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    DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD; DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA.
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FEDERAL. INTERVENTION ON EVE
OF BIG STRIKE IN FOUR
STATES.
' LABOR HEAD DEFENDS CAUSE
Mllltla Officer Makes Arrests Under
General Orders Empowering Him to
Protect Property and Industry
Step May Augment Strike.
IVtlrrn S'nipr Union Nfw terrloe.
Spokane, Wash. Tho govornmont
took action In tho I. W. W. situation,
when a company of Idaho national
guardsmen, now In fedoral service, ar
rested twenty-seven mombora of tho
organization, including James Rowan,
district secretary, In tholr hoadquar
tcrs here on tho ovo of a threatened
strlko in four states.
Tho strike call, signed by Rowan,
Included nil members of tho organiza
tion In construction and agricultural
work in Montana. Washington, Ore
gon and Idaho. Rowan after his ar
rest said that tho- arrests would in
tensify the strlko and causo It to
spread. Lumber workors In tho four
states already aro on strlko.
Reports from all the states named
In tho strlko ordor wero to tho offoct
that fedoral, state, county and city au
thorities wero prepared for any ovon
tuallty. Tho arrests woro made without
specific authorization, Maj. Clomont
Wllklns said.
"I acted under genoral orders om
poworing mo to tako such stops as ap
poarcd to bo necessary to provent the
destruction of proporty and tho ham
pering of industry," ho Bald. ''Tho ar
rests wore made after I had hold a
conference wlth'Mr. Dlalne, ropresont
ing tho governor,''
At tho Jail Rowan dictated a state
ment of tho purposo of tho strike,
which ho later road and signed. Ho
said: ,,
"The principal objoct of tho strike
of tho lumber workers 13 the eight
hour day, and sanitary conditions in
tho camps. Wo do not know of any
reason why wo should bo arrested and
detained or why nur hall should bo
closed, as wo aro not breaking any
law. Wo aro not unpatriotic. Our
principal demand is for tho eight-hour
day, which has been adopted as stand
ard by the United States government
on nil government work.
"Thoro is nothing unlawful about de
manding clean and sanitary conditions
In camps. Tho things wo demand and
havo, gono on strike for nro tho things
which would bo bonoflclal not only to
ourselves but to tho wholo of socloty
and would tend to put tho nation on a
more secure foundation."
HOOVER CHOO8E8 ASSISTANTS.
Among Names of Conservation Divi
sion Aro Many Nationally Known.
Washington.- Voluntoors who will
compose tho staff of tho groat con
servation .division of tho food, admin
istration woro announced by Adminis
trator Hoover. Tho list, including
many nationally known names, fol
lows: Dr, Ray Lyman Wllber, Miss Ida M.
Tnrboll, Miss Abbio L. Marlatt, F, C.
Wnlcott, Clifford Plnchot, Miss Sarah
Mold Splint, Charles R. Vnn Hise,
Miss Gertrudo B. Lano, Dr. AJlco C.
, Boughton, Goorgo A. Cullon, Arthur
H. Samuols, Jamos H. Collins, Mrs.
Frances Storn, Charles II. Holman,
Miss Kathorino Leckio, Mrs. Alico
Bond Alien, Chnrlos R. Rayjbnd, J.
P. Egnn, Oeorgo Dowermnn, E. Q.
Routzahn, Sholby M. Harrison, Mrs.
E. Q., Routzahn, J. M. Bowman, Mrs.
Harriot S. Dlntch, Mrs. Mina Vanwln
kle, Elbridgo L. Howo, F. D. van Sick
Ion, Dr. Charles II. Judd, Dr. Edward
L. Burchard, J. O'Hara Cosgravo, Miss
Mary C. McDougal, Palmer Fuller, Jr..
E. F. Woodman, Miss Floronco E.
Wardwoll, Miss Martha van RonBsa
laer, Miss Ethol M. Bagg, Dr, Sydnoy
Snow, Dr. J. F. Jonnoss, Wondoll P.
