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GERMANS CLAIM HEAVY LOSS TO I
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ADMIT LOSS OF GROUND
Teutons Pushed Back Half Mile on ,
Two-Mlle Front by Halg's Forces
Huge Forces Contend In Great
Battle. j
IUtIIii, July 21. An attack by Brit
IhIi forces against the Germans at
Frinellcs, north of La Bnssce, result-'
ij in the loss by the attackers of (
more tint 2,000 men Killed mid nearly
fKX) men taken prisoners, according to
a statement given out by the war of-
lice.
The statement admits tbat tlm Ger
tmin line along n front of about two
miles east of Hardecourt was driven
from ItH first trencbeH Into ItH second
trenches, balf mile In the renr.
Some Idea of the. huge forces now
engaged In the battle of the Sonime 1h
given In the statement. It Ih Btated
that more' than 200,000 French nnd
British troops nttacked the German
linen north and south of the Soniinu
Thursday on a front of 27 in I lew.
Enemy forces, the statement says,
penetrated Into the German salient at
the wood of Vermnndovllle.
Loudon, July 24. The Ilrltlsh have
again pressed forward to the German
third Hue In the Fourenux wood, north
east of Longucval, according to reports
from the front. This wood Is an Im
portant strategic point, the capture of
which would bring the forces of Gen
eral Ualg to the highest point on the
ridge, commanding the German posi
tions In the less hilly country beyond,
which Is not so much broken up nnd
not wooded, lending Itself not so well
to defense. This probably explains
the desperate attempts of tlio Ger
mans to hold the wood, where the
heavy lighting continues.
The Associated I'ress correspondent
states the Germnns are bringing
masses of troops from Verdun and
guns from other points In an endeavor
to stem the entente allied advance.
The Germans In an attack on the
Ilrltlsh on the northern edge of the
Lelpslc salient succeeded In occupying
Ilrltlsh front trenches, but later were
driven out, according to the Ilrltlsh of
ficial communication.
I'nrls, July 21. Positions captured
by the French south of tho Somino
were subjected to u vigorous counter
attack during the night. The Germans
charged the French lines south of
Soyccourt, but suffered heavy losses
and were driven back In disorder. The
Russians nre driving n wedgo between
Kovel nnd Lemberg. They hnve do
feated the Teuton forces and gained
Styr river crossings.
Lack of food In Belgium nnd north
ern Franco caused riots which were
quelled by Germnns. Ilerlln spurned
Ilrltlsh offer to help feed the civilians.
HALF MILLION MEN ARE LOST
Estimated by Military Experts That
Germany and Austro-Hungary Suf
fer Loss of 450,000 Men.
Geneva, July 20. Since the Rus
slnns begnn their offensive on the
eastern front nnd the utiles began their
drive on the western front the Ger
mans and Austro-llungnrians have
lost approximately -IIW.OOO men In
killed, wounded and prisoners, It Is
estimated by "military experts. These
losses are divided as follows: 150,000
Germans on the western front; 300.
vUOO Germans and Austro-Hungnrlans
on the eastern front.
HOLDS ENO'S WILL INVALID
Millions to Go to Relatives of New
York Millionaire Real Es
tate Operator.
New York, July 21. The will of
Amos K. Eno, multimillionaire real es
tate operator, was pronounced In
valid by a Jury In a verdict to Sur
rogate Cohnlan. Tho estate of $12,
000,000 therefore goes to Hue's rela
tives. The Columbia university, tho
Metropolitan Museum of Art and the
American Museum of Natural His
tory all were named as benellclnrles
lu large amounts In the will.
FEAR 200 FISHERMEN LOST
Large Fishing Fleet Reported Caught
In Monsoon More Than 100
Boats Fail to Return.
London, July 22. Two hundred fish
ermen nre believed to have lost their
lives In a monsoon off the coast of Co
lombo, Ceylon, according to a dispatch
received by tho Exchange Telegraph
company. A large fishing Meet was
caught by the storm and more than 100
boats have failed to return.
