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RED CLOUD, NEBRASKA, CHIEF
MAKING IT UNSAFE FOR DEMOCRACY
DRYS WIN III SENATE
IN FOR HARD GRIND.
Neville Tells Appeal Board Task Is
a Difficult One.
QUOTA BY COUNTIES
SAYS ULSLHSf HELP
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MAJ. QEN. MAURICE GAYB AMER.
ICA MUST TAKE RUSSIA'S
PLACE IN THE FIELD.
FLANDERS FIGHT A SUCCESS
Chief Director of Military Operations
at London War Office Says Halg
Obtained His, Objective
Easily.
London, Aug. 4. "Looking from the
broiidoP aspect ut tliu events of the
liiBt fortnight In Itusslu," said MaJ.
(ion. FriMlciick B. Maurice, chief direc
tor of military operations nt tho war
ofllce on Thursday, In liln weekly talk,
Vlt will necessarily nieiin n urtiloiiBii
tlon of tho war. Wo cannot longer
6ount on any great material assist
ance from HuksIii. TIiIh uumiiis a
greater burden op tho other entento
failles, nml for the United States It
tWiuis that she must como Into the
flCUl OH BOO!) IIH IIOH.SllllU 1111(1 Wltll I1IU
greatest possible force."
J Major General Maurice In comment
ing on the Flanders battle, wild:
"This week tho battle In Flanders
wns an entire success. Gen. Sir Doug
Ins Halg fixed a definite line of objec
tives and, speaking generally, ho at
tained It successively. On tho south
ern third of the front ho attacked and
gained his objective oilslly. On the
northern third tho enemy's resistance
broke down so completely that General
Halg felt Justified In permitting hia
troops to go well beyond the obJ'
Itlve. In tho central third wo fell n
Utile short of tho objective owing to
etobborn enemy resistance."
general Mnurice said that the Brlt
ish commander's next move wad to
determine another objective and then,
after the customary process of prep
aration, to proceed slmlhrly to
achieve It,
"In cases of this kind," sa'd the gen
era), "tho objectlvo lino depends main
ly upon tho range of tho artillery. Tho
attacks must bo patient and method
IcnJ. In this way wo can gain ground
and Inflict henvy losses on the enemy
without henvy losses to ourselves.
That Is the system we used ut Arms
and nt Mcsslnes and tho one now bo
lug used In Flanders.
"In this week's bnttle wo co-operated
with tho French. There were about
flx times as many British troops as
French soldiers. Of the British four
lllthfi wero purely English and one
fifth Anznc (Australians and New
Zcalnndcrs), Welsh and Scotch. No
Ir'h or Canndlau troops parric'pated "
DRAFT TO HIT NEWLYWEDS
Boards Ordered to Halt Exemptions
In Soma' Cases Men Who Fail to
Report to Be Taken Into Army.
Washington, Aug. 4. After confer
ring with Secretary of War Bnkcr, -Provost
Marshal General Crowder sent
the following telegram on Thursduy to
every governor In the country:
"Tho selective service Inw does not
require discharges In ull cases of tech
nical legal dependency, but only per
mits discharges where, In view of de
pendency a discharge Is advisable.
"Local boards may well hold that n
marriage hastily consummated recent
ly, and especially one contracted by a
person aftqr he has been called to pre
sent himself for examination to deter
mine bis fitness for military service,
does not creato a status of dependency
In which It Is advisable to discharge
him."
This ruling, It wns stated at the
provost marshal general's ofllce, should
settle the status of tho marriage slack
ers. President Wilson Issued a supple
mental order under tho draft law
which provides that persons who fnll
to report to local boards for examina
tion shall bo regarded as physically
flt and liable for military service.
RAISE WAR TAX TO 2 BILLION
Senate Body Decides to Get More Rev
enue Increases Tax on Dlt
tilled Spirits.
Wnsblngton, Aug. 2. Increase of tho
pending $1,070,000,000 war tax bill to a
total of $2,008,000,000 was decided
upon by tho Bonnto finnnco committee
on Tuesday. This will be an Increase
of $339,000,000. Increases on corpora
tions, normal Income taxes, on Incomes
of Individuals of $15,000 and over and
u further Increase of $1 a gallon on
distilled spirits and CO cents n barrel
moro on beer, with n few other minor
tax Increases, will make up the addi
tional lovy.
Austrian Premier Will Stay.
