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All Guardsmen Are Ordered to the Border Look around Omaha at the) fttirnu that advertise). Thay are the ones that have grown from little concern to great big one. - VOL. , XL VI NO. .6. The - : : ; r-"- ot'1 , - : : THE WEATHER r r . - ...... - FAIR OMAHA, P" GERMANS CARRY FIIFUY nilTPflSTS GUARDING VERDUN Teutom Capture First-Line Trenches of French Army in Several ' Placet, Parii Ee- -port. . . REACH VTTXAGE OF FLEUB7 Basiian Forces' Attempting to Enter Mesopotamia! Flainf Driven THIS IS IUSKISH STATEMENT Paris, June 23. In fierce fighting ia the region northeast of Verdun the uermans ioaay carried tne rrencn first line trenches between Hills 321 and 320 and "alio the Thiaumopt works according to the French official communication issued tonight..'" 1. Th frfrmana atttA tmv'4hir af. tack to as far as the village of Fleury, aDour. inree ana one-nan mties norm east of Verdun, but here they were repulsed. In the. other sectors of this region heavy offensives by the Ger mans . were stopped by the French fire. v. v ; , ' -v . -';: .Constantinople, June 23. (Via Lon- Russian forces which were at iting to enter the 'Mesopotamian is through the Paitak Pass, on the rersian frontier, have been driven out of the pass to the eastward by Turk ish troops, the war office announced today. On June 18, north of Kerind, Persian forces routed Russian cavalry, the statement adds. Daniels' Inquires About Reported Jap . Warship Off Mexico Washington, June 23. Secretary Daniels has asked Admiral Wins low for any -information he has as to the. reported presence of Japanese warships on the west coast of Mex ico. ' " Japanese embassy officials said yesterday they had not heard of any Japanese ships being sent to Mexico. The ' Pacific" flagship,. San- Diego, with Admiral Wjnslow 'aboard, ar rived at La Fax, Lower California, today. The navy transport, Buffalo, reached Topolobampo yesterday. The transport Dixie and the cruiser Salem and the . gunboat Dolphin, are en route from Guantanamo to Vera Cruz. The transport Hancock also will be stationed at Vera Cruz on its arrival there from Dominican waters. s Train of Americans, From the Interior " Reaches Vera Cruz Vera Cruz, June 23. Five first cIlss coaches full of Americans arriv ed here last night They , will go aboard the battleship .Nebraska to- flav anrl aftprwarrt "hm tranfprr?rf tn li uauspui I f opcuai .viu aiou ai - rived with the American employes of the Aguila Oil company. The refugees report that their trip down was un eventful. . - ' Governor Asked to -Protect Mexicans (From 'a Staff Correepondent.) , Lincoln, June 23. (Special.) Gov ernor Morehead will be expected to protect all' Mexicans ' in Nebraska from now on, according to a commu nication from Jack Dauciger, consul to Mexico at Kansas City. " The governor received the,, Com munication this morning, stating that the consul understood that a number of Mexicans-were JiflJebraska. He desired thatjthe governor would, ex tend a protectorate over thera and shield them from all harm. .. SERIOUS TASK FOR HEN OF GUARD, SAYS TODD 10 COMPANY Omaha Commander Tells His dien Ee Expect Them v ; live Up to Best" in : Them. ' ; Sol to . MOTORCYCLE SQUAD FROM HERE Three lien Have Machines Which They Expect to Take to Front.- COUBT-KAETIAL ALREADY SUE (Prom a Staff Correepondent.) ' Lincoln, June 23. (Special Tele- gram.) "You are here to lead -the life of manly soldiers. I expect every one pf you to live up to the best that is, ft jfoti. This is no time for dissi pation and 1 am not going to have any xf it in this company. Do not leave camp under any circumstances without reporting to the first ser geant." ' v ' ... '. "' These were the words addressed to Company C of the Fourth regiment of Omaha by its commander, I. . V. Todd, after they had reached the camp ground this morning and were lined up before being given the order to erect the tents. ., ' t Find Mission Serious. The soldier boys a A finding every evidence on hand that they are about to embark upon a serious mission and the officers are endeavoring to impress upon them the importance of being true men and soldiers. Lieutenant Colonel A. H. Holtings- worth of Beatrice, second in com mand of the fifth regiment, is anxious to get to the border. Colonei Hollingsworth saw service -in the Philippines and he still has the old patriotic fire, which, with, a marked ability as an officer,-makes him one of the best officers of the Guard. Another officer who stands high in the estimation of his fellow officers is Major H. F. Etsasser, commander of the Second , battalion of the Fourth regiment. 