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RED CLOUD, NEBRASKA, OHIEF lii HO RAIL RAIE RAISE INTERSTATE BOARD HOLD8 15 PER CENT INCREASE FOR ROADS TOO HIGH. HEAVIER TARIFFS ALLOWED Opinion Says 1910 Was Most Prosper ous Year In History of tho Car riers Commissioner McChard Dissented. Washington, July 2. The railroads of tho United Status lost their ght fur n 15 po rcent InceniKu In rateB. The Interstate commerce commission de nied their petition. The communion's order was dated June 27. Commis sioner McChard dissented. The commission finds that 1010 was v the most prosperous year the railroads " ever had. "It may be assumed," the opinion nays, "that they might suffer some t abntement of tho prosperity of thut year without being crippled or lu any way Incapacitated." The order sets forth: That tho operation of the schedules submitted by the railroads upon which Increases were asked "bo and hereby nre suspended until October 28, 1017." Exception Is made to schedules up plying to bituminous coal, coke and Iron ore, naming rates lu the southern district. Kxceptlon Is mada to schedules ap plying to bituminous coal, coke und Iron ore, naming Increased ratcH In the eastern district. All schedules naming Increased rates apply Interterrltorlally between dis tricts excepting only those applying to bituminous coal, coko and Iron oro be tween tho eastern and southern dis tricts. That the use of the rates, charges, regulations nnd practices stated In such suspended schedules bo deferred upon Interstate trufllc until October 28 unless otherwise ordered by the com mission. Tho commission grants certain In creases In coal, iron and coko rates on tho basis of equalizing this rnto structure. Tho opinion nlso recog nizes that tho roads In tho eastern dis trict must have Increased revenue be yond whnt tho new coal and Iron rates will produce. Tho technical terms of the commis sion's order merely "suspend" tho pro posed Increases to October. The commission finds that tho war has not affected tho railroads as dis astrously as tho first general state ment of railroad witnesses might have Indicated. GREECE BREAKS WITH KAISER Recalls Envoys From Germany, Aus tria, Turkey and Bulgaria "8tate of War" Exists. Athens, July 2. The Greek gov ernment hos broken diplomatic rela tions with Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and Turkey. Although war has not yet been de clared, tho Greek government consid ers that n state of war exists since Its ndvent to power. PnrlB, July 2. Telegraphing from Athens tho correspondent of Lo Temps cays: "The Greek government has directed Its minister to Switzerland, G. Car ndja, to communicate to the Greek le gations nt Berlin, Viennn, Sofia and Constantinople Instructing tho minis ters to break diplomatic relations be tween the Greek kingdom and the gov ernments of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria nnd Turkey. "The Greek ministers nt these capi tals are Instructed to leave their posts with their staffs and to place their archives with tho Netherlands lega tions. "The rupture Is bnsed on the Incom patibility of maintaining diplomatic re lations with governments thnt nre car rying on war In Greek territory." JAIL MILITANT SUFFRAGISTS Six Women Who Created Riot Front of the White House Are Punished. In Washington, Juno 20. Six militant suffrngiBts, who crented n riot In front of tho White nouso when they dis played banners attacking President Wilson, were sentenced on Wednesday to pay n fine of $25 each or to spend three days In the workhouse. The flno Is the maximum penalty for unlawful assemblage. , Tho women, In long speeches de fending the legality of tho picketing, declared tho flues to be exorbitant nnd gave their answers In unmistakable terms. "We will go to Jail first," they said. Potato Prices Go Down. Chicago, Juno 20. Wholesalo prices of medium grade potatoes dropped to $2 n bushel. A week ago they sold at 13.20. Three Killed In Du Pont Blast Trinidad, Colo., July 2. Three men aro dead and a number Injured In tho explosion of two mills ut tho Du Pont Powder company plant nt Agullnr. Moro thun 120 men said to bo em ployed In tho buildings destroyed. Cut Wheat One Meal, Hoover's Plea. Washington, July 2. Herbert C. Hoover Issued an appeal to housewives to "cut tho loaf on tho table only when jou need It." Ho added that ono wheat less meal per day will save millions of bushels of wheat per week. SEEING STARS London Opinion yXr"K r VHsfeSS&afSB --' , .SWFaSi U-BOATS SINK 28 SHIPS WEEKLY REPORT ISSUED IN LON DON 8HOW8 FALLING OFF. Liner Mongolia Hit Mine Passengers and Crew Landed at Bombay American Vessel Torpedoed. London, June 20. Twenty-one Brit ish vessels of more thnn 1,000 tons each and seven under 1,000 tons were sunk by mines or submarines last week, according to tho weekly state ment of losses Issued on Wednesday by the admiralty. No fishing vessels met with disaster. Tho aggregate number of vessels flying the British Aug destroyed by mines