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RED CLOUD, NEBRASKA. CHIEF REPORTS FROM FRONT DIFFER Paris Dispatches Claim German Advance Along Coast Is Checked. LONDON IS NOT SO SURE Fear That the Kaiser's Forces Will Advance Along Coast British Crull er Hawke Sunk by German Sub marine General News of Minor Importance, On tho Battlo Front, via Paris, Oct. 16. Tho attempt of tlio Germans to turn tho (lank of tho nlllcs and obtain poBBcsHlon of tho porta of Dunkirk and Calais has boon unsucccsful. Tho Ger mans camo fnco to toco with a Btrong opposing allied army, which compelled them to fall buck after severe light ing. What Ih known ats "tho marching wing" of tho allies la continually In contact with tho German troopa and completely covers tho approach to tho coast. When they fought n pitched battle west of Llllo tho Germnns were forced to mako a marked retirement from Lavcntlo In tho direction of Lille, their occupation of which last Tuesday by 30,000 men appears destined to bo of short duration. Dragoons Beat Off Hussars. French dragoons recently were In trusted with tho task of covering tho passago of a river by artillery. Thoy Bet a body of German hUBsars In a clash. Doth sides charged simultane ously. Tho melco lasted ten minutes, during which tho men slashed and pierced each other with swords and lances, whllo tho officers' revolvers cracked. Finally tho hussars brokn ranks and galloped away, leaving many of their men on tho Held. Tho dragoons also suffered soverely, . ,. ro,8.,d,ent Pojncaro paid a visit to oft hat) Inspecting somo of tho hard - but attained thetr object, that of se curing a safo passage for their com rades. Germans In Ostend. , London. Oct. 18. A Reuter dis patch from Amsterdam says It Is offi cially announced In Berlin that Ob tend was occupied by German troops ea Thursday and Bruges on Wednesday- Allies Fear Advance on Paris. The war situation on the northern border of Franco Is vlowed with In creased apprehonslon In well Informed circles In Bordeaux. It is reared that the' Germans will extend their sweep of tho north coast to Dunkirk, and even to Calais and Dover. With Its battlo lino from tho Ger man frontlor to tho English channel thus shortened, tho Gormau front will gain In weight. As tho French havo boon unequal to tho task of turning tho Germans' flank whon thinly oxtended, it is now feared that tho ontlro German lino will advanco successfully on Paris. Fighting Is In progress along a bat tle lino extending from Ypros, In northwestern Belgium, to tho sen, ac cording to tho official Fronch state ment Issued In Pnrls. Germans Fall Back. Although tho Germans havo lost ground along the Albert-Arras-Es-talres-Ypres lino, their retirement has not developed Into a retreat. Tho In aders have fallon back Into strong positions. The allies seem to be on tho of French Military Expert Gives Reasons for Asserting They Must Be Abandoned, Paris. The military consequences of the fall of Antwerp aro not as great as tho lesson to bo learned therefrom of tho futility of permanent fortifications. This opinion Is ex pressed by Lieut Col. Roussot, who says It will bo necessary to abandon entirely this sort of defense and re i sLLE flsLLWi. s?&4 alauu .-jmif jtM(!i",i. .0 s v ' gflgSgWs) Ism2'. iM KUkfW"2sElvBBBlttWfrl&tWmWLT llggggV ruF" .gfffffffgsWste ' cgsWZssib' . SS -tatiiLw S 4 iLgH MBggJUgfr gWlflij fCWp WTtBT KEI Tsggy Pr.y KUy ZfK E iJ'- 'wS .