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auf bie Cperatioiten atoifdjen bcin
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burdbbrodben boben, unb auf bie
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to). ©eitere ftrategifdje Bebeutung
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©ejdjrei iiber bie ruffifdjcn „Siege“
an ber norblidjen gront. ftur
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£eutfd)en roefeutlid) beeintradjtigt.
lie Ucbcrfdjtoentmungen an ber SVii*
fie Ijaben fie ge3toungen, iijre Stel*
iungen bci vsdjlocf, neftlid) oon iHi*
ija, etroas guriicfjuucfjmcn. 2arau§
toirb bamt bet groge ruffifdje „Sieg"
fabrijicrt. Slugenfdieinlicf) finb bie
bortigeu bcutfdjen Sinien burd) bie
Slfciictjuug eon Sruppen tiad) bem
SBcftcu nub bem '-Balfau biinner ge*
toorben, unb fdjon babnrd) ift cine
moglidjfte Sdjonuug be§ SWenfdjen
materials geboten. find) f;at e§ mi
ter ben obtoaltenbcn Umftanben, rod*
dje bie ©ntfdjeibmtg uad) bem ®alfati
berlegt babeit, mit ber ©innal)tne
Pon 3tiga nub Jiinaburg feine groge
©ile. Slcine»fall» foldje ©ile, bag
fid) ber Staifer nub ber ^iubenburg
barob cntjroeien fottten. ©inc roirf*
lid) fbfllidjc ©efd)id)te, rocldje bie al*
liierte UJcridjtc * Rabrifation ber
ftauneuben SSelt Dorliigt, bag ber
ftaifer bie fofortige ©iunafnuc SRigaS
unb £iiuaburg§ pom .£»inbenburg
bcrlangt, biefer SBerftdrfungen gefor
bert unb, alS ifjrn foldje Derroeigert,
fdjlanfroeg mit bem Utiidtritt gebroljt
t)abe. Soldje 0efd)id)td)en muffen
■and) umbiiflerte (Semiiter aufOeitcrij.
SIBie beun ber iiaifer beute roicber in
einer gerabeju gefiil)IIofen SMcifc uni*
bergejagt roirb. £cute ganft er fid)
mit bem £inbenburg bei £iinaburg,
morgen ift er in Sofia betm fd)Iauen
gerbinanb, unb iibermorgen roirb er
bom Sultan in ftonftantinopd cr*
toartet.
SlEiierte Dtdubergefdjidjten. Unb
ju biefer Pategorie gebort aud) bie
neuerlidje „ruffifdje Dffenfibe an ber
gefamten oftlidjen grout".
Stud) bei bem SJalfaii . gelbgug
ber Slttiierten fpridjt bie politifdje ©r*
tndgung eiue berporragenbe tHolIe;
fie fdblieBt gnbictt ein. SBaS ben
.gelbjug on fid) anbetrifft, fo ift bef
fen erfte !£f)afc, tt>a3 bie militdrifdjen
unb politifdjcn 3to«fe anbetrifft, be
reits crlebigt. iPiilitdrifd): £ie fer
bifdjc Strince ift fo gut tnie jerfdjla
gen. £ie Serbcn Ijaben im SSerlauf
ber 3tbei gcib3iige, be3 erften ofter
reidjifd) * ungarifdjcn unb be§ nun
mebrigen ber 3eutralmadjte unb
ShilgarienS, inSgefamt 100,000 ©e
fangene unb 478 ©efdjiifec berloren.
28enn fie audb in ber Scit gtbifdjer.
ben beiben gelbgiigen bie fiiicfen auf
jufiiHen berfudjt unb and) bon Gng
Ianb unb graitfrcid) nette ©cfdjiifce
erbalten baben (foldje ©efdjiifee finb
Pott ben S3etbuubeieit erobert toor
ben), fo ergiebt fid) both au3 ber
$ot)e bc3 ©cfamtberlufte?, bag bte
ferbifdjc Slrntec al$ irgenbtnic fur bie
©ntfdjeibung in 59etradjt fomntenber
gaftor bcreit-S auSgefdjaltet ift.
®ie erfte ifJIjafe be3 SalFan • gelb*
$uge§ ift alfo crlebigt. $ic gtneite
tnirb ouSgefiiHi tnerben burdj baS
45d)tdffal, tncldje? ber fran3ofifd)-eng
Jifd&en $iiIf§eipebition in fTtagebo
ttien beftimint ift. Sftagebonien foil
fihr bie SlUiierten ein stoeitcl „@al
lipoli" tnerben.
