ALLIAWR H Kit A I.I ). THURSDAY, NOV. 22. IOI7.
THE ALLIANCE HERALD
lloyd o. thomah,
Editor
JOHN V. THOMAS. FRANK H. H A HTM A M .
MoWClaH anil LIveMiwk MllSff Bnslnen Manager iiiiiI Publish
LIOONAKI) HA HTM AN.
Assistant to Miinag'-r
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(incorporated)
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tude has been noticeable in the
South, due to a conviction of long
standing t hat Southern communities
cannot afford to permit themselves
to be stripped entirely of their vig
orous m-mhnod. Even In the desper
ate Una I stages of tile War for S s
slon the Confederate government
continued to exempt from military
..rvlce nil owners of twenty or more
.'? til all plantation overseers
ii tbt "Hud that able-bodied men
needed at home as well as at
ht r The same need is recog
nized now, and the outbreaks of
tieiMo soldiers at various points show
thai the n'd really exists. Bxpe
i M iu eil Southern communities have
L'ood reason to fear the results when
I large number of negroes have guns
in their hands, for, ns paBt events
show ,the consciousness of power Is
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THE I K.I IT KKIN
The New York Journal of Com
merce tells of an egg dealer who
poke of intending "to buy a line of
storage eggs In Chicago and bring
them East 'for a turn,' " and who
was promptly Informed "that as a
Jobber he could only sell them to a
retailer under penalty of losing his
license, and that no speculative prof
Its would be permitted." Comment
ing on this hard and apparently un
expected Jolt received by an eager
profiteer, the New York Sun says:
"Men In the business of handling
foodstuffs know well that the Food
Administration has a tight rein on
them. The consumer may not realize
Just how tight a rein is drawn."
While thiB is no doubt a statement
of fact, it would appear either that
no few men in the business of hand
ling foodstuffs are slill unaware of
the tight rein or that in numerous
Instances the rein needs to be drawn
tighter. For example, Mr. Hoover
has Just been asked to compel the
prompt unloading of 500 cars of po
tatoes and perishable foodstuffs being
held on railroad sidings in Philadel
phia, a plain effort to force prices up
while adding to the car shortage.
Another example Is furnished by
secret service discovery in New York
of eight warehouses crammed with
sugar, flour, salt, canned goods, con
densed milk, butter, cheese and eggs,
about 138,000,000 In value, these
vast Btores, Instead of being reported
according to law, having been hidden
by profiteers dreaming of great
wealth. Much has been done by the
Food Administration, but evidently
much remains to be done.
mans, It Is but reasonable to fear
robbers, particularly after Germany's
food needs have become more urgent
than ever. It Is stated that since the
beginning of the war the English and
l'n n h systems of sending supplies
to their captive people in (iermany
have in the main operated success
fully and that the percentage of loss
from any cause has been small. We
can only hope that in our own case
the results will be as favorable. At
all events we have no choice and
must send food and clothing to our
captive mint ry men within the Ger
man lines.
Di n okhman prisoners
There are two classes of the Ger- I
man prisoners In this country, and In
all they number about 1,800. One
too apt to have an Intoxicating effect j class is composed of German sailors
upon very many of the blacks. Some 'taken into custody when we interned
Southerners confess to fears for the
French people later as well as for
their own local communities now.
The decision of the War Department
to locate negro aoldier camps in this
country near white soldier camps of
double Btrength In numbers is a wise
precaution.
modern times the miltary superman
Is far more convincingly suggested
by the achievements of Napoleon With
his half-armed French mob, or by
what Robert E. Lee accomplished
with his Jumped-up army of the very
poorest equipment. In the present
war there are no supermen, but the
nearest approximations have been
found on the French side at Marne
and on the British side at Ypres,
where fifty years of ceaseless Ger
man preparation and training were
balked ami thrust back by the sheer
bravery of relative amateurs greatly
Onto umbered.
