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VOL. XLV XO. 209.
OMAHA, THUHSDAY MOUN1XO, FKHKUAKY 17, 1!K TWELVK J'AHKK.
On Trains, a Hotel
SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS.
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ERZERUM'S FALL
IS ANNOUNCED BY
THE GRAND DUKE
MERRICK COUNTY MAN WANTS
TO BE SUPREME JUDGE.
DEMOCRATS SWITCH
TO OTHERTHEORIES
Program of Leaders in Washing-ton
Takes Up Some of Leading
Tenets of Protection.
TT 'IT TT H
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GERMAN MnjE
;iR QUESTION
V"
Announced Intention of Sinking
Armfd Merchantmen Without
Warning- Delays Lnsit
ania Settlement.
KAISER ACCEPTS
CHANGE MADE IN
LUSITANIA NOTE
New Draft Presented by Bemitorff
Accept! American Amend
menti and Alio Sag;,
getts Othen.
PROBABLY IS SATISFACTORY
GREAT UHLAN IS RETIRED AT LAST 0. K. O. Billings,
famous New York sportsman, has confirmed reports that
Uhlan, 1:58, the greatest trotter the light harness world has
ever known, has been definitely retired. In the future Bill,
ings will use Uhlan as a saddle horse.
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Nicholas Says "God Hat Granted
Russians Snch Great Help" that
City Taken After Tew
Days' Storm.
HE TELEGRAPHS THE EMPEROR
Capture of Fortress the Objective
of Recent Campaign in
Caucasus.
DER GOLTZ LED DEFENDERS
PKTROGRAD. Feb. 16. (Via
London.) Official announcement is
made that the Russians hava ran-
tared Ererum. Grand t)uke Mch-'
o!ae has telegraphed the emperor as j
follows:
"God has granted the brave troops J
r the army of the Caucasus such i
great help that Erzerum has been j
taken after five days of unprece-1
dented assault. I am inexpressibly j
happy to announce this victory to ;
your imperial majesty." ;
LONDON. Feb. 1ft. Reuter'a petroirrad !
tnrrinnnHiit a1bm.i. .l.. , - !
has been captured by the Rusrlani.
The capture of Krxerum haa been the
objective of the recent campaign of the
Russlana In the Caucasus. Its possession
la of considerable atarteglc importance,
as it la the chief city of Turkish Ar
menia and the center of a aystem of
roads.
Press dispatches from Petrograd re
cently said that German Field Marshal
Von Der Goltz was In command at Kr
erora with 80.000 men: that their escape
had been cut off and that they had oro-
vlalons for only a fortnight. A relief
expedition was sent by the Turks, but
It was reported these foroes had been
defeated by the Russians with heavy
losses.
Krxerum Is about sixty miles west of
the Russian border, lta capture. If ac
complished as reported, represents one of
the few definite accomplishments of the
Caucasian campaign.
The operations were designed to re
lieve pressure on the British In Mesopo
tomania and ' It Is assumed a junction
with the British is hoped for.
Thirteen Aeroplanes
Shell Bulgar Town
IXDNDON. Feb. 18. Thirteen French
aeroplanes carried out a raid on the
town and camp of StrumtUa. Bulgaria,
I llll.li.IM lliMM in 4lMMr4itMtHl
from Salonlkl today. . 'The machines
dropped 15S bombs, causing several fires.
It la added. -
The dispatch atates .that. the machines,
although subjected to a severe bombard
ment, returned to their base untouched.
COMMERCIAL CLUB MEN .
-FOR ROAD COMMISSIONER
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HASTINGS, Neb.. Feb. 16. (Special
TelegTam.)-rAbout tifty members of the
Nebraska. Association of oCmercial Clubs
favored the drafting of a bill providing
for a state highway commissioner at a
meeting here today. It la planned to
draft ' the highway commissioner bill,
gather data In lta support, and then dis
cuss th,e proposition with representatives
from the farmers' organisation of the
state. J. N. Clarke Was re-elected presi
dent; A. T. Allyn. vice president; A. A.
