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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-02-08

rests upon two imperfect and nppar-
entity conflicting narratives-the oihclal
and formal report of the Confederate
commissioners and the subsequent oral
and personal statement of Mr.. Steph-
ems. The disagreement, however, Is
easily explained, having, with its at
tendnnt controversy, arisen because
what Mr.. Stephens said was assumed
to be an attack upon Mr.. Davis. 1t
was never so intended by Mr. Stephens,
the aim being solely to throw light
upon the character and purposes of
Mr.. Lincoln.
1t should be borne in mind in this
connection that Mr.. Stephens and Mr..
Lincoln were personal friends-old
Wing colleagues in congress-Lincoln
n warm admirer of Stephens, whom he
wanted to ask to become member
of his cabinet when he was elected
president. In the little cabin of the
river steamer where the conference
was being held the two had drawn
apart from the rest. stephens" said
Lincoln, as Mr.. Stephens related the
conversation to many of his friends,
you to be one. Both of us understand
the situation. Let me write Union at
the top of this page and you may write
below 1t whatever else you please. |
am sure you will write nothing which
| cannot agree to-" Mr.. Stephens re-
piled that the commissioners We're linn
tied to treating upon the basis of the
recognition of the Independence of the
Confederacy. Then, Stephens" said
Lincoln, my hands are clean of every
drop of blood spilled from this time
onward"
In the general rather desultory and.
in the end, wholly abortive, talk be
tween the three Confederate commits
sioners and Mr.. Lincoln and Mr.. Sc
ward, Mr.. Lincoln recurring to slavery
and the Emancipation Proclamation,
declared that he would be willing to be
taxed to pay the Southern people fair
valuation for their slaves. 1t is
matter of fact that he had already
prepared a joint resolution to be rec
commended to the two houses of CON
gress appropriating S4OO,OOO.OOO to
this purpose, and proclamation to be
issued by himself as president when
this had been adopted.
on mis- return to Washington he laid
these two papers before the cabinet.
Inevitably there was opposition. why,
gentlemen" he said, "how long is the
war going to last? 1t is not going to
end in one hundred days, is it? 1t is
costing us S40OO.OOO day. There
you have the S4OO, 900. not counting
the intervening loss of lives and prop
and l will say no more about it,"
Both papers still stand in his own
handwriting.
The South's True Friend.
The death of Lincoln removed from
the head of affairs the best, if not the
only, friend the Southern people had
Mt court There came in his stead an
old line southern Democrat-a verit-
able poor white''-breathing destruc-
ton to the ruling classes ut the South
vet a constitutionalist of the school of
Jefferson and as hostile to the negro
equality theories of the radical Repub-
licans as the most ultra Copperhead of
it carry with 1t the failure also of
institutional freedom? Liberating the
black man, must it enslave the white?
The plan to impeach Andrew Johnson
was little other than a scheme to Mex
icanize the government. 1t came peril
ously near succeeding.
The Grand Army of the Republic
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-02-08

Would that the spirit of the Illus
trious dead whom we lament today
could speak from the grave in tones
which reach each and every heart:
My countrymen! Know one anoth-
er and you will love one another. -
Lamar on the death OF Sumner.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-02-08
His Trouble,

For years l understand Fixit has
been pursuing an upright course of
life"
Perhaps he has, but he has never
overtASen it,
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-02-08
Quite the Reverse.

81 hate TO play poker with Hobbs"
"A hard loser, is he?"
mo; an easy winner"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-02-08
At the Inquiries Bureau.

Excited Tourist-Tnformation given
out here?
Tired Attendant-It has.-Yale Rec
ord.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-02-08

His Personal Appearance.
As Virginia Carvel enters Mr.. Lin
eoln's presence: Gould this fantas-
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-02-08
A air Fight.

