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Leading . Newspaper
of Western Nebraska
The Alliance Herald
Section One
Local Department
VOLUME XXV
ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, DECEMBER 18, 1917
NUMBER 2
GERMAN SPIES
JOINED ARMY
AT ALLIANCE
KEEN KYI OF AUTHORITIES AT
FORT LOO AN DISCOVER. ENE
MIES IN ALLIANCE RECRUITS
SENT TO FT. LEAVENWORTH
Men Left Friday for the Fort
Name and Punishment Given
Them Not Yet Disclosed
The Alliance recruiting office of
the United States army has been ad
vised, according to the statements of
the officers in charge this morning,
that two men enlisted at this place
last week and sent to Fort Logan,
Colo., for training, were found to be
German spies and were both sent to
the federal prison at Leavenworth,
Kansas.
The local office has not yet been
advised of the names of the spies or
the sentence meted out to them.
Whether or not they were simply
alien enemies posing under false
colors is not known. The quick
work done by the army officers at
Fort Logan shows the close guard
which is being done to prevent spies
doing their nefarious work in Uncle
Sam's army. v
BETTER SH0WIN6 BY
LIGHT DEPARTMENT
City Light and Power Department
Made Net Earnings of $1,277.26
During l a( Month
SOLDIER BOY WITH
BRIOE FEW HOURS
Canton Couple Marled Only Twelve
Hours Hief OTB Bridegroom
left for Army
Judge Tash performed wh.it he
considers the most touching mar
riage of his official career Wednes
day, the day that the volunteers left
Alliance. A young couple at Can
tonIvor Meeker and Miss Agnes
Moravek, aged 26 and 24, respect
ively, had been engaged for a long
time. When the new regulations in
regard to the draft and limiting the
period it enlistment, came out, Ivor,
who is- a very conscientious young
man. thought it best to enlist. His
folks are prosperous people as are
Miss Moraveks,' being excellent peo
ple in their community, so Ivor knew
there was no reason under the sun
why he could not go. He and his
Banc e talked things over and both
decided that they would come to
Alliance, get married and then Ivor
would enlist.
.Ttidce Tash performed the rere-
mony We;neiday morning. The first
thing Mrs. Meeker did after being
married was to write out her cmsent
for her husband's enlistment. They
then went to the recruiting station
where Mr. Meeker passed the exam
ination for the service. The couple
had but a few short hours until the
train left at midnight Mrs. Meeker
v i ..! ).. in1 h soldier s
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wife with all the respect and con
sideration that such a sacrifice de
mands. She has given up all that
she holds dear, for her country. But
what better feeling is there than that
of a duty well done."
The parting came at the railroad
station when the train left at mid
night. Mrs. Meeker said br fare
wells to her husband and also to her
brother who had just enlisted. BttS
bore up bravely until the train
pulled OUt and then broke down. It
was mighty hard to lose a husband
and brother at the same time. She
was clad to offer them to her country.
The city electric light and power
department made a showing of net
earnings amounting to $1,277.26
during the month ending November
15th, according to the report ren
dered by Superintendent Hughes at
the December council meeting Tues
day night.
GrosB earnings fonthe month were
$4,025.69. Operating expenses were
$2,126.81. Discounts were allowed
amounting to $231.04 and $390.58
was spent on construction. For the
month before the net earnings were
$848.95. Gross earnings were
$3,637.46. Operating expenses were
$1,864.15. Discounts allowed were
$222.19, and $702.17 was spent on
construction.
The gross earnings for the same
month last year were $3,630.35.
Operating expenses were $1,466.26.
Discounts allowed were $211.79 and
$239.45 was spent on construction,
leaving net earnings of $1,953.32,
or $676.06 more than for the same
period this year. The number of
customers is now 760.
The report of the water depart
ment showed receipts for the month
ending November 15th of $3,052.45,
with uncollected balances on Decem
ber 10th of $912.06.