Lembach, treasurer, and R. A. Blake,
secretary of the Chamber of Commerce
last night
FUNERAL OF MRS. ELIZABETH
BEHRENS TO BE HELD TODAY
The funeral of Mrs, Elisabeth Behrens,
who died Tuesday aged M years, will be
held from the Hoffman undertaking
rooms at t o'clock this afternoon, with
burial In Forest Lawn. Mrs. Behrens i
had been a resident of Omaha many!
years and at the time of her death lived :
at 1U Blnney street.
At the funeral this afternoon, conducted .
kv Rev. Mr. Selfert. the pallbearere will I
r i
be:
J. Btora, A. Eggem. j
f B. IJver, Theodore Slnbold. j
R. C. Btrehlow, Charlea Stors.
The Weather
Korecsst till 7 p. m. Thursday:
For Omaha, Council Bluffs and Vicinity
Fair; continued moderate temperature.
Hour. Dee;.'
m at
m M
m y
a. m 34
8 a. in.... Vi
10 a. m S
It a. m 44
11 m 47
1 p. m 4
2 p. m 4!
I p. m 0
4 p. in 61
6 p. ru 60
6 p. m ...... 44
7 p. m 45
8 p. m o
paratlvo Local Record.
1916. 1915. 1314. 113.
'Hldhot-t yesterday 1 4a
Lowest yesterday ' 24
Mean temperature M
Precipitation 00 .00
41 3
II) 82
& 4
.00 .00
Temperature and
precipitation depar-
turea from the normal:
Normal temperature 24
Kxcmi for the day 16
Total defic'enry since March 1 iai
Normal precipitation "2 inch
Deficiency for the day 02 Inch
'total lainfall since March l.'.S.M Inches
ivfletency since March 1 73 Inch
)efii-iency cor. per'od 114.... 1.S7 Inches
deficiency cor. period IMS ... .&5 Inches
Reports from Stations at T I. M.
Station and State Temp. Htuh-
of Weather. 7 p. ra.
Cheyenne, clear bii M
Davenport, part cloudy.. 4o ' i
lenv-r. Oar Mt t4
Ix-a Mol , Hear 4i i
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.ander, ar : 3J xt
Knrth !-Mniti f'l-ar. &1 :.:
Moan i. nmr w r,i
I'uclilo. clear i .u
Kan Id It y. clear u m
Hheridan. cloudy 3 i,
Mioux-t'ity. clear H
Valentine, clear i
L. A. WELSH. Local Forecaster.
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JOHN C. MARTIN.
STATE CLOTHIERS
ARE TO jCOME BACK
Elect Officers, Vote to Hold Next
Convention in Omaha, Ending
with Banquet
WOULD PROTECT DYE INDUSTRY
' Lincoln gave Omaha quite a tus
sle for the next annual meeting of
the Nebraska Retail Clothiers' as
sociation, in the morning session at
the Fontenelle. Omaha won by a
vote of 14 to 13.
0. N. Magee of Lincoln gave the
Invitation to the convention for Lin
coln, and W. L. Holzman made the
Invitation for Omaha. Lincoln bases
Us claim for the convention on the
fact that it has six members In the
association, while Omaha has but
five.
Fred H. Barclay of Pawnee City
was re-elected president, C. C. Wes
cott ot Plattsmouth was re-elected
secretary-treasurer and P. C. Perry
man of Ord and D. A. Graff of Sew
ard were made first and second vice
presidents, respectively.
New Director.
Ed Matthfesen of Blair and Elmer
Johnson, of Waboo were -clectad
members of the board of directors.
