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1 Official Organ Nebraska Stock Growers Association and Nebraska State Volunteer Firemen's Association
EIGHT PA0E8
Leading Newspaper
of Western Nebraska
VOLUME XXV
The Alliance Heralj
Tell Them Yon Saw
It in The Herald
ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, FEBRUARY 7, 1918
NUMBER 10
TORPEDO KILLS 1 68 U. S. SOLDIERS
v
1918 ANNUAL
FIREMEN'S
CONVENTION
OOMTLETE REPORT OF THE CON
VENT! IN FOR THIS TEAR OF
STATE VOLUNTEER FIREMEN
r
NEXT YEAR AT FREMONT
Over BOO Delegates Attended The
Sessions On January 15th, 10th
And 17th
The 1918 annual convention of the
Nebraska 8tate Volunteer Firemen's
Association, held at Fremont on Jan
uary 15th, 16th and 17tn, was the
largest in the history of the associa
tion. Over 500 delegates were'ln at
tendance. Acomplete report of the
convention is given as follows:
Tuesday Evening, January 15th
The opening session was 'held at
the high school auditorium on Tues
day evening. Over 300 delegates,
who had reached Fremont during the
afternoon anti early evening were in
attendance.
Harry J. Hauser of Fremont, pres
ident of the association, presided and
called the meeting to order. In a
word of greeting Mr. Hauser told the
firemen he was glad to welcome them
to his home town and promised that
nothing would be left undone to make
their stay a pleasant one. Mr. Hauser
then called upon John C. Cleland of
Fremont, "father of the essocoation,"
and president 'of the Fremont fire
department, who extended a cordial
greeting to the delegates.
Mr. Cleland reviewed the history
of the association during the thirty
six years of its existence. Since the
organization of the association affort
toward a bettering of fire fighting
methods havo been rewarded with
increased afficiency from year to
year until the firemen of the state
r.re looked upon ro of an much im
portance c.n the military. He pointed
out the necessity of raor? serious
consideration of fire prevention and
control as conditions growing out of
the war demand that nothing be left
undone to prevent wholesale destruc
tion of property during those stiring
times.
City Attorney J. F. Rohn extended
a cordial greeting to the visiting dro
mon on b?half of the city In the ab
sence of Mayor W. C. Wiley, Mr.
Rohn 3eld he realized that tre stat
den, to attend the funeral at Kear
ney today of John Wilson, former
president of the. associat on I nd one
of the chr iter members of the organi
zation. It was voted o hold memorial ser
vices Wednesday afternoon at 2 p. m.,
the hour set for the funeral cf Mr.
Wilson, out of respect to h:s memory.
The program was interspersed with
selections by the Cedar Bluffs or
chestra and a firemen's quartet from
Fremont composed of Reese Solomon,
Donald Hanson, Alfred Hanson and
Lucius Hammond.
Following the meeting at tte high
school the firemen adjourned io HoiH
Pathfinder, whero a wrestling match,
dancing, and sociabilit provided
entertainment for the rest of the eve
ning. Ray Trabert and Dutch Miunier of
Alliance, middlcweights, wrestled fif
teen minutes to a draw. Dancing wa3
indulged in the ballroom of the
hotel till midnight. A large number
of the firemen wec guests (it Eagle's
hall where the monthly social dance
of that lodge was given.
Wednesday, January lOtn
At the opening of the r.essicn Su
perintendent A. H. Wate.house of
the city Bchcols, on behalf of the
school borrd. welcomed th firemen
to the city and tendered tticm the
use of the auditorium for their meet
ings. Mike Sanders of Norfolk road an
interesting paper, "Motor Driven Ap
paratus." President H.rry Hauser tn submit
ting hiB annual report, er.lled atten
tion to the steady growtn or me as
sociation and to the fait that a large
number of towns were coming in at
this meeting. He declared that the
Nebraska Volunteers were never be
fore bo big and so powerful; and he
added that they had never before
done their state a better service.
A committee consisting of A. J.
Shirley, Ord; Robert Lewis, Humph
rey, and C. C. Good, Auburn, was ap
pointed on chief's report.
