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NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD INTELLIGENCE HERE GATHERED COVERS WIDE AREA. 6REATER OR LESSER IMPORT Includes What Is Going On at Wash ington and In Other Sections of the Country. MEXICAN TROUBLE. General Ramos, Mexican, was kill ed In a bloody battle at Jimir.ez, be tween a small force of de facto troops and several regiments of Viilistas. Both sides suffered heavy losses. * * * Nearly 100 Carranza soidiers were killed and many injured June 29 in a rear end collision between two troop trains at Catorce station, between San Luis Potosi and Saltillo, Mexico. ... Group of Mexicans are to be kept from approaching too closely, to the American border in the New Mexico border patrol district, according to or ders issued by Colonel H. C. Sickles, commanding the district. • * * Routing 250 revolutionists, killing twenty-seven and capturing five, the American forces advancing on San tiago, San Domingo, suffered casual ties of one killed, one seriously wounded and seven slightly hurt. • * * Twenty-one Mexican soldiers were killed and 'twenty-five wounded in the clash between bluejackets on the gunboat Annapolis and Carranzistas at Mazatlan, June 18, according to officers of the naval transport Buffalo, which is in port at San Diego, Cal. » * • The crisis precipitated by Villa’s raid on Columbus, N. M., and culmi nating in the fight at Carrizal, Mex ico, between American and Mexican troops, appears to have been dissipat ed by an amicable note from General Carranza, now in possession of United States officials. * * » General P. Elias Calles, military commander of Sonora, issued a state ment that he intended to preserve the best possible relations between Mexico and the United States along the Arizona-Sonora boundary, and would co-operate with the American authorities to that end. * • * According to reports received in Columbus, N. M., 10,000 Carranzist3 cavalry have been mobilized at Bus tillo, on the Mexican Northwestern 12.000 men are at Villa Ahumada. 2.000 are at Guzman and General P Elias Calles of Sonora is moving large bodies of troops toward the Sonora-Cliihuahua border. GENERAL. Pierre, South Dakota, is saloonltss as the result of the dry vote cast a: the local option election h*W last spring. * * » It will cost the United States about 11.500.000 to transport the New York National Guard to the border, it is said. • * * Jtusge Landis of Chicago entered fhe formal decree dissolving the As sociated Bill Posters and Distributors of the United States and Canada. * * * Loss of at least seventeen lives and property damage which may total sev eral millions of dollars resulted from the tropical storm which swept the east of gulf coast recently. * * * Hans Tauscher. former German army officer and husband of Mme. Gadski, was acquitted by a jury of conspiracy to blow up the Welland canal at New Vork. * * • A forest fire, starting six days ago In the Rocky Mountain National forest on Thompson creek in Colo rado. has destroyed timber valued at f 250,000. • • • A Russo-Japanese political conven tion of two articles was signed at Pe trograd, Russia, by the Russian min ister of foreign affairs, an.-j the Japanese ambassador. The object of convention is to unify the efforts of the two countries to maintain a last ing and constant peace in the far east. With three of the acknowledged leaders of the Industrial Workers of the World under arrest charged with murder in connection with the double killing at Biwabik. Minn., recently, and with miners reported returning to work in squads, Sheriff Meining cf St. Louis county declared that the iron ore strike practically is over. • * * The death rate among babies in New York, due to infantile paralysis, is alarming medical authorities. The scourge claimed fifty-nine lives from