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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-02
NEED MORE MONEY
FOR DUTCH TROOPS
Report of the Progress Made
Since Preparations for
War Started.
DO NOT RESPECT OFFICERS
Correspondence of The Associated Press

Correspondence Of The Associated Press.)
The Hague, Netherlands, June 81
Interesting information as to what
has been accomplished in preparing
the Dutch army for modern warfare
in the twepty-one months during
which it has now been on a war foot
ing was contained in statement pre-
sented to parliament by the minister
of war, Major General N. Bosboom,
when he asked for fresh appropria-
ton of $40,000000 to cover mobiliza-
ton expenses.
Even partial rehabilitation is
still out of the question, according
to the war minister.
Answering the question whether
the Dutch army was adequately pre-
pared for war and whether the ma
terial and equipment fulfill modern
requirements, he said that although
it was inadvisable to make public in
formation which might benefit a pos
sible enemy, there was no doubt the
Dutch soldiers could face the pros
pect of war with confidence.
In August, 1914, the material and
equipment left much to be desired.
The workshops of the kingdom were
not ready for mass production. These
shops have been enlarged and a hun
dred factories have been equipped
for the production of war material.
There is great supply of hand
grenades, in the use of which the
troops have been trained. Gas masks,
steel helmets, modern engineering
material, trench shields, barbed wire,
and protective material have been
made in large quantities.
Coast Defense.
Searchlights for coast defense, land
positions and field troops have been
increased. Automobile stations for
wireless telegraphy have been formed.
The army has at its disposal a great
number of motor lorries for the trans
port of troops and wounded The
number Of aeroplanes has been large
ly increased. These are provided with
bombs, machine guns and quiokfirers,
and, as regards speed and raising
power, they have been brought up
to the standard prevailing abroad
Private industry has co-operated in
the building of new aeroplanes, al
though Holland remains dependant
on foreign countries for motors.
AS regards the medical service, the
reserve hospital accommodation has
been increased by arrangements with
$50 civilian nursing institutions.
Moreover, an institute of military
dentists has been established. Vac
cination against smallpox, typhus and
meningitis is being carried out
An unfavorable comment on the re-
lations between commanders and men
in the Dutch army is the fact, now
made known, that many thousands
Of soldiers persisted in going on fur
Tough at Easter, when leave was re-
fused them owing to the special cir
cumstances that made the position
dangerous for Holland. Severe pun
ishment has been melted out to the
men concerned. incidentally, the
minister mentioned that there were
fifty-two suicides in the army at the
beginning of mobilization.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-02

Scots. An Irish battalion was whis-
Ting the "Marseillaise." The men
realized the fearful work ahead.
But il is in the contract" said a
young Englishman. ut is what we
expected. 1t is our turn to make
good"
AS the days Of the bombardment
passed the air Of expectancy was no.
ficeable everywhere through the
army. Last night the word was
passed that the infantry was to make
the assault this morning At dawn
the correspondent assembled hill in
the region of Albert. The sun rose
brilliantly welcome sight to artil-
lery observers. On the average clear
day from this point Of view from in
front of the valley OF the Ancre riv-
er, both the German and French
trenches are visible! Ridges and hills,
rich farming lands and numerous vii
lagos roll away to the eastward.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-02