Colton, John K. Toner, Miss Francos
A. Kollcr, Dr. Earl Wilfloy, Jamos H
Nlcoll, Dr. Josoph Krauskopf, Dr. H
E. Goldstein, Dr. D. Dosola Poolr Rov.
Georgo A. Dougherty. W. D. Murphy,
Tim Hunly, Norman Wolnstoin. C. M.
McConnell, Dr. 55 Batten, Olivor R.
Williamson, Dr. Goorgo M. Hoald, A.
U Craig, Johu A. BUrkhart, Dr. E. B.
Chappoll.
Other Commitloos Appointed
The following advisory committees
havo boon appointed:
Homo Economics Miss Abbio L.
Marlatt, chairman; Miss Josophlno
Berry, Dr. Alico Boughton, Mrs. Hon
rietta Calvin, Dr. C. F. Lnngworthy.
Miss Isabel Ely Lord, Dr Alonzo ?.
Taylor; advisory mombors, Miss Cath
erine J. McKay, Miss Marth vnn Rens
salaor, Miss Florenco E. Ward.
Food Utilization Prof. R. H. Chit
tendon, Prof. Graham Lusk, Prof. E. V.
McCallum, Prof L. B. Mendel, C. L.
Alsburg, Dr. F C. Longworth, Prof.
Vernon Kellogg. Dr, Alonzo E. Taylor.
Dr Ray Lyman Wilbur.
Public Health Prof. W. H. Wolch
chairman; Dr. Loonard P. Ayro, Prof.
Horman Biggs, Dr. B. L. Edsall, Dr.
Cary T. Grayson. Pr. A. W Hewlett,
Dr T. C Jnnowaj', Dr. F. G. Novy, Dr
R M Pearco, Prof. H. Gideon WoIIb,
Omaha Company Suspends.
Omaha. Tho United Statos Com
mission company, of Omaha, has sus
pended business. Claims against tho
company are said to aggrogato about
$200,000, about 20 por cent of which
aro socurod. Creditors are salu to In
cludo, grain firms In Chicago, St. Louis
and other eaotorn cities.
U-BOAT WAR FAILS
PREMIER LLOYD GEORGE SAYS
GERMANY 18 UNABLE TO
STARVE ENGLAND.
ENEMY BARELY HOLDS OWN
Shipping Losses Reduced and Allies
Have Enough Tonnage Until 1019
More Grain Than
Year Ago.
London, Aug. 18. Premier Lloyd
George, spenklng in the house of com
mons on Thursday, mild that this tlmo
Inst yenr the wheat In this country
amounted to 0VI80.00O qunrters nnd
Hint now it Is 8,500,000 qunrters. Tho
stock of onts nnd barley, he declnred,
nlso whs higher. There hnil been a
considerable saving In brend consump
tion, tho premier suld, nnd owing to
closer milling nnd food economy Micro
hnd been nn addition to the wheat
stock of 70,000, qunrters per week. (A
qunrter Is equivalent to 480 pounds.)
"Tho government has come to tho
conclusion," Lloyd George said, "that
with reasonable economy there Is no
chnnce of starving England out.
"The admiralty plnns denllng with
flubmnrlnes huvo been Increasingly suc
cessful." Tho premier said that In the slnglo
month of April COO.OOO grqss tons of
shipping were lost through Gcrmnn
submnrlnes. In July tho tonnuge lost
went down to 320,000 gross tons. This
month thero wus. n substnntlnl Im
provement over thnt of July.
Tho premier snld :
"Germnny now is linrdly able to hold
her own not even thnt."
With the co-operntlon of America,
the premier snld, there would be sulll
elont tonnngo for nil of 1018 and if nee
essnry 1010. Although tonnngo hnd
decrensed during the Inst yenr, he
ndded, more goods hnd been cnrrled
from oversens.
