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t-Vtf M? RED CLOUD, NEBRASKA, CHIEF 'I . : ' Vl I 11 It f ')? 1' tl k'Vf I hi h5 m K I l IM i ' T E DERLIN WAR OFFICE REPORTS CAPTURE OF. 500 PRISONERS NEAR VERDUN. FOE'S COUNTER-ATTACK FAILS French Declared to Have Suffered Sanguinary Losses When Attacked by Troops Under the Crown Prince Paris Claims Losses for Germans. Approximately f00 prisoners wort! taken by the Germans, who also nip- turetl ten mneliliit! guns. TIiu Kfi-iifli , fulled in ii counter-attack lit tilKlit. The announcement follows: "Army Group of die German Crown Prince On the west Imiil; of the; Mcuso In the sector of Infantry Gen- ernl von r'nincnls, under eommiiiiil of Lieutenant General son Mem none, Wcstphnllan and portions of the Itml l.sh regiments of proved valor and el lleiene.v, assisted by artillery, pioneers mid mine throwers, stormed French trenches on J 1 1 1 1 ,'10 1 on n front of 3,(100 meters. The enemy suffered sanguinary losses In hand-tn-hiiml lighting ami left In our hands, in round numbers, fioo prisoners, anion;; whom were 12 olllcers. Wo captured ten machine puis. "At night die French laiiuclied n counter-attack, which railed. "Knterprlses on Dead Man's Illll and northeast of Avocoiirt brought the de Hired results." Paris, Jan. 'JO. On the Verdun front the Germans made attacks at four plonts between Avaeourt wood and Dead Man's lllll. The. war olllce an nouncement on Friday says die Her mans were driven back with severe losses, although they penetrated ad vanced trenches near Hill .'10 1. In upper Alsace the Germans left trenches at two points to attack, but were checked by the French artillery. During the course of the night Ger man troops undertook several surprise attacks upon some of our minor posi tions, but these failed under the lire of our men located ito the north of Chilly. SENATORS HIT INAUGURAL 'Plundering" of Public by Washing ton Hotels Also Is Denounced by Lawmakers. Washington, Jan. 20. The senate on Friday voted favorably on the $2:5,000 appropriation to pay for the Inaugura tion expenses at tho capltnl, but not until there had been some lively talk about how Washington hotel keepers "rob" visitors and some observations that the inaugural ceremonies have come to resemble a coronation pageant. When Senator Owrninn brought tho resolution from the appropriations committee Senator McCumher (Hep.) of North Dakota suggested that It should Include provisions to prevent hotel keepers from raising their rates. He said he had been Informed by one hotel that a room for Inauguration week would cost $200. "I'm not going to object to this reso lution," said Senator Works (Hep.) of California, "but I should like to see one president Inaugurated with appro priate ceremonies suitable In a democ racy." Senator Thomas (Hem.) of Coloradl expressed himself in accord with Sen ators McCumher and Works. Senator Sherman (Hep.) of Illinois said he hoped that "wide publicity will be given this matter, so that certain of my constituents who may come here won't have to borrow money from mo to get home." DETECTIVE BURNS PAYS FINE Hunter for Leak in J. P. Morgan's Of. flee Is Convicted nt New York To Fight for License. New York, Jan. 2'.). William .1. Burns was convicted on Friday for ex iimlnlng papers In the law olllces of Seymour & Seymour and was lined flO. Martin Kgan, publicity agent for .1. P. Morgan & Co., who was on trial with (turns, was acquitted. The papers re lated to Information regarding muni tion contracts stolen from the Morgan nlllces. Hums was investigating the "leak" In the olllce. The trial was the concluding chapter of n wire-tapping scandal that stirred ill New York state, dragged In Mayor Mltchel and Police Commissioner Woods, aroused a religious controversy between the mayor and Hnmnn Catho lic clergy of New York and nearly In volved tin federal government. Hums' conviction of the misdemeanor may make It necessary for him to tight lo retain his detective license. Judge Shot by Assassin. Williamson, W. Va., Jim. 2!). Judge lames Damron of the circuit court here ivns shot and seriously wounded by an .jnldentllled man as he walked with Mrs. Dninnm through tho subway at .he station. French Ship Socoa Sunk. New York, Jan. 20. Humors that (ho French steamship Socoa had been ost were confirmed hero by dipt. Y. Uerldam of the French line steamer Ohio, who said the Socon was torpe Joed by n submarine. U MM Herlln, .Ian. lit). French trenches ffiJffl&T&flM SV dBmW39$SX .fflWFm on lllll 301. northwest of Verdun. tMr Sm fW&fi were stormed ly German troops ulong 'CA!M' - OSfmlSBr Mi!WAt a front of 1,000 meters, the war otilce ';ii'iri3S" 0, J-'TM09fi Mz-WP-T ulr $m3Nmk- ininiii ni'ini mi ii-i'iiniv. .,'-' ;n " rs w - -fLjjr-i':.ryM' -x Vxr -JX"M7(ii5mv WILL THIS BE THE GOAL? LASTING VwtftTlgiW, B COURAGE .' W&gamwm. mmmMWMymP JmS life " JVJT" rifWC"S'X -im J -K MVC7Jr.