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VOL. XLVI NO. 110.
OMAHA, FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 3, 1916 TWENTY-FOUR PAGES.
SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS.
PARRAL TAKEN BY
VILLA'S MEN IS
TOLD ON BORDER
Message Received by AmerVJ
leans at tn raso jrrom uni
huahua Gives Story of
Alleged Capture.
BELL OETS NO WORD OF IT
So Far as Known There Are
Only Nine U. S. Citizens in
Town and District.
GONZALES HEARS NOTHING
El Paso, Tex., Nov. 2. A message
received by Americans here from
Chihuahua City today reported that
Parral, Chihuahua, had been taken by
Villa troops. General George Bell,
ht., commander of the El Paso patrol
district, stated that he had received
no information of the capture of Par
" ral. This town was given as Villa's
objective when the bandit moved
south from Santa Ysabel.
At the general offices of the Alva
rado Mining and Milling company
here it was stated that no information
had been received in reference to the
report that Villa troops had captured
Parral. " The Alvarod company is one
of the largest operating in the Farral
district, and its officials here are mak
ing efforts to obtain information from
their representatives there by way of
Chihuahua City ana also by way ot
Eagle Pass, Texas, Torreon and Jim
enez, i ' l '
I Gonzales Hears Nothing.
General Francisco Gonzales, com
mander of the Larranza forces of the
north, stated that he had received no
information from Chihuahua City re
garding the reported capture of Farral
by Villa forces, but admitted that such
information might have reached the
border in private messages.
As far as known here there are only
nine Americans employed at Parral
and in the Parral district at the pres
ent time. Ihese are I. L. Hawkins,
A. W. Morris, Leslie Webb and How
ard Gray, all of whom are employed
by the Alvarado Mining and Milling
company; W. E. Palmer, DrJ. Flan-
nigan, W. f. Lowell, (,. is. smith and
another American whose name is un
known. Fouf-of these men are era
ployed at other mines in the Parral
'district and Dr. Flannigan is a prac
ticing physician in Parral, according
to Americans . who formerly lived
there. , ,v, .
j-f- - uenies rami lauen.
Parral is fifty-four miles southwest
of Jimenenz, Chihuahua and 110 miles
in a straight line south of Chihuahua
City, : -.. I .. ;'
Carranza Consul Eduardo Soriano
Bravo denied that Parral had been
taken. He said General Luis Herrera
had a garrison of 2,000 men in Farral,
ana said tne garrison was well sup
plied with ammunition, arms and ar
tillery." ' ..
finatlfiss TTiifif is
Fleet Auctioneer
A man in shirt sleeves broke into
J. Janger's barn at 1826 North Nine
teenth street and stole twenty-five
auto tires. Taking the tires to a va
cant lot adjoining he started an open
air sale of the rubber, to two junk
men, whom he hailed from the street.
He was just about to knock down
the article to the high bidder when
he grew suspicious of peering neigh
bors and adjourned the sale. A mo
ment later thepolice arrived on the
scene, but the auctioneer had fled.
i .
Bishop Millspaugtr is
In Serious Condition
Topeka, Nov. 1. The Rt. Rev.
Frank R. Millspaugh, bishop of Kan
sas, suffered a relapse and his con
dition was- reported more serious.
He is unconcious a considerable part
of the time and is suffering intensely.
All the members of his family,, the
Rev. James Wise, coadjutor bishop,
and the Rt. Rev. Theodore Thurstan
and the family physician are in con
stant attendance.
The Weather
For Nebraska Fair.
Temperature! mt Omaha Yesterday.
WARMER" ?::i:::::::::::: 11
a. m 38
a, m 42
10 a. m 45
11 a. m 61
12 m . ,, eg
i P. ni 65
' . CkV' ? P- m 66
P. in 61
1 P. Ill E
p. m 67
Comparative Local Record.
1 9 1 . 1915. 114. HIS.
Highest today 67 61 77 60
Lowest today 37 41 63. 40
Mean temperature ... S3 61 65 60
Precipitation ..00 .'.00 .00 .00
Temperature and precipitation departure!
from the normal:
Normal temperature 44
Kxceae for the duy I
Kxceaa since March 1,.... 266
Normal precipitation '. ,06 inch
Deficiency for the day .06 inch
Precipitation since March 1 16.34 Inches
Deficiency since March 1 12.06 Inches
Deficiency cor. period 1016 2.16 Inches
Deficiency cor. period 1814 3.18 inches
Reports from Htatlons at 7 p. m.
