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The Alliance Herald
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VOLUME XXV
ALLIANCE, BOX BUTT COUNTY, NEBRASKA, AUGUST 22 1918
NUMBER 38
GERMANS DRIVEN BACK
FIVE MILES BY FRENCH
TWKNTY VILLAGES FREED FROM GERMANS BY VIC
TORIOUS FRENCH ARMIES WHO CAP
TURE THOUSANDS.
HUN RAIDER SINKS SHIP
Germans From a Submarine Man Fishing Schooner and Sink Other
Ships in Fishing Fleets Thirteen Persons Killed
in Cyclone in Iowa.
Paris, August 22. Lassignv, an important supply and military
post back of the German lines, has been captured by the French
forces, whose lines have now reached the outskirts of Chiry-Our-scamps,
southwest of Noyon. The official statement making this an
nouncement also says that twenty villages have been liberated since
yesterday and that the French have advanced about five miles at cer
tain points.
The tide of defeat still surges heavily against the German armies
in France and Flanders. On four important sectors French and Brit
ish arms have again been served and the entire German front from
Ypres, in Belgium, to Soissons, on the Aisne in France, now is in
greater danger than before.
The British attacked launched Wednesday morning on a front
of ten miles from the Ancre to the neighborhood of Moyennevillc
has been successful on the whole of the front, according to Field
Marshal Haig's communication from headquarters last night. The
enemy's positions were deeply penetrated and a number of prisoners
were taken. A number of villages were captured during the day ami
a strong German counter attack west of Ahiet-Ie-Petit was repulsed.
London. Congressman Charles H. Randall, of California, who
was with several other American representatives, returned to London
Wednesday after visiting the entente allied grand fleet, issued a
statement saying he was profoundly impressed with the stupendous
army of fighting craft. The line of. battleships and cruiser's alone
extends over a distance of seventy -eight miles, and there are be
tween 4,000 and 5,000 destroyers and small vessels of all sorts chas
ing submarines day and night about the British Isles.
Washington. The fiishing schooner Lucille Schnare, of Lunen
berg, was sunk late Wednesday by the former fishing trawler Tri
i umph, now manned by a German submarine crew, who have con
verted it into a raider. Both bombs and gunfire was used to sink
the schooner.
Navy officials here are of the belief that the raider will be cap
tured within the next twenty-four hours. A swarm of chasers has
been sent after the craft and unless the crew secures warning and
sinks the boat themselves it will be either captured or sunk with its
crew. Officials here expressed the belief that the German commander
realizes the utter hopelessness of his continuing operations and that
a rendezvous with the submarine may have been arranged by the
crew of the Triumph, after which it would be sunk and tin- patrol
would find it necessary tOJSQutinue their hunt for several days,
CYCLONE KILLED THIRTEEN PERSONS
Biotll City, lowa, August 22. Thirten persons were killed and
many business houses and dwellings were wrecked by a cyclone that
visited Tyler, Minn., at 11:30 o'clock Wednesday night." Tyler has
a population of about 1,500. The latest report before the wires were
all destroyed said that it had been practically wiped out by the
cyclone and that it was believed that there we're many dead in the
ruins of the buildings not vet recovered.
BOX BUTTE COUNTY
W. C.JJJ. MEETING
Tmrty l.mln - Present for Institute
Meetings Held at Home of Mrs.
J. A. Keegnn.
On August 16 a county Institute
was held at the country home of Mrs.
J. A. Keepan. president of the BOX (
Butte county W. C. T. U.
About thirty ladies were present
for 'he opening song at 10::i0. Mrs. j
.T. J. Vanre presided. The devotion
als were led by .Mrs. S. J. Enter. Xhe
address of welcome was given by j
Mrs. J. A. Keegnn. who expressed ai
double welcome to the soldiers' j
mothers. The response was by rt
Laura Kykman, president of the An
tloeh union, who told of the new but
hopeful union in the potash eHjr of;
the sandhills. Mrs. J. v Heed, pres-
ident of the Alliance union, pave a j
report of the W. ft T. U. meeting I
held at the Kpworth assembly. The i
soldiers' mothers were asked to give
the latest report from their sons. ,
Nine responded. Mrs. Vance sang, I
"Oh Pray for the Boys Over There."
This was followed by silent, prayer.