Tho premier referred to Itussln na
"one clnw of the. nippers, temporarily
out of repair." Germnny, he snld, hnd
boon benten In sevcrnl grent bnttles,
with lurge losses, when Russln wns
prnctlcnlly out of the cnmpnlgn. Ho
asked what might bo expected when
RuRsIn recovered and Amerlcn wns
really In. America's troops had been
seen mnrching through the streets,
symbols of nor resolute entry into tho
struggle, Tills wus tho hour, Mr. Lloyd
George ndded, of Germnny's difficulties.
U. S. AFTER I. W. W. MEMBERS
Drastic Action Against Organization
Is Government's Answer to Men
Who Threaten General Strike.
Washington, Aug. 18. Orders for
wholesale prosecution's of I. W. W.'s In
seven states comprise tho answer of
the United Stntes government to I. W.
W. agitators who have threatened a
general strlko In the far West on Au
gust 20. Instead of mediating and con
ciliating nnd otherwise handling tho
cases ns Inbor enses, the government
will go nfter tho ngltntors on political
grounds and wnr regulations. Accord
ingly orders went forward from the do
pnrtment of Justice & district attor
neys In Oregon, Washington, Montana,
Cnllfornln, Idaho, Arizona nnd Now
Mexico to Institute proceedings against
I. W. W. members nnd lenders under
tho wnr regulations wherever the cases
Interfere with Anierlcn's prosecution
of tho wnr.
NO CASUALTIES FOR THE U. S.
Washington Issues Denial of London
Report of American Wounded-'-
Nothlng to Conceal.
Washington, Aug. 18. The commit
teo on public Information on behalf of
the war department on Thursday is
sued nvc ofilclnl denial that American
troops hnvo been engaged In nctlon on
tho French front nnd thnt 200 hnvo
been tnken to tho base hospitals,
wounded Tho report was published
In tho London Dally News. The com
mltteo added that It wns authorized by
the war department to state that if
any such Information should reach tho
department It will Immedlntoly bo an
nounced. "Thero will be no conceal
ment of casualties," It was stated.
PRO-GERMANS ARE WARNED
Federal Troops May Be Sent to Wash
ington, Oregon, Montana and
Idaho,
Washington, Aug. 20. Sending fed
eral troops to Washington, Oregon,
Montana and Idaho to keep war indus
tries moving and to check disorders, Is
regarded by olllclnls us 11 possibility In
tho near future should tho threntened
I. W. W. strlko uttalu serious propor
tion and tho civil authorities, state and
federal, In tho affected area, bo unable
to meet tho sltuntlon adequately.
, Eddie Foster Is Exempted.
Washington, Aug. 20. Joo Judge
nud Eddlo Foster, star lnfleldors on
the Washington American bnseball
team, wero exempted from service In
tho nntlonnl nrmy on tho ground of do
pendent families.
Woman Kills Two and 8ef.
Chllllcothe, 0 Aug. 20. Because a
woman told her husband thnt sho was
coming to claim him ns her, husband,
Mrs. James Nelson killed her husband
and sou, and then killed her
self.
HE CAN'T GET OUT OF IT
U. S. CONTROLS GRAIN
PROCLAMATION PUTS WHEAT
AND RYE UNDER LICENSE.
$50,000,000 Corporation Formed to
Purchase the Entire Crop of
1917, If Necessary.
Washington, Aug. 17. Authority for
putting Into effect Herbert O.' Hoover's
food control program, ns applied to
grain, wns given In a proclamation Is
sued by President Wilson.
Predicated on the food and fuel act,
the proclamation gives the food admin
istration power to license the storage
nnd distribution of wheat and ryo nud
tho manufacture, storngo nud distribu
tion of nil products derived therefrom.
Prior to lssunnco of tho proclama
tion announcement wns nindo nt tho
food ndmlnlslrntlon hendquarters of
the personnel of the boards which will
ilx prices and attend to the purchnso
of grains.