-u- "I IIP JF !VkllfWBII X-fJf&f' Jiv3$ WZtr 'Sf?ji Wl, vSXm TWO NAVAL BATTLES i BRITISH ADMIRALTY REPORTS ROUT OF GERMAN FLEET. London Admits Loss of One Destroy. er In an Engagement In the North Sea. London, .Ian. 2.". Heports from Viimlileu received by Heuter's Tele graph company via Amsterdam say that German torpedo boats on Monday night attempted to leave Zeebrugge to avolde the Ice, which was very thick. They were Immediately attacked by a large llritish squadron. The action opened nt short range and early in the light the bridge of the German destroyer V-00 was swept away by a direct hit, the commander and two other olllcers being killed. The V-00 llred one torpedo and was hit by another Ilritlsh shell, which knocked the funnel tint on the deck. Still another shell put a hole In the forepart of the vessel. The crew of the V-Ol) numbered about sixty. It would appear from the statements of the men that seven oth er German vessels were sunk. The V-01) belonged to the home flout. LEAK QUIZ IS ADJOURNED House Committee to Give Experts Time to Examine Stock Brokers' Books. New York, Jan. 20. To give stock exchange brokers time to produce records of the dealings of their cus tomers during the time the Interna tional peace situation was a factor In the stock market, the rules com mittee of the house suspended on Wednesday Its "leak" Inquiry and re turned to Washington. They will come back probably next Tuesday, by which time It Is expected the brokers' records will have been examined by the committee's experts. The committee expects to lenrn from these accounts who were the big operators In the market Just prior to the publication of the president's pence note and will then summon these Individuals to liud out If they had any advance Information on the note, and, If so, where they got It. NO BRITISH SHELLS FOR U. S. Britain Cancels Bid Made By English Concern Minister of Munitions In Control of Steel Output. London, .inn. o. nie isritMi gov ernment has refused permission to the lladtlebW, Ltd., to proceed with work on the contract for shells lor the American navy "mi long as the exig encies of war continue." The announcement Is made In the form of an ollhial notice by Christo pher Addison, the minister of muni tions In which attention is called to the fact that die entire seel output Is under his control. The Hiitlsh tlrm recently was awarded the contract to supply shells for the I'nlted States navy when Its bid was found to he .V-00 lower per shell than the offer of any American tlrm In open bidding. St. Louis Man Falls Dead. Washington, Jan. 20. -Overwrought and excited at what he thought was a retlectlon on the patriotism of the mid dle West, Henjnmln Hlewitt, superin tendent of the St. Louis schools, dropped dead hero at u meeting. Hunt U, S. Prisoners on Ship. Herlln, Jan. -0. .lames W. Gerard renewed his Inquiries nt the foreign otilce regarding the possible presence of Americans among the war prisoners brought to Germany by the captured Urltlsh steamer Yurrowdale. rr-vv- - vrrwriflj' 'ii,'wri ivv hxs-". i m.j i iwt.rij "tsr tc&iifamm WKSk .-rx , if s a n vm& i li.W1, a . . "u7'Jir. Jfi iF.'f.XA W v..WJjTi.. i -witl. V. J I Rfe S-KffiWj8fi&w Oi "SMtNNL k mmm'i'wm i' um Tixnini vni s ' -i,j.ist iHnur BALTIMORE AMERICAN. ,tr.rfs-ZMvr,""S V")W ' WILSON MAY STUMP CONSIDERS MAKING SEVERAL SPEECHES ON PEACE. Senate Halts Long Debate on Presi dent's Address Stone Opposed to Action. Washing!! Inn. 20. ('resident Wilson has taken under consideration a suggestion that after congress ad journs he make a number of speeches In different purts of the country In u campaign of education in connection with the Ideas expressed by him In his address on peace before the senate. Olllclnls said die president bad reached no conclusion and would not do so for several weeks. Action on Senator Cummins' reso lution to provide for exclusive con sideration of ('resident's Wilson pence address until all senators have ex pressed their views, was deferred, and it was sent to the calendar after It had been debated two hours. Senator Cummins sought to obtain unanimous consent for the resolution to go over without prejudice, to come up automatically again this week, but Chairman Stone of foreign relations committee objected. Senator Cum mins pointed out that with the resolu tion on the calendnr it is possible