ly ' RED CLOUD, NEBRASKA OHIF j TO HIB I 1 AMERICAN. MEXICAN CONFEREES SETTLE ON PACT AT AT- LANTIC CITY. WAIT 0. K. FROM CARRANZA KINDRED SPIRITS Gen. Pershing to Cross Border Within Forty Days After Signing Pro tocolBoth Sides Will Patrol Line. Atlantic City, N. .1., Nov. 27. An agreement wns reached between the Aincrlcnii mill Mexican delegates to tlio Joint conference hero. It pro vides : 1. For the withdrawal from Mexico of the Pershing expedition within -10 days of the approval hy hoth govern merits of the agreement. The provi sion Is made that the tlmo may he ex tended If conditions In northern Mex ico nre such as to constitute n menace to United States soli. The details of the withdrawal nre left to (Jcnenil Pershing. 2. That United States troops there Jitter shall patrol their side of the border and Mexican troops theirs, In order to guard against raids. Co-op-cratlon between both forces In case of necessity Is provided. The following statement was given out by the eommlslon: "The commission has come to an ngrectnent as to withdrawal of Amer ican troops In Mexico mid border con trol, which Is to go by Mr. Paul to Mexico. If It Is acceptable the con ference will be resumed within two weeks. The troops are to bo with drawn by General 'Pershing within 40 days of the approval of the agreement but In such mnnncQ as will permit the Mexican troops to occupy the evncu ted territory, which the Mexicans have ngrecd to do. Should the north ern section of Chlhunhua be In a stntc ,tf turmoil such as to threaten our border, the American troops may alone, or In conjunction with the Mexican troops, disperse the marauders, and tho time for withdrawal shall be ex tended by the tlmo necessary for such work. "The Mexican commander Is to have control of the plan by which occupa tion of northern Chlhuahuu Is effect ed, and General Pershing Is to have control of the plan of withdrawal ami the right to use the railroad to Juarez If he so desires. The committee found It Impracti cable to arrange n plan of Joint bor der control through a common mili tary force, and abandoned the Idea of border zone, which has been so much discussed. It Is, however, left to the commanders of both nations on the border to enter Into such arrange metns for co-operation against ma rauders whenever it Is practicable. "The agreement distinctly states that each side Is to care for Its own bide of the border, but that this shall not preclude co-operation between the two forces to preserve pcuce upon the border. "The American commissioners told their Mexican colleagues that as a matter of national necessity the. policy of this government must be to reserve the right to pursue marauders coming from Mexico Into the United States as long as conditions In northern Mexico are in their present abnormal state. Such pursuit Is not, however, to bo regarded by Mexico as In any way hoitllo to tho Curranza government, for the maruudcrs aro our common en emies. "The correspondence between the two state departments under which the commission wns created requires the latter to deal not only with with drawal of troops but also with all oth er questions affecting the two coun tries, chief of which may be said to be the protection of the lives and prop erty of all foreigners In Mexico." The agreement was reached after 13 weeks of deliberations. The ques tion of a loan wns not brought up. The ugrecment Is contingent upon tho approval of Gen. Venustlano Curranza. )?? BtwQ RnSmtgM.ioii;j s' v IS NSTISFC CLAIM8 EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY ACT NEEDS AMENDMENT. ARTHUR COUNTY LOSES OUT Items of 'General Interest Gatnered From Reliable Sources Around the State House. CASE WAS CONTINUED. ADMITS WILSON WON I CHARLES E. HUGHES CONGRATU LATES THE PRESIDENT. Declares Closeness of Vote Caused Delay Wilson Replies and Sends Best WiGhes. I.akcwood, N. .)., Nov. HI. (Jinnies B. Hughes, Hepubilcau Candida to for president In the recent election, on Wednesday night sent to President Wilson a telegram congratulating him upon his re-election. In his telegram Mr. Hughes said: "Mecause of the closeness of the vote. I hud awaited the ollkial count In California, mid now that It virtually has been com pleted permit me to extend to you my FIGHT FOR 8-HOUR DAY LABOR CHIEF PREDICTS CHANGE FOR ALL CLASSES OF LABOR. 