RED CLOUD, NEBRASKA, CHIEF
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CZAR'S TROOPS DRIVE THEIR
WAY INTO BRODY, KEY TO
LEMDERQ.
GERMANS ADMIT RETREAT
Captured City In Flames, Though It It
Not Known Whether Town Was
Fired by Shells or Put to the Torch
by Austrlans.
tamJon, .Inly 31. Tho Russians
have captured Hrody. TIiIh most Im
portant single victory of tlu great
Russian drive, which tartl two
months ago, Is chronicled In 1111 official
bulletin from Pctrogrud. SltiiultiincoiiH-.
ly tins Slavs have smashed the entire
Austrotieruinn lino west of I.tilsk,
where they huil been hold up for weeks
In their drive upon tho stronghold of
Kovol. Capture or thlH great riillrond
center now iippcnrs Immluciit.
Tho enpturo of Ilrody, which Ib oiui
of tho iiiiiln riillrond contorH In onstorn
Giillcln, marks mi ndviinco of six miles
In a single day, hy thu czar's forces, u
epood almost unprocodented In tho
great war for largo hodlon of troops.
Thursday's ofllclal reports showed tho
Russians kIx miles from tho town at
their nonrost point of attack and tho
enpturo Indicates not only n defent of
Its Austrian defenders but their ubso
luto rout.
The captured city Is In flames. This
much Is disclosed hy tho report from
Pctrogrnd, .though It Is not made clear
whether tho town was llred hy Kussliin
shells heforo Its fall or was put to
tho torch hy tho lloelug Austrian.
Sweeping Itusslnn victories In Volhy
nla and Oallcla peril tho entire Austro
German system of defense on u front
of more than 100 miles, and according
to military experts here will precipi
tate n general retreat and reorganiza
tion of the whole Teutonic front which
now protects Kovel and Loinborg, tho
two chief objectives of the Slav drive.
Vladimir Volynskl, another stronghold,
lies In tho way of tho Russian ad
vance, but no serious obstacle In the
nature of permanent fortlllcatlons now
looms between tho Ilusslaus and Lem
berg. Tho Itusslnn advance, announced
from Pctrogrud, was forecast In part
by nn ofllclal report from Uerlln which
announced n retreat by tho forces of
General von Llnscugcn northeast of
Sviuulchy, In southern Volhyula, and
only a few miles southeast of Vladimir
Volynskl.
GREAT TIME FOR MOTORISTS
National Touring Week, Beginning
August 6, Will Find Them on the
' Road by the Thousand.
Chlcngo, July 20. Tho dawn of Au
gust 0 will Mud untold thousands of
American nutomoblllsts on tho road
tor tho greatest concerted vacation
ever devised. Tho day will bo tho
llrst of the National Touring week,
preparations for which have engrossed
the attention of manufacturers, deal
ers and car owners for months. The
"see American llrst" Idea Is thorough
ly aroused, but the spirit Is concen
trated In "see your home state llrst."
The touring week Is to be u big fnm
Jy affair, for every motorist Is plan
ning to take his wife and children. If
ho has any, Into the great open where
they will Hud the relnvlgoratlon that
comes from rest and a change of
scene.
From the Atlantic to tho Tactile tho
week of August 0 will be made mem
orable and many thousands of Amer
icans will discover beauties of their
own laud hitherto unknown to them.
LONGUEVAL IN BRITISH HANDS
Last German Stronghold In Village Is
Cleared Up All Delvllle Wood
Now Held.
London, July 31. Tho Inst Germnn
strongholds In Longueval have been
captured by the ltrltlsh troops, ac
cording to tho olllclal statement given
out by the war ofllco. Ilund-to-lmiul
fighting continued throughout the day
In the vlciulty of Tozleros, tho state
ment adds.
The Ilrltlbh also lmvo possession of
tho entire Delvlllo wood, tho tlfth
Brandenburg division, the last Ger
mans In thu wood, being cleared out
with tho capture of three ofllcers and
358 men.
VALUE J. P. MORGAN'S ESTATE
Transfer Tax Appraiser Sets $78,149,.
024 on Property In
New York.