June 24 to July 1, while from January first until that time there were only seventeen deaths. • • • The $500 spent annually by the city of Roswell, N. Y„ for Fourth of July celebrations. wa3 this year devoted to a fund for pensioning dependents of the National Guard contingent now in federal service. • * • Announcment was made at Denver that Harry Poilok, manager of Fred die Welsh, has acepted an offer of $17,500 for the lightweight champion to appear in a twenty-round bout at Colorado Springs on Labor day. Welsh’s opponent, the announcement said, was to be picked later. * • * After twenty-three years of unsuc cessful effort to establish a proprie tary naws gathering and distributing organization,' the New York Sun was sold to Frank A. Munsey, a mem ber of the Associated Press. 1H1HIIHI IfIWJ -"'muIwsiuhoi—m m tf-Tn-t- — «*f.. i.iuj." Kansas is short 45,000 workers in the harvest field. The need is so bad ly felt, especially near Great Bend, that salaries from $3 to $5 a day, be sides board, have been offered. * * * Freddie Welsh, lightweight cham pion of the world, was fouled by Ad Wolgast in the eleventh round of a scheduled fifteen-round no-decision bout at Denver. Welsh was awarded the contest. • • • The need for harvesters in Kansas has become so great that a special representative probably will be sent to the east to visit foreign colonies to secure men. it was stated by State Labor Commissioner McBride. * » • Koue that “the teachers in our pub lic schools will not yield to the clamor for militarism’’ was voiced by Wil liam Jennings Bryan in an address be fore the National Education associa tion at New York. * • * ( Ralph de Palma won the 150-mile Automobile Derby at the Twin City Motor Speedway, Fort Snelling. Minn., covering the distance in one hour, 38 minutes. 49 and 24-100 seconds, an average speed of 91.08 miles an hour. WASHINGTON. The customs bureau of the treasury department has began an examination to learn the total amount of arms and ammunition that had been exported to Mexico within the last year. * * * The senate adopted an amendment to the agricultural appropriation bill, appropriating $1,000,000 this fiscal year and $2,000,000 next year for en larging the Appleton forest reserve. * » • Though convinced that danger of war with Mexico has passed, the war department is to stand by its original intention to send all of the militiamen originally called to the border. • • • There are 21,000,000 able-bodied men in the United States between the ages of 18 and 45, according to a special report by the census bureau, as to the nation's resources in men of military fitness. * • * All army departmental commanders have been authorized by Secretary Baker to discharge enlisted men of the National Guard in the federal service who have one or more de pendent relatives. • * • Extra pay for foreign service will be allowed the American troops serv ing across the Mexican border, under a decision by Comptroller Warwick of the treasury. Enlisted men will receive 20 per cent additional and officers 10 per cent. 4 * * The largest check ever drawn by a postmaster general of the United States has just been drawn by Albert Sidney Burleson for $54,253,962.31, re presenting the amount disbursed by ■ post masters for running expenses f during January, February and March of this year. 4 4 4 Creation of nonpartisan tariff com mission of six members with broad inquisitorial powrrs, is proposed in the genera! revenue bill introduced bv representative Mann of the house. The bill will raise between $210,000, 000 and $225,000,000 of additional re venue by reclassification of the surtax on incomes, a tax on estates and on war munitions plants. WAR NEWS. Petrograd reports Russian troops have captured the village and railwa\ station of Mikuliczyn, thirty-eight miles south of Stanislau, thus cutting cne of the main Austrian lines ot communication to Lemberg. 