1 desire also to express my best wishes for a successful administration." Washington. Nov. 21. Woodrow Wilson has been acknowledged as vic tor by Charles Hvitus Hughes. Tho belated congratulations have been sent. From Lakewood, N. .1., Mr. Hughes sent a telegram of felicitation to President Wilson at the White House. From William It. Wilcox, Hepub ilcau national chairman, camn word that all hope had been abandoned In California. The Hughes message writes "llnale" to the election results. Washington, Nov. 21. President Wilson sent a telegram to Chnrlcs E. Hughes acknowledging his message of congratulation. Tho president's telegram said: "1 am sincerely obliged to you for your messnge of congratulation. Allow me to assure you of my good wishes for the years to come." Gompers Would Defy Roads and Warns Capital That Labor Will "Show Claws." Ilaltlmore, Aid., Nov. '-'.'I. Organized labor threw Its millions of workers Into the hi'iilo iignliiM the railroad' millions of dollars here on Tuesday In one of the most tumultuous days In la bor's history. Five hundred delegates to the American Federation of Labor conven tion yelled their approval when Sam uel Gompers declared the railroad employees should strike .lanuary I If congratulations upon your re-election. (ju, Adnnison law was not put Into ef feet hy the railroads. "Accepting the challenge," as he termed It, the federation pledged the "undivided and umnmllilcd support of every , man and woman, In the federa tion, whatever may arise, whatever may hetlde," to the four great railroad brotherhoods in the, approaching crisis. It also threw Its entire force behind the movement for a universal eight hour day. Mr. Gompers declared that the elght-bllllon-dollar combination of employers formed In New York to light labor "should be shown that some times the working people had teeth and claws." "I am about anarchist enough to say that we nre going to work for tho eight-hour day for all classes. If we can't get It peaceably we will tight for It." IWMeni NewKimper Union News Service. P. M. Coffey, chief deputy labor commissioner of Nebraska, In an ad dress to tho Nebraska Manufacturers' association at Omuhn, advised tho necessity of amending tho employers' liability luw for the purpose of bring ing uhout prompt and adequate set tlement of claims. Now, ho Bald, set tlement drags Into long negotiations. Ho proposed a commission, or single paid commissioner, preferably a law yer, familiar with the law, to adminis ter Its provisions. He said such a provision will be of as much benefit to the employer as to the employe. Ho said he hud had to return papers to one Insurance company In sixty dif ferent cases, whore effort had been mude to trim down payment for a shorter length of tlmo than that al lowed by law. Ho said that In ten months of this year 4,000 cubcs have been settled un der tho compensation law. The total benellts paid huve been $110,779, an average of $24.0.1. Hearing on Demurrage Matter Indefi nltely Postponed. After considerable testimony hud been Introduced boforo tho state rail way commission last week the hear ing of tho application of carriers for an increase In demurrage charges on Intrastate traiile in Nebraska was con tinued Indefinitely. The carriers were asked for much testimony which they did not have and which cannot bo col lected for some time, so the hearing was postponed. It is alleged that tho carriers ad mit privately that they probably Bhould not havo filed their applica tion relative to Intrastate trafllc when tho same question is pending before tho Interstate commerce commission. Tho roadB filed tariffs and a request for increased demurrage with tho In torstato commerce commission. The fed oral commission suspended tho re quest and the tariffs and will hold a hcurlng at a later date. Usually about ten months' tlmo is required to dis pose of such a case before tho Inter state body. When tho Interstate com merce commission suspends tariffs in such cases the burden of proof is then upon the carrlorB to provo their cuae. Without a ruling on the question from the federal body the carriers filed a similar application with the Nebraska state commission. STOP WAR GAM GN ORGANIZATION TO INAUGURATE' PEACE MOVEMENT. URGE WORLDWIDE ECONOMY Declared a Necessity Because of Scar city of Food Products Favors Arrest cf Speculators In Necessities. HOLD UP FAST CHICAGO TRAIN? RULES ADAMS0N LAW IS VOID Federal Judge Hook of Kansas City Holds Act Unconstitutional Will Go to High Tribunal. Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 124. Tho Adamson eight-hour law wns held un constitutional hero on Wednesday by Judge William O. Hook In tho United States district court. Judgo Ilook directed tho receivers of tho Missouri. Oklahoma & Gulf railroad, who brought tho original ac tion in this case to enjoin tho law from going Into effect, to assist the government In expediting the case to tho Supreme Court of the United States for flnnl decision, nnd instruct ed them, through their attorneys, to Invite the representatives of every railroad in this country to participate In tho hearings before tho highest court in tho innd. Tills was requested In the govern ment's motion to dismiss tho Injunc tion petition of tho railroad, the gov ernment desiring to avoid "prolonged, unnecessary and scattered litigation through' the hearing of countless slinl lur suits filed by every rail system In every federal district In tho United States through which their lines run." Following Judgo Hook's decision, Frank Hagerman, special counsel for tho government, gavo notice of an ap peal which was certified by the court late In the day. Two Bandits Board Flyer on North, western and Loot Express Car Agent Bound. v Chicago, Nov. 25. Two masked men got the drop on an express messenger on a Chicago and Northwestern ex press train as It wus speeding city wurd on Thursday night. They gagged him and bound him to it chair. While one bnudld stood guard, the other rifled the strong box. The robbers stripped the safe of cash estimated at $1,000 or more. They went through the packages of valuables nnd selected watches and gems. They strewed the floor of the car with checks und se curities ami after loading themselves down with all negotiable valuables dropped off the train as It came to a stop at Clybourn Junction In Chicago. Arthur. County Loses Cut. Nebraska's "baby county," Arthur, which was set aside and organized by the leglsluturo of 1913, has lost Its suit aguinst Garden county involving iho government of nnd taxing authority over a strip of land twenty-llvo miles long and three miles In width, which has been In dispute between Arthur and (iuiden counties. In an opinion rendered by the state supreme court, it is held that Garden county has obtained completo. Juris diction over the territory in contro versy through having exercised such Jurisdiction for more than ten years without any attempt being made by anyone, to prevent It. Garden county has levied and collected taxes, organ ized voting precincts, conducted elec tions, fotmed school districts and per formed other functions of government within the disputed area. The legislature of 1895 undertook to make Arthur county an Independent division and passed an act fixing its boundaries. However, tho act wub re garded as unconstitutional and Arthur county was not organized at that time but continued to bo a part of McPher son county until 1913. In the mean time, the eta to recognized a certain range line as the west boundary of what was then McPherson county and is now Arthur county. This lino is the one which Garden county claimed in tho suit is the correct boundary. Arthur county's contention was that the boundary line wbb located three biles farther west. The supreme court opinion, written by Judge Barnes, affirms the holding of the district court of Garden county, In favor of that county. The decision will practically settle similar litiga tion pending between Grant and Gar den counties. Old Forces Will Continue Attorney General Willis E. Reed bus announced tho reappointment of his entlro olllco force, Including Dep uty Attorney General D. T. Harrott, AssiBtont Attorney General Charles Itoo of this city, George W. Ayres of Central City, Bpcclal attorney, and Miss Josephine Murphy, clerk. Miss Mabel Kstes will be retained In the office as stenogrnpher. Secretary of State Charles Pool has likewise ro- uppolntcd his staff, consisting of Dep uty Hugh Cooper of Tecumseh, Max Kattlcmnn of Omaha, William O'Kccfo of Alliance, Kenneth McRac of Grand Island. Cecil Snapp of Lincoln and Park Leldlgh of Nebraska Cjty. Western Newspaper Union News Service New York. Further Bteps In a na tional "stop the war" campaign, de signed to crystallize sentiment so that any peace move which may bo made by President Wilson will receive tho support of the nation, havo been taken, hero by the organization of tho Now York branch of tho American national conference committee. Similar branches ure to be established