Nebraska Newspapers

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E. H. CRONIN, Publisher.
5L irtLL’_NEBRASKA
American gold coinage, eagle*, half
eagles and quarter-eagles, <>f the value
of *10, *5 and $2.50, respectively, were
first placed In circulation 125 years
ago December 6, 1792. Since that date
the United States mints have turned out
in the neighborhood of 150,000,000 dou
ble eagles. «r $20 gold pieces; over 50
000,000 eagles, about 100,000.000 lialf
eagles and some 20,000,00 quarter-pa
gles. One and $3 gold pieces were for
merly veined, but they were dlscon
tlnued In 1890. The first coin called an
eagle was used in Ireland in the Thu
teentli century, and was so called from
the figure of an eagle impressed upon
it but it was made the base metal, i he
standard of the eagle was borne by th.,
ancient Perisians, and the Romans also
coined gold and sliver eagles as en
signs, and sometimes represented tnem
with thunderbolts in their talons.
Chartemagne adopted the double eagle
as the standard of the holy Roman em
pire. The eagle was the standard ol
Napoleon I and Napoleon III, ana is to
day the standard of Austria and 1 rus
sta. while before the revolution Russia
also claimed it.___
Mystery still attaches to certain ex
plosive sounds, heard In various parts
of the world and known to science as
‘‘brontides.” On the coast of Belgium
these sounds seem to come from the
sea. and are called locally mistpoeff
ers." In the Ganges delta of India, sim
ilar sounds are called “Barisal guns.
Brontides are well known in some parts
of Italy, where they bear a great variety
of names. In Haiti a squad of this
character is known as the gouf ..
while in parts of Australia it is called
the “desert sound.” Brontides mostly
take the form of muffled detonations, of
indefinite direction. Probably they are
of subterranean origin. Studies of ec
centricities in the transmission of
sound through the atmosphere lead to
the conclusion that some of the sounds
hitherto reported as brontides were
really due to cannonading or blasting.
Shark fishing has evolved from a
sport to an organized industry in the
Pacific waters off the southwestern
coast. The skin of various species of
the fish when tanned forms a tough,
durable leather that is in considerable
demand, and the oil that is extracted
from the carcass likewise has commer
cial value. Of late a Japanese synch
cate has undertaken the exploitation or
this long neglected field, and, as a re
sult large numbers of sharks arc being
captured. The mottled skins of the
tiger sharks are being made into slip
pers, belts, gloves and other articles,
while those of the great blue and bask
ing sharks, which are especially thick
and strong, are used for purposes that
demand long lived material.
Bermuda onions farmers of south
Texas planted the largest crop that
hus ever been grown in that state. It
is estimated that there will be mole
than 12,000 acres devoted to Bermuda
onions in the Rio Grande border re
gion this season. This is an increase of
4,000 acres over last season’s crop.
Basing the possible revenue on present
prices, the crop should bring to tho
growers approximately $7,000,000. Jn
several Instances large fortunes were
made by growers from their last
spring’s crop of Bermuda onions. Net
clearance ranging from $30,000 to
$50,000 each were made by growers.
It was not unusual last year for a
farmer to obtain net proceeds of $400
to $000 an acre from his onion crop.
The remarkable career of Sir Samuel
Romiliy, the British statesman, came to
a tragic end 99 years ago. He was the
first Influential man in England to at
tempt to bring about the abolition of
capital punishment. When he entered
public life the English statutes pun
ished with death nearly 300 crimes,
ranging from murder and treason down
to keeping company with gypsies. Ro
miliy, who was of French descent, se
cured the repeal of these codes. Ro
miliy was devoted to his wife, and
when she died, October 29, 1818, the
philanthropist fell into n. delirium of
grief. Four days later his grief had so
preyed on his mind that he killed him
self.