4 4* The German war office has officialli admitted that the French have cap lured Belloy-En-Santerro, south of the river Somme, an.l that the Germans have also evacuated the village of Hem, on the north bank. 4 4 4 On the Verdun front the Germans [ have taken the Thiaumont work fot the fourth time, after a terrific bom bardment and by a massed attack Around this work, which has been the center of desperate attacks and coun ter attacks for many days past, thou sands of men have fallen. 4 4 4 Seven hundred and fifty-three com munes, or townships, fjave been part ly or totally destroyed through mill tary operations in France since the beginning of the war, according tc i statistics gathered by the ministry of ! the interior. 4 4 4 Nearly half a million Austrians and Germans have been put out of com mission since General Brussiloff be gan his great advance a month ago, Petrograd reports. The grand total of prisoners to date Is in round num bers 235,COO, of which 4,500 are of ficers. • • • Published lists of casualties in the British army for the month of May show that 466 were killed, 1,080 wounded and fifty-five missing—a to tal of 1,601. This brings the aggre gate losses of officers since the com mencement of the war to 27,905. * * * The kaiser is reported to have ar rived on the western front, accom panied by members of his general staff, who will direct the defense of the German lines in the great allied offensive. • • • A total of 158 Russian officers and 23,025 men were taken prisoner dur ing the month of June along the line to the south of the Pripet, where the Russian% were pushing their offens ive, according to the Austro-Hungar ian statement of July 1, received in Berlin from Vienna. • • • Russian cavalry patrols have cross ed the Carpathian mountains and have entered the plains of Hungary accord ing to a dispatch received in London from Bucharest LEASE LAND FOR OIL LARGE AREA NEAR TABLE ROCK TAKEN OVER BY BIG FIRM. AGREE 13 SINK WELLS IN YEAR Oklahoma Geologist Is Confident OH and Gas Will Be Found in This Section of Nebraska. J COMING EVENTS. j t Nebraska Auctioneers Asso- ^ ♦ ciation meeting, Grand Island, i A July 20. : A Annual State Tennis Tourna- 7 I ment, Wayne, July 17-22. ♦ ♦ Nebraska Democratic conven- ♦ 7 tion, Hastings, July 25. a , Nebraska Republican Conven- a ♦ tion, Lincoln, July 25. ^ ♦ Northast Nebraska Editorial ♦ A Association Meeting, Norfolk, * ♦ July 28-29. f ♦ Second annual Automobile a ♦ Races, Omaha, July 29. ♦ A Summer Assembly of the T ^ Church of Brethren, Beatrice, ♦ ♦ Juiy 30 to August 6. A f Tractor Week in Fremont. ^ ♦ August 7 to 11. * T* State Press Association’s No. , Platte Valley excursion, Au- ♦ f gust 7-1J. a ♦ Barbecue at Seward, Thurs- ^ A day. August 10. » ^ Seventh Day Adventists' Con- ^ « ference, Hastings, August 17-27. A ♦ Mo. Valley Photographers’ as- ^ ♦ sociation Meeting, Lincoln, Au- ♦ A gust 21-25. 7 Nebraska State Fair, Lincoln, ♦ f September 4 to 7. 4 Table Rock.—The Wicnita-Kansas National Gas company is leasing lands in Sheridan precinct, south of here, three or four miles, for gas and oil, and wish to lease at least eight sections in the precinct. It has al ready secured over three sections. It agrees to sink a well or pay at the end of a year Willis C. Fellers of this place has already leased over 2,500 acres, with promises of much more. He agrees to put down a test well within twelve months. Greenwald & Co., of Falls City are also still in the field. The report of the geologist, B. T. Tatum, of Sapulpa, Okla.. who spent two weeks with Mr. Fellers in this vicinity, inspires ppople here with great confidence in the ultimate result. Big Speeders to Participate. Omaha.