- . gaVggaL, gggggg P 9 K9v9 idggsw?? .'j-j tKlv vfi 'jsIusF jZT jJE!vB gggwiKk -2 i j? 4 " Iw. JH3t'r , TttfVB! y" jUsflgmf-j4 s. gsPQflfeSLLLv gg d .Ogmmc uV Jsgggmm y"Cgggmm3l3rV JgsgvVggriggggaB wgssY sEW gtfrJgggggggggsW 1 aBaTtgggaggafigvlisSsaggat 1 gBLfwtEPKgflgBlfBL E BHEflggifl&ggggygaLgBgsY JBf' gggffg tggg agggggggsggsgggsflR&3ar4Tggg& ggKra fi&f ggggy9gggggggggggggggg j NO MORE PERMANENT FORTS I fenslvo all along tho mighty battlo lino with tho exception of the center, where tho German lines aro too strong to bo taken by storm. Fighting of furious character Is in progress, es pecially In tho vicinity of Verdun. Allies Advance on Met. Tho Btcndy hammering of tho al lies on tho German loft wing of tho French battlo front has brought them almost within cannon rango of tho forts of Mctz. In spite of this menace part of tho Gorman crown prlnco's army hangB on doggedly to tho posi tions It has taken on tho Meuso near St. Mlhlcl. Crown Prince Is Threatened. Tho French aro In possession of tho routo from Nancy to Metz as far as Pngny, on tho Lorraine bordor, and nicnaco tho routo from Verdun to Metz In tho neighborhood of Ktnoln, endangering communications of tho crown prlnco's nrmy with tho Gor man fortified camp, Alsaco nlso continues to bo tho Bccno of dally struggles for tho pos session of points of vantage, tho ro suit of which It Is dltllcult to ascer tain, as fortunes chango bo rapidly. Towns aro taken nnd retaken repeat edly. Tho heavy fighting In tho south ern end of tho battlo lino indicates that the Germans are gaining. British Cruiser Is Torpedoed. London, Oct. 18. A Germnn torpe do cost Englnnd her seventh cruiser nnd 330 men, tho British admiralty officially announced. Tho cruiser Hawko was struck by a torpedo from a German submnrlno nnd sunk In tho northern wnters of tho North Bca. Tim cruiser Theseus was attacked, but the torpedo missed Its mark. Tho press bureau Issued a list of 71 survivors of tho 400 ofllccrs and men on tho Hawke. Lieutenant Com mander Rossmnn and 20 men were picked up from a raft ami 50 of tho crow wero landed at Aberdeen. Uritlsh patrol ships located a Ger man BUbmnrlno off tho cast coast of Holland and sunk her. Tho Hawko wns commanded by Cnpt. P. E. T. Williams, and ho nnd tho chief officers of tho cruiser are believed lost. Kaiser's Strength 0,700,000. London, Oct. 17. Tho Nation sayB tho following will bo found tho best of- PRESIDENT P0INCARE VISITS HIS his army on tho battlo front recently flghtlng soldiers of Franco. ficial estimate of tho total fighting rorces or tho German empire: Trained men now serving. 4.450.000; untrained NAVAL LOSSES TO DATE The following losses have been sustained by the British and Ger man fighting navies In less than three months of war: GREAT BRITAIN. Cruisers (eight). By submarine Cressy, Hogue, Abouklr, Pathfinder, Hawke. By mine Amphlon. By gun fire Pegasus. By grounding Warrior. Torpedo gunboat (one). By mine Speedy. Submarine (one). By grounding E 1. GERMANY. Cruisers (seven). By submarine Helo. By gun fire Magdeburg, Mainz. Coeln, Ariadne, Augsperg, Panther. Auxiliary cruisers (two). By gun fire Cap Trafalgar. Kaiser Wllhelm der Grosse. Submarines (two). By gun fire U 15; one, designa tion unknown. Destroyers (three). By gun fire Designation un known. Mine-layer (one). By gun fire Koenlgln Lulse. place It with rudo works of easy and quicK construction which can bo placed anywhere according to tho uood of tho hour. Then, ho Hays, sholls, bocauso of tho abBonco of reBlstanco, would cnuso only small damngo. Novor, ho de clares, has n country been saved by Us fortifications whllo there aro thoso whoso fortresses havo beon their ruin. "To speak only of that which con corns us, It Is permissible to affirm that If Metz had beon In 1870 an open city Bazalne would not have sont CLAIMS MADE BY RIVALS ANGLO-FRENCH. Lcvnntlo nnd Hennescnmps occu pied. Ground gained nt certain points on left, particularly in di rection of Lille. Fighting extends nlBo from Ypres to North sea. North west of Verdun Germans mndo an unsuccessful attack. GERMAN. Ostcnd occupied by Germans Oc tober 1C and Ilruges October 14, French attacks near Albort re pulsed. Russian advanco In East Prussia falls. Attack of eight army corps from Warsaw and Ivnngorod repulsed. Russians unnblo to oc cupy Lyck. AUSTRIAN. Russians around Przemysl are forced to give up nttack, except on eastern side. Many Russians drowned nt Sosnlca in retreat when bridges break down. Cossacks driven toward Drophysz. RUSSIAN. Thrco Austrian companies cap tured south of