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-V. . A .' M RED CLOUD, NEBRASKA, CHIEF -J- , vTJB o V U.S. CARRANZA SAYS IF TROOPS MOVE SOUTH ACT WOULD BE ' SIGNAL FOR WAR. ' GENERAL PERSHING NOTIFIED General Trevlno Serves Notice on American Commander After Receiv ing Order From "First Chief" Mexicans Raid Border Town. Chihuahua City, Mex.. June !. Hi'ii. Jacinto Trevlno, commanding the CiirrnnzlMii tinny of tliu north, advised lieneinl I'ershlng, Aniurlcnu expedl tlonury commander, that any move ment of American troops from tlielr nrcst'iit lines to the .south, east or west would lie considered a hostile net and a signal to commence warfare, (ienernl Trevlno acted upon speclllc liisctii'tions from Ceneral Curruimi. Washington. June 11). 'resident Wilson virtually completed his reply ', to the Cnrrnu7.ii note. Renewed honler i raids ami the utitl-.McxIcun demon strations In Mexico have not altered Mr. Wilson's determination Unit In tervention will come only If it Is forced by the nets of Curranza or through his failure to everelse control over his army or people. The note contains no statement. It Is said, that should arousu hostility unless Carranzn Is deliberately set upon bringing on a clash with the United States. The note reiterates the declaration that the United States forces will re main in the borderland of Mexico until thero remains no probability of bandit raids In American territory. Thero was no continuation of the report from Kl I'nso that Ceneral (lit vlra had been executed In Mexico City, chunked with treason for having entered Into nil unauthorized confer ence with Ceneral Pershing. San Antonio, Tex., June ). MnJ. Alonzo Cray led Ids little command of cavalry across the river Into Mexico In search of the bandits who made n raid on his camp at San Ignnclo, but remained on Mexican soil only two hours. lie found no trace of the ban dits. On 'the American side three of the bandits were captured and the body of one found, bringing the total of Mexican dead to nine. HI I'aso, Tex., June lit. Mexican troons crossed the border VJ miles west of Kl I'aso and raided the small town of Norla. X. M. A battle followed. One Mexican was reported Killed. There were no American casualties, according to a report from the sheriff at Xorla received by Ceneral Hell. Three automobile trucks with a de tachment of soldiers have been rushed to re-enforce the civilian guard. Cen. (leorgo liell, Jr., commander of the brigade stationed ln-.e for the pro tection of Kl I'aso and the border In the Immediate vicinity. Issued or ders to assemble the entire force. The only explanation for the order was that unusual activity on the part of the Carrnii7.il garrison at Juarez had been noticed throughout the dny. Ceneral Oonznles, the Juarez com mander, has posted an order calling nil Mexicans over seventeen years of age to the cuartel for military Instruc tion. Five thousand additional Mexi can troops huve been brought to points along the Mexican Central rail road north of Villa Aliumada, pre sumably as re-enforcements for the Juarez garrison. The total number of troops In Cen eral Bell's command Is approximately 8,500. Including several pieces of heavy artillery. Ho Is satisfied that the situation can be controlled with out serious danger to life or property In Kl I'aso. It was asserted that the expedition ary command Is amply prepared to care for Itself In any eventuality. ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL Measure Reported to House Falls to Take Into Account 175,000 Au- thorlzed by Connrcss. . Washington, June 11). The army ap propriation bill, carrying $lfi7,ll!3.000, an lucrense of S.lo.OOO.OOO over last year, was reported on Friday In the house by Chairman Hay of the mili tary affairs committee. Estimates on which the appropriations were based uggregate $200,000,000. The bill contains provision for the organization of the council of execu tive Information for tlio co-ordination of Industries and resources for the national security and welfare. Although the army reorganization bill authorizes Increases In the regu lar army of 175,000 men, tho appropri ation bill provides pay for only 105,000, exclusive of tho staff corps. Aviation receives $1,222,000. summer tntlitnry training camps $r00,000, offi cers and men of tho National Ouard $9,07G,000 anil moblllzutlon of Indus tries In case of wnr $200,000. Edna Loftls Dies Alone. San Francisco, June 10. Edna Lof tls, actress und tho wife of rinrry llhclnstrom, son of n mllllonnlro Cin cinnati brewer, died here of tubercu losis. She was alone and friendless In the county hospital. Quake Sh-ikes Italian Towns. 4 Home, June 10. A heavy earth ehock wna reported nt Rlmlnl, n town of central Italy having n populntlon of 50,000, and nt San Mnrlno, a town with about hnlf Unit number of Inhab itants, 28 miles further eusL HNS 1 THE ASTRONOMERS WmWm W4Sk M PWfi IffllHMPIlM iBiH9HflHPHil'fA'W H Telegram. HHbShJKW&S5J First Martian Well, There's Still RUSS SINK 14 SHIPS DEFEAT GERMAN FLEET IN BAT TLE IN BALTIC. Cruiser, Destroyer and Twelve Mer chantmen Sent to the Bottom Berlin Admits Loss. Copenhagen. June 10. Tho Oerman cruiser Koenlg von Sachscn (King of Saxony), a destroyer and 12 merchant men have been sunk In u sea fight in the P.altlc, according to a report re- eelved on Wednesday by the Exchange Telegraph company. The Dngeiis Xyheter publishes the following: "Fourteen (Senium merchant ships, convoyed by eight armed trawlers, the cruiser Koenlg von Sachsen and two destroyers In the Itultlc, were sudden ly attacked by six Russian destroyers and submarines. The Cermnns lied. It Is believed 12 of the merchantmen were sunk. A trawler has arrived at Xykoplng with 150 survivors of a Cor man destroyer. The Koenlg von Such son was sunk with all hands." Tho battle, according to dispatches from Xykoplng, took place between midnight nnd one o'clock In the morn ing at a point near Hevrlnge. Two hundred shots were heard on shore. The reported engagement apparent ly resulted from an attempt of tho Cermnns to land u large body of re enforcements for Field Marsha! von Hlndenburg's offensive against the Kusslun Hue In the region of Jacob- stndt, on the Itlgn-Dvlnsk front. Available naval registers do not list the Koenlg van Sachscn. It probably Is one of tho four cruisers laid down In IDKt and expected to bo completed during last year and this. Ilerlln (via London), Juno 10. An olliclal statement Issued here says: "The auxiliary cruiser Hermann was attacked by four Kusslun destroyers In Xorrkoeplng bight. After a cour ageous resistances the vessel became afire and was blown tip by the crew. Tho commander and most of the crew were saved." TALK PEACE IN REICHSTAG Imperial Chancellor Tells Members Germany's Position Is Now Strong er Than Ever Before. Merlin (via Sayvllle wireless), Juno 1". Dr. von Hetlimann-Hollweg, tho Imperial chancellor, addressed tho ltelchstag on the iiostlon of peace, declaring that Cermauy's position has never been so strong since the war began. The chancellor's speech came un expectedly during the third reading of tho budget. "Six mouths ago I first spoko of our readiness for pence, said Dr. von IJethmnnn-HolIweg, "basing iny re marks upon the military situation as It existed then. I could do this con fident that the sltuntlon created by tho war would develop still further to our advantage. Events havo Justified this contldence. We have made further progress and we nro now stronger on all fronts than ever before." Food Riots In Rotterdam. Amsterdam, Juno If). Disturbances at Rotterdam by demonstrators against the high price of food wcro repeated. Thero was some stono throwing und tho police cleared tho streets by chnrglng tho crowds. Indians Slay Mexicans. Douglas, Ariz., Juno 10. A letter received hero from Esperanzn, Sonora, stated that on June 8 n strong forco of Yaqul Indians attacked the town Ihichao, killing 22 of the Inhabitants before they were driven off. f-Aao One