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RED CLOUD, NEBRASKA, CHIEF APPEAL TO GERMANS MR. BRYAN PLEADS PRESIDENT'S CAUSE. WAR CONDUCT IS CRITICIZED Manufacture of Munitions Is Declared to Have Been Neglected Ger man Outlook Seems Brighter. Western Kcwimr Union News Hcrvlco. Washington. Mr. Lrynn has Issued nn npjicnl mlilrcHscd to "tho Gorman Americans," urging thorn to aid In mnlntnlnlng pence between tho United States mid tho fntlnrlmid by exerting their Intliicnco with tho (lermnn gov ernment to pcrnundo 11 not to tnko any Btejis that would lead In tho direction of war. With thlti statement Mr. llryan expects to end for tho present lila ef fortH to lay beforo tho public tho bUu ntlon which caused htm to resign the portfolio of secretary of stato. Outlook Much Brighter. Washington. Optimism rnoro pro nounccd than it has been slnco the diplomatic correspondence with Ger many over the sea zones of war bo gnn Is manifest in ofllclal quarters hero over the prospects for n peaceful outcorno of tho pending controversy between Germany nnd tho United States. The American noto presented to tho Berlin foreign olllco by Ambas sador Gerard was Interpreted on all sides as decidedly frlondly and leav ing tho way open to a satisfactory solution with honor to both sides. CRITICISE CONDUCT OF WAR. Declare Manufactures Neglected that Men Might Fight. Paris. Tho conduct of tho war came under discission In tho chamber of deputies on a bill proposed by M. Dal blrz respecting tho proper assignment of men nt the front or In tho services supplying tho army. Deputy Durufour uilirmcd that Franco possessed manu factories, a corps of engineers and workmen of tho first quality, adding: "No adversary could resist if we know how to utilize those resources. Germany before the war had 75,000 workmen at Essen; upon the docree of mobilization the number was raised to 120,000. What happened In Franco was that tho workmen wcro taken out of the factorlos by tho mobilization and sent to the front and their places Inadequately supplied by women and those who could not bomoblllzcd. V Lincoln People Surprised. Lincoln, Neb. "Bryan's town" took the newB of the secretary's resigna tion from the cabinet with surprise. Republicans and democrats nllko wore unnble at first to bellove tbat tho man who made Wilson president had cut his connections with tho hoad of tho government. Most of them agreed that his action would havo little ef fect on tho negotiations with Gor many, but they agreed that the politi cal effect would bo far reaching. Fall Caused Steckelberg's Death. Norfolk, Nob. A coroner' Jury, after listening to testimony of a half dozen witnesses at tho stato hospital for Uie insano here, returned a verdict that Charles Strockelborg, tho Wake field patient, came to his death from a fall to tho cement floor on the hospital promises in a scuffle with Ansststant Farmer Foreman Edward E. Nowson, eald foreman trying to placo the pa tient under control, no vlolenco being UBed or intended. The Inqlury was called by County Attorney Bowling. Will Pay Indemnity. Washington. Ambassador Gerard has cabled tho state department a noto from the Gorman government agreeing to pay an Indemnity for the damage done by a Gorman submarine to tho American stenmor Gulfllght, torpodocd off the Scllly Islands. Enlist In British Army. Boston Only forty-eight of 107 young Americans who shipped ns hostlers on the steamer Bohemia, which left here for Liverpool on May 8, returned on the stoamor. Many of thoso who ro nialned In England Joined tho British army, the roturnlng men declared. Will Pay for the Frye. Washington. Gormany In a note on Iho caBO of tho W. 11. Frye, an Ameri can ship sunk, by tho Prlnz Eltel Fried rich, has informed the United States that it interprets tho Prussian American treaty of 182S to mean that American vessels carrying contraband can bo destroyed. Payment Is prom ised for tho destruction, but the right to destroy Is asserted as n logical In ference from the langungo of the treaty and It is denied that a viola Viou occurred. Refugees Leaving Mexico. Washington. N'lnety Americans, ,'orty-four Englishmen, 127 Spnnlards and fifty-seven others of various na tionalities comprised tho first refugee party leaving Mexico City on tho spe cial train which the Brazilian minister, acting for tho American government, had arranged. Other refugees from tho famine stricken capital who will leave later to Join tho party at Vera Cruz