Charlea'' Beno of Council Bluffs was
made., an honorary member. This waa
out of recognition of the keen interest
he 'has always taken In 1-s Nebraska
association, and hi faithful attendance
at all the meetings, , together with the
fine ginger talks he haa riven the con
vention. ' .; i
The resolutions' adopted In the after
noon favor the Hill bill now pending In
congress, which seeks to protect the
young dye Industries ' In the United
States by an adequate tariff; pledged
the support of the organisation to all
associations and bodies working for the
elimination of misleading advertising;
and endorsed the efforts of the National
Chamber of Commerce to Induce con
greaa to establish a nonpartisan tariff
board.
Boosts r.ood Advertising.
Charles Beno of Council Bluffs gave
one of hla snappy talka during the morn
ing session, advocating truthful advertis
ing, and urged co-operation and organ
isation to oppose untruthful advertising.
N. P. Sase of the Thomas Kllpatrick
company gave a fiery talk on "The
Making; of Salesmen "You must know
how to handle men," tie said. He urged
the men to go home and tell their clerics
what they had learned and not be con
tent with keeping the good they got out'
of tn convention all to themselves. "Tell
It to Henry when you get home," he
said. "He haa been at the store and on
the Job all the lime. Teach your clerk
the inside of the business; he cannot
know too much about the dry goods
business."
This evening the clothiers are to be
the guests of the wholesalers and manu
facturers of Omaha at a banquet at the
Fontenelle hotel.
River and Harbor
Bill is Perfected
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16. (Special Tela
trram.) Memoranda relating to appropri
ations and authorixattona to be included
in the river and harbor bills, aa decided
upon by the committee, was made public
today. In It the Missouri river from its
mouth to Kansaa City la to get SSOO.ooO;
Kansas City to Sioux City. $50,000; Bloux
(Cltjr to Fort Benton, $125,000; at Ht.
Joseph, $75,000.
Representative norland la a resident of
Bt. Joseph and Is a member of the river
and harbor committee, hency the $75,000.
The bill carries a total of $39.60M10 with
$1,710.00 under continuing contract, the
balance being cash.
The committee agreed to only two ex
ceptions to the administration policy of
adding no new projects, voting $700.00 for
Improvement of the East river at New
York, and $3,000 for work on the Colo
rado river at Yuma, Arlx.
The largest single Item in the bill Is
$6,000,000 for work along the Mississippi
liver south of the Ohio. Through a
typrographical error thia amount ap
peared in the printed document aa $.000,
000, bat waa corrected today by the com
mittee. Dollar Diasrr Plaaaed.
HASTINGS. Neb.. Feb. 16. (Bpeeal
Telegram.) The Young Men s Democratic
club has planned to nold a dollar dinner
here in tlie near future. The rli.b haa re
elected the following officers: A. W.
Branagan, president; Albert B. Tibbetts,
secretary; A. J. Vaneery. treasurer.
TREASURY LOWER DAY BY 'DAY
(From a Staff Correspond nt.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 16. (Spe
cial Telegram.) The riscal failures
of the democratic party are becom
ing more and more conspicuous as
the majority of the ways and means
committee wrestles with the grave
problems of how to stop the contin
ual emptying of the treasury.
Notwithstanding the stimulation
of a war revenue law the best evi
dence of the failure of the 1'nder
wood tariff for the revenue MM 13
found in the dally balance sheet is
Biied from the department over
which Secretary McAdoo presides.
So serious is the situation that the
democrats of the ways and means
committee has about decided to
bring in a bill covering four Rrcat
questions:
First The law removing the duly from
etiRar la to be repealed and that Industry
once more protected, which will bring
some relief to a very Jaded money chest
This, according to reliable sources, Is
approved by the president and agreed
to by Chairman Kllchln.
Second Conl tar dyes are to be pro
tected and the Industry fostered, t'pon
this it seems the president, all republi
cans and most of the democrats were
agreed.
Third A section Is to be added to the
democratic measure which Is designed to
prevent cheap goods from abroad flood
ing our markets at the closo of the war.
This clause, of the bill Is at once the
acme, the xentth and the qulnteaoenre of
protection. It Is expected the president
favors this leslslatlon as do nearly all
the democrats.
