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Minor changes In phraseology may be made, revised In detail to con form with previous expressions In dip lomatic correspondence of the United States, but the principle Is fixed and unalternblo that the United States must know definitely nnd very prompt ly whether Germany Intends to Ig nore vlHlt and search rights and con tinue her practice of torpedoing ves sels without warning, placing the lives of non-combatants In Jeopardy, or whether rules of maritime warfare which have governed for centuries will be followed. Pleased With President's Note. Vera Cruz. "Appreciative, friendly and serene." Such will be the tone of General Cnrranza'B reply to President Wilson's note. General Currnnza con ;udcd that It contains nothing other than hopefulness for tho constitution nllBt cause, and It Is officially an nounced that his reply to President Wilson will be handed to John II. Sul livan, personal representative of Presi dent Wilson In Mexico, for transmis sion to Washington within tho next few days. FOR TERRITORIAL EXPANSION. Germans Pictured ao Ready to De mand It If She Wins. London. German papers giving full reports of the debate in tho German reichstug tell of vigorous demands by the conservative nnd natlonal-llbcrnl leaders for substantial territorial ex pansion as the prlco of Germany's victory. Strong opposition to these sentiments camo from the socialist speakers as a consequence of violent protests by Doctor Llebknccht, who seems to huvo returned from the front to participate in this debate. Doctor Llebknccht was subjected to a hostile demonstration, many of the deputies threatening to throw him out of the chamber. Funeral Rights for Gypsy Queen. Denver, Colo. Gypsies from all over tho west participated In weird rites hero nt tho burial of Mario Ad ams, 93, "queen of one of tho wealth iest nomadic tribes In tho United States. Mrs. Adams died May 27 at San nernardlno. Cnl., after delegating her power to Alex Adams, the eldest of her two sons. Tho gypsy queen was reputed to bo worth $1,000,000. She had $80,000 on deposit In banks of Denver and suburban towns. Secretary Bryan Denies Report. "Washington. Secretary Bryan has denied reports that the state depart ment was In. possession of nllldavlts asserting that the Lusltanla was armed and carried explosives, in vio lation of United States laws, when it left New York on Its last voyage. Feeling Running High In Spain. Madrid. Feollng between the anti Germans and pro-Germans In Spain runs high. Two editors. Senor lllanco, whose tendencies are favorable to the allies, nnd Senor Borrua, who is pro German, fought a duel with sabers, In wblata both men weie wounded. Decoration for Woman. Berlin. Mis. John n. Jackson, wife of tho former United States minister to Rumania, has just been deoo-nted by the Rumanian government for her aid In Red Cross work during the Balkan wars. Soldiers Barred from Cafes. Berlin. The military authorities have issued an order forbidding both officers of all ranks and private sol diers from visiting any of the largo number of "Luxus restaurants and cafes" In Berlin, as well as all bars and wine rooms. Tho order points out that the purpose of tho furlough granted officers and men physical re covery from tho rigors of llfo at the front and tho recuperation of nerves and body is seriously endnngored by visits to these restaurants nnd wine roos. Chicago. Live cattle arc being shipped from this city to France to furnish the allied armies with beef during the summer cnmpalgn. Agents of one of the Inrge packing compnnies have been busy for a month buying live stock physically nt to stand nn ocean voyage, and tho price of this class of cattlo has risen $t n hundred poundB. Sixteen hundred llvo cattle have already been shipped to Paris. The cattlo will be shipped to a French port, driven directly to tint biuttle front, and slaughtered In the trenches as needed. WARNING SCHOOL'S OUT "A i-'ify,n$ PJ2SL- (Copyright) REFUSE RUMANIAN DEMANDS RECAPTURE OF PRZEMYSL A TRI UMPH FOR TEUTONS. Austria and Germany Discuss Ruma nia's' Note American Red Cross to Aid Starving In Mexico. Western Newspaper Union News Hervlce. London. With thu capture of Prze mysl, which occurred at an