Wadj ©aCipoIi SKajebonienl —
Phtctt gtneiten militarifdjen 3ufam
tnenbrud) bftrfte baS britifdje SSelt
reidj nidbt iiberfteben. ®a« in HuS*
ffdjt ftebenbe SRifclingen audb ber @a
lonifi • (Jfpebition toirb mit feinen
poTittfdjen gemtoirfungen bie Pata
ftropbe iibrr (fnglanb f»etbeifiif)ren.
$iefe SBirfung toirb |id) auf aEe Sdn*
ber unb SBolfcr erftreden, meldje
beute nod) burd) ba5 Sjjreftige be§ bci
iifdjcn 2?ameii3 unb bic BorfteEung
bon ber britifdjen 2Jtadjt in iEienft
barfeit geljalten toerben.
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fterreidjer, llngarn, SBulgaren nad)
Stonftantinopel, mare fiir un5 eine
ftataftroplje". 2a5 but nnldngft im
SSarifer ,,'Ulatin" geftanben.
5Eie St-atafiropbe bridjt herein.
Sunbcsftcucr auf 3Runition$berfteI>
lung.
SBofbington. Gitte Gnquete,
bercn Stuecf e5 ift, genaue informa
tion iiber ben Umfang ber ^erftet
lung non Munition fiir ben europdi*
fdjen fi'rieg gu erlaugen, ift gnr 3eit
unter ber ©berauffidjt be5 inlanb
fteuer • 23ureau5 in SIngriff genotn
men morbett. 2115 (Sruttb fiir bie
SSornabme biefer Gnquete mirb ange*
geben, bafj ber Stongrejj aEer S3or
ausfidjt nadf begiiglidje ©tatiftifeu
perlangeit merbe. 2lu5 bent Umftan
be, baft ber inlaitbfteuer • Stommij
far in erftcr Sinie mit ber Unterfu*
djung befdjdftigt, ift, mirb gcfdjlof
fen, bag ein meiterer Stowf barin
befteljt, bicfeS enornt profitable @e
fdjdft gu befonberer S3efteueruitg ber
angujiebeit. Giue Giporifteucr fann
nidjt auf iPiunition gelegt trcrbcn,
mcil bic§ mit ber 2tunbe*terfaffung
im 2Biberfpnidj ftebt, aber eine 2lcci
fcfteuer marc mdgltdj. SBemerfettS
mert ift iibrigen5, bag nidjt nur bas
inlanbftcuer • bureau aEeitt mit bie
fer Gnquete befdjdftigt ift. $al
&ricg3 • Teparteinent Ijat aEenfalls
eine berartige Unterfudjung iuattgu
riert unb gmar auf ben 2Bunfdj be§
Sd)a($amt§fefretdr5, meil anguneb
men ift, baa Slrmee - ©ffigiere be
trddjtlidje information iiber biefen
inbuftriegmeig befifcen. Severe Gn
quete befdjranft ficb nidjt auf bie SD?u
nitionSfabrifantion aflein, fonbern
begreift aEe 2lrtcn bon Kriegstnate
rial ein: $odjerplofioftoffe, ©efdjof
fe, Xeile Pott ($efd)ii&en, ElJafdjincii
nnb £cile Pott foldjen, 2lntomobiie.
ftluggetige, Shtpfcr, EUeffing, Sofo
ntotioen, Saggou?, SBaEgcuge, ©dju
be, moEeue $ecfen, Sebergeug etc.
Stnlilnnlngcu uerbraunt.
ooutb®ett)Iebe ui, ’11a. Site
Jhtlagen 9io. 4 ber $?etf)lebem etccl
So., in ber Okfdjiitjc iurlrnglanb unb
bie 93er. Staaten tjergeftclit roerbeu,
rourbeti burd) geuer serftort unb eitt
3d)nbeu non $3,000,000 bi§ $4,
000,000 angerid)tet.
Iier Sranb entitaitb in jencm 2eil
ber 3fnlage, in bent iUoIjrungen ber
©efdjiibe ftattfiuben, unb roojelbft fidj
groBe Celborriite befiitben.
2ion 800 Sanonen in icncn 9iiiu
tneu roaren 150 bereitd jitr 2lbfen
bung fertig geftellt. 8htd) niele foil
bore 9JJafd)inerie ift ju ©runbe ge
gattgen, unb bie meiften ber 2,000
SlngeftcHten ucrloren iljr prioatc^
^anbroerf^eug. 'JSerioncn fanten
tiidjt jit Sdjabett.
