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About The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 18, 1917)
Don't Be a Slacker. Every American Patriot is Expected to IhveA in the Second h sue of the Liberty Loan. The Campaign Is Now On for Subscriptions 16 Pages 2 Sections Leading Newspaper of Western NEBRASKA The Alliance Herald You t in -raid VOLUME XXIV ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, OCTOBER 18, 1917 POTATO WEEK STARTS MON. HVHRYBODY TO KAT M l Its AND SAVE FIAH It THIS COM ING WEEK NUMBER 46 A NATION-WIDE MOVEMENT October 22 to 27 To Be Used to Pop ularise PaPt Murphys Hpeclal Dishes Each Day The week of October 22-27 is to be "National Potato Week," during which time a special effort will be made all over the United StateB to Induce the millions to eat potatoes during this week. This event is of special interest to this section of the country owing to the fact that Box Butte county and this section of the country is fast coming into promi nence as one of the great potato rais ing areas of the country. Three purtoses will be accomplish ed by this nation-wide potato week. The first of these purposes is to en courage the eating of tubers because at that time it Is expected that potu toes will be the most available and economical starchy food; the second is to save wheat during this period; and the third is to encourage the general use of potatoes as a wheat substitute by the American house holder. Will Affect Potato Situation It is proposed that consumers make a special effort to eat potatoes pre pared in different ways, recipes for which can be obtained from the home economics departments of the va rious state colleges of agriculture. It is not supposed that this potato week will of itself have much effect on the potato situation, out it should call the attention of the people to the fact that here is a pleniful sup ply which should be used in domes tic commerce, leaving the more read ily transported grains for export trade. In shipping potatoes about four-fifths of the weight is water; in shipping wheat only one-eighth is moisture. No claim of originality is made for the idea of potato week. The same plan has been in effect for a number of years in respect to raisins, for which there is a national raisin day, established through extensive adver tising by the raisin industry of Cal ifornia. The same thing has been done in respect to oranges by the citrus-fruit associations. There have been apple days, too. The purpose of these days is to increase the gen eral consumption of these produce by acquainting the people with their food value. Many Ways to 'ook Spud It is said that potatoes may be cooked in more ways than any other vegetable, and a score or more va riations are within the knowledge of any good hotel chef. Seven ways, one for each day in the week, beginning with Monday's, Tuesday's and Wed nesday's dinners, through Thursday' lunch, Friday's dinner. Saturday' lunch anil Sunday's supper are Riven here: Stuffed Potatoes (Monday)- Cut baked potatoes in half, remove the nmn mnuh It ntt ..,w,i..l ,...li. .. , , ......... . v , ii'i'i - ii,it ii iii i in I 1 . the usual consistency of mashed po tatoes, an season with butler, salt and pepper. Fill the baked skins with this mixture, dot the tops wnh butter and bake for eight or 'en Mumm s in a hot oven. To vary this add to the mashed potatoes, before the skins are filled, any one of the following: Beaton white of egg (one egg to three medium-sized potatoes) ; prated cheese (one-huir cupful to three medium-sized potatoes); chop ped meat (one-half cupful to three medium-sized potatoes) ; chopped parsley (one tablespoonf ul to three medium-sized potatoes). Scalloped PotatoeN (Tuesday) Use raw thinly sliced potatoes In lay ers, each layer to be sprinkled with flour, butter, pepper, salt; lastly pour in just enough milk to be seen through the top layer, and then bake for about an hour, or until the pota toes are tender. This may be varied by adding, in layers, hard-boiled egg, sliced; grated cheese ;or minced ham. Boiled Potatoes (Wednesday) Select potatoes of uniform sice; wash m 'Ihem with a brush; and plunge them Into boiling salted water (one teaapoonful salt to one quart of wa ter) Cook them with the cover of kettle ajar, until tender, from 20 to 30 minutes. Drain the potatoes; re move the skins; dreas the potatoes with butter if desired; and serve them immediately. If It is necessary for the potatoes to stand a few min utes before being served, cover them with a cloth, not a lid. in order that the steam as it condenses may be ab sorbed by the cloth and not returned to the potatoes to make them soggy This li the reason for serving pots- OCTOBER 27 DATE BERYL BUCKLEY COMES First Number of Retfatli Lyceum Booker for Alliance l..