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The Omaha Daily Bee Use the telephone for BEE WANT-ADS Telephone Tyler 1000 Easiest way. THE WEATHER Fair; Colder VOL. XLVI. NO. 178. OMAHA. SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY 13, 1917 SIXTEEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. DODDER'S BOOKS SHOW SHORTAGE TO THE WORKMEN Discrepancy of $16,000 Found in Accounts of Late Grand Treasurer of Nebraska A. 0. U. W. MAY EXPLAIN SUICIDE Dodder Was Found Dead by His Own Hand Just a Week Before. ESTATE WORTH , $50,000 When Kdward I.. Dodder was found dead in his new automobile alter it had stood for hours at the side of the road between Omaha and Calhoun, a shot through his head and his own pistol lying at. his feet, much wonder was excited. Dodder was a very popular secret society man,- and was grand treasurer for the Ancient Order of United Workmen for Ne braska. Dodder's body was discovered by a farmer, who noted his machine standing at the roadside, and inves tigated. This was on Friday of last week. At the time the head officers of the grand lodge of Ancient Or der of United Workmen had just fin ished a four-day session in Omaha, at which a revision of rates had been de termined upon. The finance commit tee then reported to the public that no cause for suicide had been found in Dodder's accounts. Shortage In His Accounts. From Grand Island yesterday came the word that further inquiry had established the fact that an apparent shortage of $16,000 exists, and two expert accountants, A. J. Robinson, former state bank examiner, and John Tully of Lincoln have been employed to go over Dodder's books, to dis cover the- exact facts. This action was taken after an all day session of the executive commit tee of the grand lodge consisting of Grand Master "Workman Anderson, Grand Reforder Evans and Messrs. Oberfelder of Sidney, Ress of Lin coln and Hammond of Fremont. The discrepancy in Dodder's ac counts arises in connection with the transfer of an item of $15,000 from a Grand Island bank to an Omaha hank. It is carried on the books as de posited in both banks. It is possible that the error may be accounted for when the experts have fully gone through the accounts. Wife Offers Will. Mrs.. Dodder, jvho isthe third wife of the dead man, made application in the probate court of Douglas county, for the probate of the will of Dodder, estimating the property left to be worth something like $50, 000. About half of this sum is in real estate and the rest in personal property and the business. It was planned then that the business should be conducted by the estate for the time at least. ' Dodder was under $50,000 bonds to the order, the National Surety com pany of New York giving the bond. Wool Growers Expect the High Prices to Continue Salt Lake City, Utah. Jan. 11. With more than 1,000 delegates pres ent, the fifty-third annual convention of the National Wool Growers' asso ciation opened here today. F. J. Hagenbarth. president, told the dele gates that he believed thaf the high prices for wool and meat would pre vail for a considerable time. He took occasion to arraign politicians for their apparent neglect of the sheep industry of the United States and was especially bitter in his attack on congress "for its failure to recognize the sheep men ia the matter of an ap propriation for a government experi mental sheep and breeding station. The convention will be in session to morrow and Saturday. The Weather Temperature at Omaha Yesterday. l'"or Nebraska Fair and ooMer. Hour. Ueff. Comparative 1.041 ftocofdH. " 1917. 1816. 191 Higltcflt yesterday. Lowest yesterday . Mean temperature. 1 10 T .51 Precipitation .00 Temperature and precipitation departures from the normal at Omaha since March 1, and compared with the last two years: Normal temperature 20 Deficiency -for the day 4 Total excess since March 1 278 Noinial precipitation 03 Inch Deficiency for the day 03 Inch Total rainfall since March 16.73fnchcs Deficiency since March 1 12.81 inches Deficiency for cor. period, 1915. 1.81 Inches Deficiency for cor. period, 1914. 3.81 Inches Reports From 8tationn at 7 P. M. Station and Slate Temp. High- Rain - of v eather. i p. m. Cheyenne, snow Davenport, snow 18 Denver, snow 10 Des Moines, clear 10 Dodgo City, cluoriy.... 22 Lander, cluody North Plafte. clear..,, 1 Omaha, clear It Pueblo snow 14 Rapid City, part cluody 4 Salt Lake city, snow., 22 fall. 22 24 Senta Fe, part cluody. 34 44 .1 Sheridan, part cluody. 2 8 . Rloux City, clear 4 1H .( Valentine, clear 10 .( "T" indicates trace precipitation. Indicates below aero. L. A. WELSH, Meteorollsst. - 5 a. m 21 (iOklQ&l 7 -' 20 AVVPV m '8 TVS 8 m 17 KiWAXV 10 a.