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REWARD FOR THE
SLAYERS OF RING
REACHES S700
City Offen $300 aid Union. Paoifio
Addi $200 to That Offered by
County and the Burling
ton Road.
KOHLER, HELPS RING FAMILY
Wires, from California for Officials
, HeTe;to Give Check of $1,000 ,
! to Mm. Ring and Family.
POLICE
STILL SE
SEEK SUSPECTS
At a special meeting ot the city
cdi'nclf $300 was offered u the city's
share of the reward for the, fugitives
In connection with the murder of
Detective Tom Ring. The total re
ward now amounts to $700.
Chief of Police H. W. Dunn 1 tending i
advice of this reward to all cltlca and
towns in thla part of the country. !
President A. L. Mohler of the Union;
Pacific, now In California, wired General
Manager Ware to present a. check for
11,000 to Mra. Ring and children. Joseph
Sykes of. the. general manager's office
took the check to Chief Dunn, who in
turn will present the contribution to -the
family of the dead detective.'
President Mohler aiao asked that the
lecal official ot the Union Paclflo join
the authorltlea in offering a reward. The
Union Pacific offers $200 reward, the Bur
lington officials have offered $100 and the
county official $100. Mr. Mohler received
Information that Detective Ring was as
elating Union Paclflo special agent at
the time he net death. ' (
Detective Fleming went to Lincoln
Thursday and there,wlth the aid of the
authorltlea and several Mexican resident,
he - found where Palnio lived. Arriving
there he knocked and then called to be
admitted. A commotion in the room was
all the' response received. j
He then broke in the door and waa Just
In time to see Palmo climbing out through
the window. Covering him with hi re
volver he ordered blm to stop and cap
tured him.
In P&lmo'a room Was found a picture
of the three Mexicans suspected of kill
ing Detective King with a line' written
across k the back in Mexican saying, "To
friend Joe" Palmo from Joe Contas."
1 Palmo waa also wearing a pair of -tan
thoea exactly like those found in the
room of the three Mexicans here and
which they had atolen from a boxcar In
the freight yards. V
Palmo declare ha knows nothing about
the shooting, but be will be held. ...
Held m Sanplcloa. ,
In the 'arrest of EmlllQ and'lnes Dlaa.
61f North Sixteenth street, the.ppHoa be
lieve they have found te mora .Mexicans
vho know considerable about the fugi
tives. From reliable information given
the authorltlea the above Mexican fur
nished one of the Ring murderer with
overall and a 'cap. Thla the pair abso
lutely deny, as they do any knowledge of
the wanted men.
. Owing to the fact that all the arrested
Mexicans who cannot speak English have
been questioned through Mexican Inter
preter haa led the police to believe that
they have not been getting satisfactory
Information. '
J Nerr Interpreter Arrive. 1
With the arrival of Sheriff Howe of
Bowie, Arts., who 'la here to take back
J. G. Armstrong, bank president wanted
for the appropriation of certain valuable
papera belonging to the bank, the police
have secured a man who speaks Mexican
fluently. Sheriff Howe- will be !n the
city for several days and has volun
teered his services In helping the author!
ties talk to the suspect. .
A telegram received by the department
lete Friday morning J to the effect that
iwo Mexicans, whose descriptions tally
, with those given out by the police, were
taken from a Burlington freight. train at
uiiumwa, j. chler Dunn 1 communi
cating with the authorltlea of that city,
who are wiring back a complete descrip
tion of the men they arrested..
Feri Bervleee Today.
Funeral services at Bt Phllomena'a
church. which .u be held this
morning at o'clock, will' be conducted
by Father Gannon, assisted by Father
Stenson. The pallbearers are: .
rharlee VanDuaen. K. J. Delehanty, .
wmii -"mPy. KMward Caidy.
S 'am Devereese. Henry Rasmuasen,
p F- Havey, . Dan 6onnell.
Two platoon ot police headed by Ser
geant Ferris and Klgwart will attend
from the Omaha department, while pla
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MILlERr TESTIFIES
IN MATTERS CASE
Counsel for Matten Pleadi With
out Success to Have the Testi- .
, mony Kept Out.
VICE PRESIDENT ON THE STAND
Counsel for Thomas H. Matters,
on trial in federal court tor aiding
President Luebben of the First Na
tlonal bank of Sutton to issue cer
tificates of deposit without author
ity, fought fiercely, but without suc
cess, to have testimony by Cashier
Theodore Miller kept out of the trial.