Suppress Belgian Food Rioters.
Rotterdam, Holland, July 23. Food
riots which broke out In Helglum aud
northern France have been suppressed
by the German military authorities, ac
cording to reports received here from
rellnblo sources.
Four Die In Wreck.
Ilrlstol, Tenn., July 23. A tall-end
collision between a freight train and
a train carrying workmen to damaged
track districts on the Norfolk & West
ern railway resulted In the death of
four men aud Injury to 15 more,
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RAISES BIG STORM
BRITISH BOYCOTT CAUSE8 FLOOD
OF PROTEST.
Publication of London Blacklist Be
lieved to Be Opening Gun In Re
lentless Trade War.
Washington, July 2. A Flood of
protest from all parts of the United
States against the Ilrltlsh boycott Is
pouring In upon the White House and
the state department. The action of
Great Ilritalu In making public a gen
eral list of American linns who hnve
been boycotted because they "trado
with Knglnnd's enemies" has nroused
public sentiment, and demands for re
taliatory legislation are reaching here
from various commercial organiza
tions and Individuals affected.
The state department Is planning
action. It must watt, olllclals say, a
"reasonnblo time" for official notifica
tion of Grent Britain's action. If that
is not forthcoming, n direct inquiry
will bo made at London.
Olllclals very frankly sny that the
making public of this boycott list Is,
In their opinion, the opening gun In
what will likely prove n relentless
trade war against all neutrals who
have refused to accept without protest
the restrictions placed upon com
merce by the entente allies. They
point to tho fact that the present boy
cott list was prepared by the Ilrltlsh
board of trade' and thnt It has been
operative for more than a year, al
though only Just now made public, as
Indicating that the measure Is one
planned by Ilrltlsh exporters and man
ufacturers to regain their trade lost
by the war. '
The making public of the list now,
olllclals believe, was In anticipation
that at the end of the present great
drive on the eastern and western
front peace negotiations will assume
a definite form.
AGREES TO NAVAL PROGRAM
Senate, Without a Roll Call, Gives Ap
proval to Building of Many Pow
erful Warships.
Washington, July 20. Three-ycnr
naval building program of 10 capital
ships was agreed to by the senate on
Tuesday afternoon without roll call.
In addition to the 10 capital ships,
the building program provides for ten
scout cruisers, 50 torpedo boat de
stroyers, nine licet submarines, !"8
coast submarines, one Neff system sub
marine, two gunboats, and many auxil
iary craft.
BELGANS DEFEAT GERMANS
Reach Shore of Lake Victoria Nyanza
in Africa After Seven
Hour Battle.
Havre, July 20. Belgian troops
operating In German Kast Africa have
reached tho shore of Laku Victoria
Nyunzn and In a seven-hour engage
ment fought July 7 they dispersed the
Germans opposing their advance, tak
ing the German commnudant prison
er and Inflicting a number of losses
on tho Germans, according to an olll
clul statement issued by the llelglan
war olllce.
Flood Death Toll Now 49.
Italelgh, N. U., July 22. Additional
bodies found during the last 21 hours
In widely separated districts of North
Carolina bring the total of deaths re
sulting from the recent floods up to
11). A scorn or more aro missing.
Danger of Plague Passed.
Washington, July 22. Tho United
States public health service announced
that dunpr of a further spread of In
fantile paralysis has passed. Health
olllclals said the situation Is uot en
tirely under control
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ALLIE8 PROTEST AGAIN ON
WASHINGTON'S RULING.
Claim Decision Holding Subsea Liner
as Merchantman Places United
States In a Grave Position.
Washington, July 21. In accordance
with Instructions from their govern
ments, Sir Cecil Sprlng-Ulce, the Ilrlt
lsh nmbassador, and M. Jusserand, the
French ambassador, set forth to tho
stato department the reasons why the
United States should not regard ves
sels of tho Deutschland type as mer
chantmen. The reasons nre as follows:
"That submarine merchantmen can
not bo overhuuleil and visited and
searched, as is possible In tho case of
surface craft, because of their ability
to dlvo and escape.
