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THE O'NEILL FRONTIER __D. H, CRONIN. Publisher. Q'NEILI-_NEBRASKA The longest continuous stretch of submarine cable now working, that Is, ■without relay, is 3.458 nautical miles— that from Vancouver to Fanning island in the Pacific, and the average distance without relay Is much less than this. It is evident, therefore, that on the long transoceanic cables such as those across the Pacific, islands must bo found for relay stations. This explains the rivalry of certain of the European nations for the possession of small, sol itary Islets, scarcely more than mere rocks, and useless except for just such a purpose as this. Tills was the rea eon for Germany's acquisition of the Caroline and Marianne islands and later of one of the Samoa group, at the time of our war with Spain. Similarly Eng land is to be found in possession of conveniently placed Islands n*i over the world. The completion a short time ago of a chimney, 671 feet high, at Tacoma, Wash., transfers the title of tlie world’s tallest chimney from Japan to America. The structure, which in respect to height held the world’s record until re cently. was the 570 foot chimney at SagonosekI, Japan. While the giant flue Is of reinforced concrete, the one sur passing it by so narrow a margin Is of brick. The big Tacoma vent, like its rival in the Orient, is part of a smelting plant, and the reason for rearing it to nuch great height is to prevent the fumes discharged by it from harming vegetation, particularly in a park close »t,.hand. The Australian government has de cided to follow the example of the Brit ish war museum authorities and ob tain protographs of the men who have given their lives in the war, and of others who have won awards and decorations. In order to avoid dupli cation of the effort, W. E. Mate, vice president of the Amateur Photographic Bociety of Victoria, who has undertaken on behalf of the British war museum to collect the photographs, will do the same for the Australian war museum now being established. Experiments were made with nir £ lanes in the 19th century. Bantos himont achieved success with an avi ator on October 23, 1906, winning a prize of J 10,000 for the first aerial ap pliance which, without support by gas, should make a circle in the tllr of at least one kilometer. Since then the airplane has been perfected. Most suc cessful in this field have been Orville and Wilbur Wright, of Dayton, Ohio, •who fairly solved the problem of avia tion. The airplane lias since been made more effective. A. whirlpool bath Is the novel treat ment applied at a hospital in Manchas ter, England, for cases of rheumatism, heart disease, shell shock and debility following typhoid and dysentery. The tank, large enough for 12 men, con tains four feet of water and Is provided with seats on which the bathers are im-‘ merged to their necks. The tempera ture Is kept at 93 degrees Fahrenheit, just below that of the body. The room is quiet and dimly lighted, and after an hour in the bath the men go to rest rooms. All forms of athletics nro encouraged In the navy. All of the larger ships and all stations have complete athletic equipment, as well as a regularly ap pointed athletic officer and Instructor, The navy is a service of high ideals and requires the highest standard of physical fitness. To define the social statue of tlio navy man today is un necessary. A man in navy uniform Is welcome everywhere. The navy’s blue shirt is a badge of courage and dis tinction. The connection between fish, dogs Ind mail in Alaska is shown in a letter recently received at the postoffice de partment in Washington from a mail carrier In Alaska. “The whole trouble is on account of my dogs,” ho writes in explanation of late mail. “I was and mn still unable to get fish for them. The dogs I use are wolf dogs that have been worked on fish all their lives and It is almost Impossible to change their diet and work them." - One of the oldest pioneers of Kansas ■was Harrison T. White, of Richland, •who died recently. As a Methodist preacher he traveled ovqr part of of Douglas, Osage and Shawnee coun ties when there were no churches, and for rnoro than 60 years preached with out pay and worked on his farm for a living. A German submarine without a periscope carries on its observations hy means of lenses at either side and other lenses and mirrors properly ar ranged. The submarine thus equipped is obliged to travel nearer the surface than is necessary in the case of the older model. The richest man in the t’nited States is John