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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-03-20
SUBSCRIBERS SET or NERVES
susirsss District e Ns~ feT Oses
SIX Feet % Teierscre Wire &c
Lsrcc-'s Ore

TIE nerves q TIRE SETS-sr%T are u
tsieoho1s wfrsS q course And MS
u1ch IS u-ozraS In evolution is meas
ure5 hy ca-uiex nervous 6eEG1pue1i
il Is rs-u-al thar New T0rks down
town where business the highest form
q Spcizl biology. has attained is T1li-
sS- csrelop-e1t should b. an snor'
ugvs sps6srs web q telephone wires
TIE Der czVlta Consumption q tse
phCne wire in New YORK Is SIX times
IS much IS II Lo1d1l Simeon SITun-
sky writes IN HarperS That rep
rse-x IRE relative nervous IL
te-ssu OF business IN New York and
IL Lo13o1-
S0-e s1ch excess o. wiring ] Es
pecr in the skyScrapers Of downtown
There are hundreds and thousands Of
roo-S and In every room ~ more
uea with their mouths and ears 70
TIE Telephone. II Is al cellular pGru-
ro1s and sire ga1zio1s reaching out
70 Chicago. perhaps Or San Francisco;
wires 70 the stock exchanEe around
L. E&4AC4# WIS ~ TX &IA@@ -
TIE sftosnlog ron wires 20 the heart
q The 6ic1zpho1s into which business
: beng dictated and from which buSf-
ness wfm rzvel 10 the ears Of the
stezoEzphsr who vii transfer IL TO
paper. OR gh0say tourist VIII con
ciuds that modern business is 9 mat
ter q c-ozversz1o1
Do=nr0E1- inside Of its tens Of
thozsznds Of s~kyscrSper cells is thus
terribly bEy-Gbo-r whaff So far as
TIE ere czn see. about nothing In par
cc.l2r. A nan with 3 telephone at
his chow. & 5st-t0pped desk with q
Fetal basket holding Z dozen letters.
perhaps 9 Photograph OF the mans
wife In q silver frame At . end OF
tn desk s55 that is all. But II the
Gel Is = large che. sometimes reaching
the 6-szSo1s OF an entire 6oor In 9
S~kyscrzper block. the desks. tele-
pho7eS metal baskets and Photographs
are Indefinitely multiplied The sub
sxsn12Iuss Of business are not there
The s-eel. wheat cotton. bullion the
b@G-g casks boxes and bales which
yoa recall being hauled toward quaint
Ertse whzryes On toy trucks driven By
zeu In Jumpers ard shovel hats In the
pictures IL pour school geography Ia
belsd commerce By exrernals there
Is ID way OF telling whether the man
AZ rhe desk Is engaged n selling stocks
and bo1dS or wooden remnants or
railway accessories or trusts and
-e-gerz Or the4rer tickets. There Is
lacking the concrete symbolism OF the
cd counting roo1n-the heavy ledgers,
whose bulk suggested the raw mate
rails OF traffic. the clerks on their high
stools the hustle OF orders given and
taken The heavy ledgsrs have been
replaced By fling cabinets. whose pur
pose seems es much decorative IS use
fuL Your business Office might g;
wei be the catalogue loom CT q col
lege library.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-03-20
NEWS
This Case Has q Hint for Many
Silver State Readers

A Winnemucca woman has used
Deans Kidney Pills
she has found them as represented
She wishes her neighbors to know.
She publicly recommends them.
No need 10 look further for a tested
kidney remedy.
The proof OF merit il here and can
be investigated
Profit By Mrs. Knights statement
Mrs. W. knight. winnemueca SAYS:
Il had an attack OF kidney trouble.
which got sc bad that / was / misery.
Ny kidneys gave me no end Of annoy
anee and my back panied a lot. I
also had spells Of dizziness and black
spots often appeared before ny eyes
After using Deans kidney Pills. I felt
so much better that l haven't needed
any lore kidney medicine. Two
boxes cured e
Price soc. at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney rernedy-get
Deans Kidney Pills-the same that
cured Mrs Knight Foster-MiIIburn
Co. Props, Buffalo. y. Y.-TAdvt-
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A 1917 VERSION OF FAMOUS
PUBLIC BE DAMNED IDEA

