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IA ',4tm,- tJWVW RED CLOUD, NEBRASKA, CHIEF '( '1 S 111 p. in w K 1. American troops parade In Paris on Independence day. 2 DJemnl Pasha, Knvcr Paslm and Talaat Hey, lead irs oC tlio Turkish government during tho war, condemned to deuth by u Turkish court-mnrtlal. It General Hulg lecorutlng Mnjor General Squires, U. S. A. NEWS REVIEW OF CURRENT EVENTS feace Treaty and League of Na tions Stir Up Lively Debate in the Senate. SHANTUNG AWARD SCORED Charge la Made That Qlft of Chinese Province la Price of Japan'a Siena- ture Warnlntj of Peril ef War , What 8hall Be Done With Mexico? Daylight Law 8aved by President By EDWARD W. PICKARD. "Many pooplo have thought that the mcro Blgulng of the treaty with Germany marks tlio ending of the world ptfrtl. Tho situation today Is still serious. Tho world's statesman ship wlU be sorely tried In the next few years. "Hie peace conference jiias been history's greatest Instance of a uni fied world statesmanship directing the moral and material resources of the world's family of nations. To al low the spirit behind It to disintegrate t this moment of emergency, when united action Is imperative, would bo fatal to all the hopps of permanent peace with which we entered tho war. "Out of It oil has come the most important international document rrcr drawn the treaty of peace with Germany a document which not only meets the Issues of tho present war, bnt also lays down now agreements ef the most helpful and most hopeful character. Tho nations are bound to gether to aTcrt another world catas trophe, backward peoples are given a new hope for their future; -eevernl racial eatltlcs are liberated to form .Sew states; a beginning is made to rard removing unjust economic re trfctlOM, and the great military au Moracies of central Europe are de stroyed aa the first step In a general disarmaaioat The treaty is, of course, not all that we had hoped for. Too many coafllctlag Interests were Involved. Nearly every one will find In It weak nesses, both of omission and commis si 0. "I come home pleased, but not over complacent with the outcome of the last six months; hopfeul, but not In the least amlndfal of the problems yet to be solved." Theso are the words of Ilobert Lansing, United States secretary ot state. They sound like both fact and sense. Therefore they are welcome ..i these topsy-turvy duys. Admitting that tho League of Na ttons la the hope of the world, Is It ono that America tan accept In Jns tlco to herself? That Is what the United States senate Is trying to Und out. It Is tlio question of tho hour. So many shndes of Individual opinion uro held nmong the senators that ac ceptance or rejection cun hardly be said to bo a party question. Any way, the Republican view Is presum ably correctly set forth In the follow Ing oflldal statement by Chairman Will H. Hays of the Republican na tional committee: "Tho situation respecting the league eovcnnnt Is simply this: "There must be effective reserva tions. Theso reservations must safe guard the sovereignty of tho United States In cvry particular; must guarantee the Monroe doctrine toe iyoud the nhndow of n doubt; must cither eliminate article 10 entirely or bo modify It that our own congress shall ho morally ns well ns legally free nftcr n specified period to de cldo when and where and to what ex tent our soldiers shall be employed; must retain our full control of Im migration, tnrifT and nil other purely domestic policies, and must provide tVill right to withdraw hindrance or conditions of any kind, upon giving suitable notice. "It Is up to the administration to decldo whether It will or will not ac cept theso essential guarantees of American Independence, which would unquestionably be promptly accepted by the other nations." Curiously enough these several questions distinctively American and therefore presumably of the highest Importance to this country hnve tem porarily been lost sight of In n burst of senatorial Indignation over the ac tion of the peace conference by which Shantung probably China's richest province, with 30,000,000 people, tho birthplace of Confucius Is given to Japan. President Wilson presented the treaty to tho senato July 10. Ho said that tho treaty wns nothing less than a world settlement and It was not pos sible for him In bis address to sum marize It; he would attempt only n general characterization of Its