DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD, DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA.
' I
6111 811 OF GROUND
ANCRE VILLAGE IS RETAKEN BY
BRITISH, WITH 360
PRISONERS.
CAPTURED 20 MACHINE GUNS
Operation In War Zone Confined
Chiefly to Artillery Duels No 'Indi
cation as Yet' of Promised Hun Of
fensive on a Large Scale.
Although the Germans in Flanders
and PIcardy uro keeping tii Incos
eantly tholr preparations for u ro
uumptlon of tholr spring drivo, there
1b au yet no indication that an attack
on a large scale is immediately immi
nent. Meanwhile the big guns continuo to
roar in mighty duels on various Hec
tors, and hero und thero small bands
of infantry leave their trenches in
raids of small attacks with tho objocl
or capturing pieces of terrain wkteb
may bo of strategic value when the
big light begins.
Tho latest of those small affaire
where a bit of ground wau roquirod
has boon successfully carried out by
tho British in tho capture of the vil
lage of Vlllo-Sur-Ancro, on tho Amlene
sector. Not only was tho position
takou, but with it 3G0 prlaonors and
twenty machino guns. Field Marsha!
Ilalg'a own casualties woro slight.
Another Successful Raid.
In raiding operations northwout of
Albort and near Hmol the Dritlsa
also woro onablod to take additional
prlsonors and machino suae.
That tho Gormans have tho capture
of I'otrograd In prospoct sooms evl
dent from tho! latest operations la
tho Gulf of Finland. Hero they have
taken tho Island of BJorko, which lies
only thirty miles northwest of tho Rua
elan capital.
Dispatches from Russia show that
again thoro is considerable activity
in tho Transcaucasia and Porsla. AX
Baku, on tho western nhoro of the
Cnspinn sea in Transcaucasia, the
AIUBHolmana and bolshoviki kaio
rought a battle in which, according to
Moscow nowapapors, 2,000 persona
Avoro killed and 3,000 woundod, whllo
Jn Porsla tho Turka have occuplod gov
eral towns south of Lake Urmia. The
operations in Porsla may Indicate that
it is tho purpose of the Ottoman forces
to harass tho British lino of communl
'atlona along the Tigris rlvor.
Advlcos from Amsterdam Bay that
fourteen porsonu woro killod and a
largo numbor injurod In the bombing
raid carried out by alllod aviators on
tologno last Saturday.
TO SPEND NEARLY ONE MILLION
Big Budget Announced by Director
MoAdoo.
Washington, D. C Itallroada under
government operation this year will
upend iearly a billion dollars for ad
ditions, bottormonta and oq.uIpmont,
or approximately threo times aB much
as In any one of tho last throo years.
Total capital expenditures provided
by tho railroad administration as an
nounced aro 087,961,318. Of this big
sum, $440,071,000 will bo spent for ad
ditlona and bottormonta, Buch an sta
tions and other proporty improve
ments; ?470,68G,000 for equipment
cars and locomotives already ordored
through tho railroad administration,
and 18,203,000 for track oxtonslons.
Tho figures dlscloso Director Gen
eral McAdaa'a determination to lot tho
rnilroadB mako many improvemqnta
which thoy had neglected during the
last throo yqaro, and postponing all
posslblo proJoctB requiring big expen
dlturos. It,aIso is shown that tho
railroad administration is not encour
aging ninny extensions of linos during
the war emergency, and In hoiuo caaoa
projects already under wny hnvo boon
discontinued.
The railroad administration ollml
uatod $340,217,000, or nearly ono
fourth of thu proposals. In paring
down tho budgots to this oxtont tho
administration nindo It plain that most
of. Its decisions aro tontativo.
Air Raid on Colonne.
Loudon. Fourteen poraona woro
killod und more than, forty othors in
Jured when entente alllod airplonos
raided Gologno on Saturday, accord
ing to a dispatch from Amsterdam to
tho Contial Nowb agonoy. Six allied
nviatora participated in tho attack.
Muoa damage was dono in tho center
of Cologno, especially in tho market
lOaco.
Ensign Crawloy Killed.
Norfolk, Vn. Ensign Calvin Craw
loy, U. S. N. R., of St. LouIb, wns
Itlllod at tho Hampton Roads naval
oporntjun baso air school horo when
a Benplijiio ho was piloting struck a
pile in landing.