'f Major EJsassei has given the business of being a -soldier hard study and he stands well in the coun sels of the military board. : One company came to camp with three brothers fram two different families. Company K of the Fourth regiment' made up of men from Osceola and David City,' is the com pany. aneriaan, J-ogan ana Arthur Van Hoosen are one set of brothers, while Roy; Paul and George Welte are tne other brotherly trio. - Omaha Motorcycle Squad. Company C of Omaha has the dis tinction of having with it a motor cycle, squad. Three men, Jess Alex ander, Harold Oviatt and Jerrott wnson are nere witn their machines and more -are expected. These will prove a valuable, part of the Guard. 1 ne, Lincoln I elephone company was as quick to respond to the call as any of the troops and immediately installed about xa dozen telephones and. several booths at the grounds, and on top of this has informed the government tnat all messages per tainino: to the fcsemhiinff nf thr Guard and Its movements 'to Mexico wul be given precedence ovef its lines. It has also instructed its em ployes who desire to go with the Guard that they are at liberty to do so ana not jeopardize their jobs - uiun-aiaraai Kumored. Rum Ors of a court-martial wpra .in the air this afternoon an it is under stood will be held some time tnniirhf The . nature of the court-martial and tne name of the offender were kept strictly under cover 'by the military censor. I I L.- 'TheWeatW For Omiht, council Jjiuri ana vicinuy Firt warmer. 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T lite Motnra, part cloudy 78 ' North Platta, clr .... 71 Rapid CUy. elf ar ah.rtdan, ol.ar ....... 70 Siouk City, clear - 7 ValBittln.. clear 70 ' Hlh. Stain. t. (all. , 72 . .00 v.0 ', T SI ...09 l .14 : 10 .00 It 79 ' 70 - .10 7 T Indicates trac of precipitation. . U A. WJSLHH, M,torolol.L CHADR0N MAN ELECTED ' :, PRESIDENT OF EAGLES ' - (Prom 'a Staff Correasonduit.) f Lincoln, Neb., June. 23. (Special Telegram.) R. E. Landes of Chadron was elected ' president of the state aerie of Eagles this forenoon, the election being by the Austrailian bal lot system. - t, f . - ' r ' : .Ernest Hahn of Fremdnt was elect ed vice president G. R. Gambel of Lincoln, chaplain: M. V. Averv. re. elected secretary; J. H. Lohman of Hastings, treasurer; E. P. Sweeney of Onfaha.-conducttr; F H. Reuter of Syracuse, inside guard; W. M. Bar- cjay of r lattsmouth, outside guard. , me session closed this evening with a boxing .match between Jess Hall of Lincoln and Jimmie Drexel oi umana. . - '?';, Mobruka-a Qradnat. ', Milwaukee, Wle., June i (Special.) Te etate ot N.braakV (lauree In tb. com mencement record, of Wlaconaln'e colloso. forv the commencement month of June, At the Milwaukee-Downer elmlnary, Ron mae Liipman, jsaa..i, mod., graduated from tne literary coulee. v . V id TXTTXT- TWTXT1? t M ' mil eiVrTOIPXT Tl "t70 Oa rralM. at Hotala, nnwie Mann,' ., SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. ALL NEBRASKA NATIONAL GUARD ' GOES TO BORDER Adjutant General Gets Order to Send Companiei to Texas As Soon as They f Are Beady. . ' FIRST WHX START SUNDAY Units Will Not Wait for Equipment and Will Go to Points Designated , (. . - By General Frtnston.; AIL BATE BEACHED LINCOLN 'Camp Morehead, Lincoln, Neb., June 23. The entire Nebraska Na tional Guard was ordered to the front today. , '" ,. ... The order was received from the secretary of war and instructs that alt the Nebraska Guard, whether by regiments or separate companies, be rushed to the border to points desig nated by General Funston at once. The order from Washington reads that all department commanders are to send immediately all regiments, separate battalions, auxiliary