Fourth A tariff commission ia pro
posed to take the place of that estab
lished by the republicans and destroyed
by the democrats. This feature Is favored
by the president and most of ' the demo
crats though not favored by Majority
Leader Kltchln.
Thus Is change written over everything
democratic, with one exception: The
change In the treasury; that is getting
lesa every day.
Omahan Shoots Her
Mother-in-Law in a
Quarrel Over Spouse
HASTINGS, Neb., Feb. 16.-(Speclel
Telegram.) Mrs. Harry Radenbaugh of
Omaha is held at the county Jail here
pending' the flllna; ot formal complaint
agalflKt her for shootlnjrher mother-in-law,
Mrs. Ci A. Radenbaugh, with a re
bolver at the letter's farm home near
Hastings yesterday afternoon.
The shooting followed a struggle be
tween the two women over Harry Raden
baugh, whose wife saya ha waa persuaded
by his parents to leave her in Omaha two
weeks ago. Radenbaugh haa been living
with his parents here. He waa witness
to the shooting, but took no part In the
struggle.
Mrs. Harry Radenbaugh came from
Omaha yesterday morning and consulted
the county attorney as to means of get
ting her husband away fro hla parent.
He fdvlsed her to Interview him and she
was accompanied to the farm by the
proaecutor'a assistsnt.
While she wss embracing her husband
the elder Mrs. Radenbaugh and the father
appeared and ordered her oft the prem
ises. It waa then that the Omaha wo
man fired one shot, which lodged In Mrs.
Radenbaugh'a hip. The Omaha woman
says her husband la not strong, but that
ahe la prepared to support him.
Laymen Flock to
Des Moines from
All Parts of State
DE8 MOINES. Ia., Feb. 16.-Close to
1.000 delegates are expected to attend the
Iowa Laymen's Mlsxiorary convention! to
be held In lies Moines February 10 to tX
Already more than 400 delegates hava reg
istered. Among the apeakera at this
meeting, which Is to be one of a aeries
of seventy-five In the United States, are
Bishop Joseph Hartxcll. W. E. Doughty,
S. H. Little, Frank W. Padelford and W.
8. Marquis, all of Iowa.
In preparation for t!ic convention teams
of men to address mass meetings and
church delegations have been sent over
the atate tha last few Sundays. Twenty
teama T.-ere out last Sunday and thirty
the Sunday before.
Kansas Roads Want
To Advance Intra
state Freight Rates
TOPEKA, Kan.. Feb. 16. Seven railroad
companies operating In the state filed ap
plications with the Kansas Public Utili
ties commission here late today for per
mission to increase intrastate fright rates
30 per cent on all shipping classifications.
Additional Increases were asked In rates
for petroleum, crude oil and slack coal.
The roads filing petitions were the Atchi
son, Topeka & Santa Fe; the Chicago.
Rock Island ac Pacific; the Union Taciflc,
the Missouri Pacific, the Missouri. Ksn
saa & Texas; the St. Ixuis & San Fran
cisco and the St. Joseph Grand Island.
Bryan Speaks Here
March Twenty-Third
W. J. Bryan will deliver an addieai in
Omaha on March 2? In following out lil
program of aildre.saci over the slate.
Notice of the date selected was tiiuj
known In connection with the efforts o!
tie Dcs Mo'nes Chamber of Commerce f
secure him for an ad'liesa In Des Moines,
the dale of which has not t been fixed
MAY BE A POSTPONEMENT
Bernstorff Discusses Possibility of
Delaying Putting Order
Into Effect.
LANSING DOESN'T COMMENT
WASHINGTON. Feb. 1C. Later
Secretary loosing said the German
communication was being studied
closely to determine If anything
contained In Germany's recent notice
of intention to sink armed Bhlps
without warning after February 2!
conflicted with the at-surances given
in the Lusltania negotiations.
