RED CLOUD, NEBRASKA, CHIEF I BELIEVE BRITISH WARSHIP IS LOST Audacious Reported to Have Been Victim of Mine Off the Irish Coast. IS FIRST-CLASS BATTLESHIP Commissioned In 1912, of Twenty-five Thousand Tons' Burden Germans Forced to Evacuate Dlxmude Rus sians Report Continued Advances In East Prussia. London, Nov. 14. Although no of ficial announcement him been tnndo, from Information received tonight It coma posslblo that tho IlrltinH battle hip AudncloiiH haa boon lost. It was a victim olthor of n mlno or of a boiler aagazlno explosion last week In tho Irish sea. It is bolloved that tho Audacious truck a mlno not fur from the fluid that tho Olympic ran Into a few days go. Tho admiralty ofllco has admit ted it Is "pure luck" Jtliat tho Olympic !b etlll afloaL Tho Audacious was a 25,000-ton first lino battleship. It was commissioned September, 1912. It cnrrlod ten 13. G Inch gunn and 1G four-Inch guns. It tad a speed of 21 knots. Wreck German Submarines. Tho Standard prints a report, which tho press bureau permits, that two of tho enemy'o submarines havo been lost There has been no official an nouncement of either. Tho Standard report adds that thero is every reason to beUovo two submarines which have boon raiding in tho channel havo been satisfactorily accounted for, according to Information from crcdlblo naval sources. Ono of these submarines has been carrying out a series of during rccon nolssances In tho vicinity of Dovor, and a patrolling cruiser has reported ttompte by this German craft to tor pedo It FORCED TO LEAVE DIXMUDE Germans Unable to Hold Captured French City Allies Maintain Positions. London, Nov. 14. The Germans, who on Tuesday last captured Dix redo, today were driven out with heavy Iosbcs. They stood tho terrific fire bravely; In fact, refused to budge from their WOUNDED ALGERIAN FIGHTER ThlB Algerian, who was wounded In tho battle of the Alsne, is a typo of tho soldiers which Franco brought over from her possessions In Afrlcn. hard earned position until extermina tion faced them. They stood their ground bofore a heavy flro of shrapnel nnd high explo sives, but on the appearance of a large forco of French marines in a bnyonot charge they rapidly retreated, refusing to tnko a chance on heavier losses. German Position Unimproved. At other polntB In West Handera tho Germans tj0 not seem to havo im proved their position to any marked extent. In fact, an unofficial report from tho north of France tonight eays that their nttempta to brenk down the Hrltlsh resistance around Ypres havo failed and that their attempt to drlvo a wedgo into the allied lines by a con centrated heavy gun flro at La Bnsseo also failed. Thero ban been a considerable bulge In tbo line hero for some tlmo, but the &i&X&l-j , sLssssssssssssB . vW XHBH BiwISlsoH '''iBBBMlw'1 its. isHtfc'fcS amsssssWSRl?lPlf! Hwnfiil nallHCn3ggI ni i ill mj 111 1 1 W BsHiBBBBBBBBK B tSsS 1 SBbH i- LbbbbB VibbbbbV m F H ViSBSSsV " KAISER WILHELM IJ fUPljWW BVlTVbSKsBlTvSianLBBBBBBBPINlBSu. X HBCTV 1rWTaWa tK.tJ SlinVtt VWWA-vryrtV.y.. Kulsur Wllhtim, at the right, uiul on a pontoon bridge over the lllvor allien hold their positions on either Hunk Tells of Ypres Fighting. Tin- official press bureau Issued the following communication regarding the fighting nt Yprcs: "Our troops wero subjected to the heaviest bombardment that we havo yet experienced, from dawn for three hours. This was nt once followed by nn UEBault In force, carried out by the First and Fourth brigades of tho Prus sian guard corps. Mt Is understood that these picked troops had beon brought up specially to act against ua in order to forco their way through at points where previous efforts mndo by tho Infantry of tho lino had failed. Break Through Allies' Lines. "Tho attack was pressed with tho greatest bravery and determination. Owing to tho gullantry of our troops and their splendid resistance ngalnst great odds tho attempt to penetrate to Ypres was repulsed, but tho weight of the enemy's advance enabled them to break through our lines at three points. They wore, however, hurled back and prevented from gaining further ground. "An Immense loss wub Inflicted on tho enemy, 700 of their dead being found on the ground behind our front trenches alone. The casualties suffered by them In