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rtp- r . x RED CLOUD, NEBRASKA, CHIEF : VOTES TO KEEP BEER SENATE DEFEAT8 BONE-DRY CAUSE OF FOOD BILL BY VOTE OF 62 TO 34. BAN ON WHISKY APPROVED Amendment to Prohibit Importation of Liquor or Withdrawal of That Now Held In Bond la Finally Accepted. Washington, July 0. In wh.t wni regarded as the first real test o1 strength between senate wets and dryB tho senate on Friday rejected, 62 tc j&4, a food bill amendment by Sen Itor Myers to prohibit maufacturo ol ibeer and vinous bevcrageH along vltb VllsUUcd liquors. ! An amendment by Senator Cum tains of Iowa prohibiting Imports ol (distilled liquors during tho war un3 withdrawal of thoso now In bond fo leverage purposes was adopted by t tvoto of 64 to DO. Upon reconsideration tho senate .voted, 45 to 40, to retain tho provisions of tho Cummins amendment. Senator Cummins' amendment fol lows : "No alcoholic beverage shall bo Im ported Into tho United States during the existing war, and no part of tin distilled Rplrlts now in bond in the United States Bhnll bo withdrawn dur ing the said war,4o bo used as a bev erage." It was estimated that Uiere ar about 220,000,000 gallons of distillers spirits now In bonded warehouses, and prohibition upon their with drawal for beverage purposes would causo a loss In revenue estimated a! around $250,000,000. STILL ABLE TO BE UP AND TAKE TEA U. S. SHIP ORLEANS SUNK Steamer Torpedoed and Four of Crew Drowned Armed Naval Guard Saved. , Washington, July 9. The American steamship Orleans of tho Oriental Navigation company has been torpe doed and sunk by a submarine. Four of tho crew were drowned, but all members of tho armed naval guard were saved. The stnto department an nouncing the sinking withheld tho place and the tlmo of the attack. Tho Orleans, with tho Rochester, openly defied Oermany's ruthless sub marine warfare by sailing from New York to France soon after the break In diplomatic relations between Berlin and this country. CHINA A MONARCHY is en SPARE STATE FUNDS ON HAND NOW EX. CEED $2,000,000 LATE NEWSJROM CAPITOL Items of General Interest Gathered from Reliable Sources Around the State House Western Newspaper Union News Service. Stato Treasurer Gcorgo E. Hall's monthly report shows a total of $2,005, 881.75 in the stato treasury. Tho bal ance on hand one month ago was $1, 523,065.96. Tho unusually large amount now on hand includes funds which should have been paid out during tho month but which are still in the treas ury. The total included $411,000 ot tomporary school fundB which ordi narily would havo been paid out but for a delay in the office- of the stato superintendent in making tho appor tionment between counties. Thn money has been apportioned and will be paid to counties as rapidly as tho warrants aro presented to tho state treasurer The total now on hand also Includes $500,000 ot funds paid to tho govern ment for liberty loan bonds. The gov ernment has notified tho stato that its bubscrlption for the $500,000 foi liberty bonds is still carried by the state treasurer as cash because the FEW SEEK IMMUNITY. Only 7,392 Nebraikans Ask to Be Ex. cused From Duty. Lincoln. Out of a total registra tion of 118,307 on Juno 5, for tho se lective draft, In Nebraska, 7,802 men asked for exemption from military duty outside of dependent relatives. Thoso asking for uo exemption whntover, amounted to 40,041. Cards Indicating dependent relatives num bered 60,810, but this does not mean that exemption was asked. It was simply a statement that the man reg istering had a family depending upon him for support Of the above number 1,434 were colored men, 747 showing dependent families, 03 nsked for exemption and 000 asked no exemption. Will to men holding office cither judicial, executive or legislative, were 124, while under this head there were no colored men. Number Age. Registered. 21 11,260 11 (i(8 i 23 11,070 24 11,403 25 11,098 Number Age. Registered. 20 11,143 27 11.319 28 11.023 29 10,078 30 10,820 Don't take chance, tkhyetrJ Ise fiflOD MICK i RED RUBBERS TJU.. FtiAllSLmJardlen Emt ttaduaf "cold part" canmo. RGOOD daring tfcnbutxm harden, Aimk of ak WW 2m (ti b tcala). Send 2e tfanpjw Dew beckon ntaerrinf of I Oe h iUmp lot I dot. imp I row dtakf cannot nipplrroa. Addnf Dtpt. B4 BOSTON WOVEN IIOSE A RUBBER CO. Cambridge, Mai. BLACK LEG usses smut mmni N cumrs aucKua mils Lowprieea, County Valuation Shows Gain. West Point. The annual assess ment figures for Cuming county nro now complete and show a muterlal In crease from those of last year. The total vuluo for the entire county Is nut ut S9.5O4.30O. an Increase or governmont has not yet