WASHINGTON. Feb. Ill-Secretary
Lansing said today that the Uermnn gov
ernment's announced Intention of sinking
armed merchantmen without warning
after February 29 has reopened the entire
question of submarine warfare. The l.u
sitanla agreement presented today can
not be accepted finally until the L'nlted
States determines whether anything In It
conflict with the new policy of sinking
armed merchant ahlpa. -
It was pointed out that American offi
cials realized that the Lusltania agree
ment refers to liners" and that the newly
announced Gorman submarine policy re
fera to all armed ships. Before the Lu
sltsnla agreement finally Is accepted It
will be necesssry to clirify the situation.
In his conference with Secretary Lans
ing todsy the German ambassador dla
cussed the advisability of a postpone
ment of the effective date of tha new
submarine orders to give opportunity for
negotiationa. Secretary Iansing did nut
commit himself and ninde no comment.
Count Von Bernstorff told Secretary
Lanaing it waa his personal opinion that
In carrying out the new submarine cam
paign It waa not the Intention of the
German government to sink "liners."
Mr. I-nnnlng Is understood to hava In
formed him that auch a statement from
the German government would be desir
able. It developed that when the German
ambassador presented the draft of the
Lusltania agreement more than a week
ago he. at that time Informed tha State
department of his government's new sub
marine policy, which later was an
nounced from Vienna and Berlin.
Wolf Wants to Give
To Owner Big Ml
Of Bills He Found
Harry Wolf, real estate dealer. EM Ware
block, wants to give somebody a roll of
bills. Bald bills consist of currency, cer
tificates of gold and silver, to an amount
thaf will make a snug payment on a
lot, buy a talking machine or lift the
mortgage from off the old home.
Wolf does not despise money, far be it
from anything like , that, but the real
estate business la getting so real that
he Juts hates to find It, In any other
manner. For Mr. Wolf found this roll
of money on a downtown street, and,
being a gentleman and a scholar and a
real estate dealer, and one ot nature's
noblemen, he wants the poor working
man or woman, or child, who lost this
money to appear at hla office, tell him
how much they lost and where they think
they lost It, and if they happen to bat
1.000, the Maxuma la "there'n." Hurrah,
huxzah and bravo for Mr. Wolf,
Eight Hundred
Quarts of Nitro
Glycerine Explode
CLKVKLAND. O., Feb. 36. -Charles
Raker, local manager for the Washlng-
! ton Torpedo company of Washington,
l'a , was blown- to atoms today In the
company's storehouse In Olmstead Falls,
a suburb. Fight hundred quarts of n'tro
glycerin blew up.
New Enterprises
For Grand Island
GRAND ISLAND, Neb., Feb. 16.-(Spe-cial
Telegram. Real estate transactions
totalling between 130,000 and $15,000 worth
of property became known here today,
j when it waa found that half a block
l n faalilunm nmitfrtt- lnrllltlnv tiv
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houses, had been bought for interests
close to the Jobbing Industrial lines and
tha Rurllngtoa railroad. Other deals are
pending. It is property that will be able
to acquire both Union Pacific and Bur
lington side tracking.
The purchases today were from Mrs.
Conrad end Coleman Nay. The Geer
company and tha Ikjnuld company have
also msde recent purchases In the same
vicinity close to the business portion
on the east. There are runtnis that the
llurllngton will use part of It for a city
freight depot, but It Is believed the prop
erty Is for new industrial and Jobbing
enterprises.
Woman is Murdered
On Crowded Car
HUNTINGTON, W. Va., Feb. 16-Mrs.
Rose Wood, a young married woman, was
shot and killed on a crowded Huntington
Ashland Interurban car today by Mrs.
Leonard Defoe, who claimed that Mr.
Wood had alienated her husband'a affec
tions Mr. Wood was seated In the car
with Mr. Defoe, It as said, alien Mrs.
Hefue boarded the car, drew a revolver
from her muff, placed It against the back
of Mrs. Wood's heaJ and fired. Mrs.
Defoa surrendered to th polite.
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EYE SPECIALISTS
IN CONVENTION
Optometrists Break Away from
Jeweler and Form Separate
Organization.
