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Leading Newspaper
of Western Nebraska
The Alliance Herald
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VOLUME XXV
ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, FEBHUAKY 14, 1918.
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NUMBER 11
RECRUITING OFF!
CER CAPTURED
ADESERTER
SERGEANT SCOTT, IN CHARGE OP
ALLIANCE RECRUITING STATION
DID NOT FAIJaFOR STORY
GUILTY OF TWO CHARGES
Errant Soldier Impersonated Friend
To Secure Transportation
But Failed
Last Monday Sergeant Scott of the
m ... . . ii i -. i ii I- at n t Inn rnn-
tUCHI U , D. J, uu nip, siutivu! "
tured Private Earl Moore, deserter
from Fort Logan and accused of be
ing implicated in the highway rob
bery pulled off in Denver on Fen. 2nd,
by Wm. Pinfold, who deserted with
Moore, while on parole.
On February 8th, a young man ap
peared at the local recruiting office
and claimed that he was Walter H.
Knight, of Fort Logan, He asited ror
transportation back to Fort Logan.
Sergeant Scott asked for his fur
lough papers, to verify ine statement,
the young man did not have them
stating that they were l another of
his O. D. blouses. Sergeant Scott be
came suspicious of the so called
Knight and instead of wiring to Oma
ha, for transportation, he wired to
Fort Logan concerning tne furlough
Fort Loean wired back that there
was no such person as Walter H
Knight on the roster tnere. Scott
told the young man that there was no
Tecord there of such a name, he still
insisted that he was Knight. Scott
wired to Fort Logan again, the re
turn stated that Walter L Knight
had lust returned from a furlough
down in Kansas.
Commanding officer Colonel Howe
at For Logan said that the Knight at
Alliance was probably impersonating
some one else and gave Scott tne des
cription of deserter Moore. Scott
then accused the young man of being
Moore, ho still insisted that his name
was Knight. Scott then asked him
how it was that he used the middle
initial "H" when It should be "L1
Moore then said he thought that the
initial was "H". This convinced
Sergeant Scott that the man was an
impersonator so he put him under ar
rest. On the physical examination
the young man fitted Moore to a "T",
he still insisted that he was Knight
The next day Scott asked him why He
old several of the business men of
Alliance that he was Bugler Earl
Moore of Fort Logan.
Here Moore fessed np his identity
and told of his experiences since he
left Fort Logan. He an Wm. Pin
fold left the camp on Feb., 2nd. Pin
fold was a paroled prisoner at that
time. The two men went immediate
ly to Denver, on reaching tnere Pin
fold told Moore to go ont and get a
gun. This Moore did returning to
their room at the Strand Hotel with
a thirty-eight calibre reover. Pin
fold took the gun and left with th
statement that he was gomw oat and
get some money. This Moore said,
was the last he saw of his companion,
hearing n little lnler on of Pinfolds
ennture by Denver detectives after
committing a hold-up. The Denver
Post gave an account of the capture
of Pinfold several days aero. On the
arrest of his pal Moore lost no time
In getting out of Denver, going to
Guernsey, Wyo., and .from their to
Alliance. He knew that a friend of
bis Walter L Knight, was on a fur
lough and thought he would imper
sonate Knight and get transportation
out of this part of the country. The
failure of the scheme was due only to
the alertness of Sergeant Scott whose
many years of army life has trained
him to always be on the Job.
Moore insisted that he had nothing
to do with the robberv although the
Post stated that Pinfold named Moore
as his accomplice In the hold-up.
Pinfold was turned over to the au
thorities at Fort Logr.n, Moore Is be
ing held in the county Jail at Alliance
awaiting action of the Federal au
thorities. As It is now he ii charged
with being a deserter and accomplice
to highway robbery.
Thursday Feb. 14 Sergeant Scott
received a telegram, stating that a
guard had left for Alliance to get
Earl Moore and return him to the
Fort
JUDGE TASK'S BUSINESS
FOR THE WEEK
Wednesday afternoon the judge
performed two wedding ceremonies
and issued a license for the third.
Chas. C. Hoefer and Miss Maude
Metcalfe of Hay Springs, Morton B.