—Ralph De Paima, winner of the 150-mile auto race at Minneap olis July 4th. Dario Resta. who car ried off the honors in the 300-mile race at Indianapolis, Memorial day, Ralph Mulford. Eddie Rickenbacker and scores of other champion auto mobile racers, will compete in the 150-mile derby held here next Satur day, under the auspices of the Omaha Speedway association. After a thor ough investigation of the entrants and management of the races Satur day, the Commercial club has given the project its unqualified support and stands ready to lend such assistance as may be necessary. Popular Young Man Drowns. Fremont.—Glen O. Peterson, aged IS, was drowned a few days ago in Kiefer’s pond near Morse Bluff. Two companions, who were swimming with the young man, made efforts to rescue him and one nearly lost his own life as Peterson clung desperate ly to his body. None of the men weie very good swimmers. Peterson was one of the popular young men of Morse Bluff. Killed In Auto Wreck. Brainard.—In an automobile acci dent five miles southeast of here. An drew Kabourck received Injuries from which he died and othpr occupants of th“ car. from Weston and Dwight, were. badly injured. The car turned completely over. May Be Oldest in United States. Ansley.—Richard Griffith of Hoi drege, William Edmond of Mema and Ben Nicholas of Pilot went over to see and talk with Mr. Morris, a few days ago, who lives in Clear Creek valley, and is said to be over 120 years old. Like his three visitors. Morris is Welshman. Morris is now blind and talks very little. It may be that Morris is the oldest man now liv ing in the United States. He stays at the home of Charles W. Mytton, ten miles northeast of Ansley. Wheat Crop Breaks Record. York.—Farmers of York county have commenced to harvest the heaviest wheat crop ever grown in the county. The average will be from thirty to forty bushels per acre. Wages are from $2.50 to $3.50 per day. Wymore Man Killed. Beatrice.—Charles Matz of Wymore was instantly killed south of Wymore and two others were hurt, when a touring car in which they were riding skidded on a rough piece of road and turned over twice. More Paving On Lincoln Highway. Grand Island.—Specifications have been filed, and bids are being adver tised for the construction of another halfmile of cement roadway sixteen feet wide on the Lincoln Highway im mediately west of this city. Commercial Club Acts. Fairbury.—The proposition of bring ing together tbe harvest hand and the man in need of harvest help has been taken up by the Fairbury Com mercial club. A free employment agency has been established. FRONTIER DAY8 IN OMAHA. Genuine “Roundup” to Be Staged In Metropolis This Month. Omaha.—A genuine frontier days exhibition is to be shown in this city on July 20, 21, 22 and 23, inclusive, under the auspices of the Ak-Sar-Ben governors. Several thousand dollars in prizes are to ne offered for the world’s best ropers, steer throwers and other western champions. Charles Irwin of Cheyenne, Wyo., ranchman and manager of wild west shows, is to put on the exhibition. He is to bring the best riders, ropers and frontiers men of all kinds the country affords, and it is said that cowboys from far away Brazil will even be here to com ! pete for some of the prizes to be of fered. Mr. Irwin has gathered to gether these frontiersmen and the wild horses and cattle to take them to New York for “the Stampede,” which is to be a competitive exhibi tion to be given at Sheepshead Bay later in the summer. On learning the plans of Mr. Irwin the Board of Governors arranged to have him stop off at Omaha on his way east and put his crew through some competitive exhibitions. The money raised by the board through this exhibition is to be used to de fray the expenses of the big historical parade which is to be held during the fall festivities, when perhaps fifty floats are to be built for the occasion. Wheat Fine in Jefferson. Fairbury.