EPITDIJJF EVENTS PARAGRAPHS THAT PERTAIN TO MANY SUBJECTS. ARE SHORT BUT INTERESTING Brief Mention of What Is Transpiring In Various Sections of Our Own and Foreign Countries. WAR NEWS. Austria has officially denied that negotiations have been opened with Russia for a separate peace. • • • The independent labor party in annual convention at Norwich, Eng land, cheered a suggestion that there be a truce between Great Britain and Germany with the object of settling the war. • • • Germany is sending troops into Hungary, and strong support of this kind is likely to have an encourag ing effect on the Austrians, whose resistance has been described as most determined. • • • Commander Max Thierichens, of the German auxiliary cruiser Prinz Eitel Friedrich, asked the United States government through port authorities at Newport News, Va., to intern his ship and crew for the war. * • • The sultan of Turkey is convinced that the allies will not be able to force the Dardanelles. “Although they bend every effort and use every means at their disposal they will 1m* unable to achieve their purpose,” the sultan said in an interview. • • * The Dutch government has notified the United States that any foreign ship which misuses the Dutch flag or in any other way pretends to be of Dutch nationality will not be per mitted to leave or pass through wa ters governed by The Netherlands. GENERAL. Two masked bandits held up stage between Rainbow mine and Durkee, Ore., and escaped w-ith $7,000 gold bullion. • • • As result of argument over John 6on-Willard fight, Arthur Haller of Philadelphia was fatally shot by un known assailant. » * * Major General Leonard Wood has completed his inspection of the Pan ama canal defenses and, having re viewed the infantry regiments in their camps, will depart for New Or leans, to Washington. • • • Despite the protest of labor leaders, the New York state senate passed the bill designed to increase the houre of labor for women and minors in can ning establishments from sixty-six to seventy-two hours a week. * * • Three Chicago girls, Ruth Harsley, Maude Brideson and Ethel Rockwell, who left Chicago on March 19 to walk to the San Francisco exposi tion, left Cedar Rapids, la., for Belle Plain after spending the night with the police matron at Cedar Rapids. * • • King George’s order-in-council for bidding trading with the Germans and Austrians caused the failure of Bawo & Dotter, Limited, an English corpo. ration in New York, dealing in and manufacturing chinaware in Germany and Austria. • • • Robbers murdered Otto Zinn. a restaurant proprietor of 56 Third avenue, New York, and two of his employees, with meat cleavers after trying to crack his safe. Blood was spattered everywhere about the lit tle restaurant, and hardened police were sickened at the sight. • • • The Panama-Pacific exposition is sued a statement of its operations from the opening day, February 20, to March 21, which shows a net income for the period of $85,410,64. The state ment shows a total income of $823, 882.07, and total expenditures of $738, 471.43. The total admissions for the period were 2,024.704. • * • Governor Whitman notified Warden Rattigan of Auburn prison that he had commuted the sentence to death of Antonio Africano to life imprison ment. The murderer has been twice declared insane by commissions ap pointed by former Governor Sulzer land, and was sent to Dannemora state hospital for criminal Insane. • • * National prohibition in the United States within five years, if not sooner, will result from England’s movement for prohibition while the war lasts, said Senator Shepard. • • • Seventy lives were lost and prop erty worth several million dollars was destroyed during the terrific storm which swept the Atlantic coast recently. A score of vessels are known to have sunk and many more are missing. The coast is strewn with wreckage. • • • While a crowd cheered the comple ‘ tion of the 1,000-foot waterworks well at Hebron, O., a workman struck a match to light his pipe and in the gas explosion that followed seventeen persons were injured.