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VOL. XXXVI.
PLATTSMOTJTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1918.
No. 45.
NEED Hi IRE
V. U C. It WORKERS
EUROPE IS CALLING FOR MORE
Y. M. C. A. WORKERS, AND
MORE MONEY FOR THEM.
OVER 2.000,000 OVER' THERE
Their Welfare. Now As Urgent As
When the War Was Raging and
the Temptation Greater.
Trr.m Friday's Daily.
There is a call for more workers,
for the Y. M. A. and it is thought
that the need is greater than when
the men were engrossed with the
stern work ot the war. Since the
armistice and the prospect of peace,
there is a slackening of the tense
ness and nature will call for some
thing to occupy the men during the
time.
More men than ever will be need
ed from now on to meet the needs
of the enlarged plans of the Y. M.
C". A. '"until the lcys all come home"
Sunday. December 1st. is to be a
Rally Day all over the United States
fur recruiting a:en for "Y" service.
The following cablegram from E.
C. Carter. Chief Secretary in Paris
to Dr. John R. Molt states: "Owing
to the size of the army and war con
ditions more arduous than ever be
fore, our terrible shortage Y. M. C.
A. personnel immeasurably alarm
ing. Situation requires 10,000
workers, present staff only S.OOO. We
rannot too strongly urge your na
tion wide drive for Y. M. C. A. men
and women whose contracts shall
read duration of war and period of
demobilization or duration of war
and one year after. It is heart
breaking and nerve-racking to be
held responsible for meeting recrea
tive needs 2.000.000 men with a
force of workers so lamentably and
indefensibly small."
THE RED TRIANGLE MEN.
(To the Workers of the Y. M. C. A.)
Tiieir huts are brown on the western
front
And pink in the eastern dawn.
They stand and serve where the men
lie thick
And the Minds of Fate are drawn.
Wherever the need of help is found
Their footsteps gather and fall
In shell raked village and shattered
towns.
And God looks down on them all.
Some of the men are college men.
Some hail from the nation's
schools ;
Each will give what he has to give
In the lands where the war fiend
rules.
And ftw are young, and fewer fit
To answer the greatest call.
Rut e;h is doing his biggest bit.
And God looks down on them all.
FTider the lee of the fighting line.
In t?r.ts that are pitched in hasie,
Thy fit the food and the steaming
cup
Near the slopes where the red
death raced.
There, where the guns in anger roar
And the whistling bullets fall.
They serve the Red Triangle men.
And God looks down on them all.
REG1EVER ASKED
FOR HOTEL RILEY
ON ACCOUNT OF THE CONDITIONS
OF OWNERS NOT BEING BEST,
RECEIVER ASKED.
From Thursday's Daily.
At the time of the sale of the
Hotel Riley (now Hotel Wagner) to
the present owners a firm living in
Minneapolis, there was a mortgage
thereon, which was executed by J.
P. Falter. Since the present owner3
have had the place Mr. Falter has j
been the agent here, and when the
obligations against the place were
jeapordized. Mr. Falter has El:ed
for the appointment cf a receiver,
which application has been ret for
hearing on December 16th. During
the time of the pendency of the
hearing on the application for the
appointment of a receiver, the rent
ers, not wishing to have to pay rent
twice, are holding the rent until
the hearing on the application. In
the name of the owners at Minne
apolis, D. O. Dwyer is bringing suit
against the tenants for the collec
tion of the rent. This morning in
justice court he brought suit against
C. A, Atkinson for the collection of
the rent for this month, while Mr.
Atkinson claims as an offset costs
in a case for the testing the validity
of a contract for three years rent
which he had at the time of the sale
of the Hotel some time since. Suits
will be filed against the remaining
tenants soon.
THREE HUNDRED
DOLLARS AND COSTS
THIS IS THE ASSESSMENT LEV
IED AGAINST THE CONTRA
BRAND TRAFFIC TODAY.
From Thursday's Daily.