early hour Thursday morning, the Austro-German army achieved the main object of the great thrust which they commenced against the Russian lines in western Gallcla Just a month ago. They have yet to drive the Russians farther back and establish themselves in easily de fended positions, which will enable them to detach forces for operations against Italy and tho allies In the west. Whether or not they accomplish this, the Teutonic allies have won a great victory and with a suddenness which overshadows all past operations of the war. It wns only ten weeks ago that Przemysl fell to the Kusslans after a six months' investment, which was Interrupted for a short time in November by nn Austrian advance. With the surrender of the fortress there fell Into the Russian hnnds, ac cording to olllclal reports, 120.000 Alls trlans and 600 kuiib nnd an immense amount of war mntcrlnl. Red Cross to Send Aid. Washington. While tho government awaits the effect of President Wil son's wnrnlng to contending military factions of Mexico, the American Red Cross, nlded by tho state nnd war de partments, are carrying forwnrd com prehensive plans for relieving hungry non-combatants In the famlne-Btrlcken republic. Orders were telegraphed to consular officials along tho border to co-opernto In assembling and moving food supplies, and similar instruc tions will be given the froutlcr mili tary posts. REFUSE RUMANIA'S DEMAND. Austria and Germany Said to Have Negatived It. London. According to news from the Austrian frontier, says tho Morn ing Post's Rome correspondent, tho Austrinn ministry met with represent atives from Berlin to discuss tho Ru manian note. It is understood that Rumania's demands will be refused. The relations between tho two coun tries already are strained. Professor Bnsllesco, a Rumanian deputy, In nn article In tho Geneva Journal, estimat ed that the Rumanian army has now 1.000,000 men perfectly equipped, which will present a problem on a new 600-milo front to the Austrian strategist. Omaha Absorbs Suburbs. Omnha, Neb. With Dundee the only protesting town, the three municipali ties of Omnha. South Omaha and Dun deed were united when the speclnl election on annexation resulted In nn eight to one vote In favor of combin ing. Dundee protested almost four to one. 301 voters opposing the measure, while but seventy-nine fnvored it. Dynamite a Printing Office. Sapulpa, Okla. Following an nntl gambling crusade by tho Sapulpa Dall; Herald, tho plant was wrecked by nn oxploslon of nitroglycerin. A rubber tube filled with nltro was wrapped around tho press and the linotype and tho furniture and walls soaked in gaso line. The building wns a mass of Homes following tho explosion, which aroused tho whole city. It Is Bald the policy of tho paper has been to expose gambling and tho illegnl sale of liquor. Sleze American Waterworks. San Diego, Cnl. Wireless advices received hero by tho United Stntea cruiser Colorado state that tho Mexi can authorities at Mazatlan have ap propriated tho waterworks there. SO per cont of which was owned by Amer ican capital. The cruiser Raleigh Is now en routo to Mazatlan to look after American Interests. The cruisers Now Orleans nnd Cleveland are at Guaymas and If the situation warrants It Is be lieved that they will be ordered to pro- I ceed to Mazatlan SEEMS BRIGHTER OUTLOOK TO GERMAN DISPUTE. An Obstacle to Expanding BusI'vms With South America Mexi cans Venting Wrath on Americans. Western NewHpaper Union News Hervlrt. Washington. President Wilson has emphasized In mi informal ttOk ultu Count von lienmtoff the German am bassador, the Intense feeling of the American people over the -jinking of thu Lusltanla nnd other violations of American rights on the high seas and Impressed upon him that the United States must Insist on nn adherence by Germany to the accepted principles of International law us they affect lieu truls. No announcements were made after the conference, which had been arrauged at the ambassador's request but It wan stated authoritatively that there would be no change in the plan of tho president nnd his cabinet to send it in response to the German replj to the last American note an inquiry to ascertain definitely whether the im perial German government will abide