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COAL IS H THREE MEN KILLED . n SHIPS SECURE FUEL THROUGH FIVE DAY REST . ^ C I . ^ GARFIELD TELES STORY t ft c Vu»\ Administrator .Kxplalmr- How I j ' ' ' * Conditions Have Heen Bettered By Keeent ( losing of Manufac turing Plaints—'Zone System is ‘dfng today reported lc!li infantrymen; killed Planned to Regulate Coal Ship ments. Gen. Pershing- Reports Death of Sol- diers in Prance Gen. Per three Americ in action on January 21. He gave no details of the engagement. These are the first'reports of men killed in action in more than two month*- In the opinion of army of ficers, the appearance of ‘‘killed in acfton” in the yepdrts doX not nec essarily' mean that American battal ions have returned to the front line trenches for further training after an absence of some weeks, but that is the interpretation being generally placed on the news. For military reasons the* War De partment declined to say whether a definite sector has been taken over by ti e Americans. Casualties resulting from partici pation, by. an American company in CHAMBERLAIN TALKS OREGON SENATOR REPLIES TO WILSON’S STATEMENT ACTS WITH CONSCIENCE I. N. S. IS CAUGHT Senator Real's Vivid Speech of Rem- ocratic Senator Who Duel*!.'** President Doesn’t Know the Truth —-Airs Shortage of Kquiphumt and Hays Diseases Weit* Inexcus able. An unofficial embargo on -all Standing firmly bv his charge that freight except food, fuel and muni- a m . ()nno itering party condu.icd by America's military establishment.is tions practically was in effect eflst j French troops or from a chance hit enmeshed in inefficiency, Senator of. the Mississippi and north of the by eremy artillery among a party ot! Chamborlaln, of- Oregoti, • chafrman Ohio and Potoigac Itiver* aa a diapateir re P 01 I of the military committee, replied along the front for the-purpose of ;, ^ . Army officers pointed out also that!* 11 * 10 ® ena t e Thursday to President occasional shells .are exchanged all | Wilson’s denunciation pf his recent a]ong the front for^he prrpose of rectifying ranges or tq demolish a troublesome vantage point on the other side, and that men killed as a result of such exchanges‘are con sidered to have fallen in action. 'suit of PirectQf—General McAdoo’s authorized embargo on three East ern trunk lines. Although the re- . striction was applied formally only to the Pennsylvania and the Bal timore and Ohio'east of Pittsburg and the Philadelphia and Reading, other railroads accepted little freight, particularly if it was destin ed for eastward movement. The contemplated zone system of coal distribution is based on a plan * proposed some tuontbs ago by Fran cis 8. Peabody, chairman of the coal uniuittee of the council of nation- |\ defense. The plea Is* to have producing district serve a cer- in preset toed territory as near to mines as possible so as to do ay with cross hauling and make " transportation mors economic. Man> contracts will not expire r aatu ApfU and a zoning is establish ed some provision will have to be made to~ rare for them'*" I nder. a' v new form of contract devised by the faei admiaisi ration shipments by aaaee will he made compulsory. Man) of the leas essential lades- tries, it was indicated, will find It 9 hard to gel coal supplies for many weeks to coam. Wtta the eaptrelloe of the five day < urteftutirni order the) lire permitted le burn whet they have on heed except an Mon- d- •. hat the feel admiatstratioe * eeetiaurd cafoi«» mrat of the order hi so ter as It establishes a pre fer ted list ol roaeeawMe eaiumstl- catty rats aft ehipaieais to the lees eesratUl plaMK Feel edmieleirettoa 4nM| - coeth aet say, Joel what has beea the effect of the five day i losing ether then that amre snipe hate been seppil|# Mph haaher real end that roai plaints from hoesehold eaasamers of a Inch of eaal have hen teear la number It aes re led that hi paneantlaa the ese of feel oa Moadayu the fuel