Five Children Burned to Death.
Silver City, N. M. Fivo children ol
TIiohiuh Plnson, a ranchman llvlns
ve mum oast or noro, woro burned I
lo death in a fire -t hich destroyed tho I
I'fuBon home. Of six children alono ,
In tho house. Lovl. mrn.i o .i,n un.t '
In the houso, Lovl, ngod 9. who had
Kono to tho well for a drink, waa tho
only yno to survive
Illinois Bank Robbery.
Madison, III. Three masked men
1iold up tho trl-clty bank in this city
end escaped with $10,000.
mM THF WAR
DUTY, S
WHY PLACE A LIMIT ON MEN
FOR THE FRONT, SAYS
WILSON.
MUST BE A WORTHY VICTORY
As Many Will Go Overseas as Ships
Can Be Found to Carry Thorn, He
Declares Intends to Stand by Rus
sia as Well as France.
New York, May 18. Opening with
a spoeoh hero tonight tho Hod Cross
drivo for a second $100,000,000 war
fund, Prosldont Wilson announced the
purpose of tho United States to set no
limit on its effort to win tho war.
"I havo heard gentlemen rccontly
say," ho eald, "that wo must get G,
000,000 mon roady. Why limit it to
5,000,000? I havo asked of congress
to name no limit bocauso congress In
tends, I nm suro, as we all Intend, that
ovory ship that can carry mon or sup
plies flhall go laden upon ovory voy
age with ovory man and every supply
she can carry."
Tho UnItod States, tho president de
clared, will not bo diverted from its
purposo of winning tho war by insin
cere approaches on tho subject of
peace.
Hypocritical Statements.
"I can say with a clear conscience,"
ho said, "that I have tostod theso in
tentions and havo found them Insin
cere. I now recognlzo thorn for what
thoy are, an opportunity to havo n
freo hand, particularly in tho oast, to
carry put purposes of conquost and
exploitation. Evory proposal with re
gard to accommodation in tho weBt
involves a reservation In regard to the
oast. I Intend to stand by Russia as
well aa Franco."
Tho atatomont brought tho houso to
Ita feot oh coring:.
Tho war, tho prosldont declared, is
a war to savo tho world. Tho con
fliot, ho said, will knit tho world to
gether. Dwelling on tho duty of Americans
to glvo to tho Rod Cross, tho president
declared no man could afford to mako
money out of tho war.
Given Big Ovation.
Tho president was given a great
demonstration when ho ontered tho
hall and was introduced by Cleveland
II. Dodge.
Heforo tho speaking began tho Mot
ropolltnn opera houso chorus, conduct
ed by GIullo Sottl, sang tho national
autheniB of Franco, Italy, Groat Brit
aln nnd tho Unltotl Statos.
Tho prosldont waa preceded by
Henry P. Davison, chalrinnn of tho
Red Cross, who spoko of tho work of
tho organization. Mr. Davison re
ferred to tho president as tho leading
figure of tho world.
In Introducing tho president. Mr.
Dodgo said that tho prosldont had
"nsked 'for tho prlvllogo" of marching
in today's parado when nono of tho
committee had "dared" to Invite hjm.
Tho president, Mr. Dodga doclared,
la the spokesman of all tho great spir
itual forces of the world.
Tho presldont started speaking at
:30 o'clock. Ho boan by saying ho
did not como to Now York to toll of
tho work of tho Rod Cross, but to tell
what "I think It all moans."
Text of His Speech.
Tho president's spoech In full fol
lows: 'Mr. Chairman and Follow OmmM-v.
mon: ' ll ,,H,r or t,lem sprung up: Me from
"I should bo vory sorry to think S,?1 Pranc,BC5 ' from New York;
that Mr. Davison in any douroo cur-' ?Vr' Thoro wtis part of thu ll0t
tailed his exceedingly Jntorostlnr I , A",ori? in tho Italla y. Poo
speech for fear that l.n .- i.. ' i-"10 t,mt 'l "een knitted to us hv
mine, becauso I amo sure you 'listened 1
with tho same Intlmnto Intent with
wnicii i ustouod to tho extraordinarily
vivid account ho gavo of th things
which ho hud realized bocauso ho had
como in contact with thorn on tho
6thor side of tlio waters.