After half an hour of social con
versation we were invited to trie din
ing room to partake of lunch, served
in cafeteria style. We had planned
to make this very simple but after
the hostess had added mashed pota
toes, creamed chicken, hot coffee,
fresh strawberries and ice cream H
was pronounced I treat.
The afternoon program ffU enioy-
ed by about ' sixty-live guests, fifteen.
,;f these being soldiers mothers.
The program was as follows
! votional J. W. Morris.
Patriotic Service Work
Ked Cross Mrs. J. Rowan.
Council of Defense Mrs. T. J.
O'Keefe.
W. C. T. U. MrB. J. J. Vance.
Reading "What a Real American
!ari Do" Mrs. Stansberry.
Mothers' Program Mrs. Phelps.
At the close three whKe ribbon re
cruits were received.
FLAG RAISING AT
HOLY ROSARY CHURCH
I Jim. King Will H. RaUed on Klgh
ty Foot KlAKItolc at Catholic
Church Tonight.
A large attendance is expected at
the Hag raising at Holy Rosary
hutch tonight, the general public
in the ceremonies. The Knights of
Columbus will be in charge of the
ceremonies and the large flag, donat
ed by the them, .will be placed on the
eighty-foot flagpole, donated by the
congregation.
How F. K. Black will make an ad
dress and there will be other Interest
ing features on the patriotic pro
gram. In this connection The Herald rises
to suggest that Alliance follow the
example of other cities in stopping
all business lor one or two minutes
each evening at s specified time while
all of the flags in the city are low
ered and the fire bell in the city hall
is tolled. This could easily be done
at 6 o'clock every evening and ev
ery citizen thereby be reminded of
his duty In these strenuous times to
his country.
IOI
MOUNTAIN TROUT
PLACED IN STREAMS
Allium i Fishermen Sent Mondn)
Night llant ing Ifaiby Trout in
Nearby Stream.
A large consignment of buby Rain
bow trout was received at midnight
Monday night by Lloyd Thomas from
the government fisheries at Spearllsh.
S. D. The trout arrived in big cans,
carefully packed in ice and came as
far as Crawford in care of a special
messenger.
A number of enthusiastic Alliance
fishermen, interested in seeing the
streams of this vicinity stocked with
game fish, spent the rest of the night
carrying them to und planting them
in the nearby streams. The largest
number were placed in the Niobrara
river, north of Alliance, along the
northern edge of Box Butte county.
Others were placed in Ktlpatrick
lake, west of Alliance and in Pine
Creek, northeast of Alliance In Sher
idan county.
Among those who willingly volun
teered to help in the work of "plant
ing" the trout were: E. O. fining,
Ray Stansbtiry. John Wiker, Roy
Beckwith. Oeorge Darling. Lynn
Cantwell and .lack Glenson It Is
hoped that another consignment can
be secured next year and planted in
the same localities, until the nearby
streams are well stocked with trout
ioi
NOME GUARDS HELP
HARVEST THE GRAIN
Hnx lititte Qojurda Turn (tut in Unl
form to Aaatet Fanners Needling;
Help Harvey Their Grain.
WORKING IN INTEREST
OF POTASH PRODUCERS
The revenue bill, which is under
consideration by the congressional
eOOUnlttM having the same in charge
POtrtatB plates putting a heavy tax on
transportation of potash, particularly
if for any nival distance. This feat
ure is ,r danuer to the big sand hill
industry, and particularly vital to
Nebraska mills, for the potash mar
ket is largely at Birmingham and
other southeastern community cen
ters. There it is extensively used in
the production of citrous fruits,
n'li'-r foods and tobacco. The conse
quences to Nebraska's big Industry,
M well as its relation to food produc
tion, should he well considered, and
the menace eliminated from the bill.
Dr. C. ('. Spencer, of the bureau of
soils, department of agriculture, was
in conference with Lund Commission
er Shumway, Tuesday, in which this
matter was discussed.
Dr. Spencer is a potash expert, and
debated with ihe commissioner the
problem of increased activities in Ne-'
braska, and federal co-operation in
enlarging potas' production. Natur
ally this covered the subject of legal
complications covering state lands,
and the plan of federal control as a
war measure, which has been here
tofore proposed by Commissioner
Shumway.
