ffjW'Va ",""""'"'',''!:''1,3,B UiC Vrr 1 jMvutwHMQ aart asrsfet- M ft.wWf' vtrsp fr 'r ; RED CLOUD, NEBRASKA, CHIEF I II I U . PATIENCE IS LOST PRE8IDENT WILL SEND WARNING TO MEXICO. TRADE BALANCE OF A MILLION Bureau Chief Says United States Will Show Increase In Commerce Turkey Unable to Continue. Western Newspaper Union Mown Hervlco. Washington. President Wilson has decided to nunc notice on till the warring liictloim In Mexico that condi tions In tliul country have become In tolerable, mid that unleBB they them selves compose the situation soon, Home other means muy have to ho em ployed to accomplish the result. The first Intlmatlou of the president's de termination to taku this stop came in his appeal Issued uh head of tho Amer ican Ited Cross, eottlng forth that "due to Bcvcral years of Internal disturb ances" the unfortunate people of many parts of Mexico have been reduced to the verge of starvation, and urging contributions of relief funds. Turkey Unable to Continue War. London. Athetm dispatches re ceived hero nHHort that Djuvld Pasha, former Turkish minister of finance, has left Constantinople for Merlin. Ills purpose, according to tho AtheiiH dls patches, is to Inform Germany that Turkey Is unable to continue tho war and finds ll necessary to conclude a leparnte penco. TRADE BALANCE OF A BILLION. Bureau Chief Says United States Will Show It. San Francisco. Tho United States will have n favorable foreign trndo balance of a billion dollars at the end of this year ns against an unfavorable one of JC5.000.000 last year, Dr. B. K. Pratt, chief of tho bureau of foreign and domestic commerco of tho de partment of commerce, told tho bank ore of Idaho and Nevada In joint con vention here. Tho American dollar, ho said, will supplant the English pound sterling ns tho unit of foreign eichango. Restrict Hours of Drinking. London. "No soldier or 'sailor, whether officer or private, may ho eorred a drink In the seventh district except between noon and half past eight o'clock In the evening." This order, addressed to Raloonkeopcrs, has bees Issued by the brigadier general commanding tho district. Up to the present time thoro havo been but few restrictions regarding drinking on tho part of commissioned officers. P To Obtain 1,000,000 Converts. Los Angeles, Cal. Tho proposal to put forth extraordinary efforts to ob tain 1,000,000 converts before 1920 was enthusiastically ndoptcd by the North eastern Baptist convention hero. Tho program also enlls for Increasing tho missionary forces within the United Stntea and In foreign countries to f.,000 and raising contribution to mis sion funds to $6,000,000, Lincoln, Neb. Specifying sovonty nno alleged errors of law thnt oc curred In the trial of tho ense. tho ap peal of Boy Roberts from the death sentence Imposed by the Lincoln county district court has been filed In supreme, court here. Tho nppeal acts as nn automatic stay of the execution, which was set for June 4 Tho lato filing of the plen gives Boberts a re prieve until next fall, at the very lat est, inasmuch as the next sitting of the mpremo court Is the last before the summer vacation. Paris. The Borne correspondent of the Temps telegraphs that ninrj,11, 000 women have enrolled In a female pollco forco authorized by the Italian government. These women belong of tho most part to tho middle classes. They will undergo special physical training and wear uniforms London. A statement given out by the official press bureau says that the losses of tho Turks In the recent fight ItiE at the Dardanelles Is considerably heavier than had been supposed. The statement was In the form of n report from Major General William R. Bird wood, transmitted from Cairo. Condemned Men Get Respite. Florence, Ariz. Fivo Mexicans, sen tenced to bo hanged between the hours of 11 and 4 Friday, lived to see other days. With every legal ob stacle to their execution Bet aside, tho etuto board of pardons and paroles Krauted a nine wocks' maximum re spite in order that tho men might be hanged one nt a time Instead of all together. It so recommended to Gov ernor Hunt, who has opposed Infliction of the denth penalty with every resource- at his command. Stockmen Form Association. Curtis, Nob. Tho directors