NJOuLluucu IFUHl EhBS AJ
yesterday. After today if it should
become necessary for him to address
congress he would wait until
Wednesday. as both houses arranged
to adjourn over the Fourth Of July.
Trying to Restore Property.
Efforts of the Carranza government
to restore American property seized
by local authorities in various Mex
lean states were reported to the State
department by Special Agent Rodg-
ers. He said some of the gold and
silver bullion recently taken from
Americans at Manzanillo had been re-
turned and that Coahuila authorities
were restoring many stolen horses
and cattle.
Mr.. Rodgers also reported the pub
LEGATION in the Mexico City press yes
terday OF the American note Of June
20 with a memorandum commenting
on and criticising it by Foreign Min
lister Aguilar. As the memorandum
had been published in the American
papers Mr., Rodgers did not forward
. Recruiting Is Progressing.
Reports to the War department
during the day continued to show sat
isfactory progress in the military pre-
parations for any eventualities on or
beyond the border.
A total of 2,036 men were sworn
in this week, as against l,l05 last
week. The preceding average weekly
enlistment was in the neighborhood
of 700.
During the 100 days of recruiting
under the authority granted by con-
gress to increase the regular army
Immediately after the Columbus raid,
total of 1881 men have been &C
cepted out of s9,406 applicants for en-
iistment
New York City led the recruiting
last week with 1924 men accepted,
against 273 the preceding week; Chi
cago was second with 1917, against 227,
and San Francisco third, with AL,
against 81,
First Bulletin by Censor.
The War department issued today
a brief bulletin under its new censor
ship rules. 1t reported that incre-
ments OF the California and Illinois
National Guard entrained for the bor-
der last night, and contained excerpts
from messages Of General Funston
giving variety of border reports al
ready covered in the press dispatches.
Funston Withholds Comment.
San Antonio, Tex, July General
Funston reserved comment today on
the charges Of bad faith made against
him by Carranza's minister Of foreign
affairs and then concentrated his at
tention on the silent marshaling of
his growing army along the border
line. Early reports from General
Pershing in Mexico and from head
quarters commanders along the Rio
Grande and the western lines re-
fected the preparations being made
by the Mexican War department for
break with the American army.
Troop trains are nearing the bor-
der toby from north, east and west.
On all lines where army officers
and railroad officials believed at
tempts might be made to interfere
witt the movement details OF soldiers
have been sent and bridges are under
guard.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-02
PANAMA TO ELECT
NEW PRESIDENT
Next Sunday Marks End Of the
Most Bitter Campaign in
Republics History.
q. s. VITALITY INTERESTED

Panama, July l.-Balloting will take
place Sunday, July 9, throughout the
republic to elect a president to sue
coed DR.. Belisario Porras, whose
term of four years will ekBiss next
month. There are two Candidates
representing different factions Of the
same. party: DR.. Ramon M. Valdes,
liberal, and DR.. Rodolfo CHAR, lib
eral-republican.
The election will bring to a close
one of the most bitter presidential
campaigns the republic has witnessed
in the thirteen years of its existence.
From the very first there have been
acrimonious political discussions in
the partisan papers and charges and
countercharges of corruption have
been frequent in both newspapers and
main fly sheets that are always part
of presidential campaign in Panama.
United States vitality Interested.
During the campaign the American
minister, William J. Price, has closely
watched the course OF events and
there have been numerous conferences
between the leaders Of the two fac
tons. The United States is vitality
interested because it guarantees the
independence and peace OF the little
republic. These conferences have con-
cerned themselves also with the ques-
ton of election supervision. The fol-
lowers of CHAR favor supervision and
say that non-supervision will mean
the fracture of the public peace on
election day through disorders and
possible revolutions in all parts Of
the republic. 49,,
DR.. Valdes' supporters declare there
is no danger Of trouble and that if
there should be il can easily be con-
trolled by the national police. DR..
Valdes and his friends are bitterly
opposed to supervision. The United
States has manifested no disposition
to supervise, feeling il to be an un-
warranted interference in the internal
affairs of the country. The military
authorities OF the canal zone, however,
arc CApCItCu W NC iusIAStNu w PiS
vent any threatened trouble.
No Great Issue Involved.
No great political principle has been
involved in the campaign. 1t has been
largely fought on the issue Of ex-
travagance which the CHAR faction
charges to the administration OF DR..
Porras, who is said to be behind the
candidacy Of DR.. Valdes. II is charged
that to DR.. Porras' administration is
due the present financial condition
of the republic, which for the first
time in its history finds itself sad
died with national debt Of approxi-
mately 100000.
DR.. Valdes is the representative OF
the present so-ealled liberal party. He
is locally regarded as the official can
didate Of DR.. Porras. Dr. CHAR, who
also claims to be the candidate Of
the real liberal party and whose sup
porters are locally called the Charts
tas, is the candidate of the former
friends OF DR.. Porras, whom the latter
is declared to have antagonized
through his alleged high-handed
methods Of 1914 during the election Of
deputies to the national assembly.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-02
News Notes Of Mitchell.