or submarines last week shows a net falling off of four, as compared with tho losses reported tho previous week, which numbered 32 27 of more than 1,000 tons nnd five In the smaller division. In the larger category a decrease of six vessels Is shown, while among tho smaller craft an Increase of two ves sels lost Is Indicated. Bombay. Indln. Juno 20. The Penin sular and Oriental liner Mongolia struck n mine off Bombay on June 23. London, June 20. The American sailing ship Galena, 1,048 tons, was sunkby submarine bombs on June 25. There were no casualties. The Galena was sunk off Ushnnt lslnnd (off tho const of France, 23 miles northwest of Brest). Fifteen survivors were tnken to Brest. BIG CHICAGO BANK FAILS Private Institution of Graham & Sons Closes Doors Has Deposits of $5,000,000. Chlcngo, July 2. The private bank of Graham & Sons, 050 West Mndlson street, closed Its doors on Friday, and two hours Inter detectives from State's Attorney Hoyno's office broke in the door with fire axes and took possession of tho place. An Involuntary petition In bank duptcy was filed In tho federal district court later on behalf of William Shale, who made a claim of $3,000. The bank is tho ono of which the Into Andrew J. Graham was president. It was considered one of tho strongest banks In Illinois. Estimates of the deposits ran as high us $5,000,000. Heavy Investment of tho bank's funds In real estate bonds that could not enslly be transformed Into money Is said to have embarrassed the bank. DAIRY AND POULTRY MEN AID Representatives of Association Agree to Put Industries under supervi sion of Food Administration. Chlcugo, June 20. Representatives of the country's chief dairy and poul try associations, after a conference here with Herbert C. Hoover, voted to put their Industries under the supervision of tho food adminis tration and named George K. Has kell of Chicago to servo nsn volunteer nld to Mr. Hoover In chargo of a dairy and poultry division. Mysterious Disease Kills Many. Capo Girardeau, Mo., Juno 30. Sev enteen children uro dead and 20 III, four of them seriously, from a mys terious malady which has swept tho vlllago of Oron near here. The dis ease has baffled every doctor. New Army Flying Record. Nowiort News, Vn., Juno 30. What Is believed to bo a now army flying record was escnbllshcd when Captain Bartholf nnd Llcutcnnnt Stovens flow from Hampton Roads to Mlneola, N. Y., In 4 hours and 15 minutes. AND STRIPES DRAFT BOARDS NAMED PRESIDENT APP0INT8 LOCAL BODIES NAMED BY GOVERNORS. White House Report Says That Men Will Be Selected for Army and War Work. Washington, June 28. President Wilson on Tuesdny appointed the local boards named by the governors to hear exemption claims on tho first draft, by which 650,000 nre to bo se lected for the army. Tho Rules governing exemption! have not yet been issued, but will bo soon, ns the work of selecting the nrmy may be begun next week. In n great majority of the cases the personnel of the bonrd shows that President Wilson followed the sugges tions of army officials that city and county officials t6 utilized. Tho president, however, had asked the governors of the various states to nominate candidates for tho boards, nnd It may be assumed that tho boards as announced have tho approval, not only of the president, but of tho stnte executive. The 24 states In which committees aro complete, with those exceptions, nro: Washington, West Virginia, Utah, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Minne sota, Nevada, Montann, Nebraska, New York and Pennsylvania. Information emanating from the White House during the last two days Indicates the draft will bo much heav ier than had been suspected. Instead of merely picking men fofr tho army, many will be drafted for other war work. CANADIANS DRIVE ON LENS Dominion Troops Gain on Two-Mile Front Within Mile of City's Cen terTake German Front Line. Canadian Army Headquarters In France, June 30. Under a protecting concentration of artillery fire Canadian troops on Thursday stormed and cap tured tho German front lino before Avion, n suburb of Lens. By this ad vance the British line hns been carried forward to within one mile of the cen ter of Lens. The nttack was mado along n two mile front. On the extreme left Nova Scotluns pushed their way pp the Lens Arras road to tho village of Leauvetto MANY PERSONS FLEE FLOOD Town of Rock Creek, Ore., Reported Swept Away Flfty-Foot Dam Gives Way. Baker, Ore, Juno 30. Reports from Haines on Thursday said tho town of Rock Creek virtually was swept away when a 50-foot dam at tho flooded KU lamancuc lake, 15 miles west of Haines, gnvo way. Residents of nalnes, which Is In tho path of the flood, are report ed hurrying for high ground. Nenrly every building In the town Is said to havo been destroyed. Communication with tho flooded district hns been cut off. It Is not known whether there has been any loss of life. Prison for Society Embezzler. Philadelphia, July 2. Jesso Wil liamson II, a social