Dotermlnntlon to form n $50,000,000
food administration grain corporation
to purchnso the entire 1017 crop, If
need be, to niuintuln fair prices, also
wns announced.
Tho price-fixing committee contnlns
In Its personnel representatives of tho
producers nnd tho consumers. Tho
men are business men, farmers and
representatives of organized labor.
U. S. MAY CHANGE DRAFT RULE
Protest Against Calling All Married
Men to Colors Wilson Promises
to Act in Matter.
Chicago, Aug. 20. Protests from
Chicago nnd other big cities ngnlnst
the new regulations which permit few
married men to obtain exemption re
sulted In President Wilson's taking a
hand in tho matter.
According to advices from Washing
ton, tho president wroto to Senator
Weeks of Massachusetts that ho would
confer with Secretury Baker and Pro
vost Marshal General Crowder to seo
If tho new regulntions are fully Justi
fied. The president's letter was in reply
to one from Senator Weeks, In which
tho senator suld there was grent dis
sntlBfnction all over the country be
cause of the acceptance of so many
murrled men.
Tho regulations In point provide
thnt mnrrlcd men nre tit be exempted
only when their dependents suffer by
their ncceptnnce. When n wife Is nble
to work or enn bo cared for by her
family, or that of her husband, tho
( husbund Is to bo tuken, the regulations
specify.
THREATEN TO KILL COWS
Illinois Milk Producers Open Fight on
Price to Be Fixed by the
United States.
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Chlcngo, Aug. 18. Prices to be fixed
by tho government for milk nre likely
to prove unsatisfactory to Chlcngo
producers, according to predictions, n.
O. Potter, chairman of tho bonrd of
tho Chlcngo Milk Producers' nssocln-
tlon, hns Informed Alderman Willis O.
Nance of tho co'incll health committee
thnt cows will bo sent to the slaughter
houses If the food administration nnd
the Chlcngo lirnlth committee do not
nllow tho producers a rensonnblo
profit.
KANSAS CITY STRIKE ENDS
Officials of Street Car Company Ac
cept Proposal Men Had Al
ready Approved.
Knnsns City, Mo Aug. 18. Tho
strlko of operating employees of tho
Knnsns City Railways company was
snded on Thursday when olllclnls of the
company ngreed to accept a settlement
proposal already voted upon favorably
by tho men. The strlko was declared
August 8 and has completely tied up
Bvcry line In the city slnco that time.
Hogs $18.60 and Going Up.
Chlcngo, Aug. 20. Hogs resumed
their ndvnnco at the opening of the
llyo stock market, and within nn hour
$18.00 had been bid, with a prospect
of still higher prices. Dealers seo a
prospect for hogs at $20.
French Troops In Roumanla.
Geneva, Aug. 20. French troops aro
fighting with the Russians and Rou
mnnlnns on tho Moldavian front. Ear
lier it had been reported that British
artillerymen wero assisting the Russo
Roumanlan forces.
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GUARDS TO FRANCE
STATE MILITIA TO SEE ACTIVE
SERVICE SOON.
Units From Twenty-SIx States and
District of Columbia Ordered
to Mobilize.
Washington, Aug. 10. Plnns- for
sending the first Nntlonnl Gunrd troop-
to France have been perfected by the
war department with the orgnnlzntlon
of n division which will Include troops
from 20 stntes nnd the District of Co
lumbln. The commanding officer of the di
vision will be Brig. Gon. W. A. Mnnn
of tho regular army, now chief of the
division of mllltla affairs of the war
department.
The stntes from which the Nntlonnl
Gunrd troops nro to be nssemhled nre :
Louisiana, Pennsylvania, AVlsconsin,
New York, Ohio, Oeorgln, Alabnmn,
Town, Illinois, Indlnnn, Mlnnesotn,
Maryland, South Cnrolinn, Cnllfornln,
Missouri, Virginia. ftNorth Cnrolinn,
KansnS, Texns. Michigan, New Jersey,
Tennessee, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Colo
rado, Oregon. The others come from
District of Columbia.