Przemysl. Germnns aro eight miles from Warsaw Small engagements took place on front In Fast Prussia. hut liable, ersatz reservists and land sturm, 3,750,000; landsturm, seventeen to twenty years of age, 1,500,000; to tal, 9,700,000. Rushing Troops to France. London, Oct. 18. "Important Ger man re-enforcements, especially artil lery, have been sent to the west front," cables a Copenhagen correspondent. "Sly Informant, who has Just returned here, met at Brandenburg 23 trains of re enforcements in one hour, all packed with men nnd horses. Ho estimates tho number of troops to ho between 300,000 nnd 400,000. Regular traffic on tho main lines In Germany has been suspended to allow transportation to tho westorn field of nn nrmy of 90,000 soldiers." Noncombatants Leaving Tslng Tao. Poking, Oct. 18. Intelligence hns been received from Chefoo on tho Shantung peninsula to tho effect that all noncombatants, Including tho Unl- TROOPS and is hero shown (bearded mau with nn-uruui mau wuu ted States consul, nro leaving TBlng Tao, tho port of tho German leasehold of Klauchau. which Is undor attack. 135,000 Austrlans Wounded. Geneva. Switzerland. Oct. 17. One hundred and thirty-live thousand Aus trian wounded soldiers arrived In Vi enna or passed through up to Septem ber 13. British Bar the Khedive. London, Oct. 17. Tho kuedlvo ol Egypt, now In Constantinople, has been forbidden by tho Uritlsh govern ment to return to his dominions Is a belief among Englishmen who keep In touch with Egyptian affairs. Tho loyalty of tho khedlvo to British rule Is 6trongly questioned. His closest associates nro members of tho pro Turkish party, which Is under Ger mnn Inlluenco. With Lord Kitchener absent from Egypt nnd most of tho regular British garrlRon withdrawn for servlco In Frnnco, tho opportunity for revolutionary outbreaks Is unusual. Combined Fleets Shell Cattaro. Cettlnje, Oct. 18. Tho Anglo-Frencb fleet, now comprising 40 unltB and supported by tho heavy French naval guns that woro successfully posted on Mount tavchen. has again resumed tho bombardment of tho port of Cattaro. Boers Lose 8eventy In Battle. Capo Town. Oct. 18. Tho first en countor botweert tho rebellious Boers nnd tho loyalists has resulted In a vic tory for tho latter. A forco of native troops seut against tho robels dofeat- tu mum ana iook 70 prisoners. forth from thorn liln mnirnin.i ror tho subsequent loss of which ho was condemned to death and did ac tually Buffer Imprisonment. "Holglum bellovod itsolf protected by Its triplo barrier of Llego, Namur. nnd Antwerp. Alas! it was not. No more nro we with Maubeugo or the Austrlans with Lemborg and Przemysl. Iho real safeguard of a nation Is an effcctlvo military forco that con stay an army of Invasion." Tho observations of Rousset, have aroused spocial Interest. - "w',',,'"'''VS(W,rt,SrtAtt-twAAWM...M.g' Ill BILL PASSED WILL RAISE $100,000,000 REVENUE TO MEET EMERGENCY. CONDITION OF STATE BANKS Nebraska People Continue to Increase Bank Deposits Kansas Aggies Go Down to Decisive Defeat. Western Newspaper Union News Service. Washington. The administration war revenue bill, levying approxi mately $100,000,000 additional taxes to meet tho emergtney caused by tho war In Europe, was posed by tho sen ato Saturday, 34 to 22, .ftcr southern democrats, in coalition with the re publicans of tho sonntp, desperately fought to Indefinitely postpone consid eration of the measure because cotton relief legislation had been decisively defeated. Cornhu6kers Defeat Kansas Aggies. Mnnhattan, Kan. Tho Nebraska Cornhuskcrs, nftor plnylng disappoint ing football In their two previous contest, settled into their real stride Saturday on college field nnd admin istered a decisive defeat to tho Kan sas Aggies. Tho final score stood 31 to 0 at tho end of n contest In which tho Cornhuskerfl displayed their supe riority in every phnsc nnd feature ex cept forward passing, In which tho Aggies alone excelled. NEBRASKA BANKING CONDITIONS Deposits In State Banks Continue to