will bring tho number up to more than COO. TAKING THE JOY m 3X 18 JU I HOW PRtniW THE 0I8P3 I tit IPA!.' LOOK. T TrtT MAN JTARIMi ae. iinfciNo i tWuiiyrlBlu.) CHAMPIONS MODERN SYSTEM MR. BRYAN ASK8 THAT JUDQ- MENT BE SUSPENDED UNTIL FACTS ARE KNOWN. Appeal Addressed to American People Advocates Doctrine of Persuasion. Western Newnpaper Union Ncwa Sorvlce. Washington. Wllllum J. Brynn, in nn appeal addressed to "tho American people," asks them to hear him before they pnss sentence upon him for lay ing down tho portfolio of secretary of stato In tho midst, or International stress. Conlldcnt that tho public will credit him with honorablo Intentions, Mr. Bryun frankly pays that good In tentions nro not enough, and that if tho public verdict is against him, ho asks no mercy, ussortlng that men In publlo life must bo "willing to bear any deserved punishment from ostra cism to execution." Interpreting the American note to Germnny on submarine warfaro he refused to sign as conforming to the "old system" of diplomatic standards, precedents for which are written "In chnractors of blood upon almost every pago of human history," and characterizing himself as n champion of the new system persuasion Instead of force and jib "nn humble follower of tho Prince of Peaco," the former secretary of state pleads for the United States to lead the world "out of tho black night of war into the light of that day 'whon Bwords shall bo beaten Into plow shares." UNLIKELY TO ENTER WAR. Balkan States Still Leaning to Side of Safety. Cologne Tho chancy that 'Bul garia and Rumania will cuter tho war with tho allies aro diminishing, says n Berlin dispatch to the Cologne Gazette. "Tho political heavens of the Hal kans havo cleared somewhat," tho dispatch Bays. "Humunla has reject ed tho first offer of the triple entente as unsatisfactory. "Bulgarln has nlso received offers from tho cntonto. It Is not known that Dulgarla hns formally rejected them, but she Is In agreement with Rumania, and slnco the latter hns re jected tho offers Dulgarla probably will do likewise." Germany Admits Responsibility. Athens. Tho German government has admitted tho responsibility of the commander of tho Germau submarine who. on April 18. torpedoed and sunk tho Greek steamer Elllspontos In the North sea. The government agrees further to compensate tho owners of tho vessel, tho value of which is to bo decided by two experts, one Greek and one German. Injured by Gasoline Explosion. WalLhlll. Charles Hurtec. a hard waro merchant, waa badly Injured whllo repairing n new underground gasollno tank. Iludec was In the hole excavated for tho tank soldering It, when nn explosion occurred, blowing him out of tho holo nnd somo distance from It. Select Provisional President. Washington Further explanation of tho significance of Francis Colagos Chazare's election ns provisional pres ident of tho "convention government of Moxlco," which hns the support of tho Vllln-Znpnta factions, Is awnlted with Interest by tho administration of ficials. Chazaro succeeded Roquc (Jar.n. who was named provisional president when Kulallo Gutierrez lied several months ago. He was governor of Vera Cruz stato under Madera, but now is described ns a Villa supporter. Socialists Send Memorial. Chicago. Tho national executive commltteo of the socialist party met here Wednesday and drafted two me morials to President Wilson ono on the Mexican situation and tho other on conditions In Colorado as tho re sult of tho coal miners' strike. The connnltteo protested against the presi dent's changing his policy of non-interference in Mexico and recommends thnt ho order nn Investigation Into the Colorado elections under tho niitiuirliv of tho department of justice. OUT OF SPRING IJtlT WT A MAUTKUL sctr 0f THtBt ? I port r ipokiwk. FAtUNP you fltvER 5MIM DIFFERENCES OVER GERMAN NOTE CAUSES BREAK WITH PRESIDENT. Government Reported Victim of Mam moth Revenue Frauds Mr. Bry an's Resignation Has Been Expected. Western Newspnpcr Union News Service. Washington. William Jennings Bryan, threo limes democratic candi date for the presidency of tho United Status nnd author of nearly thirty peace treaties with the principal na tions of tho world, has resigned ns secretary of stato ns u dramatic so quol to his disagreement with Presi dent Wilson over tho government's policy toward Germany. The resignation was accepted by tho president. Tho cabinet then approved tho response which had been prepared to tho German