for him to move to take It up tomorrow or nny other day after the senate rou tine morning business Is concluded. Senator Stone wanted to refer the resolution to the foreign relations committee, but the presiding olllcet llnally ordered It to the calendar. CHANGE YIELDS TO PROBERS Agrees to Ask Members to Give Lists of Deals Veiled Threats Are Made at Note Leak Quiz. New York. Jan. 2f.. The "leak" In vestigation was resumed by the houso rules committee at the customhouse here on Tuesday, with II. G. S. Noble, president of the New York stock ex change, as the llrM witness. Mr. Noble was called, as explained by Sherman L. Whipple, counsel for the committee, to detail the workings of the .stock exchange ami to aid In determining the possibility under the rules of engineering deals for large prollts. Thinly veiled threats of congression al action to regulate the stock ex change and possibly prosecute mem bers alleged to have T'ligagcd In pools to depress die Millie of securities; ail attack upon the theory of "short sales," with the Implied suggestion that It might be a wise thing to put an end to Mich practices, and virtual de maud that the board of governors (l; the slock oM'hnnge request Its mem bers to supply full records of ti ansae tlons from December 10 to 211, with the names of the clients involved, were among the many surprises at the tlrst session here. Stock exchange olllclnls fought for hours against granting the latter re quest. On the promise that the names of clients would not be revealed unless evidence of wiongdolng was discov ered, olt'u Inls capitulated. Wilson to Be Officially Re-Electcd. Washington, Jan. 27. President Wilson will be olllelally re-elected Wednesday, February II. On that day the house and senate will hold a Joint session In the house and count the electorlal votes. Diver Proves U. S. Craft. Newport, It. I., Jan. 27.- A Milium rlue, thought at first to he the German commerce subsea liner, Deutschhtnd. was sighted near Heaver Tall. It was Identified as the United States auburn rlne 01. DRY FORGES AGREE WILL ADOPT PROHIBITORY STAT UTE A8 RECOMMENDED BY GOVERNOR NEVILLE. FAVORS THE CONVENTION Items of General Interest Gathered from Reliable Sources Around the State House WVstein N'fUHpiprr Union News Service. "It la farthest from my mind to make prohibition n farce." Bald Governor 1 Keith Neville to the legislative dry committees. "I want it enforced." The house nnd senate committees, mcvtiiiK Jointly behind closed doors, heard tho governor so express himself. 1 The Joint committer Immediately took action looking; to Just such a prohlbl- i lory sMitute a s Governor Neville rec J ommended In his inaugural message, i Tho committee adopted a resolution 1 favoring a bill that will permit people EDGAR HOWARD Editor Columbus Telegram Lieutenant Governor Much comment Is being directed to Lieutenant Governor Howard on account of his efficiency as the presiding officer of the Senate. He takes keen Interest In everything pertaining to public wel fare and Is widely known as an able editorial and descriptive writer. to receive a "limited amount" of In toxicating liquors from outside the state, and in favor of the enforcement of a prohibitory law by a state commis sion. It was further resolved that a sub-committee of flvo draft u bill to b presented to the Joint committee for consideration. The resolution provides that the committeo to draft such a bill shall bo composed of members of the Joint legislative dry committee. Chair man C. W. Heal of Custer o f the sen ate committee and Chairman Norton from Polk, to be members thereof. The sub-comtnittec is to comprise three rep resentatives and two senators. This action of the Joint dry commit teo clenrs the decks for action In tho direction of prohibition. It indicates that the specially chosen members of both houses are in favoi of a prohibi tory law that 1b not "bone dry." This Is in accord with Governor Neville's message. Favor Constitutional Convention Hy n unanimous vote, the house as n committee of tho whole has voiced its aproval of houso roll No. 2 calling for a constitutional convention, sent it to third reading and recommended its passage. No one opposed tho bill. The bill calls for a constitutional con vention to be voted upon by the peo plo at the next general election in 15)18. Representatives Martin, Finns burg and Richmond spoke briefly In regard to tho bill, declaring that there was nn overwhelming sentiment In the 3tnto In favor of n new constitu tion Hepiesentntlvo Martin explained the bill, declaring it would take at least six years to put the state on a basis of