One of the thickest skinned animals
in existence is the walrus, which is
found in great herds on the ice fields
of the ocean and in winter on Bering
■ sea. Hides one inch or more thick,
especially around the shoulders, are
common, and they can be split many
times, every layer a tough, strong,
durable leather. The hides are used
for making bags, trunks und buffers
for polishing in tho shops of gold and
silver smiths. Beneath the hide of the
walrus is a layer of fat often six inches
thick, which protects the walrus from
the cold. He will sleep on the lee floe
till he melts a great basin in it from
the warmth of his ponderous body.
California has but two species of na
tive trees that are normally of weeping
habit. One is Quercus lobata, the valley
oak, having its most southerly range
near Burbank. The other is Pfcea Brew
eraine, the weeping spruce, which is
found in a few isolated mountainous
sections In the northwestern corner of
the state.
Asher Hoon, of East Carmi, 111., is
not worried about meatless day, espe
cially while the snow is 18 inches deep
around his house. Recently he shot
a fine fat ’possum which he saw In a
persimmon tree in hi8 back yard, then
In a few hours he found three rabbits
in his woodshed.
Chinese are proud of large families,
for It is looked upon as a sign of good
temper and right living. A large fainilv
living together and not dividing the
property is a sign of prosperity. One of
the highest honors, ffu Fu Tung Fang
or five generations under one roof, is
coveted by all but attained by few.
Dr. R. P. Oppenheimer, of Knoxville,
Tenn., who recently assisted the stork
In the arrival of little Morris Franklin
Weisncr. received his free in GOO "buf
falo" nlckles. The parents, in anticipa
tion of the event, began saving the
nickels. The child has received the
nickname of Buffalo Bill Weisner.
An apple tree In the yard of .Joseph
Zavis, of Kent county, Delaware, blos
soms every year with pink roses. The
tree was planted years ago bv Julian
Emerson, who grafted a rose bush on
the tree. Last year it bore hundreds of
roses, but it will never bear fruit.
James Brown, who has an artificial
arm and leg. is employed picking
oranges in an orchard near Lindsav,
Cal. He is considered the most rapid
and efficient picker on the force und
averages around 100 boxes of fruit
daily. A normal man who can pick So
boxes is considered an expert.
Study of advertising is attracting
more women than ever before tit the
University of Wisconsin. Thirteen wo
men, most of them students in jour
nalism, are now enrolled in the adver
tising class studying ad writing and
soliciting advertisements along with
out**
CREDITS RECOVERY
TO VIRTUE OF PRAYER
Nebraska Woman Believed Fa
tally 111 Is Quickly Fully
Restored.
Aurora, Noli., Feb. !).—Mrs. Herman
Matticks,’ill nearly unto death on Sun
day, is now hack at her old job of tak
ing care of the family home. Mrs. Mat
ticks and members of her family de
clare that her restoration is directly
due to prayers uttered at her bedside
by her family. *
Mrs. Matticks hud been ailing for
some time. Last Friday the doctor told
her she was in a serious condition, and
lie sent for her children. These ar
rived Sunday. By that time the doctor,
who had made frequent daily visits,
told the family that he had done all he
could and tiiai death was a matter of
only a few hours.
The Matticks family lias always been
greatly devotional. When the family
gathered around her in the evening, she
was scarcely breathing. A son sug
gested that they utilize prayer for her
recovery. A daughter, Mrs. Herman
Tuepker, offered prayer and the others
joined in the final supplication.
Hardly had the prayer been con
cluded than Mrs. Matticks sat up in
lied with her hands outstretched. She
said that she had suddenly felt wonder
fully better. Within an hour she was
sitting in a chair. The next day she
came downstairs to eat with the fam
ily and is now doing her family chores
ns usual.
URGES FARMERS TO
MAKE POTATO STARCH
Lincoln. Nob., Feb. 9.—C. W. Pugsley,
oif the stute agricultural college has se
cured the assignment of a federal ex
pert to Nebraska for the purpose of
teaching and inducing the people to
turn the surplus potato crop into
starch.
Northwestern Nebraska, responding
to the call to raise more potatoes now
has 2,500 cars in storage that she can
not sell because the storage ware
houses in the population centers are
filled witli potatoes bought at $1.50 and
$1.65 per 100, and the commission men
won’t buy any more, even though tht
price has slumped to $1.25, until they
have disposed at the city market prices
what they have on hand.