Amsterdnm, Aug. 8. According to
tho Vienna Allgemelno Zoltung, Dr.
von Soydler, tho Austrian premier, Iwb
Informed tho lenders In parliament
that he will bo Intrusted with the for
mation of a permanent cabinet.
Battleplane Sinks U-Boat
An American Port, Aug. 4. A
French battleplane, convoying a liner
which arrived here from n French port,
bombed and destroyed a lnrge Ger
man submarine two days after the
liner left port, her officers reported.
Two. French Vessel Lost.
, Pnrs, Aug. 4. Two French ships of
taore than 1,000 tons anil one vessel
"of'undor J .000 tons yore sunk by mine
v submarine last week, according to
tho weekly shipping summary given
out by the French admiralty.
jBSlPlpr wjlP rtftjzm
5. GAITKORF AfitrtVCAH jff&LtfAJZ '
HITS U. S. TROOPSHIP
SARATOGA RAMMED WHILE WAIT
ING SAILING ORDERS.
Fourteen Hundred Soldiers Are Taken
Off by Other Vessels and
Safely Landed.
An Atlantic Port, Aug. 1. Tho Sam
toga, an American transport nt Anchor,
waiting sailing orders, was rammed on
Monday by the American steamer Pan
ama, Inbound here.
A deep hole In tho transport's port
quarter extending from below the wa
ter Hue to tho rail resulted from tho
collision. The captain of the steamer
which did the damage held the bow
of his ship tight against the transport
effectually blocking the wound. In this
position ho kept his vessel until nil on
board tho transport wero taken off.
More than a dozen veawjls, Including
an American cruiser, were In the res
cuing licet. A number of them sur
rounded the transport after the other
steamship drew away and supported
It until It renched shallow waters, two
miles distant.
Meanwhile 1,400 soldiers wero snfe
ly taken off In lifeboats or by tugs, und
other craft In the harbor.
3 ATTACKS ON TROOPSHIPS
Secretary of Navy Sends Report of
Rear Admiral Gleaves to
Senate Committee.
Washington, Aug. 3. Details of the
attacks by German submarines upon
the first expedition of American troops
sent to France became known for the
first time when the report of Hear Ad
miral Gleaves, commanding the naval
convoy, was made public on Wednes
day by Secretary of the Navy Daniels.
The first attack was mnde on Ad
miral Gleaves' flagship, leading the
first group of the expeditionary force,
and at least two submarines were In
dicated to have been engaged.
Tho second group of transports also
was attacked by two submarines, one
of which nppnrently was sent to thu
bottom by n bomb dropped from an
American destroyer.
There Is disagreement among offi
cers of the third group as to whether
they were attacked, but much evi
dence Is presented to indicate that
they also were assailed.
Secretary Daniels made the report
public ,wlth certain military Informa
tion deleted, lifter he had sent an un
censored copy In confidence to the sen
ate naval committee.
24 DIE ON AMERICAN SHIP
Many Members of Crew of the Mo.
tano Lose Their
Lives.
London, Aug. 4. It was reported at
the American consulate here on Thurs
duy that 24 members of the crew of
the American steamship Motnno,
which was sunk by a German subma
rine July 31, lost their lives. They
were Insured by the American govern
ment war risk bureau,
Sioux City to Lose Team.
Sioux City, la Aug. 4. Sioux City
Is to lose Its franchlso In tho Western
tongue. The team will go to either St.
Joseph, Mo., or Tulsa, Okla. Tliu de
cision to definitely transfer the elub
was readied on Thursday.
New Loans for the Allies.
Washington, Aug. 4. Additional
loans of $185,000,000 to Grent Britain
ami $100,000,000 to France wero made
by the government Wednesday. This
hrlnus ttie total, loaned to the .nllles
up to $1.S03,000,000.
RUSS STILL RETREAT
AUSTRO-GERMANS FORCE SLAVS
BACK IN GALICIA.
Two More Towns Captured, but DIs.
patch From Seventh Army Says
Situation Is Hopeful.
London, Aug. 2. A dispatch to tho
Post from Pctrogrnd, referring to the
Russian retreat In Gallcln, says It Is
conservatively estlmnted that more
than 2,000,000 Husslun troops ore
steadily marching rearward. These
constitute the Eleventh and Seventh
armies, with their reserves.
A dispatch from Berlin says Emper
or William left Mltau, 25 miles south
west of Itlga. Russia, nnd went down
the river to the Riga front
A dispatch to the Times from the
headquarters of tho Russian Seventh
army says tho situation Is moro hope
ful. Panics among the retrenters are
suppressed ruthlessly. Three divisions
of cavalry have taken positions across
tho whole front of retreat.