Station and Temp.Hls;h- Rsln-
Htate of Weather. 7 p. m. est. fall.
Cheyenne, cloudy 54 66 .00
Sheridan, partly cloudy.. 64 62 .00
Sioux City, clear.. 56 G4 .0(1
Valentine, partly cloudy.. 64 68 .00
"Davenport, clear ,'64 64 ,oo
Penver. cloudy 66 74 .00
Dea Moines, clear 66 64 .00
Dodvs City, oiear. 02 74 .00
Lander, partly1 cloudy. .. . 62 ,00
North Platte, clear 66 66 .00
Omaha, clear .....60 67 .00
Pueblo, clear ..62 70 ,00
Rapid r.ity, partly cloudy 56 62 .00
Salt Lake, partly cloudy.. 66 70 00
Saute Fe, clear 64 68 00
I.. A. WELSH. Meteorologist.,
TO BLOCK ELECTION
THEFT BYTHE DEMOS
Republicans Ask Judges and
' Clerks Be Instructed Accord
ing to the Law..
MOORHEAD ALTERS RULING
Whether, or not the democrats will
be permitted to put across their
scheme for stealing the votes of sev
eral thousand illiterates, cripples and
others who have to be assisted in pre-4
paring their ballots is to be decided
by Judge Leslie of the district court
when he acts upon the petition filed
yesterday by George R. Young, re
publican candidate for the state legis
lature from the Tenth district, who
brought the action on behalf of him
self for the "use and benefit of other
duly registered electors and nomin
ated candidates."
Mr. Moorhead, Stanley P. Bostwick,
election judge; Dr. Charles Shook,
clerk, are named as defendants.
The petition seeks to enjoin Harley
G. Moorhead, election commissioner,
from giving out instructions to the
election judges and clerks providing
that voters requiring assistance and
desiring to vote a straight ticket shall
state so to the judges and clerks, the
latter to mark the ballot by placing in
the party circle the X provided by
law.
The election commission law specif
ically provides, and has heretofore
been so construed by Mr. Mosrhead,
that the ballot of an assisted voter
can be marked by an election officer
only for the candidates whom the
voter can name by "word of mouth."
No Such Authority.
The instructions given out by the
election commissioner, both, orally
and by written cards, are to the effect
that should any voter ask for assist
ance in marking his ballot or voting
the same, and shall state that he de
sires to vote a straight ticket, the
judges and clerks will mark the ballot
by placing in thf party circle the X
provided by law. These instructions
are not in accord with those given by
Mr, Moorhead previously.
The plaintiff alleges that Mr. Moor
head has no power qr authority to
give out such instructions other than
those provided by statute of Nebraska
known as "Schedule B,. Instructions
to Voters."
The law provides that if any voter
states to the election judges that he
cannot read or write, or that because
of blindness or otlwr physical dis
ability he is unable to mark his bal
lot,; one judge fromj each party Shall
assist-in the operation.
Instructions Wrong.
Mr. Morehead's instructions to the
effect that in tase such voters de
sire to vote a straight ticket, the
judges and clerks will mark the bal
lot tor mm, are in violation of article
XVIII, section 394 of the revised
statutes of Nebraska, which says that
"any voter receiving assistance in vot
ing shall declare by word of mouth
to the officials empowered by law .to
assist him, the name of the candi
dates and the. measures for which he
wishes to vote and the officials shall
mark his ballot only as be so re
quires." V
... .. . .Elan Vote Grab. ' i
It is a significant fact that in the
official registration figures given out
by Mr. Moorhead a couple of days
ago, the new registrations of the two
major parties total about 12,800, the
democratic portion being estimated at
7,000.
Also, there are in the neighborhood
of 5,000 voters in Douglas county the
greater number, of course, being in
Omaha who cannot read their bal
lots. These must be "assisted in some
way by the election officials.
It is because of the democrats' plans
to boldly grab the illliterate vote by
having all of them cast their ballots
for the straight democratic ticket that
this legal action his been taken.
John P. Breen and Byron G. Bur
bank are the attorneys for the plain
tiff. The only statement that Mr. Moor
head would make was that "he had
given out the same instructions for
the election in 1914 and that they
were not contested af that time."
The hearing will come up before
Judge Leslie.
Dodge Brothers Get
Injunction Against
Spending Ford Money
Detroit, Mich., Nov. 2. John F. and
Horace Dodge, automobile manufac
turers and stockholders in the Ford
Motor company, obtained a tempor
ary injunction in Circuit court here
this afternoon restraining Henry Ford
from using the assets of the Ford Mo
tor company to extend the business as
planned, instead of distributing profits
in dividends.
