l'HE BEE: OMAHA, MONDAY, AUGUST 6, 1UU.
UNIVERSITY READY
FOR DEFENSE LAW
Agricultural College Prepares
Machinery to Take Advan
tage of Food Produc
tion Statute.
Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 5. Although
the food production bill has not yet
become a law, the agricultural ex
tension service of the University of
Nebraska has already fashioned ma
chinery to take advantage of this na
tional defense measure, which pro
vides $115,000 for county agent work
in Nebraska.
A school ot instruction tor super
visors to take charge of groups of
counties employing county agents has
just closed at the university farm.
When the food production bill be-'
comes a law, the state will be divided
into four districts, each district be
ing placed in charge of a supervisor.
Besides these, two supervisors at
large will be provided to assist in di
recting the work in any district where
they may be required.
For some time, C E. Gunnels, state
leader of county agricultural agents,
has been listing candidates for posi
tions as county agents. .Thus, as soon
as emergency moneys are available,
. counties which are ready for a county
agent will be supplied.
Course Is Thorough.
The training school at the univers
ity farm included a study of the his
tory and development of county agent
w ork, national and state organizations
for state extension work, county or
ganizations for supporting county
agentwork, temporary and permanent
projects within a county, reports and
office system, and demonstrational
work.
With the machinery thus construct
ed, the extension service is ready as
soon as funds are available to put
county, agents at work in counties
where they are desired. But before a
-ounty agent can be employed in
iiven county, a local farmers associa
tion must be formed. The demand for
an agent within a county must be a
real one; the agent will not be im
posed upon a luke-warm county.
The county organization plan used
. by the extension service in Nebraska
provides a well-knit organization that
extends to every unit of the county,
the lowest division with officers being
a district of four sections. County of
fers elected at a general meeting of
the farmers' association (or farm bu
reau, as it is commonly called now)
have charge of the county program.
Townships Name Officers.
Each township in the county elects
a vice president, who ranks as a
county officer. The vice president ap
points a committeeman in each four
sections of the township. These com
. mitteemen have local charge of work
.to be conducted within that township.
For example, in case of a hog cholera '
outbreak, these committeemen will be
in local charge of control measures.
This plan of organization is regarded
as the strongest and most successful
now in existence.
Part of the funds for the support
or.tnis worn are provacu oy uic guv
. eminent. These funds are matchedn
some counties by popular subscrip
tion and'in other counties' by both
popular subscription and appropria
tions by the county commissioners.
The county boards have been author
ized by the state legislature to ap
propriate money for this purpose up
on receipt of a petition signed by 10
per cent of the county.
Volunteer Canning Teachers
Showing Good Results
Lincoln, Aug. 5. -Women, volun
teers of Nebraska, trained to serve as
canning demonstrators in special
training schools conducted through
out the state during the month of
June by the Agricultural Extension
Service of the state university, are
setting spectacular results in teaching
others how to can.
One such volunteer, ' Mrs. Phoebe
Vaught, of Genoa, Neb., who with
hundreds of other Nebraska women
offered her services early in the sea
son, has already taught 191 women
something about the art of canning.
And what is more, she expects to
reach, about 500 before the close of
the season.
Has Too Many Names;
Held for Investigation
Grand Island, Neb., Aug. 5. (Spe
cial.) A man who gave his name as
L. C Hanks and who was arrested
here for another offense, is being held
lor investigation, having some time
previously given his name as Roy Le
clair. The local police1 state, that his
home it in. Milwaukee and, inquiries
"are being made, there as to whether
he is registered.'
Many Saline Men Called
On Draft Ask Exemption
. Wilber, Neb., Aug. 5. (Special.)
AH who were called responded to ex
amination for army service before the
examining board, and out of 250 who
were called 108 will be needed to fill
the quota allotted to this county. Out
i the 250, whose examination was
made the last three days, only fifteen
failed to ask exemptions.
