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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 10, 1918)
THE O'NEILL FRONTIER D. H. CRONIN, Publisher. O'NEILL, NEBRASKA The portable kitchens being used ia Perlin'and other German cities for dis tributing hot cooked food in the poorer districts at a low price are the maxi mum of economy and efficiency. Their shape has given them the name of "goulash cannon," but underneath the cannon is a small charcoal fire which keeps the hot stew at a boiling point. A boxlike contrivance below gi\es space for the storage of the pieces of bread served with each order. The kitchen is mounted on wheels similar to those of a small express wagbn and In many instances Is drawn by a dog. Occasionally a boy or an old man or woman will supply the motor power. Up California's Tamalpals runs the crookedest railroad In the world. Of the eight miles of track the longest tangent Is only 41S feet. In one instance the road makes five complete loops Hnd ties two complete bow knots to attain an elevation of 90 feeW The end of the line is about half a Bilie higher than the starting point, and there Is not one particularly steep grade In the entire system. Since ihe outbreak of the war pruc tlcMlly ttie only means by which a large variety of articles can bs Imported Into Persia is ihe parcel post, according to a report from Commercial Attache Baker at Fetrograd. It is the practice to ship goods of many sorts destined for Persia Norway, whence lhey are reshipped III smaller packages through Russia to Persia. Although the average American may think that ragtime is the most populai kind of music In this country, tlgureu recently collected by a player piano concern show that from two to three times as many classical pieces are sold as popular airs. Rhapsody No. 2, by Franz Liszt, Is said to he more in favor than any other composition. A nurse entering Holland from Germany had a "broken" urni that was encased In plaster of paris. Arriving at the frontier, where every one has to submit to seurch, the mili tary guard demanded that the easing be ripped open. When the cast was broken some 10 letters lay exposed. The arm was perfectly whole and healthy. .Liters now rests in me i'aris museum ] th* grapeshot ball which struck Na poleon before Ratlsbon, April 28, 1802. Tha bullet, which caused but a trifling flesh wound, was plckod up by an offl cer and treasured by him and his de scendants, until oa* finally gave It to the Institution, where It is now on view. That was Bonaparte's only wound. America’s longest double-decked re inforced concrete bridge la nearing completion at Cleveland and will be J.880 feet long, >0 feet wide and at Its highest point 571 feet above the river it crosses. An automatically operated trap door that bridges the gaps between passen ger cars and station platforms on the •ame level has been adopted by an ••stern railroad to prevent accidents. Thv Bwlss government decided to favor the single-phase system for elec trifying Its railways in preference to the third rail, because It costs 10 per eent leas to make the change. Widely separated settlements In th* Congo Free Btate have been linked and connected with civilization by a system of wireless telegraphy which covers S. 000 miles of African Jungles. A new portable electric light resem bles a tape measure, as the lamp is on ■one side of a case containing a coll of •wire that can be extended to a source of current. Melted paraffine as a dressing for open wouiuls Is used by a Paris surg eon, as It does not burn the flesh, and when It solidifies retains heat and aids hi healing. It has been estimated that 90 per cent of industrial accidents can be eliminated, 60 per cent by safety de vices and 30 per cent by proper train ing of w orkers. A patent htiB been granted for a twisted wire support with w hich an In candescent lamp can be hung on the head of a bed or upon almost any piecs of furniture. With a view of Improving the quality of Philippine tobacco the insular gov ernment has put into force a law re quiring the inspection of all that is ex ported. Mounted on a window shade roller and brackets, a new uutomobile awn ing protects tlie wind shield from rain and lessens the glare when the sun Is shining. , -- ,__ At the end of the handle of a re cently patented broom is a hinged box which permits the Insertion of new broom corn when the old has been worn out. Home language students maintain liiut Irish brogue is the ancient wav of pronouncing English, preserved lii its purity by residents of the Emerald lalt*. AustruUa avoids orphan asylums bv sending parentless children to private famlhSH. which are paid for their care until they reach the age of 14 years. With a yearly average temperature below zero. Verknyaneek, In