John Martin advocated a proposi
tion before the convention for intro
ducing a bill in the legislature to
allow time spent In serving ITnele
Sara's cause abroad be counted In
membership of fire departments
where firemen were called to the
front. Some of the members throught
it would be proper to read this Into
the firemen's constitution, but Mr.
Martin contended that legislative ac
tion would be necessary.
Arrangements were made to have
the high school pupils sit with the
firemen in the auditorium to hear
Myron Corey's patriotic address.
The last hour of the morning ses
sion was given over to the Firemen's
Mutual Aid association, conducted as
a part of the firemen's association
The mutual aid, started three years
ago, is growing; only firemen can
belong. On the death of a member
an assessment of $1 is made end $500
is paid the heirs of the deceased. One
First estimated loss of life is de- HOME GUARDS WILL EF
n cpnii n Hah ni'wli tin ..f ,i . Imnl V
. . , hundred now members lolned navine
pm tmentB of volunteer "o.-prnizations . , ,, wi
j ... . . I down a dollar apiece just before the
ore not organized for the purpose of
making money, but tc keep r.live the
spirit of fellowship and 'further the
Interests of the volunteer firemen of
the state.
These are serious times, Mr. Rohn
said, and serious consideration of the
problems before the country are
needed. Every effort of tno people of
this country should be turned toward
winning this great war and the fire
men as an organization are expected
and will do their part, tbe speaker
declared.
On behalf of the organization of
which he is president. Harry J.
piece just before the
noon adjournmemt.
The annual convention photograph
was taken at 11:45 on the high
school lawn.
The visiting firemen were aroused
to a high state of rntiusiaBm by the
address oPMerton L. Corey of Omaha
on the subject, Patriotism, " at the
session in the afternonn. Firemen
filled the lower floor of the high
school auditorium, while high echool
students who were dismissed to hear
the address, occupied seats In the
balcony.
Mr. Corey reviewed ithc events
Hauser responded to the addresB orf? "P 1 h War na tne caU8e
welcome of Mr. Rohn. accepting the
Invitaion to take charge "of the city
and make themselves "at nome."
George F. Wolz, president of the '
Commercial club, who had charge of
the entertainment feature -for the
visiting firemen, extended a greeting
on behalf of the business men of the
city through the Commercial club.
Mr. Wolz said he hed veen h volun
teer firemen for thirty-six years. He
had always had the success of the
local department at heart and had
attended many of the scstons of the
state association. He invited the vis
itors to take advantage of t o oppor
tunities for making their stay in the
city a plesant one. Mr. Wolz briefly
reviewed some of the city's 'achieve
ments as a municipality srnce the
firemen met here seven yer.rs ago.
At a short business session follow
ing, the program of the evening, a
credentials committee consisting of
E. A. Miller. Kearney; A. P. Hoff
man, Ord: John C. Cleland, Fremont;
Mike Sanders, Norfolk, and H. L.
Boyce. Hebron, was appointed.
On motion of E. A. Miller, secre
tary of the association, President
Harry Hauser appointed a committee
consisting of Mr. Miller, Mr. Cleland,
J. W. Guthrie, Alliance; W. S. Rid
gell, Lincoln, and L. W. Hague, Min-
that decided the United States to caBt
her lot with the allies after suffering
indignities that no other leading na
tion had ever suffered. Now that this
country is in the war'she will see it
through to the nd. Mr. Corey said.
Firemen wc-e warned to keep a
sharp lookout for alien enemies and
to use their influence and power In
discouraging any unpatriotic acts or
statements they may hear. Candi
dates for office who are known to fall
short of the standard of patriotism
demanded of all Americans during
tin se trying times should not be sup
ported by firemen or any other pat
riotic citizens, the speaker Bald. Fire
men In th's manner can demonstrate
their patriotism by studying well the
candidates for any office before east
ing their ballot.
"Vole for the canditato on the
right side," Mr. Corey said. "In this
way Ve will get the men best suited
to handle the affairs of the govern
ment and at the same time Insure
against the treacherous methods
about which so much is heard since
the outbreak of tb war. We must
prepare to protect our own tmin .
and interests and this is one way of
doing it."
