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RED OLOUD, NEBRASKA, CHIEF i T NG MS WITHIN A THREE MONTHS' TRAINING OF MEN IS CONTEMPLATED FORT SHERIDAN PROBABLE SITE Men Who Have Married Since War Was Announced Are Liable to Draft For Service. Western Ncwspnprr Union News .Service. Chicago. Fort Sheridan probably Kill becomo one of the biggest olll cera' training camps In the United States, under plans nnnounced by Major General Thomas II. Barry, com. tnander or the central army depart ment. Ten thousand olhccrs to command tho first halt million men raised for foreign service will bo trained at Fort Sheridan, Fort Hcnjamln Harrison, Ind., Fort Snclllng, Minn,, and Fort IUIcy, Kas. Applicants from tho fifteen central states will receive Instruction In these- camps. Maximum attendance in each camp Is limited to 2.G00. Threo months' training Is rontcin platod. At tho end, tho most olllclcnt will bo called for Immediate scrvlco, tho remainder being hold In rcservo until noeded. Those eligible arc mem bers of present reserve olllccrs' train ing corps, army rcservo officers, cadet students, graduates of military schools and collcgo grnduates. Tho ago limit Is twenty years and nlno months to forty-four years. Men of maturo years arc wanted to fill higher commands which may bo va cated after the units get Into action. Genoral Barry suggests that colleges graduato seniors who want training start by May 1, as tho camps open within threo wcekB. CANNOT ESCAPE BY MARRIAGE Men Who Have Mated Since War Began Liable for Service. Washington. Men of military ago who have been married slnco a stato of war against Germany wob declared will not cscapo their obligation of military scrvlco under a war depart ment policy formally announced. Tho department's statement follows: "Tho war department announces that nil men married slnco tho out break of tho war will bo treated upon tho samo basis as unmarried men In sofar as their military obligations aro ooncorncd. It Is desired that tho ut most publicity bo given by tho press to this announcement." Tho dopartmtnt wbb moved to tako this action In order that all men should understand exactly what Is contemplated In tho organization of an army to fight Germany. It was desired that thero should arise no question of slackers upon tho scoru of marriages contracted since tho out break of war with tho posslblo con struction that tho marrlago In nny caBo was hastened In order that mili tary duty might bo evaded. American Navy Takes Over Patrol. Washington. It has became known officially hero that the American navy is "rapidly taking over tho patrol which tho British nnd French vessels established on tho American coast." Boston, Mass. A sailor of tho Brit ish navy maintained a part of tho (water front patrol hero carrying tho rifle of a national guardsman who had collapsed on his post. Tho sailor, a member of tho gun crow of n steam ship in port, found tho guardsman on the wharf, whore ho had fainted. Tak ing him Into a noarhy shanty, tho British sailor telephoned for a doctor, then shouldered tho guardsman's rifle, and for nearly on hour kept his poBt In a drlzzlo of rain until n corporal who encountered him arranged for re lief. Washington. Tho administration $7,000,000,000 rovonuo bill was passed unanimously by tho senate. Changes mado slnco It pnsred tho Iioubo ne cessitate conferences between tho two houscB before It can go to tho president for his signature Thoro wero 83 nfllrmatlvo votes Senator Stono, opponent of most of tho ad ministration war measures, announced that he would voto for Its paBsago, but thought It should havo been framed along different lines, and reserved tho right to Btato his views later. Berlin, There will bo no Intern ment of Americans In Gormany. After a conforenco between tho po litical and military tuthorttles Is was announced that tho German govern ment would treat Amorlcans horo virtually on tho samo lines as laid down In President Wilsons proclama tion concerning tho treatment of Ger nans In tho United States, Tho Americana hero will havo almost very freedom and so far havo on Joyed tho samo freedom as is accord ed to noutrals except they aro not Allowed to reside in fortified places. TO THREE WEEKS Antl. American Attacks. El l'nso, Tex. Anti-American at tacks continue In Chihuahua, accord ing to 121 Hornldo del Norte, one of tho most Important constitutionalist party organs In