"Does your wife love her neigh
bors?"
mo. but they conduct their warfare
on high and honorable plane"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-02-08

An aggressive man soon acquires o
reputation as n knocker.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-02-08

A mans idea of love is one hour
on duty and the other 23 off.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-02-08
SPLENDID SUCCESS
FOR KIDNEY MEDICINE

DIR. Kilmer's Swamp-Root seems to be
the best kidney, liver and bladder remedy
on the market, judging from the splendid
success it enjoys in such troubles; and the
way in which my customers speak of it it
has gained for itself an excellent reputa-
ton. During the twelve years that | have
sold Swamp-Root nothing but satisfactory,
favorable comments have been brought to
my notice. Very truly yours,
CHAS. CREGLOW, Druggist,
June 80, 1916. Burlington, Colo.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-02-08
Prove What Swamp Root Will Do For Yos

Send ten cents to DR.. Kilmer L Co..
Binghamton, N. Y, for a sample size bot
also receive booklet of valuable infor-
nation, telling about the kidneys and blad-
der. When writing, be sure and mention
this paper. Regular fifty-cent and one
dollar size bottles for sale at all drug
stores.-Adv.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-09

ting into operation OF submarine
measures against any and all vessels;
a fact which prevents Brazil from
adopting measures with regard TO sew
eral Brazilian ships now at sea or
anchored in foreign ports.
Third: The ignoring of all rules
established by international law and
the principles set forth in solemn
treaties and conventions, the sigma
tories of which are Brazil and Ger
many itself
Fourth: Brazil's objection to the
declaration that no country should
dissent from Germany's purpose to
employ all means to render effective
its blockade under the conditions
mentioned in its note.
The reply concludes by express
ing Brazils hope that Germany will
take into consideration the fundamen
tai principles of Brazil's protest and
BraziPs holding Germany RESPONSE
Bile for the consequences which NAV
come from making effective the
threats against the navigation of non
belligerent states.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-09
Nebraska Suffragists Lose Chance
To Address Senate Committee

Sandal, after consulti1s4s hh the
president OF the Stats as
sociation, said they, ,M& their
arguments and BRter pre-
sented the sidss sS in very
able talk 60 minutes.
Mrs. 81 &ed with ten or
fifteen mn * in which she said
that the of Nebraska had
adopted anTnitiative and referendum
law for the purpose of settling just
such questions as that of suffrage. The
people had voted and defeated the
proposition in 1914 and were again to
vote upon it in 1918. She thought
the legislature had no right to take
that right from the people and pass
even partial suffrage law.
Other speakers against the bill were
Senator Robertson, who believed the
women themselves should settled the
question, and Charles Mclean of
Dubuque, Ia, who presented some
facts against the bill
The sutfragists were then ready to
present their side, but the committee
ruled that they had lost out by not
taking the chance when it was offered
them and the committee adjourned
the meeting.
After the committee had left, the
suffragists listened to speeches by
Mrs. F. NJ. Hall of Lincoln and Jerry
Howard of Omaha.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-09
HOLLAND AND SPAIN
WILL NOT BREAK
United States Notified These
Two Nations Will Continue
Relations With Germany.
SPAIN TO DEFEND ITSELF

Washington. Feb. S.--The Neither
lands government, through the Ameri-
can legation at The Hague, has form
ally declined to accept President Viii
sons suggestion that it follow the
course of the United States and break
off diplomatic relations with Ger
many. Information to this effect
reached here today in confidential dis
patches from Holland.
1t was also said in the dispatches
that the Netherlands government had
made protest against unrestricted
submarine warfare and that at the
same time negotiations had been
opened with Great Britain for the re
duction of its mine field. The Dutch
government plans to have the Brit
ish field and the German danger zone
which now overlap each other so
contracted as to make a clear path
through which its ships may pass.
Spanish Note Arrives.
SPANS note, which it is understood
formally declines to accept President
Wilson'S suggestion that it break off
diplomatic relations with Germany,
was received today at the Safe depart
ment, but was not made public.
Spain, it is understood, protests
vigorously against the new submarine
order as violation of international
law and an invasion of neutral inter
ests.
Having taken over American in
terests in Germany and being the
best equipped automatically of the
remaining neutrals Spain is anxious
to keep open communication with
Berlin as the best channel for ne
gotiation between the central empires
and the entente.
Spain made an arrangement some
time ago with Germany for the safe
passage of enough of its merchant
vessels to prevent commercial panic
within the country, but Germany has
withdrawn that arrangement with the
understanding that ships now bound
for England shall return at their own
peril.
Spain is entirely dependent on
DpdtllsH NCSsSto illstSdu VI otuNi hSu7
trail vessels and has demanded ex-
emption on the ground that it has
never carried munitions of war.
Spain Will Defend Itself.
Madrid, Feb. 8.--Referring to the
Spanish note to Germany. the Diaria
Universal says that the whole coun-
try is unanimously in favor of main
tanning neutrality, but that that atti-
tude does not exclude action in the
defense of national interests or for
the protection of national dignity,
mo country could renounce its
right to that defense says the paper,
before the note OF the central powers
without, at the same time, abandoning
its neutrality. The two ideas are per
iectly compatible and on both the
nation is unanimous. No one wants
to abandon neutrality, but no one
wants either to abandon the interests
and dignity Of Spain before the Ca
prices or necessities of foreign
powers"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-09
Brazils Protest Against Subsea
Warfare Reads Like Utimotun

