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OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING, .JULY 27, 1914 TEN PACKS.
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SERVIA REJECTS
VIENNADEMANDS;
RAGE WAR LOOMS
Austrian Minister Severs Relations
and Leaves Capital After
Receiving Reply.
NOTE'S CONTENTS UNREVEALED
Some of Conditions Accepted and
Others Arc Not, it is Under
stood. WHOLE BILL PAID OR .NOTHING
Will it Bo Conflict of Slav Against
Teuton for Supremacy of
Europe ?
CZAR'S ARMY IS MOBILIZING
Berlin Populace Shows Sympathy
for Kin Nation.
BELGRADE TO BE ABANDONED
Sent of Government He.moved to
KraKni'Cvnti' Stronjr Strategic
Point Sixty Mite
South.
LONDON, July 26. Tho darkest
war cloud which has appeared on
the European horizon since Germany
sent warships to Agadlr, In 1911, has
arisen within forty-eight hours.
Tho Servian government has re
fused to comply with Austria's de
mands, the most humiliating over
asked of an Independent nation, for
tho expiation of the Sarayovo mur
ders for which Austria holds antl
Austlan conspiracies In Servla re
sponsible and for guarantees of fu
ture good behavior.
At 5:30 last night when the Austro-Hun-garian
ultimatum expired, the Servian
premier handed to the Austrian minister
at Belgrade, Servla'a reply. Tho min
ister immediately severed diplomatic re
lations and started tor home.
All 4r Nothing.
The contents of the note have not been
revealed, but tho Servian legation In
London understands that It accepted
soma of Austria's conditions and rejected
others. Apparently Austria was resolved
to have the whole bill .paid or nothing,
.vThevtte Question to Burppe Is whether
Russia wAV como to the rescue of Its
little 81av brother; Involving the other
powers and making of the war a dread
struggle of Slav against Teuton for
European supremacy.
Reports from St. Petersburg say that
tho Russian army is mobilizing, but It Is
to be remembered that Russia mobilized
several corps when Austria annexed
Bosnia and tho German emperor, stepping
to the side ot his ally, as was said, 'In
shining armor;" put a veto on Russian
Intervention.
Austria and Servla are both mobilizing
but the silence of all the dispatches on
the subject of military preparation in
dicates clearly that an Ironclad censor
ship has been established In both coun
tr es.
Won't Defend Delurrnde.
Tho Servians nave decided not to at
tempt to defend Belgrade, the garrison
having already been withdrawn, accord
ing to Vienna reports, and the "seat of
the government removed from Belgrade
to Kraguycvatz, a strong strategic point
sixty miles to the south.
Servla's refusel to humiliate Itself to
the extent Its neighbor has directed was
not unexpected. But Serbs iiave been
proud -since their success In the late
Balkan war and the government which
.'yielded to such demands as Austria's
could not last; even the dynasty would
bo Imperilled. Servla's little ally, Monte,
negro, seems determined to cast Its lot
with Its cousin in war.
Servian partisans abroad advanco the
theory that Austria has made up Its
mind to dispose of its neighbor, which
has long been a thorn In Its side, and
has chosen to strike a decisive blow at
a moment when the nations of tho triple
entente aro handicapped by home troubles
Russia with a great strike, France with
a political upheaval, and Great Britain
with a threatened civil war in Ulster.
In I'nvor of AuHtrlu.
England shows no enthusiasm over be
coming embroiled in a war which might
prove a great calamity to Its Interests.
As far as opinion can be gathered, amid
the paralysis which overcomes all Brit-
(Continued on Page Two.)
The Weather
For Nebraska and Iowa Generally fair.
Temperature nt Omaha Yesterday.
Hour. Deg.
5 a. m 'iii
i a. m 77
7 a. m 78
8 a. m 78
9 a. m 83
10 a. m 87
U a. m 90
12 m 92
1 p. m 93
2 p. m.
3 p. m.
4 p. m.
5 d. m.
6 p. m.
7 p. m 92
Comparative Local Record.
13H. lia 1912. 1911.
Highest yesterday 94 99 82 8S
Lowest yeaterday 7 70 71 BS
Mean temDerature 86 St 76 73
Precipitation 0 .00
Temperature and precipitation depart
ures from the normal;
Normal temperature 77
Excess for the day 9
Total excess since March 1 320
formal proilpltatlon it inch
Deflolencv for the dav 14 inch
Total rainfall sln-e March 1. .14.75 Inches
Deficiency since March 1 2.85 Inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 1913. 2.98 Inches
xnciency for cor. penoa, isiz. i ss incnes
I A. WELSH. Local Forecaster.