Scutfcljc iu Jnpou gut brljaubclt.
© e r l i tt, (llcberfee - 9i'ad)rid)ten
Slgcntur). grl. SopOie ©iittner,
roeldje al3 Scljreriu be» Seutfdjen in
Jlumanoto angeftellt mar, ift fiirj
lid) au§ ^apan juriidgcfeOrt, too fie
ba3 ganje erfte Sl'tieg»ial)r oerbradp
te. Sie Scbrerin fprad) fid) in ©or
ten be§ E)od)ften 2obe» iiber bie ©e*
Oanblung au§, roeldje bie ^apaner
ben beutfdjen JlriegSgefangcnen nnge
beiljen Iaffen, bie in fo fraffem ©i
berfprudj ju bem ©erljalten ber Gng
Ianber unb gratijofen iljren Jlrieg»
gefangenen gegeniiber fteljt unb bie
man in jibilifiertcn Canbern bcina
Oe fiir unmoglidj Ijalten foUte.
„fHbgefngtcr" oft.*ung. Sonfnl her*
fudjt jji ftanfern.
© a f 0 i it g t o n. Sr. ^ofepO
©oricar erjiitjlt int „©rouibence, 9t.
$t„ Soitmal", bag afle dftcrreidjifdj
ungarifdjcn Slcnfuln in biefent Canbe
mit ben Streifs unb ber 3erftbrung
non ©tunitionB • gabrifeti in ©er
binbung fteOeu unb ©otfdjaftcr ©raf
©ernftorff foroie ©eneral • ffonfui
non 91uber biefe ©croegung leiten.
(S3 Oeigt, bag bie 9legierung be*
reitS eine Unterfudjung anorbnete.
Ser ©ertreter ber ofter.-ung. ©ot
fcOaft erflarte biefe 9lu3fagen al§ Utt
roaOrOeit.
Sr. ©oricar ift fin „abgcfagter"
ofter.-ung. Jionful, toeldjet Umftanb
tooOl bicl crfliirt.
Hfgfjauiftan ruftet jum ftantpfe ge*
gen ^nbteu.
© e r I i n, bia ©cnjbiHe. 9lu8
Jlonftantinopel toirb aernelbet, bag
SlfgOaniftan fid) jum Jlriege gegen
bie britifdjen ©cfifcungcn in Snbien
riiftet. Sampfe an ber ©renje bon
afgOaniftan unb Sfnbicn 0a6en be
reitB begonnen.
*Sie Shtffen batten bie Seutfdjen
beftSnbig in ©etoegung", fagt eine
Sonboner SDletbung. ^iniienburg
fann ben STuSreifjern !«um fcOnell ge
mig folgcn.
Isaac W. Harris, one of the most
prominent bankers in Nebraska died
at his home at Stella.
Steps have been taken by citizens
at Wausa for the formation of a far
mers’ and merchants’ club.
The new up-to-date Palace theater,
seating nearly 500 at Long Pine was
opened to the public a short time ago.
The seedling mile of the Lincoln
highway at Kearney, known as the
Watson boulevard, was thrown open
to the public December 1.
During the union evangelistic cam
paign in Gothenburg under the lead
ership of Evangelist John H. Linden
of Madison. Wis., 424 people hit the
trail.
Dr. L. M. Stearns of Kearney has
been aoppinted resident physician of
the state tubercular hospital at that
place. He succeeds Dr. Van Der
Slice, who was recently dismissed.
At the district meeting of the I. O.
O. F. lodges held in Bridgeport, re
cently, a vote was taken in favor of
holding the next district meeting in
Alliance. This wdll be in the fall of
1916.
Railroad companies have decided to
withdraw their application for permis
sion to raise rates on shipments of
meat and other packing house prod
ucts from South Omaha and Omaha to
Lincoln.
The Fremont city council has for
mally recognized the municipal Christ
mas tree plan by voting to co-operate
with Fremont merchants in a big
Christmas tree on the court house
lawn.
Clarence Eklund won two straight
falls from Mike Frome of Iowa, In
their wrestling match at Friend. Chris
Jordan was billed to wrestle Frome,
but on account of a strained neck Ek
lund was substituted.
