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EED CLOUD, NEBRASKA, CHIEF INQUIRY 10 RPR M WASHINGTON ASKS NEWS AMERICAN CONSULS IN GERMANY. EIGHTY-SIX ARE MISSING Demand for Freedom of Yarrowdale Sailors Withheld Pending Official Advices as to Their Release No Break With Vienna Government. Washington, l-Vb. 10. Tho situation of American citizens In tin; countries of tlio Teutonic allies bcenino the prime consideration of tin United Suites In tlio German crisis. An Inquiry wns dispatched to Ger ninny on Friday asking where iiml why American consular ntllcers Initl been delayed In tln'lr departure. Tht (li'iiinml fur the release tif the Ynrrowdiile prisoners wns withheld from tlellvery to Germany pending of ficial nilvlee.s its to the release of those 72 Amerk'iin sailors. The (lerinnn gov ernment announced Ihey Inul heen given their liberty. The suite department showed con cern over the tlelny In the departure of the American consular olllcers. Klglity-slx Ainerlcan consuls, with their families, and many private Amer ican citizens desiring to leave (iermnny were reported ready to start for Swit zerland on a special train early this week. Amhassador Gerard, from Herne notified the statu department that the train should leave "some time this week." Since then nothing has heen heard from the tralnload of Ameri cans. On the other hand, a telegram con taining assurances by the German government that American consular officials and their families would not bo obstructed In leaving Germany, was sent to the department by the Spanish embassy. While the tension In the Interna tional situation was considerably les sened by the unolllclal reports of the release of the Yarrowdale prisoners and the reports of concessions granted to Minister Hrnnd Whlflock and Ameri can relief workers In Belgium, the Btnto department continued its "(Torts 'to ussure safety of Americans In Ger mnny, Austria, Itulgarla and Turkey. The state department took occasion to deny forninlly that all Amerlcnn citizens had been ordered out of Aus tria. Unotllclal dispatches from Paris to that effect were branded as false. It was pointed out In otllclal circles, however, tlmt the time for advising them to depart was passed and that Americans now were seeking not ad vice, but the means of getting out of the Teutonic countries. All of theso matters were discussed by President Wilson and his cnblnet. No announcement was forthcoming after the meeting, however, and mem bers of the .cabinet declared the situa tion was "unchanged." The question of arming American merchant ships for passage of thu war zone remained In abeyance. It was understood, however, that the navy department had submitted plans for arming ships with f00 reserve guns already allotted for that purpose. DANGEROUS IN NORTH SEA Great Britain Warns Shipping In Cer tain Zone To Operate Against U-Boats. Washington, Feb. 10. Notlco of n dangerous area lu the North sea be cause of operations against Germany 'haH been given by tho British ndmlr nlty. A copy of the notice, dated Feb ruary III, wns received at the state de partment. It warns shipping that after February 7 a prescribed area including all waters off Germany and parts of Holland and Denmark will be danger ous nnd should be avoided. "In view of the unrestricted warfare carried on by Germany at sea by means of mines and suhmniincs," nays the no tice, "not only ngalnst the allied pow ers but also against neutral shipping, nnd the fact that merchant ships are constantly sunk without regard to the itiltlmatc safety of their crews, his ma jesty's government gives notice that on nnd after February 17 the mentioned area In the North sea will be rendered dangerous to all shipping by operations against tho enemy and It should there fore be avoided." GERMANS GAIN IN WEST Capture Ground on Mlle-and-Half Front In Champagne 858 Prisoners Taken. Merlin, Feb. 10. The Germans began nn nttack In the Chnmpagne. The war ofllce announces that they captured ground half a mile tleep over a front of one and one-half miles and took 853 prisoners. Heavy lighting occurred on Hill 185. Food Riot at The Hague. The Hague, Feb. 10. Serious rioting, In which the crowds were only dis persed after repented charges by police nnd hussars, occurred here Friday aft ernoon. The rioters protested against tho high cost of food. Sweden to Seize All Grain. London, Feb. 10. A Stockholm tils .pntch to Router's snys that the Swed lsh government has decided to take ipossesslon of all stocks throughout tho country of barley, oats and cereal Iprodm ucts. WAITING TO LANSING WARNS CUBA NOTIFIED NOT REVOLUTION WILL BE TOLERATED. Official News Received at Washing ton Shows That Revolt Has As sumed Large Proportions. Washington, Feb. HI. Reports tell lug of the spread of the liberal revolt In Cuba aroused such apprehension here that Secretary Lansing on Wed nesday cabled a second warning to the people of the republic that the United States would not regard as legal any government set up by violence. The message went to Minister Gon zales at Havana and to every Ameri can consul, to be circulated all over the Island. It says that "the govern ment of the United States has given Its coiilldence and support only to gov ernments established through legal and constitutional methods." Mr. Lansing pointed out the respon sibility of thu United States In con nection with Cuba and Intimated very clearly that revolution was not to bu tolerated. Secretary linker auouiiced that with the approval of thu president a deal hail been closed for the sale of 10,(XH) army lilies and '..'