D. Rockefeller, who is said to have a fortune of $1,200,000,000 and an annual income of $60,000,000. The second richest man is H. C. Frick, •with a fortune of $225,000,000 and an annual income of $11,000,000. The vast sunt of $13,5S0.768,000 rep resents the value of all farm crops In the 1'nlted States in 1917 as estimated by the department of agriculture. That compares with $8,985,870,000 In P>16 and $6,298,220,000, the average for the five years, 1911-15. Gladys, the 20-foot python in Lincoln park, Chicago, received her seml-un - nual meal recently. Twelve keepers, with the aid of a sausage stuffing me chlne and a five foot pole, treated her to 30 pounds of ground beef, followed by a 12-pound piece of beef. The hardest palm at all common is California's Tracycarpus excclsus, known as the windmill palm. Not alone is It hardy in withstanding low temperatures, but It is tough and will endure rough treuinient. The waters of the Dead sea, In Pales tine. are eight or nine times more salty than the ocean Its surface. 1,312 feet below the level of the Mediterranean, Is lower than that of any other known body of water. To conserve water it is proposed at U Paso. Tex., to make use of water from refrigerating plants, which has dimply been used for cooling purposes, by turning it into the public baths. A gold palladium alloy which makes on acceptable substitute for the more expensive platinum Iridium alloy used in 'chemists’ utensils has been de veloped by metallurgists in California. According to an Italian scientist’s figures, a square mile of the earth’s durface in six hours of sunshine re ceives heat equivalent tosthe combus tion of more than 2,COO tons of coal. To facilitate the handling of large articles while being knit a woman has patented a tubular holder on which they can be rolled and held • with e PROFESSOR ADMITS OPPOSITION TO WAR One Says He Would Not Defend Own Life If Attacked By Highwayman. Lincoln, Neb., June 8.—Further testi mony on behalf of several University of Nebraska professors was given at the public hearing being conducted by the university's board of regents into charges by the State Council of De fense that some of the university’s In structors have not been aggressively American In their attitude on the war. Taking the witness stand on his own behalf, Professor Hopt asserted that he conscientiously objected to war. "It Nebraska were invaded would your conscience prevent you from shouldering a gun and going out to fight?" the witness was asked by At torney H. H. Wilson, representing the regents. Attorney Wilson asked the witness how far he would carry his theory of non-resistance in an emergency and the professor explained that If he were attacked by a highwayman he would allow the robber to kill him rather than take the life of the highwayman. Ex plaining further, however, the witness stated that his conscientious scruples applied only to his own conduct and that he had advised those who were able to go to war to do so. Prof. H. W. Caldwell also testified In his own behalf, asserting he was in favor of war as soon as America en tered the conflict. He was opposed to militarism and autocracy and natur ally was again t Germany. ENGINE EXPLODES; ONE-MAN KILLED Fremont, Neb., June 7.—One man was killed and another probably fatal ly injured at 9 o’clock this morning at the Northwestern round house east of Fremont when an engine exploded. Leonard Erfbkson, engine Inspector, had both arms and both legs broken. He died at the hospital. Eugene Urynes, flreup man at the round house, had ribs broken, kidneys displaced and lungs pierced. The engine stood just outside the round house and was being prepared to take out a freight train. The explosion tore off one corner of the round house. HE MADE SURE OF GETTING INTO SERVICE Norfolk, Neb.. June 8.—Jamp.s R. Sullivan, a traveling salesman under draft age, broke all army and navy precedents here Tuesday by enlisting in both the army and the navy. Sulli van first enlisted in the navy, missed his train on which 10 other naval re cruits were going to Omaha and then went to the army station and enlisted in the coast artillery. Seaman Osnes says Sullivan belongs to the navy. Sergeant Jackson, In charge of the army station, says he belongs to the army. It may be necessary for some Joint decision between the army and naval commissioned officers at Omaha to determine Sullivan’s case. IOWA STATE NEWS RED CROSS WILL BE BENEFICIARY OF DANCE Correctionville, Ta., June 8.