New York, July 31. The total assets
of tho estato of J. Plerpont Morgan,
who died March 81, 101.1, are tlxed at
$78,140.0.14, exeluslvo of property out
side New York state, In a report which
wl'il be filed with the state comptroller
by Transfer Tax Appraiser Lyons.
Baby Plague Abating?
New York, July 31. A slight de
crease In Infantile paralysis cases was
noted in tho 21 hours ending nt 10 u.
m. Friday, but It was not Milllclent to
lend the authorities to assert that the
epidemic had been broken.
England Dars Cocaine.
London, July 31. The Imporlntlnii
of opium nnd coenlne Into thu Cull
ed Kingdom Is prohibited by u royal
proclamation Issued here. The growth
of "cocaine sniffing" has become ulurin
lugly prevalent.
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Asia Minor. 2 The evacuation of Krzlngan obliges tho Turks to move their
lighting line virtually lf0 miles west to Slvas, which now Is the next objec
tive of the Itusslnn advance. U Angora, which Is :() tulles west of Hrzln
gan, Is the chief objective of tho Itusslnn cumpnlgu. It Is the terminus of
the riillrond to Coiistuntlnople.
GREAT DEFENSE SUM
ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL
$314,000,000 IS PASSED.
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An Amendment Giving the Soldiers on
the Border the Right to Vote
on the Field Eliminated.
Washington, .luly 'M. Nearly $700,
000,000 for national defense In tho 11m
enl year 1017 Is the aggregate of pro
posed appropriations reached In the
senate with the passage of tho tinny
appropriation bill, carrying In round
numbers $ 1-1 ,000,000.
This grand total for preparedness
still Is subject to revision, however,
because the army bill will follow tho
naval bill Into conference, where re
ductions are probable, despite the linn
attitude of President Wilson In sup
porting the liberal response of the sen
ate to the call for adequate defense.
The appropriations for prepared
ness as they now stand are as follows:
Army SM'r
Navy 3l6,BJi.M3.5
I'ortllliMtloiiK (law) ;::,74,,(,0?.,,
Military academy rtA?l-b
Army and imvy uulkloncy Si,U.!),3lt,U
Total GS5.3.0I7.57
As It passed the senate the army bill
exceeded the appropriations made by
tho bouse by more than $1:11,000,000.
In the limit hours of debute on the
measure the senate agreed to nn ap
propriation of $2,000,000 for the relief
of dependent families of National
(luardsnien and regular army soldiers
In servlcp In the Mexican emergency.
Distribution of the fund Is left to
tho discretion of the secretary of war,
but In no case shall any dependent fam
ily receive more thnn $50 u month.
An amendment giving soldiers on the
border the right to vote In the Held at
tho November election wns eliminated
from the bill on a point of order Just
before passage.
As soon as the army bill was out or
the way the senate took up and passed,
after brief debate, the military acad
emy appropriation bill, carrying $2.
2:i8,:i2S.rt7. an Increase of $1,010,524
over tho house authorization.
BRITISH GET U. S. PROTEST
Note Charging Treaty Violation Now
In the Hands of London
Foreign Office.
Washington, July 21). The American
protest against tho llrltMi boycott
now Is In the hands of the Hrltlsh for
eign olllce. Acting Secretary of State
Tollc let It be kuown that the protest
was npprored by President Wilson.
It Is understood that the protest
wns compiled by President Wilson
personally. It will be made public
next Monday morning. Officials at
the White House and stnte depart
ment expressed themselves as hopeful
Hint the Itrltlsb government will mod
ify considerably Its position In view
of the emphatic opposition enunciated
by the United States.
NEW TERRITORY FOR THE U. S.
Negotiations Completed by Which Dan
ish West Indies Come Under
Stars and Stripes.
Wnshlngton, July 27. Ofllclnl nn
nouncement wns mnde nt the Whlto
House that negotiations have practi
cally been completed for the purchase
of the Danish West Indies by tho
United States from Denmark for $25,-
000.000.
Willie details of tho treaty were not
given out, It Is understood that tho
United States will come Into eompleto
possession of tho Islands. Word has
been received from Denmark that
the treaty Is practically certain of be
ing ratified by the Danish parlia
ment. Fisher Fleet Is Sunk.