United ' States Attorney Hdwell ques
tioned Miller during -the wholf morning
on the various certificates or aeposu
which the government Is offering In evi
dence and compared them with the cor
responding entrtea in the books ot the
bank In order tn show that in many cases
certificates Issued for 1 severdal thousand
dollars were .entered ''In the books aa
being for only $10 or $20 or other small
sum. , ... i- J.-i-.:.
Fine . technical point 'f ere drawn "by
Attorney Vllson for the ' defenie. ' . ' On
the first question which Mr. Howell asked
the cashier and which had t tTf"rtth one
of these alleged false entries, Mr. Wilson
made a lengthy speech In which - he
argued thatth bank's books; having
been admitted as evidence, must be con
sidered to be witnesses, even as though
they were' human witnesses. As such
tbey must be presumed to be telling the
truth1 and If the government shows, that
these books contain false entries, the
books thereby prove themselves to be
false witnesses and not to be believed.
Aaaiher Technical Polat.
At another time when Mr. Howell In
questioning the witness referred to "the
two top lines on the, page," counsel for
the defense objected besauae "there can
not be two top lines on a page.'1 Mr.
Howell amended hla question by direct
ing the witness' attention to "the top
line of the page and the line Immediately
below it," which waa satisfactory.
The certificates., of deposit which are
offered In . evidence aggregate nearly
$76,000. .'
Miller testified that he had been
cashier of the bank for fifteen years be
fore it failed. He was absent with hi
sick wife In 'June of 191S and from Sep
tember T to the last of October In 1913.
The bank closed its doors November 3,
Hanrrll Objects ta Inalaaatlea.
United States Attorney Howell objected
to continued Insinuations by counsel for
Thomas If. Matter that the prosecution
1 keeping, back, document In it posses
sion. He presented his objection to Judge
Youmans after Attorney Burkett had
given as the defense's reason for not
presenting certain documents that he
"had not been able to get them."
Mr. Howell asserted that- the defense
had' secured an order, from Judge. Morris
that it . should have . free ' access to ail
public documents In the case which are
in possession of the government. '
'.'We would ask for permission to have.
! someone go through hese books In pos
session of ' the ' government," said Mr.
Burkett.' , ..V '
Judge To'umaas replied, "Thla trial will
not' be Interrupted. You have had and'
still have, the privilege at any time to
; mvm mitj ot ultras ifiiuuu uucumemi, papers,
j book in thla caae in the possession of
I Mr. Howell, and ihnuM avail vnnrulf
of that privilege l you wish."
Mr. Howell gave permtsalon to T. H.
Matters, Jr., and be; went .to the office,
of the United States attorney and re-'
turned with the papers.
. Cashier Theodore Miller, waa on the
gg stand.. all. afternoon. He said he had
39 i nothing to do with keeping the bank to-
count of Thomaa H. Matters. That, he
said, waa don by President IvUcbbtn or
the bookkeeper.
Lincoln Day Talks
, Given in Senate by
Two Old Veterans
V '
(From a Staff Correspondent) " . '
LINCOLN. Feb. It (Special.) Speeches i
by Senators Qulnby, Bedford and Hoeg-J
land commerative of the birthday of the
birthday of President Lincoln were made
In the senate thla afternoon and1 Qulnby J
read a poem covering the aubject j
Representative Reisner ot Thomas
county on a motion by Richmond of
Dorglaa was invited to deliver Lincoln
Gettysburg addreaa before the house.
... . -
Three Nations Sign
to Suppress the
THE HAGUE (Via London), Feb. IX
The protocol of the anti-opium convention
of 1812, which aim at the suppression of
opium traffic and International traffic In
cocaine and other noxious and , habit
forming drugs, wa signed at The Hague
todayy Henry Van Dyke, the American
minister to the Netherlands; Tang Tstng
Fou. the Chinese minister, and M. Lou
don, the Motherland- minister of foreign
affair. I
The affixing of these lgnature to the
protocol by thee three diplomat puts
the eonveritlfln lntoJmmedlate force tor
the-signatory countries, .which comprise
approximately , 475,000,000 lnhabltente,
China, with an estimated population of
830,000,000; the United State, 100.000.000 and
the Netherlands ajpd its dependencies,
45,000.000. jr
At the conclusion" ef the ceremony Mr.