Increase. Lincoln, Nob. Regnrdlcss of tho war In Europe tho people of Nebraska continue to Increase their deposits In stnto banks. The quarterly report of the state banking bonrd show that tho total deposits In stnto banks wero on September 21. $9G,470,452.65, nn In crenso of $4,507,731 since tho report of tho condition of state banks May 1G. Tho number of depositors In stnto banks Is now 343,983. Tho average reserve Is far above tho legal require ment. It Is now 24 per cent. Since May 16, 1914, tho resources of Btato banks havo Increased $5,419,257.18. Tho Increnso In loans nnd discounts wna $3,0G4,223.1G. Tho Increase duo from banks nnd cash was $2,187,952.75 nnd tho increase in deposits wns $4, 507,731. Carranza Must Pay the Bill. Nnco. Ariz. Two hundred and flft Mexicans wounded during tho attack on Nnco, Sonora. havo beon brought to this city through special permis sion from tho Washington govern ment, which first had refused asylum hero. The Carranza government hns promised that they will be attended without expense to tho American stnto or national government. This action camo as a result of nn appeal mndo through Governor Hunt, in which It was assorted that if tho Mexican town was taken by Governor J Maytorona'B Indians tho wounded would bo killed. Germans Sink British Cruiser. London. Tho German submarine servlco has robbed the British navy ol tho cruiser Hawke and haB raised tho tally of the list of warships sunk by tho Germans to seven. To this must bo added tho virtual destruction of tho cruiser Pegasus by a German war ship at Zanzibar. The Hawlie, a cruiser of 7,350 tons, under command of Cnpt. Hugh Williams, was sunk In tho North sea, tho graveynrd of six other warships, victims of Germnn tor pedoes. Out of a crew of 400 men, fifty wero saved. Hessian Fly Infects Wheat Fields. Kearney, Neb. Insect Expert Jo seph S. Ware, of tho United States de partment of agriculture found upon examination of several wheat fields a few miles south of this city evidences of the MesBinn fly. One field of 180 ncres was badly Infested and much had to bo plowed up. Tho larva and pupa of tho fly was found in sovornl dlfforcnt farms. Tho npearanco of tho Hessian fly In this section was not expected by tho farmers and they now havo a now pest with which to battlo. Asking for Big War Credit. Berlin. Tho Prussian government will nslc tho diet for a war credit of more than $2,500,000,000. Government work on tho railways and highways will bo proposed to cope with tho un employment situation and to glvo re lief to small communities. At a Joint sitting of tho party leaders It was de cided unanimously to support tho gov ernment program. Tho sitting of tho dlot will partake of tho character of a war session and will last only a few days. Big Order for Anti-Toxin. Philadelphia, Pa. An order for 6, 000 packages of lockjaw anti-toxin for French and English troops has been placed with a local firm. Tho anti toxin Is to bo used especially for tho Immunization of troops who aro obliged to fight In trenches. Tetanus germs nro particularly prevalent In enrth nnd tho French nnd English mil itary authorities propose to Inoculate tho solictors before going In the trenches. BRIEF NEW8 OF NEBRASKA Alliance will havo a council of tho boy scouts. Geneva will erect a new strictly modern city hall. The new United Brethren church at Jullen was dedicated Sunday. Preparations aro being made for a big coursing meet at Beatrice. Havelock Commercial club will hold Its annual banquet October 29. The Farmers' Congress will con reno In Omaha, Docember 8 to 10. Dr. II. C. Mill, for nine years post master at Grand Island, Is dead of dlabotcs. Burglars entered tho postofTlco at Indlanola, blow tho Bafe and got away with $200. Oscar Wamberger, 30, was Instnnt ly killed whon his automobllo turned turtle near Norfolk. Women's suffrage was Indorsed by tho federation of women's clubs nt Its session at Falls City. Mrs. Joseph Vetersnlck, nged 70, dropped dead of heart trouble at