of tho llighllnu Agricultural nnd Live Stock association completed Its final organi sation and located tho place of hold ing tho annual fair at Curtis in a meeting hold at this place Tho pur pose of this organization Is to conduct an annual fair in which all tho towns of tho highllno from Holdrego west to tho Colorado lino nro represented. Tho association is managed by u board of directors which is made up of ono member from each t.twn. fir JUST DREAMING PUA fey fl!w&k trrm --feidfc&v iCupyriKliui NOT SURE IT WAS TORPEDO BRITISH MAJESTIC SUNK BY SUB MARINE TORPEDO. Government Waiting for Ncwb from Steamer Nebraskan King Em- manuel Assumes Command of Italian Army. Western Newsp.ipei L'nlon Ncwb Service. London. The torpedoing and sink Ing of tho British battleship Majebtlc is announced by the admiralty in the following statement: "An enemy submarine torpedoed and aank II. M. S. MaJostlc,Cnptaln II. F. O. Tnlbott, Thursday morning while It was supporting tho urmy on the Gal llpoll peninsula. Nearly, all tho of llcers und men were saved." Tho Blnklng of the MuJestic makes tho fifth Ilrltlsh battleship lost In the Dardanelles campaign and the second by a hostllo submarine, tho Triumph having been sent to the bottom In tho Onlf of Saras last Wednesday. Tho French also have lost one battle ship In tho Turkish campaign tho Bouvet. Italian King Assumes Command. Parla. A dispatch to the I lavas agency from Homo says King Victor Hmmnnucl has assumed supreme com mand of tho nrmy and navy forces and that he has left incognito fjr tho Italian headquarters. The Hags of the Furopean powers allied against Ger many Franco, Italy, Great Britain, Russia, Belgium and Serbia weio by order of the French government dis played In groups over many of the public buildings and monuments of Paris. NOT SURE IT WAS TORPEDO. Are Waiting for News from the Steamer Nebraskan. Washington. The course of the United States government in the case of the American steamer Nebraskan, damaged off tho coast of Ireland, Is yet undetermined, because olllcinls are without definite Information as to whether tho ship was torpedoed or struck by a mine Messages from Am bassador Page ami Consul General Skinner nt London transmitted tho re port or the British admiralty that tho vessel had been torpedoed, but officials noted with much Interest the captain's report to his owners Indicating a doubt ns to whether the Nebraskan was hit by a torpedo or mine. Syracuse, N. Y. The Jury In the trial of William Barne3' suit for libel against Theodore Roosevelt returned a verdict In fnvor of tho defendant after considering for more than eleven hours the question of placing all tho costs of the nctlon upon tho plaintiff It Is tho belief or the Jury everything Colonel Boosevelt charged Is true and therefore tho plaintiff, not hnvlng been libeled, is entitled to no damages. Sioux City, la. Joseph Provncek. his wire, two sons and n daughter were drowned Tuesday night during tho slorm at their home two miles south of Spencer. Nob., according to work which reached Sioux City. The bodies havo been found, tho message stated. Postal Revenues Fall Behind. Washington Postnl revenues for tho llrst half of the current fiscal )car, which ends July 1. show a deficit of practically $0,500,000 Figures Is sued by tho postofllee donnrtnipnt show tho expenses of the postal estab lishment Increased more than $9,000, 000, ns against the corresponding period last year, whllo receipts de creased nlmost $500 000. Postmaster General Burleson said the deficit was directly atrlbutnble to tho European, wnr, which Interrupted the normal growth of postnl revenues, No Thought of Extra Session. Unshlngton. President Wilson snys ho hns not considered enlllng nn extra session of congress In October. Ho remarked thnt his mind nnd been oc cupied with other matters and that there was still plenty of time to think about nn extra session, Honolutu, T. H. Tho submarine F-4, raised twenty-ono feci, has been brought within olghty-sovoii feet or tho surrnce. Divers were temporarllv halted by the lifting operations and they wont down for an examination BRITISH LOSE BATTLESHIP THE DARDANELLES. IN Proclamation Issued Bearing on Italy's War Move. Much Damage Done