—With perfect harvest weather prevailing, wheat cutting is in full blast in Jefferson county. Thou sands of machines are mowing down | the grain. Wheat is excellent in Jeffer son county, being of good height and well filled heads. Straw is unusually heavy this year. No damage lias been reported by wind, rust or insects by the farmers and it is expected the yield will be from twenty-five to thir ty-live bushels per acre. Grain has I ripened in a hurry this year. Phelps Wheat Excellent. Hcldrcge.—The wheat harvest Is now in full sway in this county and farmers are jubilant over the splen did crop. Harvest hands are being I ltired at from $3.50 to $4.50 a day. One small field of Nebraska wheat grown In co-operation with the uni I versity department of experimental agronomy was cut last Monday, when it was “dead” ripe. This'wheat has always ripened and slightly outyielded Turkey red wheat as shown by prev ious tests. Boys Attend School Best. Omaha.—Contrary to the ordinary 1 impression, girls are absent more I than boys in the public''schools, ac i cording to the statistics of the pub- j lie schools in this city for the year which closed in June. There were 12.015 boys enrolled in the grade schools and 11,739 girls, a total of 23,754. The average absence each t day was 520.6 boys and 543.4 girls, j *he boys enrolled being greater than the girls, but having less absence. The percentage of boys absent to en rollment was 4.3 as compared with 4.6 for the girls. Says Bordqf- People Ready. Beatrice.—John R. Quein, former | clerk of the district court of this | county, has just returned from a five weeks’ trip to Brownville and other points along the Mexican border in Texas. He says Texans anticipate ; trouble at any moment and feo about, i their daily labor armed and ready for | action. Mr. Quein says the policy of the Wilson administration relative to the Mexican situation Is far from popular along the border. Calves Hanged Together. Harrison.— I,. R. Barr lost two calves in a peculiar manner. He bad purchased a calf and in order to make it run with a cow and another calf, he tied the two calves together. All went w'ell for a while, but one day after the cow- had lain down the calves went up to her, one passing on cither side. When the cow got up the calves were hung on each side of the | cow. Firemen Claim Championship. Hastings.—Since the Hastings fire j department defeated Grand Island in | a twenty-five minute water fight here I the 4th of July the department stands ready to lay claim to the state chani pionship and to defend the claim when I challenged. Wrestle Ends in Draw. Omaha.—After five hours' wrestling the Joe Stecher-Ed (Strangler) Lewis wrestling match was called a draw by the referee here July Fourth. Lewis was on the defensive through out the match. Last fall at Evans ville Stecher and Lewis wrestled two two hours and ten minutes to a draw. Lewis set out systematically to elude Stecher and there were few times when they came to grips. Lewis eas ily broke away from Stecher, but re mained determinedly on the defensive. Gage Republicans to Meet July 22. Beatrice.—Chairman Scott of the republican county central committee has called the county convention for July 22 to select delegates to the state convention. Caucuses throughout the county will be held on Monday, July 19. Work Pressing on Auditorium. Central City—The foundation and basement work of the new $50,000 Auditorium has been completed and the brick laying begun. It will be one of the best equipped in the state. Shoota at Bees and Kills Son. Howell.—Mrs. Anton Svitak of this town' accidentally shot her 11-year-old son to death with a shotgun. She at tempted to put to flight a swarm of bees in the yard and fired at them. The discharge struck the boy stand ing nearby. He died in a few min utes. Plattsmouth to Pave. Plattsmouth.