"Wo compnsB thorn with our imagi
nation; ho compassed them In his per
tionnl exnerliniPH. nmi r ..... .,.
hero tonight to rovlow for you tho ' '! SQi"S l bo ouo of tho neatest In
work of tho Red Cross ; 1 am not com-1 stru,llcntallt03 of friendship that tho
potout to do ho, because I havo not
nan uio umo or tho opportunity td
follow It In detail. I havo como horo
simply to say a fow words to you as'
to what it nil seoms to mo to moan
and It mcanu a grant doal.
"Thoro aro two duties with which
wo aro faco to faco. Tho first duty
is to win tho -war. And tho, second
duty thnt goos hand In hand with it
Is to win It greatly and worthily, show
ing tho real equality of our power not
only, but real quality of our purposo
and of oui selves.
Why Fix a Limit?
"Of course tho first duty, tho duty
that wo must koop in tho forerrou nil
of our thought until it t ' w. u
ed, is to win the war. I have W
.. .. .... . "u "tarn
Kuiiuui.ioji ruconuy say that wo must
got 5,000,000 men roady. Why limit
It to 5,000,0007
"I hnvo naked tho congress of tho
United Suites to nnmo no limit bo-
caiiBo mo congress intonds, I uni sure,
na .,. .,11 i.,...t iu... .. . '
.. " u,u" umi u,or W'P that
can curry mon or supplies shall go
filial
I loaded upon overy voyngo with every
man nnd every supply she can enrry
"And we aro not to bo dlvertod from
tho grim purposo of winning the war
by any insincere approaches upon tho
subject of peace. I can say with a
.lit,
tested
Sen!
clear conscience that I havo
those intimations and have found
Insincere. I now recognize them for
what thoy are, an opportunity to have
n freo hand, particularly in the east,
to carry out purposes of conquest and
exploitation,
"Every proposal with regard to ac
commodation In tho west Involves a
reservation with regard to tho east
Now, so far as I am concerned, 1 in
tend to stand by Russia as well as
Franco."
A volco from tho audlonce inter
rupted with:
"God blesa you."
An Unselfish Cause.
"The helpless nnd the frlondless aro
tho very ones that need friends and
succor, and if any man in Germany
thinks wo aro going to sacrifice any
body for our own sake I toll them now
thoy aro mistaken.
"For tho glory of this war, my fel
low citizens, in so far as wo are con
cerned, is that It Is, perhaps for tho
first tlmo In history, an tinsolflsh war.
I could not bo proud to fight for a
selfish purpose, but I can be proud
to fight for mankind. If thoy wish
peaco let them come forward through
accredited roprosontatlvos and lay
tholr terms on tho table. Wo havo
laid ourB and thoy know what thoy
aro.
"Hut behind nil thi3 grim purposo,
my friends, lies tho opportunity to
demonstrate not only force, which will
he demonstrated to the utmost, but
I tho opportunity to demonstrate char
acter, and It Is that opportunity that
,wo havo most conspicuously In tho
work of tho Red CroBS. Not that our
mon In arms do not represent our
character, for thoy do, and it is a char
acter which those who seo and realize
appreciate and ndmlro; but tholr duty
is tho duty of forco. Tho duty of tho
Red Cross Is tho duty of mercy and
.succor and friendship.
"Havo you formed a picture in your
Imagination of what this war Is doing
,for us and for tho world? In my own
mind I am convinced that not a hun
dred years of peaco could have knitted
Uils natibn together as this single year
of war has knitted it togothor; and
hotter oven than that, if posslblo, it
,is Knitting tho world together.
"Look at tho picture. In the center
of tho scono four nations ongaged
against the world and at every point
of vantngo showing that thoy are seek
ing solfish aggrandizement; and,
against them, twenty-three govern
ments representing tho greater popu
lation of tho world, drawn together
Into a now senso of community of in
terest, a now senso of community of
purposo, a now senso of unity of life. I
Why Italy Is Our Friend.
"Tho secretary of war told mo an
Interesting Incident tho other day. Ho
said when ho was in Italy a member
of the Italian government was explain
ing to him tho many reasons why Italy
folt near to tho United States.