SPEECHES ON THE PROGRAM
The eleventh annual convention
of the Nebraska State Optical society
opened yesterday at the Rome hotel.
President A. 8. Miller of Madison
congratulated the members on ad
vance In optometry In Nebraska dur
ing the year. "Favorable legisla
tion." ho said, "has boosted the pro
fession. In certain Instances where
boards of education ruled that chil
dren's eyes should be examined by
occullsts, the optometrists succeeded
in having themselves recognlred to
gether with the occullsts."
This la the first convention of the
socletl to be held separate from the con
vention of the state Jeweler and tha
sentiment of "those present yesterday
howed overwhelming sentiment in favor
of thia practice.
, ! Conducted. '
Last evening H. P. Gould of the educa
tional department of the Ueneral Opti
cal company,. New York, conducted a
quia on "Thioiy of Opthalmometry,'
demonstrating with Instruments.
This morning ft. R, Raker of Rockland
Mass., will apeak on "Dynamic 8k lame
try." Albert Myer, Albert Iea. Minn., and W,
H. Needles, Kansaa CltV, will be the
speaker at the afternoon session.
This evening the delegates till be
banqueted by the Omaha Optical com
pany at the Rome hotel.
Officers of the aocluty are: President,
A. 8. Miller, Miidlson; first vice presi
dent, Mrs. Alice Hrooke, HastlnKs; sec
ond vice prealdent, Wilbur McCIUaky,
Falrlmry; secretary-treasurer, H. R. Tll
lotaon. Harvard.
The executive committee consists of
A. W. Nelhart, Elm wood; li. B. Combs,
Omaha; C. A. Hewitt, Ncllght, and J. (1.
Pinston, Superior.
South Methodists
Want to Dance and
Play Cards, They Say
CHICAOO, Feb. lfl.-The ban on dancing
and card playing In tha doctrine of cer
tain branches ef the Methodist churvh
waa aasailed today by representative
of the Methodist church aouth at thu
conference on union of Methodism in
session In Evanston.
Prof. Fltxgcrald S. Parker, general
secretary of the Epworth league. Nash
ville; Rlshop Collins Denny, Nashville,
and Prof. Wilbur F. Tlllett of Vander
bllt university, Joined In the warning.
The Methodist church, south. Prof.
Parker pointed out, haa adopted In Its
general rules new phrases eliminating the
specific naming of the prbhlolted In
dulgences. Those named In the doctrine
of the Methodist Kpiscnpal church ar.i
dancing, card playing, attending theater
and circuses. . .
Other branches of the Methodist de
nomination have prohibitions In matter
of dress, diversions, singings, readings
self-indulgence, hoarding, borrowing
without prospert of repaying and buy.
ing without prospect of payment, and all
thints' that are "not for the glory of
Clod."
Prof. Parker said:
"Weeley, the founder of the Methodist
church, said that le coold not see a
theatrical performance with a clear con
si lence, but on his way home from Ox
ford h stopped In London to enjoy a
play and en.loyd dancing wtlh his sis
ters. "The hideous result of systems of
rasultry are a warning to the church of
all agea against making a catalogue of
this and attaching stales of dementi
(hereto.
"Jn the old church a smile was con
sldered a vice; a laugh a crime.''
PRESIDENT COMMUTES
TERM OF LANDER BANKER
WASHINGTON, Feb. J6.-Pre!dent
Wilaon today commulod to expire June 6
next the five-year sentence Imposed oa
1'aul Lariver of Lauder, Wyo., who
pleaded guilty In 114 to embexxlement 0f
funds of the Citizens National bank of
Cheyenne.
HUGHES FORCES IN
NEW YORK YICTORS
Resolution to Instruct Delegate for
oot Defeated by Convention.
WHITMAN AND BARNES FIGHT
NEW VONK, Feb. 16. The re
publican national campaign will bo
waged as a fight for adequate mili
tary preparedness nd tariff reform,
opposition to granting early inde
pendence to the Philippines and in
sistence on a vigorous stand for
American rights, both in Mexico and
In relation to the European war, ac
cording to the "key note" platform
adopted today by the republican
state convention.