Deserters are shot and nttempts to
spread panic are suppressed by prompt
executions. Deserters, spies and agi
tators who enjoyed complete Immunity
under the committee system lie dead
on tho highways. A paper pinned on
the corpses reads: "Here lies n trai
tor to his country."
Berlin, Aug. 2. Russian forces
which mnde n stand In western Buko
wlna, says the official statement Is
sued by the German general staff, wero
forced to evacuate their Chormosh line
nnd retire to the eastward.
The German announcement snys that
In the direction of Czernowltz, tho
capital of Bukowlnn, the Austro-Ger-tiinn
forces have captured Worcnccnn
ka and Snlatyn. In the wooded Car
pathian area the Teutons forced tho
Russians to abandon their position In
the Mesta-Cannste sector.
In tho area of the Bereczker moun
tain one of the German regiments wns
pressed back to the south of Caslnulul.
CHICAGO RAIL STRIKE ENDS
Switchmen Return to Work After
Patriotic Appeal by Govern
ment Agents.
Chlcngo, Aug. 1. The 2,r.00 switch
men belonging to the Brotherhood of
Rnllway Trainmen, who struck Friday
because tho brotherhood was not al
lowed to dictate appointment of yard
masters, returned to work Monday,
after a settlement In which they won
a partial victory. The patriotic appeal
of government agents. In which was
pointed out the necessity of quick
transportation of troops and war sup
plies, caused both sides to yield.
Intern German Diver.
Mndrld, Aug. 2. The Gorman sub
marine UB-23, which entered the
rondstend of Corunnn Monday In a
seriously damaged condition, has
reached Ferrol, 12 miles northenst of
Corunnn, escorted by tho Spanish torpedo-boat
Audiiz. It will be Interned
there.
American Schooner Is Sunk.
London, Aug. 4, It was announced
here that tho American schooner John
Hammond has been sunk by tho gun
fire of a German submarine. AH the
members of the schooner's crew were
saved.
Waiting for Him to Recover.
St. Louis. Mo., Aug. 4. "To hell
with America," shouted G. Bergestor
maun, forty-four, a German, from a
sonp box. Federal authorities are
waiting for him to get out of the bos-p'litl.
PROHIBITION RESOLUTION PASS.
ED BY VOTE OF 65 TO 20.
HOUSE TO JSCT NEXT SESSION
War Measures to Come First In Lower
Branch Randall Says Joker In
Senate Motion.
Washington, D. C The .senate, by
a vole of 05 to 20 adopted the Shop
pnrd resolution, providing for submis
sion of n prohibition amendment to
the states.
Due to a house decision to consider
only war measures at this time, It
Is an assured fact that the amend
ment will go over until the new con
gress convenes In December.
If passed by the house, the amend
ment, as passed by the senate, must
be ratified by three-fourths of the
state1 within six years.
The amendment, as adopted by the
senate, reads:
"The manufacture, snlo or transpor
tation or Intoxicating liquors within,
or tho exportation thereof from, the
1'nlted States and all territory sub
ject to the Jurisdiction thereof for
beverage purposes Is hereby prohib
ited. "This article shall be Inoperative
unless It shall have been ratified as
an amendment to the constitution by
the legislatures of the several states,
as provided in the constitution, with
in six years from the date of the
submission thereof to the states by
the congress-.
"The emigres shall have power to
enforce this article by appropriate
legislation."
This Is tho first amendment pro
posed to the country by congress,
since passage of the resolution pro
viding for popular election of United
States senators, approved In 1011. It
Is the first time that a prohibition
amendment has been adopted by the
legislative branch.
Representative Randall, of Califor
nia, the only prohibition member of
congress, Issued a statement follow
ing action by the upper bouse, declar
ing that tho amendment us pnssed by
the sennte contains n Joker that Is
without a precedent In history. He
asserted that friends of prohibition
have been lllmflnmmed by the liquor
Interests. The clause, "must be rati
fied In six years." Mr. Randall said,
was written Into tho amendment by
the wet element of the sennte nnd Is
the most important Joker in the res.
olutlon.
I. W. W. Agitator Lynched.
Butte, Mont. Frank Little, I. W.