scope and purpose. He offered to be at the service of the senate or the foreign re lations committee. Ho did not mention the Shantung provision, or the Monroo doctrine, or our obligations under artl clo X. Typical expressions of opinion regarding his address follow: "The address," said Senator Swan son, Democrat, Vlrglnln,' "Is magnlll cent, able, eloquent and Inspiring. Tho reasons presented for the rattllcatlon of the treaty, Including the League of Nations, were strong, cogent and un answerable." "Soothing, mellifluous and uniform ing," wns the comment of Senator Mc CormlcU, Illinois. Taking Its stand on President Wil son's principle of "open covenunts openly arrived at," the senate commit tee on foreign relations to consider the pence treaty met Monday. Senator Johnson, California, brought forward a resolution embodying a demand for data of every character relating to tho treaty and Its formulation. It called fer the suppressed plan for u Lcaguo of Nations submitted to the pence con ference by President Wilson, which the president admits was rejected In fa vor of the British plan, and also called for the stenographic reports of tho peace negotiations. It was adopted Tuesduy by the committee. Tuesday, after a heated debate, the senate, without a record vote, adopted Senator Lodge's resolution calling on President Wilson to submit to the sen ate the text of the secret treaty nego tiated laBt year by Japan and Germany and all other data showing overtures mode by the mikado's government to the central powers during the war. Throughout the debate the fighting revolved nbout the Shantung Incident. Senator Lodge, Republlcnn leader, charged that the Shantung peninsula WB8 "tho DUrcbase nrlce for .Tnnnn'a signature to the League of Nations covenant." Senator Moses of New Hampshire, a Republican member of tho foreign relations committee, called It a "bribe," and Senator Norrls of Ne braska, Republlcau, denounced It as "an outrage" and "a betrayal." Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska un dertook to defend Japau's right to Shantung, but Senator Williams of Mississippi, Democratic member of the foreign relations committee, frankly admitted that If President Wilson hnd not yielded In the Shantung affair Japan would have broken oil from tho nllles and negotiated a separate treaty with Germany. Realizing the close re lations between Senator Williams and the White House, senators attached much Importance to tho Mississippi member's statement that Japan would never give up Shantung again without a war. "if that's the challenge we might as well settle It now," said Senntor Borah of Idaho, Republican. Thursday was marked by lively sen ate proceedings. Senntor Borah, Re publican, Idnho, called upon the lenguo supporters to Join him In securing n referendum. Senator Sherman, Repub lican, Illinois, made nn address warn ing tho danger of war with Japan nnd pointing out that such a war would bo "Great Britain's opportunity to re gain commercial nnd flnnnclal suprem acy from us." The t-ennto adopted Sen ator Borah's resolution demanding the text of the United States protest at Paris ugalnst the Shantung award. President Wilson, seeing the league making no headway, and receiving no Invitation to appear before the foreign relations committee, began Issuing In vitations to Republlcnn senators to visit him nt the White House to dis cuss the treaty. Senator McCumber North Dakota, nn outstanding support er of the treaty and the league, was the first caller Thursday. Senntor Colt, Rhodu Inland, was the second. What fihnll be done with Mexico? This question almost rivals the League of Nations In Interest. Nobody seem.'' ready with n complete program, but official Washington Is guessing that something will ho done soon. Re ports come from abroad that the ad ministration Is pledged to Interven tion. This Is officially denied. Wcdncsdny Mrs. John W. Correll, whose tragic experience Is well known, arrived In Washington with her fa therless son. She hopes to meet the president. A list of 171) Americans murdered in Mexico since 1015 was mnde public by the Nationnl Associa tion for the Protection of American Rights In Mexico. Airs. Correll snld she was leading tho ghosts of the 500 Americans who hnd been murdered In Mexico since 1010. The exclusion of Mexico from the Lenguo of Nations was bnsed upon the ground thnt It had been unable to give proof of Intention to