udmialstratloa did Mat latead to Interfere la any way frill the opersllou of sutoaioblles An eeofficial embargo ea ell freight except food, feel and maal K ins prat tlraUy Is la effect eaal of e Mississippi and north of the Ohio end Potomac rlvera, as a reaelt of Director General McAdoo’a author ized embargo on three East ern trank lines. Although thu re- aUfrllnu was applied for mall) only to the Prnasylvsais and the Haltf- more and Ohio east of Pittsburg and f£e Philadelphia and Heading other railroads accepted ' little freight today, particularly If it was , desdaed for eastward movement This sltuutioa - probably will Con- tlaae ft»« «*cveral days, until milder weather permits railroads to begin to move the great quantity of gen- •fli freight accumulated during the f v y ug to the unof- lal Kastern embargo were the priority of movement for coal and foodstuffs, and the continued pref erence In coal deliveries given to w domestic consumers, ships and cer tain industries. The ban on coal consumption was officially lifted at midnight of last Tuesday, but scores .' of manufacturing plants, unable to divert coal from the stream flowing to the more essential industries re- - niuined closed or prepared to sus pend operations in a clay or two • when their available coal stocks are gone. To reduce railroad mileage in handling ol < oa! sonre sort of a zmm ~ systefmtrfrou 1 ill si ribuLToriproba b ly [ will be put #nto operation within a week. Plans for such an arrange ment were discussed at a confer ence between director General Mc- Adoo and Fuel Administrator Gar field, both of whom announced* la ter they were working in entire uni son."— Although the w'eather remained cold over most of the East, the lack of new* snow fall made possible a sligh|l improvement/'in the traffic situation. The flow of coal eastward to the Atlantic seaboard and New* England was somewhat greater and the supply of empty cars to mining regions was large. Nowhere was there any near approach to. normal conditions, however. The number of ships awaiting bunker coal at Atlantic ‘ ports was smaller but freezing of coal in the cars still hampered dumping - and Ice Interfered with lighterage. The supply of empty cars to- the Pennsylvania anthracite regions was ^iy normal ’though the central sylvania bituminous district _ nly about half of its usual num ber Gar shortage compelled In- REFUGEES REACH PARIS TlHHa*an<! French Sent Prom Lille and Roubniv by Germans A thousand French refugees from the district around Ulle and Ron- balx have arrived In Parts, accord ing to a dispatch from-France. These people were sent out by the Germans during the last week of December an traveled through ftwtixerland. FRENCI USE GERMAN $MPS * France I fin rices Thirl) Vessels St-R ed by Itmzll The thirty German ships seised by Brasil when It entered the war havo been chartered hy the French - Gov- rament for war pnrpoee* The ves sels represent an aggregate of about 12#.*** sross tons • as especially retarded al Hampton Htt'idft whose southern latitude here tofope has rendered thawing appa ratus unnecosaonr. Woothnv cm** New' York speech, as a ‘.‘distortion of the truth.by repeating the state ment-Which drew the President’s fire and declaring that the Presi- flWBt himself does not know- the truth. *ln beginning his address. Senator Chamberlain said thy President had attacked both his veracity and integ rity, heretofore unchallenged, but that in replying he did so without any personal feeling agajnst the President. “For,24 years.” Senator Chambei lain aald. “I havo served the pub lic In my Slate to the best of my ability and In all that time I have nevor bad my veracity called In quoatlon nor my Integrity Impeach ed, ^ind I have passed through some bitter campaign. It Is. ihereforw. with some feeling of feu sadness that f rise to e question of personal privilege when my vera city has beea railed In question, no* hp Mr tMrihMWFcetthmp,- not by om. of mv colleagues, but hy a very dis tinguished gentleman who has the bore and admiration of the prop!