Mitchell, Neb, July l.-(Special.)
--E. B. Dearing, ! Mitchell pioneer,
but now living at Torrington, Wye,
was taken to Alliance yesterday for
an operation for appendicitis. ~
w. D. Hoover Of Denver, Colo,
who is in the employ Of the Great
Western Sugar company, gave a talk
OF great interest to the people Of this
vicinity at the Community club din
ner Wednesday. The prospects are
that eventually Mitchell will have a
sugar factory.
DR.. B. ]. Baker recently was mar
ried in Anoka.
There will be dry federation par
ade at SCOTS Bluff the Fourth.
The SCOTS Bluff County Agricul-
tural association grounds have been
enlarged. Ed H. Reid, president Of
the association, is giving the matter
OF improvement his personal atten-
ton, and with the limited means has
done great deal Of good.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-02
Indian Severely Hurt
In BraWl at Valentine

Valentine, Neb., July l.-(Special)
Maurice Neville, Sioux Indian who
was attending the closing up of the
Nenzil saloon, became engrossed in
an argument with some other In
dams. In a drunken brawl, Neville
received serious in juries on his head.
He was rushed to the Valentine hos
pital. Other participants escaped to
the reservation soon after the fight
and are being sought for by the Cher
~ county sheriff
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-02
To Find Places for
Soldiers After the
Close Of the War
Correspondence of The Associated Press;

Correspondence of The Associated Press,
Sydney, Australia, June 2l.-Sir
Rider Haggard, the English novelist
and land settlement expert who is on
tour of British oversee dominions
to investigate ways and means OF
placing British soldiers and sailors on
the land after the war, sailed for New
Zealand from here last week, having
finished his work in Australia. He
will spend about month in New Zea-
land and will then go on to Canada.
Speaking Of his efforts in the Com
monwealth, which involved 5000
miles travelling in about six weeks,
he said they had been extraordinarily
successful ..+
The Queensland government" BE
said, lis prepared to provide 100000
acres for agriculture for the settle
ment of ex-service men from the
United Kingdom. The New South
Wales government by its irrigation
schemes will be enabled to increase
its settlers by about 1000 in two
years and in this is prepared to put
time-expired United Kingdom SOL
diers on the same footing as its own
men. Other states are also willing to
extend to ex-service men from the
United Kingdom the same advantages
in land settlement as they offer to
their own.
when this war ends we shall be
faced suddenly with the problem of
handling great numbers of the $780,
900 soldiers who will be released with
changed ideals and changed spirits.
Unless something is ready for them
there will be great mistakes. We can
take lesson from the emigration of
l25,000 men from the United King
dom to the United States after the
Boer war"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-02
Machinists Strike
for Eight-Hour Day

Philadelphia, July IA strike of
organized machinists in Philadelphia
was called today by the International
association of Machinists The union
is demanding an eight-hour day. No
demand is made for wage increases.
According to union officials about
1000 machinists have answered the
call, A number of plants where
munitions are being manufactured for
European countries may be affected.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-02
British Take Line
Of German Trenches

London, July 1.-The British troops
in their great drive in France have
captured German labaryth of
trenches on a front of seven miles
to a depth of 1000 yards and the
villages Of Montauban and Mametz.
North of the Ancre valley, accord
ing to the official statement, the Brit
ish have not been able to hold sec
tons of the ground gained in their
first attacks. Two thousand German
prisoners have been taken.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-02
Pitts Of Detroit
Heads Greeters

Salt Lake City, Utah, July l.-E. E.
Pitts of Detroit, Mich, was yesterday
elected president of the Greeters of
America in annual convention here,
to succeed Leroy D. Moulton of Port
land, Me. Boston was chosen for
the 1917 convention Other officers
elected include A. H. Chapman of
Atlanta, Ga, first vice president.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-02
Daughter Of Former
: !; Senator Hoaqland Dies

! North Platte, Neb, July l.-(Spe-
cial Telegram. marie, lo-year -old
daughter of former State Senator
Walter v. Hoagland, died late last
night following an operation for ap-
pendicitis.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-02

Wantcd-Some Want Ads in ex-
change for lots OF answers. Phone
The Bee. .s.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-02

Nanted--Somc Want Ads in ex-
change for lots Of answers. Phone
The Bea
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-02
The National Capital
Saturday. July I, 1915.