advancing up to our line under direct and enfiladed fire, musty havo been enormous, our casualties also were heavy. We took 1,300 pris oners." French Official Report. Paris, Nov. 14. Tho French official announcement given out hero says that from tho LyB. to the sea the light ing has been less violent than on pre vious days. Soveral efforts of tho Ger mans to cross the Yser wero checked. Generally speaking, tho French posi tions hnvo been maintained and Ger man attacks around Yprcs were ro- pulsed. Tho French forces In tho north are described as holding positions close to tho barbed wlro ontnnglemcntB of the enemy. Slight progress on other parts of tho battle front Is reported, ns well as tho enpturo of a German detachment by a Burprlse attack. From Germain Point of View. Tlorlln, by wireless to London, Nov. 14. Gorman military headquarters to day gave out an official announcement as follows: "On tho brnnch of tho Yser canal at Nlcuport our marines havo inflicted heavy Iosros on the enemy and wo havo taken 700 prisoners. During our attacks on Yprcs, which havo pro gressed favorably, another 1,100 pris oners have been taken. "Fierco French attacks to the west and east of Solssons havo beon re pulsed with heavy losses to the ene my RUSSIAN ARMIES ROLL ON Claim Successful Advances In East Prussia Berlin Declares Moves Were Checked. Petrograd, Nov. 14. Tho following statement has been received by the Russian commander In chlof's staff: "In East Prussia tho fighting con tlnues In the region of Stalluponen for tho poEticsslon of tho outlets In tho cnbtern chaltrof tho Mazurlan lakes. "Tho fighting In the regon of Soldnu continues. Tho German ofTcnRlvo has been repulsed In the dltectlon of Thorn on both banks of tho Vistula toward Ryfoln and Wloclawek and farther west. Tho enemy brought hero a part of his troops from Lyck. "In the Czenstochowa region tho Ger mans are moving gradually toward the Sllcslan frontier. "In Gallcla our offensive toward Dounalctz now hero encountered resist ance. Wo occupied Krosno and Inflict ed heavy losses on tho Australn rear guard. In tho region of Sanok and Turka, where wo stormed nightly n well-fortified position, tho Austrlnns on tho morning of November 11 bogan retreating. "In the Carpathians, on tho road Nadvorno to Mnrmaroszlgct, near Pa aleczna, wo defeated a body of hostile Sokols." Berlin Reports Russian Check, Derlln, Nov, 14. According to offi cial announcement given out In Dor- AT THE FRONT )A4uww'lu''V,r WiAi .-wK'O.'AVft.t u group of his officers, photographed Mouse. lln today news received from the east ern arena of hostilities shows that matters are proceeding favorably. The Hussion cavalry forcte, which were defeated previously with heavy loss In the vicinity of Kolo. 40 miles northeast of Knllscz, Russian Poland, resumed their offensive movements, mid swinging to tho southward were ngnln repulsed to tho east of Kullsz. This, the announcement bays, removed any possible dangor.of nn Invasion of Silesia. The unuouncoment adds: "On the East Prussian frontier at Eydtkuhnen and also farther south to the cast of the outlet of the Mazurlan lakes fresh battles have doveloped, but no decision has yet been reached." FINALLY DESTROY THE EMDEN British Warship Ends Career of Fa mous Cruiser Which Has Done So Much Damage. London, Nov 12. Two naval suc cesses of utmost Importance to Great Britain and Its allies were announced by the admirnlty. Tho first was the destruction of the German cruiser Emden. It was driven ashore and burned after a severe en gagement with the Australian cruiser Sydney in the Cocos or Keeling group of Islands southwest of Java in the Indian ocean. The second was the bottling up of the German cruiser Kocnlgsberg near Mafia Island on the coast of Gorman East Africa by the blockading of tho channel to tho harbor. This was done by the Australian cruiser Chatham. These two victories have cleared all tho high seas of German cruisers with the excoptlon of Admiral von Speo's fleet in the southern Pacific, and the nritlsh admiralty has Informed tho country that adequate measures have been taken to deal with this fleet, vic tor of the recent battle off tho Chilean coast. Emden's Captain a Prisoner. Cnptaln von Muller of tho Gorman cruiser Emden and Prlnco Franz Jo- i fieph of