- m 17 ( J i Jg n m 18 fi 9 A2jJ l" P- m 13 7 p- m it) 8 p. m 9 Tom Lawson Must Tell Congress All About It or Feel the Law Committee, Clothed With Power to Force Him to Talk, Will Again Call Witness. REPUBLICANS FORCE MOVE Washington, Jan. 1-'. Clothed with new powers for forcing a witness to testify, the house rules committee will call Thomas W. Lawson before it again, probably Monday, and de mand that he name the congressman who lie says told him that a cabinet officer, a member of congress and a broker were in a conspiracy to make money in the stock market on official secrets. If Lawson again refuses to name the congressman and the trio involved in his story, as it is generally believed he will, the committee then will re port him cither to the house or the district court on contempt charges. Follows Bitter Debate. This plan was agreed upon hy the committee today, after an acrimoni ous debate between democrats and republicans on the floor of the house had upset the generally accepted idea that agitation over rumors of a "leak" in advance of President Wilson's peace note was about to subside. Dur ing the discussions. republicans charged that the democrats were shut ting off the inquiry because they were afraid of it, while the democrats in- SENATORS TAKE . REST FROM LABORS Adjourn Until Next Tuesday After Starting H. C. L. Inquiry. HOWARD FIGHTS FOR JOBS I From a Staff Correspondent.! Lincoln, Jan. 12. (Special.) Whether three days constitutes a period of 120 hours or only seventy two, took up considerable times in the senate today on a motion to ad journ until 2 o'clock next Tuesday. Some of the senators contended that under the rules the senate could not adjourn from Friday until Tues day, because' it was more than the required three days, the rules pro hibiting an' adjournment for more than that time unless under joint agreement of the house. Others con tended that three days was three days and that Sunday did not count as it was not considered a legisla tive day. Another point put Up was that even 4f. Sunday did not count, the senate' was in session today and would be in session again Tuesday and as there was only three days be tween, the rule would not be' frac tured. On a vote this view appeared to be taken by a majority of the members, although the vote was quite close. However, the presiding of ficer declared that the motion "ap peared to be carried," and as no one "appeared to object," the gavel fell and the senate adjourned. Job Question Up Again. In the house for once harmony was on tap in large chunks between How ard of Douglas and Richmond from the same county. What brought about this unusual condition was a speech by Mr. Howard demanding that the house committee name a certain cus todian and deploring the fact that a poor old cripple had been denied the job, so economy would be shown. Richmond seconded, but when the vote was taken, Howard and Rich mond were the only two members to vote for employing the old man. Howard then turned loose a reso lution deploring the fact that the gov ernment had seen fit to butt into the business of the legislature and put in a postmaster, when the job could have been given to a man who needed it. This, too, was defeated. Monopoly Probe Once More. By a vote of 39 to 33 the house adopted the McAllister resolution calling for an investigation to deter-1 mine whether the market for farm products is under monopolistic con trol of the stock yards, grain mar ket terminals, etc., for the purpose of depressing prices paid to farmers and raising those charged to consum ers. The committee of investigation consists of McAllister, Fries, Meysen burg, Harris of Greeley, and Todd, democrts, nd Rencker nd Hostettler, republicns. More Serious Charge May Be Made Against Franz Bopp San Francisco, Jan. 12. Conspiracy to use United States mails in further ance of murder and arson will be charged against Franz Bopp, German consul general, and four aides if con victions for conspiracy to violate American neutrality with dymanite and bombs is overturned, John W. Preston, United States district attor ney, declared today. Motions for a new trial for Bopp and aides went over for a week today in the United States district court Theodore Roche, chief counsel for Bopp, said he would base his plea for a new trial ipon the instructions given to the jury by Judge William H. Hunt in the United States district court: Two Thousand Jobs Are Ready for Men Past 45 Chicago, Jan. 12. Pledges of jobs for 2,000 men more than 45 years of age "to be fulfilled at the earliest possible moment" have been made by members of the Employers' asso ciation of Chicago, it was announced today. The organization, composed of representative business men, had been interested in a movement to re move the prejudice against employ ing men more than 45 ycar, old. sisted that their opponents were play , ing partisan politics. Cantrill's Proposition. When the house had talked for two I hours and was about to vote on the j committee's cport, Representative Cantrill of Kentucky made a proposi tion that changed the whole situation. "Let the committee be instructed." he said, "to bring Thomas W. Law son before it and submit to him in writing the questions he refused to answer. If he does not answer, then let Lawson be cited before the. bar of this house and determine whether Thomas W. Lawson has more pow than the