Vsn Dyke said. In reference to the con
vention: .' .
"The terrible fact that this enormous
war Is In progress should not make cV-
WIDOW OF. FIRST
: GOVERNOR DIES
Mrs. Margraret P. Cuming Pasiei
' Away at Horn of Nephew,
... Franks. Hamilton.
a aSssasaaasat
CAME. TO THIS CITY IN 1854
Mrs; Margaret C. Cuming, pioneer
woman of Nebraska and widow of
Thomas B. Cuming, the first active
territorial governor, died at noon at
the, home of her nephew, Frank P.
Hamilton, where for a number of
years she had made her home. Mrs.
Cuming's death was due to the In
firmities of age, she ' having been
past 80 years.
As a bride Mrs. Cuming came to Omaha
In October, 18&4, with her husband who
had recently been appointed secretary ot
the territory. At the aame time. of hi
appointment Mark Isard waa appointed
governor. Shortly after their arrival Gov
ernor Isard sickened and died and Thomas
B. Cuming became acting governor, serv
ing out the . four-year trm and dying
March 23, 1858. - - '
Mrs. Cuming continued to reside In
Omaha and for many year prior to her
death lived with her nephew, Frank P.
Hamilton. S08 South Thirty-eighth street
Until a few yeara ago she spent much
time traveling, having been abroad sev
eral time.'
Mr. .Cuming wa married to Thomas
B. Cuming In Keokuk, la,, early In 1M,
and when he waa a reporter on the -Keokuk
Democrat, he ' having been serving
In that capacity when he was appointed
secretary of Nebraska territory, . ,
BANKER AND WIFE ARE
MURDERED BY BURGLARS
OAKLAND, Cal , Feb. U.-Jacob Vogel,
former 'president of the Clttsene' bank of
Frultvsle, and hla wire were found mur
dered today In their homo In Fruitvale,
a auburb. They had been beaten to oeath
by burglara. who first trussed thoro up
with ropes and Mr. Vogel' apron sir lug.
WOMEN GET BALLOT ,
FROM VERMONT MALES
MONTPBLIER. Vt. Feb. ll-The Ver
mont senate paaaed without debate 'to
day a bill extending the franchise to
wuinrn ei town ana city eiecuona ana rort
presidential electors. j
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Prptocol Aimed
Traffic in Opium
lllaed nation Ignore thing which operate
for tW failure of mankind. The opium
convention aim at putting a stop to the
vicious trade In opium as an Intoxicant
and at Imposing the strictest ' regulation
on the legitimate commerce In opium for
purely medicinal purposes. 1 hope that
the three nations which have taken the
first definite step in thla direction should
soon be followed by many others. It Is a
great satisfaction that China, who has
auffered fsjoet from the opium vice, has
taken thla step sldo by side with' the
United States, which waa the foremost
tret Ion In. adopting legislation against thla
vicious trade,' and that Holland with It
Immense population . In the East Indies
Should take' the same stand."
The International, opium conference held
a series of meetings at The Hague in
June of last year.- some fourty-four na
tions being represented. Before adjourn
ing the conference requested Foreign Min
ister Loudon td obtain ratifications from
the adhering powers.
UY. CORNERSTONE..
LIHGOLH BUILDING
t" aaaasaass.aj "
Formal Start Made on Con traction
, of Memorial to the Martyred
' "'President .
DAY IS HOLIDAY IN ILLINOIS
WASHINGTON, Feb. , 12. The
cornerstone of the $2,000,000 Lin
coln memorial structure was laid
here today without ceremonies,
Former Senator Blackburn of Ken
tucky, the resident member of the
Lincoln Memorial commission, was
in charge, A copper box containing
a history ot Lincoln, signed by. his
living son, Robert Lincoln, and other
historical data, was placed in the
cornerstone. . Lincoln's 106th anni
versary was observed in 'the house
with an address by Representative
Sherwood of Ohio. .
Senator Blair Lee ef Maryland read
Lincoln's Gettysburg address to the aeao
ate.