The government is fearful that unless
something is done to take these pota
toes off the hands of the growers, at a
reasonable price which means a profit
for them, there will be a very small
acreage in the stute this year. Professor
l’ugsley says that starch may bo made
at home by washing the potatoes first
then grind them and immerse them ir,
a tub of water. The starch goes to the
bottom, and can be -eadily retrieved.
LIMITS PROFIT THAT
MAY BE MADE ON COAL
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 9.—Fuel Adminis
trator Kennedy lias issued an ordet
placing in effect the following gross
margin to be allowed all coal dealers
in the state outside of Lancaster am)
Douglas counties, where prices had pre
viously been fixed on the same basis
tin domestic coal, screened at the yard.
$1.4*' a ton; on domestic coal, un
screened, $1.25; steam coal, 90 cents;
coke, $1.25.
RED CROSS HEAD
0. K/S BOLSHEVISTS
Col. William B. Thompson.
Col. William B. Thompson, copper
magnate, is one big man in the United
States who champions the Russian
bolshevists. Since his return from
Europe*where he headed the American
Red Cross mission to Russia, he has
supported the bolshevists in numerous
addresses.
Colonel Thompson, during his stay
from July to November in Petrograd
contributed $1,000,000 to the bolshe
vists to help spread their doctrines in
Austria and Germany.
"It was one way to deal a telling
blow to autocracy,” said Thompson
"The bolshevists are not and have not
been pro-German. I believe the atti
tude of the American press in failing
to understand the Reds has tended to
aid the kaiser’s cause.”
The copper magnate believes that
the bolshevists are heading the world
The War Time Kitchen.
From the London News.
The private kitchen has go to go. It
Is scarcely possible to doubt that new.
With gas and fuel at their present price?,
and likely to mount steadily higher, the
great majority, as winter advances, wil’
certainly be driven to living in one room.
The economy effected by that simple
measure will be enormous, and it entails
no very serious hardship, given a satis
factory arrangement of the cooking prob
lem. That problem could be practically
solved tomorrow by the voluntary surren
der, even in a very limited degree of the
domestic isolation in which the British
family lives. If every two households
agree to dine together only. It would be
more than half solved. Tt is a matter in
which the merits of a voluntary system
over any compulsory arrangement are
more obvious even than usual. But if the
public continues to set its face obstinately
against it, the compulsion will certainly
come.
A Statue to Be Seen.
The severest of Barnard's critics is Lin
coln’s own son, Robert T. Lincoln, who
sums up the statue thus: “The result is
a monstrous figure which is grotesque is
a likeness * * * and defamatory us an
effigy.” It does fr-oom Indeed that if the
statue ever is erected in London we shall
be compelled for a time, at any rate, to
depart from our customary attitude to
ward public statuary—and actually in
pect it! The present writer must add,
though, that photographs of the statue
which he lias seen give the impression
that Barnard has Imparted to his work an
Impressively grave, rough hewn beauty,
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SUFFRAGE (Ml ON
LIVE IN BASRA
Effort to Prevent Unnaturalized
Males Voting Brings Up
the Woman Question.
T-incoln. Neb.. Fob. 0.—Pressure is be
ing brought by the state woman's suf
frage association to induce the special
committee of the state council of de
fense to hack track on ilts plan of sub
mitting the amendment agreed upon
for submission to the voters this fal.
and which will require foreign born
males to become fully naturalized be
fore they can vote.
The amendment as drawn up by the
attorney general provides that all males
of 21 years of age and upward, horn in
the United States or who have become
fully naturalized may vote at all elec
tions. This is a rewriting of the entire
suffrage clause of the constitution, and
if adopted would bar the women from
all the voting privileges they now pos
sess since all laws that give them lim
ited suffrage are based upon tbe old
provision.
The women expect, if they cannot de
feat in the courts the referendum peti
tion that, has suspended the law passed
last winter that give them the right tr
vote at city elections and for president
to submit a full suffrage amendment at
the fall election. This, with that of the
state council of defense, will mean twe
amendments of the same section, and
under the initiative clause of the con
stitution the one receiving the highest
number of votes is carried.