W. agitator, who recently wns deport
ed from Arizona and who bad been
agitating among the strikers here,
urging defiance to the government,
was found hanging by the neck from
n trestle nenr here with the old
old vigilante warning sign, "3-7-77,"
pinned to his nightclothes. He bad
been taken out of bed and lynched by
unknown men.
Little was an executive board mem
ber of the I. W. W.. and tho right
hand man of W. D. Haywood, presi
dent of the I. W. W. The warning
means "more to come If you don't get
out." Little's neck was broken. Pin
ned to his body, was the vigilante
warning with the words, "enemies of
the government, beware."
To Make Ships U-Boat Proof.
New York. Plans to safeguard
American ships from submarine at
tack have been worked out by the
naval consulting bonrd and a special
committee appointed by Major Gen
eral George W. Goetbals, it became
known here when W. L. Saunders,
chnlrman of the bonrd, advised war
relief societies to adopt the system
as a safeguard for their shipments.
Details of the plans were not made
public. It Is said the plans have been
npproved by the federal authorities,
who now are putting Into effect
through the war risk Insurance bureau
a premium on ships equipped accord
Ing to Its provisions.
German Propaganda in West.
Washington. Drastic action by the
government to meet the lnbor disturb
ances In the west and southwest,
which officials are sure hove been
stirred up by Germun propaganda,
will be taken If the situation shows
any growth.
Intimation of an attempt to call out
the United Mine Workers should the
government not Intervene on behnlf
of the Industrial Workers of the
World In labor disputes In certain sec
tions of the west have resulted In tho
Department of Justice undertaking n
broad general Inquiry.
Mobilization of Guard Delayed.
Washington. D. Q. The nntlonnl
guard camp at Dealing, N. M., to
which the Nebraska guard bus been
assigned, will not bo ready for occu
pancy for at least two weeks, accord
ing to a report Just Issued by tho
quartermaster's department.
Heat Takes 300 Lives.
New, York. More than 300 persons
perished npd more than VW) became
prostrated by tho terrific heat during
tho early pnrt of lust week through
out tho country.
Appellate exemption boards for tho
north and south Platte districts of
Nebraska met ut the governor's ofllco
nnd formally organized for work.
Tho olllcers chosen were:
North Plutte District Douglns
Cone. Pierce, chairman j M. C. Peters,
Omaha, secretary.
South Platte District Fred W.
Ashton, Grand Island, chairman; Lu
ther B. Frye, Lincoln, secretary.
The north Platte district board will
establish headquarters and offices In
Omaha, where all hearings will be
held, probably at the federal building,
Mhlle the south Platte board will have
Its offices at the federal building In
Lincoln. '
Governor Neville In a brief talk to
the board told the members they were
In for a long, hard grind. The gov
ernor pointed out that each member
Would be expected to serve during
the duration of the1 wur and the grind
would not end September 1, when the
first draft Is completed.
Members of the board were told
they should regard themselves as a
court of equity and should not permit
personal consideration to sway 'them
In announcing rulings upon claims for
exemptions.
Boys' Camp Bigger Than Ever.
Thu boys' camp this year during the
state fair bids fair to outshine all
previous efforts, according to Secre
tary Danielson. Attendance ut the
eninp Is based on the following: Two
boys will be admitted from each of
the counties of the state, two extra
from Lancaster anil four extra from
Douglas county. Should any county
fall to fill its quota It may be made
up from some other county, but no
county outside of Douglas can have
more than four representatives. The
boys are selected by a committee
composed of the county superintend
ent of the county and the resident
member of the State Board of Agri
culture. The state board pays rail
road fare for each boy, but the boy
must contribute .?." for board and
furnish blankets.
Launch Fight Against New Rival.
The legislative committee of the
Nebraska Farmers' Educational nnd
Co-Operatlve union, during a meeting
nt the state house, adopted resolu
tions urging farmers of the state not
to Join the Natlonnl Nonpartisan
league, and denouncing that organiza
tion as a movement brought from out
side Nebraska by men unfamiliar with
conditions here. Twenty-five delegates
from twenty-five counties, headed by
President C. II. Gustafson of Menib
attended the meeting, which , Is the
opening gun of the fight the union will
wage against Its new rival.
H. C. of L. Hits Nebraska.
An Increase of 17 per cent, or
$22,000. In the cost of food nnd
clothing for Inmntes at the fifteen
state Institutions under the direction
of the bonrd of control Is disclosed In
the qunrterly report of State Auditor
Smith.
Publisher Gets State Office.