by international law or follow Its own rules of maritime warfare. Ventlpg Wrath on Americans. Houston, Tex. An American naval officer named Green, from the United States cruiser Sacramento, was fired on by Villa soldiers and narrowly es caped death while Investigating the death: of two Americans near the Pan uco oil fields, according to Captain Oscar Lano of tho tank steamer Wini fred, who has just arrived here. Lane brought news of the assassination of six Americans in tho Panuco oil fields. Green, who Is a lieutenant, was ac companied by the American consul nt Tnmplco, according to Lane's state ment. The launch benrlng the officer and the American consul is said to have carried an American flag at her stern and a white flag at her bow. Lieutenant Green's hnt was shot away and his scalp grazed. SHERMAN LAW STANDS IN WAY. Obstacle to Expanding Relations With South America. Boston. Uncertainly over the appli cation of the Sherman nnti-trust act to combinations formed to promote ex port trade is one of tho principal ob stacles In the way of expanding busi ness with South American countries, in tho opinion of New England mer chants, expressed at a conference with the federal trade commission here. After several speakers bad empha sized this state, some urging that the act be amended, Joseph E. Davles of Wisconsin, chairman of the commis sion, stutcd that with both leading po litical parties committed to the spirit of the Sherman law, lie thought It un likely that congress would be willing to mnke any change that might affect domestic trade. Rain Causes Damage at Hastings. Hnstlngs. Neb. Nearly rour inches of water fell In about thirty minutes Thursday night, deluging streets nnd flooding cellars. This makes a total of nearly six inches for twenty-four hours. Hundreds of acres of mowed alfalfa are ruined. Japan Increases Standing Army. Tokio. Tho Japanese government by n vote or 232 to 131 adopted the publication for un Increase In the standing nrmy of two divisions, or about 24,000 men. It also approved tho entire budget, including the naval program, which provides for construc tion or three submarines and eight tor pedo boat destroyers. Baltimore, Md. Secretary or State Bryan has been given the honorary do grce of LL. D. by the University of Maryland. Turks Were Badly Frightened. Athena. Latest advices reaching here from Constantinople are that the battle cruiser Sultan Sellm, formerly the Goeben, has been vlrtunlly dis mantled. Recent developments nt tho Dardanelles nre described as having cast a gloom over the Turkish cap Itnl, whero a strong current or opinion Is In favor of the opening or tho straits nnd negotiating tor peace. Dur ing the recent British submarine raid in the sea or Marmora and off Con stantinople there wns a condition of panic in the city. HULK TAKES STEPS CONFISCATES SCORE OF IN TERNED GERMAN SHIP8. WILL ESTABLISH PRECEDENT Issue With Germany Will Be Far. reaching Armenia Is Tak ing Active War Measures. Western Newspaper Union News Service. Home Italy has taken her llrt-t ag gressive step against the kaiser. A score of Gorman ships, Interned in Italian ports since the beginning of the war, have been confiscated by gov ernment decree, along with a number of Austrian steamers nnd sailing ves sels. In official circles it was pre dicted the government's action would bring a formal declaration of wui from llerlln. The olllclal announcement did not deslgnnte the exact number of Ger man ships seized, but it was reported that the confiscation order Included tho German merchant fleet lying in tho harbor at Genoa and several smaller vessels nt Naples and Venice In nil fifty-seven Austrian and Ger man ships were seized. Their total tonnage is 216,770 and their value said to be more than $20,000,000. Armenia Getting Ready. Tlflls. A visit to the general staff of the Armenian volunteers disclosed active preparations to raise their con tingents from about 5,000 to a full division of about 15.000. Five Arme nian detachments nre now serving from Ratun to Tabriz. It Is planned to unite all but one in a single body. Volunteering is proceeding briskly, having begun even before Turkey entered the war. WILL ESTABLISH PRECEDENT. Issue Between United States and Ger. many