.OOO.OOO rounds of ammunition to the Cuban government. Negotiations for thu purchase had been In progress for several months. Otllclal news from Cuba convinced thu administration that the rebellion already had assumed greater propor tions than hail been anticipated. President Menocal has declared that the uprising will be confined to n small area, and that It can last only a few days. NO GERMAN SEAMEN HELD Only Those Who Have Violated Some Law Are Being De tained. Washington, Feb. 11). No German seamen on ships in Amerlcnn harbors are being held except thnsi-wlio are believed to have violated some law. This was Indicated by reports taken to the cabinet meeting on Friday by Attorney General Gregory and Secre tary Wilson. The purpose Is to show Germany that the United States Is liv ing up to Its treaty obligations lu the treatment of seamen on German ships In American harbors. BALLOT FOR OHIO WOMEN State Senate, 20 to 16, Passes Bill for Presidential Suffrage Governor to Sign Measure. Columbus, O., Feb. 10. The Ohio senate passed the Reynolds bill giving Ohio women the privilege of voting 'or president. The vote was '20 to 10. The lilll already has passed the house nnd Governor Cox has tntlm.ited he will sign It. QOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOC OFF THE WIRE Berlin, Feb. 1(1. Small retirements on the Somme front were admitted by the German war otllce. Herlln, Feb. 15. Ilrltlsh aviators dropped bombs on a children's skating party near llruegge last Saturday, kill ing ten of them, according to the semi otllclal Overseas News Agency. Washington, Feb. 17. The senate finally killed and hurled the proposal to raise second-class mall rates to two cents n pound and reduce drop-letter postage to one cent. Hy a vote of 45 to 25 the senate again upheld a point of order by Senator Hitchcock against making the provision an aineiidmeut to the postal appropriation bill. Restrict Sayvlllc Wireless. New York, Feb. 17. The Postal Telegraph Cable company announced that the station at Sayvlllc has ad vised only messages the text of which refers to business mutters, and press dispatches will be accepted. Germans Advance 100 Yards. Berlin, Feb. 17. An advance tif 100 yards Into the Russian Hues south of tho Zloezov-Tarnopol railway was an nounced by the German war ollleo. on Thursday afternoon, Several prison ers were taken. I dkSnW tT AV m PREPAREDNESS wsW) gm Win BE PAGED PASS BIG NAVAL BILL HOUSE VOTE ON PREPAREDNESS MEASURE WAS 353 TO 23. Provides for Second Installment of Great Thrce-Year Building Pro. gram Adopted Last Year. Washington, l-'eb. l.V-Two big steps toward naval preparedness were taken here on Tuesday. (Establishment of a submarine train ing base in Los Angeles harhor anil of a submarine war operating base at San Diego were recommended In a report of the. special navy commission, headed by Hear Admiral Helm, made public by the navy department. The largest naval appropriation bill In the country's history was passed by the house and sent to thu senate, where a subcommittee Immediately was appointed to hasten it consider ation. The bill carries more than $:m8,000, 000, provides for the second Install ment of the great three-year building program adopted last year, and In cludes administration emergency amendments authorizing the govern ment to commandeer private shipyards and munition plants In time of na tional peril and to purchaso tlio basic patents of aircraft. The vote on the bill wns 853 to 23, IS Democrats, headed by Majority Leader Kltchln, 4 Republicans nnd 1 socialist voting abalnst It. Without discussion, Representntlvo Mann got an amendment Into the naval bill declaring that the United States favored settlement of International dis putes through mediation or arbitration. ROADS TO AID IN DEFENSE Committee to Co-Operate With Government In the Event of War. the New York, Feb. 10. Tho railroads of tho United States through a special committee on national defense organ ized here on Friday at n meeting of the American Railway association's executive committee, will co-opernto with the government In event of war. Telegrams are being sent to tho heads of all American railroads by W. W. Atterbury, president of the asso ciation, urging unqualified support of President Wilson's council of national defense. The country hns been divided Into four railroad zones enst, central, south and west corresponding with the army departments. For each sec tion a special subcommittee of rail road officials was unuied. Fairfax Hnrrlson, chairman of tho Southern railway, Is chairman of tho new special committee on national de fense which succeeds the associ ation's special commltteo on co-opera-tlon with the military authorities or ganized last fall. SCORES BRYAN IN HOUSE Pacifists Appeal to "Cowardice That Lurks In Every Man's Breast," Lawmakers Told. Washington, Feb. 17. Pacifists gen erally and William Jennings Ilrynn particularly were attacked In tho house on Thursday by representative Gardner