Will M. Mnupin, publisher of the
York Democrat, has been appointed
press agent for Nebraska at a salary
of $2,000 a year. He will devote his
whole time to boosting Nebraska's re
sources. The last legislature createO
the office.
Will Aid In Securing Seed.
Formers who have difficulty In se
curing wheat seed are Invited to write
to the State Council of Defense at
Lincoln, which body promises -to
render Immedlae assistance In obtain
ing the grain.
Receipts on the Increase.
Receltps in the office of Secretory
of State Charles Pool mnde a big In
crease for July over July of the prev
ious year being $5,837.40 greater. The
total receipts for the months wero
$55,054.03.
Williamson to Assist Steele.
Governor Keith Neville announced
the appointment of Chnrles E. Wil
liamson as aslstiint adjutant general,
succeeding Walter Steele of Omaha,
who succeeds Phil Hall as ndjutnnt
general.
To Prepare Camp for Guards.
Companies C and B of the Fifth
regiment, with a detail of nine, have
been selected to proceed to Doming,
N. M where they are to assist In the
preparation of a camp for the re
mainder of the Nebraska brigade.
Corn Not Materially Damaged.
According to reports reaching Sec
retary Danielson of tho state board
of agriculture, the hot winds and
drouth have not dnmnged Nebraska
corn to any extent.
To Form "Reserve Militia."
Organization of "reserve mllltln"
tho department frowns on the nnmo
"homo guards" as not recognized In
military law of N brasku will bu
taken up as soon us posslhlc by ad
jutant General Steele. This "reservo
mtlltla" will bo purely a state organ
ization Biibject only to the call of tho
governor, but tho department hopes
to miiko such arrangements that men
who nro drilled In these new units
cun make use of their training n the
service of their country nbroail If tho
emergency should urlse.
TABLE SHOWING NUMBER OF
CONSCRIPTS SENT OUT.
FIGURES FROM WASHINGTON
Cover Enlistments Up to June 30.
Those Entering Thereafter Credit
ed on the Next Draft.
Lincoln. Figures on Nebraska's
draft quota are contained In a tablu
sent out from the office of Governor
Neville. All figures used In tile com
pilation were forwarded from Wash
lugton. Nebraska's population, as
given by thu census bureau, Is 1,270,
301. The gross draft quota which
Washington has assigned to Nebras
ka Is 13,871). From this gross quota
there wns subtracted each county'n
credits, consisting of enlistments up
to and Including June 30 in thu Na
tional Guard and enlistments In the
regular army. No credit was allowed,
for enlistments In the navy or marine
corps or men In the officers' training
camps. When the differences bay
been compiled, It was found that
Hamilton county, having a grosit
quota of 145.40, had nil enlistment
credit of 151, thus giving this comity
nn excess eredlt of 5.54. The credits
for National Guard and regular army
enlistments closed June 30. All en
listments after that date will be cred
ited on the next draft.
Populu- GroM Crcd- Net
Counties. Man. Quota. Its Quota.
Nelimsku .. .1:0,301 12H1U.00 &001 8185
AlllllUH 21.S&S 2 3 .Ml 101 12t
Antelope .... 14,131 1S4.3S 14 140
Arthur 2,080 22.43 10 IS
Hunner 1,813 19.80 1 1
Illalno 1,605 18.61 .. 1
llooni) 14,081 163.09 (2 tS
Uox Uutte .. 8,476 2.& 62 11
Iloyd G.685 73.01 14 6
llrowtl 6,504 60.12 16 44
liuiralo 22,632 216.14 100 148
Hurt 13,133 143.46 67 7ft
Hutlir 14(646 160.00 61
Ca( 18,219 199.02 107 SS
CVdnr 16,923 13.93 70 104
Clime 4,270 46.63 9 JS
Cherry 13,637 148,96 67 92
Cheyt-nne ... 9,582 104.66 34 71
Clay 13,337 145.68 33 118
