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VOLUME XXIV ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, APRIL 19, 1917
NUMBER 20
POTATO GROWERS
TO HOLD RALLYS
Twelve Mg Hallies and Demonstra
tion Meetings io Be Held Com
ing Week over the County
TAKFfc IN THE KNT1BK COUNTY
Federal Potato Standards Kx pec ted
to Be Adopted Before Next Full
Will Be Discussed
In view of the need for improving
the potatoes of Box Butte county, as
well as the need of attention to la
bor, need, and other farm problems
at this time that should receive the
immediate attention of every willing
person who is a loyal citizen of the
United States and of Box Butte coun
ty, a series of get-together and dem
onstration meet in ps have been plan
ned for the potato growers of this
county.
Meetings Iat All Week
The meetings begin Monday, Ap
ril 23, and last until Saturday, April
28, inclusive. The afternoon meet
ings will consist of a general discus
sion of agricultural needs of the
time, and a demonstration of potato
treatment and seed selection. The
evening meetings will be of the same
nature only charts and slides show
ing the results of potato demonstra
tions in Box Butte county will also
be shown and commented upon.
In commenting on these meetings
County Agent Seidell said, "It is
very important that the potato grow
ers of Box Butte county improve the
standard of their potatoes at once,
due to the conditions that exist,
which indicate that federal stand
ards for potatoes will probably be
adopted before next fall, and pota
toes paid for according to the stand
ards fixed by the federal govern
ment." Discus Nitiwitioii
At these meetings the potato sit
uation throughout the United States
will be discussed. Many farm prob
lems, such as labor, seed, crop out
look, etc., will be brought up and
discussed.
County Agent Seidell, assisted by
District Supervisor F L. Taylor, who
represent the Agricultural Extension
Service of the College of Agriculture,
the United States Department of
Agriculture, and the Box Butte
County Farm Bureau, will conduct
the demonstrations and assist in the
meetings. Men, women and child
ren are invited and urged to attend
the following meetings:
Monday. April &!
2 p. m.. F. J. Betzold farm, east
of Alliance.
8 p. m., F. H. Nason schoolhouse,
northeast of Alliance.
Tuesday. April 24
2 p. m.. Noah Colerick farm,
northwest of Alliance.
f p. m., Berea schoolhouse, Berea
Wednesday, April 25
2 p. m., (). A. Davig farm, north
west of Alliance.
8 p. m., Hashtnan schoolhouse.
west and north of Alliance.
Thursday. April 26
2 p. m.. Joe Kriz farm, northeast
of Hemingford.
8 p. m., Klemke schoolhouse,
southwest of Hemingford.
Friday, April 27
2 p. St., E. K. Addy farm, south
west of Hemingford
8 p. tu . Moravek schoolhouse.
east of Canton and southwest of
Hemingford.
Saturday. April 2H
2 p. m., potato rally. Shindler's
hall, Hemingford.
8 p. m.. Root schoolhouse, north
of Hemingford.
"TO HELL WITH YOU
AND YOUR FUG"
pThe 8tap-Spangled PROHIBITION
SouxmQniBnr.
Francis Scott Key.
1814.
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L Oh, sy eta you see, by to dawn's ear - ly light, What io proud ly w
2. On the shore dim ly ilea thm' the mists of the deep, Where the foe's haagh-ty
S. And where is that band who to vauot-iDg ly swore That the ha oo of
4. Oh, tbta be it er erwbeo free-man shall stand Be tweea their lovsd
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baited at tao twi-light's lut (teaming, Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro the
host in dread ei-leoce re pos - es, What is that which the breese, o'er the
war tad the bat -tie's oca fneloa A home and a com try shoold
boms and wQd war's dee o la-tioo; Blest with vie -fry and peace, rosy the
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per - B - ous fight, O'er the ram parts we watched were so gal Uot
tow - er-kg steep, As it fit fid - It blows, half con-ceaU, half db-
bsTS us m more? Their blood has washed ont their fool foot -steps' pol-beaT'B-ies-coed
land Praise the Pcw'r that bath mads sad preserved as a
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st, it rp mS
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'And the rock-ets' red glare, the bomb, bursting hi air, Gts
eJes - eel Now it catch-as the gleam of the moro:ing's first bean, la roll
hi fee. Ha ref -ugs could Bare the hire-ling sad sbm From the
as - tiool Then eoa-qner we most, wboaoor eaose it is jest, Aad
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ter
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thro' the night that oor flag was stiH there. Oh, say, does that star-span -(led
ry re - Sect - ed now shines on the stream: J is the star-span-glcd ban ner: ob
ror of flight or the gloom of the grave: And the itar-spao-gled ban - ner in
tie our mot to: "in Uod u onr trust!" And too etar-epan-gtea nan-ner in
BILL PASSED
Senate I'oMsed Act as Approved by
Joint Committee by Vote of
Thirty to Three.