Farreaching. London. The Post's navnl corre spondent in an article dlscusKCB the situation existing between the United States and Germany as a result of Germany's submarine warfare. "Tho action of the Germans in sink ing merchant whips without having previously sent u boarding officer on them." says the correspondent, "Is un doubtedly contrary to the Inw of na tions. The issue between America and Germany, therefore, Is reduced to tho simple question whether neutral nations will permit such actions as Germany's to pass without appealing to the arbitrament of war. "In thiB respect tho United States has in Its keeping the present and future rights of nil neutrals, for Amer ica is by far tho most powerful nmong the neutral nations, almost nil or which are suffering under the same wanton wrongs. The action of Amer ica in the present sltuntlon must in evitably establish a farreaching prece dent." Governors Invited to Accompany It. Philadelphia. The council commit tee in charge of the trip of tho LUerty bell to tho Pannma-Paclflc exposition has decided to li.vlte the governors of the several states to travel on tho Liberty bell special train while It Is within the borders of their respective states. A request on behalf of the school children of St. Louis that they be given nn opportunity to see the bell by having thnt city Included In the return itinerary wns presented to tho committee. Fall of Przemysl Not Appalling. Petrogrnd. News of the fall of Prze mysl apparently has awakened no ap prehension here. It Is conceded that the Germans have won a "moral vic tory," but the strategic Importance of the fortress, according to the opinion expressed here, had been nullified be fore the Ruslans relinquished it. Bread Prices Are Reduced. Berlin. As an Indication that Ger many's flour Mipply Is not Insuf ficient, the authorities have announced that the prices of various kinds of breads will be reduced all over Greater Berlin this week. Beginning Monday, the baking of small loaves of white flour will be permitted. Distress Among Polish Jews. Lodz. Warsaw newspapers, which have been smuggled through the lines, say tho number of homeless Jews on tho Russian side 1b increasing stead ily. At a conference in Moscow re cently of the Jewish Aid society, it was estimated that the number of homoless persons is about 100,000. The greatest distress prevails among Mho homeless In the government of Lomza, numbering nbout 22,000. Thus far it has been almost Impossible tc glvo them substantial assistance. Work Delayed for a Month. Honolulu, T. H. After being raised from a depth of more than 200 feet to within twenty-four feet of the surrace, further salvaging of the wrecked sub marine F-4 has been suspended on ac count of a large hole in the shell and danger of the hulk breaking In two. A new method or llttlng Is to be tried and a month's delay Is expected. Un til last week the work had progressed so satisrnctorlly .that It was belloved the bringing or tho cratt to tho Bur face was only a matter of hours. BRIEF NEWS OF NEBRASKA A farmers' union ban been organ ized at Murdock. A "Swat the Fly" cnmpalgn is being launched at Hastings. President Wilson has appointed Wil liam P. Dunning postmaster at Spauld Ing. Over a thousand nccounts have been opened up In the Lincoln postal sav ings Lank. Governor Morehead hns designated June 14 as flng day nnd urges Its gen eral observance. Nebraska business men will hold an outing at Carter Lake, near Omaha, August 4 to 11. P. M. Whitehead, of Gothenburg has boon elected superintendent ol the Red Cloud schools. Hessian fly, discovered in several wheat Holds nenr Trumbull, has caused alarm nmong farmers. A two-mile bouleviird running cross lots between Hnvolock and University Place Is a near future possibility. Richard L. Motcalfe, of Omaha, has gone to Mexico to resume investiga tion of conditions in that country. Otto Maxel or Axtell. n wealthy farmer, committed suicide by drinking a large quantity of gopher poison. Impure wntor Is said to be responsl ble for thirty cases or typhoid fever now under treatment nt Central City. William Daub. Jr.. nn old resident of Plymouth, was killed by a train in the railroad yards nt Laramie. Wyo., last week. Nearly five Inches of water fell in nbout