Early yesterday two men ran the
blockade and succeeded in passing
over the Platte River bridge, on
their way to Omaha with a car load
of intoxicating liquor. As they had
passed through this county, they
were brought here for trial, and as
they were captured by Sheriff Quin
ton and state agent A. L. Methewig,
they were placed in Jail until after
the return last evening of Sheriff
Quinton, from Lincoln where he was
to take the man Charles Smith who
took the car from Greenwood, the
trial was held this morning. When
arraigned. L. V. Cline and James
Works pleaded guilty, and a fine of
one hundred for two counts, having
in possession, and for transporting,
was assessed against L. V. Cline,
while James Works got a fine of
1. ,1 riMlorc fM- tronennrt.
uuc """ w
ing, not owning the booze. This
b' & , ,
they paid, and were taken to Omaha
where they were placed in jau oy
A .L. Methewig. and where they will
be prosecuted by the government, on
the charge of -bringing intoxicating
liquor into a dry state.
J.
OYLE WRITES
FROM FRANCE
VERY DESCRIPTIVE OF THE
COUNTRY AND WHAT IS BE
ING DONE OVER THERE. .
From Thursday's Daily.
This letter, got through, we sup
pose many will in the future for the
reason for keeping a close censor
on the facts will have been removed
in a short time. But Mr. Doyle, who
is a brother of Mrs. Frank Rauen.
is a very interesting one, and we
should have liked to have given you
it entire ,but it would have filled
mere than half page of the paper.
He tells of delivering supplies to
the soldiers in Alsace Lorraine, and
of the experiences which he met.
How the Americans turned the
tide of battle at Chateau Thierry at
which he was in. and of the pep
which the Yanks put into all the
fighters of the allies. How the Ger
man troops fight, and the flyers
dropped, bombs on the camps at
night.
On his return from the Vosges
mountains, he told of . having stop
ped at a movie show, where a reel
was being given depicting a Mexi
can border scene, and which was
well received by those attending the
show. After the flag of England
was shown, which caused an ovation
lasting ten minutes, this was fol
lowed by the Italian flag, which
was shouted to for the same length
of time, then the French flag Claim
ed, another ten minutes.- Lastly the
American flag was thrown on the
screen and the entire audience arose
to their feet and went wild, in their
demonstration, and after having
stayed for nearly half an hour Mr.
John Doyle left, and after having
gone eight blocks, he -could st,Ul
hear the crowd shouting for the
hear the crowd shouting for
"Banner cf Freedom.
Mr. Doyle thinks at the titae of
the Writing, which was a month
ago. that the allies were getting
on easy street, as to the war.
DIED IN WEST
OF PNEUMONIA
WARD BARR, FORMERLY OF THIS
CITY PASSED AWAY AT
LIMON, COLORADO.
From Friday's Daily.
It will be remembered that a few
days sine George Barr departed for
the west called there by the serious
illness of his brother Ward Uarr.
who had the pneumonia at their
home near Limon, Colorado.
George on his arrival, found his
brother in a very serious condition
J indeed, and with no hope of his re
Icovery. He died a few days after
'the arrival of his brother. Mrs. Barr
mother or the boys, had taken a
homestead in that portion of the
country seme time since, and was
making her home there with her
son Earl Barr. The work being too
much for them. Ward Barr and wife
went there eome two years since to
assist in the conduct of the farm
Some two weeks since Mr. Ward
Barr wa staken with the pneumonia,
with the result that he has since
died.
The remains, accompanied by
George Barr, Earl Barr, and Mrs.
George Barr, arrived last evening,
and were taken to the undertaking
rooms of W. J. Strelght, where they
were held until this afternoon. When
interment was made at Oak Hill
cemetery. Mr. Ward Barr was about
forty years of age, was born in this
county and made his home in Platts
raouth for a great portion of his
I life, though having lived elsewhere
a portion of the time. He leaves be
sides his mother, two brothers. Earl
and George Barr and his wife Mrs.
Ward Barr. . . - -
The funeral services were con
ducted by the Rev. A. V. Hunter of
thp Mptho(1i!,t rhnrch. the music he
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( ing furnished also bv the choir of
L. .
: mai institution
The mother of Mr.
Barr, who lives at Limon. Colo., be
ing sick herself, was not able to
return with the remains for burial.
HAS ENLISTED IN THE SERVICE.
