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VOLUME XXV
ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, AUGUST 29, 1918
NUMBER 39
COUNCIL Of DEFENSE
HEARING CASES TODAY
Rutte Coontr Farmer Fined
f lOO and Coats for Unwise Re-
mark to Drafted Man.
John KaunU. a farmer living thir
teen miles north of Alliance, was
uned $100 and coats by Judge THsh
in county court this morning, on com
plaint filed by the county council of
defense on Information furnished by
William and John Coupons and Ray
mond J. Westlake, neighbors of
Kauntz.
KaunU was charged with telling
William Coupons, a drafted man,
that he did not need to go to war
and that he could get a gun, plenty
of shells, and shoot them when they
came after him. He claimed that it
was said in a spirit of fun and that he
had trouble Saturday morning with
tne men who were responsible for the
complaint.
Kauntz is an Austrian, coming to
this country thirteen years ago. He
took out hiB first papers eleven years
ago and as his seven years has expir
ed he loses bis rights and is now vir
tually an Austrian subject. He is
farming heavily and claims that he is
loyal to this country.
Peter Nagy, an Austrian, was ar
rested Wednesday after making re
marks of a seditious nature In the
Western hotel in Alliance. He is a
vniui Austrian and although he
pretended that he was unable to
apeak English plainly or understand,
he showed, after skillful cross "lam
inating, that he was much smarter
than he pretended to be. He win
probably be Interned.
Word was received by Mrs. L. S.
Baschky of Mrs. Dan Fitspatrtck's
death, which occurred Wednesday
nlcbt about 12 o'clock. The body
will be brought to Alliance Saturday
morning, but the date of the funerat
is not exactly known at this writing.
The ladies of the M. E. Aid So
rietv will meet with Mrs. W. W. Nor
ton, next Wednesday afternoon at
2:S. Election of officers and also
Red roes work Is the program and a
large attendance is deMred. Ladies
are reuueieo iu mius - -
thmibles.
Ralph Cox Is sow working m the
office of County Judge Task and his
many friends are glad to see mm out
again.
LABOR PROBLEM
IS GETTING SERIOUS
Shortage of Unskilled Laborer In
War Work Amounts to One Mil
lion Men or More.
MARRIED MEN ARE
PUT IN CLASS ONE
Eighty-three Hox Butte County Mar
ried Men, Under Thirty-one, Are
Placed In First Class.
The fact that there is now a short
age in wur work of 1.000,000 unskill
ed laborers and that the reserve of
skilled workers as exhausted, devel
oped last week at a conference of
field! agents of the federal employ
ment service held in Washington.
Further curtailment of non-essential
production is planned to release men
for war work.
The labor shortage is so seriouF
that completion of a number of im
portant war projects for the array
and navy is being delayed, H was
stated at the conference The field
agentB declared that the only way in
which the needed laborers could be
secured was to take them from non
essential industry.
Western Nebraska is feeling the
need of workers, both in its monster
potash and sugar factories and on its
farms and ranches. The Box Butte
county labor board has been organ
ized and its announcement of its per
sonnel Is made elsewhere in this is
sue of The Herald.
Indication of how the BOD MIH'
tiuls may be combed was given when
the community labor board of the
District of Columbia announced a list
of twenty-four classes of work re-
garded as non-essential. Employers
la this class are called upon to vol
untarily release their unskilled labor ;
for war work.
Following are the industries which
the district board, the first to make
an announcement, ha listed as non
essential :
Automobile industry accessories
drivors of pleasure cars; cleaning,
repairing and delivery of same.,
sightseeing cars; auto trucks other
than those hauling fuel or doing
government work; teaming, other
than delivery Of products for war
work: bath ami barber shop attend
ant; bowling, billiard and pool
roams; bottlers and bottle supplies;
sandy manufacturers; cigars and to
bacco: cleaners and dyers; clothing,
confectioners and delicutessen estab
lishments; builders nfid contractors
i not engaged in erection of structures
for war work; dancing academies;
mercantile stores: florist k: fruit
stands: junk deslsrs; livery and
sales stables; pawn brokers: peanut
venders; shoe shining shops: win
dow cleaners; soft drink establish
ments; soda fountain supplies.
All married men between the ages
of twenty-ono and thirty-one, regis
tered In Box Butte county, who have
no children, are, placed in class one
of the army draft by the local board.