Colfax 11,137 121.66 95 27
CumltiK 16,064 164.55 24 140
CustlT 24,882 271.80 68 204
Pilkota 7,103 -77.69 31 47
Uawrn 8,830 96.45 66 40
Dawson 16.569 170.06 106 64
Deuel 3,670 40.08 12 28
Dixon 11,234 122.71 44 7
DoriKe 23,616 257.96 81 17&
DouKlns (ex
rept City of
Omaha) .. 18,862 206.05 78 128
Dundy 4,614 50.39 7 4S
Fllllitortt .... 13,423 146.62 47 100
Franldln .... 9,152 99.97 60 60
Krontlir .... 8,863 96.81 17 80
Kumn 9,946 108.64 11 08
flaw 26,105 285.15 245 41
ClaruVn &,08t 65.65 60 &
Onrlli'ld 2,886 31.52 10 21
Oospcr 4,517 49.34 1 48
Grant 1,996 21.79 6 16
Orerlry 8,498 92.83 63 30
Hull 23.605 257.85 97 161
Hamilton ... 13.316 145.46 151
Harlan 8,369 ' 91.41 28 63
Ilnyfi 3.466 37.86 1 37
Hitchcock ... 6,397 58.96 8 CI
Holt 16,150 165.48 22 148
Hookrr 1,577 17.22 2 14
Howard 10,300 112.51 28 84
Jefferson .... 16,086 164.79 39 12S
Johnson 9,046 98.79 83 10
Kenrney .... 9,045 98.79 13 86
Keith 6,118 55.90 31 2&
Keya Paha . 3,627 39.61 3 37
Klmlmll .... 3.852 42.07 t 31
Knox 18,910 206.64 29 178
Lancaster
(except City
of Lincoln) 29,303 3200 99 221
Lincoln 18,498 202.UT S7 116
Louan 2,028 22.15 4 18
Ixiup 1,792 19.57 .. 20
Mnrtlson ... 20,794 227.16 147 80
Mcl'hcrson .. 1,481 10.17 7 9
Merrick 9,378 102.43 34 68
Morrill 10,225 111.68 18 96
Nance 8,723 95.28 34 61
Nemaha .... 10.998 120.13 98 23
Nuckolls .... 12.017 131.26 65 70
OtOH 17,210 188.44 136 61
Tawnee 8.648 94.46 70 24
Perkins 3.380 36.92 19 18
Phelps 10,021 109.46 17 92
Pierce 10,601 115.79 16 100
Platto 19,785 216.13 95 121
Polk 10,719 117.08 13 104
Tied Willow. 10,633 116.15 36 80
Klclmrdson . 17.704 103.37 146 47
Hock 8.670 40,08 6 34
Saline 16.708 171.59 64 108
Sarpy 8,059 94.60 24 71
Saunders ... 20,687 225.97 60 176
KcottBtiluIT .. 19.206 209.80 64 166
Seward 14,979 163.62 31 133
Bherldnn .... 9,871 107.83 11 7T
Sherman .... 8,609 92.94 33 60
Hloux 4,603 60.28 2 48
Stanton 8.368 91.29 S 88
Thayer 13,144 141.67 47 9T
Thomas 1,702 10.57 7 IS-
Thurston .... 10,043 109.70 9 11
Valley 9,099 99,39 56 44
Washington . 11,695 127.76 46 81
Wayne 10,837 118.37 29 8
Webster .... 10,172 Ut. 11 43 68
Wheeler .... 2.167 23.39 1 II
York 17.114 186.95 58 129
rules.
Omnha .... tOS.OIW 2818.08 10S8 1181
IJllcoln .... 61.041 S57.SS 370 181
Special Train For Veterans.
A circular now being sent from G.
A. It. state hendauurters to oil local
posts announces that n speclul train
bearing tho official delegation from
this state will lenvo Lincoln on Satur
day, August 18, for the national en
campment In Boston, August 19 to 25.
No Decrease In Valuation.
Not a county In the stnto so far has
reported a decrease In valuation to
Secretary Uernecker of the Stnto
Hoard of Assessment. Eighty-six hnvo
reported, showing a total assessment
of $4-18,817,2.14. If tho seven counties
yet to report show tho same valuation
as last year the valuation of tho state
will bo nbout $25,000,000 moro thnti
formerly nnd probnbly more. Tho
counties delinquent are Uox Butte,
Cnss, Cherry, Gage, Knox, Loup nnd
yheeler.
Want Agent In Every County.
Efforts are being mnde by the stato
council of defense, Speclul Agent
Fuller of tho department of agricul
ture and oillclals of the agricultural
college to place county agents In nil
of the counties of the state. Nino
counties now hnvo farm demonstra
tions: Box Butte, Dakota, Dawes,
Gage, Kimball, Madison, Sewart,
Sheridan nml Thurston, An appro
priation of' $115,000 to put on ngent
In every county Is contained In the
food-production .bill uov..lucon(or
ence In Washington.
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