—The city council ha* authorized the mayor and clerk to advertise for bids for paving, the es timated cost of which is $30,004.78. ■» j EPIDEMIC AMONG CHILDREN IS ! CAUSING CONSTERNATION. ■ V YOUNGSTERS KEPT IN HOMES Over 200 Deaths Have Resulted From Infantile Paralysis Sine: June 1. Cases in Several States. New York.—Health authorities ol New York have decided to abandon for the present, at least, to appeal to the American Red Cross for nurses to aid in stamping out the scourge of infantile paralysis in this city, which since June 1 has caused over 200 deaths among children. Health Commissioner Emerson said he was now of the opinion it would not be necessary to ask for outside aid as the hospitals have agreed tc extend their help more freely. Another serious phase of the situa tion has been reported by the Asso ciation for Improving the Condition of the Poor, which has found that in the congested districts of the city frightened mothers have interned their children in their tenement houses, in many instances with win dows closed. Such action, it was pointed out, is likely to have serious effects not only on the children but on adults as well.. Children’s reading rooms in the public libraries have been ordered closed. The order barring children from moving picture theaters will not be modified until conditions improve. Playgrounds also are shut down. The proposal for a general quaran tine of the city was abandoned by L)r. Emerson as impracticable. Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo has informed Mayor Mitchel that af ter a conference with Secretary of Agriculture Houston, the latter had agreed to do everything in his power to facilitate the entry into the coun try of shipments of monkeys from the Philippine islands which are urgently needed for research work in connec tion with infantile paralysis. Disease Appears in Other States. Two children have died from in fantile paralysis in Los Angeles, Cal., one case has appeared in Gary, Ind., one at Columbus, Ohio, and Cleveland up to the end of last week had six patients down with the malady. One supposed case has been reported in Chicago. Bandit Villa Again Busy. Chihuahua City, Mex.—Large Car ranza forces, better organized and more completely equipped than any other units of the de facto govern ment troops, are closing in on the bandits of southern Chihuahua and northern Durango, intent on wiping them out. Jiminez, which the Villis tas captured after defeating an in ferior force and killing General Ig nacio Ramos, has been occupied again by government troops. The bandits are fleeing through the valley of the River Florida. Refugees who left Jiminez before the Villistas were near the city were responsible for the story that Pancho Villa commanded the bandits. Crop Conditions Improved. Washington. — Growing conditions during June improved the prospects of the wheat and oats crops. The De partment of Agiiculture in its July crop report forecast the combined crop of winter and spring wheat at 759.000. 000 bushels, which is 44,000, 000 bushels more than predicted last month, and increased the estimate of the final yield of oats to 1,317,000,000 bushels, or 62,000,000 bushels more than forecast in June. A slight in crease in the area planted to corn this year was reported, and a crop of 2.866.000. 000 bushels, which with fa vorable conditions might exceed last year’s 3,055,000,000 bushel record crop, was forecast. How to Write Boys cn Border. Washington, D. C.