The report of the city treasurer
showed an overdraft in th" general
fund of $35.45. Registered war
rants unpaid amount to $34,245.73.
In the tire insurance fund there was
$15.00; in the park fund, $217.77;
in the library fund, $70.36; and in
the cemetery fund, I103W1S. There
was a bal nee on hand in the water
fund of 3,885.71 and a balance on
hand in the light fund of $14,463.74.
The report of T. D. Roberts, police
r.i:.gistrate, showed recciptB for the
month of November from tines
amounting to $225.00; from judge's
fees of $12.10; from marshall's
fees of $8.40; a total of $245.50 for
the month.
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FAREWELL RECEPTION
TO HEMIN6F0RD BOYS
Neighboring City Shows Their Home
Hoys That They Have the (Viiifld
in., of Home Folks
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FREO CUTTS WRITES
TO FOLKS AT HOME
Fred E. ( utts. Son of Mr. ami Mrs.
W. K. ( litis, of Alliance, Is
Now in France
Telephone Htm Fund
With each contribution limited to
2 5 cents, a mess fund ot $1,580 has
been donated by employes of the Bell
Telephone System in this territory to
their former associates who volun
teered for military service and are
now with the 408th and 405th Bat
talions. U S. Signal Corp?.
Tin' greater part of the mess fund
will lo to the 408th liattalian, which
is composed entirely of Bell Tele
phone men from this territory; but
the twenty-live former telephone em
ployes from this state who are in tin
405th Battalion will receive their
pro-rate share.
Early in September the 408th Bat
talion wen tinto camp at Little Sil
ver, N. J. The 405th Battalion is
at American Lake, Wash.
Mr. and Mrs. VV. E. Cutts, of Al
liance, have rece'ved several very
interesting letters from their son,
Fred EC, who is now Somewhere in
France. " Fred is a member of the
168th Field Hospital Company,
117th Sanitary Train, via New
York. He and Ralph Johnson,
whose letter is published in The Her
ald this week, are together in a big
hospital beck of the battle lines.
"Somewhere in France,"
November 5, 1917.
Dear ones at Home:
I will write you a few lines to let
you know we are all well, although I
have no news to write. Excuse my
using a pencil but my pen seems to
be clogged during the long spell
thai 1 haven't used it.
Well, anyhow, we are in France.
Everything seems so strange hen',
all buildings are built Just about on
the same plan two stories with tbS
third story sticking out of the roof,
all built of cement and broken pirn I
of gray sandstone. The French pee
pie seem to be in three classes; tht
vmm king people in their very strangt
ilivss, although one can't drscriht
their dress, as each is different to a
greater or less extent; except they
all or most all wear wooden shoes.
Those shoes are surely funny
elnmsr. noisy things. And their
manners are so stiange and really
overdone so much that it doesn't
seem natural to us for them to act
as they do perhaps it is their cus
tom. Then there Is the other class of
civilians who are so much like
Americans in their dress and man
ners MM would never dream of their
being French until you hear their
chatter. Then the other class is of
course, the military class. Their
dress is strange, especially the col
ors are so louu. just imagine a
man dressed in a light blue (I guess
a French Blue or Alice Biue( uni
form; also some in a light blue coat,
Alliance Roll of Honor
One hundred and fourteen men enlisted at the Alliance
recruiting office of the United Slates army (hiring the past
week. Those who had not gone to army posts to begin train
ing before, left at midnighl lust night, following the reception
given for them at the opera house. The names, addresses and
branch enlisted in of the men is given in the following roll of
honor:
Name. Address. Branch.