^ "Freshmen and sophomore years in college should be given to the high schools, thus cutting the college courses to two years," Prof. Charles H Judd of the University of Chicago told 200 Kansas high school teachers at their annual meeting at the Uni versity of Kansas. O • * Mexico City who have (investigating the situation Wallace Whitaker, Washington bank teller, Ignored a boy’s warning, picked up a live wire and was in stantly killed. • • • A convention of women delegates from every state where women have been enfranchised will be held in San Francisco in September. • * • Dr. Donnel Hughes, a widely known obstetrician and gynecologist, died at his home at Philadelphia from pneu monia. He was 57 years old and had been ill less than a week. * * * Fred Chambers, white blacksmith, weighing 135, of Dallas, Tex., sends a 225-pound negro to hospital when black declares, “They didn't whip Jack Johnson fair.” • • • The American government has in formed Japan, according to Tokio re ports, that if Japan insists on the right to be consulted by China in the selection of foreign advisers, it might be a violation of the sovereign ty of China. • • • Gifford Pinchot, ex-chief forester of the United States, who, it is under stood, has been acting special agent for the state department at Washing ton in th eEuropean war zone, has been expelled from Belgium by the German authorities. • • • The sanitary troops of the Ne braska National guard will be sent to Sparta. Wis., for training and in struction for a period of ten days, sometime between July 12 and Sep tember 1. Expenses will be paid by the federal government. * * • Governor Phillipp of Wisconsin is sued to Miss Julia Grace Wales, mem ber of the faculty of the University of Wisconsin and author of the Wales plan for restoration of peace in Eu rope. credentials as delegate from Wisconsin to The Hague peace con ference called by Queen Wilbelmina of Holland. • • • Admission that reduction from 3 cents to 2 cents on a mile on passen ger traffic in Kansas resulted in an actual decrease of 20 per cent and not 331-3 per cent in passenger re ceipts per mile was made by W. J. Black of Chicago, passenger traffic manager of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad at the passenger rate hearing before the Kansas Pub lic Utilities commission at Topeka. SPORTING Jack Dillon of Indianapolis out fought Billy Murray of Los Angeles in a ten-round no-decision bout at Hudson, Wis. • • • Sam Langford, the Boston heavy weight, outpointed Battling Jim John son of Galveston, Tex., in eight rounds of a ten-round bout at New York. • • • Jess Westergaard proved to be a | toy in the hands of Joe Stecher in the wrestling bout at Lincoln and the Dodge phenom easily won in straight falls. • • • Jess Willard, the Kansas cowboy, defeated Jack Johnson in the twenty sixth round for the heavyweight championship of the world, at Ha vana, Cuba. • • • Kid Willaims. the bantam weight champion, was knocked down twice and took the count for seven and nine in the second round of a six-round bout with Louisiana at Phidalphia. • * * Moving pictures of the heavyweight championship fight between Jack Johnson and Jess Willard will not be shown in the United States. A fed eral law, recently enacted, prohibits the importation of films of prize fights into this country. • • • A pass to all the games in the Fed eral league was sent to President Wil son by James A. Gilmore, president of the league- Although Washington has no club in the Federal organiza tion. Gilmore wrote that he hoped- the president would find occasion to use the pass in other cities. WASM1NOTON. Postmaster General Burleson has issued an order permitting city letter carriers to wear cooler summer uni forms which they can procure at less cost than they have heretofore paid. • • * Needs of farm women in the Unit ed States are being systematically studied by, the department of agri culture. A week ago Secretary Houston issued a statement outlining for farm women in Nebraska and other states. • • • Construction of the government railroad in Alaska will be carried on by the Alaskan engineering commis sion, which surveyed possible routes, rather than under the engineering commission. Secretary Lane so an nounced. • • • Representatives of American tex tile manufacturers, headed by former Congressman Metz, told state depart ment officials that "the end is in sight” for operations of American textile mills unless the government can do something to bring dyestufTs out of Germany. • • • American railroads with annual operating revenues exceeding $100, 000 employed 1,695,483 workers dur ing the fiscal year 1914, or 119,756 less than in 1913, according to inter state commerce commission figures. • • • Prospects of the winter wheat crop, planted last fall on the greatest acre age in the country’s history, were that 619,000,000 bushels would be pro duced. This estimate by the depart ment of agriculture, is based on the condition of the growing crop on April 1. • • • Continued huge increases in Ameri can exports to France and Great Britain and the principal European neutrals, were shown in an analysis of foreign trade for February, issued | by the Department of Commerce. m LAW CHANGED GOVERNOR SIGNS BILL THAT PROVIDES NEW SYSTEM. DIFFERENT CQLOR EACH YEAR Numbers This Year Will Be Plain Black on White Background; Fees Are Increased. Lincoln.