--t Sat urday In the Month Everyone likes to hoar a good read er and everyone is provided with the opportunity of spending an evening with M. Beryl Buckley at the Baptist church on Saturday night, October 27. Miss Buckley will present the opening number of the Kedpath Ly ceum at that time. The lyoeum is being put on in Alliance under the auspices of the ladies of the Baptist church. The ladies have no excuses to make. They are bringing to Al liance one of the highest of high class lyceum programs consisting of five numbers to be presented at stated periods during the winter. If the people of Alliance like good, clean, high class entertainment of a nature that appeals to practically every per son, then this course should prove a wonderful success. via BERYL BUCKLEY. The ladles are selling season tick ets at $1.60 for adults and $1.00 for hildren. ooh in an uncovered dish. The po- atoes rnny be sprinkled with chop ped parsley. Potato Naiad (Thursday from Wed- eday's left overs) Six cold boiled otatoos ;four tabl.vpoonf uls salad M or melted butter; two tablespoon . uls vinegar; one-half tablespoonf ul alt .cayenne popper, two tablespoon fuls chopped parsley ; few drops nion juice. Cut the potatoes in one-half Inch iibes. Make a dreasing by mixing 'boiougbiy the other ingredients, l'our this dressing over the potatoes ml alio wthem to stand fifteen mm ues. Drain off any dressing that nay not have been absorbed by the potatoes. Garnish the salad with prigs of parslej and serve with reals dressing or mayonnaise. To he salad may bo added any of the following: One cupful chopped cel ery; two cucumbers. chopped or two hard boiled eiis, chopped, or, as a famish, sliced. Mnhed Potatoes ( Friday ) Thor oughly mash cooked potatoes. Add .our tablespoonfuls of hot milk, one i blespoonf ul of hotter, and a little -iilt and pepper, to each pint of po itoes Heat the mixture with a fork until light and pile it lightly in a hot serving dish Ml DOl potatoes may be shaped into small cakes. Drown them in a frying pan in a small amount of hot fat. Mix with boiletl codfish, or canned salmon, for fish cake. Potato Soup n.i im. I n, from Fri day's left-overs) Two cupfuls hot sliced or mashed potatoes ;one quart milk; two slices onion; three table spoons butter; two tahleapoonfuls Hour; one and one-half-teaspoonful salt: celery salt; poppeY; cayenne; one teaspoonful chopped parsley. Scald the milk with the onion; re move the onion: add the milk slowly to the potatoes. Molt the butter; add to it the dry ingredients, stir the mixture until ie-is well blended. Add this to the liquid mixture, stirring constantly, and boil the soup for one minute. Strain it if necessary; add the parsley, and serve Potato RlM-uit (Suiida?. front Fri-'-' or Hatui-day's toft-oven) One 'upful mashed potatoes, one cupful Hour, four teaspoonfuls baking pow der on. half teaspoonful salt, one en spoon ful lard: milk, about one half cupful. Sift the dry Ingredient Add these to the potatoes, mixing with a knife. Work the fat into this mixture light ly. Add gradually enough mily to make a soft dough. Toss the dough onto a floured board, pat and roll it . lightly to one-half Inch in thickness 01 it Into shapes with a biscuit cut ter. Place the biscuit on greased pans and bake twelve to fifteen min utes In s hot oven AERIAL ARMY TAKING SHAPE l NCLE SAM WILL HAVE FLEET OF 20.000 GIGANTIC BAT TLE PLANES R0SHIN6 CONSTR0CTI0N Thousands of Men Are Nov Being Trained and Hurried to France For Final Trials GOVERNMENT POTATO REPORT POTATO CHOP ESTIMATED AT 4A2,028,0O0 III Mil l THIS YEAH PATRIOTIC FOOD SAVING CAMPAIGN DECREASE 0,000,000 BO. 1 Nebraska Shows Material Iiiereai I Central North Crop Cut by Frost might in Maine All Housewives Should Sign Pledge Cards and Enroll as Members of Pood Adminlst radon Washington, D. C. Work is un der way on practically all the 20,000 airplanes appropriated for by Con gress to carry the war across the Hlndenburg battle line. Hundreds of American aviation students are already in the allied countries com pleting their training. In addition to the machines being constructed in this country, a vast number is being manufactured in Europe to met Immediate demandB of the American field forces. Thousands of men are training to fly on the various government fields in America. As fast as they learn the rudiments they are being sent abroad. The first all-American airplane, equipped with the famous Liberty motor, will be sent overseas in a "reasonable time." America will have every known type of fighting machine the training airplane, the fast scout plane and the powerful dynamite-carrying battleplane of the Caproni type. These giant air dread noughts will be used to drop tons