The old M. E. church at Beaver
City is being rebuilt and converted
into a modem, up-to-date place of
worship. When completed it will be
one of the finest church edifices in
that section of the state.
fhe Omaha building department
conservatively estimates this year's
building operations will aggregate
$5,500.00(1, nearly $1,000,000 more than
last year. This will be the best build
ing year for Omaha since 1911.
Fred Cox, a fainter residing ten
miles north of Fairbury, has one hun
dred acres of corn that will yield on
an average of sixty-seven bushels an
acre. This is the best average yield
reported to date in southern Ne
braska.
A project has been successfully
launched in Hastings to have an out
door municipal Christmas tree. A
toy hospital lias also been established
in the public schools to mend broken
toys, and afterwards distribute them
among the poor.
State wide and national prohibition
and limited nalional defense were
among the resolutions adopted by
the Nebraska Farmers’ Congress at
their rpcent convention in Omaha.
The congress decided to again meet
in Omaha in 1916.
Advices from Omaha are to the ef
fect that President Mohler, of the
Union Pacific has asked the board of
directors of the company for an ap
propriation of eighty thousand doilais
for the purpose of constructing a new
depot building at North Platte.
Therp have been four deaths in
Falls Uitv recently from diphtheria
and there are three cases still und->r
quarantine. The percentage ot
deaths to cases is very high. Tim
source of the infection has not been
located by the city board of health.
Bales Young, an auto repair man
of Hastings, was instantly killed and
Miss Mabel Evans, clerk, sustained a
broken leg and may die from expo
sure as the result of an automobile,
in which they were riding, being
struck by a fast passenger train.
Some thirty parents of children of
school age in Gage county have been
notified .that unless they comply with
the state law and send the children to
school they will be prosecuted. It is
said a number have been kept out of
school this fall to aid in corn fields.
The town of Tekamah is undergoing
a building boom. Among the large
jobs now in progress arp the $35,000
municipal electric light plant. $25,000
Methodist church and a $15,000 Car
mu ary. many small nuuuiugs
are going up in ali parts of the place.
Orrin Shaw, who lives near Broken
Bow, met with an accident that cost
him the loss of an eye. He was in
the act of driving a nail when a stroke
of the hammer caused the nail to fly
heck and strike him in tlm 'oft eye.
cutting open the eyeball. Phys'cians
found it necessary to remove the eyev
Alone in a littie country schoo'
house between North Platte and May
wood. Miss Esther Maye, a teacher,
was burned to death when che at
tempted to start a fire in the stove
by using gasoline. The can exp'oded,
throwing burning oil over her cloth
ing. She was alive and consc'oin
when found, but died scon after.
It is reported that F. T. Shields
editor of a democratic paper at Or
leans, will be a candidate for the
democratic nomination for governor.
The Nebraska City hoard of health
will have the support of City Attorney
W. W. Wilson in its attempt to en
force that provision of the health or
dinance relating to the inspection of
dairy cov/s. The board announced a
few days ago tlia tuhurclin tests would
be made, at a cost of $2 each to the
men owning the cows, said test to be
made by veterinarians working with
the board.
Fremont has selected two dele
gates to the annual convention of the
Nebraska State Firemen’s association
at Crawford, January IS, in,and 20.
Investigation on the port of the
Hastings Chamber of Commerce of
conditions looking forward to the es
tablishment of a milk condensory in
that city, developed 1he fact that
Adams county cows are barely pro
ducing enough milk to supply home
consumption. Unless farmers of sur
rounding territory can be induced to
invest in at least 1,000 cows the pro
ject will be dropped.
«
The State Bank of Gering is a pros
pective new financial institution for
that place.
A proposition for a night auto
schoo! -in the Y. M. C. A. at Norfolk i3
under consideration.
Mr. and Mrs. Janies King of Beat
rice recently celebrated their sixtieth
wedding anniversary.
Citizens of Adams are planning to
build a community house to cost be
tween $8,000 and $10,000.
Two more cases of scarlet fever
have been reported in Norfolk and
seventeen cases are now registered.
The Lyons high school is to have
a first class gymnasium. A building
is now being remodeled for that pur
pose.
The Hebron board of education
has rented the opera house for the
winter to be used by the schools for
athletic purposes.
Captain and Mrs. Evans at their
home in Stella Thanksgiving Day, cel
ebrated their golden wedding anni
versary.
Fire did considerable damage to the
beautiful $35,000 Methodist church at
Lexington. Only by quick work of
firemen was the edifice saved from de
struction.