In compliance with an order received
from the office of the provost marshal
The notices of the change of classifi
cation from class 4-A to class 1-A
were mailed out on Tuesday, August
27, and the registrant have a week
from the time of mailing the notices
in which to file their appeal to the
district board, should they desire to
claim exemption.
The list of men placed In class one
is as follows:
Carl E. Amsberry
Paul Armstrong
Cheater Hardy Aldrich, Jr.
Thomas Aspden
Roy Blake Burns
Maury Wade Buckley
Albert Bauer
Harry Oscar Beaird
Frank Bartos
John Leroy Brannlgan ,
James E. Brlttaln
Frank Henry Bronkhorat
Henry Joseph Blanchard
Lee Basye
Clyde C. Curry
Jesse Chilson
Daniel W. Colerlck
EJner Christensen
Joseph Derr
Herman W. Fricke
Claude W. Foerst
John Fanando
Mell Farles
Philip W. Fraker
Fred E. Feagins
UlysBes Oranankos
Alexis E. Gerhard
George A. Heilmsn
Daniel L. Hammond
Jacob Henry Herman
Henry Halbur
William F. Hart
Hans Christen Hansen
Leon C. Ives
John H. King
Henry Sheridan Keane
Martin Kocar
John Herbert Klasain
Leo V. Lennear
Theron Azel Lyman
Ernest D. McOarty
Sterling G. Mendenhall
.Samuel Earl Morrison
Lyle Morris
Allen C. Mclnnes
A. Claude McDonald
Orlville H. Newman
Paul A. Noecker
Royce L, Nichols
Chas. B, Person
Oscar H. Person
Reginald C. Pearson
Seh Gilbert Peebles
Howard K Reddish
Burton Setb Rowland
Julius Reindeers
William Roes
Clarence O. Rosenberger
Merle M. Reynolds
George D. Reed
King B. Robinson
Dean Wright Ray
Arthur R. Reynolds
Charles Johan Sehluter
Henry C. Sternberg
Guy A. Strother
Leon L. Smith
Ben J. Sallows
Glen D. Schrader
William L Slaughter
Lloyd Alex Smith
Raymond H. Thurston
Lloyd C. Thomas
Claude R. Watson
Ralph C. Wambaugh
Charles E. Wilkinson
Henry Loy Woods
J. Carl Thomas
Floyd Kugene Walbridge
Milton H. Whaley
Michael Walters
Jay Walker
Adam Zwetzig
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LABOR COMMITTEE FOR
BOX BUTTE COUNTY
Prominent Hox BuUe County CIU-
sena Compose Committer Appoint
ed to Handle lbor situation.
The national committee on prisons
and prison labor Is making a nation
wide effort to have every awe bodied
man engaged In some useful occupa
tion, whereby he may produce suf
ficient to support himself and those
legally dependent upon him. Sub
committees have been appointed to
act and represent the national com
mittee thruout the nation.
For Box Butte county the follow
ing committee has been named:
Alliance
Lloyd C. Thomas, chairman.
Mayor W. E. Rousey
I. E. Taah, county Judge.
G. L. Griggs
J. A. Witowuck
T. D. Roberts, police magistrate.
M. W. Buckley
Chas. Brittan
F. A. Bald
D. E. Ptirlnton
J. C. Morrow
Mrs. Jerry Rowan
George Neuswanger. county agent
Hemingford
K. L. Pierce
A. M. Vance ,
This committee will assist In the
enforcement of the state and city
laws regarding vagrancy It will en
deavor to find places for all idle men
and women and will asalst In secur
ing farm labor where needed.
The committee desires to call the
attention of every patriotic citizen of
Alliance. Hemingford and Box Butte
county to Its work and to ask their
assistance. Any person knowing of
any man In the county who Is not en
gaged in some useful work or occu
pation Is requested to report his
name to the chairman of the commit
tee. The committee will Investigate
the matter thoroughly and take
whatever action is necessary to In
duce or compel the man to become
eneueed in some useful labor. The
committee further desires to say that
all communications received by It
will be held In strict confidence.
Any man who is unwilling to pro
duce as well as consume at this time
Is a menace and a stone in the road
toward winning the war, nl i
committee is therefore asking every
patriotic citizen for assistance in the
work that they have undertaken.