observe In ternational obligations. Aside from the murder of foreigners human life Is cheap these days money mnttcra will probably force action. Americana have about $055,000,000 Invested In Mexico; Great Britain nbout $070,000, 000; France nbout $2S-r..0O0.O0O ; Spain, ijnllnnd and other countries nbout $205,000,000. Great Britalr nd France hold the United States responsible for the Mox lenn sltuntlon, under the Monroe doc trine nnd under the policy pursued since 1010. They want Mexico put In position so that this property will not be confiscated nnd payment will be re sumed on nntlonnl nnd other debts. In short, every Indication points to n probable Intervention by tho United States, acting ns mandatory for the League of Notions. The alternative which is unthinkable Is that for eign nations will be nllowed to Inter vene, In spite of the Monroe doctrine. President Wilson hns vetoed the ag ricultural appropriation bill, giving as his reason the fact that Included In It was a section repealing the daylight saving law. Debntes In congress Indi cate that the farmers were all ngainst tho law, and bombarded congress, while the rest of the country fnvored the Inw and did nothing to support It. Aside from tho actunl merit of the law, students of government npprove the veto on the ground Hint legisla tion of this kind Is vicious. Legisla tion by rider Is never necessnry, nnd In fnvored only by legislators who want to avoid responsibility. The house failed to pass tho bill over the veto. Proceedings In congress seem to In dicate that the present "dry" spell will be prolonged nnd unrelieved. There are several preliminaries to the term ination of war-time prohibition and they all take time. First the treaty must be ratified. Then peace must be proclaimed. FInnlly complete demo bilization of the army must he achieved. Apparently tho length of the dry spell depends largely upon how Germany nnd other countries behnve. Don't think for n moment that the high cost of living Is not receiving its shnre of attention these days. Tho federal trade commission has reported an approaching domination by tho packers of nil Important foods In the United States. The department of Justice hns begun the Investigation of a "$100,000,000 food combine" among the ennners. Several resolutions hnve been Introduced In the bouse within the week calling for congressional In vestigation Into prices and the cast of living. People who moved out rath er than submit to an Increase In rent, have found nil the furniture storage warehouses full, with wnltlng lists. In 47 lending cities In 27 states SI) per cent of all tho household storage since Is occupied. And finally, "th apex of our woe, It now costs more to snvo our dough" which Is to hay that n least one bank hns raised the price of safety deposit boxes 50 cents a year. In tho meantime. If nnyono lacks ex citing rending, tho newspapers nro full of every possible variety and sizo of strike, with more in prospect. ALL OVERTIME STATE Nebraska News Gathered from All Sections and Dolled Down to the Facts for Buoy Readers. Ml3S Susannah Thomon, plonoer of Bluo Springs, la dead. Grand Island has lot n contract for ono and ono-halt miles of paving. Tho business men of Hustings hnvo formed a retail merchants association. Ono flfty-acro field of wheat In Gngo county yielded hotter than twonty-llvo bushels nn aero. Twenty-fivo families from tho vi cinity of Homlngfoid aro touring the Yellowstone park by auto. Hastings will hold a homo-coming celebration July ISO for Adams county Aotarnnn of tho world war. Incrcnso of rates asked for by tho Moorellold Farm and Branch Tele phono company havo boon granted. Fromont Baptists havo eclobrntod tho fiftieth anniversary of tho found ing ot tho First Baptist church nt that place. ' Wobstor county throBhermon havo agreed on a prlco ot 12 cents for wheat, 6 conts for oats and 7 conts for barloy. Rov. L. J. Powell, for tho past eleven years pastor of tho Graco LuUieran church at Went Point, has been called to Washington, III. An aeroplane, piloted by Lieut. Lloyd Thompson of tho Grand Island Aero company, was wracked while making a landing at Kenruoy. Rev. Father Grutin, for two years pastor of tho St. Bonavonturc's church, Columbus, has been assigned to apo dal work at Indlanapolii. Municipal ownorshlp ot the. Lincoln Traction company is likely to bo sub mitted to the votors at tho constitu tional convention