Robert Van Every, of Hastings,
was severely injured when struck on
the face by the sweep of a capstan in
a house moving outfit which he was
operating.
The postoffice at Goodstreak, Mor
rell county, has been discontinued by
the United States postal authorities.
Mail hereafter must be sent to An
gora.
Rooms have been secured and a Y.
W. C. A. will be opened at Beatrice,
in the near future. A large number
of women have signified their inten
tion of joining the association
After three weeks of searching, offi
cers and citizens have found no trace
of the body of Frank Oberchain, who
disappeared while hunting ducks in
the big lagoon near Inland.
With the aid of a bronchoscope a
kernel of corn was located in the left
lung of a five-year-old Clay Center
girl at Hastings and removed by doc
tors when the child was at the
point of death.
Harold Corey of Green Bay, Wis.,
for two years of the I'niversity of Ne
braska football eleven, was elected
captain of the 191ti Huskers over Guy
Chamberlain, the phenomenal Nebras
ka end.
The Farmers’ State Bank of Stella
is rapidly converting a store building
into a home for the new institution.
The capital stock is $ 15.000. Most of
the stockholders are farmers living
near Stella.
Judge B. O. Hostetler, of Kearney,
who was waited upon by a delegation
of republicans who were desirous of
having him declare himself as to the
possibilities of making the race for
governor, declared he would not be a
candidate for the place.
Earl Charleston of Fremont claims
to be a champion corn busker. On the
farm of his brother, Boyd, north of
Fremont one day last week, he picked
and scooped 98 bushels of corn in
eight hours and 13 minutes. The corn
yielded about 30 bushels an acre.
Theron II. Steen, connected with
the American embassy at Vienna,
Austria, who is in Kearney visiting,
says that, the Austrians can see
nothing but victory ahead in the
g,'eat war and they did little if any
mouring for those killed in battle.
The First National bank of Clarks,
which recently figured in a mandamus
suit to compel the state banking
board to giant its officers a charter
to open a state savings bank in the
office rooms of its bank, has changed
from a national bank to a state bank.
Fire damaged the Republican Val
ley hospital at Cambridge to the ex
tent of at least $1,000. The hospital
was full of patients, but all were tak
en care of. One patient, the victim of
a motorcycle accident, had to be re
moved from the hospital through a
window.
Mrs. Dettmore, who lives with her
brother near Morrill, was robbed re
cently of $20 by r. daring highway
man. The robber tied Mrs. Dettmore
in the house and then tied a boy of
14 in the barn, got the money, cut the
telephone wires and fled. He was
later captured near Scottsbluff.
The offices of the various societies
v hich compose Organized Agriculture
are now preparing their programs for
the midwinter meetings at Lincoln on
January 17-22. Twenty-two societies
will hold meetings and the entire
field of scientific agriculture, horti
culture. dairying, good roads, live
stock breeding and all kindred sub
'ects will receive consideration in the
programs.
'rhe Neb-c'ka Pea-e society at T.in
■’In re'-erttv sort a Wfor to its mem
’’ o-s a‘'cine them if they wore in fa
or of ire-ease of the army and
’aw: if tbev favored tdie proe-am
"nr “preparedness.” and if fhev favor
ed a conference of neutral nations.
As to increase of nrmv. 18 replied in
favor and 41 against. Twelve fn'-ored
• lie increase of the navy and 41 op
posed. The-e were 150 letters sent
out and a total of 84 replies received.
National guard inspections for this
year started the first of December
with the companies in Omaha, and
will be completed by about Decem
ber 15.
Guy Chamberlain, star of the Uni
versity of Nebraska football team, has
been named on the all-western foot
ball teams of Walter Eckersall of the
Chicago Tribune and G. W Axelson of
the Chicago Herald. Dick Rutherford
was also selected by Axelson lor his
brst team, while Eckersall chose the
Nebraska leader as captain of his sec
ond team.
At a school election held in Guide
Rock $23,000 worth of bonds was voted
on, and carried by a good majority,
for the purpose of greeting a high
school building. Work will begin
on tire new build.ng next spring.
At a referee’s sale of the lands be
longing to the estate of John Schuler,
near Falls City, 440 acres sold for
cash at $58,G30. It scld in five aero
tracts at the following prices per acre:
$160, $140, $126, $105, $150. This is
regarded as a very good sale ami
shows that the price of land in Rich
ardson county is holding firm.
REFUSES INVITATION
COV. MOREHEAD DECLINES FORD
PEACE MISSION.