—Kreight Bros, are planning a big dance for Saturday evening In their new garage building, which Is just completed. A big orchestra has been engaged for the occasion and a large crowd Is expected to be In attendance. The proceeds of the affair are to go to the Red Cfoss. IOWA WHOLESALER IS DEAD IN AUTO WRECK jlowa City, la., June 8. W. W. Ram Bell, wholesale grocer, of this city, was Instantly killed and Steve Casey, coun ty attorney and Dr. Edward Mahon, of Ottumwa, were seriously injured late last night when the automobile In which they were riding ran into a ditch near here. The machine rolled down a 70-foot hill and caught on fire. Ramsell formerly was state cham pion high jumper and basketball star. Casey was called into the aviation service yesterday and Dr. Mahon was here to take a medical examination for army service. FORAGE CROPS MAY YET BE PUT IN GROUND Ames. la.. June 8.—Fields that havfc been flooded by the excessive rains of the last week may still do their full share toward winning the war through production, even though it may be too late to replant them with the custom ary crops. That is the word that the Iowa agricultural experiment station is sending out to the many farmers who are writing for helpful sugges tions. "Emergency hay and forage crops may be put into fields that have been flooded and to good advantage," say the farm crops men at Ames. The best of these crops are sorghum. Sudan grass and millet. There is still plenty of time to seed them, providing the seed can be secured. —*— ORANGE CITY—William Wiersma's battle for the office of sheriff against .1. F. Behrend featured the primary election struggle In Sioux county. Others nominat ed were: Albert Balkemn. treasurer; Ricliert Wlasing, auditor; Olin G. Roln iger. clerk; Anthony Te Paske. attorney; John J. Jongcwaard, recorder. All are re publicans. The democrats did not make a ticket for the primary, but probalfy will concentrate on one or two candidates who will be nominated In convention. CUSHING—The Cushing high school gave the play “Somewhere In France” for the benefit of the Red Cross and netted $27.25, though the weather was such that the attendance was very small. It is customary to put a blue star for each relative in the service on the ser vice flag, a red star for one that is wounded, -and a gold star for one that is killed. There is, however, "ho law on the subject. WRECKAGE MAKES FISHERS PROSPEROUS Mjomla.en, Norway.—Fishermen along the coasts have been growing prosperous from quantities of wreckage they have been able to pick up and sell. Rubber is cne of the chief commodities picked up. A factory for making shoe rubbers lias been established here, and depends en tirely upon rubber waste washed In by the sea for raw materials. The fishermen sell rubber salvage to the government, which sells If to tile lubber factory for $2.15 a pound. I'lle factory expects to supply ail Norway* NEBRASKA NEWS ANOTHER STEP IN POTASH LEASE CASE Llncaln, Neb., June 8.—The state board of educational lands and funds got a knockout blow from the Lan caster county district court in the case where T. L. Briggs of Sheridan county enjoined tho board from issuing any mineral leases to the potash lakes on school land he has under lease from the state. The big fight really was whether tho company of which State Fire Warden Ridgell is president should get, without competition, the lease on these lakes, Briggs having made a higher bid. The district court holds that Briggs only is entitled to the mineral lease and enjoins the board from issuing one to any other person until after the agricultural lease that Briggs holds has expired In 1927. The court finds that Briggs is raising hay and live stock on the land, that the lakes furn ish water for his stock and sub-irriga tion for his hay land; that without the lakes he could not feed Htock or raise hay, and that he Is in right pos session of the land. — ^ — PRESIDENT ENDORSED BY THE N. P. LEAGUE Lincoln, Neb., June 8.—The Na tional Nonpartisan league of Nebras ka, will not enter the August primaries In this state, it was announced yes terday by the'state headquarters of the league, which announcement was preceded by the adoption of resolu tions by the league's executive com mittee indorsing President Wilson's war aims and declaring the president to be "the greatest leader of democracy the world ever has produced.” "It is our solemn conviction that the war must continue until Germany shall agree to a democratic and lasting peace,’ says one of the resolutions. —♦— THREE CORNERED FIGHT FOR NEBRASKA ESTATE Lexington, Neb., June 8.