Lewis A. Saxton Crawford, Nebr Coast Artillery
Angus B. Hammond .. De.idwood, S. D Engineers
Robert A. Hammond.. White WOOd, S. D Engineers
Allen .1. Peterson .... Crawford, Neb Aviation Section
B. H. Humphreys .... Hemingford, Nebr Aviation Section
Bernard W. Harvey .. ("laredon. Tex Aviation Section
Eugene o. West Whitman, Nebr Aviation Section
Hoy W. Robinson .... Marsland, Nebr Aviation Section
Russell C. Miller Hemingford, Nebr Aviation Section
John C. Bincker Crawford, Nebr Aviation Section
William L, Andrews .. Marsland, Nebr Engineers
Harold .1 . Schwab .... Bayard, Nebr Aviation Section
drover L. Oitson Crawford, Nebr Aviation Section
William T. (J -egg. . . . Mar Bland, Nebr Aviation Section
Lee U, Nicolai Alliance, Nebr Aviation Section
("has. H. Leowanthal . .Chadron, Nebr Engineers
Edwin .1. Bolm BdgemoUt, S. D Infantry
George c. Johnson. . .Hoff lend, Mobr Engineers
James .1. Burke Mauper, Nebr Const Artillery
Roy ('utrielK ....... Alliance, v br Coasi Art tilery
Will G. Hammond ... Whltewood. S. D Engineers
Arlo W. Fuller Harrisburg. Nebr Infantry
Bernhard Aaseng ...Crawford, Nebr Aviation Section
Frank (). Foster ..... Crawford, Nebr Aviation Section
Oliver L. P;tt Casper, Wyo Aviation Section
Banford L. Clements. . Chadron. Nebr Aviation Section
George Barnuni Crawford, Nebr Aviation Section
Floyd K. Donovan Mltance, Nebr Aviation Section
..Hemingford, Nebr Aviation Section
..Alliance, 'Nebr Aviation Section
..Bayard. N-br. Aviation Section
..Crawford, Nebr Avi: lion Section
..Lima, Ohio Aviation Section
..Alliance. Nebr Avia Ion Section
. .Affiance, Nebr Aviation Section
..St. Paul. Minn Coast Artillery
Walter A. Lyon. . .
T. E. Katen, Jr
Frank E. Retd. . . .
Lewis J. Mt itner . .
Truman W. Sierer.
Frank A. Burner. .
George B. Nation..
F. J. Sehoenberger .
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Hemingford men who answered
(he cell to the colors andtvolunteered
during the past week were the guests
of honor at a reception given for
them Tuesday evening. A good dele
gation of Alliance men attended to
help in the celebration.
Color Sergeant I. B.,Tash, of the
Box Butte Home Guards, carried the
big flag of the guards from Alliance
to the opera house In Hemingford,
where he reception was held. The
home guards' bugle squad and drum
corps nccompanled Judge Tash. Pa
triotic and martial music was ren
dered by the bugle squad and the fife
and drum corps in the open air at
Hemingford.
Following the open air exercises
the large gntherlng filled the opera
hotiBe to overflowing. Patriotic ad
dresses were mnde by Rev. T. J.
Brown, Rev. W. S. York and Father
Stader of Hemingford and Judge
Tash of Alliance. The "Call to the
Flag," rendered by the color benrers
nnd the bugle corps, brought the
crowd to their feet instnntly, the
cheering lasting for several minutes
while tears ran down the cheekH of
many as mothers waved handker
chiefs and fathers cheered them-
selves hoarse.
Music was furnished for the 00
caslon by the Hemingford orchestra
Sixteen young men who have en
listed at Hemingford took their
places on the platform with tbe
speakers. Every volunteer Inscribed
his name on a big flag, the property
of the women of Hemingford.
An excellent lunch was served by
the Hemingford Red Cross ladies.
THE CITY WILL
HAVE EXPERT
VIEW TANK
HOIUUHLH oimiiis FROM 8HW-
AUK 8WPT1C TANK At si; ITY
OWM1ALH TO TAKW ACTION
EXPERT IS COMING FRIDAY
(JocNtion of New City Well Brought
Up at ( 'in i H ii Meeting for De
cember on Tuewiay Night Q
T P. Kclfson has sold King's
Pool Hall to .Tack Riordan, who has
assumed charge. Mr. Rolfson, who
is city clerk, will probably enter the
set vice of the Burlington ralivoa'
again,
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NEW YORK MAN IS
MOOH IMPRESSED
Representative of itutterick Publish
ing Onmpony Visited Alliance
on i ..piim linn Work
FOR ALL AMERICAN
CLUB AT ALLIANCE
Post M, T. P. A., in Session Saturday.