The only hope of the alleged super
men has been in superior drill, equip
ment and numbers and in taking
their victims by surprise. And even
In their preparation they borrowed
intead of originating. The English,
Americans, French and Italians can
Claim practically all the great Inven
tions, including those advancing the
art of war, such as the machine gun,
the airplane and the submarine. The
Germans have industriously adapted
the genius of other peoples. They
, are really masters, according to Mr.
Thayer, only of "low cunning"; they
are "sneaks, not supermen," and
their supreme distinction is that they
are "the worlds' greatest liars." It
may be approximately added that
they stand alone In cold-blooded
cruelty and In the preparation of war
of the most barbarous and inhuman
kind.
THANKSGIVING NEXT THURSDAY
Next Thursday November 29th,
is Thanksgiving Day. President Wil
son In his Thanksgiving proclama
tion, published elsewhere In The Her
ald this week, makes no attempt to
recount the specific things for which
the Nation at this time has cause to
be grateful. Had he particularized
doubtless he would have given the
result of the Second Liberty Loan a
prominent place among those things
for which the Nation should be thank
ful. For the great result of the Second
Liberty Loan campaign, with nearly
10,000,000 Americans rallying to the
financial support of the Nation and
subscribing over four and a half bil
lion dollars for the purchase of Lib
erty Loan Bonds, is a cause for deep
thanksgiving in the heart of every
loyal American.
President Wilson says the Nation
should be thankful that we have been
given the opportunity to serve man
kind as we once served ourselves in
the great day of our Declaration of
Independence by taking up arms
against the tyranny that threatened
to master and debase men every
where. So, too, can all subscribers to the
Liberty Loan be thankful that they
nave been given an opporunity to aid
in this great mission of America and
have done their part toward giving
to the world liberty and Justice and
security from the tyranny that threat
ens to master and debase all nations
and all men.
Every purchaser of a Liberty Loan
Bond has struck a blow for human
liberty and for civilization and hu
manity. Let them remember this on
Thursday, the 29th day of November,
and be thankful.
various German vessels at tne De
ginning of the war. The other class
is composed of "enemy aliens," civil
ians who have been arrested and are
now being detained for various rea
sons. The principal detention camp
is at Fort McPherson. Ga., with 850
war prisoners. At Fort Oglethorpe in
the same State an 165 "enemy i
aliens. " Fort Douglas, Utah, detains
517 prisoners of war and 80 Intern
ed aliens. A few more of the in-
tented are temporarily quartered at
different army posts. The impris
oned Germans, wherever located, are
considerately treated and "are not
given onerous tasks." their duties,
construction of barracks, cleaning" up
camp grounds, light road work, etc.,
being strictly In accord with interna
tional law.
Photographs of these detention
camps show reading rooms, comfort
able sleeping quarters, etc., not un
like those provided at our army can
tonments. These photographs have
been forwarded to Berlin through a
neutral agent in the hope that sim
ilar consideration will oe shown
American prisoners in Germany.
Known instances of ill treatment, In
cluding even massacre, naturally j
Mwc nnvlotv It la hnnpH that audi !
proof of our kindness to German
prisoners may secure for American
prisoners in Germany better treat
ment than could otherwise be ex
pected.
Delicious Drinks
Our pure ice cream and real fruit flavors make the refresh
ments you pet at Bronnan's fountain really nourishing food
And wo keep our serving dishes and receptacles as clean and
wholesome as the best housewife in town keeps her kitchen.
Stop in at Brennan's
and get a thirst-quencher, thn take a pail of cream home to
the family.