returned the ! ncurly $2,000,000 over last yeari FLEET ROUTS DIVERS SUBMARINES ATTACK TRANS PORTS ON WAY TO FRANCE. BOY EMPEROR IS PLACED ON THE THRONE. BLIGHT IN THE WHEAT CROP Illinois Farmer Are Worried at Ap pearance of the Disease Hot Weather Needed. Decatur, 111., July 7. Central Illi nois farmers aro worrying over the appearance of blight in the wheat crop. As yet tho blight has appeared only In spots. The yield In some fields probably will be reduced by one fifth. Hot weather Is needed to over come It, say tho farmers. Many of the central Illinois farmers have Bold their wheat for fall delivery at $1.75 a bushel. WAR'S END NOT YET IN SIGHT .t Least One U-Boat 8ent to Bottom as Result of American Jackie Fire. Washington, July 6. American de stroyers convoying transports with troops for Franco fought off two sub marine attacks. The first news of tne lights was given out by the committee an public Information with the formal announcement of the safe arrival of the last of the transports with their convoys. At least one submarine was sunk. Both of tho attacks were made in force, showing that the Germans had information of the coming of the trans ports and planned to get them. This announcement was Issued : "The navy department received word of tho safe arrival at o French port of the last contingent of General Per shing's expeditionary force. At the tlmo the information was released an aouncement also was mado that tho transports were twice attacked by submarines on the way across. "No ship was hit, not an American life was lost, and while tho navy dis patches report the sinking of one sub mnrlno only, there 1b reason to be lieve that others were destroyed In the first night attack." $350,000 which Is to be paid back to tho state. I Tho treasurer's report shows a total ot $222,000 in tho permanent school fund and other trust funds available j for investment. With tho return ot $300,000 from the federal government at least $500,000 will be available for invostment The state board of edu cational lands and funds has a largo amount of city and school district bonds offered to it for sale and much of the available funds will soon be invested. Land Commissioner G. L. Bhumway has asked the board to In vest $100,000 in federal land bank bonds, but the board has taken nc action. Iloraen to the number of 10,804 are listed ut an nvcrago vnluntlon of $00.21, n total of neurly $1,000,000. Forty-six thousand head of cattle are listed, valued at a little over $2,000, 000. The county contains 1,403 auto mobiles, valued at $437,330. Among the curiosities of the assessment is two steamboats, valued at $15. nllibUl I ptiffdtr nn. becniM IhtyT rttwt wkiratthtrl VftOCIIM fill. V,ttrt.tOTVftn.t.fKMtAf. IMtHefct-MteklKrHti. f !$ ROmi Mi. HmUm M. S4.6S UMiarltor.titCnttr,ilnitlllrtet; Th KioeilMltT ol Cutter products U du to ottf u yV&o?VpUlU!i.I In VACCINAS AHDJimmi ONLY. IWSUT OH CCIT', II unobtlntU, W twin UtrrT.NWi. ert.wtMem.tB. WHO IS TO BLAME Women as well as men are made miserable by kidney and bladder trou ble. Thousands recom mend Dr. Kllmer'i BwamD-Root. the great kidney medicine. At druBKlsts In fifty cent and dollar size. Tou may receive a samplo size bottle by Parcel Pont, also pamphlet telling- about It. Address Dr. Kilmer & Co., Blnghamton, N. Y., and enclose ten cents, also mention this paper. faSPil . AkER'A ' HAIR BALSAM A tolltt preparation of merit JItipt to oraaical uaoorvu. ForRaatorisg Color and Scanty to Cray or Fad ad Hair, (Os. and (Loo at Drorrtita. Germany Is Making Preparations for Another Winter Campaign, Say Copenhagen Dispatch. Copenhagen, July 0. Despite the predictions reontly made in Berlin that this summer would sco the end of the war, Germany is making prepara tions for another winter campaign. This Information was received from a traveler who arrived from Germany. Tho German government, ho said, 1b beginning to get anxious over tho en try of tho United States in tho war. URGE REPRISALS ON U. S. Germany Trying to Persuade Scandi navian Countrlea to Hit Back at America. Tho Hague, July 7. That Germany Is trying to pcrsuado tho Scandinavian countries and Holland to take reprisal measures becnuso of America's now policy of food exportation Is indicated by an artlclo published in tho great .German chipping paper, tho Weser Zeltung. Brewer's Son "Bootlegger." Freeport, HI.. July 7. Elmer Ohlen- dorf of Freeport, son of a wealthy brew er, wbb sentenced by Federal Judge lLancUs to a year In prison on a charge i of "bootlegging." He also was fined $200. Ohlendorf father agreed to sup :port tho son's family while he 1b In prison. This," Judgo Landls re Wrked, "la