What the women want the council tc
do is to submit an independent amend
ment, which can be done, and which
will permit theirs to be declared carried
if it gets votes enough. They point out
that the aliens, who have heretofore op
posed suffrage and who defeated it in
1914, will he sure to join with the wom
en in order to give it more votes than
the other, and think the obtuseness of
the council is due to the fact that the
committee is made up of anti-suffra
gists.
NEBRASKA AVIATOR
RECEIVES DISCHARGE
Ravenna, Neb., Feb. 9.—Dal Lantz,
brother of Superintendent Lantz, of the
Ravenna schools, now holding a posi
tion as an instructor at the state in
dustrial school at Kearney, was in
Ravenna for a brief visit with his
brothers this week.
He was recently honorably dis
charged from the aviation corps in the
United States army because of injur
ies received in a fall sustained at Hous
ton, Tex., about five months ago. He
spent about three months in a military
hospital and recently returned to Ne
braska and resumed his former posi
tion at the industrial school.
He and his flying partner fell several
hundred feet, his partner was killed
outright, and Mr. Lantz. was removed
from the wrecked machine with a
broken hip. a fractured leg and com
pletely blind. His blindness was due
to a nervous affection, and his sight has
since been fully restored. His broken
hip and leg confined him to the hospital
for more than three months.
IS FOUND DEAD ON
WAGON LOAD OF HAY
Fremont, Neb. Feb. 9.—J. W. Nation,
formerly a Nebraska school man, but
for several years past a traveling sales
man for the Hammond & Stephens Co.,
of Fremont, was found dead yesterday
afternoon, lying on a load of hay. An
operator at West End station tele
phoned the police station that he had
found the body. The operator did not.
know Mr. Nation. Members of the
police force who hurried to the scene
drove the team with its load to the city.
Mr. Nation operated a small farm ad
joining Fremont. He worked on the
farm between trips on the road. He is
survived by a wife and three daughters.
Early this winter Mr. Nation suffered
a severe attack of pneumonia and he
ha/1 been In a weakened condition ever
since.
GOVERNOR NEVILLE TO
VISIT CAMP FUNSTON
Lincoln, Neb. Feb. 7.—Governor Ne
ville, Vice Chairman Coupland of the
state council of defense; Adjutant Gen
eral Clapp, and Lee Metcalfe, private
secretary to the governor, will go to
Camp Funston tomorrow to be present
tit the dedication of a community build
ing for Nebraska men. The building
has just been completed at a cost of
about $10,000. It will serve the Ne
braskans as a gymnasium and also as a
place for receiving their relatives and
friends who visit the vamp.
Governor Neville and Mr. Coupland
will deliver brief addresses in connec
tion with the dedication. The parly
will make a visit through the camp,
meeting ns many of the Nebraska boys
as they can, and will return to Lincoln
on Saturday or Sunday.
RAILROADS PREPARING
FOR SPRING FRESHETS
Omaha, Neb., Feb. 9.—With ice from
five to seven feet thick on all Nebraska
rivers. Nebraska railroads are getting
ready for the worst ice jams and sub
sequent floods In the past decade. Of
fk'ials are mobilizing large quantities
of dynamite and black powder at all
the well known trouble points.
Hundreds «f bridges on the Fnion
Pacific and the Burlington will be
guarded by watchmen equipped with
explosives.
GINGER ESSENCE SOLD
TO BOOZE FIENDS
Fremont, Neb., Feb. 9.—Essence of
ginger scored a knockout and Bert Ken
dall and Charles Madison, both under
the influence, were haled into court. As
a sequel to confessions wrung from
them Otto Pohl. druggist, was arrested.
Kendall and Madison say Pohl sold
them the essence and that It bore a
murk of 93 per cent alcohol.