When financial interests express
themselves on the situation with re-
spect TO news print paper prices in
the statement that ~the mistake Of
the news print mills was that they
asked too high q price" they seem
TO be giving = fairly good measure OF
the prevailing business ethics Of the
day. They are giving notice that. N
their opinion. there Is no objection
whatever TO charging az all times rs
much As the rrzHe will bear. but that
only the unwise business man will
make the mistake OF charging more
than il will bear. A free translation
Of the whole thing would be appa-
rently: Squeeze the public all you
AID 30 once more il appears
that In the last analysis. morality
and business do not mix-lChrisuan.
Science Monitor.
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MUCH EXTRA WORK IN MARCH

It's between Seasons zow. when few
persons p<rspire As much As health
der-zndA The result = double woTk
for the Ecneys. for The kidneys must
throw out waste matter from the sys-
ten that Is eliminated through the
pores when persons DEsDtre Over
worked weak or disordered kidneys
reed help n0w. B 4 Stone. Reading
Pz-wrtes. ~Whe1ever / need : kid
ney remedy ] rely On Foley kidney
Pills They have been worth their
weight In gold 10 ne For sale BY
Eagle Drug Co. Win1enac06Ad u
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sc- 4. R7.w

a Chicago woman who had received
q legal s---8zs 70 appear in 3 certain
.cVuEz a. . certain period was m1cn
pzs oct thereby. Il explaining the
natter 70 a friend she said: I have
certainly received the citation but /
stall not appezr-could not IN fact
-. =sy am ] not socially acquainted
with Judge Jones bur the whole to1e
q his generalization Is 50 impossible
that I absolutely refuse 70 knOw HIN
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-03-20

He Is q big man. as most men are
elAssed for he tips the scale at q little
more than 200. and he stretches out
about sIx feet The other day. Just
as he vas about 20 90 TO lunch In
stepped his wife. and three women
friends. 20 they took lunch together
They visited the dining hall Of one
Of the big department. stores. Two
neat lunches were being served that
dap. AT last the waiter came up and
took the orders And as she left
whether By force Of habit. for assur.
ance that she had heard correctly, o.
lust for q mere pun she nung bach
over her whiteaproned shoulder
-Fcur chickens and q bee<-Indianr
apo2ls Mesa
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-03-20
Yor NEED A SPRING LAXATIVE

DR.. Kings New Life rhs Vii re-
move the accumulated wastes Of win
ter from your intestines. the burden
az the blood Get that sluggish. spring
fever feeling out Of your system,
brighten your eye. clear your con-
plerion- Get that vim and snap Of
good purifed healthy blood Dr.
Kings New Life Pills are : non-griD-
ny laxative that aids natures pro-
IS trv them tonight At ali drug
xzsts. zsc-lAdyerttsemenI
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-03-20
ASSFNBITMAN ITCAS AND
BRIDE RETTRN FROM CITY

Asss-6lFmzz L-ezs and bride rs
LrZs3 T~@steE1zT morning from San
Francisco. WheEe they married
Saturday Mrs L1cas vas formerly
Mrs Louise Davis = daughter Of Sur
rsyo--Ee-srzI ard Mrs c L Dez1y
q CzrsO- City The n~Ewlyweds let
To-Day for Nztbozzl. where thsy I'll
make their ko-e
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-03-20

A North q Ireland orator In a Scot
essh essunEy c01ssEruency SoughE 70 IN
graEIar4 himself with his audience 81
TIE outset 1n1 -Ge1rlez1e1- ! an an
Erzsh-an ] an proud 20 be an Irish
mar. bux I an not ashamed TO admit
thar / have : drop II Scotch L ne
Ard for fully q minute he could Tot
urders1and whar the uprO4r vas
z1oE-
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e. = 80 Psesfe LIner.