the sort of business that is putting the brewery business on the lkld.M Decrease In Produotlon of Coke. OoonellsvlUe, Pa., July 9. Coke pro taction In the Oonnellsville district during the first six months of 1017 was 2,400,000 tons less than during the game period of the preceding year, ac cording to figuros announced here. Britishers Hailed aa Yanka. London, July 0. A contingent of 8.08 British residents of the United Jtatea who have Just arrived In Great Jrltaln to Join the British nrray was evlewed by General Francis Lloyd on he Horse Guard parade. KERENSKY LEADS BIQ DRIVE Rues War Minister Places Himself r.t Head of Army and 8tarta Advance. London, July 4. The brilliant Rub dan advance, the news of which hnB lent a wavo of rejoicing through the entire country, wae led by War Minis ter Kerensky In person. For tho last four days the war min ister has been continuously on the Ga llclnn front urging tho troops to ad vance. He fairly rode to the front line trenches and, placing himself at the head of the troops, gave the order to advance. The Petrograd war office announced that In tho first two days of tho re newed offenslvo 10,178 Germans, Aus trian and TurkB wero captured, to gether with 104 officers. Seven heavy cannon and seven machine guns wero also taken. WANTS ALL GRAIN PROTECTED J. 8. Food Administrator Asks Chi cago Board President to' Build Stockades Around Elevators. Chicago, July J. J. P. Griffin, presl flent of the Chicago board of trade, re ceived word from United States Food Administrator .Hoover asking that stockades be built around all elevators within tho Jurisdiction of tho local board. Griffin at once called a meet ing of tho .warehouso committee to ct on tho request Germane Turn Guns on Strikers. Amsterdam, July 0. Another out break of labor troubles occurred ot Hamburg between strikers and work ers from the government munitions plants. Soldiers killed one man nnd mounded eleven. Husband of Prettiest Girl Enlisted. Loulsvlllo, Ky., July 0. Thompson Buchnnnn, playwright, enlisted hero .In tho First Kentucky regiment. Mr. Buchanan Is tho husband of ICutlierlne Wlnterbothom, known as "tho prettiest till in Chicago." Backed by General Chang-Hsun, New Ruler Says He Will Govern by Constitution. Peking, July 4. According to nn edict Issued In the name of Hsuan Tung, tho young emperor who was put back on the throne under the protec tion of General Chang-Hsun, President LI Yuan Hung has submitted to the monarchy. The edict follows: "Lt Yuan Hung memorializes us to take over the government, stating that ho was forced by the troops during tho first revolution to become the nation's head. He bemoans his defects as head of the republic and asks us to punish him. Wo recognize his mistakes and also his merits. We hereby appoint him a duke of the first class." Tho legation quarter of the city is under heavy guard and tho troops of General Chang-Hsun are intermingling freely with the Peking soldiery. General Chang Hsun Is maintaining tho strictest order and no trouble In Peking is feared. Tho Imperial emblem everywhere Is displayed, marking tho restoration of the Manchu monarchy. There has been no disorder. In a long edict Em peror Hsuan Tung explains how, be ing youthful, he wbb forced to relin quish sovereign power to Yuan Shi Kal, late president of the Chinese re public. Tho country being threatened with disintegration and party strife and tho people appealing to him to take over Its administration to save the people from suffering, the young emperor says he was compelled to take action. Chi na's future government will be based on the following: "The country shall be administered according to the constitutional laws promulgated by the late emperor. "Expenses of tho Imperial household shall remain the same bb those fixed by the republic. "Blood princes shall not be allowed to intcrfcro In politics. "There Bhnll be no difference be tween Manchu and Chinese. Marriage between them Is allowed. "All foreign treaties and contracts shall remain In force. "The stamp tax and other petty taxes are abolished. "Tho republican criminal code Is abolished and that introduced tho first year under Hsuan-Tungs government Is reinstated. "Political offenders are pardoned. "Tho wearing of queues is optional." A hundred Japanese havo arrived to strengthen tho legation guard. Slight Change In Mortgage Laws After July 20 it will be unlawful to insert in a deed, mortgage, release or assignment of mortgage a statement to tho effect that the consideration is $1 . or any other sum except the ono actual ly paid. Tho late legislature enacted a law to the effect that hereafter all conveyances must