D. H. CRONIN. Publisher._ O'NEILL. NEBRASKA w - —l:~j—: 1,— - 7S3 Kirk Bruner, who claims to te a nephew of Count von Bemstorff, and whose real name Is Allards von Dem Busch Muench, and Edwin M. Zaccho were found guilty by a San Francisco court of conspiring to violate the neu trality and emigration laws. Zaccho, a Dane, and reputed agent of the German foreign office, was plentifully supplied with money and nent to secure the release of Muench, who was a prisoner In Russia. This he succeeded in doing, and then tried to bring him Into the United States under a Swiss passport In an assumed name. Important military papers were found Inside the linings of their over costs. which it was Intended to smuggle Into Germany. Because both men had been Interned eince 1917 light sentences wero given, Zaccho being given a year, and Muench, who Is only U. three months. Army hospitals havs been reclassified ao that similar oases will be grouped at certain hospitals for treatment. In accordance with the new plan, cases of blindness will go to Roland Park, Md., deafness and facial Injuries to Cap# May, N. J., Fort Henry. Md.. and the Walter Reed Hospital in Washington. All amputations, except those of flngora and toes, to Railway (N, J.), Washing ton, San Francisco, Boston, Dae Moines, and Fort Snelllng, Minn. Insane officers Will go to Wllliamsbrtdge, N. Y., and Insane privates to other institutions. Drug addicts will be sent to platsburg, N. Y., and medical cases, Including gas esses, are to be divided among <6 hospitals. Special provision has been made for cases requiring foot surgery, partLlysls, nerve Injuries, and tuberculosis. Through diplomatic sources It Is learned that the possible capture or death of tho kaiser was averted only through Gen eral Ludendorrf. Upon the flight from Berlin while at the German headquarters William so revived the discouraged Ger , mans that they wished him to lead them Into battle, but Ludendorff vetoed the scheme because It would result In no military g&ln, and would endanger the army’s withdrawal. - Agents of the department of Justice In Now York say five groups of bolshevlsts have established headquarters In that city to spread boUhevism. Secret agents of and Trotxky have reached there with fun an to bo used for propaganda pur poses In factories and workshops. Their plans are said to Include weaning away from the American Federation of Labor radical members of 66 unions throughout the country to the ’’Lenlne-TroUky" plan. At the next meeting of the corporation of the city of London a resolution will be proposed for expunging from the rec ords the presentation of addresses to the kaiser. A precedent la afforded In a similar expunging at the time of the restoration of the resolutions adopted during the commonwealth period, says tbs London Times. War has resulted In a serious depletion of our supply of the most valuable sub stance on earth—radium. Radium lias heen used extensively as a material of war; not, as might be supposed. In treat ing sick and wounded soldiers, but In ths form of luminous paint on gun Rights, aviators' Instruments, and ths officer's wrist watch. There are still a few men on the New York police force who served under Theo dore Roosevelt when he was police com missioner, more than 20 years ago. The grief of these men over their former Chiefs death Is reported to be particu larly deep, and straightforwardly ex pressed. The president has not heard that the police took away red flags from a few women of foreign appearance In the crowds In the streets of London. The president has gone abroad In London un attended by American secret service \en. says a dispatch. The London Times tells us that I)r. Kezes, president of the College of the City of New York, who with a staff of ISO assistants has been gathering data for the use of the American mission at the peace conference, it a brotherlnlaw or Colonel House. (Jeorge AY. Tone*. J. B. Reeve and A. L. Irwin, prominent Be* Moines men. who have cht’drcn attending the public schools. The ruling passed by the hoard was that all children uyust have be cya suc cesa fully vaccinated for smallpox with in five years prior to Noteuiber It, ISIS or be refused adtn'.unnce to the public schools after January 2.Y 1»1D. lTlAEK—If Truor people had or.Iy pur chased |l(l it worth more s'j.'nps Iri ISIS than they did the poatofUca would have reached the second class. A* it ws-.e the receipts exceeded the revenue of 1917 by 2A.N BOUM- A lire occurred lit the resi dence of O. C. OaU.ip Saturday afternoon. The firemen raved the north !>art of the house. The loss is partly covered by In surance. LIES MOIRES- Mayor Tom Fnirwi ather ear.> this week will cull upon empdojers of let or over the citi to co-operate tvtih cltv clhrlals in Hurting employ,»•*[,, p>, ... turning from m .Ion. OF FREAK ORDER Nebraska Legislator Would Have Law Requiring Them to Pay For Their Fun—Regu late Tractor Sales. Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 25.—Representa tive J. Reid Green, of Lancaster coun ty, has presented a bill to the house seeking to adopt the English parlia mentary election method to primaries In Nebraska. He would require every candidate for office to pay a filing fee equal to 5 per cent of the annual sal ary of the office to which he aspires, to be forfeited If he does not get 20 per cent of his party vote. This Is being urged to discourage freak can didacies. A livery stable keeper at Lexington has amuBed himself In recent years by filing for senator and once for president, actually carrying one county against Woodrow Wilson in the 1916 primary. There are several others —notably a preacher in the state soldiers’ home—who always flies for congress when he doesn’t run for sen ator or president on as many party tickets as he can get on. Ur. Green la also author of another bill which prohibits the publication of any attack on a candidate for office that is not signed by some person or association. Regulats Sals of Tractors. The house Is asked to pass a bill re quiring every manufacturer of trac tors to submit his model to a test of three engineers of the state university. If it cannot pass It cannot be sold In the state. Those companies that are allowed to sell tractors must maintain one or more service stations. Any tractor company that does not live up to Its written contract with a farmer Is to be barred from the state. The senate passed 8. P. 18, which permits counties and townships, as well as cities and towns, to vote money to build soldiers’ monuments. It also passed S. F. L4, providing for filing corporation publication notices with the secretary of state. Representatives of the federal health department have entered protests against the passage of a bill that makes It unlawful for anyone except parents and guardians to Impart sex Information or Information in regard to social diseases to persons under 16. The government Is preparing to ask high schools and colleges to give this Information so that the harmful infor mation secured In earlier years can be he counteracted by correct statements when they have reached the age where they can understand it. SEEKING RELIEF Plain view, Neb., Farmer Would \void Payment of Large Sum to Woman He Is Alleged to Have Wronged. Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 27.—John M. Ful ton, a wealthy farmer living in the neighborhood of Plalnvlew, has ap pealed to the supreme court from a verdict and Judgment of $10,000 against him. obtained in Judge Allen’s court by Mabel Rich. The woman is 44 years of age, with two children, and was abandoned by her husband years ago. She Is described by her attorney as an ignorant, green woman, who was victimized by Fulton while employed by lilm on the farm. She sued for breach of promise, fraud, deceit, duress, forcible injury to her character, debauchery and wanton and wilful in vasion of her rights. She was a scrub woman around town when hired by Fulton. She had a divorce action pending in court, but she says Fulton got her to dismiss it, saying he knew her husband was dead. Aftorwards, under promise to' marry her in six months she says she was induced to yield to him. She says he told her she was a single woman and legally competent to wed again. Their relations continued nearly a year, a child being horn as a result, It Is said. She says he forced her to yield to him repeatedly by threatening he wouldn't marry her and that he would discharge her, and she had no other place to go save with her aged parents. OPPOSES CANCELLATION ALLIES' WAR OBLIGATIONS Lincoln, Neb., Jun. 27—Governor Jlc Kelvie, answering a telegram from a New York newspaper asking his opin ion on the statement of James M. Beck, noted international lawyer, that the I'nited States should cancel all debts owing by allied countries to the I'nited States, amounting to Jfl.OOO.Ol'O.OOO, takes emphatic stand in opposition to the proposition. He says: "I do not agree with Mr. Beck. J consider ills plan neither practicable not desirable. The allied nations, un less I misjudge them, would resent be ing placed in the attitude of dependence on the United States. Furthermore, it is rurely tviso to let sentiment Inter fere with business relations either among Individuals or nations. There is much that we can and should do for the fillies. but th* Service thus defined cannot be measured or rendered in terms of dollars,'' > + * .. * ‘‘! HASTINGS — Nebraska superintendent* and PI tv, dpals are to meet hero in three •Jays' session. BKATHICK—Mr*. Anns Kernel vrae awarded * decree and 117,000 alimony In her su t mkul tier husband. The de fendant ■*»■« further ordered by Judge Fendrerton to pay |50 per month for the support of the two minor children. Not Ions than It1 witnesses testified in the di vorce proceedings, which lasiad about two weeks. OMAHA—After having been in eyister.ee since August, 18J7, the fedora! food ail a.lnlytration. so far ns Nebraska Is <-on corued, will so out of business February 1 Th'.