NEGRO MURDERER IS
GIVEN LIFE TERM
Omaha, Neb., Feb. 9.—Charles Smith,
alias Larkin McCloud, negro circus
roustabout found guilty of the shocking
murder of Mrs. C. L. Nethaway on a
shelf above the railway cut near her
home August 20, 1917, was sentenced to
life imprisonment by Judge Sears in
criminal court, following a denial of a
motion for a new trial.
Smith denied his guilt when called
upon for remarks, but accepted his
sentence calmly.
Of all the eccentric characters in Ja
pan. one of the most famous and dis
tinguished m Viscount Dr. Inajiro Ta
jiri, president of the imperial board of
audit. He flatters nobody, not except
ing himself, and is feared by all who
are not sincere. Fearlessness of public
opinion or ridicule is dramatically ex
emplified iu the simple and unpreten
tious life that he is leading. His food
is of the simplest variety. He daily car
rier, to the office a box filled with rice
and pickled plume and during the >st.
to years he has ever stuck to this Spar
tan lunch.
Nebraska Appellate Body Bo
Bents Criticism of Its Classi
fication of Men.
T.irvoln, Neb., Feb. 8.—Member: of
the appellate board resent criticisms
that have recently appeared i:i the
newspapers to the effect that they were
exempting from the call for immediate
service by putting in a lower class!- |
fieation practically ail farmers who
had appealed to the board. Chairman \
Poilafd, in a statement issued, de- I
dares that the policy of the board is |
to look at each claim with the ques
tion in view as to whether the regis
trant will be of more use to his coun- ;
try as a farmer or member of the in
dustry to which he belongs, and that
the viewpoint of tile board is that ol j
the government.
Mr. Pollard admits that the farmers ,
are looked on with a considerable de
gree of favor. This is on the ground
that the production of food is as neces
sary as the army of the men in the
trenches. The great scarcity of farm
labor now existing would be greatly
Increased during the coming harvest
time if the board were to apply the
same rule to a farm boy as it does
to a town boy. It is not considered
that both are on a parity so far as
usefulness at home is concerned, ami
what the hoard is aiming at, say the
members thereof, is to provide against
any shortage when the time comes to
gather the crops needed to feed the
men in the trenches.
NONPARTISAN LEAGUE
IS NOT WORRYING
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 8.—O. S. Evans,
secretary anil in charge of the Farm
ers' Nonpartisan league headquarters,
has nothing to say in answer to the
withering blast delivered against that
organization by the state council of de
fense. All that he would say was that
the literature to which particular ob
jection was made, a booklet entitled
•‘War Aims and Statement or Prin
ciples,” had been withdrawn from cir
eolation two months ago because it had
accomplished its purpose.
The council laid special stress on its
belief that this is no time for any agi
tation or for creating an organization,
based on antagonism between the farm
er and the town, and upon this proposi
tion it is likely that the leaders of the
league will later go to the mat. They
say that the town organizations, more
particularly those that control the dis
tribution of farm products, are In ac
tive operation, and they do not see why
the farmers should sit back and allow
them to make big profits during the
war time.
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HIGHER PRICES FOR
CORN MEAL PREVAIL
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 8.—The millers of
Nebraska and the food administration
tiave gone to the mat on the price of
cornmeal, anil the millers won the
i count. The price has been 30 cents
to the grocer for a six-pound sack. The
food administrator said this was too
much. The millers replied by asserting
that they could get that price elsewhere
and that if they were not permitted
to charge it in this state they would
sell their meal elsewhere. As cornmeal
is a necessity since the 50-50 substi
tute order went into effect, the food
administration had to back down, and
so this week’s fair food price list shows
retail prices of 33 cents for the six
pound suck as against 32 cents a week
ago, and an increase of 6 cents in the
12-pound sack and 10 cents on the
21-pound bag
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SECURES CONVICTION OF
ILLINOIS CATTLE MAN
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 8.—John T. Milek,
of Sturgis, S. D., a firmer University of
Nebraska man, non a rancher and law
yer, is in the city on his way home
from Chicago whero lie had the satis
faction of securing the conviction of
James Dorsey, a millionaire cattle deal
er of Gilberts, 111., for misuse of the
mails. Mr. Milek h is been camping on
Dorsey's trail for five years, when Dor
sey sold him 25 head of tubercular cat
tle under a personal guarantee that
they were free from that disease.