—The automobile registra tion biLl is now the law of the land, the governor having signed it last week. Secretary of State Pool has already made his plans to conform with the new law and has let the con tracts for the new numbers, to be furnished each year in different col ors by the state. The numbers for this year are plain black on white background. Next year the color will be different and anybody oper ating a car under an expired license will be easy to apprehend. The plan is one used by many other states. The old law requiring two numbers is repealed. Now there need be but the I one and the state furnishes that 1 However, the fee is increased from $2 to $3 for autos and from $1 to $2 for motorcycles. Of this fee, paid to the county treasurer, 35 cents is re mitted to the state treasurer, and enough of it is used by the secretary of state to cover the expense of num bers and registration. It will be a matter of a week or ten days before the new numbers will be available. Those who have already taken out their licenses this year, and they number from 4.000 to 5,000, can show their receipts in place of the new numbers. More Men Than Jobs. “The bureau of labor is receiving more requests fcrr jobs on the farm than the supply will take care of the last two or three weeks," said Deputy Commissioner of Labor Coffey. "The bureau has succeeded In bringing a large number of farmers who want help, and men who want work on the farm ‘ogether during the last month, but the department could furnish quite a number of farm laborers more than the demand will allow. “The bureau has placed several farm hands on good jobs and the rate of pay has been quite satisfactory. Wages range from $25 to $40 per month. The serv ice is rendered by the department free of cost to both employe and employer. Requests for employment and requests for an employe simply need to be filed in the department and an effort is made to bring the two parties to gether.” Renders Important Decision. The state railway commission has jurisdiction over irrigation companies as common carriers, according to the decision handed down by the supreme court in the case of the McCook Irri gation and Water Power Co. against Pauline Burtless and others. The case was an appeal by the defend ants from an order by the commis sion. permitting the company to raise tne maintenance rates from $1 per year per acre to $2 per year per acre. The water users had contended that It was unconstitutional for the com mission to interfere with a previous private contract with the company at the lower rate. Teachers’ Employment Agency. Among the bills passed by the house last week was one compelling the state superintendent’s office to main tain a state employment agency for teachers. This measure received thir ty-seven votes and there were only ten votes against it. Another bill which went the route, fixes the fees of county clerks on somewhat differ ent basis than at present, while another measure requires the state auditor to credit counties with uncol lectible taxes where sheriff’s sale of property brings less than the amount of taxes due. Asked to Complete Statistics. Secretary Mellor of the State Board of Agriculture has issued a bulletin calling attention to the importance of ' farm statistics as an antidote for the bear reports of speculators seeking to depress prices, and appeals to the precinct assessors to secure an accu rate report. Makes First Application. The State Railway commission has received its first application from a Jitney company for permission to is sue stock. The application is made by the Grand Island Jitney company. No More Air Guns for Lads. Sale of air guns to minors under 15 years of age will be prohibited after July 8. The Nelson bill signed by Governor Morehead sets up new provisions to that effect Remains of Big Mastodon. Prof. E. H. Barbour has returned from Campbell, Neb., where he got the remains of one of the largest mas todons yet unearthed. It will be brought to Lincoln and mounted in the museum at the state university. Dr. Barbour believes the Campbell mastodon is the largest in the coun try. The tusks, in perfect condition, are sixteen inches in diameter at the largest point, nearly six inches grfat er than the one now in the museum. Part