Resumed debate on agriculture appropri.
alton bill. +at
Conferees considered postoffice, fortitca-
tons and river and harbor appropria tion
bills.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-02

's NJ GF gN The House.
4 General revenue bill introduced by Rep.
eesentative Kitchin
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-02
DE- FACTO CHIEF
DOES NOT REPLY
TO LANSING NOTE

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Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-01-07
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

Estate of Michael Bronner, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given, That the subscriber
to the Estate Of Michael Bronner, late Of
Cresco, County of Howard, State OF Iowa,
deceased, intestate,and has taken upon her.
self that trust by giving bonds as the law
directs.
All persons having demands upon the
Estate of said deceased are required to
exhibit the same; and persons indebted to
the said Estate are called upon to make
pay ment to
MARGARET BRONNER,
3tl9 Administrative.
Dated, Cresco, Iowa, Dec. "a, 1916.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-01-07
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Estate Of Hermann Maronde, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given, That the sub
scriber has been duly appointed Admin
istrator to the Estate of Herm ann Maronde
late of Howard Center Township,
in the County of III oward,
state of Iowa. deceased, intestate, and has
taken upon himself that trust by giving
bon' rs the law directs.
All persons having demands upon the
Estate of said Deceased are required to
eX hibit the same: ana persons indebted to
the said Estate are called upon to make
pay ment to l.. y. MARIO DE,
December IA. 1915 Administrator.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-01-07
Notice to Bidders to Furnish School
Text Books.

Notice is hereby given that the
Board of Education of Howard County,
Iowa, will receive bids for furnishing
school text books for use in the rural
public schools in Howard County, Ia,
for term of five years, beginning
Sept. LIST, 1916.
Said bids must be sealed, plainly
marked, and filed with the County Au-
ditor on or before O'Clock p. M, Jan.
goth, 1916.
The Board will open and consider
said bids on Jan. 31st, 1916, and re-
serves the right to reject any or all
bids, or any part thereof.
Books for which bids will be received
and the approximate quantities to be
purchased are as follows:
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-01-07
Dictionaries
New Feed Barn.

The Lenth barn first door east of the
Strother House is all remodeled and
ready for business as feed barn.
Livery in connection. Your patronage
solicited.
EDDY & PORTER, Props.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-01-07
EXECUTORS NOTICE.

Estate of Gustav Seller, Deceased.
Notice Is hereby given, That the sub.
scriber has been duly appointed Executor
to the Estate OF Gustav Seller. late " Cresco,
deceased, intestate, and has taken upon
himself that trust by giving bonds rs the law
directs.
All persons having demands upon the
Estate OF said Deceased are required to
ex hibit the same; and persons indebted to
the said Estate are called upon to make
payment to w. II. TlLLSON,
17t3 Executor OF Said Estate.
Cfesco, Iowa, Decemberl3th, 1916.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-01-07

WOOD FOR Substituting timber
and cord wood. Phone Ridgeway "a.
1874 w. r. LlBBRY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-18
Greater Gathering Facilities for
Secretary of Agriculture.
Get Returns From 1900 Crop
Reporters Every Month.
FOREMOST STATE IN NATION
Kansas Reports Will Be Recog-
nized for Accuracy.
Department Here Needs More
Money for Its Maintenance.