Mr. Corey was frequently inter-
(Continued on Page 6.)
creased by later reports of
survivors saved
GERMAN SUBMARINE HITS TRANSPORT
Men who lost lives on way to
France were Michigan and Wis
consin Guardsmen
FECT RE ORGANIZATION
ljck Of Interest Manifested In Home
.mini Organization Cause Some
Drastic Action
(Special Dispatch to Alliance Herald by International News Service)
LIST OF LOST NOT MADE PUBLIC
Washington, 5 p. m., February 7th After Spending most of the
day preparing an authentic list of the troops which were on board the
transport Tuscania which was intended for immediate publication,
Secretary of War Baker and chief censor Adjutant General MsCain
reconsidered their decision late this afternoon and they authorized
the5 announcement that this list will not be made public.
The war department announced at the aame time that the plans
originally announced this morning of making no names public untill
the fate of all the individuals is positively known will be followed.
This will be done for the purpose of preventing the unnecessarily a
larming of relatives.
War department officials stated that the report that the same
German submarine which sank tho Tuscania had. sunk another British
vessel near the same spot would 'not be discussed; that if the report
was true of the sinking of another British vessel at the same time and
place it was under theVrders of the British Admiralty whose policy
has been to withhold the news of such sinkings. The other vessel
sunk is said to have been a freighior, carrying no troops.
According to unofficial London reports the 'number of missing
was 201, a large number of these members of the crew. Washington
figures show a total of 231 missing of which 168 were American
soldiers.
The ship did not sink immediately after being torpedoed. The
sea was very rough and there was much suffering among survivors
in the open boats. Assistance was rendered by the British warship
which were convoying 'the Tuscania.
Washington, D. C. Two hundred and sixty Michigan and Wis
consin National Guardsmen lost their lives Wednesday afternoon
when the British naval transport tfsscania, bound for France, was
torpedoed and sunk off the Irish coast by a German submarine.
The survivors were landed at Buneraima and Larue, on the coast
of Ireland. 2170 American soldiers were on board, according to the
latest advices 1912 were saved.
Advices from London say that Ambassador Page sent an assistant
The lack of attendance at drill
meetings by the members of the Box
Butte Home Guards of Alliance has
called for rlmntlp nr-tlnn r.n tho nm.
i i
'of t'e officers and some of tho mem
bers who were live enougn to attend
the meeting held Friday night at the
city hail.
Captain R. C. Strong and Lieuten
ants Hamilton and Pilklngton have
pigned their resignations, 'o take ef
fect when their .successors are elect
ed. The officers have taken this ac
tion in the hope of ascertaining
whether or not the fault lies in the
officers. It Is not believed that this
Is tho caee, but these men had the
welfare bo much at heart that they
were willing to sacrifice their com
mission, if necessary, In order to re
vive interest In the organisation.
Meeting will be held at the arm
ory at the city hall Friday evening
at which nominations for new officers
will be made. Those members who
have been lagging and who have not
been doing their duty should make
it a point to attend this meeting and
see that tho organization la put on
Its feet. Some of these days the men
who took the oath of enlistment mcy
find that their lack of interest will
put them In a bnd light. They can
put themoelves right by turning about
anil attending the meetings.
HOW ABOUT YOUR
INCOME TAXES
Reports Of All Farmers And Baslne
Men Must Be In March
First
Have you figured your income tax?
If farmers failed to see Income tax
man assistance can be secured from
your cotyity agent. New farm re
cord book now out.
A representative of the Internal
Revenue Bureau of the U. 8. Treasu
ry Department visited this county a
military attache and another armyman, as well as representatives of 1 week or bo ago for the purpose of as
the Y. M, C. A. and Red Cross to Belfast, Ireland, with full power to listing farmers in figuring their in
spend all the money needed for the relief of the survivors. The Brit- me 'or the year 1917. These re
ish Red Cross has been authorized to use the Belfast equipment. The I Pr,s ""h" b( y March 1st. Any
Lord Mayor of Mfi ha. boon rend.rlog fart aid in .very pound. ; IXZTXmaTZJ,,'
Wlyir.t official report, to th. war taM indi.bat.di that a thou 2."
sand Americans were missing. Up to an early hour this morning ,y
neither the war nor the navy department had details of the sinking of j Thp net income on which this tax
the Tuscania. ; is to be paid the farmers Is the In-
The Tuscania was a' British passenger and freight ship, built at come which the farmer has left after
Glasgow in 1914 and was owned by the Anchor line. It was equipped paying running expenses of his rarm
enrrv Sfinfl nnjenirer Had been loaned to the United States by Mvlng expenseB for the family can
the British to carry soldiers.