White Spot, Bill. CADETS HEAR WILSON TELLS WEST POINT GRADUATE8 TO PUT AMERICA FIRST. Declares U. S. Has Nothing to Gain by War, but Must Be Ready to Protect Rights. West Point, N. V., June 15. Presi dent Wilson, making his first address since the presidential campaign began, discussed on Tuesday preparedness, militarism, Americanism, the cause of the war In Europe, peace, the Mon roe doctrine, divided allegiance und the Ideals of America. He declared It Is tho present Imperative duty of the United States to be prepared, add ing: "Mankind Is going to know that when America speaks she means what she says." The president said the United States should not be a blustering nation, a nation with "a chip on Its shoulders," hut a calm nation which will withhold Its hand so long as possible and strike only for victory. The president's address ran through the almost entire list of subjects dis cussed by former Justice Hughes In his telegram accepting the Republican nomination, and he declared that the United States Is ready to Join with other nations to sou that the kind of Justice It believes In is given. Shaking his finger emphatically, the president told the graduates of tho military academy and a large audlcnco that nobody who does not put America first can be tolerated. He added, how ever, that true Americans should set a good example. The president declared tho present wnr did not como by accident, hut Unit It hud to come. The United States wants nothing from Kuropo, ho said, and there is nothing she wants which she must get by war. Ho sounded n warning that no man can tell what the next day will bring forth In the world's events. Tho word "Americanism" was used by tho president for the first time In recent addresses. lie constantly re ferred to the West Point graduates to whom ho was speaking, but referred more to national and International problems, lie warned the graduates against militarism. Tho president's speech frequently was Interrupted by applause and bo was cheered us ho concluded. WILL BE HUGHES' AD'.ISER George W. Wlcker6ham to Aid Repub- llcan Candidate in His Fight for the Presidency. New York. Juno 10. It was given out nt Mr. Hughes' headquarters on Wednesday that Ceorge W. Wicker shnm would be one of tho nominee's permanent advisers during the cam paign. Tills was mnde known after Mr. Wlckorshatn had spent nearly nn hour and a half talking with the can dlate. Whether Mr. Wlekerdinm will bo Mr. Hughes' choice us chairman of tho Republican national commltteo Is problematical, but not ut all Impos sible. Bomb Wrecks Mall Car. Rutte, Mont., Juno 17. A bomb In n snek of mall consigned to Governor Spry of Utah at Snlt I.ako City ex ploded here when tho hag was tossed to an Oregon Short Line train. Tho car wns wrecked. Lloyd-George for War Post London, Juno 17. It Is understood thnt tho secretaryship for war. mndo vacant by the death of Field Marshal Earl Kitchener, has been offered to Dnvld Lloyd-George. He Is expected to accept tho portfolio. ALL OVER NEBRASKA MOHT NEWS ITEMS DATES FOR COMING EVENTS. June 2S23 -International Auctioned Association Convention at Omaha. July ,1-l-r, Midsummer Unco Meet at Kearney. July 5 to S State Coif Tournament at Umuha. July Id 11-12 Northwestern Hotel Men's Association Convention at Omaha July 1011-12 Missouri Valley Veteil- miry association convention ut Omaha. July 17 to 22 Nebraska State Tennis Tournament at Wayne. July 2.V Nebraska Democratic con vention at Hastings. Aug. 7 to 11 Tractor Week In 1're- niont. Aug. 7 to 10 State Tress Association's N.irth Platte Valley excursion. August It). -Second annual haibecuo ut Seward. Aug 17 27 Seventh Day Adventlsts' Conference at Hastings. Aug. 21 2fi- Mo. Valley Photographers' Association Convention at Lincoln. Jay Hums of Omaha, president of tho National Master Ilukcrs' associa tion, urged tho Tronsmlsslppl Master linkers' convention In Omaha recent ly, to raise a $;IOO,DOO fund and begin nn immediate propaganda to prcparo the