by Tornado Near Spalding. We-tein Newspaper I'nloti New Service Ixindun. The British battleship Triumph hna been sunk In the Dar danelles. The disaster to tho Tri umph is described In a brief state ment by the admiralty, which Buys that whllo operating In support of the Australian and New Zealand froces on the shore of the Galllpoll penin sula the Triumph wus torpedoed by a, submarine and sank shortly after wards. The majority of the officers and men. Including the captain and com mander, are reported to have boen saved. Spalding Has Bad Tornado. Spalding, Neb. Mrs. Thomas Kollv was killed and her husband was In jured, probably fntnlly, and several others sustained Injuries in n tornado which visited five or bIx farms east of hero Tuesday night. The storm killed a large amount of live stock nnd dam aged considerable property on several farms nearby all the buildings being demolished. UNITED STATES TO BE NEUTRAL Proclamation Bearing on Italy's En ' try In War. Washington A neutrality proclama niatlon by the United States covering the entry of Italy In the Kuropenn war has been published by the stnte de partment, under date of Muy 21. The proeluamation cautions American citi zens "thnt the law nnd treaties of the United States without Interfering with the free expression of opinion and s.vmpnthy, or with the commercial manufacture or sale of arms or mu nitions of wnr, nevertheless Impose upon nil persons Impartial neutrality during the existence of tho contest.' The language of tho proclamation Is Identicnl with other neutrality procla mations Issued during the present wnr. American Steamship Torpedoed. Ixmdon Tho -American steamer Nebraskan, Cnptaln Green from Liv erpool May 24 for Delaware break water, was torpedoed Tuesday by a submurlnc at a point forty miles southwest of Fastnet off tho south coast of Ireland. The sea was calm nt the time. The crew at once took to the boats and stood by the steamer. It was Boon ascertained that the Ne braskan was not seriously damaged. She had been struck forward nnd her foreholds were full of water. The crew returned on board nnd got the vessel under way No lives were lost among the crew, The Nobrnskan did not enrry any passengers. Congestion Being relieved. London. The congestion In the port of Iondon which for a time threatened to tie up commerce Indefinitely, is be ing rolleved gradually. , Filling Big Order for Horses. East St Louis, 111. Representatives of the French government here have began filling nn order ror 20.000 horses. This Is the largest sluglo order received in the United States since the European war began. Franco already hns bought 30,000 horses on this market. Washington. Italian embassy of ficials declare the Italian government could not und would not call on nat uralized Americans to return to their native land and tnko up arms. Italians Penetrate Austria. Rome. Official announcement hns been made by the war office that Hal Inn forces had penetrated Austria, oc cupying Cnpoielto, tho heights be tween tho Judnlo nnd Tsonzo, and the towns or Cormons, Cervlgnagno and Term. The towns or Cnporr-tto Cor mons. Cervlgnano nnd Terzo nro in Austrian territory, two or three miles rrom tho Italian border line. They stretch nlong the frontier on a lino running north from tho head of the W7 or Tries. ANSWER IS RECEIVED LUSITANIA CLASSED AMONG THE WAR VESSELS. GERMANY'S REPLY IS POLITE Yields No Points In Particular, and Insists that Lusltania Was Armed Below Her Decks. VtKttrn NewHpiiper l'nlon New Service EXPLANATIONS ASKED FOR. Slnklngi of Falaba; one American drowned.. Aerial attack on American ship Cushlng. Torpedoing of American ship Gul flight. Sinking of Lusltania; more than 100 Americans drowned. WHAT PRESIDENT ASSUMED. That submarines cannot be used as commerce destroyers without violat ing humanity! dictates. That Americans may travel any where safely. RECOGNITION ASKED. That non-combatants, .either neu tral or belllgerant nationality, must not be Jeopardized In the destruction of unarmed merchant ships. The obligation to search merchant ships suspected of carrying contra band before attacking them. The Note .in Full. The following Is tho text of the Gorman note: "The undersigned has the honor to