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__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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.