American congress." K.v'erybody was surprised by N- IMIl III a IIHMIIV1II UKIWI. I ments began to come from members ! of both sides of the house, including Chairman Henry of the committee. ! To Have Five Days More. , 1 In the end it was agreed that the committee should have five additional days in which to report on the Wood resolution ,a report on which orig inally was ordered by tomorrow, and I, Mr. Henry immediately called a meet ing of his committee for tomorrow . morning to work out plans for recall ing Lawson. The Wood resolution, i w ith amendments ot some substitute ; t,o broaden the committee's powers i probably will be brought before the 1 house tomorrow and acted on imme i diately, so the committee can pro i ceed with its hearing Monday. ' Lawson Was assailed on both sides ! of the house. SEE PLOT TO KILL HIRAMJ0HNS0N Prosecutor in Bomb Trial Says Letters Show Anarchistic Conspiracy. TO BLOW UP THE GOVERNOR San Francisco, Jan. 12. Anarchist plots to assassinate Governor Hiram W. Johnson. United States senator elect from California, were revealed in letters seized in the office of Al exander Berkman several weeks ago, Assistant District Attorney Edward A. Cunha told Judge Franklin A. Grif- i tin in the Mooney murder trial to- ! day. I "I found evidence in those letters," ' Cunha declared, "to prove that Berk I man and others conspired to destroy the government, blow up California's I capitol and kill Governor Johnson." I He was pleading with Griffin not to permit the detense in the Mooney case to have access to letters which the court has impounded. "If you have such evidence, why don't you place it before the grand jury immediately?" Judge Griffin asked. "1 wanted to use the letters as evi dence in this case and I can get Berk man and his conspirators any time," Cunha replied. Berkman is supposed to be in New York. Court Has Letters. Mooney's trial for murder in con nection with a preparedness day bomb explosion last July 22, when ten persons lost their lives, had been interrupted and Judge Griffin was sit ting as a magistrate on the question of permitting the defense to see the Berkman letter when Cunha made his charges. Last week W. Bourke Cock ran of New York, chief counsel for Mooney, succeeded in having the court impound the letters after sev eral had been published in newspa pers. Miss Eleanor Fitzgerald, assistant editor of Berkman's paper, "The I Blast," was testifying how District I Attorney Fickert's agents injured her i when they raided The Blast two I weeks ago and took the corrcspon ! dence. "Under the common law of the na : tion there can be no such secret file as the district attorney contends for," i declared Cockran. "These letters an) direct evidence 1 in this trial and they show a con- spiracy, as I said before, ro destroy ' government and kill Governor John i sou, and it is proper to keep them secret, Cunha replied. Johnson Used to Threats. Sacramento, Cal., Jan. 12. Gover nor liirani W. Johnson at the capitol today, when informed of District At torney Fickert's revelations in San Francisco of an alleged plot to as sassinate him, said: "This is the first time I've heard of the particular matter. Threats of that kind have been so many and so varied since I've been governor that I've learned wholly to disregard them." Kearney Man Heads Independent Phone Men (From a Staff Correspondent.) Lincoln, Jan. 12. (Special Tele gram.) The Nebraska Independent Telephone association closed its three days' session here today by electing Warren Pratt of Kearney, president; Eben Warren, Chadron. vice presi dent; L. E. Hurtz, Lincoln, secretary treasurer (re-elected), and Warren Pratt, George E. Coddington, Au burn; H. H. Andrews, Callaway, W. C. May, Gothenburg; O. R. Thomp son, Wisner; Frank Woods, Lincoln, and C. J. Garlow, Columbus, directors. The resolutions endorsed the action of the United States Independent i Telephone association in deprecating the attempt of the federal authorities to interfere with the opcartion of in i dependent telephone companies. I Cody's Estate Will ! Not Exceed $65,000 I Denver. Ian. 12. The estate of Colonel William F. Cody, who died here Wednesday, and which had been estimated several times in the past at over $1,000,000. today was estimated by Judge W. L. Wall, for years Colo nel Cody's attorney, at not to exceed $65,000. It consisls, in the main, of three ranches near Codv, Wyo.. and an equity in a hotel in liiat town. FARMERS WOULD HAVE UNCLE SAM OWN RAILROADS Nebraska Union Declares That! Public Transportation Lines ! Have Become Menace to ! W-' i of People. C0' ,w!fo GOOD roads' v ! Have the State Appraise j j,vnd Then Buy Union Stock l Yards of .'maha. OFFICERS AND POLITICS : Criticising the railroads for not fur- j nishing enough grain cars when they j are needed and asking that propel regislatiou be enacted to remedy the matter, the Nebraska Farmers' Edu-! cational Co-operative union, which has ' been in session three days, came to a , close yesterday afternoon. j The farmers in a resolution adopted i