northern Mexico. It declares that the Cuban revolution linit linnti tint ftfiivti "Mmvilsn in ' Yankee bayonets." Strong sympathy la expressed for the Cuban robols, who, It says, Htood no chance from tho start owing to American support of President Mcnocal. Speaking 01 tho withdrawal of tho American puni tive expedition from Mexico, the writer says: "At last fate willed that relations should bo severed between tho United States and Germany and I bollevo to that ruthcr than to our diplomacy we owe tho retirement of tho American forceB from Casas Orandes, El Valle and other points. Reduced Bread Rations In Germany. Copenhagen. Tho reduced bread ration In Germany has gone Into effect. Judging from the tono of tho press It appears that tho reduction has caused grent discontent among work men and even threats to rotaltate by Btrlkcs. A proposal which was Btrongly supported among tho. metal workers was to reduco correspondingly tho hours of work by ono-fourth. Socialists and nrmy newspapers ap pealed to workmen to accept depriva tions in tho samo spirit as tho sol dlcrn at tho front and not to Imperil tho soldiers by tho reduction In the munitions output. Locates Powerful Radio Station. MltchoII, S. D. Exlstenco of n powerful radio station on a farm nenr wesslngton Springs, S. D., capa ble of receiving messages from either seaboard, has been rovealed by tho United States marshal's ofllco hero on tho nrrlvnl of T. W. Taubamn, n federal olllcer, who dismantled a wiro loss outfit on the farm near thero of Chris Votter. Taubamn declared that tho plant had two masts sixty foot high with antennao stretching 100 yards. No evldenco was discovered which Indicated that the station had been misused, according to tho officer. "Danger to Public Peace." Washington Allen enemies, who tear down, mutilate, abuse, desccrnto or Insult tho flag aro to bo regarded ih "a danger to tho public poaco," and summarily arrested. All alien enemies residing within ono-half mllo of a fort, camp, aircraft station, gov ernment or naval vessel, nnvy yard, factory or workshop for tho manufac ture of munitions nro required to re movo prior to Juno 1, under penalty of summary nrrcst, under Instructions Issued by tho attornty genoral to tho United States marshal. Berlin Strike Made Deep Impression Copenhagen. News of tho strike in Berlin mado a doop impression among Russians hero, who saw In tho demonstrations tho beginning of a Gorman rovolutlon for tho over throw of tho Hohenzolrorn dynasty and tlio restoration of general peace. Tho correspondents of tho various Ilusslan nuwspapeis took this view, but persons not Inclined to ngreo with it, declaring too much Impor tance should not bo nttached to tho demonstration. Berlin. Emperor Chnrlos of Aus tria is quoting by BJorn as saying in an interview at Luxomburg, near Vienna: "I bollevo I know war bet tor than most of tho men who aro at tho head of the vnemy powers today. I know not only tho financial and economic effects of war, but I know also what it means to dlo In tho trenches. I havo lived a long tlmo in tho field and have seen men fall and dlo at my feet. Theroforo I know alBo, better, maybe, than any other omperor or king, what poaco means." London. An uprising of Sorblano against Bulgarians who now occupy their country is roported in a tele gram from Athens. As a result of prossuro exortod by tho Bulgarians, tho Serbian population revolted nnd took to tho hilly country. The In surgents divided into battalions and companies nnd destroyed brldgos, railroads and other means of com munication. Tho Bulgarian govern ment has dlspatchod troops to Nlsh to suppress tho disorders which are said to havo reached grave proportions. CONVICTS TO BE SOLDIERS Warden Fenton Will 8oon Introduce Military Drill Tho Nebraska stato prison is tc bo turned Into a military garrison for a part of tho day and Nebraska's prisoners arc to becomo Undo Sam's soldier boys. Warden Fenton has decided on military drill for tho boys already In uniform. As soon as sham guns can bo built from wood, flic warden will inaugurate the practice. Secretary O'Connell, onco with tho First Nebraska regiment, Spanish American war, will be drill mastvr In-chlcf. Should tho war reach such. a stage as to becomo a drain on citizens of tho country nnd should a draft, beyond tho initial draft, bo made, Warden Fenton believes tho youngor prison intnatt'S may be called' to Uio