In their application to the court the
court the Dodge brothers allege that
increased labor costs and unstable
busines conditions coming at the end
of the war, make "reckles expendi
tures of the company's assets unwise."
The Ford Motor company's annual
statement issued recently, showed
profits of several million dollars,
which it was announced would be put
back into the business.
Predicts Starvation in
America This Winter
Hutchinson, Kan., Nov. 2. Allan
L. Benson, socialist candidate for
president, in an address here tonight,
predicted intense suffering and even
starvation this winter unless the gov
ernment "forces food speculators to
surrender their grip on the nation's
food supply." i
"If I were president of the United
Statets I would slop the stripping ol
this coiflHry of food if I had to use
the navy to blockade our twn ports,"
he said. "And I would keep the navy
there until there were no more hungry
women and children in this so-called
prosperous land."
FLYER DESCENDS
AFTER HE MAKES
NO STOP RECORD
Victor Carlstrom Comes Down
at Hammondsport, N. Y.,
After Running From
Chicago to Erie.
HE HAS ENGINE TROUBl
Lands in New York Town Be
cause He Couldn't Get to
Gotham Before Night.
TO RESUME THIS MORNING
New York, Nov. 2. Aviator Carl
strom landed at Hammondsport, N.
Y, at 5:24 p. in.
Carlstrom descended because of in
ability to finish his flight before
nightfall. He expected to resume his
journey at 6 a. m. tomorrow and reach
New York at 9 a. m.
Jamestown, N. Y., Nov. 2. Carl
strom passed. ' four miles north of
Jamestown shortly after 4 o'clock this
afternoon. He was flying at a height
of about 3,000 feet and appeared to
have favorable wind conditions.
New York, Nov. 2. Carlstrom
passed over Salamanca, N. Y., at 3:22
p. m.
Erie, Pa., Nov. 2. Aviator Victor
Carlstrom, who is flying from Chi
cago to New York, landed in this city
at 11:25 a. m. today because of engine
trouble, but (hereby established a new
American nonstop flight record. Erie
is just half the distance Carlstrom set
out to cover.
The aviator was flying about seven
miles south of Erie when a pipe be
came loose on his engine and he made
for this city so that he could obtain
the necessary mechanical assistance.
He landed easily in a large open field
and jumping from the car at once be
gan repairs. He said that he was de
lighted with the flight as far as he
had gone, and: although disappointed
because otthe slight engine irouble,
he deemed it advisable to take no un
necessary chances, as he was very
anxious to get to New York by 6
o'clock this evening.
The engme was doing all he had
expected of it-in the way of speed, the
distance between Cleveland and Erie
having beeri covered in thirty minutes.
Having completed repairs to the
engine, Carlstrom decided to replen
ish fiis supply ol gasoline and came
down into the city for thVt purpose.
He said that he expected to'leave Erie
before 1:30 p. m., and that he would
follow the lake to Buffalo. From
there he said he would probably fol
low the track of the New York Cen
tral railroad into New York.
Carlstrom Leaves Chicago.
Chicago, Nov. 2. Victor Carl
strom, the aviator, started from Chi
cago on hisair journey to New York
at 6:09 o'clock this morning, after
announcing hat he expected to have
dinner in that city. The start was
made irom the flying field o the Aero
Club of Illinois, and Carlstrom im
mediately launched upon a route due
east, skirting the southern shore of
Lake Michigan,, and following the
right-of-way of the Lake Shore &
Michigan Southern railroad.
The aviator expects to make the
trip without stop of any kind. He is
carrying a sack of mail, made up of
letters from city officials ot Chicago
addressed to city and government of
ficials at New York. Included are
several communications said to be de
signed for the Deutschlaud, the Ger
man submarine at New London,
Conn. Carlstrom has a special ap
pointment as aerial letter carrier. His
trip is being made under the auspices
of a "Jew York newspaper,
Carlstrom expects to pats over the
cities of Ciary and South Bend, Ind.;
Sandusky, Toledo and Cleveland, O.;
Eimira, Binghampton and Port Jer
vis, N. Y., to New Vork. His ma
chine is a 200-horsepower biplane.
Greek King Orders
Halt of Rebel Move
Athens, Nov. 2. (Via London.)
King Constantine issued orders this
morning to the royalist troops to pre
vent the advance of the revolutionist
forces at all costs. ' One hundred and
fifty loyal troops had previously evac
uated Katerina before 600 insurgents
armed with machine guns, withdraw
ing to Larissa to join reinforcements
there, lhe evacuation of Katerina is
confirmed by the general staff.
