Easy to Read! THE ALLIANCE HERALD I Worth Reading
VOLUME XXIV
ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY. NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MAY 24, 1917
NUMBER 2&
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OVER THOUSAND AT
FOOD CONFERENCE
Opening Meeting of (lonffr(w Held
in Omaha Tuewday with Ad
dresses by Fnmilnent Men
Cuaha, May 23 More than one
thousand delegates were present
Tuesday evening at the opening
meeting of the State Conservation of
Foods conference at the municipal
auditorium. The theme of the ev
ening program waa "What We Are
Facing."
Chancellor 8 Avery of Lincoln,
Tlce chairman of (he Nebraska Con
eervatloit and Welfare commission,
presided at the meeting. At: address
pf welcome was delivered by Mayor
James 0. Dahlinan. Governor Keith
Neville spoke on the subject, "The
State Council of Defense." He was
responded to by Hon. George Coup
land, a number of the council.
Hon. W. F. Taylor of Merna. mem
ber of the ptate legislature, spoke on
"The Farmer and Fond Supplies."
He was followed by the principal
apeak or 't n veiiinn- Hon. Carl
8 Vroomun, assistant secretary of
the United States Department of Ag
riculture, who poke on "Farm or
right."
WedOesdaj Rtomlng was devoted
to general committee meetings. The
.committee on "Potatoes and Heans",
of which Lloyd Thomas of Alliance
is chairman, lias headquarters at the
Rome hotel. Present also from Box
Butte county as members of this
committee are H. M. Bushnell, Jr.,
of Alliunce and K. L. Pierce of
Hemingford. John W. Thomas, as
sociate editor of The Herald, is pres
ent representing that newspaper as a
delegate to the congress.
GENERAL PERSHING
TO VISIT NEDRASKA
State's Foremost Soldier to Attend
Semi 'entonaial Celebration
at Lincoln Next Month
Right Thing to Contemplate.
Life Is so full of miseries. tumor and
Jor ; they press so close upon us at
every step of the way. Hint it Is hardly
worth while to nil one another's at
tention to their presence. People who
do this . . . are merely dwelling
on the obvious, and the obvious is the
one thing not worth consideration,
What we want to contemplate Is the
beauty and the smoothness of that well
ordered plan which it Is so difficult
far us to discuss. Agnes Reppller.
Novel Tax in Holland.
Babies with more than one Chris
tian name are taxed iu Holland.
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FOLLOW THE r I AG
1 T is the right of the A Weft CSS
2 people to enjoy a monopoly
for their own flag within their
9 own jurisdiction: It Is the right,
j and should be the duty, of those
who follow other flags to follow
J them elsewhere. The Century
Magazine.
Major Qaneral John O. Pershing,
Nebraska'! foremost soldier. Is to de
liver the Commencement address of
the University of Nebraska during
the Semi Centennial celebration which
takea place at Lincoln June 12. 13
and 14
No soldier in the country today Is
praised more than Is Oeneral Persh
ing. He is the idol of his soldiers
and highly respected by his associ
ates His life story is a wonderful
tale of the success of persistence,
personality and bravery.
John (I. Pershing was born In La
Clcdc, Missouri, in 18B0. The stirring
times must have rooted the military
spirit into his nature. He attended
public school in his home town ami
attended the Missouri State Normal
ai Kitksville. He later taught school
until he was appointed to West Point
Military Academy iu 1882. from which
he graduated in 1SS6.
As Lieutenant Pershing he was first
stationed In New Mexico and saw hl.4
first service in the Indian campaign
against Geronimo. He later went
through the Sioux Indinn outbreaks in
the north middle west. He was trans
ferred to tke University of Nebraska
aa commandant of cadets in 1892
While at the University he studied
law and received his degree in 1895.
After four years as commandant he
became tactical officer at the West
Point Military Academy.
When the Spanish American wsr
broke out he went Into Cuba with
the Tenth Cavalry. After the war
he went to Washington and organ
ized the bureau of Insular Affairs.
After successfully completing this
work he spent four years in the
Phillipines trying to pacify the re
bellious natives. Following this serv
ice he was military attachee to the
American embassy to Japan When
greater troubles arose with the Moros
in the Phillipines he was chosen to
iiuell the rebellion. For this effi
cient service be was appointed a bri
gadier general by President Roose
velt. He Ister returned to the Philll
"ARMY NEEDS YOU!" DECLARE WOMEN
Captain
Paul Jones
Oi all human things nothing is
more honorable or mora
cedent than to desorve well oi
one's country. Cicero.
History pages do not relate any more
sserolc ur thrilling Story tliau that of
the triumph won
against great odds
by Capt. Paul
Jones. In whose
veins, although
not an American
but a Scotch saan,
there flow ed blood
staunch suit true
to the American
cause of liberty.