Mr. Milek says that much of his dif
ficulty in getting at Dorsey lay in the
fact that he had powerful political
friends, lie was convicted on three
counts, each of which carries a maxi
mum of live years. Mr. Milek said that
Dorsey had grown wealthy by buying
rejected cattle at yards and on farms,
taking them to his plant in Illinois and
there treating them so that they sold
readily for douple what he paid for
them. lie had a veterinarian employed
to sign certificates of good health in
blank for his men to till out. In order
to pass quarantine he had a man inject
tuberculin in the cattle, which prevent
ed the inquiring veterinarians on the
way to the buyer from detecting their
condition. The trial lasted two weeks
Dorsey has sold thousands of head of
cattle over Iowa, the Dakotas, Nebras
ka, and other states.
THIS ALIEN IS GIVEN
DEED TO PIECE OF LAND
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 8.—After having
declared that he would not issue a deed
to an alien and having won consider
able applause out in the state for such
a patriotic attitude, Land Commissioner
Shumway backed down when the state
board of educational lands and funds
confronted him with the state constitu
tion and instructed him to issue a deed
to Hans M. Obermiller, of Sherman
county.
Obermiller was born in Germany, but
came to Nebraska 35 years ago. He
took out his first papers in 1884, but
neglected to complete his citizenship.
He cannot do so at the present time
while his native country is at war with
his adopted country. He is represented
to be a loyal citizen. He gets 200 acres
of land under an old contract that
binds him to pay $2,720 for it. The
land is worth several times that sum.
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GRAND ISLAND—George E. Gibbs,
auto nalesman, is the father of triplets.
Robert George and Richard John weigh
four and three-quarter pounds eaeh and
Lewis five and a half. All are well and
evidently strong. Mr. Gibbs Is one of a
twin and Mrs. Gibbs' father was a twin.
SAYS DYNAMITE WAS
LEFT BY ROBBERS
Norfolk, Neb.. Feb. 8.—A. H. Holmes,
who owns the pasture near the North
western round house where several
sticks of dynamite were found a short
time ago by some South Norfolk boys
thinks he knows where the explosive
came from. He says it formed a pari
of the bank robbing outfit left beliinc
by the "Shorty” Gray gang after the
robbing of the Meadow Grove bant
October 9, 1910. The dynamite hat
been in his pasture for several yean
to his knowledge, but, he says, tests
have shown that it will not explode ant
is not dangerous.
Hindenburg Reveals Strategy
Of Pershing Has Him Guessing
By J. W. T. Mason.
New York, Feb. 9.—The German gen
eral staff is completely confused over
America’s campaign in France. General
Hinde^nburg is revealing the fact he
does not know where Pershing is going
to strike, so is concentrating his re
serves near Metz, and in southern Al
sace, near the Swiss border.
Reports of large masses of German
troops arriving at these centers have
become so persistent that they cannot
be ignored.
Metz and southern Alsace are about
150 miles apart by railway. The Ger
mans never divide their troops by so
wide a distance as this unless there are
most imperative reasons for it. The
separation of reserves against a reso
lute enemy is always a dangerous poli
cy. The only reason why Hindenburg
has divided his forces is because his
espionage forces have been unable to
learn anything about the American
chief’s commands designs and plans.
General Pershing has got Hinden
berg guessing and that is always the
first score in the game.
If Hindenberg was contemplating a
major offensive at this time against
the Americans he would under no cir
cumstances separate his reserve into
individual units. Instead of separating
them lie would concentrate at a given*
sector and would launch his blows with
all the force at his command.
The division of the German reserve
between Metz and southern Alsace*
therefore, suggest Hindenberg has been
puzzled by Pershing’s strategy, and
also that the general staff is content
for the present to rest on the defensive
against the fast growing American
strength all along the Alsace-Lorraine
border.