Ore q TIE latest Innovations for ths
AMUSEMENT q passengers 81 an ocean
nip Is Eke outdoor swimming pool
whsch consists q a huge canvas bag
holding about Eve feet q water. This
Is Constructed On one Of the lower
decks TIE swimmers dive from the
deck ADORE This helps 30 auzse not
OILY TIE swimmers, bur tie o~1lOoxers.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-03-20
intarmz..n stEn AxsIlasls.

~TO4r boy has ceen delayed IN get
nrx 70 school this year Yes But
his eaucatI0n il not being neglected
He IL getting important and system
ATE lessons IN history and geography
BIZ reading the newspaper"
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WANTS, FOR SALE, ETC.

ROUGH TURQUOISE WANTED =
Ez--ss E@E-g rUzgs Er9zcse for
sale are rsz2ESEa1 70 coZ-Zsz.s
vii. J. 8 Cz-zrso Santa Pc
New M=xEo-Asu an
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ECR SALE-My B-E5g= stree. resi-
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Wz-T9 Wzz=-wG1z- ssrzc-u
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ADLES-S&71 F0zr -z-e zz1 TIA.
q > E1sz1 AL gsx CIR bargain
5a@@ - z1sz dresses. cozZ
waists E-s Ezgsrza ETC. eTery
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FOR SALE-Two Ezs stzll1oA Al
dress P0 Boz 6. Paradise VALLEY.
&eFz4 u
FOB SAA-Tks KEczF zzr-e1t
Ac-s@ steam hszEe1- hot and eol6
wz-s- slseg-1c Lights. completely
tz-z-s1 also separate house wiE
age 1t Please call @ Mrs D
EzEzF. co-zsr O Szxta and Lay
EEsszz CT 4 klZEzT, ER Szlooz
- Es-z
Foz SAL2-At Z reasonable price.
-cz-Ezg EEzllSE four years Old.
Esg1f 1Se pOzz1a A6dress g.
Gala Coyo-s rzzEA Inlay, NeT. Il
@ANLED-Four or I've x<coz6Azr1
w1aAGrrgEz- z10Tels. pzks. Etsx
s1s ezSA ?. G. Ro11z 4 Co.
70 REST-FIzA1e1 cabin Inquire
shine Cottage Mrs Dare Palmer.
- II
@ASTED-NorE q any sort b. Al
aA-zrO11a good nan wife wo1le
% plain s&EzE Al 5oze Address
Mrs < J012zo1 PhOzs ST. est
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FIREPaOoF
HOTEL SUFFER-

Sb> FRANCISCO
neat ard ne service are Ike the
comforts ard Izxurs@s Jon expect 10
ind L the best kc-sa
A RssE ard . Bzth- :
A Dsll&r and q Halt e
kssz HfEAsn1 BAH. 81 .
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GRADUATE O. Pzl-zvs School O.
C~-cz-ze-G ~ DzTzzror1 Iowa:
Eve EszrE exreyezez Gail or fsG-
eS101s Shoe Cottage for Inform
-- Ez1
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FOB EEgT-A zExy furnished bad
ruoz with pirate family. Phcze
Nc n
The sun., 1917-02-24
SWANN'S PHYSICIAN
WILL EXAMINE THAW
District Attorneys Office
Anxious to Have Him
Brought to N. Y.

on the invitation OF Detective Val
O'Farrell, acting for the Thaw family,
the District Attorneys office will send it's
own physician to Philadelphia next week
to determine the mental and physical
condition Of Harry X Thaw, who is de-
scribed as having been in a dazed and
irresponsible state since his attempt at
suicide January II.
have him brought to New York. Appli-
cation has been made to Gov. Brum-
baugh of Pennsylvania for the extradi-
ton of Thaw to answer to the charge Of
kidnapping and Hogsing Frederick Gump.
Jr., of Kansas City, but the date for the
hearing has been held up by the Penn
sylvania officials on the ground that
Thaw Is not yet able to be moved.
Joseph Gay Gordon, former Judge Of
the Court of Common Pleas OF New
Jersey, visited Assistant District Attor-
ney William Harman Black at the Grim
inal Courts Building yesterday, repre-
senting Mrs. Mary Copley Thaw. mother
of Harry. Attorneys for the Thaw fam
ily have been represented as not op-
posed to O move for the commitment Of
rhaw to an asylum. II II ~ thought the
public can best be safeguarded In that
way, but II Is understood this phase of
the case was not touched on yesterday
In the conference between Mr.. Black
and Judge Gordon.
nounced It's intention Of going ahead In
the belief that Thaw Is fully answerable
to the criminal laws for his conduct.
The sun., 1917-02-24
WILSON WILL WAIT.
VIII Decide AthOs Case Only After
Full Inquiry.