primary. Tho Blue river has boon nt such low tide, because ot tho continued dry weather, that at many places fish are takon from tho stream by hand. Following tne arrest of John Bos tedor, an express company employe at Fremont, a search of his room yielded $1,600 worth ot stolon goods. Political campaigning by airplano to prevent tho rival town of Falls City from securing a now court house has been decided upon by Humboldt citizons. Governor Honry J. Allen of Kansas will bo the speaker at tho first ban quot of tho Roosevelt Republican club of Nebraska in Lincoln on the evening of July 31. Contract for paving districts Nos. 4 and 5 in Columbus havo been let; ap proximately sixty blocks aro in tho two districts. Work will commence immediately. Tho board of pardons has recom mended that no clcmoncy be shown Georgo Davenport, convicted from Clay county of criminal relations with tan year old girl. E. A. Fricke of Alliance hat been appointed stato bank examiner to suc ceed J. H. Donnelly of Plattsmouth, recently appointed secretary of tho blue sky dopartmont. Houses in several blocks owned by the stato university, Lincoln, aro be ing rapidly wrecked in preparation for the continuation of tho univer sity's building program. Governor McKelvIo has announced that he has no intention ot forcing the codo bill pending litigation in the courts to determine tho legality of the referendum petition. Tho Surprise Telephone company asks authorization to establish rates of 1,50 on farm linos and $1.25 on town residence two-party lines at both Surprise and Rising City. Jim Busby was instantly killed and C. F. Moyers was seriously injured when the car in which they wore driv ing turned turtlo north ot Mlnataro. Both men live in Scottabluff. Omaha is to have a 20-story bank and office building if tho present plans of tho American Bank Building com pany materialize. Estimated cost of construction will bo $2,000,000. J. W. Grlslnger ot Bollwood was in stantly killed by having his head crushed betwoon tho Door of an eleva tor and the celling of the second floor ot tho Brandeis building, Omaha. A special train load ot hnrvost hands from tho drouth-stricken districts ot Montana woro Imported into Cheyenne county by tho Sidney Commercial club nnd put to work gathering the 4,000,000 bushel wheat crop. Offlcors of tho Omaha ptroot rail way employes union havo laid beforo tho assistant general manager a state ment ot demands including a wi.go Increase of from 41-46 cents an hour to ono of 65-75 conts. t Many sheriffs out in tho stato aro cashing in on tho property confiscated undor the liquor law; ospoclally auto mobiles. Tho proporty Is sold to tho highest bidder and tho proceeds turned over to tho Btato. Tho stato veterinarian's office has a roport showing that seventeen 2-yoar-old koltors in a bunch of twenty-threo shipped from a farm near Bladon to tho Kansas City market, woro found to bo badly Infected with tuborculosls, after thoy had boon slaughtered. The fact that'so many young animals woro diseased indicated that tho premises must bo full of tho tuborcular gorms, nnd that othor live stock, as well as human beings, aro In dansor ot con tracting It. Another case is reported from Merna, where nluoty-nlno stoors wore shipped to Omaha and sixty three ot thorn proved to bo tuborcular. Thirty-throe counties in Nebraslrt havo permitted banks to vlolute tha law this year by deducting liberty bonds, bad debts and other ltoms from their capital stock assessment. County boards will bo directed to correct tho errors. After many vexatious delays the nowly completed plant of tho Ashland Ice & Cold Storage company has be gun tho manufacture of Ice. A load of tho first product wuh Immediately dispatched to Greenwood whero nn lea famino wns on. Roy Phillips ot Denver and Charles Mull ot Grand Island, returned soldiers, nro being Held at Green River, Wyo., on tho chnrgo ot shooting nnd kllPiu; Gus Pappas and seriously wounding Petor Arapogonas, Grook restaurant owners at Rock Springs, Wyo. Tho omploycs of tho Farmors & Merchants Telephone company of Alma struck for hlghor pay which . forced Manngor Kecstcr to ninko u ' hurry-up call on tho slate railway t commission for an emergency ordur , permitting him to ralso tho rates or all five of his oxchangos. The five mill court houo levy which was voted on in Richardson county, carried by n majority of four votes. The county commissioners decided to