of high explosives behind the German linos. Every Type of Plane Built These and other Important state ments were made by Secretary of War Baker In summarizing the ac complishments to date of the United States In aviation. "Contracts have been let and work is in progress on practically the en tire number of airplanes and motors for which provision was made in the $640,000,000 aviation bill passed by Congress in July," said the secre tary. "This program called for more than 20,000 airplanes. "The types of airplanes now in progress of manufacture cover the entire range of training machines, light, high speed fighting machines and powerful battle and bombing planes of the heaviest design. Our contracts call for an ample number of training machines, and embrace as well giant planes capable of the work of the Caproni, the Hanley-Page and Ismllar types. American-Made Throughout "Within a reasonable time, con- j sidering the period of preparation. this country ill send its first airplane to Europe. This airplane, from the tip of its prowpeller to the engine, machine gun and camera, will have j been made in the United States." j The "Liberty" motor, already spoKen or by Mr. Maker as probably "the greatest single achievement of the war," has been accorded for eign recognition. The allies already have asked for samples of the motors and are investigating the possibili ties of quantity production in this country. jVccording to the October crop esti mate of the Department of Agricul ture, the white potato crop this year will be 452,923,000 bushels. The September forecast was 461,908,000 bushels and the August 1 forecast was 46 7,289,000 bushels. The De cember estimate of the 1916 crop was 285,437,000 bushels. Estimates in the principal Btates by bushels for the crop this year, ac cording to the October forecast, Aug ust forecast and December estimate last year follow: (In thousands of bushels. 000 omitted.) 1916 Crop 25,600 22,400 19.040 6.300 7.250 15,360 13.630 16,800 4.830 7.666 6.900 10.675 Sept. 1 24,800 43,500 32.485 16,560 14,227 44,513 40.306 33,892 14.004 12.836 8,352 13.595 WEATHEH BUREAU ON AVERAGE FBOST DATES This historical summary of frost occurrences for this section of the west has JuhI been issued by the United States Weather Bureau: "The chances are even that klll ine frost will occur before September 15 In most of North Dakota, Mon tana, and the extreme northern por tion of Minnesota. By the first few days in October killing frost occurs on the average of one year in two as far south as the Southern portion of Nebraska, southern and eastern Iowa, southern Wisconsin, most of the in terior portion of lower Michigan, and throughout the greater part of New England. By October 15 it may be expected in at least half the years as far south as the central portion of Kansas. Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, throughout eastern Kentucky and the mountainous sections of the Virginias. EAT CABBAGE AND LPVK LONG, IS ADVICE Philadelphia. Eat cabbage and live long. That's the advice issued by J. Rus set Smith, chairman of the food com mission of the Philadelphia home de fence committee. Cabbage has been abundant for weeks, and Mr. Smith points out that not only from a health standpoint, but from a patriotic duty, cabbage should be eaten by every man, wom an and child. State Oct. 1 Maine 20,836 Now York .41.600 Penn 32,742 Ohio 16.803 Illinois .... 14,419 Michigan .38,919 Wisconsin .37,859 Minnesota .33,480 Iowa 14,311 Nebraska . .13,650 Colorado . . . 9.144 California .13,863 HNE13, shrd cmfwy cmfwy tao An analysis of the report shows the greatest loss during September in Michigan, followed closely by Maine and Wisconsin. Frost dam aged the crop during September in Miehigan and Wisconsin, and if the total decrease in these states is by reason of frosts it bears out the news paper reports that the damage was around 10 per cent. In Maine blight has been quite severe and probably is the cause of the decrease. Some loss also ie shown in Minnesota, ac cording of the report, during Sep tember. Nebraska gained, according to the report. 814.000 over the Sep tember 1 report. Improvement Is Wn shown ii Pennsylvania. Illinois. Ohio. lows Colorado and California. Big Ixm In Bean Crop Bonn on October 1 worp estimated 15.814 000 bimhols. S"ntomber 1 the estimate was foi 19QQn00 I bushels in the five big producing .to of Nw York. Mlehlpn Colo- rnHo. New Mexico nnd California. Thu r..,.. , .;,.( fang or nnonf 4 . 