The outlines of . the platform,
whith was approved unanimously,
wer presented last night in the
speech of former Senator Ellhu Root,
There was no difference of opinion
apparent anion g tha 832 delegates
in regard 'lo' the " pla(form. but a
bitter fight was precipitated by tha
attempt of the supporters of Got
ernor Whitman to obtain an un
qualified endorsement of his admin
istration and to force. his nomina
tion as chairman of the delegation
to the national convention in Chi
cago. Will tie I nlnstrncied.
The net result waa that New York atat
will send an unlnatructed delegation to
the national convention If the action of
the convention Is upheld by the voter at
the primary election In April.
A determined fight led by Henry L.
Htlnwion to obtain a reaolutlon reoom
mending Mr. Root aa New York's favor
ite aon for the prealdency waa defeated
in the convention on reaolutlon and a
counter reaolutlon that no presidential
candidate be endorsedwas passed unan
imously. Tha principal ground upon which tha
opponent of the Root reaolutlon fought
waa that an endorsement of Mr. Root
would preclude tha possibility of New
York putting forward Justice Charlea B.
Hughe as tha state's candidate for tha
presidency. Nicholas Murray Butler,
chairman of the committee. Issued a
formal statement In which ha aald Mr.
Root himself was' oppoaed to tha us of
hla name.
The big battle In theconvention wa
fought out between tha "old line" organ
ization republican under tha leadership
of William Hames and the supporters
of Governor Whitman.
Plan of Barnes Mti.
The Rarnea men entered tha convention
with the avowed purpose of refusing an
endorsement of the Whitman administra
tion and preventing the governor from
heading the New York delegation to tha
national convention.
The question of endorsement ended In
a compromise by which two' resolutions
were presented, one dealing exclusively
with national affairs and tha other "com
mending" Governor Whitman's conduct
of the state administration.
. This partial victory ot Ue governor waa
offsets by a complete defeat on tha ques
tion of national delegatea. The Whitman
forces had united all their strength In
an effort to nominate David Jayne Hill
of Rochester as one of tha "big four."
The Baraea faction declared themaelvea
91 posed to Dr. Hill and presented In
stead the name of Wl'llam Berrl of
lirooklyn. After a fight which lasted four
hours the committee on delegates finally
agreed on l'nlted Blates Senator Jameaa
VV. Wadsworth, Jr., Charlea B. Whitman,
Frederick C. Tanner and Klon B. Brown,
republican leader In the state senate. Aa
As Wadsworth, Tanner and Brown area
reputed anti-Whitman men the commit
tee's decision waa accepted aa a defeat
for Governor Whitman.
MELL0R URGES LARGER
PUBLICITY APPROPRIATION
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Feb. 16. (Special.) Secre
tary W. R. Mellor of the Btate Board of
Agriculture, who was Invited to attend
tho meeting of tha commercial club of
the atate held in Hasting today, was un
able to attend, having been called to
Ch lea bo on business connected with the
National Board of State Fair Managers.
He sent a paper In which lie urged a
more generous appropriation for publicity
of the slate' resource.
Secretary Lansing Will Not DiscuM
Details Until He Confers with
President Wilson.
SPIRIT OP OPTIMISM PREVAILS
WASHINGTON, Feb. Is. Count
Von Bernstorff, the German am
bassador, today presented to Secre
tary Unslng the latest draft of tha
Lusltania agreement, embodying
the changes suggested by the Amer
ican government and also ona
change suggested by Berlin. Th
Indications were that the agreement
In its present form probably would
be acceptable to the United States.
When Count Von Bernstorff came front
Mr. Inslng' office after a visit ef lesa
than ten minutes he said: '
"Gentlemen, I refer you to the secret
tary of state."
Almost at the same time Mr. Lanslnsj
sent out this message:
"I have nothing to say."