* and who hy their suffrage ormplew Ihe h!gbe*t place In the gift of the people and. I may* say. the highest place of aay man In the world. *’li Is therefore with much feeling that I rise to address myself to tbo attack made upoa me and I iio so believe, and then only on paper, and it still la a gun on paper, it never has had a field test. Maybe ♦ the Brownitig gun is a good weaponf. I’nited Press Glalms Its News Was but the Lewis gun is doing good w u work. Why not manufacture the . Pifratad bf Othar Beilrk*- ^ Lewis guns? * -, ^T n j te( j states Association an- The Secretary of War testified be- nminced Thursday that the Interna- fore the committee, he recalled, that tUmal News Service, against which in September the United States had the Associated Press recently secur- nine Browning guns “with which ed fan injunction to prevent the pi- go out against the millions of fating of new’s, had walked straight Germany.’’ He denounced Ihe cry into a trap set by the United Press that investigation* gives information to show that the International News tiTthe enemyT was pirating the news of that or- “Go'rmany knows more about ganizatlon. \i:i ri( a today • than ihe men con- The International News incident- mi ted with the departments,” Sena- ally brought into newspaper fame a tor “ ( hamherlaln declared. If the hitherto Unknown official, “Under government would be frank with the Foreign Secretary Nelotsky,” whose people, “then we could rely upon name, spelled backwards read “Stol- the p^opir to rally to the support en” with the “ky“ thrown Iti “for of the President and the prosecu- Russian camouflage.” The! United tion of the war,” he added. j Press early Inserted “Nelotsky” In Citing the testimony of an army a dispatrh from Petfograd, but soon officer from tfamp Bowl^’Pexax, alter ward, “killed’’ this name to all who declared there was not a single its papers. . . . trench mortar there and that other Within a short time, however, the ,1 ®^* i) il--£*BAlP Ii i e nt was lacking. United Press says- that papers re- ^enato* Chamberlain deelaredx J— - J ceiving tire International News Ser- “This is Hue of Camp Gordon and vice appeared with “M/ Nelotsky” every camp in the United States.” . figuring prominently in an alleged • If it lia.ln t bfpn for thf> rivtilan (1, «P otrh fr " nl , - 0 " d »n reoounterinK people Who have come here am] *lv- ln » K enpr »' w »y ,h ® «»'"e fact* aent en their tlme'knd service, we wouhl not have been anywhere.” he con tinued. Turning to the quartermaster gen eral’s department. Senator Chamber lain said t^iat from Secretary Bak er ASK BRYAN TO RUN NEBRASKANS WANT COMMON ER TO REPRESENT THEM SENATOR OR GOVERNOR? Former Secretary of State to Have Refunal of Nomination for Sen ate or Governs!! Ip—-Republican* Triumph Feared Fnlces Political / leader Takes |*p Campaign lib* State. In forth in the United Press cable from Petrograd. The United Press says it made sure the Nelotsky story was sent ov**r tlo* wires nf th** International News Servi.M*. The story was print- CONDITIONS BETTER where “But when you talk to the men that command these boy* you find It Isn’t there” he rontinued. “On a per capita basis, it is there, but not when It conies to effective distribution They simply haven’t got the Hothing “I realize the difficulties of the quartermaster general He has done t lie best l*r tould ymlf*f the present • 4rr **y ramps .and jthiA&ittJLjl* that ** r ‘Whfng ahortag* existing Jan- syatem^and has dime ihe best he Mf* aeni hy Hneerinry bnh- could The President tin t mCiMtl** 9r lo linker'* Ctiart lle«it«»ve» Impressions A* lo Clothing Shftinngea t A chart, based on reports from nil II system * Hut Ike fac*t after Chairman Chamberlain made hta speech In the Senate re td* ins to President Wilson s denun «lattun of hla rfltirlsma of the War Dr pa rira* nt in hla speech Senator « hsmherUln referred to a chart «»f (ondltlons on Januar> I. recording manv ilef|ci»-n« ies which the Inter report show no longer exist Me for remains that we haven’t the cloth- lag.