First word of the attack came at three o'clock Wednesday after
noon to Washington but announcement of the disaster was witheld
pending confirmation.lt is assumed that the attack was made about
dusk, indicating new methods in the German attack with submarines.
Germans have attempted to get this ship before as it has on sev
eral occasions reported submarines scares and it received warnings be
fore it entered the transport service.
President Wilson was at a theatre In Washington when the con
tinuation of the sinking was received. The management refused to Hemingford, Fob. mn. Alliance,
flash the information on the screen. It is not believed that the presi- j Feb. 15th, county agents office. He
dent was informed at the theatre of the disaster. He retired im- jhaa received quite complete informa
mediately after reaching the White House and attendants refused to "? retarding the Income tax. and.
state during the night or this morning whether or not he had been to-Ng lTZTrlZnn or
formed. with tno rou,H.ti0I1 0f the tcx. he will
In the last two weekly war summaries Secretary Baker had pre- ta able to anawer mof,t of thc oua.
dieted the torincoming uerman orrensive on lauu aim sea anu warneu tions which may be raised by farmers
the people to be prepared for news of concentrated attacks on trans
ports. The American army units on board the Tuscania were the 107th
engineer train, formerly the first battalion of the first Michigan In
fant ry. Also the 107 military police from the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth
Wisconsin infantry. Also the 20th Engineers Forestry regiment ol
lumberjacks. Others included among the Americans were the 168U'
jtiii 'M.'itli A pen ufiiiflilfmiu ,ittli,einwiit ilotiieliiiianf ti mwl enuiifll tit
,; . .u.. ..... i. m 1- i . v thuB W ,nx on
Texas. Major General James I'arker was in command.
Leo May of Miuatare, a western Nebraska boy who is a Btetnb i
of the aviation corps training at Waco, Texas, might have been on th
ill-tated Tuscania. May had written home folks that he . mm Bled to
leave tor Fiance the latter part of January.
SLACKERS FOUND
IN BOX BUTTE
WILL BE LEVIED
MK,1 F MHAN8 NOT DOING
TIIKIK FtTUV HHARK TO BB
WMHDHD OIT
DRIVE SET FOR APRIL FIRST
mox Butte County Liberty 1
Committee Plana Nest Big
Drive
not be deducted.
If you were unable to see the re
presentative nf he Revenue Bureau
and need assistance in figuring your
income, your county agent will b
glad to help you.
Mr. Hendricks of the Warm Man
agement Department will be In the
county on the following dates: Can
ton. District School house, Feb. 13th.
He will acsist any one In figuring up
expenses and receipts when request
ed to do so.
Most farmers are able to figure the
cnah receipts from their crops, live
stock, etc., but If care Is not taken.
they may overlook r ime of their1
many miscellaneous expenses, and ;
m e than they 1
should.
Many farmer have come to feel
the need of i-omethlng mor? reliable ,
than their memory in keep'ng ac-
count of their business during the
i year. Growing rrom 1 1 nis neon nasi
: come a demand for a simple farm ac
I count book that will show the former 1
! something of the success or failure;
The Council of Defense for Box
Butte County, with the Liberty Loan,
committee, discussed 'ways and means
last Monday afternoon at the Court
House, fj't making tho Llbortl Loan
drive next spring a ouccoss. The
plan of the drive was decided on, but
whether the loan will be raised la
one or two drives was not decided.
At any rate theUlmo set for the drive
io the first of April.
The campaign this year will be car
ried on in a systematic manner, on
a basis Bimlllar to drives carried on
with great success in other districts.
There will be no chsnco for a slacker.
In former financial support, to escape
sharing with tho patriots In Loaning
to the government. This year every
mans' wealth will be ascertained, hie
former support of the Y. M. C. A.