Snedeker and Mi38 Loretta Collins of
Alliance, were the two conpies mar
ried by the Judge. License was is
sued to Arthur L. Carrel and Miss
Ina F. Hoocke of Hemmgrord, this
couple was married at Hemlngford
Thursday by the Methodist pastor.
The bootlegger arrested Tuesday
morning gave his name as Dave Jen
kins of Bingham. He was found
guilty of two charges, tn.u or Having
liquor In his possession and of trans
porting liquor. Judge Tasn fined
him $200 and costs. Jenkins paid
the fine and was released.
MYSTERIOUS LIGHTS
STILL BOTHERING
CWi Reporter On Scottsbluff Paper
Sheds Copious THrs Over long
Forgotten Lights
HOME GUARDS ARE
READY FOR BUSINESS
Some weeks ago The Herald print
ed en excluoive scot,p telling of the
sighting of mysterious lights ever the
North Platte valley. The stpry was
widely copied over this pen of tne
state. The Scottsbluff R rublican
took theim to investlpaie thor
oughly and came to the conclusion
that the lights were from military
balloon from Fcrt Russell.
And now, o'.ncUhe calf reporter on
the Scottsbluff Star-Herald nr.s been
weaned, he is Juat trying on? o."
criionally to see If ho c. really
stand up straight on his wobbly leg3.
RENDERED STIRRING
PATRIOTIC ADDRESS
Pastor Of Methodist Church Thrilled
Hearers With Address Hunday
Evenlng On Patriotic Lines
If I had my wry about it I would
pack Senator La FolleUe and William
Randolph Hearst in one nox and ship
them to the Kaiser of Oermany"
thundered Rev. J. W. Morns, pastor
of the Methodist churcn in Ms stir
ring patriotic address at the church
Sunday evening. Ho was Uft ned to
intently by a crowd which packed the
church to overflowing.
The Alliance Methodist cliurch his
twenty-flvo members in the service of
Its country. A 'service flag was un
furled at the close of tho evening
service by A. T. Lunn, a leading mcm-
Te Federal Goernment has put
their O. K. on the highway project
ok. Grand Island via Broicen How
tl' tough Alliance to the National
Part. This highway will make tho
tr'.i P50 miles shorter, it will alro
in ike it possible to w from Alliance
ent thru the now impussabl) sand
hill country. Secretary Usher has
called a meeting of all town.i between
here and Mason City, to oe held on
the 25, for the discussing of the route
through the counties. It Is expected
to have the road completed Ty 1920.
with the result that ho Jot out a howl ber of tho church. The stars on the
that estimable
Best Meeting Of Month H"ld At City
Hall Friday Evening Old Officer
Retain Place
The decision of the commissioned
officers of the Box Buttoe Home
Guards to resign their offices unless
better interest was tr.ken by the en
listed members in drill meetings re
sulted In a packed houBe Friday eve
ning when a regular meeting was
hold at the city hall. However, In
spite of the fact that th's country Is
now at war, that there are enemies
within as we'.l as without, 9 large
number of the guardB found it impos
sible to attend.
Roll call showed the following
members present: Ryan, Maunler,
Hellman, Howes, Gribbie, Hrmllton,
Shields, Driecoll, Buechcenstoln, wa
dum, Baker, Looney, Nichols, Mor
gan, Nelson. Hopkins, Covert, Rosso,
Helms, Pilklngton, Strong, Thomas,
Rhlen, Button, Coursey, Stephens and
Thompson.
The decision of the members who
have bean retlve In promoting the
welfare or the organization to take
some drastic action to revive Interest
caused much discussion. The need
of unifprms and rifles for drlllipg
was discussed. It was stated that
Hamilton county has donated $1,000
and the county sect- Aurora, the
sum lor $500 for the purpose of out
fitting their home guards. It was
urged that the suppcrt of tne people
of Alliance and Box Butto'county be
secured Tor this 'purpose.
George Heilman was placed In the
chair r.3 temporary presiding officer.
The resolution regarding tfte resigna
tion of the officern was laid on the
table Indefinitely n motion.
Every member present promised to
pay a fine of fifty cents for non-attendance
at meetings whan tne mem
ber Is in the city and is not excused.