000.000 btfhels for tho mor. T,nt vear tho crop totaled 8 84fi oon htmh i Tho of bonne n Ne- "isVa was considerably incensed I this year. VASSAR oral -m icT niTTnt vr man PonohVeenHn NY - V has He woo for tho Vn.anr .i.e.. The edict bni gone forth th hrp will n no . butter nt dinner nnH no hrd-boltod leeiQ for hrenJrfnst. Jnn 1nlte nnd ! -rnw w"ll tnke the nlnn 0, butter. , Regs will be a la omelette. RE-EIECT OFFICERS FOR RED CROSS Headquarters Moved From Masonic BOOM to Assembly I loom nt Court House j The old officers of the Alliance Chapter of the American Red Cross will hold over for unothor year, ac cording to an announcement made this week. The annual election of j officers for the local chapter was an I nounced to have been held at Red I ross headquarters In the Masonic Temple building on Friday evening. But seven members showed up and as a result no election was hold It being concluded that the jship was entirely satisfied with the I present officers. The present offl jeers will therefore continue in office , during the coming year. The officers are: Chairman. L. H. Highland; vice-chairman, Mrs. E. O. Lalng: secretary, Mrs. M. E. Johnson; treas urer. Chas. Brlttan. The local chapter will make a full and complete report of the work done as it concerns the number of gar ments made for soldiers and the ar ticles for hospital use. Olng to the fact that the Adams Express Company has rented the room in the Masonic Temple occupied by the Red Cross, and will maintain an uptown office, the Red Cross on Mondsy moved to the Assembly Room in the Box Butte county court house and will maintain headquar ters there In the future. Those ladles desiring to do work and any others who have business at Red Cross headquarters will find same at It be court house now. Gil i uHt. o Ml I FRIDAY BORROW FROM LICiHT FUND TO HELP OUT THE GEN ERA li FUND The period from October 21st to November 3rd will be a period of great patriotic demonstration in Ne braska. At that time all household ers in the state will be asked to sign the pledge cards and become enrolled an members of the Federal Food Ad ministration. The householder who sighs the Food Administration pledge card accepts the following obliga tion: set-vlce8ncatto es s hrdl mfwyaa "I am glad to Join in the service of food conservation for our nation and I hereby accept membership in the United States Food Administration, pledging myself to carry out the direc tions and advice of the Food Administrator In my home, Inso far as my clrcumshtances per mit." There are no fees or dues to he paid. The Food Administration wishes to have as members all of those actually handling food in the home. Thos who become members by signing pledge cards will be given a membership window card and a Home Card of Instruction in food conservation. The Pledge Card Campaign in No litaska Is being handled through the office of Gurdon W. Wattles, Federal Food Administrator for Nebraska. He has appointed S. R. McKelvie of Lincoln as campaign manager for the state and Representative Lloyd Thomas of Alliance as director for the counties of Sioux, Dawes, Box I Butte and Sheridan. Under their dl- i ret Hon the work Is being pushed j . . I . l I . i. : - - " vipuruuniy in HUB uimiici me unairman oi me uounty coun cil of Defense in each county Is chairman ex-offlcio of the County Central Committee for the Pledge Csrd Campaign. The County Cen tral Committee In turn supervises all of the work for the Pledge Card I Campaign in the county. The Coun ty Chairmen in this district are as follows. Dawes County Allen G. Fisher, Chadron. Sioux County F. W. Meyer. Har rison. Sheridan County R. L. Wllhlte, Rushvllle. Box Butte County- Robert Gra ham. Alliance. Members of the Box Butte county central committee appointed to date are as follows: Robert Graham, chairman. George Edick, secretary. Opal Russell. Mrs. W. 11. Pate. George Neuswanger. R. M. Hampton. Lloyd Thomas. IJon J, Sallows. A. D. Rodgers. J.. J SehiU. W. D. Fisher. Art I nt Groves. Mrs Claudia B. Dole. Th- County Central Committee in th'iw Bounties are boinc organize,! 'ind much interest is beint mani fested In the campaign Those in trontod in this county are predicting thnt there will be no slacker and that it will ho ut the head or the list In getting results. The work will ho ho completely done that every house holder in Nebraska will be given an opportunity to sign the pledge card, and it is fully expect,Mi that all will sign. The ncbool teachers and tho school children will fake an active part in circulating the pledge eards, and will do their part of tho work during the week Of October 21st to 28th. The following week will be devoted to cleaning up the campaign In quarters where It was not com pleted by the school children. The work Is tremendously impor tant, as anyone must realize from the frequency with which the state ment has boon made that the coun try that can most successfully nour ish Its people will win the war. This section of the state is producing won derfully of the foods