LUNCHEONETTE IN CONNECTION
Brennan's "
PHONE 84
301 BOX BUTTE AVE.
TIIK SUPERMAN III mil I
The Prussian militarists started
on their career of world conquest and
premeditated murder on a vaBt scale
With the assumption that they wore
supermen. They and a mutual ad
miration society of German profes
sors asserted it so often that all tier
mans believed it and even some out
siders viewed the claim with a cer
tain awed and wondering doubtful
ness. Never was a greater delusion,
as William Itoscoe Thayer effectively
shows in his article on this subject
In the Saturday Evening Post. In
A WIU PRE ACTION
No negroes being accepted for the
regular army, the number of avail
able men in proportion to population
wu cut down in the South and some
of the Southern States fell behind in
enlistments for this branch of the
service. In consequence an impres
sion gained foothold that the South
was less ready than the North and
West to respond to the general war
call. But we hear of Southern men
everywhere among the officers and
men of the national armies, and
there has been no real difference In
the response of sections except In the
particular Instance noted, which, as
shown, admits of reasonable expla
nation. Yet a certain conservation of attl-
AMERH'AN PRISONERS IN GER
MANY Some months ago Lord Northcliffe
warned Americans that it was the
policy of the Germans to place the
onus of feeding their war prisoners
upon the country from which these
prisoners come. Since then arrange
ments for supplying food and cloth
ing to American captives of war have
been worked out in detail by the War
and Navy Departments and the Amer
ican Bed Cross. As the first step the
disbursing agent of the Bed Cross at
Berne, Switzerland, will be supplied
with 4,500 tons of food Immediately
enough to feed 10.000 men ade
quately for six months. From Berne
the food is to be sent at stated In
tervals In 10-pound packages to the
prison camps of Germany as circum
stances may require. At this writing
the Germans are known to hold only
12 captive American soldiers.
A serious question suggested Is
whether we can be assured that the
supplies will reach their destination
for. in view of many outrageous war
measures long Justified by the Ger
The best way to keep alive the
real fighting spirit, according to Gen
eral Pershing, "is to have a united
nation stimulating and encouraging
its army at the front." This tends
to explain why the Italians weakened
when German agents distributed
among them faked copies of Italian
newspapers telling of armed rebel
lions and terrible slaughter in the
leading cities of Italy. Our men at
the front need the stimulus of a
united country at their back, but they
also ru?ed to be on their guard
against the low cunning and mon
strous lying of the agents of the
enemy.
Little Business Pullers
Advertising under this head, five cents per line. Count six words
to the line. No advertisement taken for les9 than fifteen cents.
Try Herald Want Ads. For Immediate Results
For Sale
TlK.ll GRADE second-hand auto
mobile for sale cheap. Nicolal A
son. 37-tf
FOR SALE Good
ar. Phone 549.
Ford touring
49-tf-8735.
After disposing of the persistent
though absurd rumor that Col. E. M.
House had been sent to Europe on a
neace mission. President Wilson told
the Federation of Labor convention
that his heart was with the pacifists'
aim but that his mind had only con
tempt for their stupidity. The Pres
ident wants peace no less than they,
but "knows how to get It and they
do not." Cot. House was sent to
study the best means to win the war,
through the vigorous prosecution of
which is the only road to peace.
The British navy hasn't knocked
out the German because it has not
had a chance, but it haa enabled
13,000.000 to cross and recross the
seas with the loss of only 3.500, and
has protected the transportation of
51,000.000 tons of coal and 25,000,
000 tons of explosives, to say noth
ing of the safety assured to countless
food ships. The British navy has
not been Idle, short-sighted critics to
the contrary.
And still the U-boat sinkings decrease.
FOR SALE High grade typewrit
er carbon paper. The kind that gives-
ou a clear dupli'te. The Alllaue
rlerald. Phone 340
FOR SALE Buick roadster; first
class condition. Phone 185.
49-tf-8734
YOUR CHANCE t get a first
lass, high-grade automobile for sale
heap. Used but In excellent condl
cion. Nicolal A Sou. 37-tf
FOR SALE Typewriter ribbons
'or all makes o ftypewriters. Type
writer and pencil carbon papers
Typewriter paper and second sheets.