*' Senator Chamberlatjqaatd tie pro posed to a how by Secret* ry linker‘a own testimony that the secretary did not kno'w of nrtnal ci«»ihlng londl* tlotax. That’s why I say,” he coat la- aed. * that the prr«*dent didn't kaow ' rikp trntk A ad 1 did. ftp must have gfdien hta facta from th SEMN U4RS FOR OFFICER without any feelina of unklndne«s |tary, who In turn g«»t them from These personal charges again-! "t c! e and *»*niehody mast ; me amonat te nothing to the Amer , have lied And thnC* why I any dttloaa nt Norfolk were reported | |raa people, knl affect policies wki«h *be President has eat keeo given the year*. I may lavolv** the fntnre «»f this conn- troth to \«Oe morse than fl Tempers! u res ranging not far | from the aero mark over mSrk of t ike reentry, hat warmer weather | was la prospect Inter la Ihe week ! nad wkea It cornea railroad of f Ida Is hM»k for mock ' : jjp < Ira asportation lny. u fed tt my dotw to my rnatry The people of this country may and Ipp Pnanrleace to tell Ike troth not see this ns | do. hal as chairman of the aUlttaiy ciMMltiaib^MuJMi American citizen and n member of this distinguished body. | felt that I should apy the things that are la Cap* Jsme* M Hotgate. of Niag ara Falls. V V , mmmandlag n hat tery of field artillery at Camp Jack- son. It. C . was saoteorod to as vao years* ImpriMmaMrat at the Atlanta I to aid the ..f Mg •if the co the Mlssl—tp|d l«ar n pM-«*n ah'i «iiamift»e«i frum the army. He pleaded gnllty ha fere a coart- mart Ini of forging an eadoranmaal lo a note for $2^0 whir a ha had dtaroaated at a hank nt t'olamhla. s. c. RIFLE IS GIVEN PRESIDENT Ilia statement reads: "The five days* industrial cur tailment Imposed upon Ihe conn try hy the regulation of Feel Adminis trator Garfield, of January IT. was closed nt midnight Tuesday As n result of the patriotic coopera tion of American Industry, capital, and labor, the way has been cleared for tbe departure of the ahips which were long tied up at Atlantic porta, waiting to carry vitally jpfpjpd-jBPsJ plica to the American forces abroad and lo (he nations associated with the United States ’in the prosecution of the war. "Reporta to the fuel administra tion indicated that the prime pur poses soflght to be accomplished by the regulation, the bunkering of ship* and the supplv of domestic consume!s and public dtilitlea, have been greatly served. I^trge num bers of vessels have been given the necessary fuel for their transatlantic voyage. Less than 80 vessels re main at Northern Atlantic ports to day when a week ago 121 were waiting. Meantime many vessels have arrived, received hunker and left. . At northern |H»rts d 1,1)00 tana . of bunker coal were dumped^for ship's use. These ports hud on hand 00,000 tons ready for dump ing. Tin* ships that have sailed have utlr.l the trnns|H>rtntinn '..i- uation generally by taking freight from the crowded tidewater term inals. “At southern ports there are now' 150,000 tons of hunker coal on hand and 100,000 additional tons are within a short trans|H>r- tation distance, moving rapidly to ward the |M>rt.s. v Ftvwi souvenir for Mr. W I hat•• no fear of l.od, man or tho dt y It. w‘.»«n my rowsro-we* prompt* An«| no man In thr country ran kv-cp n.