Senator Borah
Is Much Better
Chicago, Nov. 2. United States
Senator William E. Borah of Idaho,
who was taken ill at Fond du Lac,
Wis., several days ago while cam
paigning in the state for the repub
lican national ticket and compelled to
cancel his speaking engagements, ar
rived in Chicago today and said he
felt so much improved in health that
he expected to resume his tour after
a day s rest. -
Submarine is Sighted
East of Cape Henry
Baltimore, Md.; Nov. 2. Captain
H. Hirsch of the Norwegian freighter
Osterdal, which arrived here today
from Cardiff, Wales, reported having
sighted a large submarine which he
believed to be a German of the JJ-53
type about 400 miles east of Cape
Henry.
Captain Hirsch said he first saw the
submarine about 11 o'clock at night
and that it was not more than 600 feet
away.
It circled the Osterdal, he said, but
did not give any signal.
RUSSIANS TO AID SERBS Heavy reinforcements are being tent by the Czar for the
British, French and Serbian armies facing the Austro-Bulgars on the Serbian border. Thit
photograph shows a detachment of Russians on the march from Salonica to the front.
V.USSJANS AID SER5.'
WILSON'S SWITCHING
FACILITIES ARE GOOD
i
So Says T. R., Who Appeals at
Toledo to All Citizens to
Save Land From Ruin.
SPEAKS NOT'AS A PARTISAN
Toledo, Nov. 2. Theodore .Roosse
velt, in a speech here today, told one
of the largest crowds tha ever gath
ered in a Toledo public hall that he'
came here to "give the reasons for
the faith that is in him." He askedN
support of Charles E; Hughes for
president and aid in making the con
gress and senate of the United Stattes
such as will back him up.
"I am here in nonpartisan sense,"
declared the speaker.' "I am .appeal
ing to all good citizens to save the
country from ruin." ,
Must Have Nation. .
"I believe in certain reforms," he
said, "but before we can work reforms
within the nation we must be sure
thart we have got a nation.
, "There is another principle that we
cannot too jealously guard and that
is that we see to it that our public
servants mean what they say and
keep their promises after election.
"We must protect ourselves from
men who say one thing at. one time
and another thing at another time,
and do none of these things none of
the time.
Fine Switching Facilities.
"President Wilson has unexampled
switching facilities. The first duty of
any government is to protect the lives
of its people. Mr. Wilson has said
that he is too proud to fight. I saw
the other day by a Wilson paper that
he has said that there may be circum
stances under which he might fight
and things he is willing to fight for.
"Mr. Wilson says he is going to do
some fine things in the future. Do
it now, Mr. Wilson, or kee pstill."
Anthony Jannus, "
Aviator, Once in
Omaha, is Killed
Baltimore, Md., Nov. 2. Antony
Tanntis of Baltimore, an American
aviator, was killed in the Russian
aero service October 12 last, accord
ing to a dispatch received here today.
No details were given. Jannus was
an instructor in the Canadian aero
nautical school at Toronto for a time
during 1915.
, St. Louis, Nov. 2. Anthony Jannus.
the American aviator who was killed
in the Russian aviator service, made
St. Louis his headquarters in 1912 and
1913. In 1912 he made a flight in a
hydro-aeroplane from Omaha to New
Orleans, along the Missouri and Mis
sissippi rivers.
Friends here today said he went to
Russia several months ago as repre
sentative of an American aeroplane
factory.
Study Your Ballot
Study the sample ballot printed in
thit issue of The Bee and use
your own intelligent judgment in
deciding how you will vote next
Tuesday on the different measures
and candidates onVhich you must
register your choice. Remember
that under the new law the old
form of sample ballot distributed
at the polls has been abolished and
publication of it in the newspapers
substituted. See page 18.
SUTTON DECLARES
STATE FOR HUGHES
Republican Candidate Makes
Report of Conditions to
Chairman Beach.
MAY
EXPECT ROORBACKS
) ' . .
Judge A. L. Sutton last night sent
to Republican Chairman Beach at
Lincolrf, the"follgw1ng report of con
ditions In Nebraska. He predicts
Hughes will carry the state, as will
the entire republican ticket. He says:
beg to advise you I have just
returned ""from a trip through York
and Burt counties and take pleasure
in informing you there is a constant
steady gain for Justice Hughes and
the entire state ticket. There is a
decided drift to John L. Kennedy for
senator and I find the voters appre
ciate the manly and vigorous contest
that Mr. Kennedy is waging for
United States senator.