It was suggested that perhaps Ne
braska could do its share by remov
ing rapidly the obstacles in the WSI
of production, by the state, and from
state lands, which can be best accom
plished by co-operation of ull inter
ested parties, and the department of
agriculture could exercise its friend
ly services with comprehensive reprc
sentatlons to congresH concerning
the danger of the federal tax on
transportation.
Dr. Barbour, of the state univer
sity, joined in the discussion and
Prof. Luckey was also present ut the
conference.
MICK" MAHONEY IS
SHOOTING BOCHE PLANES
Alliance Roy Writes Herald Kdltor
Telling of the ltlg Untiles QO
ing OU til I Midi e.
"Mick" Mahoney, Alliance boy,
writing from "somewhere in France"
on July 27 to the editor of The Her
ald, had the following to sny:
"Well, Lloyd. I have had a little
fun with the Bocae. I said 'fun,' but
sometimes It Is hell. But If things
keep on the way they are now some
thing has to bust and 1 think it will
be 'Gott un Huns' for the American
soldiers are the dope to make a split
ticket.
"The prisoners are pouring back
by the thousands and' the more the
terrier. We get a crack at a Boch
plane every once In u while, hut they
haven t much nerve. They stay up
there so far that they look like a
gnat through field glasses. The
"test thrilling thing Is to see a battle
in the air. I saw one around a cap
tive balloon not long ago. The Huns
cume over to get the balloon, but
there was a Frechman up in the air
above The Boch didn't notice him
but as he got near the balloon the
Frechman made a dive and the fight
ing started but did not last long.
"Those fellows arc the one that
have the real sport up in the air
wher" there are no breastworks, dug
outs or trnches to hid in. Up there
it is 'may the best man win.'
"It is some sight to be on guard at
night about 2 a. m. nnd with only u
machine gun or two or a rifleman
ahooting. And then all of a sudden
It seems like daylight, for about
nine million guns cut loose at once
big puns and little guns, star shells,
tracer sheila and signal flares for
about thirty minutes. Then every
thing stops all at once and the last
one goes whistling over a fellow's
head to bury Itself. Then a fellow
womlerB what 'they' are going to
have for boukfast or who will take
'her' out next Sunday. Some life,
believe me.
"I received a letter from Mr.
Beckwith not long ago and It helped.
Received the Alliance Herald and I
sure read everything that was in It
from start to finish, advertisements
and all. I never had a puper look so
good to me before. I cm on guard
today, but it la not so bad. as I do not
have to walk post now. I was made
corporal and srun pointer the other
day. I draw $47.20 now about
269.00 francs It looks like a roll to
a man hut does not last long. Well
there is not much doing right now.
Give everybody my regards.
Your friend,
CPL. DAltRELL F. MAIIONI0V,
4th Anti-Alr-Craft Battery,
A. E. F.
"P. S - Where is Philip? Tell him
hello for me."
I Editor's Note: Inasmuch as
Philip Thomas, his former chum, is
now in the Philippines or In Siberia
with the American forces recently
sent there. It is possible, and we be
lieve probable, that the two boys
may meet when the victorious armies
match into Berlin from the east and
west sometime next summer
Last evening, Wednesday, the Box
Butte Lome guards turned out in uni
form nnd proceeded to the Miller
farm, just west of Alliance, where
they worked steadily for several
hours In full force assisting in har
vesting the line field of grain on the
farm.
On account of the shortage of
labor the guards have set an example
for other town people who can spare
a little time to help out the fanners,
the latter being pcrfcly willing to
pay good wages to those helping out.
it is expected that the guards will
spend a number of their afternoons
and evenings during the next few
weeks In assisting other farmers in
harvesting their crops.
: i
PIONEER POTASH COM
PANY ORGANIZED
New anil lanjBf POtaeh Plant to lie
Reacted on Wilson Lake- Near
Cltf of Amim-h.
NEVILLE AND McKELVIE
NORMS AND MOREHEAD
LIGHT VOTE OABT AT PRIMARIES ON TUESDAY OVER NE
BRASKA RETURNS FROM SIXTY-TWO
COUNTIES REPORTED
ALDRICH LEADS JUDGES
Thomas Carried Box Butte and Sheridan Counties for Rperesenta
tive Constitutional Amendments Carry
Both Parties.