submit to Ambassador Gerard tho fol lowing answer to tho communication of May 5th regarding the injury of American interests through German submarine wnrfare: "The Imperial German government has subjected the communication of the American government to a thor ough Investigation. It entertains also a keen wish to co-oernto in a frank and friendly way in clearing up a possible misunderstanding which may hnvo arisen in the relations between the two governmentB through the events mentioned by the American government. "Regarding, firstly, the jrnses of the American steamers Cushlng and Gul flight. Tho American embassy has al government has no Intention of sub go vernmen has no Intention of sub mitting neutral Hhlps In the war zone which nro guilty of no hostile acts to attacku by a submarlnu or submarines, or nvlators. On the contrary the Ger-' man forces have repeatedly been in structed most specifically to avoid at tacks on such ships. "If neutral ships In recent months have suffered through the German submarine warfare, owing to mistakes in Identification, It Is a question only or quite Isolated und exceptional cases, which can bo attributed to the British government's nbuse of flags, together with the suspicious or culpa hlo behavior or the masters of thq ships. Ready to Pay Damages. "Tho German government in nil .ik In which It h;iH linin nlimvn liv I -- - - - ' , its investigations that a neutral ship not Itself at fault was damaged by German submarines or aviators, has expressed regret over the unfortunate nccldent, nnd, if justified by condi tions, hns offered Indemnification. "The cases of the Cushlng and tho Gultlight will bo treated on the same principles. An investigation of both cases is in progress, the result of which will presently be communi cated to the embassy. Tho investi gation enn if necessary be supple mented by nn international call on the international commission of Inquiry nn net provided by article III of Tho Hague agreement of October 18, 1907. "When sinking the British steamer Falaba the commander of the German submarine had tho intention of allow ing the passengers and crow u full op portunity for a safe escape. Only when tho master did not obey the order to heave to, but lied and summoned help by rocket signals, did tho German commnnder order tho crew nnd pas sengers by signals and megnphono to lenvo the ship within ten minutes. Ho actually allowed them twenty-three minutes nnd fired the torpedo only I when susplclouo craft were hastening to the assistance of tho Falaba. Sorry for Loss of Life, "Regarding the loss of life by the sinking of the British passenger steamer Lusltnnin, the German govern ment hns nlready expressed to tho neutral governments concerned Its keen regret that citizens of their Btntes lost their lives. "On this occasion tho imperial gov ernment cannot, however, escape the impression thnt certnln Important Rain Causes Much Damage. Chicago. Scores of railway bridges havo been destroyed, tens or thou sands of acres of wheat and corn lauds are inundated und many rivers nnd creeks nro raging out of their bnnks, ns n result of tho unprecedent ed heavy rain throughout tho middle west Inst week. States visited by par ticularly heavy and almost uninter rupted rainfall for from live to eight days are Illinois, Indlnnn. Missouri, Knnsas and Iowa, according to weather bureau officials. fnctB hnvo n direct henrlng on the sinking of the Lusltania may have es caped the attention of the American government. "In the interest of a clear nnd com plete understanding, which is the aim of both governments, tho Imperial gov ernment considers it first necessary to convince Itself that the information accessible to both governments about tho facts of tho case is complete and In accord, "The government of the Unltod States proceeds on tho assumption that the Lusltania could be regarded as an ordlnnry unnrmed merchnntmnn. The Imperial government allows Itself In this connection to point out thnt tho Lusltania was ono of the largest and fUBtest British merchant ships, built with government funds as an auxiliary cruiser nnd carried expressly as such In the 'navy list' Issued by the British admiralty. Carried Concealed Guns. "It is further