London. July 31. A (eriuiiu sub
marine Ims raided u UrltlMi tleet of
herring tlshlug boats. Fight of the
vessels were sunk. The crews were
lauded nt the North sea port of Tyue
mouth. May Probe Packing Business.
Washington, July 31. The federal
trade commission has been lequeMed
b, the house of representatives to
make an estimate of what nn Investi
gation Into the meat packing Industry
would cost
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DISASTER RESULTS IN HEAVY
LOSS OF HUMAN LIFE.
Intrepid Band, Eager to Save Their
Comrades, Are Themselves Vic
tims of Disaster.
Cleveland, O., July 27. At least
twenty men are known to bo dead and
a dozen Injured as a result of an ex
plosion of gas In a water works tunnel
under construction between n pumping
station on land mill nn Intake crib
(lve miles out In Lake Kile.
The men were working M) feet he
low the bottom of the lake, which
Is 70 feet deep at Hint point, placing
them 120 feet below the surface. They
were 1.700 feet shorewnrd from tho
crib. The explosion came as the tun
nel workers broke through a gas vein
with their picks and shovels r.nil the
fumes Ignited from electric spnrks.
At eight o'clock 11 men descended
the shnfr. An hour Inter workmen on
the surface detected gas nnd attempt
ed to slgnnl the men In the tube. Re
ceiving no response they sent rocket
signals Into tho nlr to attract life
savers on shore, there being no other
menns of communication. It wns nl
most midnight before aid reached the
scene and then n rescue pnrty wns
quickly formed which made the de
scent. Of this party of 11 rescuers
seven succumbed to tho fumes, tho
original 11 hnvlng perished.
After tho first rescue pnrty had met
the snme fate as the 11 workmen, no
more men would volunteer to nld In
tho rescue work until helmets could
be procured. There wns considerable
delay In getting helmets nnd not until
nfter dnyllcbt wns tho rescue work
taken up by men properly equipped.
SOLDIERS WORK ON ROADS
As
Punishment for Minor Offenses
Troops Are Made Useful on
Texas Thoroughfares.
Fl Pnxo. Tex., July 27. Twelve hun
dred uillltlunien, prisoners In a wnr
less wnr, were put to work construct
ing military roads In tho vicinity of
Kl Puso. The men have been arrested
at various times during tho last sev
eral weeks for minor offenses, mostly
falling to return to camp ut the proper
time.
ALL TRADE RECORDS BROKEN
United States Closes the Greatest
Year in Commercial History
of the Country.
Wnshlngton. July 31. Foreign trade
of the United States closed Its great
est year In history Juno 30 with n
balance of $2,130,000,000 In fnvor of
Amerlcnn exporters.
The year's exports aggregated $4,
334.000,000, the department of com
merce announced, and Imports were
valued at $2.1iS,000.000.
TELEGRAPHIC
NOTES
Ottnwn, Out., July 27. Tho wnr Is
costing tho Dominion of Canada $1,
000,000 ii day, an olllclal announce
ment said.
London, July 27. Sir Uogei Case
ment, convicted of treason because of
his part In the rebellion in Ireland, will
be executed publicly, according to the
Daily Chronicle.
Mitchell. S. D., July 20. A vigl
lance committee was organized In
Mitchell to deal with the lawless har
vest hands who are passing through
tho city by hundreds.
Air Craft Mombard Durazzo.
Home. July 20. A squadron of Ital
ian aircraft, after u long (light ncross
the Adriatic, bombarded the Albanlnii
port of Durni'.zo, which Is now held by
the Austro-lluugiiiliins, It has been ot
llcinlly tmiiouuccil.
Turkish Regiment Mutinies.
Athens. July 20. Advl -es from
Symruii stute that tin entire Turkish
regiment mutinied ut Sevvlkeny, tak
ing refuge In a forest on Mount Slmio
lou. Loyal Turks gave chase, setting
the forest on tire.
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FRESH MEAT, VEGETABLES AND
BREAD RECOMMENDED FOR
GUARDS.