While off the
coast of Scotland
with the Bon-
homiue Richard
and the Alliance and the Pallas he
Was swooped down uihui by I lie flotil
la under Captttln Pearson which was
eon vox in h merchant fleet. Jones
prepared to meet' the enemy as hast
he could. The British guns had long
range and Paul Jones determined to
glit close. He brought Ids ships up
to the enemy until the inuxxlea of his
guns rasis In contact with the enemy
hips. Then ensued one of 1 1 moat
frenzied conflicts In the history of
eaaval battles, eout iuuing from seven
to ten in the evening. Paul Jones'
gtoaition whs depemie In the extreme.
His ship wss so shattered that only
three guns remained effective, and he
then assailed the enemy with hand
grenades which fatliug Into tin
fgerapis soon et her on Are. At
length her inagaslne blew up killing
all near It. Pearson commanded Ids
office is who wanted to iftirrender to
hoard the Richard which was also
vow ablaze in several places. Rut
Jones aud his men received them so
warmly that Ihey retreated. Pearson's
new was killed, his guus unmounted
and bis Hhlp iiq tire aud there was noth
sag eiee to do but surrender.
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EIGHTH 6RADE GRAD
UATION HELD TODAY
Over One Hundred Box Butt Cntin.
ty l"iglith Graders Given Cer
tificates of Graduation
J'hotov by Amerli'un I'reas Assoctatlon.
In New Tork city women have shown remarkable activity In teiting re
emits for Uncle Sum The two pictures alsve are of women who .ire d
lng their bit" in the recruiting campaign
WILL SUMMON DRAFT ARMY
ON SEPTEMBER FIRST
P resilient Issues Proclamation Ord
eriug All Men Between I and :0
Inclusive, to Register
UATF IS TVRSUAY, JTUNK 5, 1IT
: tfti raj
.jjsan
Slacken-., Following Conviction in U.
S. District' Court, to Prison for
One Year
Major General John G. Pershing,
commsnder of the United States
army, southern division, who will de
liver the Commencement address at
the Nebraska Semi Centennial Ccle
bration at Lincoln June "3 General
persuing is a Nsbrasxan who ia com
mg back to pay homage to th Stats
he loves.
pines and be.-ame Military Governor
of Mindanao with ins headquarters
at .amboango.
In 1914 he was returned to the
I'nlteu States and placed in active
command or the force iu the field on
the border He led the punl.ive ex
pedition into Mex co iu March 1916,
and after the death of Major Genera!
Kunston as appointed to the chief
command of the southern division
with headquarters at Port Sam llous
ton. Texas
Iu spite of this wonderful career.
Major Geueral Pershing is a man of
sorrow. While on the Mexican border
he received the terrible and heart
rending news that bia wife aud two
little daughters had been cremated in
the burning of his home iu Cali
fornia. Today the only place he per
haps an call home Is in Lincoln.
where his little boy resides with his
two sisters.
In response to a suggestion made
by Senator Jones of Washington thai
the new selective draft army help
harvest crops. Secretary Uaker has
disclosed that it is not expected to
call out the first r00,000 men before
Sept. 1. 1917. because of the deplet
ed state of supplies, and that there
will therefore be no appreciable in
terference with the labor supply of
the country until that date.
However, the statement that the
conscripted army may not be called
out until September 1, has nothing
to tlo with the proclamation by the
president naming Tuesday, June 5th.
as the dale when every male resident
of the United States between the ages
of 21 and 30, inclusive, with the ex
ception of the officers and men of the
army, navy or marine corps or that
portion of the national guard or na
val militia actually in the federal
service, must register at the registra
tion place in his home precinct.
Traveling men or others who can
not be at home to register for the
army selection on the day set by
President Wilson's proclamation RBVU
apply as soon as is practicable to the
clerk of the county iu which they may
be at the time, or, in municipalities
of more than 30. 000. to the city
clerk.
One Bay Only
The clerk will supply a registra
tion card, w hich must be tilled out an
sent to the registrar of the citizen's
home precinct so that it will reach
it by registration day Any man too
sick to register in person must send
a representative to the county or city
clerk on or before the day of regis
tration. It should be borne in min 1
that there will be only ONE DAY
for registration.
Slackers who seek to evade regis
tration can be detected easily. A war
department, statement explains that
lists of persons registered will be
posted and all citizens who know of
evasions are expected to report them.
Any person who wilfully fails or
refuses to present himself for regis
tration shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeauor and shall, upon convic
tion in the United States district
court, be punished by imprisonment
for not more than one year.
The Ouestlons Asked
The selective service registration
card will be tilled out by the regis
trars, not the men. The men will
have to verify the answers and sign
the carC
ly dependent on you for support
(specify whiCh). 10 Married or
single? Race (specify which). 11
What military service have you had?
Rank? Branch? Years? Nation or
state? 12 Do you claim exemp
tion from draft (specify grounds).