Acommltte of five w.t pppolnted
to draw up by-laws and constitu
tion for the business end of the or
ganization. This committee IE to re
port on February 22nd and its per
sonnel is as follows: Dutton, Pilklng
ton, Rheln, Coursey and Buecnsen
stein, with Thomas an Socrotary.
The next meeting will btf held on
Friday evening of this week for drilling.
FEW DISTRICT COURT CASK
Case transferred from Sioux Coun
ty, Selby vs. Rlchardsofc, regarding a
piece of land contracted for by Selby
and sold by Richardson to another
party. Decision held over.
Fortner divorce granted.
Moravlk cr.se over land, transfer
red from Sioux county, not decided..
The latter part of the week the case
of Snook vs Beach Is being tried. This
case is over a deed given to Beach by
Snook which Snook claimed was a
morgage. Snook is trying to get
title to the land.
Mr. Morris will speak to Fraternal
Lodge members next Sunday evening,
at the Methodist church. His sub
ject will be, "The Brotherhood of
Men," All fralernal lodpre members
are cordially lnvltd. Last Sunday
was a record breaker. The largest
I attendance at Sunday school since
I la-st fall. :-nd more men out in the
jveneding than have been seen for
months.
Mayor Rousey attended the state
meeting of the Nebraska Leage of
Cities and Towns at Fremont on Fri
day of last week. The mayor states
that the meeting was well attended
and productive of good remits.
The complaint recently made
against O'Bannon Brothers of Alli
ance with the food administration re
garding the shipment or potatoes has
been dropped after a through Inves
tigation by the administration. It
was shown that O'Bannon Brothers
had shown absolute good faith In
making their shipments and from the
evidence It appears that the charges
were not brosght In good faith
in a recent issue of
pr.per.
There are a few points in the story
on which the calf Is rather vague.
He doesn't know Just how his in
vestigations were made as to tho bal
loon from tho Fort at Cheyenne and
he probably gel3 most of hi-. Inspira
tion from an inspiring draught of
nice, warm milk, fresh from the little
red he'fer. But wo give the story
below for what it 13 worth. It Is al
most amusing and will do to tcad to
the children at bedtime. By the time
you are through w'th It they will be
sound asleep. Here it Is:
Well for the love of Mike! A Take
newnpaper Btory is as hard to live
down as a political reputation, but
keeps bobbing up to swat the mem
bers of the Fourth Estate who play
too flippantly with the t-uth. Some
months ago what la now described In
past history as the "balloon Btory"
originated in Alliance, the' Herald
springing the yarn, and averring that
some of the representatives of that
household guide had secured It hot
off the bat from a train crew. It
was notea at tne time that it was a
train arriving rrom Guernsey (at
that time wet) the crew and passen-
gera or which had seen these 'madly
cavorting balloons. Nothrng wan
mentioned or pink-eyed alligators
racing witn tne train or or sea serp-
ants dancing the cancan on 'the Wy
omtng plains, some or tho papers,
took the rake Berlously and went to
great and solemn lengths to explain
that the lights were from scout Dal
loons rrom Cheyenne or some other
seaport to the west. The cub took
occasion to roast the story and Inti
mate that it sprung rrom an imagin
ative typewriter in the Herald office.
The Morrill County News swiped the
atory heading and all, railed to give
credit and In consequence crme in ror
nn awrul tongue-lashing rrom the
Herald, who averred that the poor
News was or the Missouri type and
was acleep at the switch and allowed
a scoop to get by It on the train at
Bayard and was merely jealous.
Well, old Jupiter and Venus went
on shining Just as the Cub said they
would do and after hair or the popu
lation had rallen Tor the balloon rake
and ror several nights bunched on
street corners watching the myster
ious "flashes" and threatening to
punch the Cub's nose because we rid
iculed them, they awakened to the
tact that we were right aa we pre
dicted they would, wren they stopped
to think Jhat It might be inconven
ient ror an ordinary army balloon to
lug around a generating plant weigh
ing several tons In order to ftirnish
the blaze or light Just ror the edifi
cation or the residents or the North
Platte valley.