nortbeasl ern Siberia, is believed to be the cold est inhabited place in the world. Edward Francis asked to be tailed in Philadelphia the other day on the ground that he felt an uncontrollable desire to steal something. Population of the Argentine republic lias almost doubled during the last “0 years. Most of the increase Is due to Immigration. The German pound ts exactly one 'll* a kilogram or about one-tenth more than the American or British pound. The Spanish city of Seville, once the most famous In the world for its silk i« planning to revive the industry -- m ■ Bloc-trie burglar alarms surround the treasury at Washington and are tested every 15 minutes, day and night. E. B. Meissner, former office bov. is «ow president of the St. Louis 1M0.) Oar company. Il» is SI years old. An electrically heated coffe percolat or made of earthenware has been pat ented by a New Vork inventor. An Englishman has invented n col lapsible lifeboat with a rubber skill that automatically closes punctures. Whet la salt! to be n satisfactory method for plating aluminum on iron lias been- invented in France. Seal pups born on the Pribllof islands were more numerous by 10.450 this year than last. -*-♦ A rnf'-t "rs *-een granted f->- a trunk U>at aiso caa be used aa a beta NEBRASKA CONTINUES TO FIGHT ORDERS Rail Commission Goes Into Court on Matter of Tele phone Rates. r.lncoln, Neb., Oct. A.—The Nebraska state railway commission carried out its threat of tenting the light of Post master General Burle.son to make tele phone rates by filing in federal court a petition enjoining the Lincoln Tele phone Company from putting into ef fect (he installation or service connec tion charges recently ordered. The petition sets up that the act of con gress which authorized the president to take over the wire companies of thg country did not copfer any authority upon telephone companies or any fed eral official the right to Initiate rates The fact that the federal telephone ad ministration has taken steps to an nouncing a standard system of ex change rates also cut some figure In the commencement of the litigation. The Lincoln company has placed the charges Into effoct, aud L now collect ing them. These range from $5 to $15, dependent upon the rental' charge for telephones. The charge the commis sion had previously fixed for the same service was $2, which was to be ab sorbed in the yeurly rental If the phone was retained for a year. The petition raises the point that no such rate as the postmaster general has put Into efTect can be lawfully col lected in Nebraska without due author ization by the commission, and that after application, hearing and order. The commission takes the ground that It has sole charge, under the constitu tion, of rate making, so far as Nebraska Is concerned. At the same time the petition was filed the director general of railroads sent a tart letter to the commission, through C. A. Prouty, his aide in ex press matters, saying that he proposed to increuse Intrastate and interstate rates at once; that in order to retain a sufficient number of persons in the express service it is necessury >to add $10,000,000 more to the revenues, which means a 10 per cent increase In rates; that while local conditions may have some influence he sees no reason why the same level of rates should aot be maintained in all of the states ns well ns in Interstate business, and suggests that (he commission help rather than Impede the efforts to prevent a govern ment deficit In the express department of railroads. The commission plans to take the matter of Its control of express rates within the state Into the federal courts. The members say that they are better fitted to protect the Interests of the pub lic than officials located at Washing ton. —4_ ANTI-SUFFRAGE PETITION IS BADLY CRIPPLED Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 4,—C. W. Rob inson. a handwriting expert, tore great holes into the referendum petition thnt held up the limited suffrage law, now a subject of attack in court by the suffragists of the state. It Is being de fended by the anti-suffrage associa tion. Robinson took sheet after sheet of the petition and picked out dozens of names scattered all through them which ho declared *to be forgeries. In some instances he said these names hrtd been written thereon by the man who signed as circulator. It Is the claim of the suffragists' attorney that all sheets whereon a forged name is found must be thrown out. A number of German-Russians who signed the petition said that they told the circulator that they were not legal voters, never having been naturalized, but he said that made no difference. Considerable irritation is being shown by the suffragists, who must pay for the record that is being made