of the skull and some of the ribs were also obtained. ' Governor Signs Omaha Fire Bill. Governor Morehead signed the bill allowing Omaha to levy a \Vz mill for tax for motorizing the fire department and for bringing the equipment there up to a higher standard. Compensation Is Effective. Labor Commissioner Coffey says that the workmen’s compensation law 1b being made use of by laborers and employers alik i and that settlements are coming In quickly, reports of six ty-four having been received In one day. I \ GUARDS MAKE 6DDD SHOWING State Militiamen Turn Out for In spectors in Goodly Numbers, Says General HaJI. The report* that the federal Inspec tors will make to the ' War depart ment on the condition of the Nebras ka National Guard, following the re cent completion of the annual inspec tion, is very encouraging to Adjutant. General Hall. Only sixty-two men out of a total enilsted strength of 1,620 failed to report, and this des pite the fact that during the early part of the inspection the inclemen cy of the weather held down the at tendance. In many cases It was practically impossible for the men to get in from the farms because of the depth of the snow. The report will show the number of men actually present at Inspection as 1,073; those reporting by mail, 363; those on leave of absence, 122. Only three organi zations failed to come up to standard, Fourth infantry, Broken Bow; Fourth infantry, Omaha; and Fifth Infantry band, Bruniug. The officers of the regular army ’who conducted the in spection were Captain George E. Kumpe of the signal corps and First Lieutenant William C. Stoll. The es timated value of government equip ment now on hand Is $387,000. The inspectors report this as In good shape, but in regard to armories they say: “As a whole, poor. Funds not available to make armories invitable. No inducement for social functions on account of proper facilities.” The inspectors also note "an insufficient lack of funds to place companies in the western part of the state, where there is a demand for same.” The condition of property In the state ar senal, the rifle range, the condition of property there, field transportation and the records in the adjutant gen eral's office are reported “very good.” Widespread interest and the gen era! misinformation that has arisen in connection with school land legis lation and the reapportionment of the funds realized therefrom has led Laud Commissioner Beckman to com pile a table showing the exact amount of school land left unsold in each county and the average yearly rental per acre per county. In some of the counties the rental—6 per cent of the appraised value of the land—is par ticularly low. In McPherson county there are 30,120 acres at an average yearly rental of 1% cents per acre. On the other extreme there are forty acres left unsold in Cuming county, renting for $1.25 an acre, and over 1.000 acres in Washington county at 09% cents an acre. The table, which is the first of its kind prepared for a long time, shows a total of 1,666,426 acres of school land in the state. That section of the pure food law of the state, which defines putting premiums or prizes in packages of merchandise as ‘'misbranding,” was upheld by the supreme court in de cisions rendered in three test cases brought up from Lancaster county. The opinion is written by Judge Let ton, in the habeas corpus application of Nick Arrigo, who was fined $10 by the Lancaster county court and in technical default of bond supposedly, but not actually held in jail, for sell ing a package of crackerjack contain ing a toy butterfly. The case was ap pealed to the district coujt, which held the law bad. and from there to the supreme court, which reverses the district court and upholds the law. The defendants contended that put ting a prize in a package of foodstuff was not actually “misbranding” and could not be made such by the legis lature. The supreme court holds that the intent of the law is to eliminate “any act or element designed to con ceal the true nature or value of the article packed.” It argues by analogy that many articles are “adulterated" that have no foreign elements in their composition, but are merely below standard, such as pure ice cream with less than the required 14 per cent oi butterfat. The Nebraska law is unique among the states. It goes be yond the federal act in this respect but this does not invalidate the law according to the supreme court. Payment of election clerks and judges at the rate of 30 cents an hour for as long as they work will be the order of the day at the next state