thirty minutes nt Hastings Thursday, deluging streets nnd flood ing cellars. Mr. and Mrs. John M. Wlllman. pioneer residents of Otoe county, cele brated their fiftieth wedding anniver sary last wort. Flag Day, June 14, will be celebrat ed by nil the G. A. R. posts this year. the 138th since the adoption or the stars and stripes. The Jewelry store or George Ellis nt Peru was broken Into and robbed and some twenty watches and other articles of Jewelry taken. As a result of a contest In Omaha, nenrly r.6.000 baskets or dandelions were gathered by children In that place during the month or May. Petitions are being circulated at Hastings calling tor the closing on Sunday of garages, drug stores and cigar and candy establishments. An outbreak of n disease supposed to be hog cholera among the hogs at the state hospital for the Insane has alarmed the state board of control. Both the Rock Island and Burling ton depots at Hebron were entered nnd robbed one night last week. The burglars secured but four cents at the Rock Island. Louis Indovlna, a Lincoln lunch room employe, was painfully scalded when he stepped from a stool on which he was standing Into a tank or boiling coffee. Fifty-one years as a notary public is the length of servico accredited to D. C. Cole or Peru, who hns applied to Secretary or State Pool tor a re newal or his commission. Joe Ryan, night employe at the South branch or the Telephono com pany at Lincoln, was assaulted and possibly ratally Injured by two men who attacked him early Alondny morn ing. The total ralnrall at Tecumseh last week was 4.07 inches. The continued rains prevented the completion or corn planting. Some corn wns washed out by the heavy rains and must bo resown. FarmerB In the vicinity or Howe who recently lost their newly planted corn arc- making arrangements to re plant thousands or acres. One former reports the loss or over 100 acres that was completely washed away. Miles Buttcrfield, ten years old, saved the life of his baby brother who bad fallen into a hot air pipe that had been uncovered during house cleaning at their home at Humboldt, by crawl ing in and bringing him out by the feet. MIfb Grncfa Sbnllenbergcr of Alma has been appointed secretary to her rather. Congressman A. C. Shallen berger. Sunday, Juno 13, will be Pioneers' Memorial day, and the historical so ciety Is urging every county In the state to hold memorial services on that date. A watch lost during the tornado at Omaha two years ago, was found in the rubbish by workmen excavating tor a building several blocks from the point from whence It was carried. It was In perfect condition and was re turned to its owner. F. I Burdict, a carpenter residing near Nehawka, was accidentally killed by a freight train on tho Missouri Pacific between Union and Nehawkn. During the Memorial Day ceremonies nt Wyuka cemetery at Lincoln, Mrs. Harriet Hammel, color bearer for Ap pomattox post, No. 12S, W. R. C, was overcome by the heat and excitement, and fainted. For the fourth successive time Ne braska Wesleyan carried off first hon ors in the seventeenth annual track and Held meet of the Nebraska Inter-collegiate- athletic association, held in Lincoln last week. Cyril Tomandl, who shot himself while on a Burlington train near Sew ard, will recover. "Undo Joe" Redman, for fifty-eight years a resident of Omaha, Is dead at his homo after a lingering illness. He was 86 years old and came to Omaha In 1857. Lincoln broke all recordB for build ing In the month Just closed. Permits were Issued at the office of the city engineer for buildings to cost a total of $288,185. Forty-nine residences are toeing constructed or Temodeled, to cost a total of $131,885. Business build ings will cost a total of $irr. 300 WILL EXHIBIT AT COUNTY FAIRS STATE FARM TENT WILL MAKE TOUR OF COUNTIES. NEWS OF THE STATE HOUSE Items of General Interest Gathered From Reliable Sources at State House. Western Newspaper t.'tilon News Service. The exhibit of the Nebraska college) of agriculture nnd the agricultural ex periment station will be plnccd beforo the people of the state at the 'Ne braska state fair and six county fairs. Thirty fairs madu application for tho exhibit but muny were disappointed because of conflicting dates or other