clause is stricken out by the passage of the amendment, which pro vides that no licenses shull hereafter issue. This law will be repealed by the pro posed law, but until the latter goes Into effect the former has full force. Unofficial returns from all but four small counties in the state give the prohibition amendment almost 30,00(1 majority. FEEBLE MINDED PATIENTS PROVIDE SPECIAL PROBLEM Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 18.—Superinten dent Griffith, of the state home for feeble minded children, told the state board of control today that the sterili zation law enacted by the last legis lature affords no relief to society from its obligation to these defectives. He Insists that feeble minded persons can not be trusted outside of a state in stitution to manage their own affairs. To apply the sterilization law and turn them loose would be to develop a lot of prostitutes, vagrants, paupers and criminals. Dr. Griffith thinks that they should not be permitted to propagate their kind, but should be segregated and cared for. He argues for the creation of field workers to work in connec tion with the state institution. He be lieves the socalled criminal type is but a feeble minded variation; that it is hereditary feeble tnindedness and not hereditary criminality. I YOUNG GIKL TfcLLS S I UKY OF ABUSES BY KANSAS MAN Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 18.—Verse Baxter, of Belleville, Kan., was charged In fed eral court today by 14-year-old Dollie Boss with white slavery. Her story was that he was a patron of her mother, a washerwoman In Belleville; that he made love to her and Induced her to follow him to Blue Hill, Neb. There he bought her clothes. He threatened to kill her If she; told uny one of his advances to her. She swore that ho tied her hands and thus made her defenseless against his assault. She went with him willingly after that, bc ; lng fearful that he would carry out his threats. She was Anally found by of fleers In search of her. CHILDREN BURN TO DEATH ON FARM NEAR LYONS Lyons, Neb., Nov. 18.—Two children were burned to death today on the reservation north of here. The oldest child was about 6 years old and the other 3, children of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Evans. The mother had gone to a ; neighbor for some milk and when she returned the house was burned to the ground. There was a gasoline stove and near it was a heating stove, and it Is thought that the Are was Btarted in some manner from these stoves. IOWA NEWS NOTES. STATE HEALTH OFFICER WANT8 NEW REGULATIONS Des Moines. Ia.. Nov. 18.—Supervis ion of housing conditions in the Various . cities of the state Is recommended by Dr. G. H. Sumner, secretary of the 1 state board of health, In his annual re port which will be filed soon with the governor. The proposed measure would give | cities the power to Inspect tenement houses, dwellings and all structures, and to order such changes as will make them sanitary Aid decent places to live. Dr. Sumner makes the following rec , ommendations to the legislature; ! Adopt a vital statistics law for the rc , cording of births, deaths, marriages and divorces. Increase the appropriation for board of health work from $5,000 to $15,000 annually. Prohibit the pollution of streams In Iowa. Adopt echool bouse building law. Adopt law providing for medical lnspec i tlon of children so as to detect defects which may be corrected. Adopt general housing law. Adopt a morbidity law providing for re porting of diseases such as tuberculosis. , typhoid, pneumonia and others Provide a health car so thnt a campaign In health work may be carried on over the l State. i Provide funds for sanitary surveys of counties. > TEN NAMES DI8CUS8ED FOR IOWA SPEAKERSHIP * Des Moines, la., Nov. 18.—Ten candi dates may be In the field for speaker of the house In the Thirty-seventh gen eral assembly. 1 Already a number of members of the * bouse are active In the campaign for * votes and others are thinking it over. The list of active candidates and those being talked of as candidates fol lows: Fremont E. Shortess, of Traer; Lewis J. NofT. of Walnut; Lee W. El ’ wood, of Elma; M. B. Pitt, of Logan; A. W. Slaugbt. of Ottumwa; Roy W. p Murphy, of Storm Lake; O. O. Leo, of j Sac City; H. Guy Roberts, of Mount - Ayr; A. W. McFarlane, of Waterloo, * and James F. Johnston, of Charlton. - WOMEN NOW ELIGIBLE *• TO DUTCH ASSEMBLY r I onion, Nov. 17.—The Dutch lower chamber has voted to make women , eligible to membership in the states general, according to a Reuter’s dis patch from The Hague. The dispatch aaj s an article to this effect was ' adopted during a discussion on the re * vision of the constitution in ths sec u ond chamber. J William Hoylans. of North Versailles, ’ Pa., age 108. is an expert rifle shoL BRYAN NAMES BOSSES WHO DIDNT DELIVER Sullivan, Taggart and Murphy Either Deserted or Have Lost Influence. Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 18.