Discussion of the time nnd plnce of
moblllzntlon of the division or of its
departure for Franco nre not permis
sible under the voluntnry censorship.
The structure of the division as given
In the official statement shows It will
conform to the reduced trench wnrfnre
divisional organization, recommended
by Major General Pershing, which
would give it a totnl strength with
nuxllinry troops of approximately 20,
000 men.
CANADIANS WIN HILL NO. 70
Famous Position Near the City of
Lens, Deemed Impregnable
by Foe, Falls.
British Front In France nnd Bel
glum, Aug. 17. After the brilliant ad
vance In the morning In which the
Cnnndlnns enptured Hill 70 nnd then
swept on northwest of Lens the nttnek
ers nre in close grips with the Ger
mnns In the western part of Lens.
Considerable numbers of Germnn
prisoners nre beginning to nrrlve In
the rolloctlon depots. The new Brit
ish front has been established on a
triangular line, like a pnlr of shenrs
whose points nre to the north and
south of Lens.
EAST ST. LOUIS RIOTERS HELD
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Officials Arrest Persons Charged With
Rioting, Assault, Arson and
Conspiracy.
East St. Louis, 111., Aug. 18. Stato
nnd city officers stnrted out on Thurs
dny to make wholesale nrrests on tho
Indictments returned nt Belleville
charging 105 persons with conspiracy,
assault, riot and nrson In connection
with the race riots of July 1 nnd 2.
When the roundup wns completed
25 white men nnd 0 negroes hnd been
nr rested.
Tho true bill named 82 whites nnd 23
negroes ns responsible.
13 STATES ACT ON COAL
Governors and Others at Chicago Con
ference Dpclde to Go Ahead
With Own Control.
Chlcngo, Aug. 18. Middle nnd north
western stntes nro to tnko Immediate
and drastic stops to fill their coal bins
and at prices shorn of exorbitant "wnr
profits." Thirteen stntes, their ropre
sentntlves meeting In Chlcngo on
Thursdny nt the lnvitntlon of tho Illi
nois stato council of defense, unnnl-
mously urged Immediate general action
upon tiie president. But In the mean
time all states nronose to trn nhpnrt
make Inquiries, fix prices and other
wise control the situation.
Four French Ships Sunk.
Pnrls, Aug. 18. Tho weekly report
of shipping losses gives one stenmshlp
of moro than 1,(500 fons nnd three of
smaller size ns hnvlng been sunk In
tho week ended August 12 out of 1,010
nrrlvnls nnd 1,028 clenrnnees.
Young Pershing Tries Again.
Oklahoma City, Okln., Aug. 18.
Arthur E. Pershing, nephew of General
Pershing, still Is trying to Join tho
army. Young Pershing wns rejected
throo times because of physical disabilities.
SEIZE MINES
GOVERNOR OF ILLINOIS TELLS
ATTORNEY GENERAL TO DRAW
UP PAPERS.
OPERATORS DEFY 'DICTATOR'
Lowden Seeks Advice on Drastic 8tep
When Mine Operators Break Pact
President Declares He Will
Act in Crisis.
SprlngflelcL III., Aug. 20. Governor
Lowden Issued nn order on Frlduy to
Attorney General Brundngc to prepnro
the necessnry legul pnpers for seizure
of Illinois cool mines by the stute.
It is understood hero thnt if Uis
nttorney general decides thnt the
mines mny be seized without nctlou
by tho general assembly, the National
Guard regiments not already in tho
federal service will be cnlled upon to
patrol the mines.
Chlcngo, Aug. 20. Coal Director
Carter found his power defied at the
beginning of the hearing on coul
prices.
Attorneys Ralph Crows, Rush C.
Butler und Samuel Adnms, for the op
erators, asked permission to speak.
They read the resolution adopted by
the Operators' association repudiating
tho agreement by which Judgo Car
ter's decisions on price were to be
binding on the mines.