new government. Senate Confirms Mayfleld The sennto confirmed Kugcno O. Mayfleld as a member of the state board of control by a vote of 32 to 1. This Is for the short term to fill tho vacancy from March 1 to June .10, -aused by the resignation of Judge Kennedy. In addition Mr. Mayfleld tMis a week ago. confirmed for tho six year term, Btartlng July 1. Bureau Will Get Special Funds Tho legislative roferenco bureau has employed J. II. Hroody of Lincoln, C. L. Hino and J. P. Palmer of Omaha to ns3lst In tho bill drafting depart ment. Director Sheldon of tho bu reau estimates that it will need $1, 500 more than was appropriated two years ago, to get through dm legis lative session, and the houso claims committeo has agreed to recommend a speclnl appropriation for whatever Is required to keep tho bureau run ning. Counties Must Pay Up Stanton and Gago counties, which nttnckod the right of tho state to com pel them to pay to tho state the an cient chnrgos ogainst them for care of their insano, lost out and must pay into tho strong box of tho common wealth, according to supremo court action, upholding tho report of Hof ereo Jefferson Hrody In tho matter. Stanton county wns sued for f 2,214 principal and $5,448 interest, and Gago county for 3,438 principal and $5,154 interest. Some of the accounts run for nearly thlrtv years TWO-CENT FARE ACT A Plan to Let the Railway Board Raise Rate Senator Heal of Custer has intro duced a bill thnt authorizes tho stnto railway commission to raise or lower tho two-cent passenger fare In Nu braska. Tho two-cent faro law was enacted by tho legislature In 1907. It has been hold constitutional by tho supreme court of die state. The act Is what Is known ns direct legislation. It gives the state railway commission no discretionary power to raise or low er tho rate prescribed by the statute. Governor Shlldon, who was governor lit 1007, held the bill until the last hour of the last day beforo he permit ted It to become a, law. Ho desired to veto the law, but did not do so. It was his belief that tho rate of fare should have been left for the state railway commission to determine after u hearing of complaining railroads, thnt possibly tho poorer roads could show thnt two cents a mile was Inade quate for them and that the entire law might bo nnnuled because of a show ing of some poorly managed road or a road that did Mttle business In the state. The two-cent fare law has been In force on all tho roads In Nebraska sinco its adoption until last year when the MIsFOUrl Pacific and the Hock Is Ian 1 roads obtained temporary Injunc tions against the state railway com mission and attorney general to pre vent them from enforcing tho law. The orde was issued by the federal court and the subject matter Is still In l'llgation. Wants Clgaret Law Enforced. Hepicsentntive J. A. OilU of Valley county proposes that hereafter It shall bo a misdemeanor for any county at torney "to wilfully neglect or refuse to file a complaint and prosecute any and all persons" violating uny of the provisions of the law relating to tho sale of c'gaiets. Mr. Ollls' bill further proposes that upon the presentation to the district court of un affidavit signed by three resident freeholders and set ting forth that the county attorney has neglected to bring such prosecu tions, "the district court shall appoint some member of the bar of the state to prosecute said county attorney for violation of the provisions of this net, and upon conviction said county at torney shall be lined not less than $100 nor more than $500 and be subject to lemoval from office." A Bill for Road Improvement The Naylor bill to provide a way for counties to undertako a compre hensive schemo of road Improvement within their borders went safely through the house committee of the whole. Last session Mjr, Naylor nego tiated a Blmilar bill as far as the sen ate, but It died under the avalanche of indefinitely postponed bills of the last few duys of tho session. As amended by the roads committee the bill per mits a county desiring to immediately put its roads In good shape to submit a proposition to issue bonds not ex ceeding 10 per cent of the taxable val uation of the county. These bonds are to run thirty years, bear 5 per cent and may be redeemed after five years. A three-fifths vote is necessary to carry the Issue. To Push County Agent Work A new association, known as the Nebraska farm bureau association, came into existence last week at a meeting at the university farm of farmers interested In county agent work. This association consists of officers nnd directors of county farm bureaus, as farmers