—The case Involving the big estate of the late Peter S. Hammond, of Gothenburg, began in the district court this morn ing. C. P, Craft and F. E. Edgerton, Of Aurora, and T. M. Hewitt, of this place, represent Arthur Evans, the adopted son of S. M. Sinclair, of Kear ney. H. Francisco, of Indiana, repre sents tlie brother and sisters of Ham mond. Richard Horton, of Omaha, and E. A. Cook, of this city represent Mrs. Busan Hearle, who claims to have been the common law wife of the deceased. The plaintiff claims a contract was made by Hammond to adopt him and he is asking for specific performance of the contract. The e&tate is worth about 8100,000. PONCA SUFFERS FROM HIGH WATER DAMAGE Ponca, Neb.. June 8.—Heavy rains Tuesday night caused an oYerfloyr of the waters of Airway and South creeks, the confluence of which is a short dis tance from hefe, and as a result the town was mostly under water yester day. The depot was cut off and cellars were inundated all over the town. CANT KEEP UP RAIDS, NAVY EXPERT STATES By Associated Press. London, Wednesday, June 5.—Th< German U-boat campaign off the At - lantic coast of the United States can not be kept up for any length of time in the opinion of Archibald Hurd, the naval writer, expressed in a statement issued tonight. Mr. Hurd believes the operations were undertaken in the hope of weakening the work of the Ameri can navy in European waters and of in timidating tiie American people. “There is no possibility of the enemy maintaining a long continued campaign off the shores of the United States, which would require a large number of U-boats,” Mr. Hurd said. "The Diesel engine gives a greatly increased radius of action to big submarines, but New York is easily 3,500 miles from the nearest German base and the return journey means a matter of 7,000 miles apart from the mileage involved in chasing merchantmen; so there is no reason to anticipate any such develop ments as have been seen in British waters and in the Mediterranean. The U-boats crossing the Atlantic must pass through the danger areas of patrols, aircraft and mines. 20.000 PHYSICIANS AND 12,000 NURSES IN ARMY New York, June 0.-*-More than 20,000 physicians and surgeons and 12,000 nurses have enrolled in the American army and the enlisted personnel has been built up to 100,000 men declared Surgeon General William C, Gorgas, reviewing the work of the medical de partment in the first 14 months of the war In an address here today. In addition, he declared the United States has contributed 1,500 doctors to the British service, 600 of whom went to the front Immediately after this country became a belligerent. The surgeon general described the extended scientific resources of the de partment preparatory tp putting into practice preventive measures which he declared will reduce below 20 per cent the number of deaths and incapacita tions in the service through disease. Tile loss of effectives through dis ease in the American army to date has been nine per cent, the surgeon general asserted. ALLIES PLEDGED TO INDEPENDENT POLAND London, June 6.—At the inter-al lied war council meeting in Versailles, June 3, the British, French and Italian premiers agreed to the following decla rations, it was officially announced today: First, the creation of a united aad independent Poland with free access to the sea shall be one of the' co.t - ditlons of u solid and just peace anil tiie rule of right in Europe. Second. the allied government* noted with pleasure Secretary Lan sing's declaration and desire to express' their earnest sympathy in the nation alistic aspiration toward freedom of the Czecho-Slovuks and the Jugo slavs. MANY MADE HOMELESS BY JEROME, ARIZ., FIRE Jerome, Ariz., June 6.—More than 1.000 persons were made liomeiesu early today by a fire of undetermined origin, which swept through the Mex ican district and destroyed more thar 100 homes and several large rooming houses. Two children were reported missing. One Mexican was burned so badly it was said he wop:Id die. WAR GARDEN WORK AT CAMPS STARTS COL. J. S. FAIR. Plans whereby several thousand acres of kind near U. S. army camps will be turned into war gardens have been perfected by Col. J. S. Fair. He is assistant to the acting quarter master general of the army. About 8,000 German prisoners and "consci entious objectors” will be turned loose on these gardens to raise veg etables for the camps. The move ment was started with the opening of a 400-acre garden adjoining Camp Dix. __ Members of Anti-Saloon League and Congressmen to Take Up the Battle at An Early Date. Washington, June 7.