And all or the abov- and rorego
lng as a prologue to the rollowlng
rrom the Chadron Chronicle:
For the past rew evenings, be
tween the hours or six and seven, a
mysterious light has been visible in
the western sky. Its unusual capers,
such as going on and off, rapid move
ment, and extreme brilliancy, led
many to believe It to be no me sort
or aircraft sent np rrom Fort Rob
inson. Investigation discloses that
there Is no aircraft or any kind at
Fort Robinson and no one there to
man such craft. Consequently, the
explanation or astronomer must be
accepted as correct, that th.' strange
light Is roally Venus, the evening
star. It has been noted as rr east
as Norrolk, where It was alyj thoueht
It was a Fort Robinson balloon. Per-h-ras
this will explain the stranee
'light' caught flick-Ting about in the
North Platte Valley recently."
Gosh, the planetary system sure
hes to stand ror a lot In w?stern Nebraska.
HIGHWAY TO ALLIANCE
THROUGH BROKEN BOW
Ralph Beal left tor the cast on a
business trio Wednesday night. Jle
will visit points In Oklahoma
elsewhere in the south.
and
flag were in honor or Floyd Donovan,
W. H. Clemmons, Paul Thomas.
Bruce Mallery, Ralph Johnson, Rob
ert Ralls, Lloyd Smith, Milton Kee-
gnn. Henry Reade, Orvllle Dr.venport.
Otto Snyder. Rex Truman. Charles
Walters, Ieon Edwards, William Ed
wards. Frank Gaddls, Paul Emde
Henry Ryder, Ralph Harris, George
Ormsby. Miles Williams, Horace
Sharp. Elza J. Barger, F. D. Shannon
and Charles Brower.
Following the unftirllng or tho flag
twelve or the parents of the boys Btep
ned to the rostrum and received the
congratulations of the audience
Rev. MorrlB preached on the sub
ject, "Abraham Lincoln, Prophet of
Freedom." In beginning his address
he called the attention of his hearere
to the fact that "God moves In mys
terious ways. His wonderB to per
form." Ho compared Lincoln with
the leaders or olden Bible times
Abraham. Moses and Joshua. He
called Lincoln the one colossal figure
ot the 19th century. Lincoln had the
genius or a Ceasar, the Btaesmanshlp
or Webster, the philcsphy of Frank
lln and the eloquence of Cicero. He
lived as a hero and died as a martyyr.
His early library consisted of tour
hooks Pllgrlm'B Progress, the Bible,
Aesop's Fables and the Lire or Wash
ington. The speaker stated that Lincoln
was a godly man and cited numerous
, Ifets to provo his contention that the
,Hrrwrt president placed hs faith, la th
Divine Creator. At the ctosc or his
address he Btirred his audlmce with
rcTerence to the present great conflict
in Svhich the twenty-five members or
th church are doing their part. He
stated that he would. It he had his
way, put the enemy aliens In this
country to some userul work that
they would either prove their loyalty
to this country by Bhouldrlng arms
and joining the citizens or the coun
try in their war ror Treedom ro'- the
down trodden or send them back to
the country from which they came.
The campaign for funds ror the
erection or the new churcn edltlce is
proceeding rapidly and sufficient
runds are already r.nsured. Th' hulld
lng committee Is meeting tins week
with tho architect ror the purpose or
having plans drawn
FOOD CONSERVATION
PROGRAM EOR 1918
VOTE BONDS
FOR A NEW
EQUIPMENT
CITY DADS WILL ASK DEHntE OF
VOTERS FOR RAISING FUNDS
FOR NEW SEPTIC TANK
NEW MACHINERY NECESSARY
Light And Power Plan! Working To
Capacity A Breakdown Would
Cause Incouvenlence
Rule As liald Down By United States
Food Administration, Were Ef
fective On January' 38th.
WAS GRANTED A DIVORCE
DEATH OF MRS CARRIE CANFTEID
I
Mrs Carrie Canfleld, well known to
many Alliance people, died at Lin
coln last Tuesday, following an oper
ation She has been living at Van
Taaael. Wyo. Funeral services will be
held at Hemlngford next Sunday. '
Mrs. AJva B. Fortner vrss granted
a divorce from her former nusband
last Tuesday. The divorce wuc grant
ed on the testimony or MrB. FoTtners
witnesses, iney ten'Iyed thnt the
husband was gulKy of cruelty and
non-support, as claimed by th-o plain
tiff. Tho witnesses were; Mr. and
Mrs. C. R. To i n kins. J. W. Dlcklnion.