- fr« m lulling thr truth * Th«* only fear I have la that Ikia 4l»ru««toa m«* and If I anrreed In making a rift m^y kate a had effect on the ct»nn- In the rlhuds through which the try, Hut the condltiona exist, tlypy American iieople may see t will feel tough! to be corre ted and quickly, that my efforts have not been m Great Hntaln found the snme c«»ndl- vain ’* jthvna and corrected them quickly. So. "Now that mv trnthfnlnesa ha« did Fmnce ** been questioned.” Senator t’hamber-1 Sen, Chamberlain passed around lain continued. "I feel It my duty ( among Senators photographs of to tell the rountrv something I w«»oden machine gnnt. rlflea. and might not have told It under ordln-< heavy ordnance used at cantonments ary circumstances I do It as n man > and asked Senators to stady them who loves hla country beat of nil • carefully. . I #1 f Fnft»id r\ v ^^\ unK ! r f v * klt s! ssjzn *** m« s th. wi.ch~t.r It; I do It fearler-ly as an Amerl- man. Ohio, fold him there waa a flir % mi , r 4 r -j, irnoos aKpoa* caa citizen who desirea lo help and "hortage of ?,##• overcoats thera. t _ Vrmm not lo hinder , He referred that statement to Her- “Fmnce bled white." he coat In- retsry Heker. • netl. “Is furnishing America today ’ -•‘In this usual placid way. he and the tr«>ops going abroad with ’ e»i4. “vhntV not tme.** remarked heavy ordiunne. qiacblne iMinu.^wod .4h**-^«‘Wntor * ** ^ .trpl.m-.- If w. roli -d on th. «.fU «.ii.tor ri,.inh.rl.ln th«. r.»4 , h „ r|| |a do , hHr d# , .. nance department in tbix emergen-. from a letter from Secretary Haker, nwiarai^inrws? Kdl :i '• n " ""M* • W - ,r V a later ropor, ,h„wo,. T O*. th. war would b. «..npl.taft before »v.rro.». w.r. MMd«4 at < .mp Sh.r- s.n.tor ( h.inb.r. w « enou.h to t|>; *ron' Kr,nc. 1 m.n l.u> th.t they w.r. In courw , 1<ln s>ld „ 8urKTO „ ( }, ner ,, ‘ ! rei ommendatlona for greater apace “That s the way ever since the war - . . itlo „ . „ . . „ . F .. . 1 .• » . . ... • t for each man ban ben observed, dig* startr.1. In rourne. hut not RvttinK k... ... there,” he Vhouted. Tho placing in the record a diart William J. Bryan will be the Dem ocratic candidate for United States Senator to succeed George W. Nor ris if be shows an inclination to * make the race for the nomination in'the .primary and a willingness to make a fight for election after the nomination has been secured. Members of that branch In the Democratic party In Nebraska who have nearly always stood behind “The ('ommoner” In his political . ambitions, are enthusiastic In urg ing his candidacy, and part of the element which in recent years has opposed him Is willing to remain .quiescent, not because of a newborn regard for Bryan, but beciuse he la looked upon aa preferable to Nor ris. and the only Democrat in the State who can defeat tbe preeent Senator. Norris, n militant Republican nt tbe time of bis election, and atlll nominally affiliating with that par ty. waa elected partly by Democratic votes, some of whom are loyal to him at this time, but be forfeited the support of moat of them, along Ik several Influential Kapubllcaas. wkea ke opposed {'resident Wllaon'a. war policies Tke antagonism aroaa- ed at tke time he lined ap wltk Senators LoFollelte. Stone and otk- and |t Is generally conr^isd' ha will secure tke .^opub for a second term He fe his candidacy who have started tke y frankly they kave no positive aeearaore ke will ma. and In fart they think It wwnld require a practical clearing nf Ikn track in Indncn him to aaaooaea I hla candidacy Ho baa hitherto pe» j fneed to enter Ike and has given ns hfts was under suck a debt to aspired tn tbe place that bn wwnld never stand In tbelr way say be baa changed his mind a longing to be In a la a way and give tbo tfto to tbo be lo nt bean eppasod to tbo WH- mb ad ariniat ration. One argument brought forward la support of the propoaltloa that nvwrytxMit *.1 p-iiiad Itryaa la that gala# of a ha e^Mtloa. la tbo next Whlla b# wo be preserved aa a personal eoaveaftr Tbe Preeldeat naa^lold tbe rifles are being made at the rate of 2.aoa a day agreed to deliver thM artillery. To win America*?- Did she furnish It in order to invite Amer , '*a?” It was improper, ha said, to give details of American purchapes of ordnance from the Allies, but refer red Senators.to the confidential test imony before the committee hy Ma jor General Crosier, chief of ord nance. Senator Chamberlain charged that eases at least would have been re duced. . The Senator read a letter .» .,, 1 , .... _ showing that camp authorities, fall- subml.t,. .0 the mlllt.ryvommiHM to noUf . of thp dfllth ZJ^' L.7 1? 