—The battle is on in earnest to get war time prohi bition. This became know'll today when the Anti-Saloon league, after a conference of league leaders along with some of the members of congress, ptit out a statement that a tvar time prohibition measure would at once be sought. The league and "dry” leaders in congress tailing up the recent state ment of the president and of Hoover looking on such statement as a chal lenge to pass an outright "dry”law say therp will be a show down in both houses tills session and they have no doubt of the result. The “dry” measure will probably bo forced In the Senate first. DISSENSION SPREADS THROUGHOUT AUSTRIA Conditions Approaching Those In Russia Before Czar Was Dethroned. V __ < By United Press. I Berne. Juno 7.—Austria is about to undergo an experience similar to that of Russia when the czar was de throned, according to statements made by travelers returning from Vienna. They declared it is significant that innumerable attempts have been made against military works and establish ments. In the Adriatic region, Slavs liavo destroyed mines in the ports and canals of Dalmatia and on the Crotian const. In Bosnia, Hungarian patrols have been massacred and railways se riously damaged. The food situation is very serious and the government lias posted decrees in the region from Gratz to the sea, de claring that revolt, desertion or com plicity In military transgressions are punishable by hanging or shooting. The bimgomasters of Munich, Crefeld and Dessau have been imprisoned for profiteering. At Munich the burgomas ter narrowly escaped lynching. A mob which charged lie had filled Ills resi dence with government food, stormed the house but lie-had fled. They seized tho food and sold it at huge war profits. The food situation In some parts of Germany also is growing worse, it is reported. At Cologne a mob attacked an unguarded food train, completely emptying it. ARMENIAN BUTCHERY RENEWED BY TURKEY Mof' Than 10,000 Slaughtered Within Fortnight—Bitter Struggle Waged, London, .Tune 7.—A bitter struggle Is being waged in the Caucasus be tween the now Causasian government and the Turks, says an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Moscow. The Turks are reported to have massacred more than 10.000 Armenians within a fortnight. The Caucasus government lias ordered the mobilization of all men between the ages of 19 and 42 and new ly formed Cnucas'an detachments are concentrating in the Tifiis district. OPINION ORGANIZERS OF POLITICAL PARTIES Lincoln. Neb.. June 7.—Attorney Gen eral Rood holds an opinion that any person attempting to organize new politico! parties come within the desig nation of those not engaged in a useful occupation. MAY FIX WAGES OF ALL U. S. LABORERS Washington I>. C., June 7.—A plan for a government guaranteed wage for all war workers. Including those in pri vate manufacturing plants, is being studied by tl:o labor policies hoard. Under this plan the government fix the wage to be paid for every trade. Tills it is argued, would stabilize the employment problem now worrying the war manufacturers and prevent cut throat bidding for men. ATTORNEY IS SUING A FORMER CLIENT Sioux Falls Lawyer Now Asks Big Fee In Nebraska Though He Lost His Suit. Pierce, Neb., June 7.—A Sioux Falls, S. D., attorney has filed suit in the district court against Clarence’ O. Shannon, of McLean. Neb., for $5,068.70 and costs of suit. The attorney de fended Shannon at the last term of court here in an action for divorce brought by Mrs. Shannon. Mrs. Shan non was granted the divorce, $5,800 and attorney’s fees amounting to $750. The attorney bringing the suit against Shannon charges the questions at issue in the suit were misrepre sented to him, asserts he left other profitable business and actually de voted 23 dayw to the case. This indi cates he places a value of $220.36 per day on his services. BLOOMFIELD, NEB., IS SWEPT BY STORM Buildings Are Washed Away By Rushing Waters—One Woman Injured. Bloomfield, Neb., June 5.—Heavy rains early this morning oaused the highest flood water ever known here. The whole lower portion of the city is under water and residents are driven from their homes. So far, only one person has been reported injured. Mrs. Ed Adams was injured by a fal ling chimney. After having been forced to take refuge in the attic the house was washed away and carried some distance. v The flo'od reached a higher point than in 1313. —♦— CHARGED RED CROSS MONEY IS WASTED Columbus, Neb., June 7.