"I regret to advise you the brewing
companies or the Prosperity league
have dozens, and perhaps hundreds of
persons traveling in Nebraska scour
ing the state and trying to locate
votes for 1 Hitchcock and Neville.
These paid agents and emissaries of
the brewing companies, or Prosper
ity league, are spending money lav
ishly and telling the most preposter
ous and -ridiculoai falsehoods about
some of the candidates on our tickets,
and especially about me. I realize
that you are a busy man and may be
too busy to giite this your personal
attention, but some organization
ought to take the time to expose
these paid agents of the- brewing
companies, or Prosperity league, who
are peddling wicked falsehoods about
the republican candidates.
"I wish also to warn you and your
committee to iry and meet the roor
backs and sensational campaign fab
rications and falsehoods that will be
spread by the brewing companies and
their allies about some of the republi
can candidates tne last few days be
fore election. I have an abiding con
viction we have this election won and
will have a splendid majority for the
entire republican ticket, unless the
opposition succeed with their cam
roorbacks and campaign fabrications
too late to be exploded by your com
mittee, j
"As this may bemy last communi
cation to you, as chairman, before
election, I wish to give you my opin
ion based on a vigorous campaign in
nearly every county of Nebraska,
that Hughes wilt carry this state by
a safe majority and our entire re
publican state ticket will be elected
by approximately 25,000 majority.
"As one of the candidates on the
state ticket, I wish to thank you, and
through you, the entire republican
committee for the splendid and suc
cessful campaign you have made for
the republican party and the republi
can candidates. '
Miss Pyrtle Boomed
For Teachers' Chief
Women 'teachers in the state, at
least some of them, are starting a
movement for the election of Miss
Ruth Pyrtle of Lincoln as president
of the Nebraska State Teachers' as
sociation in Omaha in November.
Miss Mary Foster, one of the
teachers in Lincoln, is in Omaha to
day promoting the campaign. Miss
Foster has written letters to all the
principals of schools in, Omaha ask
ing their support of Miss Pyrtle, and
she is personally canvassing the city
teachers in the interest of her candi
date. Miss Foster is head of a' newly or
ganized Women's Educational asso
ciation, which, she says, is boosting
for Miss-Pyrtle.
LANSING STUDIES
MARINA INCIDENT
r
Report Kaiser Intends to Sink
Ships with Supplies for En-
tente May Effect Status.
MOUNTED GUN A FEATURE
;.. Washington, Noy. 2. State depart.
tnent officials still Were waiting today
for Germany's . veriion pf the destruc
tipn of the British steamer Manna
with loss of American lives. They
also were expecting affidavits . and
other data gathered from American
survivors on which to determine
whether Germany's pledges td'jthe
United States had been broken.
A news dispatch from Athens last
night saying the Greek government
had been notified Germany intended
to sink without warning all ships car
rying supplies to the allies was re
garded here as of great importance,
So far as is known the United Sta:s
has received no such notification and
it is not known whether one has been
sent to the other neutrals.
Such a procedure would be re.
garded by the United States as di
rectly contrary to Germany's pledges.
Secretary Lansing said today that
tne united Mates understands Ger
many's pledges not to sink merchant
men without warning and without
providing for the safety of passengers
and crew applies to ships, with defen
sive armament. Wo distinction was
drawn in the correspondence between
armed and unarmed ships, and the
State department does not accept anv
contention that Germany's responsi
bility is limited to those without arm
ament.
German View Different.
Nevertheless, it Is admitted that
Germany has always taken a distinct
view of the status of armed ships and
it is thought probable that it will at
tempt to inject the point into the pres
ent situation. So long as the policies
of the two governments are so ut
terly divergent it is thoueht possible
that Germany might use the Marina
case to settle this issue. Its increased
submarine warfare, combined with the
increasing number of armed allied
ships and their increasing efficiency
in defense, is a vital question to it.
Secretary Lansing, while refusing
i (Continued on Page Two, Column One.)
Ben flogan,-Founder
of Hogan's Flop, is
Dead at Age of 87
Chicago, Nov. 2. Ben Hogan,
founder of "Hogan's flop," which for
so many years sheltered derelicts, ho.
boes and castaways at 2 cents a bed
each it they had it, died at his home
here yesterday at the ace of 87 vears.