reply to the Lusltanla note. Acting Secretary Robert Lan sing will sign the document and It will be cabled to Borlln. Rather than sign tho document which he believed might possibly draw the United States into the war, Mr. Bryan submitted his resignation in a letter declaring that tho "Issue in volved i3 of such moment that to re main n member of the cabinet would bo as unfair to you as it would be to tho cause which is nearest my heart, nnmely, the prevention of war." Tho president ncccpted the resig nation tn a letter of regret tinged with deep personal feeling of affection. Secretnry Bryan will return to pri vate life, but it is said he intends tn continue his political support of thn president. Thnt there had been friction be tween tho president nnd Mr. Bryan has boon the undercurrent of com ment for several weeks, but ns tho president heretofore had always been ablo to secure the acqulscence of the secretary In his point of view, talk of resignation was discounted generally. UNCOVER REVENUE SCANDAL. Government Reported Victim of Gigan tic Frauds. Washington. By admission nt the treasury department thnt search is be ing made by tho secret service for Knox Booth, division revenue agent for Tennessee and Alabama, with head quarters at Nashville, light was let Into what is declared to bo a $20,000. 000 revenue scandal, extending through three administrations. Booth has boert missing two weeks, his disappearance being coincident, it is said, with the arrest, of John L. Casper at Fort Smith, Ark., on a charge of conspiring to defrnud the government. Caspar Ib the head of a big distillery that is said to havo evaded payment of a largo part of Its taxes through alleged conspiracy with revenue officers. The search for Booth nnd the arrest of Caspar, It Is said, constitute only tho beginning of n widespread Investi gation Into this branch of the revenue service, several other southern Btntrc being Involved. It will be Bhown. It Is said, that frauds against tho govern ment nvorogod $2,000,000 a year fo' tho past ten years. Sign Up the Treaty. London. A Reuter dispatch from Petrograd says that tho special envoys of Rub-Ju, Chlnn and Mongolia havo signed nt Klakhtn, Siberia, tho trl parte treaty regarding tho autonomy of outer Mongolia. This treaty was ngrced on after a conference thnt has 1'iBted for nearly a year. By tho terms of the agreement, China will retain a ncmlnnl suzernnlty over Mongolia, but neither China nor Russia will Interfere with tho administration of Mongolia's Internal affairs. Heosinn Fly Damages Wheat. Hastings, Neb. Thousands of acres of central Nebraska's wheat crop will not bo cut and the yield will bo de creased hundreds of thousands of bushels by tho ravages of tho Hessian fly, nccordlng to Investigating grain men and pessimistic farmers. Falling straw caused careful investigation in several fields northeast of Hastings, resulting in tho dlscovory of tly Inrvao In countless numbers snapping the stalks, causing them to break Just ahn"o the cround. PRESIDENT ANSWERS GERMANY'S NOTE THE PRINCIPLES OF HUMANITY Full Text of the Reply to aerman Note in Regard to Sinking of Lusltanla and Drowning: of Americans Western Newspaper Union News Service. Washington. The text of tho Amer ican rejoinder to tho German govern ment's reply to tho note following tho sinking of tho Lusltanla follows: "The sccretury of stato ad Interim to tho American ambassador to Ber lin: "Department of State, Washington, June 0, 1915. 'American Ambassador, Borlln. You nro instructed to deliver textually tho following noto to tho minister of foreign affairs: "In compliance with your excel lency's request l did not fall to trans mit to my government Immediately upon their receipt your noto of May 28 In reply to my noto of May 1G, and your supplementary noto of Juno 1, eettlng forth tho conclusions so far reached by the Imperial German gov ernment concerning tho nttacks on the American steamers Gushing and Gulf llght. I am now instructed by my government to communlcato tho fol lowing In reply: "Tho government of tho United States notes with gratification tho full recognition by the lmperlnl German government in discussing tho cases of tho Gushing nnd Gullllght of tho prin ciples of tho freedom of all parts of the open sea to neutral ships and tho frank willingness of tho Imperial gov ernment to acknowledge and meet Its liability whero tho fact of attack upon neutral ehlpa which havo not been guilty of any hostile