Three questions are to be filled in
by the registrars themselves as they
see the answers. The questions are:
1 Tall, medium or short? Slender,
medium or stout? 2 Color of eyes?
I Color of hair? Bald? 3 -Has per
son lost arm. leg, hand. foot, or
both eyes, or is he otherwise disabled?
Saturday, Governor Neville by pro
clamation designated Tuesday, June
5, as a legal holiday.
Sfct
National Guard
By Kenneth Me.cDe.use.ll
Pusher of pen and pencil,
Worker of wood mid teel.
Doctors, lawyers itnd bi. lines men.
-we: the Susie's peal.
Hurrying throngs of khaki,
Kiunble of wagon train.
Clatter of cavalry hore.
The Guard la called out again.
Hack from the sun-baked deert.
Stalwart, alert and hard.
Protecting the nation's vitals.
Is the much -knocked National
Guard.
Give them the praise that's due
them.
For the regular calls 'em "paid."
Watc h out for the wive and fain
iltea of the men of the Nation
al Guard.
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TEACHERS GRANTED
TEN PER CENT RAISE
Grade Teachers Ask for More Money
Increased t ost of Living
Leaves Them Little
tirade school teachers have been
granted an advance in salary of ten
per cent by the school board, accord
inn to an announcement made this
week, tirade school teachers tigur
ed it all out and after looking at the
proposition from various angles ar
rived at the conclusion that they
would have to have more money. A
committee was appointed to present
the figures to the board. The teach
ers claimed that after they had paid
all expenses there was not very much
left to put aside for the rainy day
Grade school leathers received as
Eighth grade graduation exercises
for the city nrd country schools are
being held this afternoon at the Phe
lan opera house. The address is to
be given by County Attorney S.
Mndcliffe of Sidney.
Following is the list of Box Butto
county eighth graders who were giv
en certificates:
AI.I IAXt i: ITY S HOOL8
Acheson Ivan
Anderson Helen
Drown Clara
Heal Iyester
Bicknell Robert
Brown Helen
Brown Raymond
'alder Blmo
Campbell Ruby
Content William
i ok-r Kldon
Curry Luetic
Dodd Ida -Dacy
Kenneth
Depovan Ruth
Bills I r ma
Caddis Naomi
Grebe. Marjorta
Garrett Clara
Qrasatnan Frances
II and Remmia
Howe Marie
Koester Meta
Kibble Clarence
ldth Goldie
I. mm liRhea
Laurence Robert
Lahoda Bonnie
Iturence Glenna
Myers Marie
Moore Ruth
Pate Leonard
Rathburn Frank
Rockey Mable
Rehder Irene
Sly Virgil
Sehaper Alfrieda
Simpson Lilly
Schriencr John
Shn uner Margaret
Simpson Elsie
Whaley Francis
Williams William
Woods Elly
Wilson Elizabeth
Young Helen
box BUTTO COUNTY schools
Andrew Helen
Arner Genevieve
Acheson ' Ivan
Calmer Laura
Calmer Clark
Conklin Gilbert
Conklin Clarence
Ditsch Andre
Fought Alice
Fronapfel Rosaline
Fronapfel Leo
Forsstrom Adolph
Harris Sterling
Harris Elsie
Hilton Jennie
Hucke Calvin
Klemkc Joey
Koester Meta
Mabin Katie
Meyers Rose
Miller Tom
Miller Eva
Moore Ruth
Putman Arnold
Rust Virginia
Robbins Walter
U mIioi toia Florence
Stumf Josephine
Shanklin Bernice
Cnderwood Katie
Watson Catherine
Wright lrma
Woods Elly
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Austin Margaret
Barber Dorris
BsrslUS Lillian
Breckner William
Hue lib n k Kmcliii
Huechsenstein Carl
Covalt Fay
Daugherty Ldna
Daugherty Winifred
Daugherty Joseph
Driscoll Emmet
Fend rick August
Kreiinuth Rose
Hamilton Alice
Harris Ada
Huff Ruth
Hughes Clella
Kane Iaura
Krejci Lillian
Kriz Mary
I. avion Marv
McCoy Paul
O'Conner Francis
O'Keefe Sara
Shaughnessy Helen
Tobias Gertrude
Tynan Francis
Kourke Rita
Werner Curia
high as $7.r and as low as III
Twelve questions are ask-J month, depending mostly on length
HKMINGFOKII SCHOOLS
Dauboiu Arthur
Muirhead Ituth
Hucke Alts
Wiltsey Margaret
Wiltsev Martha
TEST SUIT UNDER
PROHIBITION LAW
Lenard Flansburg, Member of Com
mittee, Appointed to Bring Suits
to Settle "Near Ber" Dispute
Governor Neville has directed m
test suit to be brought in. Douglas
county to determine Just what kinds
of drinks can be made and sold un
der the prohibition law.