With the passing of the ex-prize
fighter, preacher, sociologist, human
itarian and host to weary Willie, was
recalled the day when thousands of
unfortunates were fed and sheltered
by the humane mission at 22 Meridan
street, which friends said he always
operated at a financial loss. Moody,
the noted evangelist, taught me to
preacn, nogan once said, "and then
i learned that there was more to
serving mankind than by giving hun
gry men woras. inat is the reason
I started the soup mission and the
flop."
In his youth Hogan was said to
be reckless, contemptuous of the
law and glorying in his strength. He
scved both the union and confederate
armies in the civil war as a blockade
runner. Nearly half a century ago
he fought Tom Allen for the world's
championship and was beaten.
GERMAN TROOPS
EVACUATE FORT
YAUXJ NIGHT
Berlin Report Says that Part
of It Was Blown Up Be
fore it Was Aban
doned. BIG GAIN. FOR THE FRENCH
Practically All Ground East of .
Meuse Occupied by Ger
mans Now Regained.
BATTLE NEAR LES BOEUFS
London, Nov. 2. Fort Vaux, one.
of the most important fortifications
captured by the German crown prince
in his prolonged drive at Verdun, has
been evacuated by the Germans. The
evacuation is announced by fierlin
today, '"
Shortly after Fort Douamont had
been retaken and a widf stretch of
the front in this region regained by .
the French in their sudden offensive .
movement -bn October 25 it was
pointed out that Vaux likewise had .
been put in a perilous position. The
French advanced close to the edge of
the fortification on its immediate
front in their great drive snd pushed
well beyond it on each side, making
its fall, in the oninion of observers
at the front, only a question of a
short time. ' .
The Germans evacuated Fort Vaux
during the night, says their official
report, without hinderance by the
French and after portions of the fort
had been blown up. The French
continued to pour a heavy fire frorn
their big guns on the fortification.'
Virtually all the ground of pro
nounced value taken by the Germans
on the easterly bank of the Meuse
in their winter and spring offensive .
at Verdun has with the fall of Fort
Vaux been lost to them.
The French troops, operating in
the Les Boeufs and Rancourt sectors .
on the Somme front also . gained
ground yesterday in attacks on the
German lines. The Paris report of
last night announcing these advances
is in nart confirmed bv the Berlin -
official statement today, which con
cedes French gains northeast of Mor- -
val and on the edge of the at. Pierre- .
Vaast Wood, but declares that the
main effort of the French to move
forward was sanguinarily repulsed.
The British likewise, says Berlin,
failed in an attack north of Cource
lette on the Somme front. London
last night reported gains in the Les " ,
Boeufs sector in operation in con
junction with 'the French, but an '
nounced today that heavy rain was
falling and that there were no note
worthy happenings during the night. ,
EoekefeUer Bank'
I Deprecates Large
;. ' Imports of Gold
New York, Nov. 2. Extraordinary
additions of gold to the bank reserves
of the country in the form of heavy
importations are declared undesirable,
"because they are not required for the
purpose of carrying on the normal
business of the country, and ifused
as the basis of credit, are likely to
bring about debt expansion of dan
gerous proportions," is a buletin is
sued by the National City bank. The
advisability of making ' further for- .
eign loans is strongly urged. -
The bulletin declares that the na
tion is doing business at this time
under conditions which are calculated
to encourage people to go into debt..
It points out that with money easy,
interest rates low, and profits from
business unusually large, there- is
naturally a great temptation to bor4 .
row money to buy stocks of com
paniea that are making phenomenal '
earnings and to enlarge industries
which are prospering. High prices
for farm products, it is asserted,- will
encourage farmers to' buy more land. '
The total of foreign loans made
in the United States since the out
break of the European war' is placed
by the bank at $2,138,257,637, of
which $156,400,000 has been paid off,
leaving a net total of. $1,981,857,637 of
loans outstanding.
Norwegian Ship .
Tromp is Sunk
Lisbon, Nov. 2. (Via Paris.) The
Norwegian steamer Tromp has been
sunk. .
The Tromp, a'vessel of 1,752 tcns,
was formerly the Dutch steamer
Johnsen. It was last reported as
sailing from the Tyne September 30
for Savona, Italy. .
Car Repairer Killed by
Train at North Platte
North Platte, Neb., Nov. 2. (Spe
cial Telegram.) Almond Morton, 25,
car repairer, was instantly killed in
the yards here this morning by a pilot
step on a west-bound passenger en- .
gine. His body was found two hours
later by switchmen. Morton had ap
parently gone to sleep beside the
track and was not seen by the engi
neer on the passenger.
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