before the referee taking the testimony, that the attorney for the anti-suffragists enters a lengthy objection to every question asked, no matter what It is, in order to run up the costs of the litigation upon them. —♦— NEBRASKA PRIE8T TAKES ■ WIFE AND QUITS CHURCH I Omaha, Neb., Oct.4. Rev. Father . William F. Bradley, age 55 tears, one j of the best known Catholic priests and ' for many years pastor of St. Theresa's church, Lincoln, Neb., lias deserted the Catholic priesthood and lias been se cretly married to Miss Jessie Shipman, one of his parishioners. The wedding took place July S, at Coalville. Utah, bather Bradley and his wife are now living in Colorado Springs, Colo. The wedding ceremony was performed by a justice of the peace. After the secret marriage Father Bradley returned to Lincoln and continued his priestly duties for two months, when he re signed his pastorate and left the city. He refuses to make any statement concerning his marriage further than to confirm the report of his wedding. THEIR MARRIAGE FOUND TO BE ILLEGAL Omaha. Neb.. Oct. 4.—John L. Van Cleave yesterday asked the district court here to annul his marriage with Mrs. Irene Lenore Van Cleave, of Sioux City, on the grounds that their mar riage was illegal. The case lias not yet come to trial. According to the petition. Mrs. Van Cleave was divorced from Charles R. Slreng In Sioux City on March 4, 1918. Van Cleave and Mrs. Strong married in Omaha two months later. They lived together one month utid then discovered that under the Nebraska lawn a remar riage is not legal for six months after a divorce. Van Cleave asks that the marriage be annuled and that Mrs. Vari Cleave be given back the name of Strong. - Van Cleave will soon be in France with the army. CHURCH CELEBRATES ITS FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY Lyons, Neb.. Oct. 4—The Presbyter ian Church celebrated the 60th anni versary of the founding of their church society here, last Sunday. A. J. White gave a historical review of the church from 4868 to the present time. Letters were read from former minis ters and the pastor. Kev. John E. Spencer, gave a talk on “I-senons We Have Learned By Fifty Years' Experi ence." BABES WERE BURIED IN A SAND PIT Newcastle. Neb., Oct. 4. Two child ren of Joseph Brennan, a farmer liv ing three miies northwest of New castle lost their lives as the result of a sandpit caving In. Three of the Brennan children were plaving in and ai out the pit when the earth nave way. burying two of them. The other child. called the mother, who summoned a gang of threshers working nearby. The mon quickly duR the children out, but they were dead. The victims were $ Rjti 8 years old. NEBRASKA FARMERS MUST 60 TO PRISON Are Given Time to Care For Their Oropr First—All Vio lated Liquor Laws. Lincoln. Neb., Oct. 2. "When do you want to go to jail?” Fed ere I Judge Munger asked live Nebraska farmers, whom he had Just sentenced from 30 to 00 days In Jail t'<-r transporting Intox icating liquor from a "wet” state to a "dry” state contrary to a United States law. Judge Monger learned from the of ficers that if they were forced to be gin sentence tit once their crops would suffer. Corn had to he harvested, more wheat sown and other work done be fore cold weather and snow made their appearance. Frank Enyeart and Carl Jensen, two iatncaster county farmers, thought that January 15, would suit them to go to Jail. By that time no crops would suffer. Tire moil were caught with 13 quarts of whisky in their possession. Enyeart admitted that he had sold a few bottles of booze to friends, but lie had done this Just as on accommoda tion. Judge Munger told Enyeart that he had a bad record, according to re ports received concerning his booze operations. Both were given 60 days each in the Lancaster county Jail. Ernest Holden of Seward county, a rich farmer, was given 30 days in the Douglas county jail. He said that his wife was very 111 and the nurse told him that she must have alcohol. There was none in the house and friends had none He then went to St. Joseph, Mo., to get some. While there he was tempted to buy some booze for per sonal use. Mr. Holden had 10 quails of whisky, 10 quarts of alcohol and sl\ quarts of wine in tils possession when arrested. Frank Frivcly and Henry Steinki > her of Johnson county, got 30 duys 'ach for transporting booze. The lat ter is a Herman, and Judge Munger In timated that he had not only broken the laws of the country but had laid himself open to severe condemnation because of his race now at war with the nation. Mr. Frlvely will begin sentence December 3 and Mr. Stein kleher, November 1. PHONE COMPANY WANTS TO INCREASE ITS RATES Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 2.