Geo. Stafford, Doc Curtice, C. W. Jet
rers, and MraJBanJoff, Mrs. 7eM Sels
by, Edna A. Brookflold and Nellie
S:ge. Mr. Fortner was called upon
to pay nil court expenses and : limony
to the amount or $500. payable in Installments.
The food conservation program for
1918 as presented by proclamation of
President Wilson andahe regulations
by the U. S. Food administrator
which became effective on January
28th, have boen distributed ever Ne
braska by Ourdon W. Wattles, feder
al food admln'strator ror Nebraska.
They are as follows:
1. CONSUMERS in buying wheat
flour must purchass at the same time
an equ ' weight of cthc. cereals
(corn meal, corn starch, corn flour,
potato flour, sweet . potato flour, soya
beans fllour, and retorlta flcur and
m-giti j I
The housewUc may PM theso cereals
Bcpuratly or mix thom.
a RETAILERS are to coll wheat
flour only with an equal weight or
these othev cereals. Ryo is not a
subtttute lor wheat flour.
. HOARDING. Consumers are
Vmlted to a 30-day Bupply or all licen
sed commodities excepting only tnose
runned seasonable products.
Flour shall not be sold to city and
town customers In excess ot 50 lbs. to
rural customers In excess or 100 lbs.
Sugar shaM not be sola to city and
town customers in excess or 5 pounds
or in lieu thereot, 50c wotOi; to rur
al customers, 10 pounds, or In lieu
thvro or, $1.00 worth.
4. UXkHts. beginning with 5'7r or
Wheat flour
these substitutes
February t4th. a minimum or 20
will be used. This bread will be
known as VICTORY BREAD.
5. HOTEI.J AND RESTAURANTS
are required to serve Vlctcry Bread
on all days save whentless days and
at wheatlese meals. On ese days
and at thesr meals bread
cereals other than wheat
served.
o. m.it rsi n nr.it? or macaro-
nl, spaghetti, noodles, crackers,
breaklast roods, pie, cake, and pastry I
are not to purchase to exceed 70 or !
the amount or Wheat flour usod In the
corresponding month or 1917.
7. WHOLESALERS can net buy to
exceed IQ'r ot thewnount of the
wheat flour used in the corresponding
month of 1917. Sales to the trade
must be In the proportion or one
The city "dads" met in their regu
lar monthly session last Tuesday;
night. A great many matters of im
portance were dealt with, tho meeting
being carried off in an unusually
short length of time.
The city farm was again leased .to
A. C. McDonald and William Triglser.
The period of the lease was granted
for three years at an annual rental
of $170.00.
The Board of Equalisation mad
their assessments on sewer construc
tion, for District, 18-31 and 34.
The Board authorised Mayor Rou
sey to have signs printed, to be placed!
at the Central, Academy, and Emer
son Schools, warning auto drivers to
be careful In passing the school
grounds.
The Board passed a resolution to
the effect that ao street carnival
would be allowed to show within the
corporate limit or Alliance during
1918.
The question or a new oeptlc tank
was discussed at length, It being de
cided to ask the people to vot bonds
tor the new tank and the reconstruc
tion of the old one. The question of
Issuing bonds camo up aloo, for Im
proving the city water and light
plant. The Installation of new
pumps, dynamos and boilers are
necessary. According to the officials
It Is extremely likely that the city
will get out of both light and water
in the near future. The two dyna
mos now running are under a con
tinual strain from steady running,
one of these may break down at any
time, the other could not stand the
additional work, putting both motors
out of commission and the city out
of light. The pumps now being used
1 ii ..It Inada nrt i i 4 a aunnlir !.,-
are required to tncrease i " "'""'"u"lT7 l" -u.,
' ill in AnSn ,.f n ....(. .. t. l . I .. . . . ..11
until, Beginning ' "D,r ji "uiwru uij
in wm summer, mao roe nreimage 01
! one ol the pumps at the present time
would cause the water pumped to rail
short of the demand. The people
around Alliance should wake up to
I these fartB and get together with the
'city officials and see that tne needed
i 1 1 ( ) n ( 1 H Mm nut thrmiirh Tt a f,-....f
made at " ' - " -
must be better to be prepared for trouble
itfaan to try and take care or It when
i it comes.