Gasoline and Pipe Fail to
Mix; Farmer Badly. Burned
Grand Island,. Neb., Aug. 5. (Spe
iial.)Valentine Hitchlcr, a farmer,
resiaing near addou, tried to spray
the hen.cpup with gasoline and smoke
pipe at the same time. A fire was
narted in which Hitchler was baddly
mrned about the arms, legs and face.
The hea coup was destroyed.
Geneva Man Commissioned..
tv a.. e c -
Robert B. Waring of this city, a stu-
"w w ..v v.i.wwa uaiuuig lamp (
Fort Srrelling, has been commissioned
ft second lieutenant in the new na
tional army, according to a telegram
received here from Adjutant General
Steele.
Bad Attack of Diarrhoea.
"About two years ago I had an at
tack of bowel trouble and was in a
serious "condition" hen I began us
ing Chamberlain's Colic and Diarr
hoea Remedy," writes Mrs. J. Rogan,
Fairport, N. Y. "This medicine re
licved me at once and after taking
three or four doses of it I was cured."
People are always pleased by. the
prompt cures which this remedy ef
fects. The recommendations of those
who have used it have done much to!
tnake it thi mot popular medicine in
jse for bowel complaints
RDSS LEADER WANTS
J. S. TROOPS IN EAST
Head of Slav Military Mission,
Passing Through Omaha,
Tells How America Can
Aid New Republic.
General Michael Yassukovich, who
relieved General Baldwin as head of
the Russian military mission to the
United Slates, passed through Omaha
last night en route to Washington,
to take up his official duties.
"I hope to see your army fighting
sidc-by-side with our troops in the
near future," he said, "and I believe
that their . presence on the eastern
front will prove fatal to Germany.
"It was a mistake,' he continued,
"when your. newspapers quoted me as
saying that we wanted 100,000 of
your soldiers as a nucleus around
which to build an army of 1,000,000
men and that we can build additional
armies of the same size upon the
foundation of each 100,000 Americans
sent to our fronts.
"I would not be at liberty to make
such a statement even though it were
my belief.
Would Encourage Russ.
"There is no question in my mind,
however, that the presence of your
troops on the eastern front would do
much to encourage the Russian sol
diers. "One of the greatest means that
your country can employ to assist us
will be to furnish necessary ammuni
tion and equipment and assist us in
financing this great struggle.
"The report that I said that Ger
man money was responsible for the
recent Russian retreat is an absolute
falsehood. 1 will be unable to give
any information on Russian condi
tions until 1 reach Washington, where
my orders await me.
Rain is Welcome.
"I was greatly pleased to see the
rain today, and more especially so
after I learned that it had been very
dry here. You know this country
is expected to raise sufficient grain to
practically feed the world.
"I learned that your state was one
of the principal farming regions while
a member of the embassy a few years
ago, and was greatly pleased to see
your crops looking so well today.
General Yassukovich was accom
panied by his wife and two aides,
Messrs. Volke and Chickonski. They
arrived on the Union Pacific Over
land Limited from San Francisco and
left ten minutes later over the North
western for Chicago.
The general, while the change in
trains was being made, walked
nervously up and down the platform.
In his arms snuggled a small black
dog which he continually petted. His
aides rushed back and forth can-vine
out the short, crisp orders that he de
livered.
"1 have much to attend to while
here, he excused himself and hurried
back to his compartment after a few
short minutes in the open air.
Forst Fire Threatens
Black Hills Section
Kevstone. S. D.. A
A Serious forest fire broke out near
the Cyhoga mine, some miles from
here, and for a time threatened to do
great damage to standing timber by
seeping over an extensive area.