IOWA DEMS SHARPEN SWORDS
Meredith Baokejs Expect to Control
Machine in Two Years.
HARMONY ON THE SURFACE
Lender Will Support Connolly- Thin
Yenr nut Follower Are Mnlc
tnn; n Pronrnm for Pre!,
dentlnl CnmpnlRii.
(From a Staff Correspondent.
DE8 MOINES. la., July K.-(SpcclaU
Tho republicans of the state, or thoso
that keep close tab on political currents,
are chuckling over tho situation at the
democratic state convention, and see In
It evidence that while the democrats
appear to be In perfect harmony thcro
Is a great deal of discord beneath the
surface. The fight between Meredith and
Connelly for tho senatorial nomination
left some scars that cannot be healed
by fine talk, so It Is said. It was a fight
for control of tho party machinery, a
fight for a principle, and not merely
ono between two good democrats. Mere
dith was wholly unknown to tho demo
crats of tho state, but ho typified cor
taln things which were the exact oppo
site of his successful opponent. Now
the Meredith people arc nominally loyal
and aro going to get back of Connelly (
to the full oxtcnt; but tho rank and flloi"av, l,cen ono 01 lno n most re-
of thoso who supported Meredith will! maskable exhibitions of gymnastics and
not bo enthusiastic for tho old regime
In their party. What Is really happening
Is a play for the futuro. Next time the
Meredith people expect to como Into full
possession of the party. They' will con
trol It in tho presidential year, and as
there will bo no democratic Btate offi
cials they will nomlnato tho ticket which
they hope will win at that time. This Is
the program for tho future. Thoro Is
said to bo no real expectancy on the
part of tho democrats of electing their
ticket this year In Iowa, but they will
build for tho future.
In the meantlmo the republicans, while
having some troubles of their own, grow-
. uuv ui ' tit '""?'"' ""'!
arc In process of getting; together again. .
with an cyo to the national advantage, j
Judicial Fight AVnrmlnic Up.
Since tho primary election there haH ',
boen very little discussion of candidates
for Judicial position, but now there Is '
some Interest being taken In tho matter.
with tho result that the lines are being
gradually shaped up for the final fight
as to the supreme court. It haabecomo
evident that there Is a determined fight
being made on the present court with a
view to discrediting t and effecting a
gonoral chango In- the attitude of tho
court toward political questions.
One of the features now coming to tho
front is tho effort being made to put on
the supreme bench a wholly unknown
man of no experience, and to put him
thero because he Is a democrat. The
one democrat on tho list of candidates is
Scth Thomas of Fort Dodge. It is found
that as a matter of fact he graduated
from tho law school In 1910 after a year
at the school, previously studying In tho
Ilealy law office in .Fort Dodge -iajias, J
therefore, had barely four -years' 'experi
ence In the. practice of law and nono as
a Judgo. This fact has surprised a great
many and aroused them to an Inquiry )
as to what it is that Is being done with
regard to the supreme bench.
Tho other new aspirants aro Congress
man S. F. Prouty and B. I. Salinger.
The former has a record as an able law
yer and district Judge, and his elevation ,
to the sunreme bench would cause no
surprise. But Salinger has held only tho .
offlco of supreme court reporter, and
while he Is recognized as an able lawyer.
he has had for clients some elements that
would be greatly delighted to have him In
the high place. The Indications are,
therefore, that the fight for the supremo
bench will soon begin to warm up.
Taxation Quetlon In New lhnr.
There will bo Borne new phases of tho
assessment and taxation question in Iowa
as a result of tho assessment work for
this year In Iowa. In tho first placo It noon- making films ot the best features,
has been already demonstrated that a I Iror to the beginning of tho program
very large part of the Increase of taxa-1 Proper, tho star athletes and gymnast
tlon last year was duo to tho action of I save special exhibitions, to accommodate
the local authorities rather than to any- the camera men and entertain the ad
thing dono by the state officials. The vanco guard of the audience, which ar
Increaso of taxes due to levies made byi rlved early.
tnn V-t n m f siinariflarira ctftirtnl Ki- n A m '. ij. a
and the town councils is many-fold what
state authorities. This tact can now be I
demonstrated to the dollar by the returns!
from the counties. But It Is also!
demonstrated that the extreme measures
of the state officials In ordering changes
In tho valuation are necessary If there
Is to be real equalization of the tax bur
dens. Thero will be no material change
In the valuation on property In the state
this year. The assessors made a slight
Increase In values by adding the new
buildings and new personal property also
by keeping up value of Uvo stock. This
will be the only change from last year.
as the valuation on railroad and other
property has not been changed. Tho dis
cussion of tho taxation problem will there
fore not again be .on the question ot
whether or not the state had the right
to effect equalization, but how to main
tain values where they are and how to
adjust the tax lovles to fit tho situation
In each case.