Draft tioea to Wllsoa.
Count Von Bernstorff presented for
mally the draft of the agreement and 1
la understood, waa Informed It could nc4
be accepted aa final until It had beeil
submitted to President Wilson. Tha In
dications were that It seemed satlafao
tory to Secretary Lansing.
Aa now drawn and formally signed rf
the German ambassador tha agreement
Is In reply to the last American note.
It begin with reference to the formal
aesurancea given by Germany last Sep
tember that submarines would not sink
unresisting linen without regard for tha
safety of Ufa aboard and that tha liw
atructlons to submarine commander
wera so definite as to allow no Tntsun
demanding. It then atates that tha sub
marine warfare around tha British Isles
was a reprisal for what la characterised
aa tha "Inhumane" blockade of Great
Britain to starve the central powers and
then promisee Indemnity for Americana
lost on the Lusltania and expressed "pro
found regret" for their deaths.
Spirit ef Oatlnslaaa Pre-mlls.
It goes en to say that tha Oennatn
government, "recognising liability fo
their loss," makes tha proposal cmnd
talned in tha draft submitted today andf
then deals with the question ef reprteaMSl
against others than enemy anbHot Tbepj
ebanaa which tha BarUa toralgaT t$afi
has mads in tha wording of tha
proposal haa not been publicly 4
tone from tha air et optimism which
vailed today tliera waa a ronerj 1
slon that tha chances ot Its delaying- thssj
negotiationa wera alight. i
Whlla administration officials yrrotBa
not aay the redraft wss entirely aeeepta
table, they held tha confident ballet thaa)
tha long controversy was at last comtn-p
to a close.
Water Six Feet Deep
in Newellton, Lar,
and Still Rising
NATCHICZ. Miss., Feb. 16. Mtsdsstppf!
flood waters, pouring through tha Umtn
Ick leva crevasse, had Inundated s largo,
portion of Tensas pariah, Louisiana,
today. Newellton was flooded four tt
Is feet and tha water was rising rap
idly. Many resident of Newellton and
aurrounding territory hava arrived here.
Persons who remained are being reaoue
In boats. 1
Tha cravaasa at laat reports was about
1,000 feet across. Tha, third drowning
waa reported today at Pickett' camp.
Tha flood Is expected to reach Bt Jo i
seph, La., within a short time. That j
town Is reported crowded with refugees.
Illinois Women
Denied Right to
Vote for Delegates
SPRINGFIELD, 111., Feb. 16. Woman
of Illinois were denied tha right to vota
for delegates and alternates to tha na
tional nominating conventions, state,
central and precinct committeemen, la
a decision of tha atata supreme court
today. Tha decision held that whlla tha
legislature had tha right to give woman
this suffrage. It had not yet dona so,
and it waa not within tha province of
the court to writs tba privilege Into tha
law.
The Day ' War fa
WH1I.R FRANCES AND FLANDERS
r the fields f military activity j
that Jast mow romsuao eblef at
lentloa, tho fentlaai of tho Haa 1
alaaa In tho laseatsa eampalarm
are avrlotlasr notablo potato of
Interest. Thai newest develop
mest cornea with Petregras's aa,
Booaeeateat of tho esptara of alao
of tho forta of tho TnrkUh atrona;
hold of lirarria, th chief elty ot
TnrkUh Armenia, whero. It fa
said, elO.OOO men aro lorkeo, with,
aot atoro thaa two wee ha' jaroTfw
aloaa.
BRITISH MES OPATAMI AN
appear to bo niaklasr llltl,
latU
KfeaavU
P4
Imareaw
PRICKS OP FOODSTUFFS eoatlaao
rlslns; ta Ureat Britain. Prom tho i
benlanlaar of tho war tho laereu '
has area 4T pejr real, Tho British j
Hoard of Trade, which Intra these !
flg-orcs, derlares that tho Increase j
la mora Important arilrlca of food '
la Berlin haa brra and la
Vlrssa 1IS.U per rest,