public for a rise in price of bread, lie predicted that bread must rise In price in the next few months. Tekunmh poultry misers ropoit that ImudredH of tlielr little chickens have been killed this spring by tho "bluejay." It Is said they kill a good many by striking tho chick on tho head then devouring the brain. Many owners of chickens nro now preparing to kill off tho bluejays befoie all spring chickens are destroyed. Eleven women's organizations nnd cvory fraternal order In Hastings have promised to participate In tho Fourth of July parade which members of the commltteo declare will be the longest and most nttrnctlvo over held In cen tral Nebraska. Every town In tho county will assist In the celebration. The Mystic Workers of the World hnvo chosen Omaha for tlielr next hi ennlnl convention, 15)18. There are six lodges in Omahn, nnd ns tho mem bership is principally In the west, n large convention, perhaps GOO fo 700 delegates, lasting a week, Is antici pated. Prof. John N. O'nrlen of Crelghton university, Omaha, was elected presi dent of tho Nebraska- Slate Pharma ceutical association nt the closing ses sion of the stnto convention nt Hast ings. North Pintle was selected over Lincoln nnd IJentrlco ns tho next meeting place. Fifty thousand copies of a pam phlet containing prohibition campaign songs havo boon obtained by the stnto Woman's Christian Temperance union for distribution to "dry" workers over tho stnto. Tho Nebraska Dry Feder ation Ib furnishing free plate matter on liquor trnfllc to stnto newspapers. Sevornl school districts In the vi cinity of Auburn nro contemplating tho establishment of n rural high school. Fred Pnrker, one of Nemaha county's best known citizens, hns re signed his placo on tho Clifford school district board to assist In the under taking. Tho French government hns placed nn order for tho purchase of 10,000 horses with a South Omnha horse dealer. It Is a rush order, and It Is desired that It be filled not later than August 1. The horses to bo bought nro for tho cavalry and artillery serv ice. Tho returns of tho realty schedules submitted to tho Gage county hoard of equalization show tho nverngo value of Gngo county farm hinds to be $03.27 per aero. The total acre age of Gnge county farm lands Is SIM, 773,901, and tho total vnluo of tho same $33,837,292. $208.33 per aero wnB tho price paid for u 210-acro farm, located between Stella and Humboldt, In Richardson county, belonging to M. W. Harding. Reports urn that crops In Kearney county never looked better. One of the largest crops of alfalfa Is now being put up. Corn, although small, is coming nlong fine. Omnha was selected ns their meet ing plnce In 1917 by the National Fu neral Directors' association, at Its annual session In Hastings. A sevnro hailstorm nnd cloudburst did consldornblo damage to growing crops In Drown county. Tho water washed out several bridges, covered up tho corn In tho lister furrows and drowned sevornl hogs. Tho hnll dam nged smnll grain badly. Tho vlllngo board of Laurel hns let tho contract for a new single action triple pump for tho waterworks de partment. It will he capable of pumping 400 gallons a mlnuto and will lio operated from tho electric light engine In u handicap match nt Sliver Croek, Joo Steelier of Dodgo threw Jess Jordan, a Silver Crook mnn, threo times In four minutes an1 thlr-ty-sevon Beconds, Ho contracted to turn the trick In ono hour. J, G. Johnston of Holdregc sot a now record on tho highest price paid for a bull leaving Phelps county, when ho sold Diamond Mist, a 2-year-old bull, to S. B. Campboll of Orlnquo, Kas., for $000. At a union tabernacle mooting nt David City Just rocontly 300 persons wore converted. Nebraska editors, or ul least as many of them who can leave tlielr print shops, are going to take a week off this fall and see western Xebraskn. Through the efforts of tho executlvo commltteo of the Nebraska Piess as sociation, a special train of Pullmans will leave Grand Island on August 