WASHINGTON. Feb. e3-Whilc PresI-
discussing action in the present crisis
word reached the State Department to-
day that an American citizen had been
killed in a submarine attack on a French
passenger ship. While this is the first
authenticated instance wnerc an Amer
lean life has been sacrificed since the
new German submarine decree the ad-
mission by the French Government that
troops were carried on this shin may
remove Il from the class of offences
which constitute the American case
against Germany.
The mere presence OF troops on board
n ship would not necessarily give her
the character of n transport, but If these
troops were armed the vessel would un-
douhtedly come under that classification
ANA give the submarine commander the
right to sink her without warning
United States Consul keblnger at
Malta sent the following despatch:
Robert Allen liaden. Presbyterian
missionary stationed at Soochow, China,
was drowned when French liner Athos
was torpedoed without warning 2lO
miles east Of Malta on the >l7th. When
the ship was struck he went to the aid
Of the Chinese on board Otherwise
would probably have been saved. Re-
ported large number Of troops on board.
Not definitely ascertained II ship was
transport
The U-boat. according to dispatches,
The sun., 1917-02-24
AMERICAN LINE
CLOSES SERVICE
Refusal of L. s. to Arm
Ships POstpOnes Sailings
Indefinitely.
MAY DO SOME FREIGHTING
krOOnland and Finland to Be
Made Oil Burners and
Take Cargo Only.
NAY DO SOME FREIGlITING

Secretary of the Navy Daniels has
the protection Of American liners. and
i. \. $. Franklin. head of the Inter-
national Mercantile Marine. said yes
terday that as the line could not afford
to risk the lives of passengers and crews
it might be announced positively that
American Line sailings had been post
poned indefinitely" This, 1t Is said, IL
one of the results OF the conference on
Thursday OF Mr. Franklin and Secretary
Daniels in Washington.
But at least one American liner. the
Kroonland. originally in tho Red Star
and later in the New York-San Francisco
service. will go into the risky business
OF carrying freight from this port TO
Liverpool. She also will be unarmed.
unless war between the United States
and Germany comes before she goes
into commission again. She is now being
equipped with oil burners. in pursuance
OF a plan conceived before the war.
when she was plying between this port
and the Pacific by way Of the Panama
Canal.
The cost OF oil fuel was so moderate
on the Pacific coast that It was decided
to flt her with oil burning apparatus.
common In steamships on the Pacific. TO
reduce the high cost of sailing.
Coal being about 80 ton now. and
freight rates to ports Of the Entente
Allies being higher than ever. there
seemed no reason why few of the idle
ships Of the American merchant squad
ron fitted with fuel savers should not
gather in some Of the big freight money.
That G one pf the sons tho Il nd
is being QUILTED TO ply as freighter
between this port and Liverpool.
The oil burning equipment will be in
stalled in about three weeks. 1t has
been on the American Line pier a long
time and workmen began to take 1t
aboard last Tuesday.
When she is ready for sailing with oil
burners creating her steam power the
kroonland will he able to dispense with
about three-quarters of her old time
fire room force. She will also be "A dust
less liner. receiving her fuel through
pipes instead of chutes; her steamins
radius will be increased. When she re-
turns into passenger service she wilt
have the distinction of being the biggest
transatlantic liner burning oil.
The kroonland's sister ship. the Fin
land. supposed to be on hen way from
Liverpool for this port. will also be
fitted with oil burners and be utilized as
a freighter. Each vessel can carry about
5000 tons of cargo by converting the
third class passenger compartments into
cargo space.
Meanwhile the original American
liners may accumulate barnacles in dock
until the Secretary Of the Navy changes
his mind about supplying them with
means Of self-protection in case of at
tack.
The sun., 1917-02-24
ALL BOYS IN FRANCE
ASKED TO TILL SOIL
Appeal to Lads to Raise We're.
tables Posted in Schools
and Colleges.