—The Lincoln Telephone and Telegraph Company, which operates In the eastern and cen tral parts of Nebraska, has asked the Nebraska railway commission for a flat ralso of 25 cents a month on residence phones. The claim for advanced rates is based principally on the fact that it has Increased the wages of its employes $150,000 a year. In some of the small towns business telephones are listed for an increase of 50 cents a month. The proposed increase affects 25,000 phones. The company has 14,024 in struments in operation In Lincoln. Of this number between 8.000 and 9.000 are residence phones. 4 - CHAMPION CANNING TEAM TO CAPITAL University Place, Neb., Oct. 2. University Place is planning to send Nebraska's ehami otishlp junior’can ning team to Washington. It is com posed of three University Place high school girls—Grace Henderson and Miriam Williams, each 16 years old, and Hazel Furnam 14 years old. The team won first place at the Nebraska state fair and flrs^ place at the Sioux City Interstate Fa r, when 10 states were competing. Fends will be raised by popular subscription in University Place to send the team to Washington to give demonstrations for the food administration. It Is also expected the team will go to the southern wheat show at Wichita. Kan. -4- - INFLUENZA APPEARS IN NEBRASKA UNIVERSITY Lincoln, Neb. , Oct. 2.—The so called Spanish influenza which is sweeping across the continent, has claimed Its first victim, in David Dean Barrett, a student of the University of Nebraska, and a member of the students’ naval training corps. A number of cases are reported in the state. Several university students, men and women, have been attacked with the influenza and have gone to tlieir homes. The authorities will do all In their power to check the spread of the disease. Instructions have been prepared by Dr. R. G. Clapp, of the university faculty, which are expect ed to decrease its spread in the state school. POTATO AND BEET HARVESTERS NEEDED Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 2. With liar vest at hand for more than 30,000 acres of potatoes and more than 40, 000 acres of sugar beets, western Ne braska is facing a serious labor short age, according to A. S. Sherwood, government farm help specialist. Keith county alone needs 200 men im mediately. A half dozen oilier coun ties, each raising more potatoes and beets than Keith, need harvest help. Fifty farmers have applied to the county agricultural agent of Keith county for help in the last two weeks. —+ - NEBRASKA ODD FELLOWS TO MEET IN LINCOLN Idneoln, Neb.. Sept. 30.—Over 500 lodges will be represented at the 51st annual session of Nebraska Odd Fellows in this city beginning Oc tober 14 and continuing for four days. Between 1,500 and 2,000 Odd Fellows and Kebekalis are expected to bo present during the meetings. The or der, the biggest fraternal organiza tion in the world, is out to raise a war fund of J500.000. A Kentucky lieutenant, after chasing two rabbits across a field in France, took them to a cottage and asked its owner to cook them for him. This she did. but warned him of two Germans then asleep in the cottage. Surprising them, he captured both, utid also the full equipment of a German saloon, in cluding bar and bartender, of which they were in charge. The newest nut cracker will crack; three nut* at once. "Came through without a scratch, but 1 don't think life will seem ex actly the same—won’t be quite so frivolous I'm afraid.” writes one sol dier. "Nix on that ‘after the war" stuff; it's ‘after the Hun' non ." is the slogan straight from ''up around the front line,” says Stars nnd Stripes. The necessity for saving paper is duo to the fact that the paper pulp used in making it is needed in the manufacture of munitions. A retired banker, 60 years old. i working as gatemnn In g. Seattle ship card. BOTTOM FALLS OUT CASE AGAINST PRIEST Federal Judge at Norfolk, Neb., Rules Out Most of Govern ment’s Evidence. Norfolk. Neb.. Sept. 30—The govern ment rested lute yesterday evening in its espionage and sedition case against Rev. Father Windolph, pastor of the Catholic church at Creighton. Court adjourned until 9 o’clock Tuesday morning, when the defense is expected to put on its first witness. Werner Hanni, federal secret service operative, finished his testimony, and notwithstanding the fact that the gov ernment was unable to introduce the alleged disloyal statement made to the witness by the defendant. Hanni suc ceeded in slating to the jury that the defendant told him In English that the United States government was rotten and that the German government was better than ours. Hanni became the. government's only witness in the case against the defend ant when the court sustained a motion by the defense to strike out all that part of Hanoi's conversation with the