WaminCP was aiven rtrl am ennn am
possible a number of forest rangers
from Custer and other points, were
on the scene. By hard work they
finally managed to extinguish the fire.
ii is oetievea tne lire was started
hv rarrtf's ramnr loauinir nnAnt4..
ing camp fires, which afterward broke
mio name, i ne iorest service Has is-
lllfH a snrrial warn in tr stroinof tUlm
and other forms of carelessness. The
timber and underbrush throughout
the Black Hills now is exceedingly
drv and a had for fir wnuM niaw
havoc and do untold damage to tint-
r-
"Hard'' Cider Causes Trouble
For Prohibition Officers
(From Start Correspondent.) '
Lincoln, Aug. 5. "Hard" cider, or
a manufactured suhatitut far it it
giving state and county authorities
mucn trouble in tneir efforts to en
force prohibition. The cider drink has
made it, appearance in a large num
ber of Nebraska towns recently.
Samples of the concoction recently
sent in from Fremont and Hastings
tested 4 and 6tf per cent alcohol. The
drv law makes anv drink ilWat if it
contains more than one-half of 1 per
cent alcohol.
State Chemist Frisbie had some of
the Hastings cider under analysis yes
terday, but could not determine
whether it was real cider or a manu
factured product. The Hastings
dealer who disposed of it will face a
prosecution for violating the dry law.
New Oil Company Is
Organized at Edgar
Edgar, Neb., Aug. S. (Special.)
The Towanda Oil company of Su
perior, Neb., and Witchita, Kan., was
oreanized in F.dcar KrMa niahr uriti,
an authorized capital of $100,000. The
company nas leased oil land northeast
of Towanda. Kan., and directly north
of the Trap Shooters Lease. This is
practically the first company formed
in Nebraska to operate in the Kansas
field. The officers of the company,
which will be known as The Towanda
Oil company will be: P. Johnson, Su
perior, president; Dr. W. M. Thomas,
Edgar, vice president; E. V. Clark,
Edgar, second vice-president; E.. E.
Bessire. Wichita, crrrrtsrv ' I T
Wclgrman, Nelson, treasurer.
Funeral Wednesday for -Prof.
Brown of Doane
Crete, Neb., Aug. 5. (Special Tel
egram.) Funeral servirea far Pmf
J. S. Vrown, who died Saturday
night at an Omaha hospital, will be
held at the Con
here Wednesday afternoon.
Prof. . Brown had been a member
of the Doane college faculty for
thirty-five years. He is survived by
his widow, a son and a daughter.
HYMENEAL.
West Pninr Vk A.. ' K...
cial.) Martin Kuester and Miss Ber-
tnat Meeske were joined in marriage
at the German Lutheran church at
West Point Wednesday. The bride is
the daughter of Rev. S. Meeske, pas
tor, and the bridegroom a son of Mr.
and Mrs. Julius Kuester of the North
Side. -
Ptriittcnt Advertising T. tU. d-.j
to Success.
LLOYD GEORGE TELLS
PURPOSED ALLIES
Premier Says They Are Fight-,
ing Most Dangerous Plot
Ever Made Against Lib
erty of Nations.
London, Aug. 5. Premier David
Lloyd George, just returned from en
tente allied conferences, speaking yes
terday at a great patriotic meeting in
the Queen's hall to mark the third an
niversary of the war, declared that
German ambitions for world conquest
had been checked and that before
Great Britain enters a peace confer
ence the Germans must learn the full
meaning of the word "restoration"
and "learn to utter that word to begin
with."
Challenging the good faith of the
German emperor and Chancellor
Michaelis in thtir peace talk, which he
denounced as a subterfuge for the
Prussian war lords to gain time for
the next time, the premier shouted:
"There must be no next time; don't
let us repeat this horror."
Purpose of Allies.
"What are the allies fighting for?"
asked the premier. "They are fight
ing to defeat the most dangerous con
spiracy ever plotted against the lib
erty of nations. The meeting of the
representatives of the central powers
on July 5, 1914, when the train for
war was fired, was one of the most
sinister episodes in the story of hu
man brigandage.
"What would have happened if
Great Britain had not entered the
war? What would have happened if
our great navy had not been there to
keep the seas? What would have
happened if we had not been there to
keep the ring and see a certain meas
ure of fair play? What would have
happened if we had not raised huge
armies to confront the German le
gions? Place of Subjugation.