troops and separate organizations the mo ment they are, reported as reasonably ready for field service." , The entire National Guard was at Camp Morehead today. The troops consist of two regiments of infantry, field hosoital corps sanitary troop and signal corps. As soon as the order was received, the camp took (on an air of feverish activity. It was thought that if the plans under way could be worked out in time, the guardsmen would be on their way by Sunady. The men will be sent forward with out waiting for full equipment, as everything necessary will be -provided at the points they are to be sent to. No horses will be f.ent from Ne braska under the present plans. The government has orders in --Kansas City for the purchase of 65,000 head of horses fcr use-in the Mexican cam paign. These horses will be bought in Kansas Citv as rapidly as possible and sent to the base camos. where the troops will be outfitted on the bor der. ' ' Adjutant General Hall and his aides were busy immediately fixine nnu...t.M .1!- I up emcuuice witn mo rauiuau tuitt- panies' and , meeting other arrange ments for the rapid departure 6f the troops. ..;r, ...v ' ,. .;, .. , .- .. The guardsmen will be sent out in companies as soon as the transporta tion arrangements are made, the point being to get them to the border at the earliest possible moment. Tornado Wrecks - Farm Buildings , In Furnas;County BORDER PATROLLED INCESSANTLY M otorcyclea, with side cars attached, are being used extensively along the Mexican border. Army officials are gratified with the results of all recent experiments along this line. The photograph shows a patrol near, El Paso, t II ' 'sTiiif n iiiisfjai iinn ir ti ja-iii-n -ift nfl"'ii.iftianjtv f : s " JtL,-J rfcsfe , F 4 F&TR&iliIHGr MEXICAN BORDER OH M0T0E.CVOES. Qfol.)9tH StXVfCB MILITIA FROM ALL STATES ARE ORDERED SOUTH Baker Instructs Department Com manders ' to Send Available -' Guardsmen to Mexican ;. ; i' . Border. , v- ; - -' TOLD AFTER CABINET MEET ; TlMvor Chxr WoK Tuna CM cial Xelegram.) A tornado touching a small area passed through the farm ing tuuiwry nine mucs norcneasc oi kr lief .tlnlil- TU. C All i. Bishop waf unrooTed and windows, he wuld attack any American force ARREDONDO SEES -SOOTH AMERICANS De Faoto Envoy Tells r Diplomats - llexioant Have Orders iSot to Take Aggressive. MEXICAN CAPITAL - IS QUIET Washington,- June 23, Eliseio At redondo, Mexican ambassador desig nate, today personally informed diplo matic representatives of South and Central American republics that the Carranza troops in the state of Chi huahua were under orders not to at tack American troops, unless the Americans assumed tne aggressive. Mr. Arredondo stated that he acted on instructions from his foreign office. When . asked - whether the warning of General Trevino, the Car ranza commander in uninuanua, that blown in. His barn was wrecked, or chard torn up and windmill turned over. At the farm ofEd Leech the shingles were blown off the roof. Small buildings were wrecked. J. T. Shue lost a large granary. Other farmers had similar losses. The wind was accompanied by two or three inches of rain that did great damage to wheat and washed out corn. Light ning struck in different places. . Holdrege. Neb!. Tune ieiegramj A tornado 23. Special struck five miles southwest of Atlanta last night. No one was injured. The roof of Earl Marshall's house was torn off, all out buildings damaged and 300 chickens andvthree calves were killed. P. O. Peterson's Jarn and out build ings were demolished. W. C. Ber quist's barn was picked up, leaving the horses standing. , The building was wrecked. Hail fell four miles north of Bertrand and wheat is 70 percent loss. Two inches of rain fell, at Atlanta. No damage was done at Holdrege. 