— Alleging he had publicly declared that only $1 of every $10 contributed to the Red Cross ever reaches the persons for whose benefit it was given, a complaint was filed in county court against Er nest W. Iloare, wealthy land owner of Pla.tte Center. The legal proceedings were instituted by County Attorney Ot to F. Walter at the request of the Platte county council of defense. .T. W. Reilly, prominent Platte county man, signed the papers as complaining wit ness. Hoare will probably be ar raigned for preliminary hearing be fore Judge John Gibbon Monday or Tuesday. -—t— NEBRASKA PEOPLE GAVE TO GERMAN PROPAGANDA Omaha, Neb., June 7.— An exhibit of German Red Cross money collected in Knox county, but used for German propaganda has raised the question how far German ancestry citizens of Nebraska were likewise duped. Thousands of dollars were sent from here in the first years of the war to Count Johan von Bernstorff, German ambassador to the United States at the time, for the German Red Cross, prisoners of war and widows’ and or phans' funds, but so far as can be as certained not a single acknowledge ment of receipt ever came from either side of the ocean. A Bee representative has found in Omaha cancelled checks showing that Von Bernstorff, instead of transmit ting the sums of money raised here for the German and Austrian relief so cieties, had endorsed them over to Dernburg, head of the German propa ganda work in America, or" deposited them to his own account, Big Sums Collected. It is conservatively estimated that sqpis approximately between $60,000 and $100,000 were collected In Nebras ka and transmitted to Count von Bernstorff, for use in German Red Cross work, previous to the declara tion of war on Germany by the United States. There was no central organization in this state for the collection and transmission of these funds. The money was sent by individuals, churches, Ladies' Aid societies, local lodges and organizations such as the Sons of Herman, the Deutscher Land wehr und -Kreigerbund verein, the wehr und Kreigbund verein, the Alliance. THREE BOCHES KILLED IN AN ATTEMPTED RAID With the American Army in France, Tuesday, June 4,—In an encounter be tween an American patrol and a party of-17 Germans on the Luneville front early today three Germans are reported to have been killed. Another patrol de stroyed an enemy concrete observa tion post. German guns and airplanes were most active on the Luneville sector to day. The artillery showered the areas behind the American lines with ex plosives, shrapnel and gas shells to a degree unknown for many weeks. Four German airplanes crossed to some distance behind the American lines. They were attacked by Ameri can aviators, but succeeded in es caping. _ _ _ SENATE ADJOURNS IN HONOR OF FAIRBANKS Washington, D. C., June 5.—The Sen ate today adjourned a few minutes after convening out of respect to former Vice [’resident Charles W. Fairbanks, dead at his home In Indianapolis. A resolution submitted by Senator Watson. Indiana, asking this mark of respect be paid to the former vice president and member of the Senate and unanimously adopted. Senator Watson and Senator Martin, Virginia, democratic leader, paid trib ute to the ability of Vice * President Fairbanks as a statesman and his character as a man. FARM LOAN BONDS TAKEN OFF MARKET Washington, D. C., June 5—-The federal farm loan board today with drew further offerings of farm loan bonds because fCO 000,000 have been sold during the intensive campaign of the last two weeks, providing enough funds for loans until about November 1. The offering will be resumed t. fter the four\n^ liberty lean campaign ASK NEVILLE TO BE CANDIDATE AGAIN Democrats of Nebraska Want. Present Governor Again— Administration Endorsed. Lincoln, Neb., June 6.—Resolutions were adopted yesterday at a meeting of the democratic state committee here endorsing the president, the national administration and the conduct of the war. The committee requests Gov. Keith Neville to become a candidate for reelection. DECIDE POTASH CASES AT AN EARLY DATE Lincoln, Neb., June 6.—An early de cision of the law suit in which the right of the state board of educational lands and funds to issue renewal ‘.eas es to holders of leases on potash lands declared invalid by the supreme court |s forecasted. Judges Morning and Shepherd, who heard the case, have indicated that they will hold that the board should advertise for bids, and that those who hold the old leases, in submitting their bids, shall state (herein for the consideration i*f the board what expenses they incurred under the old leases and what prepar ations they have made for manufact uring potash. \ T. L. Briggs, who holds the agri fultural lease on a valuable lake oni state school land for which other in terests are fighting, has filed art amended petition in which he asks, that the entire law passed at the spec ial session relating to leases for oil ind potash be declared invalid. —♦ ■ OMAHA MAYOR IN PROTEST ON RATES Lincoln, Neb., June 6.