—W. J. Bryan spilled a few beans, not at the harmony banquet, Wednesday night, but Just be fore it. when he Issued a call to the ' dry” democrats of the state to turn In and take control of the party. He ilgures that the ' wets" will be sadly weakened by the time the next cam paign comes around, with no breweries and saloons to furnish the nucleus of a light and the sinews for one, and they can be easily whipped. In the state ment he also points right at Roger Sul livan, Tom Taggart and Charley Mur phy, who, he says, either deserted the party at the last election or else did not have the votes they claim to he able to deliver. The statement follows: Tne prohibition Issue is here, and here to stay until the saloon I* driven out of the United States. It Is tHe great moral Issue of this generation and the democrat ic party Is the party to lead the tight In the nation. The election JUst held has unexpectedly released the party of any obligation It may have been under to the liquor inter ests. They threw their Influence to the republican ticket and went down to defeat with It. And the democratic bosses lie In the same dishonored grave. They must confess either that they were really against the president or that they can not deliver the votes which they claim to control. Which position will they take? Did they betray the party or are tney Im potent to aid? Let the "dry” democrats begin work at once to secure control of the democratic Organization, state and national. Nearly half the states are now dry, and the num ber will he swelled to nearly. If not quite, 30 before 1920. To take the side of the sa loon Is to Invite disastrous defeat. To take the side of the home Is to draw to the party the strong young men who are coming out of the schools and colleges and who will, within a few years, he the domi nant force In politics. Again in the na tion’s life the old question demands an answer: "Choose ye this day whom ye will serve.” — A— BOOTLEGGERS TO PRISON, IS WARDEN’S RECOMMENDATION Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 18.—Warden Hen ton wants the state legislature to pass a law that will send bootleggers to the state penitentiary instead of to Jail. That’s what he told the superintendents of state institutions assembled here for their regular discussion of matters relating to their dally work. "The people of the state at the last election," said the warden, “passed on the saloon. Now it Is up to the state government to enact good wholesome legislation whereby men who traffic in the Illegal sale of liquor can be sent to the penitentiary.” The warden is strongly in favor of working convicts on state roads. He has tried it out enough to convince him that It is an excellent idea. But he has been constantly bothered with bootleggers, who brought whisky around to the road camps and peddled It to the men. This was the only source of trouble found. WOULD ASSESS VOTERS FOR CAMPAIGN EXPENSES. Lincoln, Neb.. Nov. 18.—Collection of funds for waging political campaigns by assessment of voters instead of through solicitation was urged by Prof. Aylsworth of the department of politi cal science and socialogy, to university students. Twelve and a half cents a year levied on each voter would give a presidential campaign fund of $8,000, 000 that could be equally divided be tween the major parties. This would avoid putting the candidates under obligation to any interests or to weal thy citizens. Besides which the people ought to pay the bills incurred in their behalf. DEMOCRATIC CHIEFTAINS INDULGE IN JOY DINNER Lincoln, Neb.. Nov. 18.—The Lincoln hotel last evening was the scene of a Jollification banquet in which Nebras ka democrats from all over the state crowded the tables and congratulated themselves because they had won ev erything in sight at the election. Ur. P. L. Hall, former national com mitteeman, presided as toastmaster, and Senator Hitchcock, Governor Morehead and Governor-elect Neville were the principal speakers. NEVILLE SPENT $1,134 IN CAMPAIGN FOR GOVERNORSHIP Lincoln. Neb.. Nov. IS.—It cost Keith Neville $1,134 to make his campaign for governor, according to the sworn state ment on file with the secretary of state. He spent $400 for advertising, gave $250 to the state committee. ,and the remander for miscellaneous matters. Edgar Howard, elected as lieutenant governor, reports that he spent noth ing save a few contributions that he understands he is not required to re port. A. L. Sutton, defeated republic an candidate for governor, expended $963, of which $400 went to the state committee. Personal expenses for traveling hotel bills nnd the like are not required to be reported. MANY LIQUOR MEN MAY NOT TAKE NEW LICENSES Omaha, Neb., Nov. 18.—A very fine Interpretation of the law Is due to arise over the question of whether or not Omaha saloon keepers will be entitled to a refund of any portion of their $1,000 license money next May, when the state wide prohibitory law will put them out of business. Under the law. those, who take out licenses next January 1 must pay the full $1,000 just as though they expected to run for a full year. Their only hope of a return of any part of the amount is bused upon possible court decisions. IOWA DEMOCRATS SPENT $26,511.88 IN CAMPAIGN Des Moines la.. Nov. 16.