Keconiim-iHl Organization of
Patriotic Club
G. T. Eager, of New York City,
representing the Butterick Publish
ing company,' publishers of The
Delineator, Woman's Magazine and
The Designer, visited Alliance on
Monday and lunched with the direct
ors of the Community Club.
Tho Bui srlck Pub!lsb.nc company
recently announced that it would dis
continue all mail order advertise
ments in its publications and that it
would in the future tak an active
part in the upbuilding of the smaller
tow us and cities of the nation.
Since making the annoucement so
many letters and telegrams of con
gratulation and commendation have
been coming isto the company thai
an extra force of eighteen ste
nographers anJ typists lad to be
added to ccri for he correspondence.
Mr Eager heard of Alliance's
Community Club in eastern Ne
braska and made a special trip out
here to see the town. He was of tin-
opinion that this was a live city and
said that first Hit- big electric wel
come sinn was one tvidence and the
waste paper cans on street corners
was another sign.
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LIST OF DONORS FOR
THE SOLDIER BOYS
Alliance Citizens ami Business Finns
Who 0M'iiel Pockcthooks and
Help the Cause
Residents of South Alliance and
travelers along the Bouthorn roada
will hereafter not be cbmpelled to
hold their noses when the breesy.
winds waft the scent from clly'a
septic tank their way, If the sewage
expert, expected Friday, solves th
riddle which has puzxled city dada
since the injunction was granted
against them In 1911.
This was the most 'Important
question brought up at the regular
session of the city council Tuesday;
night. Councilmen Johnson, Hill,
Snyder, Moore, Welch and Davidson
were seated In their polished oak
chalrs promtly at 8 o'clock when the
mayor called the session to order.
The usual run of claims was allowed
and other routine business trans-
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THANKSGIVING AT
BIGJAMP CODY
Frank Wolverlon Tells Parents
About the Excellent Dinner
H'-rvetl on Thanksgiving
The meeting of Post M, Travelers'
Protective Association, at the office
of the Community Club Saturday af
ternoon was the best in a number of
months. The meeting voted unani
mously to ask the chairman of the
County Council of Defense to call a
meeting for the purpose of organiz
ing a "100 per cent All-American
Club" for Alliance and Box Butte
county.
The subject of good roads received
much discussion. The traveling men
wre of the opinion that the roads
of Box Butte county should be
dragged and rolled with a heavy road
roller behind the grader in order to
get the best results. The sum of
14. S6 was donated for the fund or a
Christ m; s for the Alliance soldi r
boys at Denting. Hawes. Thompson
and Baker were appointed a com
mittee to arrange for Christmas do
nations to the poor of Alliance, as In
past years.
It was voted to have a T. P. A. par
ty on New Year's night and HaWSS,
Bilker, Spencer ami Strong were ap
pointed a conuiiittii to make arrangements.
I .Iks ( ostiime IVn.ll
Invitations are being issued by (he
invitation committee of the Elks'
Lodge to Elks and their friends for
a fancy costume dance at the Elks'
Club rooms on New Year's Eve,
Dei ember 31st. This will be one of
(he big social even(s of (he year, and
the last big one for 1917. Plans
are being made to make it one not
to be forgotten for a long time.
A Correction
The local recruiting office wishes
to make a correction relative to the
number of aien enlisting from Al
liance in that Walter H. Voight who
applied for enlistment and was sent
(o Fort Logan, but upon arrlvul at
that place refused to take the oath
and returned to Alliance.