Ilohcnzollern, ono of his of- fleers, aro both prisoners of war and neither Is wounded, according to an announcement by tho admiralty. Tho admiralty adds that the losses on the Emden are unofficially reported as 200 killed and 30 wounded. Tho admiralty has given directions that all honors of war bo accorded to tho survivors of tho Emden nnd thnt the captain and tils officers are not to bo deprived of their swords. Eight German Flyers Killed. Iondon, Nov 13. Germany has In vaded England by airship, according to official announcement In Der lln, rocelved In London by wire less, which states that German avi ators havo flown over Sheerness nnd Harwich Sheerness is a rortilled senport In Kent at the mouth of the Thames, forty miles from ixindon. and Harwich, In Ksm Is about seventy miles northeast of London. A thril ling encounter occurred In tho vlcln Ity of Ypres between olght aeroplanes. four German, two French and two llrltlsh Tho Gorman machines were finally destroyed by artillery lire and tho eight ofllcura thoy carried were killed. Call a Million More Men. London, Nov. 13. The llrltlsh gov ernment will call for 1,000,00 more men to fight the GormanB. This num ber Is In excess of tho number of men nlroady voted for 1914 and 1915. It does not affect tho territorial force Tho additional 1.000,000 men will bring the llrltlsh forces up to 2.I8C, 400. On AugUBt 5 there waB a supple mentary estlmnto of 500.000 followed on September 9 by 500,000 more. Tho number of men now called out by tho government answers the requirements of the year ending March 31, 1915. Praise the German Navy, llcrlln (by wireloss), Nov. 13. "Tho Gorman navy has destroyed tho leg end of llrltlsh naval supremacy," was tho declaration of tho Gorman press on Thursday in commenting upon tho destruction of tho cruiser Emden. Whllo tho naval critics dcplcro tho loss of tho cruiser, they omphaslze tho fnct that England had to call to her assistance the Australian, Japan ese, Russian and French warships to I bunt tho vessel down. EI, B G PROHIBITION DECREE IN EFFECT IN RU83IA. FINANCIAL OUTLOOK BETTER Progress Toward Resumption of Regu lar Business. Stock Yards at Chicago Have Been Reopened, Western Newspaper Union News Service, Petrograd. Thousands of men, wo men and children stood In a driving snow storm before the doors of the liquor shops on Saturday, the last day . on which it wub possible to purchase I light wine nnd beer under the prohibi tion net of the Russian government, which on Monday became absolute. 'Ap plicants for a final supply of leverages rame with baskets, sacks, carts and wheelbarrows, many having pawned their last belongings to procure means to purchase. This final prohibition act I Is the last of Unco distinct liquor re- I forms, the first curtailing the salo of I vodka and the second abolishing It ab solutely The third measure extends the prohibition to every form of alco holic drink In all portions of the em pire under martial law Cities Included under the prohibition are Odcata, Riga, Warsaw. Moscow. Kiev nnd virtually all cities of western Rusfa. Stock Yards Resume Business. Chicago. 111. Complete disinfection of the Chicago stock yards, made nee eseary bv the foot and mouth disease, was finished Saturday and everything Is In readiness for the reopening of the Institution. Dr. V. N. Nell, chief of the federal government's bureau of inei't liifpret'on Issued a statement de. .daring that the public need feel no ap prehension of the meat sent out. "There Is no chance for the public to get meat that has even been ex IMised to contamination," ald Dr. No!? "because of the rigid supervision ex erclsed by the government." FINANCIAL OUTLOOK BETTER Progress Made Toward Resumption of Regular Business. New York. Decided progress to wards tho resumption of regular busi ness was noted in the general flnan clal situation. Announcement that the cotton exchange is to reopen for free and unrestricted trading was followed by Intimations from high banking quarters of tho probable reopening of tho stock exchange at the beginning of tho new year. Incidentally, member ships on both exchanges wero sold to day at prices materially higher than thoso quoted a few weeks ago. There were other distinct indica tions of improvement, Including further heavy