1 ami during the week will cover tho greater patt of western and northwest ern Nebraska. Stops will be made at many of the cities en route and the principal sessions of the association will be hold at SoottsblulT and Goring, August 10. Several weeks ago the Department of Commerce at Washington wrote the public service club of ilroken How ap prising them, of the scarcity of paper In the countty and asked their coopera tion in the matter. The municipal commltteo of the club took hold of tho matter, looked up a dealer who would handle the waste paper und now (ho Hoy Scouts of the city have taken up tho task of cleaning the slieot of waste paper ami selling It for the ben efit of their local organization The committee in charge of Mln den's fall festival has announced ptogram for the occasion, which Is to be held the week of September 52. s 'I he program consists of a county ten tils tournament, llnschall tourna ment, tractor demonstration, tug of war, live stock exhibits, street parades and scores of other at tractions. The streets of the city will bo specially lighted and decorated, with com taking a most prominent place in the decorations Traces of (ho hoof and mouth dis ease are reported to have been found In a herd of cattle of Chns. K. llarrod near Glltner. Mr. Howard Is ono of Nebraska's biggest cattle feeders. It hi said ho will probably lose about 200 cattle as the result of the malady. Seven of tho fastest, best known nnd most skillful automobile drivers In tho world, Darto KcHtn, Ralph Do Palmn. Ira Vail, Tommy Milton. Wil bur D'Alene, Arthur Duvlln and (2. W. Thompson, have signed contracts to participate in the gasoline classio which will be held In Omaha July 15. Fremont's proposed $175,000 hotel, nccordlng to plans adopted by tho commit ten In chnrgn of tho project, Is to be six stories distend of five, as wns first planned. It will have every modern convenience, Including a con vention hall, which will seat 400. Tho Nebraska Rankers' nssoclntlon Is to hold its annual convention In Omaha some time In October. Tills wns decided by tho assoclal Ion's ex ecutive council In session ut Omaha a few days ngo. The Huntings baseball association, which mnnaged tho Stale leaguo team thero has turned over to the Chamber of Commerce tho balance of $2ii(i und tho stands, club house and other equipment ut the hall park. According to the reports of tho pri clnct UBsessors there aro 1.412 auto mobiles owned In Gago county, tho total vnluo of the cars being $IS9,9S0, or less than $3fi0 per car. F. J. Fentlmtui, an extensive stock man and feeder of Jefferson und Cage counties marketed ninety-live head of cattlo recently which brought him tho sum of $9,710. Osceola Is preparing to hold tho only Fourth of July celebration In Polk county. Judgo Sutton of Omaha Is to be tho orator of the day. Crop conditions In Dawes county are reported as excollent. Wheat In coming nlong nicely and corn is stand ing up well. Ray C. LangforI of North Platto was elected president of the Nebras ka Association of Elks at tholr an nual convention In Omaha, R. C. McCulley has sold tho Spring vlw Herald to E. O. Pcllellr, for merly publisher of tho Wowela, S. D., Record. Fremont's new city directory, Just Issued, contnlns eighty-two moro nnmes than the 1911 directory, and gives the city a population of 14,585. The Ilobson saloon building nt Au burn has been converted Into n gar age, making six establishments for housing automobiles In the city. Two new paving districts have been established In Seward and work will commenco soon. As a result of the recent heavy rnlns, many bridges have been wash ed out In Dawes county. Tho Nebraska V. C. T. U. conven tion will bo held In Omnha Septem ber 18 to 22. A movement Is on foot nt Rhubert to establish an electric lighting plant In tho village. Tho Missouri river at Omaha claim ed two tnoro victims a few days ago, when Carl Jacobsen, 12 years old, and his brother, 9. wcro carried out into tho swift current. Tho