knows to the Imperial government, from trustworthy reports from Its agents and neutral pnsson gers that for a considerable time prac tically all the more valuable British merchantmen have been equipped with cannon nnd ammunition and other weapons nnd manned with persons who hnvo been speclnlly trained in Bervlng guns. The Lusltania, too, ac cording to Information received hero, had cannon aboard, which were mount ed and concealed 'below decks. "The Imperial government furtlicr hns the honor to direct the particular attention of the American government to ir.o fact that the British admiralty In a confidential instruction issued In February. 1M5. recommended Its mer cantile shipping not only to seek pro tection under neutral flags and distin guishing marks, hut also whllo thus disguised, to nttncl; German subma rines by ramming. As n speclnl induce ment for merchants to Hestroy sub marines, the British government also offered high prizes and has already paid Mich rewards. Not Undefended Ship. "The imperial government, In view of these facts, indubitably known to It, Is unable to regard British mer chnntment in tho zone of naval oper ations specified by the admiralty staff of the German navy as undefended.' German commanders consequently are no longer able to observe the ustom nry regulation of the prize law, which they before always followed. "Finally, the Imperial government must point out particularly thnt the Lusitanln on Its Inst trip, as on earlier occasions, carried Canadian troops and material. Including no less Until 5,400 cases of ammunition intended for the destruction of the brave German soldiers who are fulfilling their duty with self-sacrlflco and 'devotion in tho fatherland's service. "The German government believes thnt it was ncting In Justified self-defense In becking with all the means of warfare at its. disposition, to pro tect the lives of Its soldiers by de stroying ammunition intended Tor tho enemy. Innocents as Shields. "The British shipping company must hnvo been aware of the danger to which the passengers aboard the Lusl tnnin were exposed under these con ditions. The Company In embarking them, notwithstanding this, attempted deliberately to use the lives of Amer ican citizens as protection for the ammunition aboard and acted agaiiibt the clear provisions of the American lnw which expressly prohibits the for warding of passengers on ships carry ing ammunition and provides a pen alty therefor. Tho company theieforo is wantonly guilty of the death of so mnny passengers "There can bo no doubt, according to definite report of the submarine's commnnder. which is rurther con firmed by all other Information, that the quick sinking of the Lusltania is primarily attributed to the explosion of tho ammunition shipment caused by a torpedo. The Lusltanla's passen gers would otherwise, in nil human probability, hnvo been saved. "The Imperial government consid ers the above mentioned facts Import ant enough to recommend them to the nttentlve examlnntlon of tho American government. t Wants to Argue It. "The Imperial government, whllo withholding its final decision on tho demnnds udvnnced on tho sinking of the Lusltania until receipt of an an swer from tho American go eminent, feels Impelled In conclusion, to recall hero and sow that it took cognizance with satisfaction of the mediatory proposals submitted by the United States government to Berlin nnd Ion don as a basis for a modus vlvendl ror conducting tho mnrlttme warfare between Germnny nnd Great Britain. The Imperial government, by its readi ness to enter upon a discussion oi these proposals then demonstrated ls good Intentions in ample fashion. Tho realization of these proposals was de feated, ns Is well known, by the decli natory attitude of tho British govern ment. "Tho undersigned tnkes occasion, etc. (Signed) JAGOW." To Visit South America. Washington. Another stop townrd the improvement of business nnd finan cial rolntlons between the Americas was taken at tho pan-American finan cial conference, whon delegates' from tho southern ropubllcs unnnlmoiiflly approved und ndopted a resolution calling upon the business and com mercial lutcrosts of the United Stateg to unite within tho next six