BELPE5 TRIP IS FRUITLESS
Nebraska Executive Asserts He
Would Not Be Justified in Stay
ing Away From Duties.
Lincoln.—Believing that little can
be accomplished by a mission such
as Henry Ford is financing because it
is not sponsored by the highest offic
ials of the United States, Governor
John H. Morehead'refused the invita
tion of Mr. Ford to be his guest as
one of a number of people who sailed
for Europe on December 4 to try to
bring about peace among the belliger
ent nations. Governor Morehead fig
ured that it would take at least six
weeks to make the trip. The party
left the United States together, but
will break up after the sessions of
peace are over and each individual
will be provided transportation back
to his destination.
Besides the reasons given in his
letter to Mr. Ford for not going Gov
ernor Morehead docs not believe he
would be justified in being away from
the state for such a period and be
yond immediate recall if matters of
great importance should need his at
tention.
Relieved of Duty.
Discovery that bonds of some
of the state institutional officers
had not been gathered in by the
board of control in accordance with
state law and their own rules was
made when the board came to the
job of relieving Superintendent E. R.
Van Der Slice of the tubercular hospi
tal from duty. This step was taken
by the board in view of the alleged
fact that Dr. Van Der Slice had made
untrue reports to the body on the
condition of the funds at the hospital,
and because he mixed his own and
the institution funds indiscriminately,
altnough not profiting out of the
transactions. This official was sup
posed to have been bonded for $3,000.
It was found upon investigation, how
ever, that the work of procuring the
bond had never been attended to by
the hoard. A full Investigation into
the affairs of all institutions disclosed
that some other officials were in the
same boat.
institutes and Short Courses.
Twenty-four farmers' institutes have
been scheduled by the agricultural ex
tension service of the university farm
for the month of December. The
places and dates of the meetings: Ar
apahoe 1, Loomis 2, Guide Rock 4,
Naponee 6, Wilcox 7, Cowles 8, Blue
Hill 9, Cadams 10. Nelson 11, Belvi
dere 13, Davenport 14, Fairfield 15,
Heartwell 17, Saronville 18, Ceresco
20, Havelock 21, Farnam 1, Stock
Tilie 3, Elkhorn 6, Bancroft 8, Peru 15.
The three institutes to be held in
Dakota county are under the auspices
of the agricultural agent of the Da
kota County Farmers’ association.
Agricultural short courses will be
held in December as follows: Spring
field. November 29 to December 3;
Laurel. 13 to 17, and Papillion 27 to 31.
Says “Conditions Justify.”
The Van Wicke Grain and Lumber
Co. of York and Omaha has asked the
railway commission if it is subject to
the protisions of the recently enacted
warehouse law'. The company, so the
commission says, is not. It virtually
buys grain from farmers and does not
store it. The price is not named at
the. time of delivery, hut is based on
conditions of some future date when
the actual transfer of property takes
place. A charge of ^,-cent a bushel
is made for storage, and though far
mers pay tliis the railway commission
says it is the elevator company’s
grain from the moment of delivery.
This is an Unusual ruling, but justi
fied. the commissioners say, by con
ditions.
Keep Money From Lapsing.
In checking up warrants outstand
ing, which have not been presented
for payment at the office of the state
treasurer, Mr. Hall discovered that
there was about $10,000 issued in Au
gust which have not put in an appear
ance. On calling attention of the
state auditor to the matter, it was
discovered that these warrants were
drawn for the purpose of using up the
amount left in the appropriation so
that it would not lapse. Of the
amount $23,000 was drawn on the
state and bridge fund and $17,000 on
the tubercular hospital fund at Kear
ney.
Rise in Gasolene to Be Investigated.
Food Commissioner Clarence E. Ha
mam as head of the oil, food, drug and
dairy departments, is conducting an
investigation into the increase in gas
oline prices in this state.
Morehead Honored.
About 200 good road boosters from
out in the state gathered at Lincoln
recently in honor of Governor John
H. Morehead as a testimonial to the
work he has done along the lines of
good road building. It was a celebra
tion of the completion of the paving
around the state farm, which was
made possible by a special message
by Governor Morehead to the legisla
ture last winter, urging an appropria
tion of $35,000 to pay the paving cost,
which was done by convict labor.
Stephens Is Delegate.
Governor Morehead, not as govern
or, but as president of the Nebraska
Red Cross society, iias appointed Con
gressman Dan Stephens of Fremont
as a delegate to the National Red
Cross congress.