factors. Fourteen of the counties hold their fairs during the samo week nnd so thirteen were eliminated by that fact. The exhibit will be shown at the following fairs and on the following dates: Hamilton county, Aurora, August 31 to September 3; state fair, Lincoln, September (i to 10,; Pawnee county, Pawnee, September 14 to 17; Johnson county. Tecumseh, September 21 to 24; Webster county, Bladen. Septem ber 28 to October 1; Nemaha county, Auburn, October 5 to 8; JofTerfcon county, Fnlrbury, October 13 to 16. Must Not U3e Word "Cure." Food Commissioner Harman has di rected his drug inspectors in Omaha to put "off sale" ali patent medicines bearing the word "cure" on their labels. The same course will be fol lowed throughout the state. Th ultimatum of Commissioner Harman is apt to bring on a legal war, as the patent medicine manu facturers have given every Indication thnt they Intend to take tho matter Into the courts. The Nebraska food commissioner goes a step farther than even the federal authorities, Innsmuch as he would extend his ruling to ap ply to cases whero the word "cure" Is used In the name of the medicine. Mr. Harman bases his ruling on a section ot the Nebraska pure fool and drug law, which defines as "mis-branding" any "false or fraudulent" state ment as to the nature of the contents ot the package. Farmers' Institutes Limited All farmers' Institutes are to be cut down to one-day sessions and but two speakers will be furnished by the state. This action on the part of the Agricul tural Extension Service is made neces sary owing to a lack of funds. The decision docs not come as a surprise to those familiar with the work, Inas much as the report of the board of regents of the University or Nebraska laid botore the last legislature read in part, "ir the amount given two years ago tor agricultural extension In Ne braska, Including farmers Institutes, Is not Increased. It will bo necessary to drop part or tho work or the farm ers Institutes." The legislature did not Increase the amount. If more than a one-duy Institute Is desired, the Ex tension service will recommend speak ers. All expenses, however, must bo met locally. State Takes Over Policies With the purchase of the Hand craft Fumituro company's plant at the penitentiary, the hoard of control took over $11,000 of fire insurance policies on the stock of raw material and manufactured goods. These poli cies will nil expire within the next year. They are tor $1,000 or $2,000 each. The unearned premiums which the board paid to the company amounted to $136, at tho rate or $2 per 1.000 for the property outside of the factory building and $2.50 inside. No other Insurance is carried by tho stnte ot Nebraska at any or Its insti tutions. The manufacturers' association of Nebraska Is evolving a scheme for ohowlng how Nebraska goods are made. The exhibit, if the plan works out, will bo made at the state ralr and the entire old mercantile hall will be given over to it. The scheme Is to hnve n ecore or more of Industries tako space In this building and set up n miniature shop In which the methods of making the finished product from the raw material will be set forth. Seven Inches of Snow May 19. Secretary Paine of tho state histor ical society has recclvel two photo graphs from George L. Swancutt of Brady, Nob., showing seven Inches of snow on tho ground at that place on May 19 of this year. Everything Jb shown in full foliage. None of tho vegetation suffered nny damage. Strawberries, apples and other fruits were afreet ed us If a heavy rain had fallen. Tho teniperaturo did not go below 32 degrees during tho entire day. Tho photographs will Be put in tne arcnivcB or tho society Asks Corporations to Pay Up Secretary of State Pool has mailed notices to from 3.500 to 3,600 corpora tions to pay the stato annual occupa tion tax. The tax Is based on the paid up capital stock of corporations doing business In Nebraska. For de linquency n pennlty or 15 per cent Is charged. Tho lowest toe 1b $10 and the maximum is $2,500 tor a corpora tion having a cnpital stock of $25,000, 000. The tax on domestio corpora tions becomes due July i and delin quent AugiiBt 1 of each year. Foreign corporations bcome due on August 1 r 4. it 'Mmliji,r.,g, , ', n