leader, was sen tenced to a term of eight to twenty four years' Imprisonment and pay a flno of $1,000 on Indictments charging embezzlement of $275,000. Elect Earl's Son to Parliament. London, July 2. Lord Stanley, old est son of tho. earl of Derby of Eng land, has been elected to purllument for tho Abercromby division of Liv erpool, to succeed Col. Richard 11, Wnlmesley. ! MAKE BIGSAGRIRGE ; RELINQUISH BIG PAY FOR WITH UNCLE 8AM. JOB LATE NEWSJROM CAPITOL Items of General Interest Gathered from Reliable Source Around the State House Western Newspaper Union News Service. Tho Fifth regiment band, recruited by Arthur W. Haysol, captain adjutant of tho regiment, is tho ono unit whero tho members havo mado a gonulno sacriflco to make music for Undo Sam at $30 per or thereabouts. Three-fourths of tho men aro uni versity men Some of thorn highly paid Instructors or professors nil of them musicians to tho coro, with wldo "reps" In tho local musical world. Tho band has Just boon reorganized, with twonty-nlno now plocos ndded. Its loaders havo been replaced, and many of tho old mombors, it is under stood, havo boon relegated to tho sido lines. "Mon who havo failed to moot qual ifications may bo transferred to the Infantry," says Captnln Haysol. "Thoy aro still boing carried in the head quarters company. Thoy havo not boon discharged." Thoro nro about sovonty mon now in tho headquarters company, tho re quired quota of which is flfty-nino men. Federal Authorities Will Aid the State. Several instances whero liquor has boon brought into Nebraska in auto mobiles from neighboring towns in other states have recently been re ported to Governor Novillo. Tho gov ernor considers this a violation of the state prohibitory law and if anyone should be caught doing this ho will1 bo prosecuted. Under a recent ruling of Attornoy General Rocd, It may not be against tho law for a porson to bring in liquor from another stato, although its de livery from ono porson to another in Nebraska is illegal, no matter whero It comos from. Governor Novillo has tho promise el federal authorities that after July whon tho Reed amendment onacte by congress goes into effect, tht Unltod States government will have agents in Nebraska to detect and prosecute porsons who transport liquor Into this stato from other states. He believes the practice will Btop whon Undo Sam gets busy, if it does not boforo. Draft Law Under Federal Control. Nearly every mall reaching tho gov ernor's office brings letters from moth ers and fathers asking the governor to prevent their sons being drafted. Ono mother writes that she had lost hor husband, hor brother and hor father in the civil war, and she could not bear to think of losing her only son. Ho was over draft age. Gov ernor Novillo is answering all letters that the draft law 1b administered en tirely by the federal authorities, and anything which he might say or do would bo without avail. The governor Is pointing out that the draft law will bo carefully administered and thoso who can bost bo spared will be taken, while those needed at home will be asked to remain at home in doing their bit here. Final Registration Reports. Governor Keith Novillo recolvod notice from Marshal Crowder at Wash ington, D. C, that final official reports on registration under tho draft law from Nebraska counties must be in the hands of tho officials at Washing ton by not later than July 7, so that drafting can start immediately after. Governor Neville had previously re ported Nebraska's registration, but lata arrivals of cards from men out of tho state, and in some instances whero ollglblos failed to register, havo swelled tho totals In somo counties. Theso cards havo boon held at tho governor's ofllco as thoy wore re ceived, but all of them will now bo forwarded to Washington. Captain George L. Bywado, U. S. army, has boen designated as exam ining officer for tho officers' training camp for Nebraska. Ho is located at Fort Crook and will receive appli cations until July 15. State's Allotment Cut 8hort After Sccrotray McAdoo of the United States treasury had expressed his great appreciation of the "patriotic and genorouB action of tho stato of Nebraska In subscribing for $500,000 of liberty bonds, It was with much re gret that Stato Treasurer George E. Hall received word from the federal rosorvo bank at Kansas City that tho government has allotted to tho state of Nebraska only $150,000 of bonds and that tho remalndor of tho state's money, $350,000 already Daid, will bo returned to the stato treasurer. Examining Officers for TrainlngCamp To provide officers for tho drafted forces of tho national army, tho war department has adopted tho policy of commissioning all now officers of tho lino (Infantry, cavalry, field and coast (artillery) purely on tho basis of demonstrated ability after three months' observation and training In tho officers' training camps. Thus, tho appointment of officers of the now nrralos will bo mado entirely on merit