—The official statement of the democratic state central committee was filed today, showing expenses as follows: In the recent Iowa campaign $26,511.88 was spent and $26,051.71 was received. The Meredith-Wilson special train cost $8,124.52: salaries, $6,080; postage, >2.468.98; county assessment, $2,500: congressional candidates, $2,400; Mere dith headquarters, $2,413.85. The Meredith campaign committee contributed $2,122.85; E. T. Meredith. $500; the Iowa democratic clubs, $17,025 and the national committee. $3,000. STOGIE PRODUCTION IS NOW TIED UP BY STRIKE Wheeling, W. Va.. Nov. 16.—An ulti matum on the part of stogie makers that their demands for an increase in wages be met before tonight has re 1 suited in a suspension of that industry in Wheeling. More than 1,000 men and hoys and nearly 200 gills are idle. The stogie makers demand an ini rease of $1 per 1.000. the strippers spi increase of Vi to cent per pound, depending on the grade of tobacco. CUDAHY FIRM MINING POTASH IN NEBRASKA Over 1,000 Men Working at Antioch and Hoffland—May Make Big Industry. Omaha, Neb., Nov. 17.—Over $500. 000, it is said, has already been ex pended by the Cudahy people and Wal ter T. Page, of I he American Smelting and Refining company, on a big potash plant near the siding towns of Anti och and Hoffland, on the Burlington near Alliance. There are more than a dozen lakes close to these small towns and in the teds of these lakes is potash in large 4’tantities and potash as almost as valuable as gold these days. The backers of Nebraska's new in dustry. according to Burlington offi cials, have built a big steam evaporat ing plant at Antioch and the waters from the beds of these lakes, now owned by the people mentioned, are carried in underground pipes to this plant. There are also nearly seven acres of air evaporating pans near these lakes. Over 1,000 men are already given employment in the potash works at Antioch and Hoffland, and the indus try, now but six months old, is still growing. NEBRASKA MAY LEGISLATE AGAINST I. W. W. MENACE Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 17.—Legislation designed to do away with troubles Ne braska farmers had with t. W. W.'s last summer is expected to be pre sented at the coming session of the state's lawmakers. The movement for doing away with rampages of members of that order comes from both small town and farmer members. It is expected that steps will lie taken to provide drastic fines for the traveling gangs of the organization and that local police forces will he provided with auttiority to take severe stops when the 1. W. W.'s put jn an appearance in their towns and attempt to “get away" with what they did, last summer. <►— LINCOLN PEOPLE THINK BRYAN PLANS TO MOVE Lincoln, Neb.. Nov. 17.-- Llncoln peo ple have a hunch that W. J. Bryan is contemplating removal from the state. He has packed his library at Fairview and sent it to Asheville, N. C., and part of his household goods have gone to Miami, Fla., at both of which places he has winter homes. He wall main tain his business office and his legal residence here, say his ffiends, but the family has scattered and the big house is not needed. The Bryan farm has trebled in value in recent years, and in a short time will be available for building lots. — MEDIUM FARMERS GET BEST RETURNS ON INVESTMENTS Lincoln. Neb., Nov. 17.—The average capital invested by 195 farmers in eastern Nebraska is $26,646, according to farm management surveys Just pub lished in the Nebraska experiment station bulletin No. 157, "Farm Man agement Studies in Eastern Nebraska,” by H. C. Fllley. Only 10 farms had a capital of less than $10,090, while 40 farms had a capital of more than $35,000. As the farms increased in size, the capitaliza tion per acre increased, being consid erably higher on large farms than on small ones. -The largest labor income was recorded when the investment was between $25,000 and $35,000. LINCOLN NOW FIGURES ON EMULATING OMAHA Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 17.—Lincoln is preparing to expand. It will be greater Lincoln within a short time. Mayor Bryan has headed a movement to take in the suburbs of Havelock, University Place. Bethany. College View and Nor mal. the latter being where Mr. Bryan resides. Havelock and University Place have 3,500 population each; Bethany has about 1.200; Normal 500, and College View 2,000. Between the city and these towns are numerous homes will also be taken in. rt is ex pected that the new incorporation will be able to boast of 65,000 population. —►— CRADDOCK SHOWS COURAGE BY TAKING SEAT IN HOUSE Lincoln. Neb., Nov. 17.—J. H. Crad dock, of Omaha, an architect, who has done much work for the state during the last four years, is a member of the house, having been elected on the 7th. The fact that he has selected a seat in representative hall is taken to mean that he is not much alarmed over the condition of that wing of the state capi tol. He is on the commission appointed to investigate and find out if it’s dan gerous. It is pointed out, however, that he has picked a desk as far removed from the south part of the hall as pos sible. COST NEBRASKA $4,323 TO MOBILIZE SOLDIERS Lincoln. Neb.. Nov. 17.