her homo nt Plattsmouth. J. F. Smith has been engaged ns physical director of tho Parish gym nasium nt AInsworth. Tho llttlo daughter of President Al len of Donno college at Creto Is dead of ptomaine poisoning. A three days' session of tho Men nonlte church will bo hold at Boatrlce, commencing October 28. Rockvlllo nnd St. Paul staged a ten Inning game Sunday afternoon, tho final score ending 0 to 0. Mrs. Allen Judd of Iumnn had hor hand badly mangled whon It wns cnught In a power wringer. Mr. and Mrs. Sylvanus Lamb of Genovn celebrated their sixtieth wed ding anniversary Saturday. James Powell, who died last week In Omnha, was the first warden of the Illinois state prison at Jollct. At a special election hold at DoWItt electric and park bonds carried by 90 to 1G and 70 to 40, respectively. The village board of Sterling has granted n franchise to tho Farmers' Telephone company of that place. Bonds to the amount of $9,500 were roted nt Tnlmago for tho construction jf an electric light and power plant. E. P. Hill fell from n train nt Silver Dreck and was so badly Injured that t was necessary to nmputato an arm. Members of tho Fremont Country :lub have decided to hold a fair at the Masonic hall, starting November 1G. Beatrice is making arrangements to properly care for tho crowd expected U the poultry show to bo held thoro this winter. Luther A. Rutledgo Is dead at his jomo In Bethany from pulmonary hemorrhage, brought about by a fit of soughing. Will Schelllngcr raised 900 bushols of tomatoes on a two-acre patch near Nebraska City, and they netted him nearly $300. A Lincoln horse and mule company aas the contract to furnish tho agents sf tho French government 2,500 No oraska horses. Two horses driven by Thomas Woodward of Seward were killed when thoy plunged ovor tho odgo of n washedout culvert. Members of tho Christopher Colum bus society of Lincoln and their fami lies eclobrated Columbus day with a ball and banquet. Tho slxteen-monthsold child of R. G. Rohrko of Hadar was run over by a train when It wandered on to a rail road track near its homo. Hog cholera 13 prevailing to such an alarming extent In many parts of Nemaha county that somo big herds havo been seriously affected. Burglars havo been raiding churches and residences at Plattsmouth. In tho Episcopal church they obtained $G from tho contribution plato, and drank tho communion wine. The biennial convention of tho De gree of Honor, the ladles' auxiliary to tho A. O. U. W., will meet In Lin coln in 1916, according to tho decision of the convention at Fremont. The business houses of Clatonla, which woro destroyed by flro somo time ago, are being replaced with sub stantial brick blocks. Efforts aro being mado to locate money which Niels Hansen Is sup posed to hn'vo burled on his farm near North Platto. Hanson was found dead on his homestead several days ago. Leslie Piatt, newly-appointed post master of Crab Orchar1, Is now in chnrgo of tho office. His predecessor wns Frank M. Sknrrott, who was post mastor of tho village for eighteen years. Rev. A. J, Holllngsworth, for sevoral years pastor of tho Christian church at Peru, has accepted the pastorate of Temple church at Kansas City. A largo glass container has been placed In the dairy building on the state farm at Lincoln and Is kept filled with fresh buttermilk for the accommodation of tho thirsty stu dents. Dodgo county farmers have harvest ed the largest crop of alfalfa In tho history of the county. The fourth cut ting Is being made and a largo yield is resulting. Tho acreage Is larger than ever before. At a meeting of tho board of county commissioners at Pawnee City, John MacCnna was appointed sheriff to fill tho vacancy caused by tho death of Sheriff J. C. Rapor. Tho contract for putting In tho poles and wire from Janson to Falrbury for tho Jansan Electric Light company has boon lot and work began last weok. Milton Cast, tho 8-yenr-old son of Mr. nnd Mrs. Gotllob Cast of Lincoln, died Sunday as a result of Injuries re