election. Provision to that effect is made in a bill signed by Governor Morehead. A formal complaint, asking for ad dltional passenger service on the Crete branch, has been filed with the state railway commission against the Missouri Pacific railroad. The senate has killed the bill re pealing the law that requires fishing and hunting licenses within one's own county. The State Banking board has issued a charter to the State Bank of Win nebago. It is capitalized for $15,000 Senate file 4fi, the famous fire In surance bill, went down to defeat In the house, 45 members voting for it and 50 against it, with five members absent. Charges and counter-charges marked the result of the vote. The insurance men claimed that a pow erful and insidious lobby had been working against their measure and • had influenced enough to change the votes. A compilation of all the fees re ceived and collections made by var ious state officers and institutions during the month of March has been made by the auditor’s office. The statement shows that this part of the state's income is not to be de spised, as it totals $27,942. The part known as “office fees” is turned into the general fund and is not subject to warrant for the upkeep of the of fices. “Institutional cash” goes into the treasury, but is subject to being drawn upon by the Institution collecting it. SMS U.S. IS PARTIAL GERMANY CHARGES SURRENDER OF SEAS TO ENGLAND. NOTHING GAINED BY PROTEST Berlin Intimates Washington Hac Vir tually Acquiesced in British Order in Council. Washington, D. C.—Germany has sent to the United States government a note complaining that the lat ter has accomplished nothing in its diplomat ic correspondence with the allies to obtain for American exporters the right to ship foodstuffs to the civilian population of a belligerent country. The communication intimates also that the United States has virtually acquiesced in the liritish order in council, prohibiting commerce with Germany. In view of these considerations the German government calls attention to the fact that the allies daily are obtaining large shipments of arms and ammunition from dealers in the United States and declares that the American government, while insisting on its legal rights to ship arms to bel ligerents, does not with equal energy pursue its right to ship foodstuffs and uoncontraband articles to the civilian population of Germany. The note urges that, irrespective of the formal aspects of the question of shipping arms to belligerents, the spirit, of neutrality should be ob served in support of this conten tion. A quotation is cited from president Wilson’s address to congress on Mex ican affairs in August, 1913, when he said: “I shall follow the best prac tice of nations in the matter of neu trality by forbidding the exportation of arms and munitions of war of any kind from the United States to any part of the republic of Mexico—a pol icy suggested by several interesting precedents and certainly dictated by many manifest considerations of prac tical expediency. We cannot, in the circumstances be partisans of eitiier party of the contest that now dis tracts Mexico, nor constitute cgir selves the virtual umpire between them." It is understood that the reply to the present complaint will deny vigor ously that this government has ac quiesced in any way to the order in council and probably will refer to the last note sent by the United States to Great Britain, arguing at length its opposition to the viewpoint of the allies on the blockade question. So far the utterances of the presi dent on the shipment of arms into Mexico, officials here hold that the Mexican situation constitutes a special case, in no way comparable with the relations between the Unit ed States and the European belliger ents. German Raider Eitel Interned. Norfolk, Va.—The German auxil iary cruiser Prinz Eitel Friedrich has been interned at the Norfolk navy yard, where it will remain until the end of the European war. Tugs and nteamers in Hampton Roads blew their sirens in salute as it slowly steamed from Newport News and took its berth near the historic frigate Constitution. Commander Thierichens imme diately went to the office of Rear Ad miral Beatty, commandant at the yard, and signed an agreement not to violate American neutrality laws, ye was informed that he. Ms officers and crew would have the freedom of Norfolk and Virginia. Captives Nearly a Million. Amsterdam (Via London).—A dis patch received here from Berlin says that on April 1, 812,808 prisoners of war were being held in Germany— 10,175 officers and 802,033 men. The dispatch gives the prisoners by na tionality, as follows: French. 