" 'If you want to try an Interesting
experiment go up to any one of theso
troop trains and ask in English how
many of tliom hnvo buen in America,
nnd seo what happous,'
"He tried tho experiment. Ho went
up to a troop train and suld, 'How
many or you boys havo been in Amor-
. . .."" " B,u" u sooniod to him as
1a,S8,Clutl0"' who kllow U3' who ha
med amonKst US. Wlin lin.l .,.1,.i
shoulder to shouldor with us, and now
friends of America were fighting Tor
their native Italy.
"Friendship is tho only comont that
will over hold tho world together. And
this intlmato contact of tho Rod Cross
with the peoples who nro suffering tho
torrors and deprivations of this war
world over know, nnd tho center of
tho heart of It all, if wo siiBtatn it
properly, will bo this land that wo so
dearly lovo.
Warning to Profiteers.
'"My friends, a great day of duty
has come, nnd duty finds a man's
soul ns no kind of work can ever
find It.
"May I say this? Tho duty thnt
faces ub all now Is to sorvo one an
othor. and no man can offord to muko
u fortune out of this war. There aro
"ion nmongBt us who havo forgotten
that, if they over saw it. Som0 of
you are old enough I am old
enough to remember men who made
fortune out of tho civil war and
you know how thoy woro regarded
by their fellow cltlzons. That was a
war to savo ono country this a a
war to savo tho world.
"And your relntion to tho Rod Cross
is one of tho relations which will re
lieve you or the stigma,
Yoil inn'
imvji nnv(ll,i. ... i. .. .i
... ...... . . " v"i
e iniieu -s, jt won't accoi-t It
""ro Is a
f cingve-3 against
imepting oven services without pay.
The only thing that the government
mil accept is a loan, nnd duties per
formed; but It is a great (leal better
lo glvo, them than to lend or pay,
rfid jour great channel for giving is
tb Ameilcan Red Cr s.
' Down in your hearts you can't
lake vory much satisfaction In tho
last analysis, in londing money to
the government of tho United States,
because the interest which you draw
will burn your pockets; it Is a com
morclal transaction and Borne men
have even dared to cavil at tho rata
,,f In,,.,,,,, .,f 1,...l. t ,,,
talcom
' thllr altitTde constitutes upon
"Uut when you give, something of
your heart, something of your soul,
something of yourself goes with the
Kt, particularly when It Is given In
such form that it never can como back
by way of direct benefit to yourself.
You know there Is tho old cynical
definition of gratitude as 'the lively
expectation of favors to come.'
Give Until It Hurts.
"Well, thero is no expectation of
favors to como in this kind of giving.
Thoso things are bestowed In order
that tho world may bo a fitter plnco
to live In, that mon may succeed, that
homes may be bettered; that suffer
ing may be relieved; that tho face of
the earth may havo tho blight of de
struction taken away from It, and
that wherever force goes, there
shall go mercy and helpfulness.
"And when you give, give absolute
ly all that you can spare and don't
consider yourself liberal in the giv
ing. If you glvo with self adulation,
you nro not giving at all, you aro giv
ing to your own vanity; but if you
glvo until It hurts, then your heart
blood goes with it.
"And think what we have here! Wo
call It the American Red Cross, but
It Is merely a branch of a great in
ternational organization which is not
only recognized by tho statutes of
each of tho civilized governments of
the world, but It Is recognized by in
ternational agreement and treaty as
tho recognized and accepted instru
mentality of mercy and succor. And
one of tho deepest stains that rests
upon the reputation of tho German
army la that thoy have not respected
the Red Cross.
"That goes t0 tho root of tho mat
ter. Thoy have not respected tho In
strumentality they themcolves par
tioipated In setting up as the thing
which no man was to touch, becauso
It was the expression of common hu
inanity. We are members, by being
members of tho American Red Cross',
or n great fraternity and comradeship
which oxtonds all over tho world, and
thl3 cross which thoso ladles bore to
day is an emblem of Christianity it
self. Praises Women's Part.
"It fills my imagination, ladies and
gontlomon, to think of tho women nil
over this country who aro' busy to
night and busy ovory night and every
day doing the work of tho Red Cross,
busy with a great eagerness to find
out tho most serviceable thing to do,
busy with a forgetfulness of all tho
old frivolities in order that thoy may
contribute to this common work that
all their hearts nre engaged In, and In
uoing which their hearts became ac-
qualntod with each other.