retirements of emergency cur rency, additional advices in most of tho bonds and stocks quoted by the several markets now in operation and an advance In the price of copper metal. It was belloved that resumption of business by the cotton exchanges would exerclso an Immediate and fav orable influence over the foreign ex- change situation Lord Roberts Dead. London. Field Marshal Earl Rob era Is dead from pneumonia. A tele gram from Field Marshal Sir John French, commander of the British ex peditionary forces on tho continent apprised Earl Kitchener, sectrary for war, of the death of England's great soldier. Tho telegram read: "I deeply regret to toll you that Ixml Roborts died at 8 o'clock this (Saturduy) morning." Field Marshal Roberts, who was colonel-ln-chlef of the Indian troops, had gone to France to give them his greeting. Soon nfter his arrival ho be enmo seriously 111. Cornhuskcro are Champions. Lincoln. Nob Tho Nobrnska Corn- buskers still aro supremo In Missouri valley football. Colliding Saturday on Nebraska Hold with their historic riv- nls. tho Kansas .lay hawkers, tho Husk ! ers achieved u crushing triumph by idling up n total or live touchdowns and 35 points, whllo the Jay hawker? Buffered tho Ignominy of a shutout. To Reopen Irrigation Canal. Gothenburg, Neb. A aurvey Is be ing made on the south aide of tho Platte river near hero with n view to reopening tho Irrigation cnnnl, aban doned after having beon successfully operated for yoara. It is said that an organization will be effected nnd work will befeln on tho reconstruction of the ditch ns soon as the survey Is finished, so that an estlmnto of tho cost can bo mado. This will make it possiblo to water something llko 40,000 acres of the beBt of tho valley land. San Francisco, Cal. Far-reaching measures with tho Intention of divorc ing tho grapo growing industry, wine nnd brewers' Interests from tho sa loon will bo brought boforo the noxt legislnturo for passage by tho Califor nia Grano Growers association. The enactment of tho nntl-trent law will hn naked. Midnight nnd Sunday cios ing also will bo sought, but perhaps the most drastic of tho measures framod 1b one which seeks to make It Illegal for any wine maker, brewer, distiller or wholesaler to have any flnanr'l interest In a saloon. BRIEF NEW8 OF NEBRASKA Adams county pastors will form ministerial association. Tccumsch is making arrangementi to hold a chautauqua next season. Imcg and Henson will establish ai alfalfa mill and elevator at Seward. The state suffrage committee will meet at Omaha, December 4 and 6. Tho Nebraska manufacturers' asso elation Is in session at Omaha this week. many fliciniyrc, lormer American lcaguo outfielder, is to manage the Lincoln TIgors In 1915. Peter Durgay, 13 years old, residing near Silver Creek, is dead from Injur ies received while hunting. Mr. and Mrs. Ell Johnson of Oto county celebrated their fiftieth wed ding anniversary last week. Grand Island Is having trouble wit!) Its pool halls and will pass an ordl nnnco for an early closing hour, Frank Hurrison will leave I Frank Harrison will leave Lincoln about December 15 for a coupl months' tour of Central America. The Wymoro flro department will give its annual fair lasting five nights, commencing Tuesday, December 15. A number of Nebraska farmers have had more or less success the past sea son In raising cotton experimentally. Olof Nelson, for thirty years n Bur- llngton engineer, was run over and Instantly killed by a train at Lincoln. A. P.lckford of Morrill. Nob., was stricken with partlnl paralysis while en route to Lincoln on a llurllngton trnin. v Over GOO delegates were In attend ance at the session of the Nebraska Christian Endeavor at Lincoln last week, The Union Pacific put a force of fifty men at work cleaning and dis infecting the stock yards nt Grand Island. Hurglnrs at Lincoln used ether as n method of Inducing tho family of Sam Dotwlnlck to permit the ransacking of their home. Tho Lincoln Rotary club enter tained a number of rotarlans from middle western cities last week with a banquet. Adam Hoff of Hastings Is suing the Hastings Browing company for $2,700 alleging that a keg fell upon a finger and amputated It. William R. Mulvlhill, teller for tho Merchants bank nt Omnha, was found dead In n