—In answer to many inquiries from relatives and friends of guardsmen who have been sent to unknown points on the Mexi can border, the war department de clares that all mail to those men should be sent to Department Head quarters, United States Army, San Antonio, Tex. The name of the guardsman, his company, regiment and state should precede the head quarters address. The mail will be forwarded from San Antonio to the guardsman. Adopt Camel As Emblem. Chicago. — The camel hap been adopted as the 1916 campaign emblem of the prohibition party according lo an announcement made at the nation al party headquarters here. Asks Children to Help. Washington, D. C.—Miss Mabel T. Boardman of the legislative commit tee of the American Red Cross issued an appeal to children of the country to contribute to a fund for buying post cards and writing material for American soldiers on Mexican border. Refuse to Work With Mexicans. Fort Dodge, la.—American work men at the United States gypsum mills, who for years hnve worked with foreign laborers, refused to work with Mexicans, who applied for jobs. Train Hits Automobile; Two Killed. Worland. Wyo.—D. D. Brunson of Norfolk, Neb., a horse buyer, was killed, and Ora Allen of Basin, Wyo.. was probably fatally injured when their automobile was struck by a Burlington passenger train here sev eral days ago. Hundred Miners Burled. Rome.—More than 100 miners have been buried in three sulphur mines near Caltanissitta, Sicily. The disas ter seems to have been due to a tel luric cause. Diefe 2tbtcilung ift fiir bie ^amilienglieber, meld?e am liebften Deutftfy lefen. iviT ii—> r-«-i i nn rtifnimM $0!3i 2d)ttiH)lat)e feed curojaiidien ^olfcrfricrfe*. SWit 2>?iil)e unb 9Jot finb bie lenten $>etrograbcr Siegedberidjte gufam* mcngcfleiftcrt inorben, unb imr ein futger Slid auf bic ftarte geniigt, urn feftftellen 311 founcn, bag fiimt licbe ^etrograber 23erid)tc auger be nen, bie non ben erften Grfolgen 3u Segitiit ber grofjen Often fine melbeten, noil unb gang erfunben finb. Xaran dubert and) bic ©liidrounfd) - Xepefdje nidjtd, bie ber italienifd)e Siding an feinen ©affeitbruber in '|>etrograb fd)icfte. 9Ind) anbere gefronte .§aup» irr baben fid) fdjou burd) abnlidje: ©IiicfmunfcbbenefdEjen, bie and) an bie Stuffcn abreffiert roaren, iddjerltd) gemadjt. 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Xa§ ©djrocigen ipetrograbs er ftreeft fid) aud) auf bie_ grint am ©ipr unb Siodjob, norbltdff bom lcoltjnifdjen geftuugSbrciecf, roo ©e ncral Don fiinfingen bie Stufjen ange* griffen bat. Sort rotrb bie Gutfdjei* bung faHen, unb auf beutjdjer ©cite pat man aHe Skraitlafjung biefer niit bem geroohntcii unb nod) nte eut tdufdjtcn Scrirauen entgegen gu fe l;cn. Sluf ber italicuifdjcn gront ift eitte SSerlangfammung in ber ofterreidj tfdj - ungarifeben OffcnfiDe eiugetre ten. Xiefer Umftanb ift in erfter Sinie bem Dcrfteiften SSiberftaub ber gtaliener unb in groeiter Siniejcabr* fdjeinlidj aud) bie Greigniffen an ber ©itfront gugufdjreiben, ba e§ fautn etnem Stoeifei unterliegt, bag bie ruffifdje ©ffenfine Xruppcn Don ber ©iibfront abgegogen bat. 3ubem fiirnpften bie l^talicner befanntlid) itm bie lepton ©tnberniffe, bie bie geinbe twn SPenctier. trenncit. gbr pcrgrocifeltcr SBiberftanb ift alfo er* fldrlicb, ba aHc§ Don bem Grfolg ober HRifecrfolg ber ofterreidjifdj-un* garifdjen OffenfiDe abbeingt. Sin ber gried)ifdjeu ©renge ift bie Cage biefelbe geblieben. 3d>ar fin ben faft auf ber gangen gront @e ftbiipfampfe ftatt, bie aber bi§ber nodb nidjt 311 Sjtifanterieangriffen ge_ fiibrt baben. Sin ber mefilidjen 3ro,rt ftetjeu bie itdnipfe bei Xerbim naiiirlid) nod) im Xiittelpunft ber ©reigtiiffe. 