front. Hn Is adopting the military policy as ono of prepared ness . Ho wants his boys to mnko a good showing nt tho front in event that they aro called. And tho warden will tako the train ing himself along with his Inmates. Should it come to a point whero tho Nebraska prisoners nro called to the front, tho warden will also offer his services. It Is then posslblo that the man who is custodian of Ne braska's prisoners, may lead those prisoners to tho front. Submarine Blockade Begun. Washington. A German submarine, fired on tho United States destroyer Smith, nbout 100 miles Eouth of New York. Tho presence of enemy submcrs Ibles In American waters Indicates (hat tlu threatened German subma rine blockade of American Atlantic ports has begun. Tho navy department, after com municating with Fire Island, Boston, Now York und some other points on tiro Atlantic coast, announced that tho report of tho Smith's encounter had been substantiated by official In vcstlgution. Whether tho presenco of the Ger man submarine merely foreshadows a sporadic raid, such as the U-D3 con ducted off the New England coast, oi whether it In tho signal for the be ginning of n general submarine block ado of tho Atlantic coast, Is not known. First Information of tho encountei ennvo to the navy department In t roundabout way from the Boston nnvy yard, which picked up the Smith's report, Baying sho had been fired upon by a German U-boat. Buenos Ayres Tho German legation and German consulate wore set on fire hero by mobs which surged through tho streets demanding war with Gor many. Police charged Into tho crowd gath. ered about tho legation twice. Several of thoso participating In tho demon stration woro Injured. Tho crowd was terrified, numbering thousands, but was not disposed to BcrlouBly resist tho pollco and gendarmes, onco they arrived on tho sceno of their activity. There wero roported attempts to sack and burn German-owned property. Fol lowing an attempt la burn tho German owned nowspaper Union, the mob started for other property. As the gen darmes arrived, tho crowd retreated beforo them, shouting nnd singing the Uarsollalsc. Ottawa, Ont. Tho Stars and Stripes wont into battle for tho first tlmo during the world wnr during tho recent entonto storming of Vimy rldgo in France, according to an un official dispatch received from Ca nadian nrmy headquarters in Europe "To a young Texan, who came to Ontario to enlist and who Is now lying woundod In the hospital," tho dispatch reads,- "belongs tho honor of first carrying, the American flag Into battlo In tho European war, Into which the United States, as a belligerent, has just entered. Ho went up to tho nssault at Thelus carrying tho Stars and Stripes on his bayonet and fell thus." Boston, Mass. Naval authorities havo announced that until further notice no commercial messages would bo handled In tho first naval district between ships nt sea and thoro radio stations. Wireless nflparatus of all ships entering ports in this district will be sealed while tho vessels aro In port. Have Broken Off Relations Zurich. A report received here de clared that Turkey and Bulgaria havo formally brokon off relations with tho United States. To Tender Resolution of Thanks London. Tho Earl of Crawford gavo notlco in the house of lords that Earl Curzon of Kedlcston was preparing to offer tho following reso lution. "This house desires fo express to tho government and pcoplo of tho United States of America their pro found approval of the action of their government in joining tho allied powors and thus dofcndlng tho high cause of freedom and rights of hu manity against tho gravest monaco by which they ever havo been faced." Iondon. Ab tho first British prlmo minister to saluto tho Aniorlcan nation as comrndes-ln.nrmB. David Lloyd-Goorgo, England's great domo c-ratlc leader, speaking beforo a nota bio assembly, brought together by tho American luncheon club, nroiiBcd in tonso enthusiasm by his scathing do nunclatlon of Prussia nnd his warm wolcomo of America as an ally in tho war. Tho advent of tho United States into tho wnr, ho said, glveu tho final stamp to tho chair of the conflict as a strugglo against military autocracy through tho world. FACE FOOD FAMINE GOVERNMENT AGENT SAY8 CON DITION8 ALARMfWc STRIKERS GROWING RIOTOUS German Rioters Burn Town Hall and ' Many Are Killed Says Dan ger In Ill-Advl8ed Economy. Western Newspaper I'nlon New Service. Chlcngo. The burden of saving the world from starvation rests on the shoulders of America. Present Indi cations arc that by next winter there will not bo enough food In the United States to feed the nation's own peo ple, let alone sand supplies to tho suffering multitudes of Europe. The only salvation lies In the planting of millions of additional acres of food stuff and tho cutting off of all waste. This was tho message borne to Chi cago by George E. Forrlll of the United States department of agricul ture. He is making a detailed study of crop and food conditions for the government. 