cull an election for tho relocation of tho court house between Humboldt and Falls City, tho olectlon to be held Sept. 9, 1919, on tho petition ot Hum boldt. Barnoy Miller, a drug clerk at Win side, entered a plen of guilty to a chnrgo of blackmail and rocelved tho maximum fine of $500. In addition ho was required to return to Louie Need ham ot Wiuside $1,000 which he hud forced him to pay, also to pay Need ham $500 for attorney's tees and other expouses. Tho board of supervisors of Platto county huvo selected a site for tho new court houso two blocks south of the Union Pacific depot. At a special election September 9, n proposition will bo submitted to tho voters tor an issue of $150,000 in bonds to be added to $75,000 now In tho treasury for tho erectioa ot the now building. Tho supreme court has appointed three new mombcrs of the commission who will take office Soptember 15: Georgo W. Tlbbets of Hastings, Judgo W. C. Dorsey of Bloomington, and Frank A. Shotwell of Omaha. The retiring members of the commission aro W. C. Parriott of Auburn, Grant G. Martin ot Lincoln and F. O. McGIrr of Beatrice. Repot t's to tho stnto railway com mission by tho railroads nnd tho in spectors in the employ of tho stato indicuto that tho carriers arc well fixed to take caro ot tho grain move ment, now boglnnlng to swell in vol ume. The only disquieting note is that many of the cars now standing Idlo on sido tracks aro not well fitted to take caro of grain shlpmonts. Increaso of capital of the First Na tional Bank of Bayard from $25,000 to $50,000 has been approved by the treasury department at Washington. Georgo A. Parrlsh has been appointed postmaster at Belmar, vice Mary K. Stafford, resigned. Civil sorvico exami nations will bo held August 23 for fourth class postmasters at Melberta, Gochner, Monowl and Wostnn. The roport ot the state railway com mission for the month ot Juno shows that the bluo sky department author ized tho sale ot moro than threo mil lion dollars worth of stock by newly organized Nebraska companies. This brings the total authorized since the first of March to more than fifteen millions, which Nebraska people have tho opportunity to contribute to enter prises projected. Rev. J. Paul Reeves, who myster iously disappeared in the winter of 191C, has been- heard from in Cali fornia. Ho has written his father, who is pastor ot tho Palmer Christian church, that he suffered a lapse of memory and had Just recovered. Rev. Reeves was pastor ot the Christian church at Morrowville, Kans., at the time ot his disappearance and hia father was then pastor ot the Chris tian church at Stella. Joseph Rutheford Nelson, founder of the Blue Valloy Record, tho first paper published In Gage county, dlod at his home in Cashmere, Wash. Mr. Nelson was associated with Nathaniel Howard In tho publication ot the Rec ord in 1868. He crossod tho plains In 1886 to tho Colorado gold fields and returned to Beatrice two years later. Sustaining a total loss of property in tho Galveston flood, lie again returned to Beatrice. In 1910 he moved to Wash ington. A $150,000 flro at Lakeside practi cally consumed tho buBlnoss portion of tho town. The flro, which was ot unknown origin, startod ki a barn be longing to the Lakosido Mercantile company, and owing to tho lack of flro-fightlng facilities tho flames swept tho entiro buslnosa section clean. Tho flro department of tho Ford Potash company was Instrumental In preventing tho tiro from spreading to tho resldonco section which would havo resulted In the destruction of practically tlio ontlre town. Tho atato railway commission has granted tho Callawny Telephono com pany permission to incroaso its rates $2 per month for local service aftor tho metallic battery syatom is in stalled. A moot constitutional convention, in which will bo debated tho principal questions likely to nrlso In tlio con stitutional conventions ot Nobraaka nnd Illinois during the coming year, will probably be tho principal foature of tho annual mooting ot tho National Municipal leaguo to bo hold at Cleve land, during the holiday soaaon next December. IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL SlWSCHOOL Lesson . (By REV. t. H. FIT. WATER, D, D Teacher ot English Hlble In the Moody Hlblo Institute of Chicago.) (Copyright, 191J, Writem Newnpaper Union) LESSON FOR AUGUST 3 CHRISTIAN WORSHIP. LESSON TEXTS-Ruv. 7--li. John 4:1 10. 