FRANK SCOTT,
Sergeant U. S. A
The reception for the army volun
teers Wednesday night was arranged
by a eommitte eheaded by members
of Post M, T. P. A. Jack Luttrell
S. W. Thompson, R. M. Baker, C. M
Looney, Joe O'Connor and R. C
Strong, assisted by members of the
Alliance Volunteer Fire Department
and Secretary Fisher of the Com
munity club and the ladies of the
Alliance chapter of the Red Cross,
with the ladies of the W. C. T. U.
and the P. E. O. furnishing the com
fort kits.
The men and women who devoted
their time and efforts in making a
success of the at!.., (hs : ve much
redit, as do also the Alliance citi
zens and business firms who donated
ash and material needed. The list
of those donating is as follows:
Alliance Creamery Co., 1 gallon
cream; I gallon milk
Forest Lumber company, in yards
ribbon.
First National Bank, 7 pounds of
ham.
Times Office, printed ribbons.
Herald office, printed programs.
Harry DuBuque. program slide
John Wallace, dray for hauling.
John o'Keefe, 6 Pullman loaves
of rye bread.
Claude Vaugban, 2 Pullman loaves
rye oread.
Alliance National Bank, 7 pounds
ham.
J. F. Tiller, 3 Pullman loaves rye
bread.
Khein-Housey, 10 yards ribbon.
E. Essay, 1 carton cigarettes.
Its news! Bakery, 1 box 2r. cigars.
Baa Beach, 2 rolls adhesive tape.
R. C. Cladson, 5 rolls adhesive
tape.
Guy Smith. 2 rolls adhesive tape.
S A. Van Lanningham, 5 rolls
bandages.
Ford Garage, 10 rolls bandages.
L. E. Bilkington, 1 roll bandages.
Herold Snyder, 10 roils bandages
J. W. Frazier, 3 rolls bandages.
Boyd Gambol, 3 rolls bandages.
Frank Wolverton, son of Mr. and
Mrs. John A. Wolverton, of Alliance,
now a soldier at Camp Cody, where
many Alliance boys are stationed,
had the following to say, in a letter
v ritten December 3rd, about the ex
cellent Thanksgiving dinner:
"Thanksgiving Is over and my,
what a Thanksgiving It was. You
hear them tell of the poor food la
th army. But if Thanksgiving at
the headquarters company ts a sam
ple of the food. Oh, my! Mess
Sergeant Conkllng, of Tekemab,
Cnlef Cook Fred N. Coash, of New
man Grove and Ed O'Connor, of Al
liance, certainly showed that they
knew how to prepare a banquet for
2 7fi niep that was a real banquet.
The Ipng tables in the mcsB hall
were rilled to overflowing with all
kinds of 04 I things to eat. Dinner
wub served from m on un.il taps
eleven o'clock at night.
Just lm ; ine a b. r.qr.et nsisting
of the follow ng quantity of fool:
400 pounds of larhey,
12S pounds of PJUM&sd P aloes.
100 pounds of cranbeuy sauce.
40 p nindj of cabbage Si VW
! ."aliens of oysters for dr ssins.
3 crat'i: of lettuce.
i 100-pound crate of eelevy.
18 pounds of radishce.
12 ii muds of men onions. I
8 gallons of sweet pickles.
8 gallons of sweet p. kles.
10 gallons of bOOl pickles.
Iff doughnuto.
If I pie;- four kinds.
166 cakes five kinds.
50 pounds of candy.
72 packages of dates.
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Militarv Flag at Grand Inland
A large military service flag, bear
ing in blue stars the figures "6863,"
has recently been unfurled from the
district headquarters office of the
Nebraska Telephone company at
Crand Island, Nebr.
The figures "6863" on the tele
phone company's service flags repre
sent the eunHber of employes from
(he Bell Telephone System who are
in military service. It is planned to
change the numbers on these flags
from time to time as more employes
join the army or navy.
Men from the Bell Telephone
Byslssa. representing every state in
the Union, are in all branches of the
military service. A large percentage
of them, however, are volunteers la
the telephone signal service of the
army, where their training has fitted
thorn to be especially valuable to
the governaient.