Missourian Who Bagged Boche
Airman on First Fiight Happy
Proud? Yes, Indeed, and He Doesn’t Mind It a Bit That He
Lost His Gloves and His Hands Were Nearly Frozen
—Air Battle Over Saarburg.
With the American Army in France,
(Thursday), Feb. 7.—The young Ameri
can lieutenant who had the honor of
shooting down his first German air
plane while accompanying a French es
cadrille on a bombing expedition Tues
day night, had never operated ,a ma
chine before in his life while in flight,
and never before had been over the
enemy lines. He got his man over the
German city of Saarburg.
The bombing squadron was over
Saarburg and m the act of dropping
bombs when enemy airplanes were seen
approaching rapidly. By the time the
bomb dropping had been completed the
enemy was close at hand and the
French formation of which this Ameri
can and another American aviator had
accompanied as gunners was at an al
titude of 12.000 feet.
The lieutenant, who is a Missourian,
took off his gloves so that he might
operate his machine gun more effec
tively, when he saw an enemy plane
driving in from the side and firing its
gun. The bullets whizzed close to the
French machine, but the American, act
ing as gunner, could get his piece into
action. Then he turned a stream ot
bullets into tlie enemy and before the
first drum was exhausted the enemy
machine toppled and started to spiral.
Then It flopped and fluttered down
with a flare of smoke and flame in ita
wake. It crashed to the ground a short
distance from the German city.
The other American aviator, also a
lieutenant, was not so lucky as the Mis
sourian, for the machine he picked out
to engage dodged away quickly and he
was unable to get in any effective
shots. When the squadron returned tHe
Missouri lieutenant’s hands were swol
len to twice their normal size from the
cold, he having lost his gloves during
the encounter. Otherwise he is today
just about the happiest officer in the
American expeditionary forces. lie lias
been in France only a sliort time.
VISITORS KEPT'
Colonel, Attended by Three
Nurses, Passes Fairly Rest
ful Night—Family
Near Bedside.
New York, Feb. 9.—The condi- j
lion of Theodore Roosevelt at 1:30
p. m. today was declared to be
satisfactory in a bulletin issued at
the hospital where he was recently
operated on for abscesses.
‘‘Dr. Martin saw Colonel Roose
velt at 1:30 p. m.” the bulletin
read. “Colonel Roosevelt has had a
very satisfactory morning and has
retained all nourishment. Tem
perature and pulse continue
normal No additional symptoms
have developed."
New York. Feb. 9.—The condition of
Colonel Roosevelt, who was operated
on Wednesday for fistula and abscesses
in both ears was pronounced as "un
changed” by Dr. Harold K. Keyes, of
Roosevelt hospital early today. Dr.
Keyes added that Colonel Roosevelt hud
slept all night and had rested comfort
ably.
Colonel Roosevelt's temperature and
pulse were normal, a bulletin issued at
the hospital this morning said.
“Doctors Duel and Martin saw Colo
nel Roosevelt as 8 a. m.” the bulletin
reads. “He has had a very satisfactory
night, having slept about six hours. He
will be able to take nourishment at reg
ular intervals during the day. His tem
perature and pulse are normal.”
Three special nurses and Dr. Keyes
were in constant attendance at the
former president's bedside during the
night. Mrs. Roosevelt spent the night
in an adjoining room of the hospital.
His daughters, Mrs. Nicholas Longworth
and Mrs. Richard Derby remained at
the hospital until a late hour last night
and then left for a nearby hotel, leaving
word they .should he notified in case
of any change in the Colonel’s condi
tion. It was learned that it was not
found necessary to communicate with
them.
rmrintr the night hundreds of tele
grams from all parts of the country
were received at the hospital and were
turned over to Mrs. Roosevelt this
morning. It was stated that visitors
would not be allowed to see Colonel
Roosevelt during the forenoon.
Persons in touch with the sick room
considered the colonel’s condition this
morning “very encouraging.” It was
not expected that the physicians would
visit the former president again until
1 o’clock this afternoon.
Mrs. Longworth and Mrs. Derby re
joined Mrs. Roosevelt at the hospital
this forenoon. There were many cullers,
none of whom was allowed to see the
colonel. They included George B.