NO IV K A It llEKIt FOR NKHHANKA
Henator Itobertson of Holt County
Yielded and Signed Ileport
of House Conferees
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jur m i i afa!I J J H filial t C U J inc 3 I
ban ner
long may
tri omph
tri omph
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yet ware 0 er tbe
it wave O'er the
doth wave O'er the
shall ware O'er the
land
laod
land
land
free
of the
of the
ot tbe
of tbe free
free and the home of tbe
free and the home of tbe
and the home of the
and tbe noma of the
brasef
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brase
brare
Witt OS l.y ataacJs Beott Key, on the nlKtit of 8epteinter 14, 1814 wMIs
rompollad t Watih under the rune of a British ahlp the hombardrrient of
Port MoMenry He watched the tag at the fort througb th whole day with
an anxiety that tan he letter felt than de.Tlbtd. until darknewi prevented
tittn from eetiiR It. During the night he Watched the bombehWlB and at
early dawn hie eye wa again greeted by the proudly waving flag of hi
country.
oVe) s e a s a s t
LEGISLATORS APPRECIATE READING HERALD
(ernian IUsim Iter Who Ir. .tiin,i.i to
Have InMiIted Plag Itiffed in
None and FIMred
"To hell with you and your Mag,"
are the words that K. E. Amiable,
Burlington fireman, alleges J. H.
Krase, a well-known German rancbw
living about eighteen miles north and
east of Alliance flung at him Tues
day night about 10 30 o'clock fol
lowing an argument on the preseut
international situation Straight
way Annable proceeded to "biff" hi.
Oerman friend on the uose, with the
result that Krase landed on the
ground in a heap.
There in one fact that ia o-rtuin.
Mutable hit Krase on the nose and
Krase hit the ground. Kraae filed a
complaint before Police Judge Rob
erts Wednesday morning about 5
o'clock charging assault and battery,
F. E. Stearns and James Auten, members of the Nebraska
House of Representatives, on April 12 offered the following
motion in that body. The motion was unanimously adopted
and placed in the house record. It reads as follows :
"Mr. Speaker: We move that the house extend to Repre
sentative Thomas a vote of thanks for sending to each member
during the legislative session his wideawake and enterprising
newspaper, The Alliance Herald."
Lincoln By a vote of thirty to
three, the Nebraska senate yesterday
(Wednesday) morning passed the
amended prohibition bill which came
from the house of representatives
Tuesday. The house had stood pat,
refusing to allow the bill to be so
amended as to allow the manufacture
of "near beer" and other drinks of a
like nature. The deadlock was brok
en by the "wets" finally giving In
and voting for the bill.
Only one concession of importance
was made by the house during tbe
long fight. This was to allow clti
sens to have liquor in their homes
after the bill takes effect May 1.
However, the provision was inserted
that any amount of liquor la prima
facie evidence of violation of law In
case a complaint is filed agninst the
person having the same.
Two weeks ago in the senate, tbe
"wets", led by Senator Robertson of
Holt, took the bill In the form in
which it came from the house and
tackod one hundred amendments to
it. The senate machine controlled
eighteen votes. The senate "drys"
had only fifteen votes, but they stood
pat and refused to accept the amend
ments. The bill was then returned to the
house of representatives, who refus
ed to accept the senate amendments
and who appointed Representatives
Norton, ThomaB and Flanaburg as a
conference committee to meet with
Senators Robertson, Mattes and Mo
rlarty from the senate. On Satur
day, April 15, after conferences last
ing a full week, the committee found
themselves unable to come to un
'agreement, the point over whldi the
I deadlock occurred being the manu
facture and sale of "near beer". The
house members absolutely refused to
concede this point und insisted on
strengthening the section covering
this In the original bill, in order that
there might be no misunderstanding
on this point In the future. The sen
ators were insistent thnt the law
should allow the manufacture of
"near beer". The house member,
after waiting two days, finally slggt
ed their report and turned it In. It
was unanimously accepted by the
house without objection.