Probe Price of Gasoline.
Food Commissioner Clarence E.
Harman, as head of the oil, food, drug
and dairy departments, is conducting
an investigation into the increase in
gasoline prices in this state. He has
received numerous inquiries from
ovr the state relative to the increase.
THE EUROPEAN WAR A
YEAR AGO THIS WEEK
Dec. S. 1914.
Allies made further advances in
northern Francs.
Germans occupied L/d~ and
drove a wedge into Russian center.
One of the Przemysl forts fell.
Russians shelled Cracow at long
range.
Turks occupied Keda.
Forty British and French war
vessels arrived off the Dardanelles.
Russian aviators attacked Bres
lau forts. '
French aviators attacked Frei
burg.
Dec. 7, 1914.
Allies In West began general of
fensive.
Belgians repulsed German boat
attack along Yser canal.
Germans in Alsace fell back.
Russians bombarded Cracow sub
urbs and besieged fortress of Lot
zen.
Germans abandoned Zgier.
Serbians checked Austrian ad
vance.
British steamer Charcas sunk by
German transport In Pacific.
Arrow dropped by aviator killed
Major General von Meyer.
O&tend was set on fire by aero
plane bombs.
Jtamb from German aeroplane
killed ten in Hazebrouck.
Government of Holland lent
wheat to belgium.
Dec. 8, 1914.
German headquarters moved from
Roulers.
Germans renewed attack on Dix
mude.
Turks were defeated near Ba
turn.
British squadron under Vice-Ad
miral Sturdee defeated German
squadron under Admiral von Spep
off Falkland islands, sinking the
Scharnhorst, Gneisenau, Leipz'g
and Nurnberg.
Prince von Buelow reached
Rome as German ambassador.
Two sections of American Sed
Cross left Italy for Serbia.
Dec. 9, 1914.
Belgians took German trenshes
on the Yser by a ruse.
Germans shelled Ypres and Fur
nes.
Serbians recaptured Valjevc and
Ushirza from Austrians.
Germans lost heavily in attack
on Lowicz.
Austrians defeated near Cra
cow.
Turks at Kurna surrendeied to
Indian troops.
Polish-American relief CMnmit
tee formed.
Dec. 10, 1914.
Germans evacuated Roulers and
Armentieres.
French were victorious at Ver
melles.
Serbians took many Austrians
and large stores of supplies
Revolution in Union of South
Africa declared ended.
British took 1,100 Turkish pris
oners and nine guns.
German submarine raid en Do
ver was repulsed by the foits.
Czech regiments in Ajstrian
army refused to fight agairst the
Serbians.
Military control of South Sea
islands divided between Japin and
Britain.
Dec. 11, 1914.
Allies in France pushed for
ward.
Germans rushed heavy guns to
Ostend.
Three German columns rspulsed
in Poland.
Austrians were defeated north
of Kesmaj and Parovnitza.
Sheik Kiazim, chief of the Shi
ites, proclaimed a holy war.
French capital moved bilk from
Bordeaux to Paris.
Dec. 12, 1514.
Turkish fleet bombarded Batum.
German aviator dropped shells
on Hazebrouck but was killed by
French shells.
British consul dragged vrom Ital
ian consulate at Heclsida by
Turks.
American Red Cross shipped
great quantity of hospital supplies.
Rockefeller Foundation steamer
sailed with $400,000 cargo.
Allies drove Germans across the
Yser canal.
Serbians repulsed Austrians at
Kosmai.
Germans occupied Przaznysz.
Lodz was evacuated by the Rus
sians.
Conscience, Not Consequence.
When you are in doubt as to the
course to take, consult your con
science, not consequences. Do right,
and never mind how things are going
to turn out. One who steers his
course so as to avoid everything un
pleasant, makes a zigzag course, and
may miss the harbor at last. Follow
conscience, and leave consequences to
God. •
Optimistic Thought.
When it is dark the coward Is very
vallanL
Eye to the Main Chance.
On one of my shopping tours I took
my neighbor’s small daughter with
me. I stopped to examine some hand
bags on the counter, and showed the
child the pretty colors and ornamental
claBp, when she solemnly remarked:
“P ease let me look inside and we ll
take a one wis a mos’ money in 1L"—
Exchange.
Foresight for Lovers.
Never make up your mind definitely
about a girl until you try her pie first.
—Baltimore American.
I
NEBRASKA FARMERS’ CONGRESS
FAVORS PROHIBITION.'