Cortelyou. who was his private secre
tary at the White House. Rear Ad
miral Gleaves, several army officers
and a number of personal and political
friends. , ,
Shortly before 11 o’clock, Douglas
Robinson, relative of the colonel called
at the hospital and talked with the
physicians. .... ,
"1 am told the colonel s condition is
very encouraging,” he said.
Washington, D. C.. Feb. 8.-President
Wilson today sent to Mrs. Roosevelt
tlie following message of sympathy:
"May I not express my warmest sym
pathy and the sincere hope that Mr
Roosevelt’s condition is improving. ’
HAYWOOD IS INDICTED
FOR DRAFT CONSPIRACY
An indictment charging 55 person!
with conspiring with William D. Hay
wood, secretary of the Industrie
Workers of the World and the others
to hinder the selective draft laws o
the United States in the war v.itl
llcrmany was returned today by thi
United States grand jury.
About 23,000.000 knives and forks ant
11.000.000 spoons have been supplied ti
the allies in France since the com
mencement of the war.
Fall of Cabinet Said to Be Due
To Opposition of Polish
Deputies to Internal
Policies.
Amsterdam, Feb. 9.—A serious
four-day peace demonstration oc
curred at Lemburg, according to
dispatches received here today, in
the clashes between the authorities
and the demonstrators three police
men were killed and 40 civilians
were wounded.
Amsterdam, Feb. 9.—The resignation
of the Austrian cabinet has been tend
ered Emperor Carl, according to Vien
na dispatches received here today.
The dispatches were dated February
7, Austrian Premier Baron Von
Seydler handed the resignations to the
head of the dual monarchy.
The resignation of the Von Seydler
cabinet, it is understood in parliament
ary circles in Vienna, is due to the op
position of Polish deputies against
special debates and the provisional
budget. The opposition of the depu
ties makes a majority for the budget
doubtful.
President Gross, of the lower house
announcing the resignation, said that
according to the constitution it was
necessary to postpone temporarily t tie
i sittings of the house.
—
j The cabinet of Dr. Von Seldlor. which
I was formed last June, was reported to
; have resigned during the recent ichor
' crisis in Austria-Hungary. Tnis re
port, however, was not confirmed
Dr. Von S' dler was able to 1 "inf?
j about the c- • ation of the strike by
, forming lab< delegations on Je. u-y
i JO that it w: the wish of tho ...
I emperor to < 1 the war at t!v> cat
possible m ent by an hone be
peace. Otli members of hi- govern
ment promi labor and military re
forms, after ‘ ich the labor leaders or
dered their ' iwers to return to v. -rk.
This virtuu ended the strike ir
Vienna.
RES7ZCT . 3R LAW IN
PI JSSiA VANISHING
Amsterdam, Feb. 9—During a discus
sion Wednesday in the Prussian lower
house in regard to the estimate of the
ministry of justice the deputies dis
cussed the democratizing effects of tins
habitual infringements of the war reg
ulations, especially in connection .. Uh
! food. Respect for the laws was
I dared to be vanishing.
I Minister of Justice Spahn said that
in Prussia alone nearly 500,ODo
I sentences have been inflicted for in -
j fractions of the war regulations. The
| minister also declared that the figures
I of juvenile criminality were extraordi
| narlly serious. _
RAILROAD BILL IS
REPORTED BY HOUSE
Washington, D. C., Feb. 8. -The ad
ministration railroad bill amended to
limit government control to two years
[ after peace, to vest ultimate rate fix
ing powers in the president and to
safeguard the short line railroads
against loss by diversion of freight
traffic to government controlled lines
was ordered favorably reported to the
House today by the interstate com
merce committee.
ST. LOUIS CAR STRIKE
HEARING SETTLEMENT
St. Louis. Feb. 9—A strike of 2.900
j employes of the Fruled Railways enm
I pany which has been in progress here
; since Saturday ai midnight was united
i 1 *arly this morning when representa
tives of the company and the men
; aareed upon a basis of settlement.