Lincoln, Nebraska, August 22. Special wire to The Alliance-Herald-
Practically complete primary election returns from sixty
two counties give Neville a maority over Bryan of fifteen thousand
for the Democratic nomination tor governor, and MoKelvie a ma
jority of twenty thousand for the Republican side. Norris for the
Republican nomination for senator is four thousand ahead of Sloan
and Hammond.
Sixty-two counties give Morehead 21,057 for the Democratic
nomination for senator against 8,995 for Metcalfe, and less than 6,000
each for Howard and Reed.
The constitutional amendment relating to the right of suffrage
to persons of foreign birth and the call for a constitutional conven
tion carried by both parties. On the non-partisan ticket Aldrich
led for supreme judge. For state superintendent- Clemmons nomin
ated for reflection on the Democratic side and Sutherland on the
Republican. For regents of the university the nominees are Webster
and Sams. For lieutenant govrnor Banning and Barrows. For sec
retary of state the vote is very olose but Gatewood and Jay are
probably the nominees. For state auditor Mumford and Marsh.
For attorney general Berg and Davis. For land commissioner
Shumway end probably Cowles. For railway commissioner Simono
nnd Taylor. For treasurer Canady and Cropsey.
State Senator and Representative.
In Box Butte county at the time of going to press the returns
had been rceived from ten out of fourteen precincts. In Sheridan
county the returns had been received from nineteen out of twenty
eight precincts. For state senator in Box Butte county George M.
Adams, of Craw ford, on the Democratic ticket, received 80 and Wil
liam Coleman, of Hay Springs, received 60 votes. In Sheridan coun
ty Adams received 80- and Coleman 190 votes. This gives Coleman
a majority of 90 votes in the counties with five more in the senatorial
district.
For state representative LJoyd Themes, of Alliance, received in
Ilox Butte county 106 votes and Paul Mendcnhall, of Hay Springs,
54 votes. In Sheridan county Thomas received 150 votes and Men
tienhall 101 votes. This Rives Thomas a majority from the present
returns of 101 votes, assuring his nomination, as these two countica
comprise the district.
The ten precincts reporting in Box Butte county give the follow
ing results on the leading offices in which there was competition:
.Metcalfe ':!, Heed 17, Morehead 91, Howard 38, Neville 114,
Bryan 47, Pool I0H, Beal 59, Coleman 60, Adams HO, Mendcnhall 54,
Thomai 106, Sloan 51, Hammond 37, Norris 53.
The nineteen precincts reporting in Sheridan county give the
mil, wing: Metcalfe 6H, Reed 43, Morehead 155, Howard 18, Neville
179. Bryan 113, Pool 197, Beal 70, Coleman 190, Adams HO, Mcnden
hall 101, Thomas 150.
A. D. Rodgers was nominated on the Democratic ticket for coun
ty commissioner in Box Butte county. Practically the only contest in
Alliance was for police magistrate the vote going 41 for T. 1). Roberts
and 14 for .lohn Pilkington.
A BOX FROM HOME
The Pioneer Potash company with
a capital of $100,000 is being organ
ized to take over and operate the pot
ash lakes on the Wilson ranch north
of Antioch. A small reduction plant
was ere. ted a short time ago by Wil
son brothers and has hen operated
by them.
The new ompan will er. ci ; ten
ton reduction plant on the sit.- . , r
the present plant to take brine from
the three lakes which are nineteen.
twenty and three acres in size.
cording to the owners
running into the plant
trees BeawgM tn
i ontent
The II plant will continue to
make potash until the new and large
one commences operations The new
plan! will be constructed on the Idea
of the California plants, similar to
the plant on the Pfcetas ranch, us
ing two of the evaporating chimneys
The olhcers of the company are:
J. E. Wilson, president; Homer M.
Wilson, vice president; Jesse -W. Wil
son, treasurer O. B Olson, secre
tary and manager.
Ac-
brine is now
at twelve .I.
I high pt,tash
Prawu by Uaar Wluluiua. Uivlaiua of Pictorial Publicity.
Food savings of millions of Americans during our first year of war enabled this' govern
ment to send enormous food shipments abroad for our fighting forces and the Allied nations.
Our savings in cereals out of a short crop amounted to 154,900,000 bushels; all of which was
shipped to Europe. We increased our meat and fat shipments 844,600,000 pounds. This waa
America's "box from home" to our army abroad and the civilians and military forces of the
Allied nations.