* is the order that comes from Food Admlr.il!tiator Wattles, passed down the >ln- from Vr. tlcover. «. 1 He EXPECTS HIS BILL TO PUSS Measure Provides For Elimi nating Overlapping Authority —Railroads May Lose Strips From Rights of Way. Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 25—Governoi McKelvie is of the opinion—and it la backed up by senate and house lead ers—that the legislature is certain to adopt his new administrative code. The bill is a large one, some 400 print ed pages, and usually the legislators shirk a job of that character. The fact, however, that 95 per cent of the bill is but a re-enactment of existing laws is expected to make its passage smooth. The bill merely takes these out of one part of the statutes and places them in a new order. Seven departments, the heads of which will compose the governor's cabinet, are created by the bill, and under each secretary is grouped all of the commis sions and departments now in exist ence except where consolidations are made and overlapping duties elimi nated. For Uniform Right of Way. The house committee on railroads is holding daily sessions trying to de cide whether to recommend for pas sage a bill designed to make the Union Pacific let loose of strips of land 100 feet wide on each side of its tracks in a number of Nebraska counties Tlie railroad was originally given a 400-foot right of way through public lands by congress. It never used it, and the owners of adjoining farm lands, supposing it belonged to them, used it and never discovered the con trary until 80 years later the road as serted a title. The farmers lost in the court, but got a bill through congress that permits this land, if they can re main in possession of it for 10 years without dispute, to go to them under the doctrine of adverse possession. In order to prevent the application of this doctrine to deny them the title to the land, the railroad company began ejectment proceedings and have won every case. Now the farmers have a bill that requires all railroads to have a uniform width of 200 feet right of way through any county, and if they refuse to obey the law they lose the right of eminent domain. The rail road car',not afford to lose this latter right, and it is putting up a strong fight to kill the bill. Hits Foreign Language Papers. The house is asked, in a bill just in troduced by Barton Green of Lancaster county, to require all foreign language newspapers to print in alternate col umns a translation of the adjacent col umn in the foreign language. If they don't want to do this they must tile a translation of the entire issue with the county clerk before mailing out the papers. The house definitely postponed a bill permitting men who have practiced dentistry In the army to practice in Nebraska without following the statu tory requirements of examination and license, on the ground that this would flood the state with dentists of low degree from other states. Among the new bills introduced in the senate were these; Requiring bills of sale to be issued with all automo biles sold; requiring buggies to have front and rear lights after sunset, and providing for an attorney’s fee where fraternal beneficiary societies are sued. AUTO THIEVERY GIVEN BODY BLOW BY COURT Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 25.—The supremo court has affltuned the conviction of Frank St. Clair of Buffalo county, charged with receiving stolen property. The decision is regarded as of consid erable Importance, as It strengthen:; (he hands of those concerned In try ing to prevent the operations of gangs organized for the stealing and disposing of automobiles. These men run the machines to some small town garage, where they are changed and parts in termingled so that identification is im possible. St. Clair was found in pos session of dies and parts'that Indicat ed he was in this business. He claimed that the statute did not make guilty knowledge of the the thief a crime, but the court says that the words "with intent to defraud” cover this point. NEBRASKA FIREMEN TO MEET AT SCOTTS BLUFF Fremont, Neb., Jan, 25.—The annual convention of the Nebraska State Vol 1 unteer Firemen's Association In 1920 | will be held in Scotts Bluff. The con vention at tile closing session here this afternoon selected Scotts Bluff over Alliance. The vote was S9 to ITS. The following officers were named: Presi dent, William P. McCune, Norfolk: first vice president, Robert Lewis, Humphrey; second vice president, C. R. Frasier. Lexington; treasurer, F. B. Tobin, Sidney; secretary. E. A. Miller. Kearney; chaplain, Rev. Walter C. Rundln, Mitchell. _-A_ SUGAR INDUSTRY IN NEBRASKA A BIG ONE Gorins. Neb., Jan. 25.