7 M h, ’ wlnK , " ,or, • Of a soldier, and that the body came ?.fr, home wrapped only In a shoe.. Ing f»*om 1 to 90 per cent, Mr. Cham berlain declared he wished that eon-j dltion to become k “If 1 were to print all the lelters nown to the peo- * Ket along this line,*’ he continued, the ordnance bureau failed In 19lti : ple. , j they would shock not only (on- femn want It shown whether i ,iis-'R r,,S8 ' but t . h ° A " l, t r,, ' an < '" n,,, tenre " “Loading of ships at > tW’ewater proceeded under pressure of adverse weather conditions. In most cases frozen coal had to be thawed be fore it could be dumped. Snow’ and •' weather generally hampei ed the handling, of coal. Empties Move to Mine*. “Railroad officials reported to the fuel administration prompt movement of empty coal cars back to the mines. West ^Virginia Pennsylvania and other operators reported unusual heavy loading In* tjiose coal fields. There wad appar ent a generally free movement ofi empty coal cars toward the mines. The full extent of this movement will not be fully felt for several to prepare for war when it seemed certain. “There w’ere omens in the sky,'*’ he continued, “(hat America* could ' days until the coal cars released dlans mines o work at 70 per cent J fnun Ihe transportation congestion - tr€ fork to the pines in the caps* Uy^PP^I West IftfgMg got .* about two- thirds Its normal car sugflj and tho Pittsburg districts about half Tbe movement of coal to Michi gan and Chirac <1 waa far hot lor Borrta! movement of traffic, •’L#wal officials of Ike fuel adn: n latratfog tn nil parts of Ik# cast re- mM ~that public ntllide* and cm the *d I trial *- - s ^ qp 1 * t ***** not keen out. Whut was the ord- nance department (Mnu? \nthing.- Tf was Tying sflpinely on Its back, not making gauge* dm manufactur ing ordnance nor discovering the possibilities of manufacturing—but doing nothing, absolutely. nothing. Appropriations for jigs and dies to make ordnance, ~ he said,. had not been used. “I’m not blaming anybody in par ticular,” the* Senator continued. “I have high regard for General Croz- ier. But we haven't b^en able to do what England. France and all our other Allies have doire, and that is to retire these ‘gentlemen who have not proven themselves to the mark. We’ ought not to dismiss them in disgrace, but in other coun tries they have gone into innocuous desuetude. “This is not-a^questjon of person- continued | alities. This is not a question be tween the President of the 'United States and myself. It’s a question of America, and every man ought to make It his whole purpose to see thqt America is saved. “Take the machine gun.” said Senator Chamberlain. "It Is an old controversy and much may be said on both aides. .Tbe l^ewis gun hat been manufactured here for the British army and there are 7u,Peq v>? them ea the tuctlefronts Every British officer I hVve «qca ban ex pressed approval of that gnu Amer ica waa ptwpaiwd to prodwro them, but with’ tbe count tv «t and lag on a torted the truth when I kaid the mil-1 Senate and galleries were moved itary system had broken down,” said . Jo expressions of emotion as Sena- ! he. . j tor -Chamberlain read—a* letthf“T2T .rerritink from the table to show Senator Wadsworth, shortages overcoats running as}- “The writer, whose name was not high as 7^ per cent, the Senator given, said he was notified through’ reminded'the Senate the troops were friends, that his son was ill six daj^a “in .the midst of winter.” , j after he h:id been taken to the camp “I am going to show that these hospital.. He was first permitted to hundreds and thousands of men dy- see his boy through a window and ing in the cantonments are due to the first sight appalled him. The the War Department,” he declared.! room and bed were filthy, he wrote. “This information conies right} and the patient had not been bathed from the men who are on the ground for eight days. His 1 requests* for a They know what they are talking nurse or to permit himself to aid about. I did not, intend to do this,! his son .were refused, the writer but in view of the situation that stated, hut finally he was told he confronts me and involves my integ- might provide clean clothes. When rlty, I feel it is my duty to the he returned his son’s face and hands country. I had b« < n w ish* d,.