—It coat the state of Nebraska $4,323 to mobilize the militia at the fair grounds in this city last summer. The figures have just, been totaled by the adjutant gen era:. The general government will be nskvt to repay the state, but it will proe.ably take an act of congress to do it. 'fsie items include preliminary prep arations and expenses incurred before the guard was sworn into the govern ment service. The cost to the gnvern mei>t, after tlyit. was around $100.(100. TO ENFORCE REPRISALS ON GERMANIC OFFICERS London, Nov. 15.—A communication from the Russian war office, as for warded by Reuter's Petrograd corres poi dent states that measures of re prisal are to be enforced against cap tured German officers. The communi eat.on says the German government Ira. isferred a large tmmber of Russian officers to a special concentration camp auu suh'ected them to particularly severe p, ament owing to alleged ill „!inent of German prisoners in Rus ,i The Russian government drew Ge many's attention to what it char acterized as the injustice of this a severe treatment was not do;.-, away with ail German officers held pi-giorers in Russia would be subjected to a similar regime. U^ION LABOR MOVEMENT IS GROWING IN JAPAN jaltbnore. Mil., Nov. 14.—Male anil feji-ile workers in Japan are taking tip tl; ■ organized labor movement with v;/ur, Runji Suzuki, president of tin. L scorers' Friendly society of Japan, to dt*.' told the convention of the Amer ican Federation of Labor. During the last light months ti e membeis of lit* society had increased from 19.090 re 30,0C0. U« asid. ——■ - - w-< ■ LABOREh MAKES STRIKE: GOING BACK TO SWEDEN Lincoln, Neb.. Nov. 16.—From an bumble corn husker in Nebraska to a lord of the manor in Sweden is the leap Just about to be taken by Swan Swanson, late of Lincoln and Okla homa. Swanson worked on a number of farms in the vicinity of Lincoln up until a few years ago. He had then saved about $1,000, and with this bought some cheap land in Oklohoina. Within the last year oil was discovered in the neighborhood, and for the sum of $65, 000 Swanson sold out his holdings to the Standard Oil company. He passed through Lincoln yesterday on his way to his old home in Sweden. He said that with his $65,000 roll he would rank as a rich man in that country, and t-iat he proposed to buy a big farm and live there the remainder of his days. BURLINGTON FILES SUIT AGAINST ADAMSON LAW Llncoin. Neb., Nov. 16.—The Chicago, j Burlington & Quincy railroad today I filed suit in federal court here against the Adamson eight-hour law. United States District Attorney Allen and sev eral railroad men are named as defend ants. A temporary injunction is asked, to restrain Allen and the men from en forcing the law. BOOZE BUSINESS SLOWER SINCE STATE WENT “DRY” Lincoln. Neb.. Nov. lfi.—Saloon men are complaining that the adoption of prohibition has already had a bad ef fect on their business. For four days the receipts have been below normal, and the rush just before 8 o’clock closing time that has usually marked their activities has been absent. The police report fewer arrests for drunk enness. They ascribe it to an effort on the part of the boose fighters to start practicing total abstinence now when they have some relief in sight if they get weary of well doing. ONE MAN SAYS “WILSON KEPT US OUT OF OFFICE” Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 16.—Plate Su- J perintcndent Thomas, the only one of the candidates on the state republican ticket who lias had any show of an election, has about given up. He has returns from all but 10 counties, and he is 369 votes in the rear of W. H. Clemmons, of Fairmont. "It seems.” said Mr. Thomas, as he ! sadly laid aside his figures, “that Wil son not only kept up out of war, but he has kept us, meaning the republican candidates, out of office, too.” ALLEN—Charles Franklin Kellogg, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Kellogg, died here at his home, aged 47 years, after a lin gering illness of several years. A widow and seven sons survive him. lie served In the Spanish-American war. ATT TT’TVT OOt-L .. 1 l/vr. n# the Dixon county Sunday schools will convene, here November 20-21, at. the Lu theran church. Besides the local workers a, number of state workers will be present and give addresses. WAKEFIELD—Rev. E. Wallin. the past eight years pastor of the Swedish Mission church here, leaves next week for Chicago. A farewell reception was given in his honor. ALLEN—The Loe Brittain family have returned to Allen after a two years’ resi dence in Windom, Minn. Mr. Brittain formerly was constable and marshall here. ALLEN—There were nearly 92.000 acres In corn in Dixon county this year, and, as near as it can be ascertained the average yield will be about 35 bushels per acre. ALLEN—The Allen drug store, owned ;he past 11 years by Dr. J. L. McDonald, was sold to Carl Anderson, who will take charge of the business November 15. ALLEN—Mrs. John W. Wright, aged 78, died at the home of her son, Roland R. Wright, with whom she has been mak ing her home the past two years. EMERSON—Word was received here that S. E. Cobb, formerly editor and post master here, died at Los Angeles, Cal. EMERSON—Miss Margaret Kiley and Francis J. Murphy were married at the Sacred Heart Catholic church here. WATERBURY—Mrs. George Barnes, a pioneer of Dakota county, died after an operation for gall stones. PENDER—Edward Hightree and Miss Marie Ashmore were married here by the Rev. A. G. Martyn. MARTINSBURG—Mrs. Mike F. Stark, aged 74, died here at the B. G. Rahn home. HARTINGTON—District court, Novem* ber term, is in session here. GENERAL SAM HUGHES DEPOSED BY PREMIER Differences of Policy Lead to Resignation of Canadian Commander. Ottawa. Ont., Nov. 15.