3iad) ber 3erfd}metterung bes Sortd non Xauj unb ber i!2e tenfteGungen, baben bie Xciitfdjen ibre fdjtnere Xatterien auf bcm er cberten Xerrain aufgeplanjt unb mit Xefdjiefeung be§ 3nnengurfel§ ber Xerbun • fyorta bcgonnen. Xer ^auptangriff seigt mit ber Spi^e in fiiboftlidjer 'Jiidjtung auf Xerbun felbft, iro jmi fdjett Saus unb ber XiaaS fdjon eine breitc Xrefdje gejdjlagen trorbcn ift. Xie Sran3ofen mebren fid) mit bem Xhtte ber Xecjmeiflung, merben aber tropbem Iangfam auf bie Sternfc ftung suriicfgemorfen. Sind) im ftaufafuS bat fid) bie. Sage nad) ben ©rfolgeit ber Iefcten tiirfifcfjen DffenfiPe nidjt gednbcrt, trogegen im fiiblidben Xeile non ?tr menien, amifdjen bem Xan-See unb XiarbcFr beifje ftampfe ftattgcfunbcn baben, bei beneit bie Xuffen entfdjie ben ben Siiiraeren 303011. Slebnlid) erging c§ ibncn an ber perfifdbcn Wrettje, non mo fie auf Xagbab nor flofjeti moEten, urn ber tiirfifdicn XigriS - ?lrmce in ben Xiidcn 3U fal len. Xie ganje Xagbab - Sampagne ber Stiffen ift gefdjeitcrt, trie aud) bie britiidje fiampagne mit bem ftafl non Jhit-el-Sfmara in bie Xriidje ging. Siiblid) non ftut*cl-?lmara bielt fid) bie britifdje SIrmee in ibren ^teHungen, bis bic Xiirfen nor eini gen Xagcn auf bem insteifdjen trof fen getnorbenen Xerrain ibre (fie fdjiiije norfdjoben unb bie Crngldn ber 311m SRiicf3ug non gelalieb 3tnan gen. 3ur Grbroffelung br3 beutfdjcn £an beld. X a r i 5. 9?ad)ioIgenb ber Sort lent ber XegriiBungsanfpiacbe Xrc mier Xrianb’3 an bie Xclegaten, bic ;ur Sirtfd)aftsfonferen3, treidje bic (rrbroffelung ber Xtittelmadjte als 3iel bat. fid) Ijier nerfammclten: „©» ift nidit genug, burcb eine tni litdrifdje Union 311 befiegen.” fagte Xrianb. mug aud) eine biplo tnaijcbe unb mirtfdbaftlidjeUnion fein, melcbe eine frdftige Gnttoidfelung ber matcricnen $ilfsqnetten, einen 3lu§. taufd) tbrer ©rjeugniffe unb iljreXer teiliing auf bie Seltmarfte jumege briitgen tnirb. Sir baben bic miii fdjaftlidbe greibeit ber Sclt 3U i’.djern, gefunbe fommersieHc Xictbo bcu fornie unfere fommeraielle Uttab bdugigfeit mieberberaufteEcn." Xie Xcrbnnblungen, tneldje meh rereXage anbouerten, murbeit gebcim gefiibri. Xer ^auptameef ift. einen aGganeinen Xian an entroerfen, mn nad) bcm Slriege gemeuifdiaftlidie .§anbelsbc3icbmtgen uiiter ben Slfli ierteti beraufteEcn unb eine erneute' .'Oaubel-oausbebnung XentfdjIanbS in ben XJdrften ber SWiicrten 311 ner binbern. Dinbrniigcniittrlnot uudi in ^oflanb. 2 o n b o n. £>unbertc con nm Iiinbifdjen grauen fpradjctt bei bem 'i>rcmierminifter cor, um U)ti 311 er fudjen. geeignete IRnfenabmen 3u cr grcifen, bie ber Seuerung ber Sr bcnsmittel cin Gnbe bcrcitcn fallen. 2Sie bie iRcuterbcpefdje, me!d)c bie iRad)rid)t iibermittelt bat, fiirijufiigt. Cerfprad) bcr fPremiermmiftcr, baf? er {pater cine Sfborbnnng con grau en empfangen icoHe. S)arauff)in begabcn fid) bie grau en 3unt iliirgermeiftcr, um if)m if)rc 23efd)merbcn corautragcn. Xcr fUfiniftcr beg gttnern bat fpa tcr cine Sfborbnung ber grauen cm pfangen, informierte fie iiber bie fKafjttabmen ber 'Jtegienmg unb briitfte bie t&offnung au3. Oaf? bie 'Ifreife fiir Startoffeln, Sditmnc* flcifd; unb ©cmiife balb fallen tciir beit. Gr gab 311. baft aucicl Sartor feln anggefiibrt icorben feicn, gab aber bcr ^offnung 2lu§brucf. baf; ba§ ncue 2lugfubrocrbot unb bie 23e fdjlagnabme ber Sorriite ?fbbilfe bringen toerbe. ©rnf fKoltfe gtftorben. 21 nt ft e r b a m. ©eneralleutnant ©ref $elmutb con HWoltfe, ebemalt ger Gbef beg grofeen unb sulefct Gbef be3 ftellDertretenben- ©eneralftabeg, ffarb plofclid) am §er3fcblage. £cr £eb ereilte ben ©rafen tm 'Jicidjgta ge, too er einem irauergottegbienfte. fiir ben perftorbenen gelbmarfdjafi con ber ©olf) beilcofjnte. Seit 1902 tear mm 2Roltfe bcr Gbef be§ grofjen ©eneralftabeg, unb ibm ift bie coraiiglidje Organifation be§ bentfdien £eere§ gu perbanfen, tceldte fid) in ernfter 3eit fo gldnjenb bcnuihrte. Member 1914 trat bon 2KoltFe Con ber Seitung b$s gro fjen ©eneralftabg megen Stanfbeii auriid, uni fpater nad) feiner ©enc fnng bieSeitung beg fteHcertretenben ©eneralftabeS 311 iibernebmen. $er Ceriicrbene ©eneralleutnant tear ein 9Teffe beg gelbmarfaaUg con Jcoltre, beg grofjen 8djiad)tenben rerg unb Crganifatorg tm beutfd). fran3ofifdben Griege 1870—71. \fabren 55 ber fdjtebene §crrfd)er, Saifer, ^rafiben ter, Siftatoren u. f. m. gebabt.