From Friday's Daily.
Robert B. Windham jr., will de
part tomorrow morning for the east
to accept a position with the gov
ernment as an elisted man in the
United States Army. Robert being
an expert electrician in all lines will
make a very valuable man for the
government. He is being sent to
Newport News, Va., and will no
doubt have an opportunity of meet
ing his brother Ben Windham who
is in the naval service and often
comes to Newport News.
WORK OF THE
T
THE LAST QUOTA OF THE DIS
TRICT BOARD WORK RE
CEIVED HERE.
From Thursday's Daily.
The district board has forwarded
to the local board their work 'on
passing on the appeals up to this
time and comprises the following
list:
Harry A. Meisinger 4-c.
Louis Keil 4-c.
Phillip Albert 4-c.
Wm. Ralph Carey 4-c.
Earnest W. Ahl 4-c.
Wm. Aloysis Swatek 3-i.
Ivan James Taylor 2-d.
John Zotapck 4-c.
Frank Slatinsky 2-d.
Frank Joseph Racek 2-c.
Grover Cleveland Parriott 4-c.
Claude LeRoy Gochenour 4-c.
Miles Galies 1-e.
Phillip John Hirz 3-J.
Wm. Henry Wehrbein 4-c.
Paul II. Roberts 3-i.
Frank A. Parkening 4-c.
John J. Micin 4-c.
Henry John Meisinger 4-c.
GORDON HIT VERY HARD.
From Friday's Daily.
Miss Viola Haynie who has been
teaching at Gordon, for the past few
years, returned home this afternoon
for a visit with her parents J. W.
OSTRC
HOARD
Haynie and -wife, and tells of the
Spanish Influenza, having been very
bad there. They have had their
schools closed there for the past five
weeks and will keep closed for three
weeks more. Tli town has a popu
lation pf 1,600 and during the past
five weeks there has been one hund
red and ten deaths from the malady.
Miss Haynie and her sister's fam
ily, E. H. Steinhnrts, all having had
it but pulled through all right. This
seems a very heavy toll, for a town
like that. Miss Haynie savs she
thinks all have had it.
6ERALD GARDNER
SHOT, HUNTING
HE AND HALF BROTHER ED
WARD ASHTON WERE HUNT
ING NEAR CENTER VILLE, IA.
From Thursday's Daily.
A few days since while Edward
Ashton and Gerald Gardner. who
are brothers of Mrs. Frank Sabatka
jr., were out bunir.g, the other day
when accidentally Edward shot
Gerald, with the results that he died
about twenty-four hours afterwards.
Mrs. Sabatka received a letter from
her mother Mrs. Anna Roenberg of
Des Mcines telling of the su? acci
dent. THE BELL AN
SOME ONE MUST HAVE NECES
SARILY PLACED THEM BE
. .. , . FQBX USED. . .
From Thursday's Daily.
Some people would have thought
that the bell at the intersection of
Main and Sixth streets, and the
decorations also just come there.-
We missed the matter of mention
of their being there, not because
we intended to miss anything, but
there were lots of things, that it
was crowded out. Other things
were missed which should have had
mention and also been noticed in the
celebration. But it was the spirit
of patriotism, which prompted the
ones who placed the bell there, and
guilded it, even to the crack which
was placed in it.
The boys who were responsible
for the placing of the bell there
could have made a more elaborate
show, but were afraid, they wore
running a neck and neck race with
the Germans who were returning to
sign the armistice. They knew it
was coming, and that the delegates
were in a hurry to have tne fighting
stop, so the beys .here had to hurry
to get the bell ready for use, which
was expected at any time. Those
responsible for the work, and being
ready were: T. II. Pollock, J. M.
Chnningham. R. Avard. Hillard
Grassman, D. K. Ebersole, Will Ev
ers, Oscar Sandin, Vernon T. Am.
F. M. Bestor, W. A. Swatek, F. W.
Elliott and Clarence Mason.
MISS GENEVA WILES
DIES LAST NIGHT
WAS SICK FOR ABOUT A WEEK
WITH PNEUMONIA, FUNERAL
AT WEEPING WATER.
From Fridays Dally.