Where Stnte ltu Ileen GrnspliiK.
The place where the state harfvbeen
over-reaching Itself is in collecting ex
orbitant tees from tho Standard Oil com
pany. But this will be stopped now,
thanks to the western association of In
dependent Jobbers in oil. This association
has compelled the state to give up half
its fees on inspection of oil. Tho action
of the Independents, however, was not
due to tender consideration of the profits
of their powerful rival, which will be the
chief beneficiary. But tho independents
were feeling the burden of the oil in
spection fee on gasoline, and finding that
it would not stand a court analysis, they
have forced the state to aoandon It en
tirely. This means a loss In revenue to
the state ot about 360,000 a year.
Will Not Take the Serum.
It Is announced that the members of
the mllttla companies of Iowa will not
be vaccinated against typhoid before go
ing Into camp at Camp Dodge August
10. At least most of the men will not be
so treated with the serum because it has
arrived In the state too late. There was
an order to have all the men vaccinated
before going Into camp this year, and a
purchase was made of sufficient serum to
effect the result desired. But there was
great delay In getting the serum, and as
a conaequenco there will be no vaccination
of that kind.
TEL JED SOKOLS
FINISH- UP THE
BIG TOURNAME
n
Six Thousand or More Persons
the Final Exhibition of Athletics
Sunday Afternoon.
THREE HOURS OF THRILLS
Gymnastio Feats That Brinf Forth
Rounds of Applause From the
Man." Who Witness Events.
FIVE HUNDRED PERFORMERS
Program of the Day Started Off with
a Number of Speeches.
GOVERNOR MOREHEAD PRESENT
l'rlte Avrnrdetl, After Which Mot
of the Visitor Slnrt for Their
Home, Home Hemnlnlnir
to Mer.t KlnR Ale.
Over 6,000 people witnessed at Rourko
park Sunday afternoon what was said to
athletlcs over presented in tho city of
Omaha. It was tho grand flnalo of tho
national tournament and assembly of Tel
Jed Sokol, the Bohemian Turner organi
zation. The crowds of Omahans. and vis
itors from all over the country, who
packed tho big grandstands at tho park,
! sat In raptures for over thrae hours to
watch tho athletic and gymnastic feats
and demonstrations of all-round physical
development, which tho hundreds or local
and visiting experts of tho Sokol societies
of many cities presented In their farewell
appcaranco here.
With the completion of tho exhibition
nnd tho awarding of medals and diplomas.
tho tournament and'its attending acttvl-
tics came to a close yesterday. About half
o the mnny frQm other cHeg ,eft
fop thc,r hom8 ,nBt 0VenlnK nm, tho w.
malnder will go today and tomorrow.
Qu'te a number aro rcmolnlng for the
special Turner night at tho Ak-Sar-Ben
nen tn,s evening. Ono party loft over tho
Burlington lust ovenlng In a special car
for Denver and Colorado Springs, on a
vacation trip, before returning home.
l''lvi lliimlri'il 1'i'rforiiier.
Fully 100 Turner men, 140 young women
and about 130 Junior Turners, both boys
and girls, took part In Sunday's big ex
hibition, making a total of nearly BOO
performers, of whom 1E0 or 200 were fre
quently on tho field at ono time.
Only four slight heat prostrations
among the young women occurred dur
ing the day, the victims being Just tem
porarily affected with a fainting spoil,
or a momentary Illness. They wcio:
Miss Mayme Kment, leader of tho girls'
club of tho Omaha Sokol, whosa stronu-
ous efforts during the last week almost
exhausted her; Miss Anna Kleptko and
Miss LllllarrHnvelKa dftfie local Turner
girls, who suffered from heat nervous
ness for a short tlmo, and Miss Anna
Frlsh of Detroit, daughter of tho director
ot tho tctroIt girls' teams, who was
forced to stay out of tho exhibition be
cause of Illness during tho afternoon.