1 '--rV .. ., Great damage was done y wind and hail in Howard county, the west ern part being hard hit. High wind and a three-inch rain at- Spalding, did a good deal of damage. Commission Merchants at Mitchell. Mitchell, ifeb., June 23, (Special.) A special car carrying twenty-five Omaha commission merchants who have been attending the stock grow ers' convention at Alliance journeyed trom tnat place to scotts Blutt yes terday, where they spent the day un til the, afternoon train left up the valley. ' The train stopped here about imccn xninuies 10 vigil. War Drill at El Paso Gives Rise to Report City Being Attacked El Paso, Tex.,' June 23. General George Bell, jr., this afternoon util ized most of the soldiers here in a driir which illustrated the steps to be taken in case trouble should develop from across the Rio Grande. -The drill -was put on at all points where soldiers are stationed, principally at Fort Bliss. . ;, , General Belt's' step gave rise to a report that El Paso was being at tacked, but the truth soon became known. ?' .-. . - It was estimated today that at least half of the Carranza garrison still was in Juarez. - ' The burning of some Jbox cars in Juarez early today gave rise to re ports thafa largf portion of the town was afire, but apparently was a pre caution taken to prevent the rolling stock falling into American hands in case of a break. ', Andres Garcia, Mexican consul in El Paso, reported over the telephone in Juarez today that all was quiet at point where Mexican troops were in the proximity of the American forces. Reports spread here that the seven teen negro troopers taken to Chihua hua after the Carrazal fight were be ing brought to Juarez to be turned over to tne . American authorities, Consul Garcia said if the report was true he was not aware ot it moving east, west or south had been rescinded he said his instructions made no mention of that matter. Mexican embassy dispatches, today said news of the fight at Carrizal was received in Mexico . City without demonstration of any -tort. Absolute quiet prevailed in the city and from all outward appearances It was impossible to discern that the nation- was facing a serious1 situation, the message said. There was marked activity among both the civilian and the military officials of the govern ment. - , , Advisinar the embassy of the- de parture from Mexico City of the spe cial train carrying ISO Americans for Vera Cruz, the report added: , "During the last ten days," the mes sage said, "450 Americans from Mex ico City and elswhere have left and it is not now believed by consular and other officials that more than. 250 Americans now remain in the capital. None of those remaining express any apprehension regarding their safety" House Passes Hay Resolution to Draft National Guard Washington, June 23. The house this afternoon adopted the Hay reso lution providing for the drafting of members of the National Guard into the" foreign service of the United States by a, vote of 322 to 2 after several amendments had : been adopted. Representatives Huddleston, democrat, of Alabama, and London, socialist, of New York, cast two nega tive votes. TWO MEMBERS OF YORK COMPANY MARRIED 'York, Neb.; June 23. (Special.) Yestcrday afternoon Quartermaster sergeant Harry UMver Hobos . was married to Frances Lovelace, Rev. W. C. Harper of the Methodist Epis copal church officiating. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Lovelace of Schoolcraft, a graduate of Madison High school. The groom is the son of Captain and Mrs. H. B. Hobbs of this city add a sergeant in Company H of the Nebraska Nation al Guard, of which his father is cap tain. . , -.:.:'. . . . Arthur T. Smith, son of Deoutv Sheriff Smith, member of Company H, and Miss Amelia Kamrath, daugh ter ot sur. ana Mrs, frank- Kamrath of this city, were married at Stanton by the county judge yesterday after noon. Both young men left with their company today for the mobiliza tion camp at Lincoln.- . OMAHA BATTALION W1LLBE1RSIT0G0 Gate City Companiei Art Recruited To-Full Strength and Will .