—The sugar manufacturing season in Nebraska is over with the shutting down this week of the Oerlug factory. The Gor ing, Hayard and ScottebluH factories manufactured approximately 120,01)0,0( 0 pounds of .sugar during the season, pay ing to tiie laborers and raisers of bests In the North Platte valley practically *5,000.000. •**♦—*• fJNCOl.N -Perator Norris has written from War.Vinjton that his e, jetton cettl fleate, made out by Governor Neville erd Cecretary of P'uta Pool, Is defect.! e, and will not cost him in the Senate and niuet he amended. Governor Mcltelvle will send hitn a new certificate at once. NEBRASKA UNIVERSITY TRIMS GRINNEl.L TEAM t'.rlnntH, la., .Inn. 35.—Captain Jack son. with tl fund goals, made one-half ol Nebri sku university’* points in the 21 to 1-! defeat of Grinned college in a Jft.MOur! Vxlle.v confer*!*!* bueketbah sumo here today. The guarding of Winters of tl.lnnell also feutued. Oklahoma has passed a law speeifylm: that the ICi sV.sh Vl yuapi it tiie only one that eliail he taught oo used in H» echoed* via lo .v.ul ln:.udiiifc' the < vlc.l grade NEW ARMY PLANNED ! TO CHECK OUTLAWS Germany Would Check Inroads From East and Train Militia Each Year For Protection. London Tim os ''able service [Copyright !9;9. by Public Ledger Co.] to The flioux City Tribune. COPENHAGEN, Jan 27.—The Neue Berliner Zeitung, reports the govern ment engaged in military preparations against an expected bolshevist inva sion in the early spring. It Is ex pected the national cpnvention will give increased authorization to mobi lize two efficient divisions to be -ant Into east Prussia and Silesia. The present preparations are limited to or ganizing a volunteer corps supported by private means. One of the greatest difficulties is the officers’ disinclina tion. ' The Bavarian minister of war, Herr Ross Hauptef, says the first task s to create an army for police purposes. In peace Bavaria would require 12,000 men. in war 44,000, while for the wnale of Germany in peace 3G.000 would be required. Besides this there should be a military which should have three or five months’ training. This force in Bavaria should number 970,000, for the whole of Germany. 1.800,000. The Berlin chief of police declares the saffety of the city gives rise to anxiety because of the policing of the streets at night. Gangs of robbers overpower the police and keep guard in the streets in order that their com rades may plunder without interrup tion. Many of the robbers wear uni forms. THOUSANDS MOURN KARL UEBKNECHT More Than Fifty Thousand Fol low Remains, as Govern ment Guns Warn the Spartacans. By United Press. Berlin. Jan. 25 (delayed)—Although military officials were prepared for any eventuality, the funerals of Karl Liebknecht and 31 other Spartacans passed off quietly. More than 50,000 persons marched in the procession, which was five miles long. Fully 20 per cent of these bore wreaths. There was no shouting or cheering. The government had field guns and machine guns at frequent intervals along the route of the processions and signs were posted warning citizens to remain orderly. The inarch was headed by a band. Liebknecht’s coffin was on a separate wagon and was followed by eight wag ons bearing 31 other coffins. Liebknecht’s casket was first to he lowered in a monster grave in Luise zietz cemetery. A brief obituary was recited and a hymn sung. Liebknecht’s widow and two sons stood near the grave until the other coffins were placed and covered with clods. Traffic on the subway was stopped for hours as a tribute by the workers. FORM SOVIET French Foreign Minister Ex- ! plains Allies Simply Want to Head Russian « Views. By United Press. Paris, Jan. 27,--The Russian soviet government will be advised by its un official representative here to accept the proposal Cor a joint conference with the associated pow< s on the island of Prfnkipos, it was learned to day. Jean Longuet, editor of the radical newspaper Populaire, whom the sovi ets asked to investigate the proposal, declared in an interview that the bol shevists have more to gain than to lose by conversations with the asso ciated powers, which would permit them to establish their claims and answer their enemies. Foreign Minister Pichon, who bitter ly opposed any form of recognition of the soviets before the supreme war council made Us proposal, received foreign press representatives at the quai d'orsay yesterday. Simply Hear Them. •'We have heard nothing from the bolshevlsts regarding the proposed conference.’’ he said. “The Prinkipos horizon is still very cloudy. The allies intend no recog nition of bolshevlsts. They simply de sire to hear them, the same us any other faction in Russia. “I am very sanguine regarding the league of nations, a common text for the outline of which probably will be received by the allies soon. WOULD FIGHT ITALY. By United Pre*s. Fiutno. Jan. 27.