"That such ships, because of their
submerslhlllty, nre able to evade mu
nicipal law with specific reference to
customs, quarantine, etc.
"That such ships can be transformed
with ense from merchantment Into war
ships. "That In case of war between n great
maritime- stnte nnd a smnller nation
the latter would hnve the right to pur
chase submarine merchantmen, and
when the ships arrived at the port of
the purchaser they could be provided
with guns and torpedoes nnd sally
forth to attack the enemy ships.
"Thnt a refusal on the part of n
state to sell submarine merchantmen
could be regarded as an unneutral
act."
The allies are especially anxious for
the Tutted States to change Its ruling
In the case of the Deutschland because
of their expectation that the central
powers will launch a large number of
these craft and utilize them for tho
purpose of obtaining supplies of raw
materials which they need In order to
continue the war. They point out.
moreover, tbat It Is of prime Import
for the United States not to set n
precedent which may cause It serious
concern lu the future.
MANIAC NEGRO SLAYS FIVE
Madman Holds 150 Officers at Bay
Several Hours Attackers Use
Dynamite to Dislodge Black.
Chicago. July 20. Six persons are
dead and three wounded ns the re.
suit of a pitched battle between ir0
policemen and a negro nianlaeaiid his
wife, barricaded In a house on Irving
avenue. The battle was ended only
when the police dynamited the flat
building In which the negroes were
quartered, after hundreds of shots had
been tired.
LARGE ARMY IS ON BORDER
Nlnety-Eight Thousand United States
Soldiers Have Been Massed, Is
Official Report.
San Antonio, Tex., July 20. Ninety
eight thousand stato troops aro on the
border or on trains bound for there.
These official figures were Issued Tues
day. These mllltla forces come from
38 states, according to General Funs
ton, only ten of tho states not being
thus far represented.
War Crosses to Americans.
Paris, July 23. Two Amei leans,
members of tho American sanitary
unit, were decorated with tho war
cross. They are Joseph Wendell
and Henry Holllngshead of New Jer
sey. Britain Stands Pat.
London, July 23. Great Hrltaln does
not propose to add to the blacklist of
American firms nnd has no Intention
of withdrawing or modifying Its pol
Icy. Lord Hubert Cecil iniulo this an
nouncement here.
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STATE INSURANCE BUSINESS
Items of General Interest Gathered
Frcm Reliable Sources Around
the State House.
Western N'pUfp.uitr Union New Hrrvlce.
The Fifth Nebraskn Regiment at
Camp Llano Grand, under Colonel
Herbert Paul has tho distinction of
having the prettiest camp lu tho divi
sion. A few days ago tho sito upon
which this regiment Is now encamped
was n wilderness of mesqulto trees
and underbrush. It has been trans
formed seemingly by mnglc into a
beautiful camp, with well planned
and laid out boulevards and company
streets. Yucca palms, with their
straight, dagger-like leaves, have been
brought In from miles away, nnd ro
plnntcd In front of tho officers' tent.
Major Sterrlcker's yard, surrounded
with Its semi-tropical plants and flow
ers, and Its shell decorated walk, Is
for all the world like the famous gar
dens of Southern California.
Warns Against New State Banks.
A warning that there aro nn ab
normal number of banks being Incor
porated In the stnte by Inexperienced
persons threatening the bank guar
anty law, Is sounded In the answer
filed In district court by the Btnte
banking board to the writ of man
damus obtained against the board by
tho Central State bank of Omaha,
which was refused n charator July fi.
Tho answer of the board, filed a day
after the tlmo set In the writ, Is the
first public statement thnt body has
made regarding Its action In recently
refusing chnrters to stnte banks. The
answer Is prepared by Attorney Gen
eral Reed, who with Governor Moro
heud nnd Auditor Smith, comprises the
board. The banking board declares
thnt banks should be restricted to tho
commercial needs of their respective
localities, but that, on account of the
guaranty fund lnwe sums of money
nre deposited In Nebraskn banks by
other banks nnd persons outside the
Mate a fact that might prove dis
astrous In case of stringency.