Mayor Rousey arrived home Tues
day morning rrom his trip in the
eastern part or the state. iMt Thurs
day he attended the Hardware mens
convention at Lincoln, Friday the
State Municipal Officers Convention
at Fremont and attended to business
affairs in Omaha Saturday and Sun
day. The mayor got inarly enough
Tuesday morning so that be was able
to attend a party staged uy tne sheriff
IrEATII OF GEO ROE FEAGINS
George Bernard Feaglns, 11-year-old
eon or Mr and Mrs. Arthur Feag
lns or Bridgeport, rormerly or All
ance. died at Bridgeport Friday after
noon arter suffering ror a short time
rrom an acute attack or appendlctus.
Doctors Slagle and Hershman were
Nearly one thousand carloads of
lumber, in seventeen trains, is being
shipped over the Burlington eastward
this week. Burlington officials are
of the opinion that the ruah of busi
ness last fall is nothing to the big
rush that can be expected during the
coming months
T. F. Guthrie, brother of John W.
Gpthrle of Alliance, arrived In the
city Wednesday mornrn. Tbls is
his first visit to Alliance since .he was
here eleven years ago when he dir
ected the production of the oppretta,
"Pinarore." He Is special agent ror
the Equitable Life Insurance Society,
of which John W. Guthrie Is Alliance
agent. Mr. Guthrie Is seriously con
sidering locating peramently st Alli
ance.
Miss Russel Is attending the Coun
ty Superintendents Convention at
Lincoln this
called to Bridgeport Wednesday and
pound ot wheat flour to one pound or operated that arternoon but the boy
other cereal unless wholesalers satis- 'was unable to survive the attack. The
ties hlmseir that the subsumes Hare runeral was held in Alliance Mundav
been already purchased rrom another arternoon and was attended by a
source. j large number or rriends 'ram this
8. MILLERS are required to pro- vicinity. Mr. and Mrs. Feaglns and
duce one hundred ninety-rlx .(196) 'family have the sympathy or he en-
pounds or wheat flour rrom two bun- tire community in their bereavement
dred sixty-rour (264) pounds or
wheat.
. .9. WHEATLESS DAYS: MONDAY
and WEDNESDAY of each week.
. . WHEATLESS MEALS: THE
EVENING MEAL OF EACH DAY
will be obse rved as a whea t less meal
In addition to Monday and Wednes
day. On these days and meals no
crackorj, pastries, macron! or cereals
containing wheat should be used.
Small amounts or wheat flcur may be
used ror thickening soups and gravies
or as a binder In corn bread other
cereal bread.
This applies to both homes and
public eating places.
10. MEATLESS DAT: TUESDAY
of eah week.
MEATLESS MEAL: THE NOON
MEAL OF EACH DAY will be observ
ed as a meatless meal. No hog. cat
tle or sheep products should be serv
ed on meatless days and meatless
meals.
PORKLESS DAYS: TUESDAY
AND SATURDAY OF EACH WEEK.
By Porkless Is meant with ut pork,
bacon, ham lard or pork products,
either fresh or preserved.
Use mutton and lamb always In
preference to beef and pork. Use
fish, Doultry"andegge This applies
H both homes and public eating the food control set
Alliance friends of Wlgand Maun
ler, the loyal young Alliance man who
has been using every possible means
to get his final citizenship p. pcrs. will
learn with pleasure that there is good
prospects of getting the BUMUff sat
lsfactoryily settled. Mr. Maunler,
who is one of the best known of the
Alliance volunteer Are department
members, has made several attomps
to enlist In tho array but bo cruse ot
his present status has been unvble to
do so. His rather -nd threo brothers
have boen killed while serv'ng with
the French army.
places.
Curtailment of food consumption
will be accomplished largely by
untary efforts, but force will be
ployed whereever perm' tied