PARIS. Feb. o3.--All the schooiboys in
France have been asked by the Govern
ment to cultivate vacant land and raise
vegetables. EX-Prem!er Niviani and
Minister of Commerce and Agriculture
Clemenl 81 Joined In the appeal. which
was posted to-day in ali the schools,
high schools and colleges. The appeal In
part follows:
''1'o the SChoolboys OF France France
has need for your devotion. The soil re-
quires your labor Will" the fields re-
main untitled and women and the aged
suffice no longer to assure cultivation OF
the land their husbands and sons are de-
Tending glorously, it is for you, the chill
drer Of France. to bring to this land the
aid which IT needs urgently"
Albert Thomas, Minister OF Manufac-
lures and member of the War Council,
to-day introduced n bill in the Chamber
Of Deputies requiring persons in possess
sion of copper in quantities exceeding
100 pounds to make declaration of this
fact to the Government. Failure to do
so will be met with fines ranging from
so to 1000 francs. The preamble OF the
bill says the measure Is necessary be-
cause OF the growing requirements for
munitions.
The sun., 1917-02-24

PARIS. Feb. 23.-The Rev. Rober: Al.
len Iaden, an American PRESBYTERIAN
missionary to Chine, was killed wnoa
the French steamer Athos was tor
pedoed by Il submarine in the Msditer-
ranean Sea.
The Athos was carrying Scne yaleac
troops and Chinese colonial !aborers
Despite the fact that she was escorted
by tho French torpedo boat destroy crs
Mame!uke and Enseigne Henry, the SUD-
marine commander was abe II sink the
Athos.
Aided by gunboat. the two destroy
ers saved 1850 persons from N.
steamer, II is not stated for what
port she was sailing or whence she
sailed, but IT Is thought likely that the
Athos had left Salonica for n French
mediterranean port. probably Marseilles.
The Athos was of 1000 tons gross,
She vas last reported as arriving at
Kobe. Japan. on January II from Mar
seilles She was steel twin screw
steamer and was built In 1914 at Dun
kirk. France She was eos feet long.
6l.7 feet beam and 45.l feet depth.
She was ownei by the Messageric )
Maritimes of MarSeilles.
The sun., 1917-02-24
PRESIDENT CALLS
SESSION OF SENATE
First Step in Inauguration
Ceremonies of March S
Is Announced.

WAsHINoToN. Feb. 23.--Details of the
inaugural plans. which have been indeh-
mite because March falls on Sunday.
began clearing up to-day with the Off
cial announcement that President Will
son had called the customary special
session of the new Senate on March s.
A plan to abandon it had been under
The special Senate ses-
sion will include the usual ceremonies
of inaugurating the Vice-President. II
seems to have been decided that Presi-
dent Wilson will take an oath of office
privately in the White -.ouse Sunday.
March 4, but II has not been announced
whether or not he will take 1t again at
the public ceremony in open air at the
front of the Capitol March 9.
It IL suggested that the President
make the public ceremony merely the oc-
casion for delivering his inaugural ad-
dress. The State Department ruled to-
day that II the President decided not to
take the oath until Monday there would
be no interim period In which the country
would be without a President. and pub
lished an opinion given by Chief Justice
Marshall in 1921 to cover IA similar sit
uation which confronted President Mon
roe.
The sun., 1917-02-24
EXPLOSION SCARE IN
N. Y. CENTRAL RUSH
Firecrucker Set OFF in Ter
minal and Practical Joker
Escapes.