Herald Publishing Co. Phone 340.
FOR SALE 1916 model six-cylin
der T'Reo" Roadster. In perfect con-
for clean cotton rags on delivery.
We can use 500 pounds at once.
For Rent
A Want Ad In The Herald Will
rent that vacant room for you.
Lost and Found
Typewriter ribbons of all kinds
The I-ierald carries the largest stock
n Alliancf at all times. Phone 340.
i Uuild n Home of your own. See
Snoddy and Mollring. Agent for Ne
1 hraska llldg. and Loan Co.
i 42-tf-8636
ditlon.
965.
Inquire Dr. Jeffrey. Phone
44-tf-8679
Easy Starts
in Gold Weather
Polarine Is produced under pressure at a zero
temperature. That's why it flows freely,
feeds steadily and won't "stiffen up" in the
crankcase of your car not even in the cold
est weather. So winter starting is easy with
a Polarine lubricated motor.
Polarine lubricates thoroughly. It forms
a perfect seal between piston and cylinder
wall. That's why compression and power
are increased.
This winter get the driving satisfaction that
Polarine gives you. Fill your crankcase
wherever you see the sign you'll find it on
numerous Service Stations and good garages
everywhere,
Polarine
tkt Ideal Winter Lubricant
Tat moM mili per gallon, mott comfort per aula
un Red Crown Guoline.
STANDARD OIL COMPANY
(Nsbrssks)
Omaha
Nebraska State Volunteer Fire
men's Association
President Harry J. Hauser, Fremont.
First Vice President John W. Guthrie. Alliance.
Second Vice President Wm. P. McCune, Norfolk.
Secretary E. A Miller. Kearney.
Treasurer F. B. Tobln, Sidney.
Chaplin Rev. W. C. Rundln, Crawford.
Board of Control Jacob Goehring, Seward, chairman; C. H. Mas
ters, Auburn; C. B Frazier, Gothenburg; H. Ii. Bartling, Ne
braska City; Clyde Beck with, Crawford.
A Department Devoted to the Interests of the Volunteer Firemen of
the State of Nebraska
Edited by Lloyd C. Thomas, State Publicity Chairman.
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THIS DEPARTMENT ARE ALWAYS
WELCOMED
Address envelope to: State Publicity Chairman Flremen'B Ass'n,
The Alliance Herald, Alliance, Nebraska
FOR SALE One of the best quar
ters in Box Butte county for $10.00
per acre. Look It up. It Is the
NW14 of section 32, township 25,
range 50. Geo. aGUup, Big Timber,
Montana. 5-8683-tf
FORD RUNABOUT for sale. Price
$250.00. See, write or phone H. R.
Olds, Hemingford, Nebraska.
50-2t-8778.
BARGAIN HUNTERS TAKE NOTICE
We have for sale:
A lo room modern house.
One 6 room modern house.
One 5 room modern house, except
heat.
One 9 room modem house, except
heat.
One 5 room modern house, except
heat.
SEE SNODDY & MOLLRING.
42-tf-8636
TO EXCHANGE Good quarter
section of farm land In Merrick
rnuntv. Nebraska. Only four and
i one-half miles from good town. Will
j lake Alliance residence property as
part payment. Address Box 8780,
care Alliance Herald, Alliance, Nebr.
; 50-2t-8780.
Miscellaneous
Cailine cards lor the ladles ar
primed promptly and neatly at Toe
Herald office The prices are reas
onable Phone 340 for samples ans
price, or call at the office
MtTvFTNPrtUESAFL
We have equipped our dray wag
ons and auto truck with the latest
appliances for moving furniture
without marring or scratching or do
ing damage. Up-to-date wagon pads
will be used by us on all moving
Jobs. JOHN R. SNYDER, Phone 15.
37-tf-5950
MONEY TO LOAN
on Farms and Ranch 1-iwid.
SNODDY & MOLLRING.