and freo from all personal or other Influences. HOLDING BACK FUNDS County Treasurers Fall to Send Re mlttances for May Taxes. Soven county treasurers In Nebraska fnll,..l 1 ., l.i i v nv niuiu ll Uiioill UI UU1IJIK UIU II1UIIUI of Juno, and interest will bo charged against them from Juno 25. Tho de linquent omdnlB arc those of Cedar, Clay, Cuming, Gnrdcn, Koya I'aha, i Phelps and Valley counties. Those county treasurers aro holding back funds duo tho state notwithstanding tho doclsion of tho Nebraska supremo court rondorcd over a year ago which Bays thoy must obey the requirement : mado by State Treasurer Hall for I monthly remittances, Mr. Hall allows ' tho county ofTlclals up to tho 25th of each month to get into his hands the moneys thoy collected for tho stoto during tho month preceding. I To Protect Food Against Fire Ho wtho largo food storage plants throughout tho United States are to bo given Increased protection against tiro as ono of tho most important war measures now being undertaken in this country, was explained to a dozen state olTlccrs, of Nebraska by W. II. Sago, chairman of tho Chicago advisory commlttoo for tho national board of flro underwriters, nt a conference held In tho governor's olllce Wednesday morning. Tho cntlro Chicago committee, which has boon asked to organize sixteen ' wostorn states for tho conservation of ' foodstuffB with especial reference to their possible destruction by lire, was In Lincoln for tho purpose of putting a field force to work In Nebraska. Stato authorities say that they will co-oporato In ovory way possible with tho inspectors. The state council of , defense has stated that It will do every- . thing, in its power to enforce tho roc- ommondations of tho insurance men. . Thoy will bo clothed by the firo com- I mlsslonor with every power of state ' officers. With such cooperation tho I wnrlf ttint thnv wilt Un ntiln in An will ' 1)0 Of inestimnblo value to the Country. Farm Hand Shortage a Menace Farm hands to help put up the mem moth hay crop of western Nebraska aro tho big need as a war measure this month, according to William F. Shaw, manager of several thousand acres In southern Cherry county. Ho conferred with tho Nebraska council of defense on tho question. Lack of help lost a large tonnage of hay In that vicinity last year, Mr. Shaw says. With tho war on, ranch ers owo it to their country to produce as much live stock as possible, he says, and this cannot be done if the hay crop for food is not conserved to Its fullest oxtent. Hired mon got from $35 to $60 a month and board. They can reach Shaw's vicinity by mail through Brownlcc, Neb., and by rail through Thedtord, Thomas county. llaylnj; begins tho middlo of July. Wouldn't Send Liquor Back. Food Commissioner Murschel re ceived a small vial in the mails several days ago, containing a liquid which tho sender, a public official in one of the counties of tho stato, asked to havo analyzed. A request wns made that tho vial and its contents bo re turned. Upon chemical examination, It developed that tho fluid was 93 por cont alcohol. Under the prohibitory law Its shipment would bo Illegal, and tho food commission thoreforo declined to return it, but a certificate attesting 'ts composition has been sent. Tho Nebraska National guard is 3,000 men short, according to a state ment by Adjutant General Hall, in an appeal for recruits. Under tho now provisions of tho war department's requirements for national guard organ izations, Nebraska Is authorized to maintain throe regiments, and tho ad jutant general Is confident that tho new unit, tho sixth, can be mustered Into service In a very short time. To take tho new Sixth regiment along with tho other two Nebraska regiments July 15, to a centralization camp In tho south Is the new pro gram of Adjutant General Phil Hall. Ho Is wiring over the state to have the now companies ready for muster at once. The plan Is endorsed by Provost General Crowder at Wash ington. Tho stato's Intervention In tho Omaha strlko situation is tho first of its kind in history, and either strikers or employers violating the restraining ordor Issued can bo hold for treason and punished accordingly. Foreign Languages no Longer Required Foreign languages will no longer be required of mon students who wish to ontor tho college of agriculture, it was docldcd at a recent mooting of tho board of regents, who approved tho action of tho faculty to this effect. This does not roduco tho standard of en trance requirements, but It permits the offering of a larger variety of sub jects to fulfill tho entrance require ments, making them such that grad uates of woll-oqulpped rural high schools may ontor tho college of agri culture with full entrance credit. Have Leased Mineral Rights Tho stato board of educational lands and funds has applications from a number of porsons who doslro to lease potash, oil and other min eral rights on stato lands. Tho board has oxecutod ono lease for potash and ono or two for