'Mr. Ferrlll was In con ference with Mnyor Thompson and officials of railroads, packing compa nies nnd other Industries In nn ef fort to devise means of further awak ening tho middle west to the nerd of night nnd (jay work In puttl.ig In crops. Danger In lll-Advlsed Economy. Washington. Wnrnlng to the nation against n real danger In hysterical and Ill-advised economy nnd Interfer ence with normal pursuits of the people is given by Ilownrd E. Coflln, of the advisory commission of tho council of national defense, in a state ment made public tonight ns the first enterprise of the government's new committee on public Information. Just returned from a trip thru several mlddlc-wcBtern Btatcs, Mr. Coffin de plores tho fact that conditions of un employment and closed factories should arise as n result of indis criminate efforts, public and private, toward war time economies. STRIKERS GROWING RIOTOUS Try to Burn Town Hall In German) and Number Shot. London. Ten thousand strikers, mostly munition workers, tried to burn tho town hall at Modgeburg, ac cording to a dispatch to tho Exchange Tolcgraph company from' Oldcnzal, Holland. Soldiers fired on the rioters, killing and wounding many and tho town now is In a state of siege. Magdeburg Is the capital of the Prus sian province of Saxony and ono of the strongest fortresses in the Ger man empire. It Is seventy-six miles from Berlin and Is tho seat of Im mense steel works and machine shops, forming part of tho great Krupp works. The city had n population in 1900 of 220,003. Rumors of Garrison Uprising El Pnso, Tex. A rellablo Ameri can who arrived nt tho border by way of Saltlllo and Torreon said he had heard rumors of n plan for a garrison uprising on or before May 1, when Genoral Carranza is to bo inaugurated president. This rumored plnn, ho said, was a part of a gen eral movement' to havo Obrcgon seize tho government nnd was rocelvlng German financial nnd moral backing', ho Added. He said a prominent Mexican had mado a prediction to him In Mexico City that Carranza would never be president nor would tho now constitution ho put into effect. British Party at Washington. Washington. The American capital extended a simple but heartfelt wel come to her British minister for foreign affairs, Arthur J. Balfour, and tho other members of tho Brit ish commission, which has come to Washington, as Mr. Balfour himself expressed It, "to make co-operation easy and effective between those who aro striving, with all their power, to bring nbout a lasting peace by the vonly means that can secure It, name ly, n successful war." Now York. Repairs on some of tho Gornn linors solzed hero by the federal authorities upon tho declara tion that a stato of war existed with Germany have been begun by a squad of one hundred machinists un der tho direction of government ex perts. Concord, N. II. A bill to prohibit tho salo of intoxicating liquors for hoverago purposes havo been passed by tho Btato senato, 14 to 9. If approved by tho governor it will be come offectlvo May 1, 1918.' New York. Americans are stranded In Scandinavian countrlos unable to get homo and nro beginning to feel want thru shortage of food, according to Americans who arrived hero on an American ,tnnk steamship from Copon hngon. Among tho arrivals was Dr. F, W. Hlnkelberger of Lob Angeles, who was in Gormnny when diplomatic relations wero sovored and mado his way to Denmark. In nil tho Scandi navian countries, tho AmoricunB as sorted, tho food shortage occasioned by the submarine menace is becoming serioun. Made Famous by Poem. A half century ugo April 0, 1807 a slxteen-ycnr-old girl, named Hose Hurlwlck, put the finishing touches to n new poem. The poem wns duly published, under tho title of "Curfow Shnll Not Ring Tonight." 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