-.Start Soutk Sunday. v4 MUSTERING 0FFICEE AEEIYES (From a BUM Corr.ipondent) Mobilization ' Camp. iLincoln. Neb.. June 23,-Speciai. Telegram.) Com panies of .Guards, have been arriving alt. day, some of them fully recruitd to the required number of sixty-five men. , , . - Among. those that had arrived by noon were the following: Fifth regi ment A, Lincoln; B, Nebraska City; C, Beatrice; D, Auburn; F, Wymore; G, Hastings; Band, Lincoln. - Fourth regiment, band, Friend; A. B. C. D. Omaha; K, David City and Osceloa; M, York i - . . uiapuan Lciay ot umana tor tne Fourth regiment and Chanlain Bee- cher of Hastings, Fifth regiment, are both in camp and taking part in the work of getting things in shape.' ; Captain Toops of Fort Leaven worth arrived fust before noon. He will muster in the men as soon as definite orders have arrived as to point of destination. The first battalion of the Fourth regiment wills be the first to move. This battalion ia comnoae'd entirely of Omaha companies, and while recruited up to tne required number, it is possi ble that some of them may fail in the government examinations. In case they do it is probable that the com panies will be filled from other com panies' so as to get the first troops off not later tnan Sunday. - . . C0ZAD BRIDAL COUPLE START WITH FINE GIFT Cozard, Neb., June 23. (Special.) n urau lur eUgWU. nsa a wcuuing gift today to Milton Kinnan of this place, who was united in marriage to Miss Ruth Harrington, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Herrington jjf Cozard. The bridegroom is the son of Mr, andMrs. John Kinnan. Rev. Mr. Knapp read the marriage service. Little Margaret Rhodes was ring bearer. The bride wore white point lace with skirt overdraped with em broidered cloth of gold. She carred a bouquet of orange blossoms and lilliea ot the valley. - , PEACE UNION CALLS COUNCIL AT EL PASO Movement to Form Mediation Board 1 of Prominent Americans and j - -Mexicans Started- ' PROMINENT MEN ARE INVITED : New York, June 23. A movement to. call a conference of American and Mexican, citizens at El Paso in an ef fort to avert war with Mexico was announced " today by the American Union ,' Against ,, Militarism. - The union, .executive committee, after an all-night session,, sent 1 telegrams to William Jennings Bryan, David Starr Jordan and Frank P., Walsh of Kan sas City, urging them to proceed at once' to El Paso and offering to de fray their expenses,, which, it wai stated, would-be met by fund to be raised "by voluntary contributions from Americans and Mexicans alike." Similar telegrams were sent to Dr. Atl, editor of a Mexico City week ly; Luis Manuel Rojas, director of the National library at Mexico City, and Modesto C. Rolland, a Mexican engineer in New York, 1 No date was set for the suggested meeting, 7 The purposes of the union, it is stated, are not only to delay hos tilities, but to promote mediation and relieve the situation along the border. It was announced that telegrams had been sent also to the ambassa dors ot the A. a. U powers, urging them to press' for mediation and to endeavor to influence General Car ranza against war. r ; ' Identified wtih the movement are Oswald Garrison Villard. Amos Pin chot, Lincoln Steffens, Dr. William D. Wald, Dr. J. W. Slaughter of Phila delphia and others,- IRENE CURZ0N WILL f V " MARRY LONDON BANKER London, June 23. The engagement is announced of Irene, eldest daugh ter of Earl Curzon of Kedleston, to Guy Benson, son of R. H. Benson, the KLondon banker. v Lady Mary Irene. Curzon - is 20 years bid. . Her mother was Mary Victoria Leiter, eldest daughter of the late Levi Z. Leiter of Washing ton, D. C Lady Curzon died in 1906. Brazil Paper Says Carranza is Under the Influence of Germany Rio Janeiro, June 23, The crisis between Mexico and the United States being followed by keen in terest in Brazil and occupies a large space in the. newspapers. The gen eral tone of the editorial comment is that President Wilson, while actua ted by the best motives,, has run afoul of prepondering elements in Mexico which are under German in fluence. ' v. 1 . i , i In official circles hope is expressed that war will be avoided, but it is fully recognized that the continued disorders in Mexico must end in wearying the most sincere well wish er of the country. There is a gen eral agreement that some end must be put to the present intolerable sit uation, -so that the pacific- develoo ment of the peoples of America may be assured, Dr. Lauro Muller, Brazil minister of foreign affairs, received the diplo matic corps today in a taiewell audi ence. He will sail for the United States tomorrow on the steamer St. Paul, v . , ' ,;:..