Get Into the Movie.
Ample preparations to caro for exten-
slvo neat Prostrations had been taken
uul lney proven unnecessary, urs. . J,
and 1,01,18 Swoboda, Dr. Olga Stastny
ana ur- Jtnliu wero on tho field, with
! twt nurses, two ambulances and a full
equipment of hospital appliances and
I flrst nl(l treatment. But osldo from the
J young women who were only slightly
affected, the wholo exhibition passed off
without any serious prostrations or simi
lar trouble.
So interesting and spectacular were
many of the events on tho program that
two movie operators were busy all after-
iWoTTl P,T1 A TP A "PfI ffl
Give Their Jewels to
Aid Suffrage Cause
CHICAGO, July 28. A novel appeal to
tho women of the nation to give up their
gold and stiver Jewels to tho cause of
; equal suffrage was Issued today by the
campaign committee of the National
American Woman Suffrage association.
The appeal, signed by Dr. Anna Howard
Shaw, Mrs. Mcdill McCormlck and other
leaders In the suffrage cause, was sent
out from headquarters here telling of the
need of funds to carry on effective cam
paigns for suffrage in seven states
Ohio, Missouri, Nobrasua, Nevada, Mon
tana and tho Dakotas.
"Don't bo lulled Into a false sense of
security by the prevailing notion that
"suffrage Is sure to come," read the ap
peal. "Suffrage Is sure to come, but it
cannot come this year unless the women
of the country show by their response
that they are determined to have It
"A little of what you treasure, an orna
ment of beauty, a tribute of friendship,
something prized because of Its place In
household life put It In the melting pot
Send It to the suffrage campaign commit
tee." The committee plans to have the gold
and silver contributions converted Into
money and hopes that In this way at least
J50.000 can bo raised before August 15 for
the suffrage campaign In the seven states.
It Is planned to spend 115,000 on the cam
paign In Ohio, 310.000 In Missouri and 35,000
in Nebraska. Nevada, Montana and the
two Dakotas.
DAKOTA BANKERS DRAW
UP BANK GUARANTY ACT
PIEURE, S. D., July 2&-(Speda1 Tie
gram.) 13. A. Cummins of Pierre, J, PI
Piatt, Clark; It. K. Cone, Huron; B T.
Klddo. sioux Falls, and J. F. Wh'.tlock,
Gettysburg, made up a committee of
bankers yesterday to draw the first
draft of a bank guaranty aot to be pre
sented to the next legislative session for
action. The draft will be sent out for
discussion and revision and the com
plcted act to be presented will not be
ready for some time.
man.
IROR OF MANY SORROWSEmperor Francis
iph of Austria seems doomed to ond his days amid
w and turmoil. This
tpsburg has twico seen tho
lolent death, his empress cruelly slain by an anarchistic
issassin whilo she was visiting in tho ono country in
fEuropo where anarchists and
He has seen his country plunged into war, has scon it torn
by political strifo, and now is confronted by participation
in what will be, if it bogins, tho mightiest strugglo of
armed forces in modern times. Austria is allied with
Germany and Italy in the Triple Alliance. Opposed aro
England, France and Russia in tho Triple Entente. If tho
blazo in the Balkans roaches the powder magazino of
Europe, the struggle will indeed be titanic.
VIENNA SURE WAR TO GOME
Hostilities Regarded by Publio of
Capital as Almost Certain.
SERVIAN ARMY TO MOBILIZE
Demonstration Held Throunhout
Demonstration Held Throughout
Poyalnce with the Gov
ernment. VIENNA, July 2S.-D1plomatlc relations
betwoen Austria-Hungary and Servla
were formally broken off last night. War
Is regarded by tho public as almost a
certainty.
Tho Servian government waited until
tho lust moment' left It by tho terms ot
the note, and only ten minutes before the
hour of C, when tho Austro-Hungarlan
ultimatum expired, did tho Servian
premier appear at tho legation and pre
sent his government's reply to the
Austrian minister, Baron Glesl Von
Glesllngen.
No details of tho tenor of tho reply
have been revealed here, but the terso
statement was modo -that it was "un
satisfactory." L.CJIVC tuu Ciipltnl.
Immediately upon receiving the note
the Austrian minister lnformod the for
eign office and diplomatic relations wero
broken, off. Half an hour later tho min
ister and his staff with their families
had boarded a train for Austrian terri
tory. The train was n readlnoss to do
part as an unfavorable reply to tho Aus
trian demands had been oxpected.