SANITARY CONDITIONS GOOD
Items of General Interest Gathared
From Reliable Sources Around
the State House.
tVistem Newspaper Union News Service.
Not more than a Bcnnt llvo per cent
of the Fifth regiment ut Camp Llano
will ask their discharge following
orders from the war department re
leasing those from service who lmvo
families dependent upon them, accord
ing to Colonel Paul. Only twelve ap
plications for discharge hnve been
made up to the present time.
There Is a rumor current that col
lege and university students will bo
discharged In tho fall to return to
their studies, but no olllclal confirma
tion can bo obtained. The wholo of
the bnttery from Perdue university
will return to Indiana for the opening
of school, it Is reported.
See Chance for Better "Mess."
Nebraska guardsmen now stationed
on tho Texas border aro to have bet-
I. W. EVANS
Late Editor Fairfield Independent,
Second Lieutenant Co. H, Fifth Ne
braska, now stationed near tho
Mexican border.
tor food or in tho vernacular of tho
Foldler, better mcas.
Major Genernl Tasker H. IUIss, as
sistant chief of the staff of tho United
States army, visited Llano Grando
camp laBt week and was favorably Im
pressed with all ho saw except tho
quantity nnd quality of tho food given
the guardsmen.
More fresii meat, vegetables nnd
fresh baked bread dally were somo
of the recommendations given by tho
head to tho commanding officers here.
"There's no reason at all," said Gen
eral Ullss, "why tho commissary of
ficers cannot get fresh beef daily from
Brownsville or other Texas cities
whore large packing plants are oper
ated. I cannot see the need why men
should be Given all canned rations
while in camp. Thoso kind of rations
were meant only for uso when tho
meu are called Into service. One of
these days If tho call Is given tho
officers will be up against It when It
comes to traveling rations.
"I shall ask that large ovens bo
erected and bakers from among tho
enlisted men provide fresii bread.
Hard tack is all right In its place,
but it was never meant forvany per
manent camp."
May Revise Amendment Title.
Attorney General Reed has written
a letter to Secretary of State Pool ad
vlBlng tho latter that, in lieu of the bal
lot title recently suggested for Clar
ence Harman's constitutional amend
ment relating to tho food commission,
the secretary' of state may have the
entire amendment printed upon tho
official ballot at the Novembor olectlon.
The law limits ballot titles to 200
words, while the amendment Itself
contains 216 words. Secretary Pool
haB not decldod what he will do about
the matter.
When a stnte bank fails, all of Us
guaranty fund paid Into the state bank
ing board must be used first toward
paying off depositors, before tho gen
eral fund is touched. Tho banking
board has ordered Secretary Royse to
take this step, which will bo applied
In the case of three state banks which
lmvo failed In Nebraska since tho
guaranty law went into effect, and
each of which has deposited npproxl
mately $300 in tho guaranty fund. Tho
banks aro tho Farmors' Stato batik if
Decatur, tho State SavltiRS hank of
Sutton and the Stato Bank of Superior.
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8PEAK8 VERY HIGHLY.
General Bliss Commends Conditions
in Nebraska Camps.
Sanitary conditions, appearance of
tho camp and tho personnel of the
officers and men of the two Nebraska
regiments at Camp Llano wcro "highly
latlBfactory" and pleasing to General
Tasker H. Ullss. chief of staff of tho
United States army who with General
Kdward I'laummor In command modo
a tour of inspection of tho entire camp,
Colonela Eberly nnd Paul were con
gratulated by the distinguished visitor.
General HIIgs suggested to command
ing ofllccra of two regiments that they
would profit "very materially" by u
visit to the Nebraska camps. Sanitary
conditions In tho Nebraska quarters
could not bo improved upon said Gen
eral IHIss. Captain Herbert Smith of
Fremont and Mnjor John Illrkncr aro
In chnrgo of sanitation.
New General Hospital.
A general hospital has been estab
lished at HrowiiEvlllc, forty miles from
Camp Llano, and all soldiers from
Drownsvlllo to Sam Fordyco who be
come 111 will be sent to this hospital.
Emergency field hospitals will be main
tained at all camps along tho line,
where sick or injured men requiring
Immediate attention can be cared for.