Some one with a twisted sense Of
humor and a giant ffrecracker gave sew
eral thousand commuters II sensation in
the Grand Central terminal last night.
Incidentally most Of the commuters
were late getting home to supper. for
most OF them preferred missing a train
to missing excitement.
The usual c!atter OF the army of
commuters feet down the broad ramps
was softened yesterday evening TO a
mere patter under the influence of thou
sands Of pairs Of overshoes. Suddenly
came report like the crack of doom.
Instantly the high, vaulted ceilings
caught the sound and flung 1t reverber-
ating through every part OF the build
ing. while every one came to an abrupt
halt and gazed apprehensivel,' at the
walls and roof. Many women screamed
in terror.
Then, as the rumbllng died away. COM
muters, long distance travellers and
railroad officials rushed toward exits or
to that part Of the building in which
they thought the sound originated
Bombs. subway blasts. thunder claps
an. munition explosions were blamed
as the cause
Patrolmen Curry and Cullen. on post
outside. hearing the roar within and
seeing the sudden exit OF crowds of pas
sengers, rushed in. They were called by
a railroad official to the news. tand near
the smoking room. and fighting their
way through a circle of people many
deep found In the centre single ex-
ploded firecracker.
Most Of those in tho building were
n
raised such an uproar The policameu
questioned those in the waiting room
but could find no one who had seen the
Joker.
Slowly and reluctantly the commuters
turned again 10 their trains, and those
who found the gates closed gathered In
little groups to take turns at relating
just where they were and what they did
and said when the explosion took place
The sun., 1917-02-24
POTATOES AS SMALL CHANGE.
Only street Car Conductor Balks
at Them In Chicago.

CHICAGO, Feb. 2S.-Potatoes were as
good rs small change here to-day 4
taXicab chauffeur. moving picture
house and IL five and ten cent store
decided that with potatoes selling at
three and a half cents each they were
legal tender and accepted them Only
IA street car conductor insisted upon
money for carfare.
reporter gave the chauffeur six
potatoes. worth 81 cents. for ride Of
two blocks, III the company won't
accep, them I'll pay the fare and take
thom home to my wife" the chauffe ur
said.
The reporters potato currency was
good for a picture frame at a notion
store, but a girl WHO got into movie
with potatoes was turned down when she
tried a street car.
The sun., 1917-02-24
TRAIN KILLS TWO IN FOG.
Men Pushing stalled Truck Hit at
DObbs Ferry.

A New York Central milk train run
ming through a fog killed two men near
the Dobbs Ferry station early yesterday.
They were Alfred G. Smith OF Dobbs
Ferry. chief mechanician OF the Manila
Anchor Brewing Company. and John
Schatz OF 32s East Twenty-third street,
Manhattan.
Smith and Schatz. with Charles Fix
and Daniel Redik. were pushing a brew
cry motor truck. the engine OF which was
stalled, across the tracks from a garage
to the brewery platform. The engine
started popping and they did not hear
the milk train. Smith and Schatz, who
were at the rear of the truck, were
tossed by the pilot. Their helpers es-
capped and the truck was not hit.
Smith Is survived by his wife and four
young children. He was the towns cleo
trician and had local reputation as a
runner.
The sun., 1917-02-24
OCEAN BARRED TO WOMEN.
Are Taken From steamer From
New York for Europe at Halifax.

HALIFAX, y, s., Feb. 23,---A number OF
women and children. who arrived here
last night on steamship from the
United States for Europe, were taken
off to-day by Government authorities
under a regulation which provides that
women and children may not sail from
n British port for EnGland at present.
Three American women aboard the
liner. which arrived In port last night
We're permitted to continue the voyage
Clearance papers were refused until
twenty-five Canadian women and chill
drcn had been removed. They were
taken ashore In tugs.
The sun., 1917-02-24
BOMB IN BRITISH CONSULATE.
Attempt Is Made 10 Blow Up Hotel
In Holland.

AMSTERDAM, via London. Feb. Ca
The Nicuws Van Den Dag says that a
plot against the British consulate at
Groningen. twenty-nine miles northeast
of Amsterdam, has been discovered. A
box of explosives to which fuses were at
tached was found In the hotel where the
consulate Is housed. Five arrests have
been made,
graph despatch from Rotterdam says
that the persons arrested In connection
with an alleged plot against the British
consulate at Groningen admitted that they
tried several times to blow up the con-
sulate. for which they received 1900
forms.