state the actual con sideration paid and thero is a stiff penalty attached for thoso who fall to follow the terms of the statute. In the past many deeds have been filed for record in the offlco ot tho register of deeds, and Instrument giving tho consideration as $1, a "valuable con sideration." Under the new statute this will be unlawful. Tho old custom made it almost Impossible to gain ac curate information as to the volume of real estate transfers, tho while the stamp act was in effect this could be done by figuring the amount of revenue stamps on an Instrument. Women Taught In Own Homes. Alliance. Box Butte, Sheridan and Dawes counties' country women are taking university Instruction in home economics In their own homes. For three months Miss Mary Rokahr of tho agricultural extension service of tho University of Nebraska has been meeting groups of women In these counties. This Is virtually woman county agent work, and there is much talk of placing the instruction on a permnncnt bnsls by employing n wom an county ngent for the whole year instead of for a few months. W. N. U., LINCOLN, NO. 28-1917. Secretary of State Within His Rights Attorney General Reed has not been asked for a formal opinion on the right of Secretary of State Pool to re fuse to permit copies to be made of the names attached to the suffrage law referendum, if one is filed. Ho says, however, that generally speaking an executive officer of tho state was re sponsible for tho caro and safe keep ing of all documents filed In his office and that while ho cannot deny to any citizen tho right to inspect a public document he can take such steps as he deems best for the preservation ot the document from defacement or par tial or entire destruction. Total War Loans 11,303,000,000. Washington, July 7. An additional war loan of $100,000,000 was made to France, bringing tho total credits to that country to $310,000,000 and the grand total of American loans to the allies to $1,803,000,000. German Agent le Suicide. New York, July 7. Richard Adam Tlmmerscheldt, representative of Ger man interests in China, committed buI clde hero by Jumping from his rooms on thn tenth floor of a bachelor apart ment house. Will Have Enormous Potato Crop Some insight into the enormous po tato crop which Nebraska will contrib ute this year to the nation's big food drive Is afforded by tho monthly crop report of tho Nebraska state board of agriculture, Just issued by Secretary E. R. Danlelson. A month ago Mr. Danlelson pointed out that the acreage in Nebraska de voted to potatoes had been increased 00 per cent or nearly double that ot any previous year. Now, with the potato crop practically "mado," twenty-one of tho nlnoty-threo counties in the state report 100 per cent for the condition ot potatoes. Mr. Danlelson estimates that Nebraska will yield twice as many potatoes as evor before in its history and far beyond the needs of the state Not a single county in tho state re ported the condition of the potato crop below 80 per cent, while the majority of estimates ranged from 90 to 95 per cent an unrivalled outlook In Ne braska. As the result ot activities by spe cial agents whom Governor Novllle sent out to discover violation ot the prohibitory state law, more than two dozen arrests have been made In Scotts Bluff, Cedar and Dakota coun ties and the illicit Importation ot liquor from Wyoming and South Da kota has been effectively broken up. Home Departs for Prison. Boston, July 7. Werner Home, Ger mnn reservist, who attempted to de stroy the Canadian Pacific railway bridge at Vanceboro, Me., left Boston for Atlanta to begin an 18-months' sen- I tence. Deny Town In Danger. Decatur. Citizens of Decatur deny the report published In nn Omaha pa per that It Is In danger of being eaten up by the Missouri river, nnd that the river Is still cutting the bank nt the north edge of the town nt the rnte of fifteen feet n day. The Mis souri cut Into Mud lake, two miles north of Decatur, on the Nebraska side, about two weeks ago, nnd thus changed the course of the current, throwing It out from the Decntur shore. Since it cut Into Mud lnko the Missouri has not cut Into Decntur. Train Hlt3 Auto, Killing Two. Fremont. Two persons were killed nnd n third Is In a hospltnl as a result of tho injuries sustained when the automobile owned nnd driven by Ralph MucmuIIen of Fontcnclle was struck by n Northwestern passenger train nt the Dodge street crossing north of here. The dead nro Mrs. Ralph MucmuI Ien, 10, Fontenelle; Gene W. Jack man, 10, Fremont. Injured, Ralph Mucmullcn. Alfalfa Sets Fire to Granary. Bladen. Green alfalfa, piled In the alleyway of his