‘but still were dir- “I am going to call attention to ty. . the statement of Surgeon . (general.: The next day he returned again Gorgas that nearly al’l epidemics jaa the attendant was trying to give could have been prevented if the f].#> j ariPrit water from a bowl. When War Department had been effec-lthe father intervened, the attendant live.” . *■ / .said: Senator Chamberlain referred* to “j gu efts - T better *ct a funnel,” the warnings given by Major Oener- and actually returned with a paper al . Grehle. commander at (’amp funnel. The father^ stopped that Bowie, Texas, last surtimer; against and suggested a spoon. Fift^n overcrowding of men in tents. Men minutes later,, the boy died. At at (’amp Bowie, the Senator declar- headquarters' of the camp, he was ed. were “packed together Uka sar-;to1d that lie might have his son’s dines." and despite frequent warn-i.body that night: Having provided Inis, dlsastrotts epidemics broke himsrif with a pass to the hospital. Put in (iecember. with ft.woo men he did not knock bat aa he tried,to pa**lng thioagh the t ho-;iRaJ. 1 <»pea the door. It •track a hFavy ob- ’Mea KM.’* he isaeribt. “wttb-ijeef it was kis sow's body.” o’?' proper earring becaa^e of la-;; dowafor Kirby^aaid la reply; •ffirioaries ol tke system I ckaF | "I rhalleage tke statement ol K Wane you to read tke records tme‘t alt Tke examination before oar take my .word for It. All tke raa-j committee doee not varrant mark ti t i-*?a ; are aiferie* of ly espousing tke Idea, tke fart remains that tke orratic party la la a mlaarily la tka Mato, aad unless It la Hryaa tke Republicans will line up pretty unanimously for their parly candi date. whoever be la. With tbe exception of a few mea. Hryaa among them, the old partlea r are so short .of real leaders that no- * body as yet has propound a pro gram that will prevent both of them from going Into the ditch Some of the old party men who have a dread of possible wild-eyed theories on the part of tbe Farmers' JUnlon are beginning to talk of a fusion of (he Democrats and Republicans to prevent a too violent strain on the State government while the war Is on. These coimervatlves believe the safety of the State government should give more concern than the senatorship, and If there Is any im pressing of candidates Bryan should be asked to be a candidate of the 4 two parties for the governshlp. They K thlnk he is about the only candi date who could command enough of the radical vote to carry the elec tion. In support of this argument they say: “Have you heard of a Senator landing in the White House any time in recent years? Woodrow Wilson was Governor of New Jersey, Theodore Roosevelt was Governor of New York, William McKinley was Governor of Ohio. ' Mr. Bryan, in our opinion, is still thinking of the presidency. In that case It might not be beneath his dignity to be a candidate for the office of Governor of Nebraska.” Whether , it be Scfnator or Gover nor the present prospect is that Bry an can have the refusal of one. BELGIUM’S PEACE TERMS on. Absolute Political, Economical and . Territorial Independence The Belgium Government's terms of pejrre; s'b far as they concern Bel gium herself, set forth in her reply to Pope .Benedict's peace note, made public., are. in substance, absolute political, economical and territorial independence . CANT FIGHT FOR ALLIES J S^cm la Draft Agr Mast fight For r Provaat Marshal General OowAur » notified draft boards that trary te Ike selectiv* ulatFxs ter % jr~ %