Dr. Thomas- Ruling
Obviates a New Code
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. Feb-. H-8peclaL The late
ruling of State Superintendent Thomas
that- Instruction above the Eighth grade
may be given in rural school has had
tli effect of removing to'a great extent
ttie need of legialatlon along the linea laid
down by, the school code law, and It la
said thatthe committee having the bill
In rharge may let It die In quiet without
the formality of a hearing. ' '
. Klnce making the above ruling Superin
tendent Thomas has had a conference
with the atate university regents and
haa secured their promise that country
school carrying such work will be placed
In the accerdlted list.
Sleet in the Wet,
Rain in the East
' Report that reached Omaha last night
from the west indicated that the recent,
thaw I being followed by much colder
weather. It waa snowing at Clmdron last
night,- while In . western Nebraska the
temperature was down to ten degrees
above sero. In the vicinity of Hastings
. a aleemorm . prevailed - with danger to
wire service Indicated. In eastern Ne
braska a drluling rain waa seneral, which
had prevailed at Interval during the
I entire da.
AUTO JOY RIDERS MAY RACE
TO HEART'S CONTENT NOW
(From a Staff Correapondent.)
i LINCOLN, Feb. 12 (Special.) Rcpre
; ac-ntatlv Neff tell down this morning in
;an attempt to lift hla bill. II, R. fli. pro
hibiting the apeed of automobile In the
, night to fifteen niiloa an hour, from In
definite pot( onemcnt, where it was
placed yesterday.
YOTE FOR SUFFRAGE
AND PROHIBITION
Iowa Senators Follow 'Action
Make State Dry with Votes
for Women.
to
REPEAL OF THE MULCT LAW
(From a Staff Correspondent)
DES MOINE3, Feb. 12. (Special
Telegram.) The Iowa state senate
today voted 88 to 11 in favor of
granting votes to women. Th vote
for the suffrage amendment came as
a great surprise,, as U had not been
intended it should be taken -cow.
There was a large crowd present and
all. senators on hand except one to
consider . temperance . matters, ' and
the suffrage amendment was adopted
without debate. s -x
The senate had just surprised
everyone by voting 27 to 22 In favor
ot the repeal of , the. mulct law, the
bill to go into effect January 1 next
This 'had folldwed the approval" tf
the constitutional amendment.
The mulct law repeal brought out a
good debate, but the drys were clearly
In the majority and bad their own way.
What Actloa Means. '
The senate, at the morning session, by
an overwhelming vote" of S3 to 10, agreed
to submit to the people a constitutional
amendment providing for statewide pro
hibition. Flushed with their success, the
(Continued on Page Five, Column Threa)
Suffragists Present
Two Proposal to S". D.
Legislature Today
PIERRE?. B.,D., Feb. ll.-8peclal Tele
gram.) The woman suffrage forces have
lined up .two constitutional propositions
which they will present to the legislature
tomorrow, asking that they be aubmitted
to the people at the general eleotlon of
next year as amendments to that docu
ment. One of these provided for oomplete
suffrage by striking the word "mala'
rrom section one, article seven of the
state constitution, the other la to amend
section nine, article seven, which gives
women the right of suffrage on educa
tional questions, and to add to that sec
tion the right to vote on liquor lloajs
questions. These two constitutional provi
sions and the law giving them municipal
suffrage, which hs passed the house and
has gone to the senate, are tha triple
propositions which tha women desire to
have the people vote upon at the next
election. . . ,
Reavis Is Orator .
. At Lincoln Dinner
(From a Ptaff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Feb. li. -(Special Telerr.m
The twenty-sixth annual banquet of the
Lincoln YOung Men a Republican club was
fleia at the Llndell hotel tonight. Con
gressman C. F. Reavl wa the principal
.....I... . . . . . . ...
v.. . nawea ot Lincoln pre-
siaea as toastmaster and before Intro
ducing the apeakers gave a talk on the
life and attributes of Abraham Lincoln.
ine toasts were as follows: Representa-
twe Peterson. Lincoln, "A House Divided
Against 'Itself;" Representative Palmer.
Omaha, "The Toung Republlcana' Oppor
tunities';" Senator Bundall, York, "Prcaent
Political Parties;" Congressman C. F,
Reavla. Faila City, "The International
Aspect of the Shipping Bill." About 300
plate were laid for the occasion.
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BRITONS ATTACK
GERMANSTROII AIR
Thirty-Pour Planes Raid Towns in
Belgium and Claude Graham
White Palls in the Sea.