throughout the country. Dr. David. Starr Jordan, who presided, enunciat ed the principles of tho committee when he said: "At tho beginning of tho war a dis tinguished publicist in London de clared that tho president of the United States had boforo him the greatest opportunity for good In hu man history. ThlB opportunity is Btlll before him nnd wo expect him to uso It. Wise men In all countries look to our nation as offering their only hope for a worthy end of tho war." Injunction is Dismissed. Dismlssar of the Injunction suit brought In the name of Governor Morehead, the Btato railway commis sion nnd Attorney General Reed against the seven railroad companies doing business In Nebraska, to pre vent their putting Into effect new rates superseding the old Nebraska class rates, hus been ordered by the state supreme court. Tho court did not announce Its rea sons, but presumably it refused to entertain the suit because tho rail roads have obtained Jurisdiction in the federal court of Nebraska, In an injunction Bult to restrain the state officials from interfering with them In the promulgalton or charging of new rates. This latter order is now 'In force, and under Its protection the railroads have put their now rate schedules into effect U. S. BARES FOOD "CORNER" FLEE FIRE AT L0CKP0RT, ILL. Lives of Several Hundred Employees Endangered by Blaze $200,000 Loss. Lockport, III., Nov. 27. The Uvea of several hundred employees were en dangered on Friday night by a fire, which destroyed the plant of tho North ern Illinois Cereal company. Eighteen girls were among tho employees who escuped. The loss on the plant Is esti mated at more than $200,000. It is believed the fire started from crossed electric wires In the milling room, where grain Is prepared for cereal foods. As fur ns can be learned everyone at work In the several buildings es caped sufely. Tho blaze uttractcd thousands tpoctutors. of NEW LINER SUNK; FIFTY DIE White Star Line Steamer Britannic, Used as a Hospital Ship, Lost In Aegean. London, Nov. 21. Tho British hos-! pltal ship Britannic, 47,000 tons, the White Star's new liner, one of the larg est vessels afloat, has been sunk with the loss of about llfty lives, says a British olllelal announcement. The Britannic was sunk by a mine or n torpedo Tuesday morning in the Aegean sea, according to the ollkial statement. There were 1,100 survivors. New York, Nov. 21. Tho statement wus credited to tho British consulate in this city that American nurses and surgeons were aboard the British hos pital ship Britannic, reported sunk In the Aegean sea, but later It was denied by tho ranking consulur olllelal that there was nny basis for the statement. District Attorney at Chicago Is Ready for Grand Jury Probe Into Hearing. Chicago, Nov. 22. Indictment of food nnd coal speculators and propri etors of warehouses In Chicago be came a probability as the federal grand Jury assembled In the federal building to hear evldenco to bo pre sented by District Attorney Charles F. Clyne. Investigators for tho district attor ney brought In reports that vast quan tities of food and coal have been held In railroad yards, warehouses and re mote parts of the city to await tho effect of'the shortage on prices. DEUTSCHLAND ON WAY HOME German Diver Leaves New London in the Afternoon Thousands See Submarine. New London, Coon., Nov. 23. Tho Dcutschlnnd has started on its return voyage. The merchant submarine left shortly after two o'clock Tuesday af ternoon for Bremen with a cargo val ued at $2,000,000. Thousands of people lined the banks of tho picturesque Thames river to watch anil cheer her departure. Discussed Car Shortage. "If the railroads of this state could get all the cars they need for trans portation of grain from Nebraska towns they would flood the Omaha market," said Railway Commissioner Taylor, who immediately followed It with another statement to tho effect that no such flood need be looked for, as there is no danger of any railroad In the state having enough cars to handle its traffic for some time to come. Mr. Taylor has returned from the east, where railway commissioners of thirty states and the interstate com merce commissioners sat for days upon tho ultra serious problem of the continental car shortage. Two plans for relief nre suggested. Ono Is to affix an emergency demur rage chargo of considerable propor tions and the other 1b to Increase tho dally rental cost of cars during tho period of