In the meantime the wet" en
ators from the dry districts who had
voted against the wishes of a major
ity of their constituents had been
hearing from home and were insist
ing on a report from the committee.
On Monday morning, at the request
of Senator Robertson, the house
members met with him and he yield
ed and signed the report. This re
port was the one he turned In to the
senate Tuesday.
Senators Mattes and Moriarty.
members of the conference commit
tee who had withdrawn from the
conferences early in the week, pre
sented a minority report of their
own Wednesday. They are known
as extreme "wets" and had refused
In the conference to recede on any
of the senate amendments. Their re
port presented yesterday was in the
nature of a joke. It advised that the
senate recede from all amendments
Mh.' qimittee of
House Defies Wilson,
Senate Backs Bill
Kaiser's Troops Lose 30,000 More
Men In Another French Drive
, Tricolor Swept Front From
Rheims to Champagne
125,000 Strikers In Berlin
Navy Yard Believes Sea Battle Fought off of Cape
Cod Guard Stations Report Firing Span
ish Ship Torpedoed By Germans
WASHINGTON The house military affairs committee adopted
by a vote of twelve to eight, a sub-committee report authorizing the
president to issue a call for 500,000 volunteers and providing that he
may at a future date resort to selective draft. The resolution as pass
ed is in defiance to President Wilson's wishes and to the advise of the
general Btaff of the army, both of whom desire to eliminate the volun
teer idea.
The senate military affairs committee rejected all amendment
to the measure advocated by the president and by a vote of ten to
seven recommended it for passage.
COPENHAGEN The semi-official
report places the number of strikers
In Berlin at 125,000. The strikers
are distributed through the machine
works, part of the munition plants
and some electrical establishments,
according to the Tageblatt. The
statement that the employees of mu
nition plants are striking is of inter
est because the official news bureau
issued a statement denying that the
munition factories were affected.
PARIS The war office announces
the capture of Chavonne and Chivy
and important progress was made by
the French in their attack east of
Scissons. The French pushed on
north of Chavonne and Chivy reacb
ing the vicinity of Ilraye-en-Laonn-ols.
Since Monday the French have
captured upwards of 14,000 un
wounded Germans.
The western battle front is eitend
ed twelve miles. The CeimaiiR were
i driven from their tlrst llnet. pORitions
,and part of the second from Rheims
I to the Champagne front. The tier
'man loss Is estimated at 30.000 kill
led, wounded und prisoners. The vic
tory was won fin the ground of the
j great offensive of 1915.
MADRID Eighteen lives were
lost when the Spanish steamship
Tom was torpedoed and sunk with
out warning 'Public opinion is be
ing further inflamed in Spain by the
act. Spain has sent a protest to
I Germany and asks indemnity.
PROV1DENCK. It. I - -The Rhode
Island house of representatives has
passed the act extending, presiden
tial suffrage to women.
BOSTON A thrill was sent uIodk
the coast with the report of heavy
gunflre at the entrance of Massachu
setts bay. Three roast guard sta
tions on Cape Cod successive re
orted that they had counted distinct
and repeated guns from the north
and northeast of the cape. At the
navy yard the belief is that Ameri
can Vessels Were engaged with the
enemy. The liring lasted thirty
minutes. A heavy fog hung over
the inside of the cape but outside
the weather was calm with a L.-iitle
Dteeze mowing.
British forces. The village of Vll-lers-Guislaln
has been captured.
WASHINGTON The reestabllah
ment of law and order In Mexico by
the first of May. following years of
anarchy and rebellion, was pledged
to President Wilson when complete
diplomatic relations were resumed
with the Mexican government.
l'KTROtlRAD Lieutenant Gen
eral Korntioff. commanding the
troops in Petrograd. has issued a
proclamation calling upon the peo
ple of the city to return 40,000 riflea
and 35.000 revolvers taken from the
Russian military stores duriug the
recent revolution.