defendant that was had in the German language because the indictment did not state It was held in the German language, and when the court directed the elimination of all other counts ex cept one against Rev. Father Windolph because the previous evidence was not substantiated and sufficient to bring before the jury. The court also vindicated the moral character of Sister Hortencia and the defendant by announcing that Mary Donahue Green, who admitted she had written an anonymous letter about the two, had herself admitted she knew nothing whatever about the miscon duct of Sister Hortencia. The defense claims that they had sufficient evidence to clear the defendant of all these charges. The case has drawn hundreds of peo ple to the federal building here, partly because of the sensational charges which were introduced and partly be cause of the prominence of the defend ant. About 96 per cent of the congre gation of the Catholic church of Creighton were here and the defense declared that these persons would tes tify. The entire seating capacity of the court room had been taken up by the witnesses for the defense during the four days of the trial. RANK FRAUD SHOWN tN THE PETITION Lincoln, Neb,. Sept. 30.—Mrs. H, C. Sumney and Mrs. James Richardson, suffragist leaders from Omaha, who have spent a year investigating the frauds connected with the gathering of signatures to the referendum peti tion that suspended operation of the limited suffrage law, testified in dis trict court today to wholesale forgeries uncovered in connection with the peti tion. One circulator, A. O. Barclay, who cannot now be found, spent most of his time writing in hie room, according to his landlady, who supposed he was a literary gentleman engaged in pro duction. He certified to having lived at three different addresses. Apparent ly he copied names out of a directory, as many of the signatures appear in alphabetical order, 18 names beginning with W appearing on one page of 20 names, and others similarly adorned. Four thousand names of .the 18,000 on the petition from Douglas county did not appear on the registry lists there, and inspectors sent out from the elec lion commissioner's office were able to find but a few hundred of them. Many had never lived at the address given, or the address was a vacant lot or a lumber yard or occupied by railroad trackage. Hundreds of the names were written by the same man at one sitting, ard a number of the circulators signed their own petitions and then certified to them. Other irregularities were also shown. One witness, a cir culator, said that it was their custom to gather round a table and witness each other’s lists, thus certifying that the names wefc signed in their presence. The petition contained 3,837 names more than are necessary to submit the petition, under the constitution, and the suffragists have shown that more than that number are either forgeries or are subject to successful legal attack. NEBRASKA tV. C. T. U, CONVENTION CLOSED * Fremont, Neb.. Sept. 30.—Late Fri day afternoon the 1918 convention of the W. C. T. U. came to a close here. The officers will decide where the next convention will be held. Mrs. Maymie Claflin, of University I’lace, defeated Mrs. Frances lleald, of Osceola, for president. The officers are: President. Mrs. Maymie Claflin, University Place; vice presidents, Mrs. J. J. Bristow. Lincoln; Mrs. E. M. Coveil, Omaha; correspond ing secretary, Mrs. Lea J. Dyer, Boone; recording secretary. Mrs. Kxia E. Maxe. Orleans; finance committee, Mrs. Emma L. Starrett, Center City; Mrs. Alice Jackson. Lincoln; Mrs. Lei L. Hanson, Fremont. DEMOCRATIC POLITICIANS NOT PULLING TOGETHER Lincoln. Neb., Sept. 30.—A coolness between J. H. Morehead, democratic candidate for senator, and the state committee, which began when the committee elected A. B. Sprague chairman over the opposition of More head, has resulted in the latter es tablishing headquarters of his own. He has just announced the appointment of Former Congressman Stark, of Aurora, as his campaign manager. Mr. Stark will come to Lincoln next week and take active charge. Mr. Morehead does not contemplate any speech making tour, and is relying upon his own organization and adver tising. NEVILLE WILLING TO LET PEOPLE DECIDE Gordon, Neb., Sept. SO—Gov. Keith Neville, democratic candidate for re eiectlon at the comlug fall election, has resolved to let the voters of Ne braska decide the question as to whether he is to continue to be gov ernor or “join that great khaki clad fraternity that is battling abroad for our democracy and civilization." be announced in addressing a political gathering here. WAYNE NORMAL TO TRAIN STUDENTS Wayne, Neb.. Sept. 30.