ceived two weeks ago, whon ho foil from a ladder In the gymnasium at the Randolph school. MU5TBEIN0NEFUND ADDITIONS TO HIGH SCHOOL DE BATING LEAGUE GOSSIP FROM STATE CAPITAL Items of Interest Gathered from Re liable Sources and Presented in Condensed Form to Our Readers. Western Newspaper Union News Service. Tho eighth year of tho Nebraska High School Debating longuo opens with a largo Increnso In tho member ship of the organization, which start ed with thirty schools In 1903 and' reached slxty-nlno last year. Thir teen additional applications for mem bership havo been received by tho ex ecutive committee. Thoy aro from: Anslcy, Superintendent Delia Berger;. Bartley, Superintendent J. E. Duncan; Crelghton, Superintendent O. N. Slovens; Fullorton, Superintendent W. B. Ireland; Gibbon, Superintend ent A. R. Nichols; Holdrogo, Superin tendent Dell Gibson; North Platte. Superintendent Wilson Tout; Oak land, Superintendent J. R. Armstrong; Ogallala, Superintendent C. R. Robin son; Seward. Superintendent J. A. Woodnrd; Wayne, Superintendent O. R. Bowen; West Point, Superintend ent L. S. Knoll; Wlsner, Superintend' ent R. M. Eaton. Must Stay In One Fund. Deputy Attorney General George W. ayres has Informed Stato Auditor W. B. Howard that tho act of tho last legislature authorizing tho stato board of control to expend tho funds of a stnto Institution for any other FULLBACK WARREN HOWARD Fullback Howard Is playing his last year under Cornhusker colors. For three years he has been Nebraska's premier punter and consistent around nalner, and perhaps had more to do with the win ning of the Minnesota flame last season than any other one man. His toe many times booted the ball out of danaer and prevented opponents from scoring. purpose than tho purpose for which the legislature appropriated them 1b unconstitutional. The legislature In question appropriated fixed amounts for certain purposes for each institu tion, and then added a section to the general appropriation bill authorizing tho board of control to take money from one fund of an Institution and use It for somo other purpose for the tamo institution. Will Print Dally Journals. Secretary Ludl, of the stato printing bureau, is preparing specifications on which bids for stato printing must be based. Ho proposes to follow the recommendation of tho Joint legisla tive committee In regard to tho print ing of bills nnd tho house and senate journals. The houso and senate jour nals aro to bo printed dally and the sheets bound In book form at the closo of tho leglslntlvo session. The onrolllng nnd engrossing clerks, who formerly spent most of their time aB spectators In leglslntlvo galleries, will bo found there no more. Thoro Is to bo no enrolling or engrossing of bills In long hand. All bills will bo printed Favors Fall Plowing. Fall plowing for corn In central and tastern Nebraska is a practice that is warmly recommended by tho Nebras ka college of agriculture. Among tho points in favor of It are: Tho fall furnishes n tlmo when deep plowing may be done early enough to allow tho soil to become compacted by planting tlmo. When plowing Is done In the fall, a longer time Is afforded for the refuse of tho preceding crop to rot. Lato fall plowing helps to de stroy the small brown ant which Is a protector of tho root plant louse. Time Is less pressing In the fall than oftentimes In the spring. The struc ture of clay and other stiff soils Is Im proved by weathering. Fall plowing should bo left rough In order that it may collect moisture and hluder blow ing. Dr. Charles E. Bossoy of tho de partment of botany Is representing Nebraska at tho session of tho botan ists of the central states at St. Louis Dr. R. J. Pool, also of iho state uni versity faculty, will read a paper on "Plants That Hav Come Into the Roger's Woods "' gsggggflsW .gfgfsVK -sVKSMNggffgag ' tfHllgsMHHHV '"'gsrSfcir HgggsggtW' rM B slggggggggggggggggggW f f M & VsgsgsgsgsgsgsgsgsJHsgsgH $rr$tr ' VrSsggggsr ' '-flU j5jM mmwm l.st 'bi 1st