bedroom of his home, with the gas jets open. Dee Mohler, a Fremont boy, has per fected a process by which moving pic tures may be thrown on the screen in their natural colors. Frank Kreja of Pender Is dead at an Omaha hospital of Injuries received when ho was assaulted by two men and seriously beaten. Eddie Iane, 8 years old, near Tecum Beh. was kicked in the face by a horse and seriously Injured. Tho St. Joseph & Grand Island depot at Glonvllle, together with a lot of baggage and express matter, was destroyed by flro. F. H. Ileln, 22 years old, of Lincoln, may dio as a result of a mistake in taking bichloride of mercury tablets for headache medicine. According to reports received by tho Btnte boaid of agriculture, 8,910,975 pounds of butter wero made in Ne- i braska homes In 1913. Nearly fifty candidates were Jnltl- atcd Into the mysteries of Scottish , Rite Masonry nt the meeting of that body at Lincoln last week. 1 Legal technicalities have been dls i covered In tho Sunday baseball vote at Lincoln that may defeat tho propo i sltlon even though it carried. Tho city council of Auburn has 1 offered a reward for the conviction of the persons who sot lire to floral hall , at tho fair grounds at that place. I A broken Journal on n freight car caused a wreck at Sewnrd that threw a train of twenty-two cars Into a ditch, fortunately Injuring no one. , An explosion of a gnsollno stove at I tho homo of Mclvln Sanders at Au- burn wns quickly subdued by his wife j by throwing flour onto the flames. Patrons of tho Fremont postoffico, Including tho members of all political pnrtl03, will vote on n now postmaster at a prlmnry to bo hold In Jnnuary. Carl RIsch, 15-year-old boy nt Nor folk, ran away from homo because his mother found some clgaret papers In his pockets that he declined to ac count for satisfactorily. John Tnmlnoslnn, a Lincoln Armen ian, and n convert to Christianity, has determined to return to his former faith and will resumo his namo of Mo hnmed Nadir, which was conferred upon hi in when ho wns converted to Mohamcdlsm In Egypt. Sherman Williams, a painter, sus tained four broken ribs and Internal injuries by falling twenty feet from a ladder on which he was working at Wymore. Tho state teachers' association mooting nt Omaha last week la said to have been ono of the best In its history, over four thousand teachers being In attendance. David Pitt, a native of England and for forty years a resident of Beatrice, is dead at his homo there, aged 82 years. Pitt fought in the Crimean war and participated In the fnll, of Luck aow. A strange disease has appeared among tho horses In the nelghborhod a few mllea Btfuth of 'JohnBon. The veterinarians aro at a loss to know what It Is or what causes it. An Immonso wheel of solid gold, valued at $10,000, emblematic of Cali fornia rotarlanlsm, waa ono of the ox- , dibits at tho meotlng of tho rotary clubB nt Lincoln inst weeK C. L. noln of the chancellor's office haa written a lottor to President Kate McHugh of Omaha withdrawing the name- of Samuel Avery from tho list of nominations for tho state teachers' association presidency. Reduction In Living Costs Made Pos sible by Perfect Product. The sudden nnd highly alarming In crease In cunt of food necessities, such bs sugar uueJ Hour, demand luvreuaeil domestic economy, For lucomea havo not ndvunced with this war-time sour ing of food prices. Waste of food as well as coat of food must be considered and minimized In these days of exorbitant prices. Fortunutuly tho greatest food waste with which thu housewife has to eon tend buke-duy failures and thu waste of costly baking materials Is rendurid preventable by thu perfect leavening power of Calumet Making Powder. Calumet Is an absolutely sure baking powder of absolute purity. It nuver falls to produce, fully raised bakings that are tender and temptingly deli cious. For its wonderful leavening strength never varies. It's always uni formand always unexcelled. .. To pay inure than Is asked for Calu met Hlmi'ly means a useless wasto of money. To pay Icnn, and obtain an In terior powder, means tho useless waste of Unkluic .Mnterlnln. Order a. enn of Calumet. Save a sub stantial nam on tho price, asked for Trust UrandH when you buy It. Havo the Hour, sugar, butter and ckk so often wasted by lilg Can Powders when you imp it. you uru safe, in or dering Calumet, in trying it, in teatlnic the truth of these claims, for If you aro not thornuulily satisfied tho purchase price will bu refunded by your local dealer. In buying n can of Calumet send the slip found In thu ono-pound can to tho Calumet Halting Powder Co., Advertis ing Department, Chicago, 111., and you will receive ono of their handsome. 