act, by German aircraft or vessels of war is satisfac torily established; and tho govern ment of tho United States will In duo courso lay before tho imperial Ger man govormnent as it requests, full Information concerning the attack on tho steamer dishing. "With regard to tho sinking of tho steamer Falaba, by which an American citizen lost his life, the government of the United States Is surprised to find tho Imperial German government con tending that an effort on tho part of a merchantman to escape capture and securo assistance altera tho obligation of the officer seeking to make the cap ture in respect of the safety of tho lives of those on board tho merchant man, although tho vessel has ceased her attempt to escape when torpe doed. These nro not new circum stances. They havo been in tho mlnda of statesmen and of international Jur ists throughout tho development of naval warfare, and tho government of tho United States does not understand that they have ever been held to alter the principles of humanity upon which It has Insisted. Nothing but actual, forclblo reslstanco or continued efforts to escape by flight whon ordered to stop for tho purpose of visit and search on tho part of tho merchant man has over been held to forfolt tho lives of hor passengers or crowB. Tho government of the United States, how ever, does not understand that tho im perial German government is seeking In this case to rellovo itself of liability, but only Intends to set forth tho cir cumstances which led the commander of the submarine to allow himself to bo hurried into tho courso which he took. "Your excellency's note, in discuss ing tho loss of American lives result ing from tho sinking of tho steamship Lusltanla, adverts at somo length to certain information which the imperial German government has received with regard to tho character and outfit of that vossel and your excellency es pressos the fear that this Information may not havo been brought to tho at tention of tho government of tho United States. It Is stated in the note that tho Lusltanla was undoubtedly equlped with masked guns, supplied with trained gunners nnd special am munition, transporting troops from Canada, carrying a cargo not per mitted under tho laws of tho United States to a vessel also carrying pas sengers, nnd serving, in virtual effect, as an auxiliary to tho naval forces of Great Britain. Fortunately these aro ) matters concerning which tho govern mont of tho United States Is In a po sition to give tho Imperial German government official Information. Of the facts alleged In your excellency's noto, If true, tho govofnmont of tho United States would be bound to tako official cognlzanco in performing its recognized duty aB a neutral power and in enforcing Its national laws. It was Its duty to ueo to It that tho Lusl tanla was not armed for offenslvo ac tion; that Bho was not serving ns a transport; that she did not carry a cargo prohibited by tho statutes of tho United States, and that if. in fact, sho was a naval vessel of Great Britain sho should not rccelvo clearanco ns a merchantman; and It performed that duty and enforced Its statutas with scrupulous vigilance through Its regu larly constituted officials. It is ablo, therefore, to assure the Imperial Gor man government that it has been mis informed. If tho imperial Gorman government should deem Itself to bo in possession of convincing ovldenco that tho officials of tho government of tho United States did not perform these duties with thoroughness tho govern ment of tho United Stntcs slnceroly hopes that It will submit that evidence for consideration. "Whatever may bo tho contontlonB of the imperial German government regarding the carrlago of contraband of war on board tho Lusltanla or re garding tho explosion of thnt material by tho torpedo, it need only bo said that In the view of this government these contentions aro irrelevant to tho question of the legality of the methods used by tho German naval authorities In sinking that vcbboI. Innocents Made the Victims. "But tho sinking of passenger ships Involves principles of humanity which throw Into the background any special circumstances of detnll that may be thought to nffect the case, principles which like It, as tho Imperial govern ment will no doubt bo quick to recog nize nnd acknowledge, out of the class of ordinary subjects of diplomatic dis cussion or of International contro versy. Whatever bq the other facta regarding the