3,838 officer^ and 238,498 men; Russian, 5,149 officers and 504,210 men; Belgians, £47 officers and 39,620 men; British, 520 officers and 20,307 men. Still Sounding Bulgaria. Paris.—The allies are considering the advisability of opening fresh pourparlers with the Bulgarian gov ernment to learn definitely what posi tion that country intends to take in the European crisis, says the Petit Parisian's Rome correspondent. Passenger Service Resumed. London.—The great eastern rail way has announced that a bi-weekly passenger service between / London and the Hook of Holland will be re sumed next week. Russ Under Teuton Sway. Berlin.—An Overseas news agency item says: “The Germans and the Austro-Hungarian armies are now in possession of 53,010 square kilometers of Russian territory, with, a total pop ulation of 55,000,000 people (this ter ritory equals 33,000 square miles). 10,000 Laborers Are Wanted. Chicago, 111.—Employment agents In many cities between Chicago and Denver have been asked to supply 10,000 unskilled laborers for railroad work, it was stated here. Kills Malt Liquor Bill. Des Moines, la.—The Iowa house refused by a vote of 65 to 24 to per mit Iowa brewers to manufacture or sell malt beverages, either for con sumption in the state or outside after January 1 next. The decision was re garded as final by "dry” leaders. — Admits Wrecking Four Trains. Mason City, la.-—Section Foreman Ross Johnson confessed to wrecking four Rock Island trains by opening switches. He says he thought in this way he could secure promotions. 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So mirb au-3 Sribgeport, Conn., beridjtct, baR bie bortige SPietall-^n* buftric Sluftriigc sum SBerte oott $30,000,000 Don ben SlUtierten cr» I batten bat. 2Ba§ in Sfribgeport an 2)tetall-f nem Sluftrage Don 50,000,000 '£a* tronen unb tna§ nid)i SSiuniticu, ©e mebre ober 'Bafonette fabrisicrt, fteflt SSiafdjinenteile fiir gracbt * Slutos ber, bie gleidjfalls fiir Gnglanb urb ^ranfreid) beftimmt finb. gabrifanten bie tuirflid) Neutral ge» blicbcn finb. 2ie 3abl ber gabrifanten in un ferem Sianbe, bic fid) geroeigcrt ba ben, Saffen nnb SDhmition berjuftel len fiir bie Derbiinbeten Gngldnbcr, grait3ofen unb fRuffen, iii gar nid)t fo flein. 2lud ben nerfdjicbcnften 2ar.* besteilett melbet man foldje gdde. 2o erft biefer Sage aus Xaucnpori, Csoroa, ben fBerjidjt ber 2:apenport Mocomotroe Serfs, auf einc Seflel lung 3ur Siefcning Don ieilen fiir SdjrapneUgefdjoffe in grofjen i'fett* gen. Xcr ijkdfibent biefer ©efed fd)aft erfldrte ausbriirflid), bafj man nidrt geroidt fei, burd) Slmialjrne bed Sluftragd bie Scutfct) . Slmerifaner Dor ben ftopf ju ftofjcn. £er Sapeuport 'Temofrat fdjreibt: „3lie Sapenport Socomotine Sorfd finb mit adem 'JKaterial, bad fiir bie Seftedung oerroenbet roerben miifete, roobl Derfebcn unb batten bie Seftedung fofort in Slngriff uebmen fdnnen. ffSraftbent ^obufon unb bie nnberen Sfeamten ber @cfellfd)afr baben burd) biefe Slbfage beroiefen, bafj fie roabre greunbe bed Teutfd} Sfmerifanertums finb, unb in biefer fdiroeren 3eit, ba bad Xeutfd) - Slme rifauertum bon nielen Seiten begei fert roirb unb Don Stiirmen umbran bet ift, finb roir fiir jebed Sort ber ?!ncrfcnmtng boppelt batifbar unb fiir jebc freunblidie £ai boppelt er fcnntlidi. Gd giebt in SaDenport unb 2cott Gountg feineti Teuifd) Slmerifaner, ben biefe Slbfage ber JaDenport fiocomotioe Sorfd nid)t mit aufridjtiger unb fjerslic^er greu bc erfiidt tjdtte." 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SPiele ©eiftlidje, Setjrer unb aud) patriotifdbe sprioatperfonen madjen eS ftd) anbeifdjig, in ibrctn 3Btrfungsfretfe unb spefanntenfreife ©olb aufammeln fiir bic SReidbsbanf; ba§ fjdjjt, eS gegen 33anfnotcn einju taufdjeu. 2lud) etlidje Seitungen be* treiben baS ©intaufdjgcfdjaft. ©o batte bie „Sdlnifd)e SoIfSjeihmg" ber fReidjsbattf bis SDtitte gebruar febn 4!/2 i'cillionen SDfarf ©olb 311* gefiibrt, bie .SSraunfdjtDdgcr San* beSacitung" 1 unb bae „Seip3igcc Tageblatt" 1 2Jtittton. Bclgier tuctfen ein 3luge auf Sujrem* burg. 33 e r 11 n, Dia ©apDille. Tie Spcef* ie bcS ©roftbersogtnms Suyemburg, barunter bie bodioffisiofe „Suyem* burgifdje jfeitting", ift entriiftet iibec en belgifdjeit Sbfinifter 'Banbcrodbe, ber in Sonbon crflarte. baft SBelgicn fid) beim griebenSfdblufe in ben 93efi| SuyetnburgS feben muffe. $n Suy* rmburg ift man fid) einig bariiber, bafe Sdgicn fid) fdjon feit Dielcn ^aEj ren mit biefer ?lbfid)t trug, obtpobl berspian erft ic|t an’sTageilidjt fam.