stringency. Both measures, It is believed, would hasten tho un loading of cars and would compel rail roads to turn back other companies' cars to them Just as soon as shipments reached their destinations. Problem of New State House. The question that is bothering legis lators who propose to give it serious consideration this winter is the prob lem of a new state house for Ne braska. Most of those who have expressed themselves so far in the matter say they ore for a new building. Tho only problem, therefore, is settlement upon a plan for rulblng the money. Two suggested plans aro apt to be tho only ones considered by tho law makers. One is to provide by law for the sale of some of the $10,000,000 of state bonds and the immediate conver sion of tho proceods into a state capl tol fund. i The other is to ttfllx a levy upon the taxpayers of the state and to raise the money gradually for tho now edifice, probably Btarting tho work after the first two years' fund has been gathered. Want Speculators Arrested. Chicago. Wholesale arrests ot food speculators and price manipulatory by tho city as a means of relieving the present high cost of living was urged by John H. tally, assistant United States district attorney, after he had held a conference with tho city offi cials. These arrests could bo made under the forestalling and regradlng-. Drdlnanco passed by tho city council two years ago and which prohibits the hoarding of food products in cold Btor jgo warehouses for higher prices, ac :ordlng to Mr. Lally. Tho ordinance provides a fine of $200 for every day food is stored In violation of tho law URGING WORLDWIDE ECONOMY" h Clarence E. Harman.Swho for the paBt four years has been Btate food commissioner, states that ho is not a candidate for reappointment to his position, and that he will retire when the new administration comes into office. Scarcity of Food Products Declared to Make it Necessary Rome. Rigid economy throughout tho world in the consumption of food,, in view of the deficient crops and the oxtraordinary requirements of the European armies 1b urged by tho in ternational Institute of agriculture which has made the most extcnBlvo report It has issued since the war be gan. Tho institute says all nation are confronted with a grave situation. It is estimated that at least 2,300, 000,000 bushels of wheat will bo con Humedbin the year ending July 31,. 1917, and. that at the end of this period the world's surpluB supplies oC wheat will have decreased to 40,000, 000' bushels. The report says it is only on account of tho fact that last year's harvests were abundant, leav ing a balance of 350,000,000 buBhols. that there is avallablo sufficient wheat for tho year ending with next July. Tho world's surplus of five cereals wheat, rye, barley, oatB and corn Is placed at 633,000,000 bushels. Protocol Sent to Carranza. Atlantic City, N. J. A protocol pro viding for the conditional withdrawal of tho American troops now in Chi huahua, Mexico, and for tho military control of the border, but with the stipulation that United States troop shall be sent into Mexico In pursuit of bandits at any time tho American government deems it necessary, was-, signed hero by tho members of the-Mexican-American Joint commission. Ono of tho official copleB was taken bv Alberto J. Pan! of the Mexican. commission to submit to General Ve nustlano Carranza. British Capture Big Diver. Milan, Nov. 27. British naval forces recently captured n large German sub marine, according to the Cnrrlere Delln Sera. Tho paper says that n British sweeper landed 15 of tho crew of the diver ut nn Italian port. Priests Must Take Pledge. Chicago, Nov. 27. Every priest or dained in his diocese will bo com pelled to toko a flvo year's abstinence pledge, according to Archbishop G. plundelelu of the Roman Catholic church. Baker Names Fire Control Board. Washington, Nov. 25. Secretary Baker appointed Col, It. II. Davis, Lieut. Col. Frank W. Coo und a dis trict engineer olllcer at Los Angeles as a board to study tho flro control project for tho coust defenses. ' Many Pay Election Bets. Now York, Nov. 25. Holders of somo of tho largest wagers mado In Wall street on tho presidential election began paying tho bets off. Estimates of tho total sum wagered range from $1,000,000 to $5,000,000. Fire Destroys Church. Quebec. Que., Nov. 25. Fire that started In tho furnace room of the Llmollou parish church destroyed the entire edlilco with a loss