of Massachusetts In making reply to previous declarations by Rep resentative Moore of Pennsylvania that Great Britain seeks to draw the United States Into war. Gardner spoke In defense of the al lies and then turned nn the pacifists, who, he said, were appealing to tho "cowardice that lurks lu every man's breast." Bryan's plan for submitting tho question of war to n referendum, ho declared, was only stirring up agita tion calculated to divide the country against Itself. Two Americans Hurt in War. Ottawa, Out., Feb. 10. Among Americans named In the casualty lists are Private W. Heard of Prospect, 0 wounded, but returned to duty, and F. Stewart, Detroit, Mich., reported wounded. Seamen's Law Upheld. Mobile, Ala., Feb. 10. The seamen's law was upheld as valid by Fetleral District Judge Ervln on Friday In n decision which, ns far ns Is known, Is the first construing tho constitutional ity of tho net. TO RUSH BIG BILLS NATIONAL DEFEN8E AND REV ENUE LEGISLATION IS FIR8T. WILL CONTINUE RELIEF WORK Germany Grants Permission for Amen leans to Remain Railroads Have Refused Export Shipments. Western Newspaper Union Ni-wh Service. Washington. With tlio end of tho ilxty-fourth congress a couple wcukB off, tlio administration leaders are con centrating their cnerg es to the en actment of revenue and national do teiiflo legislation. Much long pending general legislation everyone recog nizes, must give way to appropriations and measures that relate to the prep aration of the nation for eventualities which may grow out of the diplomatic breach with Germany. In the senate the revenue and naval bills are to be given the right of way as booh as the espionage nnd anti-con-Rtiiracy hill now under consideration Is out of the way The house will pass . the army appropriations bill within a tew days and then devote its attention to the sundry civil and general do llclency appropriations. What emergency legislation may ho J enacted before adjournment depends i entirely upon the decision of the pies- : Ident. Many members of the senate and house believe he will commuul- I cato to congress within a few days his plans for handling the international crisis. Railways Refuse Export Shipments Washington. Representatives of dilrty chief rullroads, considering tho tar shortage situation here made u "gentlemen's agreement" to declare n virtual embargo against nil shipments for export from eastern ports, to adopt a liberal use of "an Intelligent em bargo" against the castbound domestic Bhlpments and to send empty cars west In solid trainloads as fast as pos sible. Representatives of the Interstate Commerce commission present nt tho meeting are understood to favor the plan. Tho roads working in closo cooper ation will not accept further export shlpmonts until part of the export traf fic congested In eastorn portB is re moved. As fast as traffic is loaded on steamers new freight will be accepted. CONTINUING THE RELIEF WORK Germany Grants Permission for Amer icans to Remain Ixmtlon. A Reuter dispatch from The Hague, says the German legation there states that Germany is permit ting Americans to continuo relief work In Belgium and northern France. An official note to that effect the legation states was addressed on February 10 to tho diplomatic controller of nutri tullon work. Furthermore the Amer ican minister at Brussels was given opportunity to participate in tho cen tral management of nutrition work. Tho German authorities further de dal e, tho legation states that in tho future as in the past, they would bo willing to accede to every demand of ho commission for relief in Belgium. Embargo on Nebraska Freight Lincoln, Nob. A total embargo on freight from Nebraska to points east of Chicago has been put in operation by all Nebraska railroads. This ap plies to all classes except perishable and llvo stock. Tho matter has Just been called to the attention of tho No braska railway commission by a heavy shipper who is nffected by the order. While tho measure is one of retali ation, since eastern roads refused to reloaso cars for west of Chicago, it is pointed out that it may work hard ship on grain shippers when terminal elevators In this state are filled to capacity. To Report to Governor Neville Washington. Captain James W. Everlngton was today detailed by tho war department as Inspector-Instructor with tho Nebraska National guard. Captain Everlngton is now on duty with the South Dakota National guard, under orders of the commanding gen eral of tho central department. Ho will proceed to Lincoln to report to Governor Neville. Peace Advocates at White House Washington, D. C Several hun dred peace advocates from Now York nnd other eastern cities, members of tho emorgoncy peuce federation, hold a mass meeting as the concluding feature of a day of demonstrations and potltlons to mombors of con gress nnd tho white liouso In behalf of Senator La Folletto's resolution providing a referendum on war. Plans were laid for organizing branches of tho federation In many largo cities to coordinate tho work of various peace organizations. Find Bodies of Kidnaped Cowboys. Hnchlta, N. M. Lorn Splllsburg, Mormon scout, and companions dis covered tlio bodies of Androw P. Pet orson, Hugh Acord nnd Burton Jenson, Aniorlcnu cowboys kidnaped last Mon day, when