"If you follow these questions out
you will find that Russias' democrati
zation and disintegration would have
taken place before it did. The gallant
armies of France might have been
overwhelmed.
"What kind of peace would they
have had then? It would not have
been a peace; it would have been a
conquest, a subjugation of Europe.
Europe would have been placed in
servitude to a great dominating
power; there would have bee.i many
nations but one power. The indem
nity might have taken the form of
the surrender of navies and Europe
would have been at the mercy of
the worst elements of that dominating
power.
"The allied powers at the first mo
ment felt instinctively that a great
menace to human liberty had ap
peared on the horizon, and they ac
cepted the challenge. America saw
it and joined us. That is what the
Germans have been striving against
for three years, and not without suc
cess. Ambitions of Kaiser checked.
"We have checked the ambitions of
Germany. The nations of the world
have been climbing painfully the steps
that lead to national independence and
self-respect. France and Great Brit
ain reached the platform ' long ago
and then came a great power to
thrust the nations back -to the old
dark servitude. That is what we have
been fighting three years.
"The kaiser now adopts different
language fighting to protect Ger
man soil Even now neither he nor
his new chancellor has said they
would be satisfied with German soil.
They talked gibly of peace, but stam
mered when they came to the word
'restoration.'
"Before we enter a peace conference
they must learn to utter that word
to begin with. Our gallant fellows
are gradually going to cure the kai
ser of his stutter 'restoration' is the
first letter; then we will talk.
Bad Peace Worse Than War.
"War is a ghastly business, but it
is not as grim as bad peace. There
is an end to a horrible war, but a
bad peace will go on and on, stagger
ing from one war to another. The
Prussian war lords have not yet
abandoned their ambitions; they are
only delaying the realization of their
ambitions.
"The next time the Prussian war
lords meant to make sure. There must
be no next time. Let us have done
with it. Do not let us repeat this
horror. Let us make victory such
that national liberty, whether for
small or great nations can never be
challenged."
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Secretary of State Announces
That Sufficient Names Ap
pear on Petition to
Assure Election.
(From a Staff Correspondent. j
Lincoln, Aug. "5. (Special.)
More than 3,000 more "names were
attached to the petitions invoking a
referendum on the partial suffrage
law than required by law, according
to announcement made by Secretary
CrW. Pool. -
The secretary's, announcement in
sures a vote on the suffrage law at
the next general state election.
Here is what Mr. Pool said today:
"The w6rk of recftecking the refer
endum petitions, having for its pur
pose the holding up of the limited
suffrage act pertaining to the voting
of women has been completed. The
original petition was filed July 21, and
contained 32,563 signer from seventy
eight counties.
"Supplemental petitions were filed
on July 23, containing 423 names. A
tabulation of the petition filed with
document, accounted for 32,472 sign
ers, which was ninety-one names less
than the petition actually contained.
The reclucking now shows 125 sign
ers not included in the original tabu
lation. Names of thirty-four signers
were removed, because the circulator
of the petition failed to acknowledge
under oath that each signer was a
legal voter of the state or on account
of an error in the circulator in tabu
lating the report. One name was re
moved because it was inserted by rub
ber stamp and six names were taken
off at the request of signers.
"Four persons in writing asked to
have their names taken off after the
petition had been legally filed, but
the secretary of state irii the absence
of a court order feels he has no au
thority to remove them. This leaves
the petition with 32,946 signers whole,
but 29,147 were necessary to make it
valid."
Assessed Valuation of
State Is $529,000,000
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
Lincoln, Aug. 5. Nebraska's total
assessed valuation of property this
year will reach $529,000,000, according
to figures which Secretary Bernecker
of the state board of equalization has
compiled. Mr. Bernecker has official
reports from ninety-one of the ninty
three counties of the state and esti
mates from the other two, Wheeler
and Logan.