assert that the railroads for some time have been "a very grave menace to the welfare and well being of the farmers, as well as the other people of the na-1 tion," and as a remedial factor recom mend government purchase and con trol, the purchase to be on the physi cal valuation of the railroads. ' By a unanimous vote it was decided to hold the next convention in Lin coln the second Wednesday in Janu ary, 1918. About 560 accredited dele gates and about 600 members attend ed the convention, which is said to have been the largest and best in the history of the organization. Delegates to National Meet. Before closing the following dele gates were elected to attend the Na tional association, to be held at Jones boro, Ark., the second week in De cember: - H. C. Elwood, Crcighton; Charles McLeod. Stanton; W. H. Campbell, Central City; Walter Burgess, Trum bell, and Mr. Car'sterson, Boone county. The union went on record against federal aid in the matter of good roads, declaring that it was chiefly a state proposition. I As to the Omaha stock yards, the farmers would have the state appraise and buy them. This was included in resolutions adopted. All officers, with the exception of the board of directors, were re-elected. They are: C. H. Gustafson, Mead, president; J. M. Burdick, Creightou, vice presi- I 1-. r 1.'1 -i L- ........... dent, and D. R. Ellis, Omaha, secre tary and treasurer. John Havekosl, Cooper; H. D. Lute, Paxton, and James Elliott, Laurel, were elected di rectors. . No Political Offices. In the amendments of the constitu tion it was forbidden that any officer or director of the union should be come a candidate for any state, county or other political office while serving in the capacity as an officer or director for the union. An amendment was also adopted raising the salary of the president from $5 for each working day to $2,500 a year. During the session the following resolutions were adopted: That a company be organized to in sure farm property against fire, light ning and wind. That a protest be made against a raise in proposed live stock rates. That a seat on the Live Stock ex change be purchased. That county co-operative telephone systems be established wherever prac ticable. That representatives in both sec tions of the Nebraska legislature be instructed to work in trying to secure a reasonable and maximum long dis tance toll rate. As to Sleeper Berths. furnish sleeping berths on stock traiils j to shippers ot live stock. That the distribution of grain cars to elevators be on the basis of their volume of business. That state school lands be sold, as tney are principally in inc nanus ui i speculators who pay only a nominal j rent, so that the state receives only a j very low and unreasonable income. That the county fair aid law would be more effective in producing im-; provement in agriculture within the county it amenaea to permit uuiis oi lesser extent than the county to par ticipate in the apportionment of this fund and upon the petition of 10 per cent of the rural population in any county having a population of 80,000 or more, to apportion that fund equally between the senior society and the society designated in the petition. That the practice of barter or "tard ing" among the law makers he pro hibited and punishable by a tine. As to Schools and Books. The little red school house would entirely be done away with if the resolutions adopted by the farmers be came operative. They propose: ; That common rural schools he pro vided with a course of study extend- j ing through ten years of work, so that students finishing the course will be permitted to enter state nroinal I schools, normal high schools and the , like. ; That a workable plan for establish- ing rural high schools and con-; solidatcd schools be established for I the benefit of those who wish to avail I themselves of it. That the state print its own text books and supplies and sell them to the schoo) districts and schools of the state at 5 per cent above cost. Wants Single Body to Legislate in S. Dakota Pierre, S. D., Jan. 12. Reduction of South Dakota's legislature to one body, composed of one member from each judicial district, is proposed in a resolution for a constitutional amend ment drawn up in the senate by Sen ator B. K. Dowdetl of Artesian to day. The proposed body would meet every ninety days. FIRST AID ON THE BATTLEFIELD Usually the .lightly wounded are not attended at all while an engagement i tak ing place. If opportunity presents, however, a surgeon will dress the wounds of a slightly injured man, as shown in the photograph. r BOARD GOES SLOWLY PICKINGJIRECTORS Names for All Districts Likely to Be Given to Public at Same Time. GRUENTHER OUT FOR JOB IHrnm a Surf Corranpondpnt.l Washington, Jan. 12. (Special Tel egram.) -Announcement of the names of president and directors of the Farm Loan hank of the Eighth dis trict with headquarters in Omaha will not be made for at least two weeks and then in conjunction with a gen eral list of chairmen and directors through out the