"When you think of this vnn i.
lzo how tho people of the United
States aro being drawn together into
a groat intlmnto family whoso heart
is bolng used for the service of civil
lans, where thoy suffer nnd are lost
in a maze of distresses and dlstrac
tlons. "And you have, then, this noblo pic
ture of Justice and mercy as tho two
servants of liberty. For only where
...u.. wu jrco no tliev think thn
thnillfllfa rf r.n.,..l i.i .
.. wuuHuucauip; oniy wiiero
thoy arc free aro thoy mutually help-
iu.. wuii wnoro tney aro freo do thoy
l'Oalizo tllOir rimmmlnn .,.,
'" !
othor and their comradeship in a com
mon Interest and common necessity.
Indian Soldier Right.
"I heard a story told tho other day
that was ridiculous, but it is worth
repeating, bocauso it contains tho
genu of truth. An Indian was on
listed In tho army. Ho returned to
tho rebervatlon on a furlough. Ho
was asked what ho thought of It. Ho
said: 'No much good; too much oa
"into; not much shoot.' Then ho was
asked: 'Are you going back?' 'Yes'
W ell, do you know what you aro
fighting for?' 'Yoa, mo know; fight
u) maKo wnoio dam world democratic
party.'
"Ho had evidently misunderstood
Homo innocont sontonco of my own.
But. after all. although thoro ls no
party purposo in it, ho got it right ns
far as tho world 'party' tn mnko n.
wholo world democratic In tho sense
of community of intni-nut nn.l r ......
pose, and if you ladies and gentlemen
could rend some of tho touching dis-
patches which came through official
channels, for oven through thoso of-
flclal channels there come volco of
humanity that are Infinitely pathetic;
If you could catch somo of thoso
voices that sponk the utter longing
of oppressed and helpless peoplos all
ovor tho world; to hoar somothln
llko tho -Hnttlo Hymn of tho Ronub.
He,' to hoar the feot of thn ,
hosts of liberty going to set them Tree
hi oi muir minus tree, sot tholr lives
wuo. soi tnoir children free, you
would know, whnt comes Into tho
hoart of thoo who aro trying to con
trlbuto all tho brains and power they
havo to this groat ontorprtso of lib
orty. "I an,,,,,,.., ... .. . . .
. " """ "" i"" coniraiiesnip;
I summon you In this noxt week to
. "
hv now- mueii -mil linu- Oi.,o,i.. .i
how i,n.i,nUiJ "' "::;..' ' .'"
unanimously you sustain tho
h,ar of the world"
MUST CULTIVATE LAND
State Council of Defense Starts Cam-
palgn to Make All Available Land
In Nebraska Productive.
The state- council of defense Is mak
ing u drive to see Unit ovcry avail-
nble farm In Nebraska Is being used
for productive purposes. Through the
work of tho county councils the or-
"" VI lliu tUUIHJ CUUIICIIM U1C Uf
,9 Sunnily finding the
K1,()ts t,mt arJ U(t ulfdor cuUfViltl(JI1
und devising menus to ser-uru the
planting of crops. Several farms
which have been Idle have through
the Interest of the state council been
turneij Into productive fields. Anyone
who is awnre of furin lands not being
cultivated will perform n patriotic act
by communicating the fact to their
county council of defense.
Every city nnd town in Nebraska
has been nsked to raise a Red Cross
flag upon Its municipal flagpole ns
soon us the community's quota In the
Red Cross war fund campaign is
raised, and to keep it fiylng ench day
until the end of tho campaign.
The federal food administrator for
Nebrnskn requisitioned 8,500 bushels
of wheat In the hands of G. W. nnd
James Bailey, Thayer county farmers.
The Ihtllcys nre said to hnve refused
to put their wheat on tho mnrket.
Notice that unless their wheat was
marketed within 10 flays it will be re
quisitioned wns served on 22 Ne
braska farmers In the southern part
of the state by the federal food ad
ministration for Nebraska.
Patriotic citizens of Seward have
n new wny of nldlng the Red Cross.
Just n few days ngo they donated a
carload of buy to the society. The
hay was sold In the Omiihu mnrket
nnd brought nearly $300.
Congregations of the Unptlst, Pres
byterian nnd Congregational churches
of Kearney, have united Into one
church, to be known ns tho Church of
America, to remain organized until
ufter the war.