of $180,000. Three Mexican Women Executed. Columbus, N. M., Nov. 27. Three women, two sisters and their servant girl, wero executed at El Voile by the Carranza garrison. Tho official charge wns conspiracy to assassinate Col, Gonzales Diaz. Get Money for Irish Rebels. Boston, Nov. 27. Speakers who asked for funds to support another revolution In Ireland, asserting (hat tho "Dublin rebels nro going to fight acaln and fight very soon," obtained I subscriptions at a meeting here. Looking Into Cold 8torage Matters. Food Commissioner Hariuan has wired cold storage houses to forward to him at once a report on all goods hold In their possession under the cold storage act of this Btato. Buttor and eggs held for moro than sixty days and Intended for suio hore nro covered by the request. Mr. Harman stated that in his knowledge little of the produce which will be reported upon Is owned by concerns In this state. Practically all of It, ho stated, was purchased weeks ago by out-of-thb-state firms and held for orders. Merging of tho state hotel commis sion with tho food, drug, dairy and oil commission is believed to, be a possibility at tho coming session of the legislature. This in being urged b a measuro which would Incroaso tho efficiency of the hotel bureau and at tho game tlmo mako its operation Iobb exp'onBlvo than at present Thoso who are advocating the change point to what has been done in cutting down expense and taking care ot more work in tho Inspection of oil since that department was abolished Governor Morehead has received $5,625 from tho government on. ac count of the state home for soldiers at Grand Island and $2,32G on account of tho Mllford homo for soldiers. The monoy was turned into the Btate. treas ury to become a part of the state gen eral fund. It forms tho government quarterly contribution for tho support of Btato homes for soldiers. The contribution by tho government is based on the number of members In the homos. For the quarter ending September tho Grand Island homo had an average of 225 members and the home at Mllford Is credited with an averago of ntnoty-threo. The govern ment pays the state on a basts of $100 a year for each soldier. A petition to the board of regentB, asking for tho establishment ot a col lego of Journalism at tho state unlver slty, with a four-year course leading up to a degree has been put In circu lation among the students. Nebraska's mortgage statistics for tho year 1915 havo been compiled by Labor Commissioner Coffey from re ports filed with tho state auditor. Ot tho nlnoty-throo counties in the state, reports wore received from elghty-slx. The total number of farm mort gages filed was 19,655, representing an aggregate ot $83,324,75 ot borrowed money. Tho number of farm morf gages released was 16,838, amounting to $44,597,576, No rocord ot filings and releases was available in Arthui and Hooper counties, according to I whom the information was' sough. Cornhuskers Win Saturday's Game. Iowa City, la. The Nebraska Corn huskers came back Saturday with tho old winning punch and battered and then burled tho Hawkoyes under a count of 34 to 17. Six thousand Iowa, homecomers witnessed tho overthrow of tho old gold and black. Nebraska, rooters from Lincoln exulted over the Nebraska triumph, which was achieved by dint ot tho most slashing attack the ComhuBker machine displayed during their 191C gridiron campaign. To Relieve Coal Famine Washington. Tho nowly organized conference commlttoe on car efficiency of the American Railway association has begun its campaign to relievo the coal shortage by instructing all rail ways to return coal cars, loaded or empty, to tho owners immediately. Members ot tho committee said this action probably would result in dis patch ot enough cars to Interior coal fields from congested districts with in two weeks to havo a marked effect on the threatened coal famlno in vari ous sections. Are Importing Chinese. Washington. Franco and Russia, the American government has learned, aro Importing thousands ot Chtnoso and Indo-Chlneso to work in munition factories and arsenals to froo their native workmen ior military duty. Tho number already put to work in France plants is estimated with 30,000 moro under contrac permission of tho Chinese ment for four years' service in Prance Russia has contracted for 20,000, of whom 5,500 have reached the country. vp V, J , ' ft work m at 20JU0, ntracf tr W p-ytg r5A; rwfrirrwgYom&ac.TWJ