Moxlcan bandits raided the Cornor ranch, sixty miles southwost of here, Tho bodies, badly mutilated, woro found on tho Mexican Bide, throo miles south of monument No. 53. It was bclioved they woro taken across tho International lino and killed when thoy attompted to break away from thlr captors. ARE HAMPERING RELIEF WORK MOVEMENT GIUM OF SHIPS TO IS RESTRICTED BEL. MAKES AN ABSOLUTE DENIAL Claim No Overtures Have Been Made Regarding Avoidance of War President Will Defer Decision Western KewHimper Union News Sim Ice London. While restoring American control to the .relief work In Uelgluni, tlio Germans am still bumpering thu work by restricting the movements of relief ships und their cargoes. They havo cancelled the safo conducts for merly given those vessels, reports re ceived hero say, and have absolutely prohibited the transport of vessels or merchandise between Great Uritaiu und Holland. The Germans permit vessels to no proach and leave Rotterdam by the North sea, but this passage way Is HO full nP Hrttluli ntnl P.nrmnti tultinu no t0 ,)0 lmzanIous aiu, aIino8t liprac. tlcablc. The purchasing activities of tho commission overseas, amounting to 100,000 tons of foodstuffs monthly, al ready has been suspended for a fort night. Obstructions raised by thu Germans have held up 1G0.000 toiiB of foodstuffs. Under existing conditions the suspension means that more than 75,000 tons has been lost to the hun gry people of Uelgluni, while the de murrage and other charges on de tained ships exceeds 50,000 pounds, und Increases at tho rate of 5,000 dally pounds. Will Defer Decision Washington. President Wilson Js expected to defer a decision on the question of furnishing guns to Amer ican merchant ships until ho decides whether to go before congress and tsk for additional authority for the protection of American ships and lives. The accumulation of Incidents in volving violations of American rights since the diplomatic break with Ger many is generally believed by admin istration officials to bo .hastening the approach of the hour when the presi dent again will go before congress. Tho re-detention of tho seventy-two Americans brought in on the prize ship Yarrowdale is regarded as an other acute Indication of German dis regard of 'American rights. The American seamon who were taken prisoners to Germany on the British steamer Yarrowdale have been liberated. MAKES ABSOLUTE DENIAL Bays Germany Is Not Inviting gestlons for Peace Overtures Sug- Berlin. It is absolutely denied hero that Germany in a note to tho United States or thru other mediums is in viting suggestions for the avoidance of actual war. It is reiterated that tho Imperial government is not permitting doubts in any quarter regarding tho position actively assumed in the sub marine warfare, and that thoro can bo no talk of thought of recession from tho program already being carried aut. In view of this It Is declared in mthorltativo circles that any further parley or exchange of notes with tho United States may bo dismissed as unwarranted and Improbable. The origin of the report Is ascribed to the recent announcement made thru :he Swiss government that Germany was willing to negotiate respecting tho imcnded treaty of 1799. No Need of Congestion New York. Agents of British tteamshlp lines declare that thoro was no need of any congestion of ocean cargoes at American ports. Ono of them pointed out that Great Britain has about forty steamships now at Now York ready to leavo when loaded nnd representing a cargo ca pacity of 150,000 tons. "The same authority asserted that thero were in port hero today about 2G0 steamships of brltish, French, Scandinavian, Dutch, Spanish, Italian and American registry, nnd estimated their carry ing capacity at 750,000 tons. Says German Sailors Did Their Duty London. In an ndtlress at Wll helmshavcn regarding precautions tnkon by Gormany In view of tho pos sibility of war with tho United States, Dr. Gustav Strcsemann, a prominent nationnl Uboral member of tho relchstag, made the following statement, according to a Rotterdam dispatch to the Evening Nows: "Our German bluejackets in tho United States will have scon to It that German steamers In American ports shall not bo useable by any ono for some time." Washington. Formal notification of tho retoutlon In Gormany of tho sov-enty-two Amoricau Bailors brought in as prisoners oh tlio prize ship Ynrrowdalo was given to tho stato department by Dr. Paul Rltter, Swiss minister, acting for tlio Gorman gov ernment, together with an inquiry as to tho status of tho crows of tho Gorman war-bound ships In Ameri can harbors. Gormany, Dr. Rltter said, had docidod to hold tho Yar rowdalo prisoners until sho has had dofinlto assurances that Gorman crows in American harbors would not be held or Imprisoned. MRS. KIESO SICK SEVEN MONTHS Restored to Health by Lydia E. Pinkham' Vegetable Compound. Aurora. 111. "For seven long month I suffered from a femalo trouble, with sovero pains in my back and sides until I became bo weak I could hardly walk from chair to chair, and got so nervous I would jump at the slightest noise. I was entirely unfit to do my house vork, I was giving up hope, of over be ing well, when my sister asked mo to try Lydia E. 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