granary, caused W. E. Toap, residing southwest of town, n loss of considerable extent. Spon taneous combustion set fire to tho building and destroyed nil Its con tents, including 850 bushels of corn and $500 worth of machinery. New Drainage District. Pender. At nn election held for the purpose of forming a drainage district tho proposition carried by n voto of 3,400 for and 700 against. This Improvement will menn n big thing for property owners. Bank Approves Loan. Omaha. The Omaha farm loan bank had approved $322,000 of farm loans In Nebraska up to July 1. Loans approved In adjoining states are: South Dakota, $144,000, Kansas, $780,000; Montnnn, $400,450. Issue Nearly 3,000 Auto Licenses. Beatrice. Tho total number of au tomobile licenses issued in Gngo county this year is 2,808; number of motorcycle licenses, 02; number of auto transfers, 15; number of auto plates Issued 110. Let Red Cloud Paving Contract Red Cloud. The city council has let tho contract for paving tho busi ness district to Abel Construction company of Lincoln on a bid of $2.58 per square yard, material to be brick. PUPIL GAVE TEACHER AWAY Told How Instructor Managed to Hava Students Always Make Perfect Record in Examinations. A schooltenchcr was recently com plimented on tho success attending: the examination of her pupils. When a question was put every hand In the class was raised. Although more than a score of questions were nsked, In no Instance was an Incorrect answer giv en. One of tho teachers whose pupil did not acquit themselves very credit ably made an Investigation nnd suc ceeded In gaining tho confidence of a scholar under the enre of her sucess- ful colleague. "Now," she said, "how Is lt that nil of you are able to reply to the ques tions?" "But we're not." "At all events, you put up your hands as if you were." "Yes, wo all put up our hands. But those who don't know the answer put up their left hands, and those who do put up their right hands. The right hnnd boys reply; the others don't." FOR ITCHING, BURNING SKINS Bathe With Cutlcura 8oap and Apply the Ointment Trial Free. For eczemas, rashes, Hchlngs, irrita tions, pimples, dandruff, sore hands, nnd baby humors, Cutlcura Soap andt Ointment ore supremely effective. Be sides they tend to prevent these dis tressing conditions, If used for every day toilet nnd nursery preparations. Free sample each by mall with Book. Address postcard, Cutlcura, Dept L Boston. Sold everywhere. Adv. Disproving a Theory. The man who had a theory was ex pounding it. "Everybody Is more or less of a poet," ho said. "There's not a person on earth, and thero never hns been a person who hadn't a spark of divine- afflatus. It's only a matter or degree of Inspiration of power to express, that makes the difference." "I disagree with you," put in an auditor, positively. "There was one man who couldn't have been a poet" "Who was that may I ask?" "Adam." "How do you make out that Adank couldn't have been n poet?" "Why, that's simple. Poets are born and not made." Cleveland Plain Dealer. Supreme Court Commission. Within the next two months and possibly within a very short time, tho Nebraska supreme court will appoint three commissioners to assist lt in hearing and deciding cases tor a por lod ot two years. This will be done under authority ot an act passed by tho last legislature extending the life ot tho supremo court commission for two years, Except for this act, the commission would have expired by limitation in September. Little Bodily Energy In Potatoes. A pound of potatoes yields hardly one-fifth as much body energy ob a pound of rice, cornmenl, or wheat. This Is partly because they aro much more watery and partly because a large proportion is discarded with the skins. Part ot this loss is Inevitable becauso Uio skin Itself Is not usually considered good to eat; but tho more carelessly potatoes are pared, the more of tho valuable edible substance goe with tho skin. Force of Habit "I wont three eggs and boll them three minute I am hungry hovr soon can I have them?" "In a minute, sir." Wahoo Girl Electrocuted. Wahoo. Miss Martha Hypse, twenty-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hypso of this place was elec trocuted, her sister was badly burned and her father seriously if not fatally Injured by a live electric Iron wire In the basoment of their home. Tho girl was In tho basement ironing when her family heard her scream. Rush ing to tho basement they found her writhing in pain with her hand clutch ed to the wlro leading from the celling to tho Iron. Her father and sister were injured trying to rescue her. A knock is a boost for tho deserving? only. . Ol 19 V s . U V