Judge Carter said:
"I do not think It necessnry to en
ter Into nny discussion of this ques
tion. I hnvo had Governor Lowden on
the wire nnd ho hns told me to go
ahead. I regret greatly that all par
ties to this Inquiry will not bo repre
sented. "On the subject of price, however,
if I am to determine It I shall take no
directions from anyone."
Washington, Aug. 20. President
Wilson, Secretnry of War Baker and
Secretary of Labor Wilson prepared
to take n hand .in the Illinois coal situ
ation. Its seriousness was explained to the
president by Francis S. Penbody of
Chlcngo, chairman of tho coal produc
tion committee of tho national council
jf defense, nnd the largest conl oper
ator In Illinois, nud John B. White,
president of tho United Mine Work
srs of America.
In response to their plea that tho
only remedy lay In prompt nctlon by
the president In exercising the au
thority for federal control of coal
conferred upon him by the food bill,
he gave assurances on Friday that ho
would act without delay.
Secretary Baker nnd Secretary Wil
son agreed to prepare messnges for
distribution among the striking coal
miners of Illinois urging them to go
back to work as a patriotic duty.
$400,000 FIRE AT SPRINGFIELD
Women's Building of Columbian Ex
position Destroyed at Illinois Cap
italSoldiers Fight Flames. .
Springfield, III., Aug4 20. Fire early
Friday night destroyed the dome build
ing on the Illinois state fair grounds,
entailing a loss estimated at $400,000,
with only $25,000 Insurance. The build
lug wns tho historic women's building
of the Columblun exposition In Chl
cngo nnd wns purchased by tho state,
board of agriculture and moved to
Springfield in 1894. Tho blaze started
from defective electric wiring. Two
thousand soldiers, quartered at Camp
Lowden, fought tho flames. They suc
ceeded in saving the records of Col.
Daniel Dovore, U. S. A., who Is here ns
mustering officer of tie Illinois sol
diery. WAR TAX ON AUTO OWNERS
Automobile Section of Measure Adopt
ed by Senate Provides Graded
Tax on Cars and Motorcycles.
Washington, Aug. 20. Tho automo
bile section of the war tax bill was
adopted by the senate. It provides a
graduated federal tax on nutomoblle
nnd motorcycle owners instead of tho
house levy of 5 per cent on manufac
turers sales. Between $40,000,000 and
$50,000,000 In rovenuo would bo se
cured by the senate's tax, against $08,
000,000 under tho house bill.
PLAN FOR ADVERTISING LOAN
May Cost From $1,000,000 to $2,000,-
000 for Publicity
Work.
AVnshlngton, Aug. 17. A detailed
plan for advertising the next Issuo of
Liberty loan bonds In newspapers and
other mediums of publicity to cost
from $1,000,000 to $2,000,000, nnd to
be paid for by the government, Was
presented to Secretnry McAdoo by the
nntldnul advertising ndvlsory bonrd,
with the recommendation that It bj
adopted.
Mlsourl Threatens Seizure of Mines.
St. Louis, Aug. 20. Seizure of Mis
souri coal miues and prosecution of
Missouri coal dealers on charges of
violating the state antitrust law wsb
threatened by Attorney General Mc
Allister In a formal statement.
Two Killed, Four Hurt In Train Wreck.
Fort Worth, Tex., Aug. 20. Eugtnocr
Jerry S.cott nnd Fireman W. A. Ha
nock were killed and four persons In
lured when a Missouri, Kansas and
Texas limited passenger and a freight
train telescoped at Wutuugn,
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S0S3IP FROM STATE HOUSE
Strong efforts aro being mado to ro
emit tho N. V. G. up to n maximum
war strongtb
Tho stnto traveling library is buying
no Gorman books for circulation Tho
library hns 18,000 books subject to
distribution throughout tho stato.
Pictures ot the workings of tho
honor system in penal Institutes wc.ro
exhibited at the stato prison last woik,
and proved a matter of great Interest
among the Inmates.