Knights of Pythias and previous
loans will be considered, then the
committee in charge will proceed to
assess the amount he should take out
in bonds this spring. By the plan
outlined above there will be no
chance fori the man who has kept In
the background on previous loans, to
escape his just support of the cause.
Men who have been loyal heretofore
In the matter of support will be treat
ed In proportion to their loyalty. Any
man falling to give Just cause for
failing to comply with the local com
mittee's ruling will In all probability
find himself up before the State
Council of Defense, which has in the
past given its approval of the plan to
be carried out.
J. W. Guthrie has been placed in
charge of the campaign. He will de
vote all of bis time If BOCOOSf.ry to
wards making the drive a success.
The committee will furnish Mr. Guth
rie with a stenographer to do the
necessary clerical work, outside of
this there will be no expense to the
campaign as Mr. Guthrie and other
members of the committee pre con
tributing their services.
At the meeting Monday, Chairman
: Robert Graham, appointed a commlt
Iteo of Finance composed of;Marcus
I Frankle. Chairman. A. T. Lunn and
(Frank Potmeisel. to raise thj small
j amount of money necessary to finance
the campaign. The names of tho
j assessment committee will not be de
ivulged. The committee on nublicltr
jwlll be the Editors of the Times and
Herald.
Each district In the county will be
in charge of a committee, tht has the
nower to Bcloet any aroiitants needed.
'The committee as approved at the
meeting are as follows:
Running Water William Iodenco,
William McKillup.
Dorsey Frank Pctmelsel, G. W.
Hparht. John Kinsello, and R. J. Fish
er. Lawn J. M. Wanek, E. E. Ford.
Non Pareil J. P. Jensen, Emery
Abley
Box Butie E. S. Curry, Joel Shol
don. Liberty W. A. Randall, John
Caha.
Snake Creek E. M. Brnks, J. T.
Burke. Fred Crawford.
Wright W. J. Johnson. G. H.
Hagaman and Aleck TTnderwood.
Lake Art Groves. L. J Schill, B.
I Toder. Phil Eobel, and D E. Pur-
of his busln ry- and will nor
require
t up
The Herald's hnlletin one, '-uod at midnight Wednesday night,
Bret conveyed the news of the sinking of the transport to Alliance
Citizens, Another Alliance newspaper which secures most o1its bui
lt tin VIS the Uenver tlaily newspaper route, came out eight hours too much of his time in keeptni
later with a small bulletin. The Herald, as usual, has proven USSlX in 'to date.
the lead when it comes to carrying the authentic news first to its read- j The county. agent is in a position
ers. The extra edition, issued this morning, was sold by bund teds to to supply the farmers wltn such a
e;tier leaders. book. It is much more simple than
any previous book that has been put
out. It will not only give the farmer
an insight Into his own business, but
will also enable him to make his in
come report for 1918 without any
great difficulty. The book can be
secured free of charge from the
county agent as long as the supply
lasts.
We announced last week that the
Haddorff Music House handled vic
trolas, this was an error as tho'Wiker
Music House have them exclusively.
The Haddorff people carry the Colum
bia. Tho Rodgers grocery has made the
following changes in its departments.
Dwight Zedicker ia now in churg of
the meat dopartmeut and Allie Far
rar in churge of the grocery depart
ment. The story telling at tho Public
Library Saturday afternoon will be tn
charge of Virginia Both. All the
chlldrep be there at 3 o'clock.
ington.
Boyd J. A Keegan. M T) Healey.
Alliance:
First Ward. Marcus Frankle. B. J.
Sallows, and Olen Miller.
Se.ond Ward. P. 8. Malley, B. F.
I Shields, and Dr McCoy.
Third Ward. W. D. Fisher, A. T.
I LOSS, and Frank Abegg.
Fourth Ward. Wm. Davidson. R.
Knight, and M. 8 Hargrav s.
Railroad Committee. Claude Mo
Donald, E. F. Shields. B. B. Young,
Robert Drlscoll. F. T. Tlerlcy. O. B.
Williams. W. A. Bennet, W. B. Bollinger.