RESCUED BY FRENCH VESSEL
LONDON, Feb. 12. The official
Information bureau today issued the
following statement:
"Thirty-four naval aeroplanes
aided Bruges, Zeebrugge, Ostend
nd -niankenberghe (all in BelgluraK'
Icide arauame-Whlte fell. He
as rescued."
A description of the raid was
given out by the official Information
bureau as follows:
"The secretary of the admiralty
makes the following announcement:
TMrty-Foar rianes Take Part.
" 'During the last twenty-four
hours combined aeroplane and sea
plane operations have been carried
out by the navsl wing In the Bruges,
Zecbrugge, Blankenberghe and
Ostend districts, with a view to de
stroying the department it subma
rine bases and establishments.
Thirty-four naval aeroplanes and sea
plsnes took part.
" 'Great damage I reported to have been
done to the Ostend railway atatlon,
wblch. according to present Information,
has probably been burned to the ground.
The railway station at Blankenberghe
waa damaged and the railway lines were
torn up In many place. j
" 'Bombs were dropped on the positions
at Mlddlokcrke and also on the power
station and the German mine sweeping
vessels at Zeebruggc. but the damage
done la unknown.
Chlet Falls la Sea.
" "Flight Commander arahame-Whlte
fell Into the sea oft Nleuport and was
rescued by a French vessel. Although ex
posed to a heavy gunfire from rifles, anti
aircraft guns, machine guns, etc., all of
the pilots are safe. Two machines were
damaged. '
" 'The seaplanes and aeroplanes were
under the command of Wing Commander
fiamson. asMrted by Wing Commander
Longmore and Pquadron Commanders
Porte. Courtney and Rathborne.' "
Claude Grahame-Whlte la one of the
best known aviators on account of hla
daring exploit and hla success aa a
racer. lis has made several trips to tha
United States, ou on ot which, in th
fall of 1910. he earned $75,000 In' prises.
He haa been in several accident, but
was never Injured seriously. Laat Sep
tember he wa appointed temporary flight
commander In the British, navy. Hi w'fe
wa, Miss Porothy Taylor or New York.
'' Bertla Restarts Raid,
BERLIN' (Via London), Fob. 12.-A
German official statement Issued here to
day says: "After a long Interval hostile
warships yesterday ' reappeared oft the
coast. ' ' t
"Enemy airmen dropped bomb
Ostend."
Plane Lear Dankfrk.
PARIS. Feb. ' IS. A dispatch to
on
tbe
Havea agency from Ininklrk say:
"Thirty Biltlsh seroplanes left here last
Right to fly over Zeebrugge and Ostend.
A biplane felKinlo the sea In the Zuld
coote channel, euffe-ing severe damage.
It was towed with Its avlHtor into Dun
kirk by a British gunboat.'
i "A proposed German air raid over
Dunkirk was defeated by the British
aviator-"
Balance of Neutral
' World Waits Upon
The United States
WASHINGTON. Feb. U-"The balance
of the world at peace waits upon this
government," Senator La . Folletts told
the enat today, speaking on his reso
lution to authorise th president to call
a conference of all neutral powers to co
operate In restoring peace. In Europe.
"Neutral rights demand a clearer defini
tion. Delay Is filled with menace," he
ald.
"Who can say at what moment the dark
curtain that veils so much of the- struggle
tnay be swept aside by ' uncontrolled
forces that will fasten upon th peaceful
nations and draw the whole world Into
the vortex of war?
"Great Britain "assumes tha right to fly
our flsg for self-protection. We are
warned) that Germany may not be able
to determine whether our flag designates
a neutral or an enemy. England from
day to day enlarges its Hat of contraband
and Imposes condition and exactions
which well nigh paralyse commerce.
Germany declare 'war soncs' to block
ed English port.
"There are two or three proposition
which the highest authorities agree are
fundamental to permanent peace. The
first, perhaps, 1 the limitation of arma
ment, and the nationalization of the
manufacture of all equipment and aup.
pile used exclusively for military and
naval purpose. Another Is the prohibi
tion of th exportation of arms -and
munition. It I revolting that we ahould
encourage or permit traffic In arma and
ammunition by private capital for profit
with other government.
"It wer folly to pretend that the mere
calling of the propoaed conference will
end heetllltie. But It Mttle short of
sn International crime for congress to
withhold from the president the suthor
Ity and the necessary appropriation en
abling him to act as the occasion shall
commend Itself to his expressed desire
to initiate such procoedlng as may In
the providence of God aid In bringing
peace to (he nations now at war."