Stato Food Commissioner Otto
Murschel has returned from a trip
to Atlantic City, N. J., whore he at
tended tho annual meeting of stato
food commissioners.
The government, crop report for
August shows an increase in every
lino of grain production In the stnte,
except In winter wheat, tho slump In
which was enormous.
Tho Nebraska council of dofonso,
upon tho urgent request of tho national
council, has Issued a statement regard
ing tho necessity of gasoline conser
vation, and asks support of tho move
ment to save gasoline.
Tho Nebraska state council of de
fenso has planned a big moeting to
bo hold at the state fair groundB
during fair week to take an inven
tory of tho progress made In or
ganizing the stato tor effective par
ticipation in the war.
The national association of manu
facturers is sending out warnings to
Nobraska manufacturers that they
must prepare for a car shortabo that
will como along in thirty days when
tho railroads begin the movement of
troops and supplies to the canton
ments.
Tho Nebraska Stato Historical so
ciety is very desirous of securing
photographs and views showing tho
part Nebraska men and women aro
taking in tho present world war. It
asks for copies of such pictures, with
tho tlmo, place and names of persons.
For such pictures, it will be glad to
pay the usual prices.
Stato Treasurer Hall has paid two
warrants Issued in favor of J. C.
Meyers, a .Norfolk veterinarian, for a
total of $122 at the rate of ?15 per
day and expenses while out making
stallion inspections for tho live stock
sanitary department. Mr. Hall held
up these warrants for a week but
Meyers camo in and talked things
ovqr and subsequently the warrants
wero issued.
Federal District Attorney T. S. Allen
has been designated by Attorney Gen
eral Gregory as the official for No
braska to approve or disapprove affi
davits filed for exemptions In tho
department of Justice in tho stato
affecting federal employes. Tho em
ployes included are thosejn tho secret
service under the jurisdiction of the
United States marshal and employes
under tho Jurisdiction of the fedoral
district attorney.
The following statement lias been
given out from the Nebraska Legisla
tive Reference bureau: "Tho presi
dent of our United States wishes tho
registration of women throughout tho
nation. The governor of our stato
proclaims a day for that purpose in
Nebraska. On September 12 all women
in this stato over 1(5 years of age, aro
expected to voluntarily register for
war service. Tho service may be
great or small, but every woman can
do something.
Avproparatory course for advanced
work in tho technical school for tho
signal corps at Fort Leavenworth will
be introduced into the University of
Nobraska, in accordance with a re
cent action of the board of regents.
In the organization for signal troops
for the army a groat difficulty has
boon met In securing the required
number of telegraphers for the first
increment of troops. It is therefore
nn assured fact that until immediate
steps are taken to Increase tho num
ber of available telegraphers, the situ
ation will bo even moro serious when
an attempt is mado to further In
crease tho army. To this end ths
signal officer of the central depart
ment of tho army has undertaken the
establishment of schools for tele
graphers to proparo them for the ad
vanced work given the signal corps at
Fort Leavenworth.
Governor Nevillo has been asked
by tho provost marshal general to
transmit further Information In regard
to tho question of dependency of wives
of drafted mon. Tho information re
ceived by tho governor lndicatos that
if tho wlfo is not loft without reason
ably adequate support from several
sources named, then thoro is no real
dependency. Support from incomo on
land owned by the wife and farmed by
tho husband, and suppoii. from the
parents of tho wife or parents of the
husband aro among the sources of sup
port mentioned In tho ruling.
Verdon citizens havo filed a protest
against plans of tho county board of
Richardson county and those of Stata
Englneor Johnson for laying the stato
nld road in that county. Tho proposed
route misses tho town by two miles,
and residents want It relocated to go
through the placo.
About 500 Nebraska voterans aro
expected to attend the Vlcksburg
reunion, October 16 to 20. Tho last
legislature appropriated $20,000 U
send veterans -from this stato to
the celebration.
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