oil rights and It Is said tho members will con tlnuo to make such leases in spite of tho fact that tho last legislature refused to pass a law authorizing leases of this kind IW NOW BOM INTOXICANTS BARRED IN TWEN-TY-THREE STATES. RUSSIA MAY BE A REPUBLIC Ministers of Mission Forecast a New Form of Government Income Tax Revenue Rapidly Increases. Western Newspaper Union News Service. Washington, Twenty-three states aro now bone dry, midnight 6f Juno 30 having boon tho effective hour of tho Reed nmondmont prohibiting shipment of liquor into any territory whero Its manufacturo or salo 1b prohibited. Eleven other states aro partially af fected by tho legislation, which has boon hailed by tempcrhnco advocates as tho greatost singlo stop toward nbo lltlon of tho liquor traffic In tho na tion's history. Tho law bars from pro hibition areas, whether states or smaller corporations, all mall matter containing advertisements or solicita tions for orders for intoxicants, a pro vision designed to aid in onforcing the anti-shipment feature by suppressing tho activities of mail order housos in dry territory. Justice and postofllco department of ficials havo mado extensive propara tlons for enforcement of the' statute. Ethyl alcohol Is regarded by the fed oral government as an intoxicating liquor within the meaning of tho act. but methyl, wood and denatured alco hols aro not so regarded. No ruling haB been mado regarding tho status of patent medicines containing alcohol, and that question may bo among the first to bo passed on by tho courts ,mjer tno icjslation. Income Tax Revenue Inerenatnn. Washington. Complete figures for 'ntornal revenue receipts for May show in incrcaso of $118,723,560 over the corresponding month in 191C. a large part of tho difference boing due to now Income taxes. Corporation and individual Income taxes for tho month gained more than $101,000,000 of which corporation taxes totalled $60,000,000. Receipts from spirits Jumped from $11,093,737 to $15,864,184. Tobacco netted the treasury $9,812,584. an Increase of nearly $2,000,000. Revenues from thea ters, musoums and concert halls de creased nearly one-third. Munition manufacturers contributed $1,039,601. RUSSIA TO BE A REPUBLIC Form of Government Forecast by Mem bers of Mission Washington. A Russian republic is .'oreca8t by members of the Russian mission in discussing problems fnclng that country. Tho constituent assem bly, which is expected to open on Soptomber 30, will havo In Its hands tho building of the wholo now political structure. Whon tho new assembly moots tho revolutionary government will pass out of existence and tho exec utive power of the nation during the convontlon period probably will be dolegated elthor to the governmont or to a special committee Tho assembly will decide finally on the form of governmont, both federal and local, with tho fundamental laws and tho laws of taxation and election. It is expected also to discuss fully tho land question. Land Bank Opens for Business. Omaha. The federal land bank has opened its books for subscriptions for federal farm loan bonds. Tho first bond issue will be approximately $250, 000. Loans have already been ar ranged to take every dollar of the $750,000 capitalization of the bank. All excess loans will bo cared for by bond issues. Bonds will be issued dur ing tho next thirty days as fast as loans aro arranged. Applications for $100,000 of tho bonds havo already boon received at tho Omaha land bank. The security offered as a basis for the bond issue Is unsurpassed. Washington. Constantino J Smyth, former attornoy general of Nebraska and at present special assistant to tho attornoy general with hoadquarters in Omaha, has been nominated by Presi dent Wilson as chlof Justice of the Dis trict of Columbia court of appeals to succeed Chlof Justice Shoppard who recently retired. Milwaukee Fifteen persons met death and at least twice that many were injured, somo seriously, when a fifty-ton water tank, orectod on the Mllwaukoo river front, toppled down on tho whaloback steamer Christopher ColumbuB as that vessel was boing swung around preparatory to making hor return trip with about 400 passen gers for Chicago. It was in 1893 that tho Christopher Columbus mado hor Initial appearance in fresh water. She was built originally for sight-seeing trips in connection with tho Chicago world's fair. England's War Expenditures London. Tho total national oxpen dlturo of tho nino wooks from Octobor 8 to Docembor 9, last, was on a dally avorago of 0,150,000, says a state ment In tho dotail prepared by An drod Bongr Law, tho chancellor of tho oxchoquor for the house of commons. Tho five weeks from April 1 to May 5, shows tho dally avorago of expenditure was 7,971,000, whllo for the five weeks from May 6 to Juno 9 it was 7,532,000. For tho ton weoks from April 1 to Juno 9, tho expenditure shows to havo averaged 7,752,000. yMr.tunM-, wwr w -OTcwr-: ; -sr.i - "mr.mmmtmrza 1 ZS TMr-.l,ir.-MlHM, r ms. mr , -1 ,ti.