Rio Janeiro, Feb. 8.-Brazil's reply
to the German note to be made public
probably tomorrow will in terms po-
lite, but firm, declare Brazirs inten-
ton to hold Germany responsible for
consequences which may result from
the new submarine warfare.
The reply expresses the desire OF
the Brazilian government not to be
compelled to break the amicable re-
lations it always has maintained with
Germany, a fact, however, which will
not prevent Brazil from taking meas
ures of protection and from protesting
against the menace to Brazilian COM
merce and navigation contained in the
note of the imperial government con-
cerning measures for the marine
blockade.
Brazil bases its protest upon the
following four fundamental princi-
pies:
First The extension of an mad
missible blockade.
Second: The unexpectedness of the
communication which gives only the
short interval Of five days before put
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-09
McCumber Wants Light on
LeqaI Status of Submarines

Washington, Feb. S.-Senator Nc
Cumber, republican of North Dakota,
introduced a resolution today to have
the secretary of state, if compatible
with public interest, submit to the
senate the governments view of the
limitations on the use of submarines
demanded by the government from
Germany as set forth in the diplomatic
correspondence.
Il think it is not clear just what
hold the limitations OF submarines 10
be in this war;" said he.
"As it was on this subject that we
severed relations with Germany" he
said, I'VE should know as accurately
as possible just what the government
deems an infringement of interna-
tional law to the end that we may
avoid a conflict if possible and that
other nations may be put on their
guard as to what we believe to be
gross abuse of these subsea craft
The resolution was not discussed
but may be called up tomorrow.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-09
RAILROADS MUST
PROTECT RIGHTS
Bill Passes Two Houses Com
pelling Them to Build Twen-
ty Miles Year on Right
of-Way.
REPORTERS MAY REMAIN
(From a staff Correspondent

Lincoln, Feb. S.-(Special.) Rail-
roads who now have right of way
but who have not builded upo it will
lose it. The Hoffmeister bill, which
passed the house a few days ago
passed the senate today by vote of
80 to 81 The bill provides that unless
the roads build twenty miles each
year that the right of way is forfeited.
The constitutionality of the act was
questioned by Senator Oberlies, but
he voted for it.
The high cost of living was partially
solved by the senate for officers of
cities of the second class with popu-
lation Of from 1000 to 5000. when by
vote OF % to 7 officers, both elective
and appointed, received small boost
in salaries
Duly accredited newspaper men,
will be allowed to remain at their
desks or otherwise be present upon
final passage of bills. the senate gig
ging. back en- its action OF last week,
when by a resolutio. introduced by
Senator Mates last week all but the
officers and senator's were denied the
privilege of the floor when on third
reading of bills. Senator Mates after
wards explained that he did not in
tend to deprive the reporters of their
rights, but simply wanted to keep the
,,f1h1t~ ~ G,,ai
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-09
Two Children Are
Burned to Death
In Farm House

Plainview, Neb.. Feb S.-(Special
Telegram. 1.-Two children, both girls,
aged lS months and years, were
burned to death today in fire of un-
known cause, which burned the home
OF Frank Cross, a tenant on the J. L.
Cox farm, northeast of town. The
mother and 5-year-old boy had gone
to the mail box about II o'clock.
leaving the two children alone in
bed. On the way back she stopped
in at the Cox home.
Ray Jordan, working in the field
first noticed the fire, reaching the
house as the roof of one room fell in
He entered two of the rooms, but
could not reach the children on ac-
count of the intense heat. The bodies
were not recovered until almost con~
sumed. The parents are almost
crazed with grief
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-09
Third Days Haul of 27,985
Tons Indicates Submarines
Are Keeping Up to Mark
Set by Experts.
SEE IN IT ENGLAND'S FALL
British Government, it Is Re-
allied, Not Lacking in
Measures to Keep
Lanes Open.
THIS MAY APPEAR LATER