19-11; Mat. 6:6. ; Hob. 10:13-2;. GOLDEN Ti:XT-Clod Is n spirit, and they tliut worship hltn must worship him Is spirit and In truth.-Jolm 4:24. ADDITIONAL MATERIAL-MaU 4:10; Psalms K4 and 122. PRIMARY TOPIC-Chlldrcn pralslnar Clod (Mat. 21:1(1, ! JUNIOR TOPir-Woishlp In Ood' house (Luke 2-41-r.O). INTERMEDIATE TOPIC-Why wor ship nnd how SENIOR AND ADULT TOPIC The na ture nnd value of true worship. I. What Is Worehlp7 (Rev. 7:12). It Is the attitude of the soul toward God, which recognizes hltn its the Su preme Being of the universe nnd be nevolently Inclined toward his crea ture. It Is the outgoing of the af fections toward him and the ascrip tion of praise and adoration to him ns the one from whom nil blessings come, the one to whom nil glory nnd honor should be given, tho one who Is all-wNu nnd powerful. II. Whom to Worship (Rev. 7:10-12). 1. God (vv. 11, 12, cf. Mntt. 4:10). Since In him we live, move nnd hnve our being (Acts 17:28), nnd from him every good nnd perfect gift cometh (James 1 :17), we hliovid worship nnd adore him. 2. Jesus Christ tho Lamb (v. 10). We should worship him because he Is God and because he, In the Incarnn tlon, linked himself with humanity nnd on the cross mnde nn atonement for us nnd Is now our high priest, through whom we hnvo access to God (Ileb. 10:21). III. Qualifications for Acceptable Worship (John 4:1-10. 10-24). Tills Is a fine example of personal evnngellsm. Christ "must needs go through Samaria" to find this poor, sinful woman. He skilfully disclosed his Identity to her. Ho knew the deep need of her soul, even the Inward un rest which wns hers while practicing filn. He made the point of eon tact by that which wns uppermost in her mind, namely, water, nnd passed from the water of cnrthly to the water of ev erlasting life which wns In himself (v. 10). In order to worship God accepta bly there must be 1. Knowledge of Christ (v. 10). Must know him ns a prophet from God (v. 10) the one sent of God (Acts 7:37. cf. Deut. 18:15) to mnke known to lost men tho way to God. Must know him as the Messiah tho one anointed of God to save lost men (John 4:42). 2. A new nnture (vv. 23, 24). Only the regenerated enn worship God in spirit. Jesus declared "thnt which Is born of the flesh Is flesh, and thnt which Is horn of the spirit Is spirit" (John .1:0). "Except n man be born from above, ho cannot sec the king dom of God" (John 3:3). The natural man has not tho capacity to "see" Gods therefore he cannot worship him. God Is spjrlt, therefore only tho ono whose spirit hns hcen quickened .can enter Into fellowship with him in wor ship. 3. A sanctified life (neb. 10:22). Tho life Is sanctified by the Spirit I Peter 1:2); through obedience to the Word of God (John 17:17). 4. Faith In God (Ileb. 11:0, cf. 10: 22). Pretended worship without vital ized faith Is an nbonilnatlon to God. C. Men of every nntlon and kindred (Rev. 7:0). God Is the God of nil na tions. IV. Where to Worship. 1. In secret (Matt 0:5, G). The soul shut up with God, with the world and its cares shut out, really worships. Ev ery Christian ought to have a secret chamber. 2. In the assembly (Hob. 10:24, 25). While the private prayer Is of first Im portance, there Is value In Joint wor ship with fellow; Christians which should not be overlooked. The actions of others nro helpful In conducing a frame of mind for worship. 3. Everywhere (John 4:20-24). God Is the Omnipresent Spirit, therefore wherever there Is n parson whose nn ture Is splrltunl he enn worship. Chris tianity Is unlike every other religion in that without rltunl or temple the Individual may worship God nnywhere. John as truly worshiped God In Pat roos as In the assembly nt Ephesus, or Paul In the Romnn prison ns well as with the beloved snlnta nt Phlllppl. To Those Who Seek. It profits little to know Christ him self nfter the flesh; but be gives his spirit to good men thnt searched) the deep things of God. John Smith. How Can One Foraett God living In us, nnd wljh us, and under us I How then can a man forget God? The True Christian. Ho thnt can apprehend nnd consider vice with all her baits and seeming pleasures, nnd yet abstain, and yet distinguish, nnd yet prefer that which is truly better, ho Is the true wayfar ing Christian. John .Milton. Finds More of God. Tho deeper ono digs In naturo tho more of God ho finds. Beauty Made by God. How much more beauty God has mudo than human eyes can hoc. Vr i rs'ar; 7-,c,r KaraBftwaaBa.'M..,.