—Mayor Smith, sf Omaha, was before the state rail- * way commission challenging the au thority of that body to hear and de termine whether the Omaha street railway system is entitled to increase fts fares from 5 to 7 cents. The com pany maintains that it. cannot meet its fixed charges under existing con ditions and pay the increased wages; demanded by the men and to which they are entitled. Mayor Smith bases his protest to the tommission acting on a provision in (he city charter of Omaha which re serves to the city the right to regulate fares. The commission has heretofore held that under the constitutional pro vision empowering them to control the * rates and services of public carriers the sole power rests with it. ELECTIC MEDICS ARE GIVEN BODY BLOW Lincoln, Neb., June 6.—Thirty-four medical college graduates are taking examinations before the secretaries of the state board of health. Before giv ing the word to go, the secretaries voted that no student graduates of the Lincoln medical college, an electic in stitution, would be allowed to partici pate. This was the culmination of a long time war on that institution. Jt is claimed that it does not meet all the requirements of the statute, but Dean Wilmeth, of the college, said that the institution is fully qualified and that if the state hoard of health upholds the actions of the secretaries, the matter will he taken into court, as refusal to admit graduates to examination for license to practice would kill it. -♦ CONVICTED PREACHER READY FOR PRISON Lincoln, Neb., June G.—Rev. H. M. Henrichsen, pastor of the German Lutheran church at Gresham, sen tenced in federal court to serve four months in jail for uttering seditious language, has dismissed his appeal and has asked the United States marshal to send him commitment papers so that he might take himself to jail in Adams county, where government prisoners are kept. In this leter Henrichsen declares that he is not guilty, but that he will take his appeal to "the judge above," and not depend upon the processes of the civil courts. He also asks permission to take a lot of hooks with him, in cluding some in German, so that lie may better fit himself in English. ANNOUNCES RULES TO ENFORCE ORDER Washington, June 4.—Rules for the enforcement of Provost Marshal Gen eral Crowder's “work or light" regu lations, announced today, call on all citizens to report to the nearest local ilj'uft board names of within draft age who are habitually idle or who are employed in nonproductive lines. Each local board is created into what will be practically a court, to sit probably weekly, to decide sueh cases as may be brought before it. When a case is presented they will serve notice on the registrant of not less than three days or more than seven days, directing him to present such evidence as he may care to sub mit. In every case the board must send the complete record to the district board for approval, even If the de cision is in favor of the man. If the district board approves the findings adverse to a registrant lie will be giv en notice, and if any vacancies exist will be sent immediately to camp or placed at the top of the list of those next to go. Appeal to the president may bo made by anyone, and without recom mendation of the appeal agent or ad jutant general. MAY INVESTIGATE MISS LUSK’S SANITY Waukesha, Wis., June 4.—Judge* Martin W. Lueck will hear motions to morrow afternoon in the case of Grace Lusk, found guilty of the murder of Mrs. Mary Newman Roberts. Miss Lusk’s defense is expected to move for a new trial on the ground of error that the verdict was not in accordance with ,J the evidence. It is probable Judge Lueck will order a lunacy commission to investigate Miss Lusk's present state of mind. She has been raving H L>f childhood days for the last two days ■ ■ — ■ ■ - —— — l TELEGRAPH BREVITIES, ♦ -j New York—Y. M. C. A. war councif j decides to ask for $100,000,000 fund to maintain war activities abroad. $ Washington, D. C.—It was reported [bat strike < nils have been mailed to telegraph union locals fixing a date late SHH '. text week, unless recalled by wire. Norfolk, Va.—Naval officers say re ports indicate five German submarines ire operating along the Atlantic coast.