Washington, Feb. S.-Lloyd's re-
port for the third day of Germany S
new submarine campaign shows that
the undersea boats are maintaining
the average of destruction set by the
Berlin naval experts as necessary to
success. The third days reported
losses totaled 27,9S5 tons and the
preceding two days totalled $4,000.
At such a rate the destruction OF
100000 tons month, which is the
German aim, would seem about to
be accomplished. German naval ex-
perts contend that such an average
would cut England off from the world
and end the war by its starvation.
1t is realized here, however, that
the British government is not lack
ing in measures to keep the sea lanes
open and LAT these will become ap-
parent as the campaign progresses. 1t
is pointed out that while the world
knows of the losses of merchant
ships. it knows little, if anything at
all, about the losses of the submarine
hotillas.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-09
Funeral of PapiI|ion
Pioneer This Afternoon

Mrs. Carl Niemann. aged 72 years,
died at her home in Papillion yester-
day OF paralysis. She had lived in
Papillion for thirty years. She leaves
three daughters and four sons. The
daughters are Mrs. c. H. Ross, wife
Of DR.. Ross, Omaha, and Misses Alice
and Lillian Griffith. The sons are
William Griffith of Salem, Mo-, and
three sons still in England. The
funeral will be held at Frendenf
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-09
Suspect is Arrested On
Pier of American Line

New York, Feb. "a man lurking
in the shadows on the American line
pier, where the steamships St. Louis,
St. Paul and Lapland are berthed,
was arrested today and said he was
Joseph Lellar, 81 years old, Ger
man marine fireman, formerly en-
ployed on the Hamburg American
liner Pennsylvania, interned at Ho-
boken. He was held without bail for
examination.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-09
LaveIIe and McGouIick
Both Hold the Same Job
tFrom a Staff Correspondent.

tfrom STAR Correspondeht)
Lincoln, Feb. 8.-(Special.) Are
Pat Lavelle and Pete McGoulick
both entitled to draw pay from the
state for doing the same work? is a
question which Governor Neville will
have to settle Pat used to be an
inspector in the South Omaha Stock
Yards. Governor Morehead appointed
Pete December |, but Pat says that
nobody told him he had been fired
and so he kept on working through
December. Pete accepted the job and
he too worked and both of them want
pay, amounting to SIS each.
Pat is now deputy sheriff of Doug
las county and has a joy anyway,
which according to political juris-
prudence, is the real milk in the
cocoanut.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-09
Refuse to Open Hearing With
Speeches and Are Then
Barred From Talking.
DEAF EAR BY SENATORS
(From a Staff Correspondent

Lincoln, Feb. S.-(Special telegram
-Sufragists got little setback this
afternoon when they appeared before
the committee on privileges and cleo
tions of the senate expecting to meet
the anti-suffragists in joint debate.
The meeting had been called for the
purpose Of giving delegation of anti
sutfragist women from Omaha. head
ed by Mrs, William A. Smith and Mrs.
Elgutter, chance to present their
views against the passage of house
roll 222, the Norton partial suffrage
bill which passed the house few
days ago.
The suffragists were ready for busi-
ness and had engaged Senator San
dali to act as general of their side
but they were outgcneraled by Mrs
Smith, who announced that the ants
did not propose to present their ar
guments unless the suffragists first
gave their reasons why the bill
should become law. Then Senator
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-09
Proposes to Reduce Tax On
0Ieomargine to Two Cents

Washington, Feb. 10-To open the
market to oleomargarine, the senate
finance committee today accepted as
an amendment to the revenue bill
proposal by Senator Underwood to
tax the product 2 cents a pound. to be
paid by the manufacturer, in place of
the practically prohibitive present tax
OF 10 cents a pound.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-09
Moving Picture Star Didn't
Want Over Million a Year

New York, Feb. ALBERT Z.
Smith, president of a large motion
picture producing company. told the
members of legislative investigating
committee here today that film star
he tried to engage demanded salary
of 100000 year.
"She did not get it, did size" asked
a member of the committee.
Not from me-" replied Mr.. Smith.
The witness declared that unless a
kind Providence reduces the salary Of
some stars the companies will have to
go out of business Only few stars
are worth what they are getting, he
added.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-09
BeaI Bill Denounced
By Grand Island Council