Word was received this morning
from Weeping Water, telling of the
death of Miss Geneva Wiles, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. George Wiles of
Weeping Water, which occurred late
yesterday. Miss Geneva, was taken
sick about a week since with the
Spanish Influenza, which ran into
the pneumonia. The funeral will
be held at Weeping Water -tomorrow
morning and the burial be made at
the cemetery south of this city, near
where the family lived years since,
and where two sisters were burid.
Smith Hide Co., Market Square,
St. Joseph, Mo., a.e paying 19c lb.
for No. 1, salt cured hides. Horse
hides 5.00 to $7.00 each. Write
for free shipping tags and fur
price. 4-tf
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TELLS CF THE LIFE IN FRANCE.
AND SAYS HERSCHELL
PETTY WOUNDED.
France. October 10th. 1 H 1 S.
My Dear Mother:
After so long I wiil try and drop
you a fe',v lines to trll you I am fine
and feeling veil, enjoying the best
oi health, and I sincerely hope you
are the .same. Well mother as this
is my first letter from over here
canot tell you much about this
country. I cai? sav that England
id France are both pretty coun
tries, where the Germans have not
destroyed them. I suppose Lela has
the garden all tended to and in the
cellar. Well, mother, I have seen
lots of sights in this country. I
have been fighting ever since I
landed here. Did you get Ihe let
ter I wrote you from Camp Merritt.
Well I am away out here in the
jungles, writing on a German gun
which was captured today, the
funks took 1.200 yards today and
hey are doing great, work. Do you
know if Frank Peterson - and Pig
Richardson are in France or not. I
do not think Frank and myself w'
ie able to have the big time we int
ended to on our 21st birthday as
we expected to have a double cele
bration. Herschell Petty was wound
ed the other day, but he will pull
hrough all right. Well Ma if you
could send some papers, I would like
it. Hoping to near from you and
tell aunt Nellie and sister Lela to
write.
I remain. Your granflson,
PVT. FRANK KINNAMON.
Address: Battery 11 ! F. A.. A. P.
O. 734. A. E. F.
WRITES FROM THE
PHILIPPINES ISLAND
CHAS. W. WITTSTRUCK WRITES
HIS MOTHER, MRS. AL
BERT GASTER.
From Thursdays Daily.
Mrs. Albert Caster of this city has
just received a letter from her son
Charle? W. Wittstruck. -who is in
Corrigadpr, P. I., where he is at
tached to the medical corps, telling
of his experiences there. The let
ter breathes a spirit of optimism,
regarding the conclusion of the war.
notwithstanding the fact that the
letter was written before the middle
of October, he seemed to think the
end then in sight seemed to have
a hunch that fighting was about
over. He also told of the practice
which he was having, of buying
three liberty bonds, and cf there
having been an earthquake there
and also much cholera, but saying
the inoculations which they receiv
ed were proof against the malady.
He is expecting to get home next
July so he says, and says things will
look pretty good to him when he
gets here. Sends best wishes and
love to all.
FUNERAL OF HOWARD JULIAN.
From Thursday's Daily.
This afternoon at the funeral of
Howard Julian, who was a first
class machinist on the battleship
Arkansas, and who died at sea last
week, the. Masons are conducting the
services at the cemetery, and the
funeral at the house being private,
and conducted by Rev. Wilbur
Leete the pastor of the Episcopal
church, the Home Guards are send
ing a firing squad, composed of A. J.
Snyder, F. M. Bestor, Fred P. Busch
and Jess F. Warga while R. Avard
sounds taps. The funeral was held
from the home of his uncle and
aunt Mr. and Mrs. Edward Martin.
The interment at Oak Hill cemetery.
WAS A RESIDENT
OF THIS COUNTY
From Friday's Dally.
The news items of the state tell
of the death at Lincoln of Mrs. Silas
A. llolcomb of that city, a few days
since. Mrs. llolcomb was a resi
dent of this county and lived near
I this city in the later sixties, just
main
rnfln
afttr the war. Mrs. llolcomb, who
was formerly Miss Alice Bronson
lived with her father on the farm
now occupied by Frank Lillie, and
owned by Justice Lillie. David
Bronson lived there for a number
of years and Mrs. Holoomb then a
little girl attended school at the
brick school house, near that place
Judge B. S. Ramsey was the teach
er at the time.