country. "It will be one bite of a cherry and not a continuous performance,' was the way a member of the Farm Loan board expressed the situation. Chris Gruenther, who is Senator Hitchcock's candidate for a director of the Omaha Farm Loan bank, was in Washington today1 but did not call on the Farm Loan board. He saw the board some time ago and outlined to them what his policies would be if selected. The board is still canvass ing the territory included in the Omaha district with a view of securing a dozen or more first class names fcom the four states in the Omaha district, comprising Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota and Wyoming, from which to make a selection of five di rectors, one of whom shall be presi dent. Then there is a secretary to select and a registrar who must be an attorney and well acquainted with mortgage values. In this connection it may be stated that Prof. Pugslcy of the University of Nebraska, is looked upon most favorably for a member of the di rectorate of the Omaha hank, but whether he will land is problematical. During the course of the inquiry after information relative to candi dates avowed and receptive for the di rectorship, it developed that three or four strong men have been suggested from Iowa and a like number for Ne braska, but there were few names from either South Dakota or Wyom ing. In fact the two latter states were shy on any general recommenda tion whatsoever. This condition the board would like to have changed as it would like to appoint a director from each of the four states in the Omaha district if such a thing he pos sible. Members of Thompson Family All Victims of Coal Gas Fred Thompson, wife and daughter, found dead in their cabin near Dalton, Cheyenne, county. Nebraska, Decem ber 24, were victims of coal gas poisoning, according to Dean Cutter of the University of Nebraska Col lege of Medicine. The mystery baffled the authorities of Cheyenne. county and for a time it was thought the Thompsons were victims of foul play. ('reparations had been made by the family fur the observance of Christmas, hut when the hired man entered the house on the d?y before Christinas he found all three dead. Dean Cutter's attention was called to the case and experiments were conducted under his personal supervision for several weeks. At the conclusion of these he announced that there was no evidence except that of carbon monoxide poisoning. Phillips Nominated for Assistant Secretary of State Washington, Jan. 12. William Phillips of Massachusetts, third assist ant secretary of state, was nominated by President Wilson today as assis tant secretary of state to succeed John F. Osborne, who recently re signed. Breckinridge Long, a St. Louis lawyer, was nominated as third assistant secretary of state. Two Dupont Powder Magazines Explode; Twenty-One Killed New York, Jan. 12. Two of the powder magazines of the Dupont Powder company at Haskill, N. .. arc reported to have been blown up at u:30 o'clock tonight. The message re ceived here at 10 o'clock said early re ports were that twenty-one men had been killed in the explosion and many injured. : iff! ' :.. v tiiwtS aid r THE,' J-I6J.D.. t r.-t.ttaifliraanaM mi whim imim uni mimi ITALIAN WARSHIP SUNK;645 PERISH Regina Mrjherita Strikes Mine and Goes Down, Rome Government Admits. BRITISH CRUISER IS LOST Rome (Via Paris), Jan. 12. It is of ficially announced that the Italian battleship Regiha Margherita struck a mine and sank December 11. Six hundred and seventy-five men on board perished. Two hundred and seventy were saved. Six Hundred Lives Lost. Berlin, Jan. 12. (By Wireless to Sayville.) The loss of 600 lives by the destruction of an Italian battleship is reported by the Anzeigcr of Basel, Switzerland, according to the Oveiv seasNews agency. "The Anzicgcr of Basel reports from Rome the destruction of the Italian battleship Regina Margherita," says the news agency. "It is con firmed that it was sunk off Avlona, Albania, by a mine or a torpedo. Six hundred out of 8J0 sailors perished." This report probably refers to the Italian battleship Regina Margherita, 1.1,215 tons, manned with a normal complement of 810 men. It was re ported last October that this warship had been damaged by an explosion. British Cruiser Sunk. Berlin, Jan. 12. (By Wireless to Sayville.) A British cruiser of the Juno type, 5,600 ton vessels, has been destroyed by Turkish gun fire, it is announced in the Turkish headquar ters report of January 11. Kugel Asks Aid From Neville in Fighting Liquor In a letter to Governor Neville, City Commissioner Kugel urged the chief executive of the state to lend his influence in securing passage of legislation which would authorize the police to confiscate any liquors found in places other than private residences or licensed drug stores after May 1. Mr. Kugel also believes a jail sen tence should be imposed ill cases of conviction of liquor laws when the dry regime begins. Another recom mendation is penalty for drinking liquors in a drug store. The governor acknowledged