42-tf-8636
Mr. Business Man, on your next
trip take along some artistically
printed business cards. The expense
is light and they are business get
ters. The Herald's Job printing de
partment will turn them out prompt
ly. Phone 340 and we will call.
Find Inspiration In Sheep.
In the highest of fine art, in the
I most appealing of poetry, ahfltp have
been the Inspiration for innumerable
! of ihe greatest attainments of prose,
rhythmic and canvas. The Immense
' horse pictures of Ross Bon hear, the
' cattle pictures of Pttal Potter, havs
never Usui in.' tender consiaeraoosj
thai Is given by the populace to smull
canvases by Jaeque and Mauve, al
ways loinli!;iut in sheep. Exchange.
Wanted
WANTED TO HIRE SEVERAL
I GOOD TEAMS FOR HANDLING
FREIGHT. WRITE OR PHONE.
POTASH reduction OOMPAJTY,
HOFFLAND, NEHR.
50-2t-8799.
FIHEIll GS AT AXTHM II
j Crawford Courier:
Antioch is said to be suffering from
tin-bugs. A letter received by Rev.
It'has. H. Burleigh from his daughter,
(iludys, gives the particulars of the
for $150 in Liberty Bonds and they
. m . I 1 - V , J
auempieu uurmus ui u-i UUJU,I,U " i ticket You can't tell wnen your
(Ray Woods) pool hall and barber hoU8e wi be on nre and you wiu
shop last week Wednesday night, or want tuem t0 8now you a few special
Thursday morning, and the conse- favor9
quent loss of several hundred dollars' i
worth of cigars and tobacco, besides . ,
o v .1,, ,1,1.. nrl nnnch hiwrd. rnn- M. MAI. I. rn I v r nu
BOY OR YOUNG MAN WANTED
i . . i Wnolnaao tlfliii
. . m a. tn t-:i i ii i lit' it iii it i; uuuuvhi wws.
now state mat one-nair or me pro- -- ",, ran devote
ceeds of their annual ball are to be opportunity for one who can devote
given to the Y. M. C. A. war fund all or ms time. A.y
which Is being raised for the care of 3
the soldiers. Whether you dance or j ,iv,rr UaA.m ei,a nn,i
not, you owe it to the boys to buy a 1 ""i" 71 CaU 340. Herald
tainine a number of gold pieces. The
building was insured, but the stock
carried none. They are satfltled that j
jBlpujjut un io niow WO 8BAV H
FIREMEN'S ANNUAL
BALL AT BROKEN BOW
i j Broken Bow Republican .
1 lie ureuieu uu moc .ni.n,
Crawford Courier:
The Crawford firemen will hold
their regular annual ball this coming
Thanksgiving night. Thursday, Nov.
29th, at the opera house. This year,
the tire laddies will not issue invita
tions, as in the past, owing to war
conditions and to the saving of ex
pense, but invite the general public
through the columns of the local pa-
1 ments to hold their annual Thanks- j pers to attend the same, without the
usual putting out or printtu invita
tions. So, if you do not get a special
bid. you may know you are wanted
'giving ball in the city hall Thanks
giving ev.ning. November 29. 1917.
; I This Is an annual affair and they are
making a new bid for your patronage.
1 The firemen uuvt. already subscribed
anyway, and be present on the Joyful
occasion.
platform
office.
46-tf-8700
WANTED TO BUY All kinds of
poultry. Will pay highest cash price.
Call P. D. Roberts or Alliance Hotel
48-8760-5t.
WANTED TO RENT Three fur
nished room for housekeeping. Must
be modern. Inquire at Herald
Phone 340. 48-8761-tf
"lloirRYulGMArAE D
to learn the printing business. Good
opportunity for one who can devou
all of his time. Apply at The Herald
office. 46-tf
RA7jSWAmSD cotton
rags are wanted at The Herald
office. Three cents per hundred paid
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