CHICAGO'S OLDEST THEATER .
IS DESTROYED BY FIRE
CHICAGO. - Feb. 11-Th Academy of
Music, Chirago'a oldest theater, located
In th heart of the crowded westslde at
Halirted and Madison streets, was de
stroyed by fire early today with a loas
of S17S.0OO. It was a four-story structure,
oreuted In 110, and waa th oidy theater
not ruined in the great fire of UT1. In
tha recent ver the theater has - been
operated as a vaudeville house.
RUSS RAID INTO $
EAST PRUSSIA IS
AGAU1 CHECKED
Germany Throws Immense Force!
Into Lake Region and Forces
Retreat of the Musco
rite Annies.
MAY BLOCKADE GERMAN COAST
Attack on British Ship Flying tha
Dutch Flag: Expected to Pro
voke Drastic Step.
'
BOMBS DROPPED NEAR FLUSHINO
The Day's War News
PBTROURAD afflelally reports that
the' Raaalaa lavaalaa at Prneata t(
checked aal that the lavaSers ara -retreatlaaT
ta their ewa trrrtteryV
With tha withdrawal of tha Ras
alaaa Uersnaa soil will be freest
from hostile forces, except la as
lertlss af Alsace. 1
Hl'MIAX ATTACK oa tha Warsaw
front rrhleh followed tha latest!
aided.
PORTUOlfcSE forelara. minister haa
aaaonaeed that hla eoaatry wlU
carry aat tha poller decide apea!
early la tha war, lavolvlas adhaa
sloa to the treaty with Great Brit
ala ra.alrlaa; Port a gel ta assist
with troapa. Portaaal stow haa'
aboat 100,000 aies wader araas.
LONDON, Feb. 18. The Russian'
incursion into East PrusalanN arH
pears, Judging from ' dispatches
reaching London, likely to be as
abort lived aa were the previous
Russian raids into this same dls-v
trlct. Germany's superb equipment
and strategic railways' In thla terrl
tory have enabled it within a few
days to throw immense bodies os
troops against the Invaders.
In the present case the German
soldiers appear to have been rushed
into East Prussia from both Poland'
and Interior points.
In the Carpathians the situation looks
favorable to the Russians, who are press
tng at the Austrian front at three ot the'
Important passes and thla in aplte ot tha
road. Berlin admlta that the Russians
have entered Hungarian territory t sev
eral points In the Carpathian district, but
declares that these position were mot
dearly bought lit view of th terrible
casualty inflicted by Austrian artillery
and maohlno guns on tha Russian massed;
formation. . - .
In. Russian Toland th' German hold
the belief that Russia la preparing to fall
back to it Mcond Una and the Ruaslati'
trench defense In that region will be as-
s.siea oy me uooaing or great sections ot
tiie Intervening country.
May Blockade Germaa least.
The London newspapers profess to 1mm
liev that the German submarine attacks
on the British ateamer Laertca flying tha
Uutcli flag, will precipitate more stringent
meaiurea agalnat Ucrman trade, whlcl
waa promised by Premier Aaquitn In a
speech delivered yestorday In the House
of Commons. Th Dally Mall says It be
Hove the government will announce aj
complete blockade of th German coast aa
a result of which all goods to Germany;
by sea will be liable to aulsure.
A wireless dispatch from Berlin reports)
that an aeroplane, presumably French
has dropped bombs In the harbor ot
Flushing, which la Dutch territory, bub
uo news of such an occurrence has beets'
received from Holland.
The Balkan states evldenly are further
ing their endeavors to reach, an'amlcabla
settlement of their disagreement befora.
entering the conflict. In thla adftmtm.nt
ait U presumed that Bulgaria will get
material territorial concessions from bolts
oerbla and Roumanla. ,
GERMAN SUBMARINE
J
JST0PS DUTCH STEAMSHIP
LONDON. Feb. 19.-. U a. tn.-X Via
patch to the Evening News from Rotter
dem says the Dutch ateamer Dntderdljk
flying the Dutch flag, waa stopped by a'
German aubmarlne in the North fes. It
waa compelled to show its papers, after
which It was permitted to proceed to Bt
terdam.
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