re ceipt of the letter which he stated he handed to the special legislative com mittee on liquor laws. Coldest Day of Winter At City of New York New York, Jan. 12. New York faced its coldest day of the winter, according to weather bureau records. At 5 a. in. the temperature stood at 7 degrees above zero and colder weather was predicted for tonight. A snowstorm and unusually cold weather at sea were reported .by pas senger and tramp steamers which ar rived today. The vessels reached port coated with ice. Free Theater Tickets Save your copy of THE BEE and when the young lady calls at your home and asks to see the copy show it to her and you will receive one ticket good for one reserve seat to see the Laughing Musical Comedy, "Bringing Up Father." The tickets will be good for either Monday or Tuesday night at the Boyd theater. You have a laugh at George McManus' eccentric character conceptions, Jiggs and his wife, as they appear in the Bringing Up Father daily cartoon fea ture in The Bee. Now you have an opportunity to see them FREE in real life in musical comedy. The tickets are given to you FREE. ENTENTE REPLY : LEAVES NO HOPE OF EARLY PEACE j President Wilson and His Ad- visers Are Carefully Exam- 1 inintr AU Phases of the Situation. ,'. DOOR IS STILL OPEN Intimation that Central Em pires May Be Asked to , State Their Terms. TEUTONS DENOUNCE REPLY Washington, Jan. 12. President Wilson today began a careful exami nation of the entente's reply to his peace note to determine what oppor tunity it presents for a further move on his part and in what way one may be accomplished. The entente note was discussed at the regular meet ..r .1... -..,,1 v...n.l., k tween the president and Secretary 1 .nni All quarters agreed that while the entente had made a complete reply to the president's request for a state ment of terms the note seemed to offer no hope for an early end of the war, but, fortunately, still did not close the door on further effort on the president's part. Several courses of action lie before the president. Among them is an other move to ask Germany to state specific terms, as the allies have done. Diplomats say that with replies from both sets of belligerents in hand it would be legitimate to communicate the answer of one set to the other. , ' Germans Denounce Note. The German diplomats here were outspoken in their denunciation of the allied note and their declarations that such terms never would be accepted, Admittedly the note was more severe than even they had been led to ex pect and they declared the Germanic allies were prepared to fight on. t The next steps by the United States, will be chosen with the utmost delib eration and because of the delicate stage which the negotiations are cer tain to enter from this time k would b : no surprise if they were conducted entirely in secret, without publication of the exchanges, until some definite point has been reached. ( NeXTStep Under Consideration. President Wilson discussed both the entente and German notes with Colonel x.. M. House, who arrived here last night. Colonel House had ntrntrpmntR uith a number nf rrriu- ernment officials and pianned to re turn to New York late today. i It was stated officially that whether the entente reply -will be forwarded to the central powers and the latter-! reply forwarded to the entente had not been decided pending a careful examination1 of the whole situation. Briefly, officials feel that the allies have stated terms, while refusing to enter a conference, whereas the Ger mans have suggested a conference without stating their terms. Never theless, it is felt that the international situation has been decidedly clarified. Situation is Serious. Offcials obviously view the future with increasing soberness. President Wilson's original statement in hit note that neutrality was becoming intolerable 'and Secretary Lansing's statement that the United States wa3 being drawn to the verge of war, were recalled in view of the proba bility that hostilities are likely to con tinue. Ambassador BernstorfTs reiterated assurances that Germany will not vio late its submarine pledges to this country is held not incompatible with activities that could not be tolerated by this country, but might be con ducted on the basis that there is such a divergence of view as to the inter national law involved. Two Killed as Automobile Upsets in Grand Island Grand Island, Neb., Jan. 12. Charles Sherman, aged 40, and his father, Samuel Sherman, were instant ly killed and Al Rasmussen and W. C. Hangar were injured late today when the car Hangar was driving turned over and crushed the men be neath it. Both Hangar and Rasmus sen, though not seriously injured, were unconscious when found by a farmer lad named Thompson who summoned help. Hangar and Ras mussen say that the spindle of one of the front wheels of the rather heavy car broke while the car was going at a rate of twenty-fivev miles per hour. The dead were brought to their home in -this city. The men had been to Cairo, Neb., on a busi ness trip.