and materials needed potatoes, small grain, beans, beef and potash. When it comes to doing its part in helping food the na tion western Nebraska Is in the front rank. Sign a pledge card, become a mem ber of the Federal Food Administra tion, and do your bit to help win the war for Uncle Sam and our Allies. TWO TO GET MORE MONEY City Will Heat Armory Eight Crossing- Go In Order New Dummy Policeman EATS HI GMEAL, GOES FOR SWIM; IS DEAD San Francisco. After partaking of a hearty dinner and then going for a swim in the estuary, Nicholas Thompson, first mate of the steamer Kvlchak. dropped dead on the deck almost Immediately after coming out of the water. Shrortly before his death Nicholas told several of the crew that he had never felt better In his life Death wss due to heart disease. The October meeting of the city council was held at the council cham ber on Friday night, being a post poned meeting from the regular meeting night Tuesday of last week owing to the fact that not enough counctlmen were on hand at the reg ular time to hold a meeting. Six counctlmen and the mayor were In attendance at tho meeting Friday night. Just enough to transact busi ness. Councilman Davidson of tho Fourth ward was again absent and Councilman Davis of the Third ward was not In attendance. The meeting Friday night was, in many respects, one of the most Im portant sessions of the council held in some time. The council took cog nisance of the fact that there were registered warrants outstanding agalnBt the general fund, which are drawing interest, to tho amount nt about 829,000.00. In view of the fact mat me light rund had a balance of about $11,000.00 to the good, It was decided on motion of Councilman A. J. Welck of the Fourth ward, to borrow $8,000.00 from the light fund for the general fund for the purpose of cutting down the amount of the outstanding warrants. The light fund will receive the same amount of in terest for the $8,000.00 as that fund pays as Interest on the light bonds. A request was received from the iiome uuaroa that the city heat the armory. The city plumber was in structed to go over the situation and approximate cost. The proposition was left up to the mayor for final disposition. It ia the intention to heat the armory from the furnace In the city hall. In view of the fact that the armory Is used only at night and then generally but two nights a week, it is believed it can be heated from the city hall without inconvenience and but little additional cost. Employees (let More Money I J. E. HughoH. superintendent of the municipal plant, asked for an in crease In his salary of $25.00 a I month. Ho was drawing $150.00 a .month, the limit under the law. In order to meet the demnnin of Mr. Hun hew tho council voted him $25.00 a month additional and created him city milk inspector. It will be Mr. Hughes' duty to take samples of the milk offered for sale in Alliance and have same tested and to visit the dairy farrnn supplying Alliance homes with milk and see that they are ssoetlag the requirements of the ordi nance. The ordinance has pruif ically he.-n a .lend letter si flee the time it was passed and this move on the purt of the city looking towards its enforcement will be welcomed by tho n-'ral public Night Marshal George Stafford asked th t h' eaainenstb raised from $80 00 to $100 00 a month Under the law fh ettv en p.v no licomen but $75.00 a month. Staf ford wm drawins $ S.OO month as night Janitor at the city hall. His pay as nlcht janitor was increased from ffi.OO to B Afi tier month. msHni the S 100 oo ,. asko1 for. The council instructed tho city clerk to advertise for bl i m for remov ing the dirt and placing side walks to grade on the west side of unpaved (Box BnMe avenii'- between Fifth and Sixth streets nnd on the north side of Fourth street between Sweetwater and Yellowstone Main New Street Crossings The proposition of placing a street .crossing across First street at Lara j nile, to the freight depot, was con sidered and the crossing ordered in. ! Seven other crossings were also or dered in. being two at Third and Platte, two at Fifth ami MlnannH one at Fourth and Emerson, and one at rourth snd Niobrara. R. C. Mo Clure was awarded the contract for tnis work, his bid being 21 4 cents Per square foot for the work and ma terial or in other words, for the com pleted work. A resolution was passed ordering certain property owners to install inside toilotP and to connect with th sewer within 30 days after serving of notice upon them. Those who have not complied with the request within the 30 days will be compelled to have tho work done by the city and to pay for same. KetHer-Coursey Account H. P. Course y of the Koeler-Cour-sey Company appeared before the (Continued on Psge 4.)