associations in chargo of local county agent work are called. Tho purpose of tho new association Is to furnish a medium for the ex change of ideas in county agent work and to extend the work over tho en tire state. Theie are now 2,500 farm ers in the state who are members of tho various county farm bureaus em ploying county agents. They are among tho most progressive and In fluential farmers of tho state. To Reduce Size of Legislature Notwithstanding it is generally ac cepted as a fact that the legislature will submit to the people the question of calling a constitutional convention, members of tho legislature continue to introduce bills for the purpose of sub mitting proposed constitutional amend ments two years from now. Senator Splrk of Saline lias Introduced S. F. 90, a bill proposing to reduce tho size of tho two branches of the legislature and providing for n four-year term for legislators. Tho sum of $20,000 will be set aside for tho uso of old soldiers in getting to nnd from tholr national reunion nt Vicksburg next fall If a bill intro duced in tho houso meets with tho approval of tho legislature. As drawn up by Jncobson of Dawson nnd Fred Johnson of Adams, the measure pro vides that tho $20,000, or as much of It nB shall bo necess'nry for tho pay ment of railroad fare and Incidental expenses whtlo en route, shall bo ap propriated for tho uso of all civil war veterans, both union and confederate, who havo lived hero a year. Deficiency Claims Tho stato board of control will nsk tho legislature to appropriate a total of $4C,709 to cover deficiencies In tho maintennnco funds of stnto Institu tions for two years ending April 1, 1917. Tho deficiencies nro au follows: Girls' school at Geneva $ 8,005 Orthopedic hospltnl 1C.337 Milford women's homo 4,601 Norfolk insano asylum 10,501 Dopendent children's homo..,. 5,975 One quarter's salary for con sulting engineer 625 MOTHERHOOD WOMAN'S JOY Suggestions to Childless Women. Among thfl virtues of Lydia E. Pinkham'fl Vegetable Compound is tho ubility to correct sterility in tho cases of mnny women. This fact is well established as evidenced by tho following letter and hundreds of others we have published in these columg. Poplar Bluir, Mo. "I want other women to know what a blessing Lydia a. rimtnam b vege table compounu nas been to me. Wo had always wanted a baby in our homo but I was in poor health and not ablo to do my work. My mother nnd hus band both urged mo to try Lydia E.Pink ham's Vegetable Compound. I did nn. mv henlth Im proved and I am now tho mother of a fine baby girl nnd do all my own houso work. "-Mrs. Aixia B. Timmons, 216 Almond SL, Poplar Bluff, Mo. Tn many other homes, onco childless, there are now children because of the fact that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegotablo Compound makes women normal, henlthy nnd strong Write to the Lydia E. Pinkham Medi cine Co., Lynn, Mass.. for advice it will be confidential and helpful. Natural Gas. In the past there has been enormous waste of natural gas, nnd the total waste Is still discreditable to the na tion. In the Appalachian field the loss of gas from oil wells, llambeaux, from leaking pipe lines and many other methods of waste was not less than 1.000.000 cubic feet dally, and prob ably much more. The heating value of 1,000.000,000 cubic feet of natural gas Is roughly equivalent to that of 1.000.0(H) bushels of coal. In one state not less than 250,000,000 cubic feet of gas has been wasted dally, and possibly more than double that quan tity, SO per cent of which might hnve been easily and cheaply preventable. In the Caddo (La.) natural gas field at least -100,000,000 cubic feet of gas was wasted dally, practically nil the waste being preventable. Two wells In this field having un estimated vol ume of 20.000,000 or 80,000,000 cubic feet a day blew out nnd burned 2or one or two years. Philadelphia Eve nlng Ledger. ) 'Tape's Diapepsin" fixes sick,, sour, gassy stomachs in five minutes. Time it! In live minutes all stomach, distress will go. No indigestion, heart burn, sourness or belching of gas, acid, or eructations of undigested food, no dizziness, bloating, or foul breath. Papo's Diapepsin la noted for lt speed in regulating 'upset stomachs. It Is tho Burcst, quickest and most cer tain Indigestion remedy In tho whole world, nnd besides it is harmless. Please for your sako, get a larg& fifty-cent case of Pape's Diapepsin from any store and put your stomach, right. Don't keep on being miserable- llfo is too short you aro not hore long, so mako your stay agreeable. 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