72 pagu Cook Hooks, Illustrations in col ors, and u book that will bo u guide t economy in tho kitchen. Adv. Activities of Women. Philadelphia has five women factory Inspectors. Women farm laborers In England number nearly one hundred thousand. Over five thousnnd women aro en gaged 'In Industry in Italy. Over six thousand women in Now York are employed ns talloresscB. Canada lias an actlvo rifle asocia tlon composed of women. There nro over three million widows in the United States nnd thero is nc estimato as to how many there will be in Europe after tho war, but It will probably bo twlco as many as we have. In Java, when a man marries, he goea to his wife's house, where the women sit in council upon all matters of importance and dictate tho affairs of the home. Widows of soldiers killed in the service of tho British army will re colve a pension of from five to' ten shillings u week, depending upon the rank of her husband. Quite Simple. "My dear major, I want to ask you a question," remarked tho modeBt mai den to her partner as they entered the conservatory. "A thousand If you like," replied the gallant major. "What is a kiss?" Tho soldier was taken aback, but quickly pulled him self together, and firmly Bald, "This la." "Sir," replied the Indignant seeker after higher culture, "you misunder stand me. The Interrogation I put to you was a mathematical problem which 1 thought might Interest you." "It does, It does," said the major, "but If it's a conundrum I give It up." Tho maiden's eyes sparkled, and there was music in her voice aa shu threw out tho answer, "Why, It's noth 'ng divided by two." Beware the Conflagration. Rev. Dr. Harris L. Remington, In an nddress on "Purity" boforo tho Young Men's Christian association of Duluth, said: "I would warn my young hearers ngalnst the nlmost universal custom known ns 'spooning.' In parlors, on park benches, everywhere, ono sees lads and lasses tightly folded in each others' arms, liko wrestlers of equal strength. Rah! "'But,' you nsk mo, 'what's the harm? A kiss is only a trifle.' " 'Ah, yes,' I respond, 'a kisB is only a trifle and eo Is a spark.'" Many a man who isn't a coward 1b afraid of consequences. DOCTOR KNEW Had Tried It Himself. 1 Tho doctor who haa tried Posturu knows that it is an easy, certain, and I pleasant way out of tho coffee habit and all of tho alls following and he I prescribes it for his patients as did a I physician of Prospertown, N. J. i One of his patients says: I "During tho summer Just past I suf fered terribly with a heavy fooling at the pit of my stomach and dizzy tool ings in my head and then a blindness would come over royyes bo I would have to sit down. I would got so nerv ous I could hardly control my feelings. "Finally I apoko to our family physi cian about '.t and ho, asked if I drank much coffee and mother told him that I did. Ho told mo to immediately stop drinking coffeo and drink Postum in its place, as he and his family had used Postum and found it a powerful robuilder and delicious food-drink. "I hesitated for a time, disliking the idea of having to givo up my coffee, but finally I got a package and found it to bo all tho doctor Bald. "Since drinking Postum in place of coffee ray dizziness, blindness and norvousnoss aro all gono, my bowels are regular and I am well and strong. That is a short statement of what Postum has dono for mo." Namo given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Read "The Road to Well ville," in pkgs. Postum comes la two forms: Regular Postum must bo well boiled. 15c and 25c packages. Instant Postum Is a solublo pow der. A teaspoontul dissolves quickly in a cup of hot water and, with croara and sugar, makes a delicious bovor ago Instantly. 30c and 50o tins. Tho cost per cup of both kinds Is about tho same. "There's a Reason" for Postum. r-sold by Grocers. ; .m&ttkmmm in m JMMittjiMtqiaa,