—President Pognts rhrlss. of the .Tugo-Slfiv government, declined in an interview that “all Jugo slav territories will . be defended against the Ital.nnu to the .Ian; man.’’ He raid that relations with Italy are greatly strained and that live classes of Jugo-Slav soldiers are now under arms. PENSION IS GRANTED. Washington, Jan. 27.—A bill gran: lug a pension of $6,OOt> u year lo the widow of Theodore Roosevelt was sen' lo the While House for t.io president’s approval after being passed Bau.vdav afternoon by the House without a rec ord vote. The bill had been unani tnougly passed by the Senate. Lieforc noting on this bill the House list! passed a similar measure of iis o»t granting the pension hv r .01 ■ of 2.r’ i ate inf t: SIBERIAN FORGES . NEED ASSISTANCE Hint That American Troops and Allies Face Danger In Arch angel—Further Retire ment Made. By Associated Presc. London, Jan. 28.—Allied forces on the front south of Archangel, mainly American and Russian troops, have evacuated the town of Shekursk, under bolshevi3t pressrre. and withdrawn to a shorter line north of the town, ac cording to an official statement from the British war office today on opera tions in northern Russia. The Americans and Russians had withdrawn to Shenkursk to avoid be ing outflanked by the bolshevists who attacked them on January 22 and 23 after a bombardment of three days. The official statement reads: "The bolshevists have continued their pressure against the Shenkursk front on January 22 and 23, they launched considerable forces in an at tack after having bombarded the po sitions for three days. Our forces, con sisting pricipally of American ahd Russian troops were first withdrawn approved included Mississippi river being outflanked by superior numbers. Later, the twon and its defenses were evacuated successfully and a sho'.'ter line taken up further to the north " The withdrawal from Shenyursk was carried out successfully. A num ber of wounded in the American hos pital were removed on sleds. There was little or no interference from the bolshevists. .. A large number of peasants and sian partisan troops also moved out with the American forces. --- ■ ♦ 9-— BBJECTORS PHD Signed Army Discharge Papers as “Child of God”—Many Had Hundreds of Dol lars Coming. Leavenworth, Kan., Ja.n. 2S.—The re lease of 11 conscientious objectors, honorably discharged from the service by war department orders, was begun at the disciplinary barracks at Fort Leavenworth this morning. Two, how ever, refused to leave, saying it was V against their religious scruples. \ Th two men who refused to accept * their liberty declared that such "would not be for the glory of God.” Instructions have been asked from Washington on their cases. The men were discharged in groups of ten, and were given their mileage to the point of their induction into the service. They also received a suit of v civilian clothes. It was said some of the men had between $400 and $50C awaiting them in the form of back pay and allotments. The first few men to sign their dis charge papers scratched out the line bearing the caption “Signature of the soldier” and substituted "child of God.” Officers thereafter insisted the signa ture of soldier stand. Some of the men refused the back pay and allotments, which were ready in cash. LAND RECLAMATION BILL IS SUBMITTED / Senator Jones Asks Fifty Mil lion For Work—Follows Wilson Suggestion. By United Press. Washington, D. C., Jan. 28.—A bill appropriating $50,000,000 for land recla mation to provide work for unemployed was introduced today by Senator Jones, of Washington. This is the first concrete result of the suggestion of President Wilson arrtl Secretary of the Interior Lane that con gress stimulate reclamation and land development, as a means of caring for returning soldiers and others needing work. _- -_ LIQUOR AMENDMENT IS NOW RATIFIED Thirty-Sixth State Sends Rati-'“M“**— fication to Washington— Kansas Gets the Honor By Associated Press. Washington, D. C., Jan. 27.—Thirty six states, the necessary throe-fourths, had certified to the elate department rheir ratification of the federal pro hibition amendment today and prep aration of a proclamation to mako the amendment effective was ordered. Certification was received early in the | day from Wisconsin, North Carolina, I'tsh and Kansas, the latter being the Stith state to report. KILLED IN STRIKE. Oy Associated Press. \ Guayaquil, (Sunday), Jan. 26.—-See- \ era! persona wei« hilled and wounded A v her. the police first! upon a inob here tonight. The disorders v/ere the result of a strike which has been going i n hers for a few days. Order hat been, restored. LONDON POLICE STRIKE By United Press. JLoiidnn, Jan. 27—A general strike of | police was scheduled for today, as a , result of ttie home offices refusal io> recognise the policemen’s nnin or ri instate dlocHsf ged Midlr.txl iaiiv ; > , polittuifcu ■ ■ ; ■ m