—Gen. Sir Sam Hughes has resigned as Canadian min ister of militia and defense. His resig nation was requested. The break be tween General Hughes and Premier Borden and other members of the Ca nadian government resulted from dif ferences over questions of policy and details of administration. Since the beginning of the war there have been many suci!_differences on questions of military management, but until recent ly. it is said, they have been adjusted generally by allowing Genci«l Hughes to carry out his plans. I.ately the trietion has increased and adjustments have grown more difficult. It is understood there has been a grow ing disposition on the part of the pre mier and tile cabinet to insist upon their own plans as against those of General Hughes. One of the points over which a dif ference arose was the supplying of the Canadian forces with the British army rifle. General Hughes, it is reported, advocating instead the use of a Cana dian weapon. A hood of tin which tits over a roost er's neck and head in such a way as to prevent chanticleer's heralding the dawn has been invented. That's what the bird got for crowing near a po lice station, \#here men have time to think of such trifles. RECORD PRICE IS PAID FOR CHOICE BEEF CATTLE Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 14.—A record price for beef Cattle was pnid at I os local stock yards today, when 40 head, averaging 1.557 pounds each, sold for $11.40 per 100 pounds. The previous high price was J11.55. paid in Decem ber, 1014_ _ Air-cooling methods of the rapid-fire guns now in use have proved inade quate. and the soldiers seem to think that water-cooling is superior. BELGIANS MARKED 4 8! PITIFUL SCtSES 1 Women Hurl Themseives Upon Railway Tracks In Vain Ef fort to Delay Removal of Loved Ones. THOUSANDS SENT AWAY Those Who Refuse to Go Pun ished—Workmen Depart For Germany Singing Nation al Battle Hymn. The Hague, (via London), Nov. 30.— The number of Belgians deported by the Germans up to date, according to Information given the Associated Press from a reliable source, apparently is between 30,000 and 40,000, and they are being deported at tile rate of about 3, 000 daily. Antwerp, it was said, has been com manded to furnish 37,000, which prob ably is not more than 10 per cent of its able bodied population, but the com mune of Lessines has lost more than 2,000 from a total population, including women and children, of 7,000, repre senting virtually every able bodied man excepting officials. The entire Belgian population, the narrator said, is terrorized because the peopie realize they are entirely help less. Crowds of hysterical women and children gather at the railway ana re cruiting stations and many women at Jamapi.es threw themselves on the rails to prevent the departure of a train of emigrants and had to be for cibly removed by German soldiers. The men are frequently loaded into cattle cars and spend one or two days on tho ^ Journey. They are strongly determined to refuse to work, believing that if they are not employed in military works they will be compelled to replace Ger mans and be forced to work directly or Indirectly against the Belgian army and its allies. The deported men in trains passing through Liege are declared to have been heard singing the Marseil laise and other patriotic airs. tr__ I__ n_:_i_■ The newspapers report a case near Vallencines of 60 Frenchmen who. im pressed by the Germans, refused to work, and are declared to have been tied to posts for 48 hours, until half of them fainted from hardship and hunger. Many prominent Belgians are report ed not to have hesitated to risk their liberty by the strongest of protests to the German authorities against the de purations. Various official bodies have drafted resolutions of protest and the senators and deputies of Antwerp and Hafnault provinces have taken especi ally strong action in the premises and are said to be daily expecting deporta tion. Neutrals in Belgium, especially the ministers are receiving many appeals to try and induce their governments to intervene. The newspaper I,a Libre Belgique which has maintained a wide circulation throughout Belgium for more than a year, despite the alleged ef forts of the Germans to discover its authors and suppress the sheet, has published a special number containing an appeal to the neutral nations. Can Remit Wages. The officers deputed for the enroll ment r' the workmen are said to pay visits