The governor, following a confer
ence with Attorney General Reed,
instructed Food Commissioner Mur
chel to secure samples of certain
beverages now being produced In
former brewery plants In Omaha,
which will be analyzed by the state
chemist. The chemist will be ex
pected to report back how much al
cohol they contain and whether or
not they are malt kyquorff.
When the tests are completed the
State expects to file complaints
against the manufacturers and put
the entire question up to the courts
for a Indicia interpretation of the
exact meaning of the prohibition law
with regard to soft drinks. Gover
nor Neville is taking this step at the
request of a large number of officials
over the stale who are anxious to se
cure Information along this point.
Leonard Flansbiirg of Lincoln,
one of the members of the Lancaster
county delegation in the house, one
of the three house members of the
prohibition committee, aud in a
large measure responsible for the
prohibition bill, has been employed
by the governor, with the attorney
general's approval, to assist in hand
ling the prosecution. Mr. Flansburg
represents the prohibition forces of
the state.
Some of the beverages now being
put on the market are said to resem
ble "near beer," with a slight
amount of alcohol in it. They are
supposed to be malt products, which
the legislature intended to prohibit.
The question which the court will be
called upon to decide is whether the
legislature succeeded in accomplish
ing what it attempted, or whether
the law is worded to allow the manu
facture and sale of malt or brewed
drinks which are non-intoxicating in
character.
In some quarters it is believed
there may be a loop-hole for the
manufacture of near beer, owing to
the fact that alcohol can be develop
ed from Btigur by two methods
brewing and gas. Should brewed
drinks be prohibited under the court
interpretation, it is pointed out that
nothing is said in the law about bev
erages produced through the gas
methods.
Another question has arisen which
mny require a court action, with ro
tation to a brewery at Wilbur. In
formation has reached the attorney
general's office in a letter from the
county attorney that the brewery is
planning to manufacture "grain vin
egar," and it has on hand a large
quantity of beer which the owners
say will be converted into vinegar.
The Saline county attorney wants te
know whether keeping this beer on
hand constitutes a violation of the
law.
Norfolk Press.
Not 1
Afraid to Die
It is sweet and glorious to die
for one's country. Horace.
ed as follows: 1- Name in full. Age ol service l ne average wane wa
In vears 2 Home address 3 ,o7. tame wan piepureu wiucn
Date of birth 4--Whether natural
born citizen, naturalized citizen, alt
en, or declared Intention B Where
born. 8 If not citizen, what coun-
Michael Nolan was
visitor over Sunday.
a Scottsbluff
try are you a citizen of. 7 what
is your present trade, occupation or
office? 8 By whom employed?
Where employed? Have you a
father, mother, wife, child under IS.
or a sister or brother under 12. sole-
showed that after the expenses of
traveling to Alliance, taking care of
the board and lodging bills, purchas
ing needed books, attending teach
ers' institutes and the like, a very
small bulance was left Comparing
the average expense with the aver
age wage a sum of about $12 a
month was left to purchase clothing,
amusement, and take care of .the
many oilier small expenses.
The total revenue for the schools
was $28. 366. 81. It costs more to
operate the schools now than at some
times iu the past. There has Iteen a
slight deficit at some periods. The
loss of license money is made up by
an additional levy of ten mills al
lowed for schools, which will raise
about $7,000 additional revenue.
Real Kgtaie. Loans and lmur
ince P. K KEDDISK, Redditt
Block. 15 tf-727
It is reltiteil iluit m private iu the
army of the Potomac was sentenced
to be shot for
sleeping at his
post of duty. In
some way word of
the, approaching
execution came to
the attention of
President Lincoln,
and after writing
out a reprieve he
called his car
riage ami started
out to see that
the reprieve did
not fail to reneli
the poor condemned soldier. It was a
broiling hot jlay and ihe ride te camp
waa a Ionic one of ten miles, but the
great-hearted Lincoln was bent on sav
ing the poor soldier and he went for
ward. Perhaps the president later for
got the incident amid weightier cares
of stale, but not so the soldier. When
Ihe Third Vermont charged upon the
rifle pits before Yorktown the follow
ing year the enemy poured a volley
upon iliein. The first man to fall wan
William Scott of Company K. with six
bullets IhPOUgh his hotly. His com
rade caught him as he fell ami as
It i ay life blood ebbed away, he raised
lo lien v en amid the din of battle, the
cries of (lie dying and the shouts of
the enemy, a prayer for the president,
and as he tiled he remarked to his com
rades that Lincoln had showed he MrgS
no coward and wss not afraid to die.
At the burial later the chaplain iar
rated Ihe circumstances to the hoys
who stood alnutt with uncovered
bends. He had prayed for the presi
dent and pun! him a most fervid and
glowing tribute with his dying breath.
One country, one constitution, one
destiny.