According to messages received here,
the mobilization of tho Servian army was
ordered at 3 o'clock in the afternoon.
King Peter, who hod hurriedly returned
to Belgrade when tho Austrian ultimatum
was announced, left the capital this aft
ernoon on a special train with the prin
cipal members of the government, In tho
realization that tho Austrlana could cap
ture Belgrade without difficulty. The
temporary seat of the government will
be established at Kraguycvatz.
Klicht for 1'apr.r.
Tho portcntlous news of Servla's de
termination was made known to the pub
lic by extra editions ot the evening pa
pers and at 8 o'clock tonight halt the
population of the city seemed to bo on
the streets. They fought eagerly tor tho
papers and processions were formed
which marched through all tho thor
oughfares, singing national hymns and
cheering for Emperor Francis Joseph,
Emperor Wllhelm and the nrmy.
Everywhere throughout the country
similar demonstrations are being held.
Count Von Berchthold, the Austro-Hungarlan
minister of foreign affairs, vis
Ited Ischl early In the afternoon and had
a long audience with the emperor. Later
ho conferred with the minister of war.
General Krobatln, and tho emperor's
chief military adviser. General Baron
Bolfraa von Ahnenburg, and the minister
of finance. Count Von Berchthold had
another audience at 7 o'clock with the
emperor, to whom ho communicated the
Servian note.
COLFAX DEMOCRATS OBJECT
TO SMITH MORTGAGE LAW
SCHUYLER, Neb., July 26.-(Specil.)
The democratic county convention met at
the court houso at 3 p. m. Delegates
were chosen for the state convention,
also a central committeeman. The con
vention voted to Instruct the delegates
to favor a plank to be Inserted In the
democratic platform favoring the amend
ing or repeal of the so-called Smith
mortgage law.
aged had of tho Houso of
heir to his throne cut off by
their ilk may seok asylum.
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Gompers Says U.S.
c Workers Are-with
Rebels of Mexico!
WASHINGTON. July 2.-On behalf ot I
tho executive council f tho Amorlcan
Federation of Iibor, Samuol Gompors,
president of that organization, today per
sonally delivered to the confluence
agency of tho constltutloallsts here a
long messafio to General Carranza, the
constitutionalist chief.
The communication recited that tho
Amorlcan wofMng peoplo hal been in
complete sympathy with tho principle of
tho revolution, had deplored the assas
sination of Madero and Suaroz and hod
upheld tho hand of the Washington ad
ministration In refusing to recognize tho
Huerta regime.
In view of tho triumph -of the constitu
tionalists, tho executive council of the
American Federation of Labor, Mr.
Gompers wrote, believed It to bo a hu
manitarian service to urge at this tlmo
that those who had opposed tho constitu
tionalists bo given fair treatment and not
subjected to excesses, Mr. Gompers also
expressed tho hope that agrarian reforms
soon would be Instituted, furnishing so
cial condition for tho working people of
Mexico.
Prays Des Moines
Lands the Gideons
BOSTON, July 26. The prayorful peti
tion ot a small delegation from Iowa that
Des Moines be choiion as the next con
vention city of tho Gideons, the organiza
tion of Christian Commercial Travelers,
which has placeO" 250,000 Bibles In hotel
rooms through tho country, prevailed
over the arguments ot supporters of four
other cities at tho annual convention to
day. Charles F. Adams, of Des Moines, arose
In the hall just before the nominations
closed and after he and five other dele
Kates from his stato had been kneeling
In an ante-room and praylntr that Des
Moines might be chosen In tho ballollng
which followed Philadelphia, Chatanooga,
Cleveland and Denver, wero defouted.
A. U. T. Moore, of Cedar Rapids, la.,
was re-elected president. Other officers
chosen wero.
Vice-president J. G. Myers, of St.
Louis; secretary, J. W. Weakley, of Chi
cago; treasurer, .Nels Itylander, Chicago;
chaplain, John R. Nicholson, of Wis
consin. .
Bryan Treaties to
Be Put on the Shelf
WASHINGTON. July 2-Uuless unfor
seen or unexpected circumstances arise
there will be no further action on pend
ing treaties by the senate foreign rela
tions committee at this session ot con
gress. Such a determination on the part
of democrats of the committee was de
clared today to bo final and "copper
riveted." The attitude of the senate applies to
tho treaty with Colombia, the proposed
Nlcaraguan canal treaty, the new In
vestigation peace treaties negotiated by
Secretary Bryan.