Oliver Osborn was in the citv this
morning from his home northwest
of Mynard, coming to fill out his
registration blank, but on arriving
in the city found that thev did not
have to be filled out, but only re
turned, blank.
WHAT WILL BECOME
OF HOME
WILL THEY DISBAND OR WILL
THEY CONTINUE THEIR OR
GANIZATION AFTER WAR.
The armistice has been signed,
and the terms thereof are in a way
being fulfilled, this means that in a
short time a treaty of peace will be
come a realty. When that treaty is
adequate, and the terms there en
forced, all should rejoice. Then
what will become of the Home
Guards, will they be a necessity of
their organization? Something
around here probably should be ad
justed before their disbandment.
Any way, what shall become of
the uniforms, and the guns, which
the county has purchased. Shall
they he stored in some vault in the
court house, for the tooth of time to
gnaw upon, or shall they be given
to the members of the Home Guards
of this county, who have faithfully
drilled, and made the efficient com
panies winch they "have ""been" and
ready for any exigency which might
have occurred.
Of course that question is up to
the commissioners, but it looks like
the members have been pretty faith
ful, and this recognition of their
faithfulness would "not be out of the
wa j.
COMMITTEE WELL
PLEASED WITH RESPONSE
From Thursday's Daily.
Those having in hand the War
Work fund collection of this city.
t being two districts, the first, sec
ond and third; comprising one dis
trict and the fourth and fifth the
other are well pleased with the
readiness and ever joy with which
the people are making the payments.
In the district which comprises the
first, second and third wards of
which Mr. F. M. Bestor is the treas
urer, there has been about $1,500.00
paid in thus far since the beginning
of the drive.
GUARDS?
Planning on a Fall
Auction Sale?
i1
"F you are planning on having a farm
auction sale then
you can can and
plans.
We will be glad to look after the details
of the sale for you. Our experience and
knowledge in handling' negotiable paper
in this community should be considerable
aid to you.
This is only a small part of the complete
banking service we have to offer you.
war tM
2 4
First National Bank
Pla.ttsmouth, Nebraska.
M ftWIIlBIHBIH
HOOH
AS
KILLED IN ACTION
MESSAGE TELLING OF DEATH
OF THIS FINE PLATTS
MOUTH LAD
RECEIVED THIS AFTERNOON
Was a Member of Company I, of
Glenwood. Iowa, and the Fam
ous Rainbow Division.
From Friday's Dally
Michael Kearnes of this city re
ceived a message this afternoon till
ing of the loss of his son Hush
Kearnes, who was killed in action
on the western front in France on
October 18th. Mr. Kearnes has
three sons in the service and all are
in France, they being Hugh, George
and Albert. Mr. Kearnest had not
heard from his son Hugh since away
last spring, though he had written
often, as reported by others in the
company from Glenwood, Iowa, who
had gone from here. Mr. Hugh
Kearnes was in the battle in which
Edward Ripple was killed. He with
Mr. Ripple joined at Glenwood, la..
and was a member of the famous
"Rainbow Division" which has seen
so much severe fighting. While
others have written and their let
ters received during the summer, no
letter has come from any of the
boys lately. There were eight boys
from this city in the company which
was formed at Glenwood. two who
have been lost, and one has returned
with his arm crippled, which is
pretty heavy toll for the number
which went in that particular por
tion of the army.-
RECEIVES SEVERE
IG UP!
BERT SATCHEL WHILE HAULING
CORN IS THROWN OFF WAGON.
BREAKING RIBS.
From Friday' Daily.
The other day while hauling corn.
Bert Satchel, while going ovt-r pome
extremely rough ground, was thrown
from the wagon in which he was
riding, and received some fractures
of his ribs, which is causing; him a
great deal of trouble and pain.
While he is about his nufferings are
almost unbearable. Last night he
could hardly stand the pain, as the
injuries are such that he can hard
ly rest in any position.
It is hoped that he will soon be
feeling better.
come to us as soon as
let's talk over your
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