Insurance Business In Nebraska.
One hundred and ten stock tire In
surance companies licensed to do bus
iness In Nebraska In 1915, only two
of which are domestic corporations,
wrote $383,000,000 of insurance, for
which they received nearly $4,80d,Q00
lu net premiums. Ixisses wero In
curred to the amount of $3.G03,80G, nil
of which was paid in 1916 except
$4,798.
These totals are taken from the
manuscript of the forthcoming annual
report of W. D. Eastham, Insurance
commissioner, which Is expected will
bo rrndy for delivery early in August.
Sevcnty-flvo of these companies aro
corporations organized within the
United States and hnvo a combined
capital of $72,998,075. Tho remaining
thlrty-flvo companies, technically
known ns "aliens," have their home
olllces in England, France, Scotland,
Germany, Holland, Japan nnd other
foreign countries.
Patriotic League Raising Money.
At a meeting of the Woman's Pa
triotic league of Nebraska, the first
since its organization, to purchase
regimental flags for tho Nebraska
troops In Mexico, tho sum of $87.80
was realized. The money turned In
wus nil given by Lincoln women, the
vice chairmen appointed throughout
tho slate not reporting. In splto of
tho Intense hot weather tho women
nre working constantly on tho collec
tions. It Is necessary that the sum
be raised In a short time for after
the money is guaranteed, it will take
come time for the flags to bo made.
Sergeant Bicrman is Postmaster.
It Is usunlly the duty of the chap
lnln to act as postmaster In camp.
Tho Fourth Nebraska regiment loft
Lincoln without a chaplain, owing to
tho failure of Captain Joseph M. Leldy
to pass the physical examination. So
Color Sergeant Edwnrd Hlerman of
Omaha volunteered his services and Is
now tho recognized postmaster of tho
Fourth.
Nebraska women nre working in tho
harvest fields alongside of their hus
bands, according to the observations
of Labor Commissioner Coffey, Just
returned from n trip through the
north central part of the stato. Ho
saw women driving mowers in alfalfa
fields, driving "go devils" for stacking
hay nnd even shocking grain in tho
fields. This was in the vicinity of
Fremont, Norfolk, Plerco nnd O'Neill.
In somo places, Mr. Coffey said,
fnrmors wero letting their headers
stand while they Joined their families
in shocking the grain.
Boys Feel Need of Cash.
Nebraska's troops at Camp Llano
tiro tho nearest of any to tho border
and they havo undertaken with a
will tho responsibility thnt has been
given thorn. If tho folks at homo
desire to help out tho boys, tho best
thing they could do would bo to make
up purses for somo of the companies
from tho smaller towns for tho com
pnny funds. Hard tack docs not tako
the plnco of bread and there aro
many llttlo touches that could bo
added had tho companies more sur
plus cash.
COOT BIG AMOUNT
Mobilization Ccst United States N':ar
Forty Thousand Dollars.
It is probuhlo that mobilization
of state troops hero for border ser
vice entailed n cost of not Icsb than
$40,000, virtually all of which will bo
paid out of government funds.
The expenso Included rnllroad fare
for about 2,200 men counting thoao
who came here nnd stayed for n tlmo
and then returned home and the
subsistence of all these men for tho
Hxtoen-day period, as well as the pay
of all the men from "buck" privates
up to General Phil Hall.
Definite figures hnve not been given
out by General Hall because the rec
ords huve not been made up. It will
take somo time to do this ns much
data has to be gotten in shape for the
war depattment Incidental to the
camp.
Find But One Case of Dourine.
After tests of 500 horses in the dis
trict embracing Cherry and surround
ing counties by the stato veterinarian's
olflce to discover traces of dourine,
rampant two years ago, only one re
actor has been discovered this season.
Stato Veterlnnrlan J. S. Anderson
went to Brownleo. Cherry county, to
oversee tho killing of this animal, a
young mare, as required under the
regulations to stamp out the disease.