Lusltanla. the principal fact Is that a great steamer, prlmnrlly and chlofly n conveyance for passen gers" nnd carrying moro than a thou sand souls who had no part or lot in the conduct of the war, was torpedoed and sunk without so much as a chal lenge or warning, and that men, wo men nnd children wcro sent to their death In circumstances unparalleled In modern warfare. The fact that more than a hundred American citi zens were among thoso who perished mado It the duty of the government of tho United Stutes to speak of theso things and onco more with solemn em phasis to call the attention of the im perial German government to the grave responsibility which the govern ment of tho United States conceives that It has Incurred In this tragic oc currence and to the Indisputable prin ciple upon which that responsibility rests. "Tho government of the United States Is contending for something much greater than mere rights of pro perty or privileges of commerce. It is contending for nothing less high nnd sacred than the rights of human-' Ity, which every government honors Itself In respecting nnd which no gov ernment Is Justified In resigning on behalf of thoso under Its care and au thority. Only her nctual resistance to enpture or refusal to stop when ordered to do so for tho purpose or visit could have afforded the com mander of tho submarine any Justin cation for so much ns putting the lives of those on board tho ship In Jeopardy. This prlnclplo tho government of tho United States understands the explicit instructions issued on August 3, 1914, by tho Imporlal German admiralty to Its commanders at sea to have recog nized and embodied, as do tho naval codes of all other nations, and upon It every traveler and seaman had a right to depend. It Is upon this prin ciple of humanity, as well as upon the law founded upon this principle, that tho United States must stand. Proffer of Good Offices. "Tho government of the United States Is happy to observe that your excellency's note closes with the inti mation that the Imperial German gov ernment is wiling now as before, to accept tho good offices of the United Stutes In an attempt to come to an understanding with tho government of Great Britain by which tho character and conditions of the war upon the sea may be changed. Tho government of tho United States would consider it a prlvllego thus to servo Its friends nnd the world. It stands ready to convey to either government nny In timation or suggestion tho other may bo willing to have It convoy, and cor dially Invites tho Imperial German government to make uso of its serv ices In this way at Its convenience. The whole world Is concerned in any thing that may bring about even a partial accommodation of Interests or in any way mitigate the terrors of the present distressing conflict. "In tho meantime, whatever arrange ment mny happily bo made between the parties to the war and whatever may, In the opinion of tho Imperial Gorman government have been the provocation or the clrcumstnntlal Jus tification for tho past acts of Its com manders nt sea, the government of the United States confidently looks to see the justice and humanity of tho gov ernment of Germany vindicated In all cases where Americans havo been wronged or their rights as neutrals Invnded. "The government of the United States therefore very earnestly nnd very solemnly renews the representa tions upon tho principles of humanity, the universally recognized understand ings of International law and tho an cient friendship of tho German na tion. "The government of tho United States cannot admit that a proclama tion of a war zono from which neutral ships have been warned to keep away may bo mado to operato as tn any de gree an abbreviation of tho rlghtB either of American shipmasters or of American citizens bound on lawful er rands ns pasengers on merchant ships of bolllgeront nations. It docs not un derstand tho Imperial German govern ment to question thoso rights. It un derstands It also to accept as estab lished beyond question the prlnclplo that tho lives of non-combatants can not lawfully or rightfully bo put In Jeopardy by tho capture or destruction of nn unresisting merchant ship, and to recognize tho obligation to take sufficient precaution to ascertain whe ther n suspected merchantman Is In fact a belligerent nationality or Is In fact carrying contraband of war under a neutral flag. "Tho government of tho United States therefore deems It reasonable