BOTH STATE AND NATIONAL
Favor Limited Defence; Commend U.
S. Bureau of Animal Industry for
Fight on Hoof Disease.
Omaha.—The Nebraska Farmers’
Congress, during their recent session
here passed a resolution indorsing
state wide and national prohibition of
liquor and prohibition’s adoption in
Nebraska in November, 1916. Mr.
Dale, who spoke on the question, said
that prohibition is the greatest eco
nomic question and criticized revenue
from licenses in the city turned into
school funds.
Frank G. Odell, who also spoke for1
a dry state, issued an appeal to the
farmers to overthrow what he said1
was “the invisible government”; that
twenty-five years the people of the
state had to fight the "invisible
government” which was composed of
the public service corporations, the
liquor interests and the underworld.
The congress went on record favor
ing prohibition by 52 to 7.
Andrew Young of Craig put through
a resolution disapproving of military
drill for agricultural college students.
“We demand that the government
shall not unreasonably exceed the
present annual expenditures for the
maintenance of the army and navy,”
was adopted by the congress after
"unreasonably” had been inserted.
A resolution reciting that the gov
ernment has spent over $200,000,000
employing experts investigating and
experimenting to improve the efficien
cy of the farmer, and that it should
now turn its attention to improving
the efficiency of the business men
and thus stop the waste in energy
due to the businessman’s shortcom
ings in distributing the necessaries of
life, was adopted.
j up congress conimenaeu tne worse
of the United States bureau of animal
industry for its prompt action in
keeping the foot and mouth disease
out of Nebraska, and urged the Live
Stock Sanitary board to continue its
efforts for uniform shipping laws.
The resolutions favored long-time
leases of farm land. They approved
the efforts of Senator Norris in con
firming the abutting landowners in
the possession of certain lands claim
ed bv the Union Pacific railway.
They demanded certain railways re
scind their orders prohibiting the
sale of produce from cars.
They approved the action of the
last legislature in enacting the law'
providing for the Torrens system of
land registration, and urged that the
counties adopt the system in co
operation with the state.
They favored a state highway en
gineer to take general supervision of
the construction of state highways.
They endorsed the initiative peti
tion for a constitutional convention.
They favored the fixing of stand
ards for grain products and the grad
ing of those products by the federal
government
They commended the State Railway
commission and the farmers’ grain
dealers organizations in preventing
an increase in freight rates on grain
in the western advance rate case.
Ship Line Heads Guilty.
New York.—Four high officials
and subordinate officer of the Iiam
burg-American line were found guilty
in the federal court of having vio
lated the laws of the United States in
pending coal and other supplies to
German cruisers in the south Atlan
tic in the first few months of the Eu
ropean war. The jury returned a ver
dict of guilty on each of two indict
ments.
The specific charge against the de
fendants was conspiracy to deceive
and defraud the United States. The
maximum penalty for each indict
ment is two years’ imprisonment and
$10,000 fine.
The four defendants affected by the
verdict are, Dr. Karl Buenz, managing
director of the Hamburg-Ameriean
line in New York City, former Ger
man consul general here; George
Hotter, general superintendent of the
line; Adolph Hachmeister, general
purchasing agent, and Joseph Pop
pinghaus, a former officer in the G°r
man navy.
War Drill Action Delayed.
Ann Arbor, Mich.—After consider
ing the recommendation of the uni
versity senate that compulsory mili
tary training be inaugurated at the
University of Michigan, the board of
regents postponed action until its
January meeting.
59 Hunters Killed This Year.
Chicago.—Fifty-nine hunters were
killed and sixty-six injured during the
1915 season closed, in eighteen states.
Last year 111 were killed and lt>2
wounded in seventeen states.
Gets 15 Days for Selling Cider.
Phoenix, Ariz.—Walter Hill, presi
cfent of a local produce company, con
victed in the superior court of selling
hdrd cider, was sentenced to serve
fifteen days in jail and pay a fine of
$300. Hill was an active worker for
the “dry” faction last year,
Italy Levies New Taxes.
Rome.—New taxes have been im
posed for the duration of the war upon
incomes and war profits. Taxes also
have been placed upon stamped pa
pers and bicycles, matches and salt
Bulgers Not to Pursue Serbs.
Copenhagen.—The Berlin? Lokal
Anzeiger’s says it learns from a re
liable source that the Bulgarians have
decided not to pursue the Serbians
into Greek territory.