This is thought to be the only case
of dourine left in the five Infected
counties. Last year the disease wns
shut Into a smnller area embracing the
southern part of Cherry and a corner
of two counties adjoining on the south.
Of the 3,000 government tests made
In 1915, forty reactorB were discovered
and killed, at a cost to the state or
$1,000 in indemnities. Tho stnte has
paid out altogether $4,000, approxi
mately In Indemnities In two years,
and tho federal government a like
amount.
Regulars Pleased With Work Done.
Five hours after tho Fourth Ne
braska reached Llano Grand camp
was pitched. Way off in Nebraska
this may not sound like much of a
feat, but, considering the fact that
the troops lauded after n torrential
rain, put wagons together and hauled
tents nnd equipment a mllo away to
the site selected for tho Nebraska
camp. It fell Just a little short of
miraculous. Tho work was directed
by Captain W. E. Kolbo of the supply
company of WIsner, who was highly
complimented by officers of the regu
lar army who watched the progress of
the work.
Bandits Missed an Opportunity.
Mexican bandits will never again
have such a glorious opportunity of
making a successful mid on a Ne
braska regiment ns It had the first
two or three nights the regiment was
in Camp Llano. There weso only a
few thousand rounds of ammunition
In camp. No telegraphic communica
tion with Mercedes, where the United
States cavalry is encamped. Then
men wero norvous and tho country
wns now. A hundred bnndlts might
have ridden into camp and gotten
nway with half of the equipment be
fore sufficient resistance could bo
offered.
Hold a Rural Life Conference.
Twenty-three county superintend
ents nnd prospective superintendents
held a rural life conference at the
Chadron stato normal. The problems
of rural life in western Nebraska aro
much different than they nre In other
portions of tho stnte. Knowing this,
the idea wns conceived of having a
rural life conference consisting of sup
erintendents from the western part of
the state.
State Buys Large Bond Issues.
State Treasurer Hall has completed
tho following purchases of bonds as
Investments of tho educational funds:
Swing school district, $10,000, first In
Etallmcnt of n $25,000 series; Pierce,
sewer, $5,000, first installment of a
$20,000 series; Niobrara school dls
tiict, $17,000; Republican City school
district, $15,000; Mullen, waterworks,
$10,000.
Girl May See Service.
Miss Helen Mae McDonald of Val
entino may he ono Nebraska girl to
see service on the border Miss Mc
Donnld is an expert stenographer and
some tlmo ago npplled for a steno
graphic position with tho Fourth Ne
braska regiment. In tho event thnt
tho clerical work around headquar
ters requires the attention of nn ox
pert, Miss McDonald will bo called to
the border.
Tho splendid sanitary condition of
Camp Llano Grande is indicated by
the fact that with more than 12,000
men tented -together, not a single caso
of typhoid, malaria or other serious
dlseaso has yet developed. Tho rea
son for this remarkable rocord Is found
in tho care taken with tho camp's
water supply and tho disposition of
tho refuse. Every drop of water Is
nitered, and most of tho drinking water
is boiled. Tho water, now delivered
three times a day In tank wagons,
will soon bo piped through tho com
pany streets.
Tho farm contributes more to the
living of tho man who owns his farm
thnn to tho tenant, according to a
survoy made by tho College of Agri
culture In eastern Nebraska. An av
orago of tho figures shows that tho
tenant farmer gets $418 from tho farm
while tho owner who operates his
farm gets $525, Tho Increase to tho
owner comes in tho increased valuo
of tho houso and the Increased sup
ply of fruit, wood and honey. In
western Nebraska, tho relationship In
the snrae, but tho avcrago farm con
tributes somewhat 1ms.
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PREPAREDNESS PARADE.
ARE AROUSED AT BLACKLIST
American Business Men Protest Ac
tion of British Government Pre- .
diet Attack on American
Industries.
Wt'stMii Newspaper Unlnn N'cwh Service.