Grand Island, Neb., Feb. S.-(Spe-
cial Telegram. )-The city council at
a regular meeting adopted resolu-
ton denouncing the Beal bill aiming
to place municipality owned utilities
under the regulation of the State Rail
way commission, and memoralizing
the legislators from this district to
vote against the measure.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-09
Relief Ship is Sunk
Without Warning;
Only One Survivor

London, Feb. 8.-The chief en-
gineer and sole survivor on the Bel
gian relief steamer Lars Kruse has
arrived at Copenhagen, according to
a Reuter- dispatch from that city. The
dispatch says that the engineer con-
firmed the report that the steamer
was sunk without warning and that
all his comrades persisted.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-09
YOUNG GIRL VICTIM
OF BRUTAL CRIME
Thirteen Year Old Daughter of
Ord Farmer Strangled
and Assaulted.
BLooDHoUNDs ON TRAIL

Ord, Neb, Feb. S.-(Special Tele-
gram )-Bloodhounds and posses are
on the trail of the perpetrator of one
Of the most brutal murders and as
in the room occupied by their two
ton of the state. The crime was
discovered late Wednesday night,
when Mrs. ]. ]. Parkos, wife of a
prominent Bohemian farmer living
ten miles west of Ord, heard a noise
j nthe room occupied by their two
young daughters and hurried in just
in time to see a man escape through
an open window and crawl down
ladder.
Alice, her l3-year-old daughter
died in the mothers arms. She had
been strangled with rope and
brutally mistreated. The younger
girl, 7 years old, did not awake until
the mother rushed into the room.
Mrs. Parkos is in serious condition
as result of the shock of her daugh-
ter's death.
Feeling is high in the community
and mob violence is threatened if the
murderer is caught. p .-1- !.
Inuqest Is Held.
Sheriff Bell, County Attorney
Mum and the county coroner con-
Quoted an inquest at the Parkos farm
home this afternoon. The verdict was
that the young girl met her death at
the hands of an unknown person.
The authorities are convinced that
the murderer is the same man who
stole an automobile in Ord Wednes-
day night and drove west toward the
Parkos farm. The tracks of the att
mobile have been traced to the scene
of the crime. Efforts to stop the
speeding motor car after the alarm
had been sounded the night OF the
little girls assault were in vain
One arrest has been made, Louis
Kamarad is detained at Ord by the
authorities, while an investigation is
being made as to his movements on
the night of the murder.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-09
School Bond Issue Carries
In Franklin Special Election

Franklin, Neb.. Feb. 8-[Special.)
The school bond issue carried at
the special election held here today.
The vote was 265 for and SO against.
The proposition provides for a $4,000
bond issue for the erection of new
public school buildings.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-09
British Soldiers
Capture Position
OF Sailly-Saillisel

London, Feb S.-The British
troops have captured Sailly-Sailisel,
on the Somme front in France, ac-
cording to an official communication
issued tonight.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-09
The Weather

For Nebraska: Cloudy; no important
change in temperature.
Temperatures at Omaha Yesterday.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-09

Temperature and precipitation departures
from the normal at Omaha since March /,
and compared with the last two years:
Normal temperature ..................2 90
Deficiency for the day y........,.. Q
Total excess since March .........,162
Normal precipitation ........... .O4 inch
Deficiency for the day ......... .04 inch
Total rainfall since March 1..i742 inches
Deficiency since Mar / ........127S inches
Deficiency cor. period, 1916. .54 inch
Deficiency cor. peeiod, 1914 ... 1877 inches
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-09
Report From Stations at Z p. M,

IT. indicates trace Of precipitation.
l.. A. WELSH. Meteorologist.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-09

Continued on Page Two. Column One. J
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-09

Comparative Local Records.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-09
The Buying Power

of the readers of The Bee
is greater than that of the
readers of any other
Omaha newspaper.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-07-16
NENANA NOTES

Freight and supplies are now nov ing out the line from Nenana at night in order that the ballast train may Op- crate through the day.
 Chief Engineer Bailey and Trans portation Manager Reaburn have re- turned to Nenana from a several days trip to Lignite, up the Nenana river. Topographer Darling, who went out with them, remained with Engi- neer Chandler's location party.
 A. J. Johnson, of Fairbanks, has taken pictures of all of the buildings of the Alankan Engineering commis- sion at Nenana. He has been named as official photographer for the inte- rior.
 J. c. Readman has accepted a po- sition with the Engineering commis- sion as warehouse foreman at Nenana. He comes here from Juneau.