—One hundred and fifty young men will soon be learn ing the rtidltnents of military tactics at the Wayne normal, a unit of the Stu dent Army Training Corps being as sured by a recent telegram from Ad jutant General Harris. As soon as the military ofheer arrives the organiza tion of the unit will begin. The boys Ail! have the use of one of the modern I oulldlugs with all of the r.dvantajie:t of n well equipped gyrorn 'ui>\. DAMASCUS FALLS, BUT TURK CABINET VOTE NOT TO QUIT IUNS London, Oh. 2.— Damascus was occupied by British forces at 6 o’clock yesterday morning, if was officially announced in the Pales-^*'* tine communique received today. There were no particulars. Amsterdam, Oct. 2.—The Turkish cabinet, according to a telegram published by the Cologne Gazette, lias decided “ in all circumstances to adhere to the alliance with the central powers.” Amsterdam, Oct. 2.—‘ Bulgaria will derive the greatest harm, from a separate peace, ’ declares the Constantinople newspaper Taniu. Dispatcher received yesterday staled j that British cavalry was on three sides j of the oily. RIOTS IN BULGARIA. Paris, Oct. 2.—Anti-German and pa cifist riots are in progress throughout Bulgaria, according to a Zurich dis patch to the Journal. It is added that rumors are current of the for mation of a national cabinet in Bul garia under the leadership of Premier Malinoff and Doctor Ghenadieff, re leased from prison a few days ago under a pardon by King Ferdinand RUMANIA TO COME BACK. Paris, Oct. 2.-- ‘If the allies have succeeded in ending hostilities in Mac edonta, it is to bo hoped that vve will also succeed in reaching an agreement which, will bring about lasting peace among the Balkan nations,'' was a statement made to newspaper men by Take Jonesctt, former minister of the interior of Rumania, who is visiting allied countries in the interest of hi* native land. •Allied troops will approach the Danube nnd the Human.an army will take up the arms wrenched front it by tho so-called peace of Bucharest. The handful of Germanophilea who ■ought to dishonor their country will {scatter like chaff. The new Ruuian'ar. army will exceed in valor the old one It is as a belligerent that I am sp»ak ing Ip you nnd I am proud of it. Above all there should be no peace until the , ; Hllier. enter Garmony.’ GENERAL TEUTON FLIGHT. j Rome. Oct. 2.—A general fl'ght of | Germans and Austrians from Sofia! and Constantinople has begun, accord . lng 1° Advices received from official ; sources today. DISBAND BULGAR ARMY. Paris, Oct. 2.—Bulgaria has already started fulfillment of tho conditions under which she was granted an arrnis tire. It ^as learned from authorita tive sources today that tho Bulgarian army is being disbanded. Arms and munitions are being handed over to the Allies. Entente troops arc taking charge of the railways. ANNOUNCE DEMANDS. Washington. D. C.. Oct. 2.—Serbia ! and Greece today announced the!" | peace demands on Bulgaria They are: { ]. Reparation of all damages in oc- * cupied territory. I | 2. Abandonment, of all plana for j domination of the Balkans. | 3. Guarantees that Greeks living on Bulgarian teiritory shall not bo ex-| terminated. TRY TO HOLD TURKEY. London. Oct. 2.-—Gerir.»ny, if reports from neutral center can be relied upon, | , Is going to make a great effort to main- j tain communication over the Orient i railway with Turkey, and thus hopes to keep her eastern ally in the war. | According to a Hague dispatch to the : Central News. 250,000 German and I Austro-Hungarian troops have arrived at Sofia from Rumania and while part 1 of these will remain in Sofia as an ' argument favoring tho overthrow of the .Malinoff government, the majority will endeavor to keep allied troops from the Orient railway, which joins tier many and Austria with Constantinople SAVED THE JEWELS. Geneva, Oct. 2.‘—King Ferdinand's two daughters arrived in Vienna Sat- i urday evening and stated they ex I petted their father to follow shortly, according to advices received hero. The Bulgarian monarch lias large sums of money deposited in Swiss banks. His daughters arc reported to have brought the crown jewels. SERBS WANT JUST PEACE. Paris, Oct. 2.— The only wish of the Serb'ans Is to return lo their homes and resume life tinder normal and democratic conditions. ■'We do not wish for auditions to our territory by comtues'.. mu desire to be left in peace.” said Hr. M. R. Vcsnitch. Serbian minister to France. "We shall need the help of our groat allies, especially America." said M. Vcsnitch. "While I was in America President Wilson received me at (he White House and said: •'V'or may rest assured, my dear minister, that (lie hearts oi all Americans, their presi dent no: for a single instant separat ed from them in the same feeling, have been vvitn tho Serbians from the very mciurni the atrocious ultimatum was s-nt by ihe Austrian government. Tho neutrality imposed by our no tional duty had no Influence upon the judgment of the honest citizens of this democracy.' ” EVACUATING SERBIA. London, Oct. 2.