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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.
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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
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, 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.
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