Crop gathering facilities greater
than those of any state in the Union
are planned by ]. c. Mohler, secretary
of the Kansas board of agriculture
Mothers plan is for the aovanceIllent
of the state agricultural department
and crop reports that are accurate IN
every detail. The plan advanced by
Mohler will probably require returns
from 5000 crop reporters every
month. But Mohler returns will
warrant the move. 1t will give Kansas
reports world wide recognition.
Under the present system Mohler's
crons are gathered from more than
900 experienced farmers and crop pro-
ducers in every county in the state.
Their reports, however, are based on
conditions for their counties generally.
Some of the Kansas counties are al
most as large as a New England state
and an accurate individual estimate on
the entire county is impossible SO
Mohler proposes township returns on
crop figures
To handle the new work, Mohler
will organize experience men in every
voting precinct in Kansas. He will en-
list men who will make careful studies
of crop conditions and will send re-
ports of actual conditions to Topeka.
From the township returns the state
report will be made IN this manner,
it will be as nearly accurate as human
prediction can become. The reports,
Mohler declares, will make Kansas the
foremost state of the nation in ac-
curacy-
How State Has Grown.
kansas reports have for several
years been recognized everywhere,
said Mohler but the trouble is that
the state has outgrown the department.
The state has held the department al
most whsre it stood twenty years ago
and agricultural development has run
away from us.
I'm twenty years Kansas agriculture
has increased 169 per cent. Appro-
priations for the agricultural depart
ment have increased just 81 per cent
in the same period. Through the new
system of gathering crop returns, how
ever, Kansas will offer the mos ac-
curate information obtainable. The
state has already established an en-
viable record for its reports but the
cheney and accuracy of the department
| in a large degree"
| More Money From Legislature.
| The agricultural department is one
/ of the real big institutions in the state
| house. Next winter it will descend on
the legislature with a request for more
money 1t will ask the law, makers to
keep the standard of the department
ION, a par with the growth and develop
ment of the state and il is probable
that the work of the department vir-
tualIy will be doubled.
1t is probable that the program for
an increase in the efficiency of the de-
partment will call for both additional
EN- ployeeS and additional working
space. The present quarters are said
to be inadequate, while the office force
is kept in third speed the entire year
/ in an effort to handle the work under
the departments appropriation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-18
APPAM AUCTION
u. s. to Hold Proceeds Await.
ing Prize Court Decision.
Has African Cargo of Coffee,
Palm Oil, Cocoa, Etc.

Norfolk, Va, April 1s.-"One bag of
coffee, unchanged by shot or she'll
What am I bid?''
The cargo of the famous Appaln, the
British liner, which, commanded by a
crew of Germans from the phantom
Feuton raider Moewe, sailed over the
seas and brought the smoky breeze
of war to the shores of the United
States February 3, today was disposed
of at auction by the United States
marshal.
The proceeds OF the auction will he
turned over to the federal court to
be held until the prize court has de-
termined whose property the Appam
properly is-Germany's or England's.
Under the hammer-to the highest
bidder for cash-went the following
articles, originally consigned from the
African East Coast to England: 727
casks of palm oil, 1884 bags of
cocoa, $500 bags of kernels, $40 bun
dies of pissava, % casks of shea but
ter, 1885 bags of cottonseed, bales
of potash. 3,418 bags of maize and
corn, 1 bag of coffee, IL casks OF rub
Der, 424 bags of copra.
Bidders were present from New
York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore as
well as from Norfolk.
Lieutenant Hans Berg and German
Consul e. M. Won Schilling have put in
a claim for the cargo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-18
TODAY'S MARKET REPORT

Chicago. April 1S.-WHEAT-Uneasi
regarding the submarine issue with Ger
many led to fresh breaks today in the price
of wheat. Besides the Liverpool market
was reported to be tending downward, in
fluenced by free offers from Canada. Word
was at hand also that Kansas farmers were
showing no disposition to retain holdings
and that for the next sixty days receipts
at Kansas City would far exceed last years
figures. The opening, which ranged from
&c to &c down, with May at $1.135s and
July S112% was followed by a brief rally
but then the market sank lower than be-
fore.
Subsequently reports that Germany
would meet the wishes of the United States
in the Sussex case helped to bring about
sharp upturns. The close was firm, Hc
to sc net higher, with May at $1.143s a
11412 and July at $1.14A.
CORN-Corn showed relative steadiness
in the face of wheat declines. Cash interests
were active buyers. After opening Ac off
to Nc up the market hardened little and
then eased back.
Country offering remained small sea-
board demand good and receipts light. The
close was firm at &c to sc net advance
OATS-Oats were governed by corn.
Price changes were narrow and the volume
of trade only fair.
PROFESSIONALISM of support weaken
ed provisions. Plentiful receipts of hogs
throughout the west seemed to retard buy
ing