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(Is JEFFERSONIAN. QB dO EDITED BY CII3 T THOS. E. WATSON B Vol. 11. No. 34. Uncle Sam--- Well, I 'll Sivan I if that is 'nt that boy " William J. Nebraska " a courtin again. j '■ - XXz vX ■ . xv> 44A. \ /,• • x z/ /z / CWZ-A <, '' W 'riS> _zf ’"e~* ' sZ WM lllk/47%% -~> WBc r*E a SRj '' w) z. I\xjl »w.. nJj x <♦ > JFAU I-X vTi ,/, A'r ■ ZZ z xyf wV * <j\ 1 hV’- \bf oV / ' liv ■' i/ /■"•■• ,a M -- Hzfep 4. l®i. m il I. lifc ~ nlllVll/ '■• Z/ 7/ : •■■ //x/vWM 7 / \ <lmM z y >i!f Wg.: Wi "‘ -*x - Ax. J®/> / iSVS Yi^m.,. X xA/4 <-/ /O^ z 4 -'4,-' , z / y / y <' ’’xx J '■ 4 4/wljisl ] " ' ''• / ■ </ ,f '> w NEW WAR RULES ADOPTED AT HAGUE. The Hague, Sept 7.—The fifth ple nary sitting of the Peace Conference, M. Nelidoff presiding, met this morn ing in the Knights’ Hall. The dele gates were not so numerous as on the occasion of former sittings, several of them having temporarily left The Hague while awaiting a debate on more important questions. The whole American delegation was present. Af ter the minutes of the last sitting had been approved the following rules regarding the opening of hostilities were adopted, a few countries mak- Atlanta, Ga., Thursday, September 12, 1907. ing reserves: “The contracting powers agree that hostilities must not begin with out previous unequivocal notice hav ing been given, either in the form of a declaration of war, setting forth its motives, or in the form of an ulti matum with a conditional declara tion of war. “Notice that a state of war exists must be sent without delay to the neutral powers, the effect for the lat ter beginning after they receive no tice, which can be given even by wire. In any case the neutral pow ers cannot protest against the lack of this notice if it is established that they undoubtedly knew that a state of war existed.” The sitting also approved, with some reserves, the agreements con cerning the rights and duties of neu tral states in time of war. The land rules include the following: “The territory of neutral states is inviolable. “Belligerents cannot establish wire less telegraph stations in neutral ter- ritory or any other means of com munication with belligerent forces on land or sea. “Volunteers cannot be enlisted or a body of combatants formed in neu tral territory. “The exportation of provisions from neutral states and the trans port of provisions for belligerents are forbidden. “Belligerents are allowed to use means of communication belonging to neutrals or private companies. (Continued on Page Five.) Price five Cents.