—Serbia is being evacuated by the Bulgarian troops, who are returning to Bulgarian territory, according to the Serbian ofti iai state ment of Tuesday night. FIND ASIATIC CHOLERA IN AUSTRIAN CAPITAL By Associated Press. Madrid. Oot. 3.—Several cases of A Ida tic cholera have been discovered in Vienna, and deaths have occurred from this disease there, according to official news received here from the Austrian capital. _ MUTINOUS HUN TROOPS KILL TWO OFFICERS Rotterdam. Oct. S.—Twr German ofticcir w»re killed by 100 mutinous soldiers on tl»e Dutch-German frontier a few d'ys ago. The troops refused to-go to the f"on\ Officers thru fired upon them. 1 nnud atrly llio mutineers •hot tv t. i Cficers dtcuL % New York, Oct. 3—The Unite.! States government today was advised that Dr. Wm, H. Park, of the New York health department, had discovered a vaccine whit* he declared will prevent Spanish influenza. The vaccine is being pre pared for immediate use in quantities. YANK AVIATORS SET - A WORLD RECORD One Pursuit Group Wins 70 Vic tories With Lo3s of Pour Pilots. With (lie American Army in Frame. Oct. S.—During September, the frost. American pursuit group of airplanes won more than 70 victories, averaging two bodies for every three pilots in the sauadron Only four' pitots were lost. This m a world record. GERMAN PRESS WANTS TROOPS IN BULGARIA Vossische Zeitung Sava the Al lied Armies Must Be Hurled Back Into Saloniki. Amsterdam. Oct. 3.—"Wa must look the facts in the face” declares the Vos nlschc Zeitung. "Even a peace offer, with far reaching concessions on our part, would not tempt the entente. Therefore, it is necessary that we re establish the Balkan situation. Unless we send troops enough to throw the entente back upon Bftloniki, any action is useless.” RICH NEW YORKERS FACE HEAVY TAXES New York, Oct. 3.—Wealthy families of New York city will be taxed much more heavily On personal property next year it was shown when the books of the department of taxes were opened to the public. The assessors have increased personal property val uations l>y $<>00,488,930 and have placed opposite the names of many prominent residents figures many times as great us the estimate of 1918. y Thirteen members of the Vander built family, who this year were listed at sums ranging from $100,000 to $380,000. now are asked to pay on a valuation of $1,000,000 each. John D. Rockefeller, assessed at $5,000,000 tills year, is taxed on a $10,000,000 basis. Andrew Carnegie, whose name does not appear on the 1918 books, now is listed at $5,000,000. Charles M. Schwab, whose valuation this year was $118,000 has $1,000,000 beside his name. Former Senator William A. Clarke, of Montana, who lias a residence here and was formerly assessed at. $275,000 is down for $1,000,000. J. P. Morgan, though lie claims Nassau county as his place of residence, is taxed on $500,000. August Belmont. Harry Payne Whit ney. Henry C. Frick, Thomas F. Ryan and George Ehret are listed at $1,000, 000 each, while Felix and Paul War burg. T. Coleman Dupont and others are each down for $500,000. BONE DRY AMENDMENT HELD UP BY SENATE Washington. D. C., Oct. 2.—Failure of conferees :o agree to a rent profit eering amendment to the food stimu lation bill affecting only the District 1 of Columbia has again held up the bone dry” amendment, j The prohibition amendment lias i passed both Houses and the conferees j have also agreed upon all features of the bill. 1 nless the Senate recedes j from its position on rent profiteering, ! much time may elapse before the bill ] goes to the president. Both Houses will be asked to Instruct their enn I ferees. i • WILSON CALLS SEAMEN. Washington. "Oct. 2.—-President Wil son today appealed to all men on land , or sea who have bad sea service to : give full information about their rating ! and experience in filling out their draft ! questionnaires so their local boards , may give them proper classification •.and inform the government where ex | perienced seamen may be obtained • when needed. ! "Every seaman should give to the service the best that is in him,” says the president’s call, “and he should not hesitate to accept deferred clasaifica | lion when the government has decided deferred classification Is necessary no matter l.ot\ eager ho inay be io .loin the , fighting forces of the army or the 1 navy.” _ _ _• emperor summons advisers. Washington, IX -C.-, Oct. '2—Count i Tisza. Andrasej and Apponvi have I been summoned U> Vienna by the em peror for an important conference re I luting to the Austrian situation, ac ; cording to offclal cables reaching jhere today.