Nebraska is exempted from the
lntest draft call which summons
51,000 men to the colors. Twenty
four states and the District of Co
lumbia will furnish the entire incre
ment. Sparks from n locomotive nre
believed to have euused tho fire which
destroyed the big elevator of the
Farmers Elevutor Co. nt Schuyler.
The loss Is estimiited at $23,000.
National Food Administrator Hoov
er has advised State Food Controller
Wattles that wheat flour substitutes
uro selling from 10 to 33 per cent too
high In this state.
The North Loup chnptor of the Red
Cross was enriched 2,301.05 when u
loud of hogs donuted by farmers of
the district were sold nt South
Oinuhu for thut amount.
Two Nebrnsku boys, Leos Uureinzn,
of A&hton, nnd Magnus M. Brums,
of Scottsblufl', were killed In uctlqn In
France, their names appeurlug In n
recent disunity list.
Homo guards nt Gibbon, Anherst,
Ruvenun, Plcnsunton nnd Elm Creek
nre to be furnished uniforms nnd
rlllcs at the expense of Buffalo
county.
Fire, driven by - n strong south
wind, destroyed n big lumber ynrd
and n score of residences nt Omnhn.
Nearly a hundred people were made
homeless. i
Indications are that Nebraska will
harvest a bumper crop of small
grains this year, ns crop conditions
are reported fuvorublo In nil parts of
tho state.
Peter Green nnd Thomas Suppn,
convicts who escaped from the peni
tentiary nt Lincoln by scaling the
wulls, were captured near Green-
wood.
Tho announced flat increase in rail
road rates of 25 per cent will cost
Nebraska $12,000,000 unnunUy, mem
bers of theSstnte railway commission
say.
Fire of unknown origin destroyed
the elevator of the Fnrifiers Grain.
Lumber and Coal company nt Wy
more. There were 85G G. A. R. delegntos
registered nt tho forty-second annual
encampment held recenUy-at Seward.
Grand Island's new $150,000 pas
senger depot was formally opened to
tno l,u,,1,c Inst wcok
Following u rousing patriotic meet
Jut; nt Genoa, u homo gunrd orgnnlza
tlon wns perfected.
Designation of Omaha ns one of the
thirteen quartermaster depots In the
United .States will moan millions of
dollars annually In government con
tracts for the city. The Omnhn depot
""' f"",w'In, n""-T I,'),1S J wc-
toni lown' lncIu,,i Port Do,,'e- Nl'-
,),nR," ut,in' Co,oni(, n(1 Wyoming,
Frank Brand, aged 2!l, and Miss Ma-
bel Mace, 20. of Smith siimx City,
Neb., wero Instantly killed when nn
automobile In which thm were riding
plunged Into the Missouri river, near
Wvnot.
Thrt C(miIe,-olaI d"1' of Suur'or
,s taking steps townnl hulld'ng a
p"utl l01,rt ,,p,wo,, "ll
if- mill the
lit Co.,
' st of the
' , "mii
which ik located two lull
city limits.
Tho village of IlofUnn
of tho I'utneh Product!
with a population of l.-f
he h"m
' ,
1'
" "-.. m ... nij
times.
..,,,
.Theodore It "wewlf
monster p
th" night o
A Lincoln capitalist, hc.nilv liner-"-tcd
In tho potash Industr.v of west
ern Nebraska, It inithorlt for the
statement that undreamed of wealth
lies In deposit" taken from potash .
hikes in the district. He Md thoo
state board of public hinds nnd funds
nt u meeting In Lincoln that lie was
confident Mint products would be
found 1.1 tho deposits of western
hikes so valunble 'ns to make the pot
ash only n by-product.
A decision of Judge Woodrouch In
federal court nt Omnliti provides for
"" "i"HWMll HI U,Vinj lltira 1)1 1111111111
' tribal land held by On.nhu Indians In
Thurston county, the proceeds from,
tho disposal of 5,000 acres of Indian
which nre to be divided equnlly-
nmong approximately 520 Indian chil
dren of the Omnhn tribe. The value
of the land ls nenrly $00,000. The
decision ends a series of legul battle
that extended over it period of years.