A sanitary train, provided with nil
hospital facilities, will leave Browns
ville every day, stopping at each camp
nd picking up sick and Injured.
Tho Fifth Nebraska regiment field
hospital under Major John F. Spcal
man of Lincoln, was assigned to care
for all sick and injured of all tho
troops encamped here. Under the now
order this unit will enro only for those
needing Immediate attention. School
of Instructions for tho hospital men
will soon be established.
State's Expenses for Second Quarter.
State expenses amounted to 51,032,
57 during tho months of April, Mny
and Juno this year. Tho quarter pre
vious tho oxpenso amounted to $1,-421.S-I0,
according to the quarterly
statement of Auditor William Smith.
Of tho amount used during the past
quarter $X15,073 was spent by the
board of control for the fifteen atato
Institutions under Its chnrgo.
The governor's department spent $2,
012. practically nil of It for regular
salaries of employes.
Tho national guard spent $8,730 of
which nearly half was for armory
rental, n chnrgo that Is not on the
books at tho present time owing to
the absence of the guard on the border.
Is Head of Recruiting Station.
Tho application sent to Washington
by Captain J. M. Loldy, of Omaha,
waiving his right to a pension If the
wnr department would allow him to go
to the border as chaplain of the Fourth
Nebraska, has not yet been heard from,
according to Captain Lcldy, who was
In Lincoln recently for a conference
with Adjutnnt General Hall. Although
commissioned chaplain, Captain Leldy
was rejected by federal authorities on
n physical examination. He has been
designated ns head of tho recruiting
station nt Omaha sinco tho guard left
tho state. Other guardsmen officers
who failed In tho physical tests, were
put in charge of recruiting stations.
Goes Into Reserve.
Tho first Nebraskan at Camp Llano
to becomo a member of the reserves
under the now Chamberlain bill Is Otto
G. Hallgren, Company B, Fourth rogi
ment. Three years ago Hallgren en
listed In Company B. Most of the men
who arc now officers of tho company
were privates then. His term of en
listment expired July 13 and ho Is now
ready and most eager to start for tho
northlaud.
Candidates on Border Still Eligible.
Candidates for political offices, nom
inated at tho primary election, who are
members of tho National Guard on tho
border, have In no way Jeopardized
their legal stondlngs by going to tho
border as guardsmon, according to a
ruling of Attorney General Rood of Ne
braska. Their names will remain on
the ballots and they will bo voted for
In jv regular way at the election.
Postmaster's 8alary Rises.
Tho salary of Postmaster F. E. Lip
plncott at Llano Grando for one day
last week was $72. Tho office at that
place Is In tho fourth-class nnd tho
postmuster receives all tho cancella
tions. If tho wires to Washington can
only bo cut, Postmaster LIpplncott will
in a few weeks bo In a class with
Henry Ford.
Nebraska Boys Take Dally March.
Nebraska troops nn tho border, prac
tising dally marches, have reached an
average speed of four miles an hour.
A program has boen outlined for tho
first Ave weeks of camp prescribing a
dally hike of ten to twelve miles, grad
ually increasing In length through tho
weeks. Tho first week tho march Is to
be taken wtlh canteens full. The sec
ond week canteens nnd haversacks
will be carrlod. Tho load will be
gradually increased until full equip
ment Is carried.
Captain Leedom Celebrated Birthday.
Wednesday, July 19, was the birth
day of Capt. J. W. Leedom. As a
birthday gift his company was mount
ed ns guard and ho was therefore offi
cer of tho day. To add to tho Joy of
tho occasion the canal cnrrylng tho
water supply broke down and a trip
on foot was made in n hurry out to
shut tho gates controlling tho stream.
Tho captain says that It was ono of
tho .busiest birthdays ho has cele
brated In some years.
MUNITIONS
UUP
LOSS OF
MILLIONS
FIRE.
IN POWDER
IS ABSOLVED FROM LIABILITY
Settlement for Titanic Sinking Ef
fected by White Star Line- hl-
ccgo Heat Wave Reaches
Climax.
Western Newspaper I'nlon News Service.