-:,; , , Pent Answers Mexican Note. Lima, Peru, June 23. A long note from the Mexican minister of foreign affairs, setting forth the opinion of tne Mexican government tnat war with the United States was inevitable on account of the methods employed by the American government, was re ceived at the foreign office todav. The note pointed out that 'all republics of central ana soutn America would be affected by a conflict. -. ,r The Peruvian government returned a carefully worded eply, couched in friendly terms and expressing the hope that peace would be maintained. No Explanation Offered for the ' Changs in Original Plan of War Bureau. . BUSINESS OP MUSTER IS BEGUN Washington, June . 2J. Secretary Baker today issued orders to all army departmental commanders to send to the Mexican border all militia avail able immediately upon their organi zation, Vithout waiting for completion of the -mobilization of the separate states. , ;,- V' " The announcement of the new or ders was made officially after to day's cabinet meeting, but it was un- - derstood that they actually had been ijiued before the cabinet convened. No explanation was offered for the change in the original plan, , The original orders to the guardsmen were for their mobilization in state concentration camps to await further orders. ',, ; ; -., ' , ':,, , 1 oday s orders are exoeeted to re sult in the immediate movement to ward the border of separate ' regi ments from many states whose en tire national strength has not been . assembled. The entire operation will- be caf- ' ried out between General Funston and the departmental commanders. . The War department will know of what is irucccaing oniy as a matter ot in ormation from renorta aubmittnl after the fact by the departmental commanders. The object aimed at is to eliminate all unnecessary delay and red tape in getting the guardsmen to the front , , , . Work of Muster' Begins.' Chicaeo. 111.. Tun 2.1 Mneturina In of the National Guard in the states ' comprising the central department of tne united states army already start ti at Nevada. Mo,, will become, mom general when mustering offficers will .. - .1 . r .1 t 1 1 - . ., , wear tne unua o tne eiiinois guara now concentrated at Springfield into' ' the federal service.- Major General Thomas H. Barry, in command of the central department made this an nouncement today after receipt of an order from army headquarters to send io points ueaignaieo oy uenerai run ston alll troops that are reasonably ready for field service. ' , Bill Proposes ; : . ' Care for Families. , Of Guardsmen Washington. June 23 A, bill to an. propriate $2,650,000 to provide for de' jenoents ot teaerai volunteers and en listed men of the National Guard mus tered into the military service of the United States was 'introduced today by Senator Lee of Maryland and re ferred to the committee on pensions. The measure would direct the see- ' retarv of the interior, co-ooeratina - with the commissioner of pensions, to - make inquiry into tne condition ot persons dependent upon guardsmen or upon volunteers if they had been called tor and to pay such depend ents not to exceed $30 a month, ex cept in extraordinary eases. , Mexico'Tries tovBuy Munitions in Japan . ...... "! " '. ' vj - Tokio, Japan, June 23. The Mitsui company informed a representative of the Associated Press today that it re cently received inquiries . from the Mexican government as to whether it could supply munitions and arms. The company replied that it was phy sically impossible, as it had more or-'" ders than it could fill for the allies of Japan.- . i - . -.. ,i v The Mitsui, Takada and Okura, three large companies . exporting arms, formed a joint munition cor poration before the war to purchase munitions from the government ar senal, which is the only establish ment of the kind in Japan. 1'. He Wants to Buy :, You can find plenty of people willing to -s el 1 you anything froni a jacknife to an automobile,,' but it isn't often you ruh across someone who wants to buy. ' Yet, there is one column in The Bee's Want Ad section A where people spend money telling the -public "what they, want. t9 buy. It's the Wanted To Buy ,'cojumn read it. . -h