Determination not to report the Colom
bian treaty at this session also carries
with It decision to hold no hearings and
to let the request of Colonel Roosevelt
to be heard pass without action.
iinfiirif ii
WAR IS NOT YET DECLARED
Scndinu of Passports to Servian
Minister Equivalent to. It.
WHAT SERVIA AGR"sTt0 DO
Will not Fulfill Untlre Dciunnd of
Anatrln IW very of I'n
liort Iiinl AVnr Dec
laration, It I Hnlil.
VIENNA. July 20. Tho sending of his
passports to tho Servian minister, M.
Jovanavltch, by tho Austrian foreign of
flco today Is deemed equivalent to a
declaration of war.
This action was taken today, tho report
that tho Servian minister left Vienna yos
torday having been Incorrect. Ho will
depart Immediately. Tho Russian ambas
sador will tnko chargo of the Servian In
terests, It Is believed that there will bo no for
mal declaration of wnr, as Kervla never
subscribed to Tho ltaguo convention.
Thoro were pntrlotla demonstrations
throughout tho day, nlthough a heavy
rain was falling. Great crowds gathered
In front of the war office tind cheered
tho officers .who appeared,, Prooesslons
with flags flying filled the streets.
A general mobilisation In Montenegro
Is reported.
Italy has Informed Austria that in event
of armed conflict with Borvla It will
adopt a friendly attludo In accordance
with Its relations with tho triple alli
ance. LONDON, July 2a Up to 5 o'clock this
afternoon thero had been no decisive de
velopments In tho Auetro-Scrvlnn situa
tion, A dispatch from Vienna to tho
IWieekly Despatch stated tMat war be
tween Servla-and tho dual monarchy had
been declared, but this was not con
firmed In any other quarter. News came
from Romo that Italy, ono of the triple
alliance, had offered Austria her support
In tho event of hostilities.
Tho arrest Inst night of General Rado
mlr Putaflk, Servlnn chlof of general
staff, by the Hungarian military authori
ties nt Budapest, Is confirmed. Ha was
taken Into custody at Kelenfoeld, near
Budapest, while on his way to Belgrade,
and' four of his staff officers wero like
wlfca token ' prisoners. v
N6 further news of reported mobiliza
tion of troops In various quarters has
come from tho continent, and It Is evi
dent that closo censorship on military
matters Is being enforced,
Servlnn Mobilise.
The Servian minister here today received
a dispatch from Kraguyeratz stating that
Crown Prlnco Alexander, nctlng as re
gent, had orderod a general mobilization
of tho Servian army, and summoned the
Skupshtlna to meet tomorrow In the old
fortified capital city of Nish, 1M miles
southeast of Belgrade.
Sorvla's reply to the Austrian ultimatum
Is summarized as follows;
1. Servla grecs to the publication in Its
official Journal on the front page of tho
w,
trlan government condemning the sub-
verslvo propagndn and deploring Its fatal
uul... urcmruun uumuiea oy mo aub-
consequences, regretting the participation
of Servian officers In this propaganda,
repudiating any further .Interference with
Austro-llungarlan Interests and warning
all Servians that rigorous procedelngs will
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2. Servla agrees to communicate this
declaration to the army In tho form of an
order of tho day.
3. It promises to dissolve those societies
which may be considered capable ot con
ducting Intrigues aglnst Austria.
4. Revision of the laws governing the
press.
5. Dismissal from the army nnd navy
of officers and tho removal also of civil
ian officials, whose participation In an
nntt-Austrlan propaganda may be proved.
Tho Servian government, however, pro
tests against Austrian officials taking
part In the Inquiry.
6. The Servian government ask for an
explanation as to Just what part the Aus
trian officials arc to be called upon to
take In the Inquiry Into the Saruyevo
plot and It is announced that Servla can
only admit such partlclptatlon as would
be In accordance with International law
and good neighborly relations.
7. To sum up, Servla accepts all the
conditions and demands of Austria and t
makes reservations only regarding the
participation of Austrian officials In the
Inquiry. It does not give Its formal re
fusal to this point, but confines Itself
to asking explanations.
Flnaly. If the Austrian government
finds this reply In adequate, Servla ap
peals to The Haue tribunal and to the
powers, which signed the declaration of
1903 .relative to Bosnia, and Herzegovina.