San Francisco, Calif. Six persons
wero killed outright, two others uro
reported to havo perished nnd up
wards of forty were injured, thirty
rovon seriously, when an infernat ma
chine was exploded in the crowd
viewing the great preparedness
parade In which 50,000 res.deuts of
San Francisco nnd the bay cities
tunrched.
The thousands of spectators and
murchers lu the vicinity of Stewart
and Market streets, where the explo
sion occurred, were thrown Into a wild
panic and the procession was com
pletely broken up ut that point.
A sultcnse in which the bomb had
been "planted" was placed or thrown
upon tho sidewalk by the dynnmltcr.
Just how It was exploded tho pollco
havo not yet ascertained, but they be
llevo tho bomb may have had a clock
works attachment set for n certain
hour. The dynamiter escaped. Mayor
James Holph, jr., has offered a reward
of $5,000 for the arrest of tho perpe
trators. Predict Attack on American Trade.
Washington. A general European
nttack upon Americn's unprecedented
gold reserve and foreign trade at tho
closo of tho war is predicted in &
statement submitted to tho house Judi
ciary committee by tho national fore
ign trade council, urging passage of
the Webb bill to permit American
combinations In the export trade.
Pointing out that tho present enor
mous export business is due largely
to an abnormal war demand, the coun
cil says tho liberty to cooperate, which
rivals nnd customers of American
firms havo enjoyed has produced high
ly organized selling agencies and that
the United States can not hold Its
position in the world of business if
Europeon industrial nnd government
co-operation versus American compe
tition is to continue.
AROUSED BY BLACKLIST
American Business Men Protest Action
of British Government.
New York A nation-wide movement
to arouse business men of the United
States to the significance of the British
government's action in blacklisting
American firms was begun here at a
conference of about fifty members of
firms which appear on the lists. Leo
pold Zimmerman, head of the bnnking
firm of Zimmerman & Forshny, pre
elded. Tho conferenco lasted three
hours, during which It was decided to
appoint a committee of five to plan
methods of procedure. The members
of this committee have not yet been
chosen. One of the first things the
comml'teo will do, will go to Washing
ton to seo President Wilson. Tho
blackl'sted merchants nnd bankers
agreed that this move should bo mado
before other steps are taken.
Lincoln's Prospect for Regional Bank
Llnro'n Neb. Mayor C. W. Bryan,
ns chairman of the committee which
is working to ohtnln one of tho new
federal land banks for Lincoln, has
announced thnt he has received as
surances from Washington that tho
communication of tho committee has
lieen received and that Lincoln will
receive careful consideration when
the question of locating the bnnKs is
brought up.
Fishermen Lost In Monsoon.
London. Two hundred fishermen
are believed to hnve lost their lives
in n monsoon off tho coast of Colom
bo, Ceylon, according to a dispatch
received by tho Exchange Telegraph
company. A lnrgo fishing fleet was
caught by tho storm nnd more thnn
one hundred bonts havo failed to re
turn. Paris. Ono hundred nnd fifty thou
Fnnd women and girls nre working In
the munition factories of Franco.
They constitute one-third of nil French
munition workers.
"Washington. Major General Bliss
has reported to tho war department
that his Inspection of the Now York
national guard division on the border
found it comfortnbly sheltered, in ex
cellent health and with a sick report
that practically was negligible. Re
garding the food supply tho gcnornl
said the unanimous opinion of all
commending officers was that rations
wero excellent in quality, the only
criticism of tho men being duo to a
monotony resulting from deficiency of
certain components intended to give
an agreeable variety.
Llttlo Rock, Ark. Petitions nre
being circulated all over Arkansas in
an effort to secure tho names of 14,
000 persons who want tho prohibition
laws of Arkansas changed, Tho law
provides that when 10 per cent of
tho voting population of tho stato pe
titions for an election on tho prohibi
tion question tho election must bo
called. ArknnRas has ono of the most
stringent prohibition laws In tho,
south. Thoro is only ono penalty thatj
enn bo imposed for selling liquor and
that is six months at hard labor in
the penitentiary.
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