to expect thnt tho Imporlal German government will adopt the measures nccoBsary to put these principles Into practice In respect to tho safeguarding of American lives and American ships, and asks for assurances thnt this will be done. (Signed) "ROBERT LANSING, "Seorotary of Stato ad Interim," Wanted Quick Name nnd address of capable and reliable tingle man who understands farming and ranching. Splendid opportunity for right party. (Strictly confidential.) Address Mrt. WaUon, (B-308) Valley, Nebraska pARkER'S HAIR BALSAM A tollrt preparation of merit lllp to erartlrat dandruff. For Restoring Color and Beauty to Cray or Fadad Half, 60o.andtl.ixut Urunrl.ta. WHEN YOU THINK FLAGS Think of Factory Price Then writ to ua for catalogue) AMERICAN FLAG MFC CO., Eaaton, Pa. Nebraska Directory OT10iiESS COLLEGE L. B. C. BUILDING, LINCOLN, NEBRASKA An Accredited School Entiibllnhcd in 10B4. Open entire) yctir. Enter any time. Cutulos free. Motorcycle and Bicycle Tires and Repairs, Sporting Goods F. A. M. Repair Shop. Headquarters for Indian Motorcycles. GIRARD CYCLE COMPANY, 140 North 14tb St., Lincoln, Neb. S:v thit Advt. W. N. U., LINCOLN, NO. 25-1915. Horse Chestnut. "I wns sitting on tho bootblack's stand," said tho story-teller, "when tho parade came alone, the grand marshal riding a big bny liorso at Its head. Well, just as the head ot tho parade came opposite me, It stopped. The grand marshal's horse wouldn't go another step." "Recognized you nB his long lost half brother, I supposq," said ono of his listeners maliciously. "Think you'ro Bmurt, don't you? Well, I'll tell you, anyhow. It vai pride that made that horse stop nothing but pride. Ho wanted hlr hoes shlncd." Borne of Those Who Need Reforming, "How nlco it would be," mordaclous ly remarked J. Fuller Gloom ot Snif fles, Mo., "if the village drunkard, the oldest inhabitant, tho town gossip, the life of tho party, tho glee club, the woman who comes of a fine old fam ily, the political wheelhorso, tho natural-born humorist, tho local poet, the dramatic reciter, tho preacher who tries to get down to tho masses, the lady who is greatly troubled over ouf luck of culture, and several others whom I could name, would experience a change of heart and reform!" Kan sns City SW. We Don't Believe It. "So you've moved to the country. How do you like it?" "Great! Beats u stuffy old flat all hollow. Arid the best of it is, wo get fresh eggs and vegetables almost as cheap as wo could get them in tho city." Homely. "Can you give mo any Idens about making my yard more beautiful?" "Yes. Remain in the house?" Politeness prompts a good deal ot the applause and practically all of the laughter. SHE QUIT But It Wat a Hard Pull. It is hard to bollevo that coffee will put a person In such a condition as It did an Ohio woman. She tells her ow;n story: "I did not believe coffee caused my trouble, and frequently eald I liked It bo well I would not, and could not, quit drinking It, but I wns a miserable sufferer from heart trouble and nerv ous prostration for four years. "I was scarcely able to be around, had no energy nnd did not care for anything. Was emaciated and bad a constant pain around my heart uttll I thought I could not eudure It. "Frequently I had nervous chills and the least excitement would drive sleep away, and any little noise would upset mo terribly. I was gradually getting worso until finally I asked my self what's tho use of being sick all tho time and buying medicine so that I coul'd indulgo myself In coffee? "So I got Borne Postum to help mo quit. I mado It strictly according to directions and I want to tell you that chango was tho greatest step in my life. It wns easy to quit coffee be cause I now lib" Postum better than tho coffee. "Onp by ono tho old troubles left until now I am Jn splendid health, nerves steady, heart all right and the pain all gone. Never havo any moro nervous chills, don't tako any medi cine, enn do all my houso work and have dono a great deal besides." Namo given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Read "Tho Road to Wellvllle," in pkgs. Postum comes in two forms: Postum Cereal tho original form must bo well boiled. 15c and 25c pack ages. Istant Postum a soluble powdei" dissolves quickly in a cup of hot wa ter nnd, with cream and sugar, makes a deltclouB bovcrago Instantly. 30c and COo tins. . ' Both kinds are equnlly "delicious and cost nbout tho same per cup. "Thero's a Reason" for Postum. old by Grocer it!