older boy went down In nn attempt to save his younger brother. Records at pollco headquarters show that no arreBts were mnde In Kearney for drunkenness from May 31 to Juno 10. It Ib no extraordinary occurrence for a city of this slzo to havo from four to ten cnsoB of this nature In po lice court each morning. Tho Union Pacific Is rebuilding Its brldgo over tho Loup river nt St. Paul and In the. reconstruction nn nrrnngomont hnB been made with tho commissioners of Howard county by which tho structuro wilt bo used for general traffic. At a special election nt Winnebago the water nnd light bonds carried by n voto of 51 to 11. It Is expected that a steam plant will bo Installed. Ten thousand dollars was voted. Tho loss of cnttlo by clover bloat In southeastern Nobraska has been heavy this sprint;. otimmer I ,nnriinn IIP inajiffy Mil rLet Lilly' ntendid cleli relieve yoa ol hot-weather cooking;. Stock trie " ilieli with Sliced Dried Beef and tie oiler oood lummef meati includina Libbv'a Vienna Sauiage you ll find thea Ireth and appetizing. Libby, M9NeUl & Libby, Chicago II Hill Nebraska Directory IllLrnAIUIl EUROPEAN PUlI Room from f 1.00 up (tingle, 7ficentn up double. CAFE PKICES REASONABLE. FILMS DEVELOPED Wi havo one of tba bed equipped flnlihlne depart ments In the eountiy ami the nimayou en! utfof developing, printing or enlatclng will be handled by expeita who Hill set the beat romlblo tetulta toe you . A trl.it order wul convince you of toe eupertet quality of our work. LINCOLN PHOTO StlPPLT CO. IK.uiiuiiiiKoda.kCo.) 1817 0 8t.,Dept.K. Llacola. Nebraska. Flag for Old Vlncennea. Tho city council of Vlucenuos, Ind., Is considering tho adoption of a flag for Vluconncs to bo used ns tho city's official emblem during tho coming In diana centonnlal celebration, says the Indianapolis News. The suggested design is lutondod to sot forth (ho Ilrltlsh rulo or Vlnconnes by nn old Kngllsh rod "V" In tho blue contor nnd tho French control by whlto lleur-do-lls, which was tho na tional emblem of Franco during tho tlmo this territory was under tho French govornmunt. Hndhitlng from tho contcr thero aro 18 whlto stripes, Indicating that In diana was tho 18th stnto admitted to tho Union. Thero also nro 48 small whlto Htrlpcn, Indicating tho numbor of stntcs now In tho Union. Santos-Dumont. Bnntos-Dumont Is visiting many cities In Smith America In tho Inter est of tho I'nn-Atncrlcan acronautlo conferenco. Ho was born In Sao 1'aulo, ltrn7.ll. on July 20, 1873. From 190!) to 1900, ho demonstrated to Eu rope tho possibility of cnnnuorlng tba air with tho dirlglblo balloon nn well as with tho aoroplano. Ho spout In aeronautics alone over $n0,000 a year for 113 years In experimentation. Whllo In PnrlB In 1901 ho won n prlzo of 200,000 francB. Ho wns niado chova Her of tho French Legion of Honor In 1901, and In 1909 rocolvod tho ofll cor's cross. Wield Pen and Sword. Tho report of tho Authors' club of London given some oloquont figures. Out of G44 members resident In Great Britain, many of whom aro far past military ago, no less than 171 aro In actlvo scrvico In connection with tho war. Six havo dlod In action or of wounds and 13 votes of sympathy with members In tho death of sons or brothers upon tho field of horolsm havo been adopted. Tho samo hand, It Is clear, may wield both pen and word. Qualifications. Stella Tho ostrich doosn't K much and digests everything. Holla What an Ideal husband! A Sensible Thing To Do When the drug, caffeine the active principle in coffee shows in headache, ner vousness, insomnia, bilious ness, jumpy heart, and so on, the sensible thing to do ia to quit the coffee. It's easy, having at hand the delicious pure food-drink Instant Postum It ia made from wheat roasted with a bit of whole some molasses and is free from any harmful substance. Thousands who prefer to protect their health, use Postum with comfort and delight Made in the cup instantly with hot water. 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