CHICAGO- The first 10,000 offic
ers to command America's new army
of a half million men will be picked
Troni candidates trained at camps
for reserve officers.
LANSING, M It'll The house in
a committee of the whole approved
the bill giving to women the right
to vote for presidential electors. The
senate baa approved the bill The
ttrrernor has promised to sign Jt.
AMSTERDAM- . have long
expressed the view that German vic
tory and the German monarchy are
mutually dependem Without a
German victory the German monar
chy will soon cease to exist." assert
ed Count von Reventlow writing In
rite Tages Zeitung.
CHICAGO - The thirty villages
and towns which this week voted on
the wet ami dry (jucstion are equally
divided between two columns. The
victory lies with the "drys" who won
thirteen wet towns.
LONDON So serious h the food
situation in Germany that Chancellor
Von Bethmann-Hollweg has gone to
Hamburg for a consultation with the
kaiser, states a Central News dispatch.
(Continued on page 6)
LONDON- Further progress north
of St. Quentin has been made by the
MADRID Alfonso of Spain has
ailed on that country to prepare for
war In reviewing the troops which
were leaving for Morocco, he made
the significant statement:
"It is necessary that we shall keep
in a constant state of preparation,
although Spain wishes to maintain a
policy of absolute neutrality."
and about 6 o'clock Anable was
brought into court where he plead
guilty, but stated he was justified in
his conduct. When questioned by
the judge, Krase denied the charges.
Annable was lined $25 and costs
by Judge Roberts, but the Judge bus-J
peuded the fine. Judgo Roberts told
Mr. Krase that If he made the state
ment alleged or others that he might 1
expect to Buffer the consequences. I
There seems to be a disposition on1
the part of certain Alliance residents
to report these occurrences to the
federal authorities and it would not
be at all surprising if a federal gat.
ret service man would drop Into A1-,
liance almost any day to investigate
certMln alleged acta against the government.
K. M. Hendee, until last week ed
itor and publisher of the Alliance
News, left Friday noon for Lincoln.
It was Friday the 13th. F. M.
Broome is again publisher of the
News, and F. R. Mayes is editor.
Messrs. K. M. Hendee and C. H.
Downs came to Alliance In August
of last year and took over the paper.
Some two months ago Mr. Downs de
cided that he could do better in oth
er fields and returned to Lincoln
leaving Mr. Hendee in Bble charge
of tbe paper. Mr. Downs la still in
Llncolu and has been recouimen!eH
for appointment as a traveling in--l
dor for the state pure food com
mission. Mr. Hendee left here for
Lincoln but the first of the week in
tended going to Omaha where he ex
pected to secure a position in his
line of work.
PROCLAMATION
The coining of SjiriiiK tUinainls that llie city ot Alliance, individually ami as a unit, clean
up and freshen the city property. The "Ch an l'j Wick Campaign" has become a national
institution and Alliance must not be baekvvaiil in our affairs alouK this line Kvcry citizen
should see that his premises are cleaned and painted ; that the alleys are cleaned ; that sanitary
conditions are created in all portions of the eily.
Tlx: week of April L'.lnl to :i0th is hereby flHytttfd us ( lean l'p Week" in Alliance and
I therefore urpe everyone to exert their utmost effort toward making Alliance a cleaner and
more sanitary city.
Have you ever noticed a pile of rubbish in your RAighhor hack yanlT Don't you think
it .should be restored 1 How about your own yard? How about your Own alley t Don't you
think it would help the looks of everything, render this a more healthful city to dwell in, if
all the ashes and accumulated rubbish were hauled offf You certainly do. Then let's make
a special effort to clean up during the week beginning April 23rd. Let's make this a real
( lean-up week and don't forgot to paint up, for painting brightens the city and preserves the
property and effects sanitation. It is my hope and belief that the citizens of Alliance will
put their premises in order and will make this year's Clean-up Week the best and most effect
lot in the city's history. W. E. ROUSE Y, Mayor.