The state council of defense, ufter
Investigating a copy of a clrculnr
whlch the Nonpartisan league Is cir
culating in Its campaign to recruit
members, ndmlts the league has not.
violated any section of the sedition
lnw, because the circulars were print
ed outside of Nebraska. The sedition,
law covers only literature printed In
Germnn In this stnte.
Reappralsement of school lands un
tier lease contracts In Custer. Gasper
and Holt counties will ndd nearly $21,
000.00 to the stnte school fund an
nually. Tho Increases of the new ap
praisement over the old wore:-Ouster-county,
$110,20103; Gosper $37,001.20,
nnd Holt, $110,709.50.
Pluntlng of 2,400 trees on the state
demonstration fruit farm at Union,
hns just been completed by the de
partment of horticulture of the univer
sity. This 80-ncre fnrni wns purchns-
ed out of .$10,000 provided by the Iu
legislature.
C. W. Pugsley, for the last seven?
years director of the extension de
partment of tho Nebrnsku university,
bus resigned nnd in the future will
be connected with the editorial stufT
of the Nebraska Farmer, a Ltiicolm
publication.
Nebraska Knights of rythlns, nt
their annual convention nt Fremont,
voted to purchase War Savings
Stamps with the money nlreudy rais
ed for n Pythian Home In this state,
until plans for the project nre com.
pleted.
Nebraskn bus subscribed $127,207,
400 for vnrlous war drives, $21,000,
000 above the quotas set, according to
figures compiled by tho Oinuhu Cham
ber of Commerce. The state's quoin
totuled $100,397,020.
John II. Powers, known as the
"father of populism" in Nebraska, died
just recently nt Trenton, Nov. Ho
wns president of the Stnte Farmers'
nlllnncc di ring the days of the al
liance In Nebraska.
i'ho Great Western Sugar company
nt Scottsbluff ls constructing an Im
mense settling basin, SO feet deep audi
coei'ing 12 acres, for the production
of potash from waste water drawn
from beet sugar.
It developed at the trial at Ed
wardsville, III., ol eleven men charg
ed with lynching Robert Prnger that
the man was drixon out of Niobrara,
this state, becuus of disloyal actions.
Omaha's new i iyor, Ed P. Smith,
snld to Governor. Neville nt u confer
ence nt Lincoln thnt he Intends to
make Omaha a dry city and wage u
relentless war against the bootlegger.
Materinl and equipment nre on tho
ground for erection of tho now munic
ipal building and electric light build
ing of Bancroft. The plant will repre
sent an outlay of $15,000.
, The state board of control has let
tho contract for a new building nt tho
stute hospltul for the Insane at Lin.
coin. The structure will cost nearly
$90,000.
The Sous of Herman lodge of Da
kota county, whoso meeting hall u-u
dynamited recently, probably will dis
continue all meetings until after tin
war, it Is said.
A big delegation of scribes- is e
pected to attend tho Nebraska Pies
association convention nt Omaha
June 20, 21 and 22.
The 01st grand lodge, Ancient, Fret
and Accepted Masons of Nebra-I.ii,
will bo held In Omnhn Juno 4 to (t.
Three rurlonds of Nebrnsku R- d
Cross hogs sold on tho South Omnlin
mnrket the other day for $10,371.70
According to county agrlcultinal '"
agents, more farm help Is badly
needed In western Nebraska.
Tho annual convention of the N
brnskn Eleetrlcnl association will in
held In Oanihu June 20 and 27.
Governor Neville Issued n proelu
nintlon celling upon the people of Ni
bniskn to aid tho government In solv
ing the irnio-purtutlon problem by buy
lug und storing their next winter's
coal supply ut the earliest possible
nionn nt. If u fuel famine Is to be
molded next winter action must In
taken nt once, says the proclamation
The week beginning June 3 bus been
set aside ns u nation-wide 'voal.
week" when evoryone flnanchillj able
is urgid to till tholr bins, for the com
Ing winter.
Two veterans of General Pershing's
army are on a speaking tour in Ne
braska In the Interest of the Red
Cross. The men are Sergeant Ste
veiis of Montana, and Seigennt Paul
A. Iliveiin of Maine.
Plate county's junior Red Oro-,s
' .! hnve raised bufllclont fundi
f " pi.riluiRe of un unibiilance au
" fur service In Franco.
' . I'iih IV,. itlsts have funds plulg
' SI 7.220 with M It"! t
' church, lur- vmjk of
soon.
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