months in nnming u delegation to visit all the South and Central American countries. STATE'S FINANCES IN MOD SHAPE OVER $700,000 IN STATE'S CA8H FUND. ABOLISH PUBLIC DRINKING CUP Communion Cup Cannot be Uaed Communion Without Violating Rule of State Board of Health. In WtMern Newspaper Union News Service. According to the complete computa tion made by State Accountant Da France, over $700,000 was realized by state institutions nnd departments during tho last blennlum from their ensh funds, which they wero permitted to use for current expenses. This money, In all but one or two cases, wns additional to tho regular appro priations. "Cash funds" nro derived from fees, sale of products, earnings of Institu tion Inmates and receipts from miscel laneous sources. Some departments which receive n specific appropriation nro required to turn all their cash receipts Into the state treasury and cannot draw them out again, but In tho majority of cuscs the use of this revenue Is peimlttod. Tho following nmounts aro shown ns rash fund receipts of various Institu tions nnd departments during the bl eunliim of 1!ii:;-l I: Institutions Under Board of Control. Beatrice Institute $ 2,987.70 Girls' school, Geneva 1,055.57 Soldiers' home. U, I 8.198.92 Soldiers' home, Mllfortl.... 1.0IS.S1 Insane hospital, Hastings.. 15,028.35 Insane hospital, Lincoln.... 15,170.12 Insane hospital, Norfolk... 0,444.47 Boys' school. Kearney 17,195.40 Tubercular hospital, Kear ney 1.5S2.55 Orthopedic, Lincoln 1.30G.74 Penitentiary. Lincoln 10,000.90 Women's Industrial, Mil ford 891.11 Blind School. Nebraska City 4.354.24 Deaf school. Omaha 2,450.06 Home dependent children, Lincoln 1.732.36 Total $ 99.095 84 Boards and Commissions. Food, ding, dairy and oll...$171.28S.5S Insurance board 19.175.43 Live stock anltary :'.1,511.49 Total $222,008.50 State University. Regular cash fund $521,01185 Snilth-l.oer fund 10 000.00 endowment Income 17,038 SS Total $551,080,711 Normal Schoolc Library funds $ 23.18S.33 Cash t u litis 40.729.72 Total $ 70,218.05 Departmental State superintendent $30,938.25 Fire commission 35.12S.57 Total $ 00.OCC.82 5 rand Total $709.0C9.9 1 Public Drinking Cup Abolished. The state board of health has finally promulgated rules for public drinking places that Is. places where water Is offered free of charge. These rules wero passed by the secretaries of tho board oiJu'.f 21, 1913, but when put up to tho state. officials who comprise tho hoard wero turned down and placed In a pigeonhole. Now with two new stnte officers on that board tho rule has been adopted and becomes effective forthwith. Churches are Included within the Ecnpo of the rules, and communion cups can not, without a violation of theso rules, he used in common nnd be passed from ono worshiper to an other. It was this particular feature which prevented tho passing of the rules two years ngo, but the new mem bers of the board, excepting tho gov ernor, were not so touchy upon the point. On account of dirt, 1,020 gallons of nilk wns condemned In Omahn last week by tho stnte food commissioner's Inspectors. The state food commis sioner is co-operating with milk dopots In tho effort to got a supply of clean milk for the city of Omaha. Collected Half Million In May. Seventy-six county treasurers out of nincty-threo havo remitted to Stnto Treasurer Hall during the month of May the total sum or $4S0,923 as tho proceeds or taxes and fees collected for the state. This Includes five coun ties heard from on Thursday after noon and Friday, as follows: Cum ing, $15,801; Wayne, $9,000; Johnson, 7,1'0; Valley, $4,999; Cherry, $3,000. This leaves seventeen counties from vhlch no romittnnco has so far como to the state treasury during Mny Douglas county stnnds at tho head of the delinquent list, nnd tho following others nro Included In It; Bl'alno, Burt, Clay Colfax, Deuel, Dixon,' Morrill, Nemaha, Nlckolls, Otoo. Phelps, Sarpy, Scottsbluff, Thom as, Washington nnd York. At the suggestion of G. A. It. nfll clnls, Governor Morohond has issued a proclamation enlllng nttentlon to tho fnct that Decoration day, May 30, will fall on Memorial Sunday this year, and recommending that tho Monday following ho observed as Decoration day. F t r-t s.-. 4,