With the niety-one reporting offi
cially, the total valuation is $527,573,
025. Allowing a small increase for
the two which have not been officially
heard from, the total state's valuation
will run over $529,000,000. Last year
it was a trifle over $500,000. .
Every county in the state shows an
increase.
Fort Omaha Balloon Flys
Over Capital City
(Prom a Staff Correspondent.)
Lincoln, Aug. , 5. (Special.) A
crew of five men made a pretty flight
in one of the war balloons from Fort
Omaha shortly aftef noon today.
The balloon attracted the attention
of several hundred people.- It came
down on the country club grounds
southwest of Lincoln and was shipped
back to Omaha by the crew.
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We have built the new three-plow Hart-Parr Tractor be
cause we felt that the American farmers needed it.
Thousands told us what size tractor they wanted, the
kind of fuel they wished to use, how many wheels a tractor
should have, how it should be guided, what principle drive is
best, and all the other features they demanded in a tractor
they would like to buy.
Here and there you find a tractor with one or more of
these approved features or principles. In the new three-plow
Hart-Parr Tractor you find these safe, sane, sensible well
tried features all that you ask for in a tractor.
They have been combined, improved, simplified, until
the new Hart-Parr; like our older leaders, is destined to be
come the leading tractor of the country.
This hew tractor is not at the show but i
nounced soon in national publications. Wait for
LEADER OF SLACKERS
IS KILLED BY POSSE
Another Is Captured and Sev
eral Bands Are Dispersed;
Backbone of Anti-Draft
Rising Is Broken.
(By Associated Press.)
Oklahoma City, Aug. 5. With one
of their leaders dead, another captured
and at least twenty-five members of
their bands in the hands of the peace
officers, posse, leaders tonight were
of the opinion the. backbone of the
rising of objectors to the . selective
draft in Oklahoma was under, control.
The outlaws had been scattered into
such small bands that further success
of the resistance is believed impos
sible. Wallace Cargill, alleged leader of
one of the bands shot through the
stomach this afternoon when officers
encountered objectors near Rocky
Point, died a short time later. Three
others besides Cargill were said to
have been captured.
In federal district court here today
the demurrer to the indictments of
the eleven alleged members of the
"Jones family," an anti-draft organi
zation, was overruled by Judge John
H. Cottrell. Bail in each case was
fixed at $7,500. Trial of the men will
be in Enid early in September. They
are accused of joining a plot in which
it was planned to raise the red flag
of revolution in a wild orgy of rioting.
Near Lynching in Lone Dove.
A near lynching occurred this after
noon in the Lone Dove neighborhood,
when posses caught four objectors,
two McNeely boys, John Gray, an
old man, and "Doc" White, a negro.
In their efforts to get information
regarding the movement of the recal
citrants one of the McNeely boys was
strung up with a rope around his
neck. He refused to talk and the
possemen cdt him down and with the
other prisoners took him to Sahakwa.
Between Konawa and Sasakwa
three other prisoners were taken, C.
C. Brewer and his son, and Robert
Cargill. They were taken to Konawa
after they had thrown down their
weapons and had attempted to flee.
Leaders Called Captains.
From prisoners the name of vir
tually every leader has been ascer
tained. These call themselves cap
tains and are distinguished by a bril
liant red sash.' Contrary to previous
reports the rebels appeared to be
amply supplied with ammunition, al
though their firearms are of every
conceivable pattern. A survey of the
hardware stores in the afflicted dis
trict has revealed that the ammuni
tion stocks have been bought up for
the last several weeks, evidently in
anticipation of armed resistance.
It was believed that the activities of
the objectors in this state, most of
whom are said to belong to the "work
ing class union," but some being en
rolled in the "Jones family," a band
with a similar purpose, and the "In
dustrial Workers of the World," were
but a part of a nationally spread
propaganda to resist service in the
army.
Federal authorities here declare the
movement has been widespread, but
has been so loosely organized that
quick failure was bound to be the in
evitable outcome, ...