PARTY MEN MEET y
OVER NEBRASKA,
ISSUESOOTLINEO
Delegates of Both Creeds Hold
Final County Conventions Be
fore State Sessions.
REPUBLICANS JOIN FOR FRA
Reunited Front Presented Wherevefl
Gatherings Are Held Through
out the State.
DEMOCRATS STILL IN TURMOIL
Personal Ambitions of Leaders
Cause Serious Break in Ranks
in Many Places.
LANCASTER RULED BY BRYAN
Resolution of Maher for Hitohcook
Not Considered.
THOMPSON WILL BE CHAIRMAN
.Sentiment for Hint StrntiRlr I3x
lireeil hy Comity After County,
Whllo Ilrymt I Generally
Kndnrpd hy Democrat.
Republicans will present tho old
tlmo fighting spirit when tho stato
convention meets In Lincoln, July
28, to proparo a stato platform for
tho fall campaign.
Hoport'a from county conventions,
hold ovor Nebraska during tho last
week, winding up Satuday with a
number of tho lending county gath
erings, all Indicate that amity pre
vails nnd that tho dolegates that
havo been selected to go to Lincoln
will find In tho attltudo of tho pres
ent national admlnBtratlon a com
mon ground ori which to baso their
resolutions.
In no Instance havo convention reports
from tho republican side shown a dispo
sition to differ. Lancastor republicans
held a harmonious session a week ago,
and Douglas county did likewise.
Johnson county republicans Saturday
fairly well represented tho tone of all tho
.meetings In republican ranks when they
pointed to the achievements of tho party
and found In the Wilson administration
cause. to distrust the democratic .policies.
Moetlngs held yesterday In Dodgev U'oorie,
Lincoln and Pholps counties all empha
sised these sentiments.
Different with Democrat.
Democrats in Nobraska admittedly aro
facing a critical situation and the
various resolutions that were adopted
yesterday as tho wlndup of the county
gatherings to select delegates to the Co
lumbus meeting Indicated that there will
bo a mill of no mean proportions when
the braves mobollzo next Tuesday.
A number oft tho larger codnttes spoko
for Nebraska democracy Saturday in no
uncortaln tones for President Wilson, for
Secretary Bryan and for W. H. Thomp
son of Grand Island, chairman of tho
state committee,
Thero was no general and widespread
disposition on tho part of the rank and
file, however, to endorse their United
States senator, though Senator Hitchcock
was Included In a number of counties In
a blanket endorsement of alt the Nebraska
delegation in Washington and the head
of tho state, administration.
Hltaheoalc Slighted.
In a number or places there was a dip
position to slight the senator from Ne
braska. York county's democratic con
vention was In a deadlock for several
hours on the question and settled It only
by a resolution endorsing everybody.
Lancaster did not do this much. En
gineered by Charles W. Bryan, who has
already been accused by Senator Hitch
cock's newspaper of trying to prevent a
Hitchcock endorsement at Columbus, the
convention in tho capital city blocked
e, Hltchcook resolution and did not let
It como to the floor at all, but as a
concession put a few Hitchcock men on
the delegation,
Hall county, home of W. H. Thompson,
felicitated Senator Hitchcock along with.
j tho NcbraBka delegation and Douglas
eounty, home of Senator Hitchcock, ln-
county, home ot benai
j ttructed ,or Thompson,
jhow tno ,and e, M be
It Is quite plain
between these two.
Just how far the Hitchcock-Bryan feud
will be carried at Columbus Is not plain
ly Indicated by tho convention meetings.
Tho rank and fllo of the democratic
j nag n Ured of th. ,ong droutn
on tho plo counter and is demanding
reward.
"Mo for the spoils," as shouted over
the footlights by "Doc" Tanner to the
Douglas county convention of democrats
last night evidently expressed the views
of a host of democrats and they rather
Indicate they would be willing to endorse
everybody and anything so long at a
(Continued on Page Two.)
Votes for Women
Probably thero never will be
a unanimity of sentiment
among women upon the ques
tion, "To Vote or Not to Vote."
Some vote, some want to vote,
others will have none of It.
But here's a question upon
which you can get a unanimous
view:
"What good Is an advertise
ment?" Look at the comfortable,
well-equipped homes In this
city, and in them you will find
the answer.
For the loyal housewife, In
tent upon making the Ideal
home, the advertisements In
The Bee are the greatest known
helpers.