New York. Property loas estimated
ct $2r.000.000 wna caused by a scries
of terrific exp'oslons of ammunition
awaiting shipment to tho entente al
lies nnd stored on Illuck Tom Island,
n small strip of land jutting Into Now
York bay off Jersey City. Tho loss
of life Is still problematical. It will
not de detormlned definitely until
there has been opportunity to check
up tho workmen employed on tho
Island and on boats mooted nearby.
The detonations, which were felt In
five states, began with a continuous
rapid fire of small shells, the blowing
up of groat quantities of dynamite,
trinitrotoluene and other high explo
sives, followed by tho bursting of
thousands of shrapnel shells which
literally showered the surrounding
country and waters for many miles
around.
The cause of the disaster has not
yet been definitely determined.
Chlcngo Hard Hit by Heat.
Chicago. Tho climax of tho record
breaking heat wave here was reached
Saturday, when the ofllclal thermom
eter, eight floors abovo the street
level, registered 102 degrees. On tho
street the thermometers recorded from
106 to 112 degrees. It was the sec
ond hottest day In Chicago's history,
the record being July 21, 1001, when
the mercury touched ,103 degrees.
Seventy deaths directly or Indirectly
attributed to tho heat wcro reported,
and county morguo officials declared
th"ro wns no moro room In tho insti
tution for bodies.
Prostrations were reported by tho
score, while hundreds of horses, ac
cording to tho health department,
were lying in the streets whero they
had fallen.
ABSOLVED FROM ALL LIABILITY
White Star Line Effects Settlement for
Titanic Sinking.
New York. With a payment of
$6(15,000 outside of court, the 'White
Star line Btands absolved of all liabil
ity for the sinking of tho steamship
Titanic with a loss of 1,600 lives, nnd
the four years of litigation of claim
ants is brought to an end in a final
decreo handed down by Federal Judge
Mayer. Claims totaling $18,000,000 had
been recorded In the fedoral courtB by
hundreds or claimants, nlleglng that
the ship was lost through tho negli
gence of her navigators with tho
privity of her owners.
To Limit Term of Enlistment.
Washington. A bill has been Intro
duced In the house hy Representative
Sloan providing that tho term of en
listment of members of the national
guard shall extend to tho federal
service only for tho period for which
they onllst In the national guard. Mr.
Sloan said that tho proposed legisla
tion had been suggested by some of
the untloual guardsmen now on tho
border.
Lincoln, Nob. State headquarters
of tho democratic party for tho pres
ent campaign will likely bo located In
Lincoln. Tho decision Is to bo reached
at n committee meeting soon to bo
called by Chairman Langhorst nnd, it
Is believed, this action will be taken
then. At the samo time n secretary,
treasurer and other necessary officers
will be selected.
Washington. An appropriation of
$2,000,000 for relief of dependent fami
lies of enlisted men In tho organized
militia and regular nrmy In sorvlco in
tho Mexican emergency has been
agreed upon by tho senato In an
amendment to tho army appropriation
bill.
Mexico City. Fivo hundred Vllllstas
have been captured In Zacatocns by
General Plank, according to ioports
received here by tho gevornMent. AH
wero given amnesty.
Women's Ticket In the Field.
Colorado Springs, Colo. Women
congressional and senatorial candi
dates will bo placed In tho flold this
fall In all seventeen suffrago states If
both President WllBon and Charles E.
Hughes fall to tako n definite, satis
factory stand on tho Susan B. Anthony
fedoral suffrago amendmont Immed
iately, stated Miss Anne Martin, chair
man of tho National Woman's party,
in nn Interview horo. MIbs Mnrtln de
clared the Women's pnrty would be
come ono of protest, rcplnclrg tho pro
gressive party.
Russians Capture 6,250 Germans.
Potrograd. In tho battle on tho Rus
elan western front 6,250 Teutons wero
tnkon prisoners, says tho official state
ment issued by tho Russian war de
partment. Tlia Russians also captured
fivo guns and twenty-two machlno
euiiB. Russian forcos operating in tho
Caucasus aro continuing their pursuit
of the retreating Turks, tho statement
says. In tho Turkish fortress of Erzln- v
Ran, tho capturo of which Is announced J A
tho Russians took a depot of war A
materials.
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