So far no troops have been sent in
to the affected , districts. Governor
R. L. Williams; in a statement late to
day declared: j
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Call at our booth for particulars
"I wont send troops until I see fire
from this smoke "
It is known that the Oklahoma
units of the National Guard are being
mobilized for transportation to a con
centration camp and should the ne
cessity arise, it would be but a matter
of a few hours before they could be
on the ground.
Railroad traffic today was delayed,
due to several bridges beintj burned
and telegraphic communication being
severed. The greater amount of dam
age has been repaired and with ample
guards placed tonight no further
depredations of this character is anti
cipated. '
About thirty alleged objectors are
in jail tonight at Ada, Holdenville
and Wewoka. They were captured
last night and today at various points
throughout the district.
Guards were stationed tonight at
strategic points throughout Hughes,
Pontotoc, Pottawatfomie and Semi
nole counties, seeking the rioters.
Federal, state and county authori
ties declared tonight that no efforts
would be spared to break up the draft
resistance. Little trouble was being
experienced, it was pointed out, in ob
taining volunteers to aid in prosecut
ing the search. This showed, officials
said, that opposition to the draft was
not widespread throughout the state
and that only a few malcontents, most
of whom held theorist Views of life
and government had come out against
the government.
Grand Island Man Held
For Breaking Into Store
Grand Island, Neb., Aug. 5.
(Special.) Edward Wiseman was
caught in the act of breaking into the
store of Awe & Ilendrickson. A
neighbor woman saw a prowler and
notified the police. Wiseman was ar
raigned yesterday in the county court,
waived preliminary examination and
was bound over. Wiseman is married
and has a family.
Sioux Falls Housewives
May Boycott Dairymen
Sioux Falls, S. D., July 5. (Spe
cial.) Housewives in Sioux Falls are
up in arms because local milk dealers
have advanced prices to 10 cents per
quart, with the intimation that in the
near future the price will be advanced
to 12 cents. Many housewives
threaten in retaliation to cease using
milk until the price has been lowered
to a reasonable figure.
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NEBRASKA ARMIES
FIGHrHOPPERS"
State Field Forces Wage Fierce
War Against Insect Ene
mies of Growing
Crops.
With the Nebraska Armies Afield,
Aug. 5. Nebraska farm forces have
suffered a serious attack by armies of
native, home-grown grasshoppers, the
last month, especially in the western
part of the state, according to Prof.
M. H. 'Swenk, of the Entomology de
partment of the state university, who
is directing the counter attack.
According to reports recently re
ceived, grasshoppers are to be found
in unusual numbers in most of the
western half of Nebraska. They are
making esp cially heavy attacks on
the Platte and Republican valleys,
where they are doing considerable
damage. Indications are that the en
emy will inflict more serious injury
this summer than usual.
War Against Pests
The weapons that are being used
against the invader are poisoned bran
mash and the hopperdozer, a mechan
ical catching device. Poisoned bait is
prepared by mixing 25 pounds of
dry, coarse-flaked wheat bran with 1
pound of white arsenic or Paris green
while dry. The juice and ground
ptilt and peel of 6 lemons and one
halt gallon of cheap, strong-smelling
syrup oT molasses are added to three
gallons of water. This liquid is
poured over the mixture of bran and
poison and itirred. Water is added
until the bait is very wet though not
sloppy. It is then sown broadcast
6ver the field.
Lake Preston Organizes
Red Cross Chapter
Lake Preston, S. D., Aug. 5. (Spe
cial. At a mass meeting of the
women of L)ake Preston and vicinity
a Red Cross chapter was organized
here, with a good charter member
ship. The following officers were
elected: Chairman, Mrs. G. S. Pulis;
vice-chairman, Mrs. Ben Lewis; sec
retary, Mrs. J. H. Lloyd; treasurer.
Dr. N. L. Bailey. New members are
being contsantly added.
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