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Mrs. Mary Walker, of Davenport,
Nebraska, came in Sunday from Den
ver to visit her son. Jay O. Walker.
Mrs. Walker has been In Denver with
her son, Harold, who is tHking medi
cal treatment.
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Glen Miller left Sunday night lot
Denver on business.
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Mrs. Oscar Braman left Saturday
for Lalake. S. D., to visit her brother
and family. Mrs. Braman's father,
C. D Hancock, made the trip with
her.
DRAFTED MEN TO
HELP LOCAL BOARDS
Will He Drafted Into Service to
Aid Selective Service Organization.
The local, district and medical se
lective service boards will soon be
given power to Induct Into serve
either as privates or non commission
ed grades for clerical and administra
tive work a number of class one reg
istrants. These men are to be phys
ically disqualified for general mili
tary service, bat are qualified for
special or limited, service and also
specially qualified for such clerical
or administrative work.
The order has been transmitted to
the local organisation from the state
officials and reads as follows:
"Fully realizing the difficulties or
securing and maintaining competent
and ample clerical forces for state
headquarters and for local, district
abd medical advisory boards, and In
anticipation of the largely Increased
volume or work which will result
from the enactment into law of the
bill now pending In congress to In
crease the age limits and the neces
sity ror expeditiously classifying the
new registrants in order to be ready
to respond instantly to all calls for
men, this office has requested and se
cured outhority to Induct Into serv
ice either as privates or In non-commissioned
grades for clerical and ad
ministrative work at state headquar
ters and ot local, district and medical
advisory boards, class 1 registrants,
who are physically disqualified for
general military service, but quali
fied ror special or limited military
service and: also specially qualified
for such clerical and administrative
work. Detailed instructions concern
ing the Induction of such registrants,
taeir mustering In, the non-commls-sloned
rank which may be allowed in
certain cases, etc.. will be Issued In
due course. Until such instructions
sre promulgated and specific author
ity issued by this office for the induc
tion of such registrants no steps
should he taken except that boards
ought to make careful inspection of
their lists of class 1 limited service
men qualified as clerks and ascertain
whether or not there may be some
glstraots In deferred classes who
1 be willing to waive deferred clas
sifications and be Inducted for this
purpose. Local boards should make
a tentative list or such men, bearing
in mind that such registrants will be
needed not only tor localboards, but
also headquarters and district medi
cal advistory boards.
POTASH STUDY IN
SCHOOL OF MINES
GROCERIES DONATED TO'
allianceSredIcross
Colorado Realises Importance of
I'otanh Industry and Take Up
Study of MSM rcea
Realising the importance of the
potash Industry of western Nebraska
to the United States and allies, the
officials in charge of" the Colorado
School or Mines at Golden, Colorado,
sre adding a special course at the
fall term which opens on Septem
ber 3.
Prof. I,. D Roberts, who has noln-
ed the faculty from the University of
Chicago, will have charge of the pot
ash course of study. He will keep is
close touch wltbt the experiments
now being conducted by the federal
bureau of mines, at the old Portland
mill In Colorado City, and also with
the development of the potash Indus
try In western Nebraska, from which
45 per cent of America's supply was
derived In 1917. Former members
of the school of mines faculty are
largely in charge of the Nebraska en
terprises, backed to a large extent by
Caraaha capital.
The establishment of n wool scour
ing plant at Denver is being seriously
considered. A New Mexico citizen
claims to have invented a method of
scouring wool with dry chemical
powders, rescuing valuable by-products
In potash which are lost by the
wet method of scouring. It may not
be long until every sheep will assist
the farmers of the esst by contribut
ing his in He of potash via way of the
wool which goes with his clip.
CITY PARK PICNIC
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Itig Crowd Kpeted This Afternoon
at the Hible School Picnic in
City Park
Misses Etta and Hannah Keane
lett Sunday eight ror Lincoln, where
they will visit relatives ror a short
time.
Mrs. Jerry Rowan leH Sunday
night ror Omaha to take special in
struction in war lecture work. Mrs.
How an is a very competent woman
and will be a great help in this line
fir work.
FACTS ABOUT
THE RED CROSS
One hundred and five drarted men
go through Alliance tonight trom the
Black Hills, en route for the train
ing camp. Five will go from Alliance
and four from Bridgeport.
CLASS ONE MEN
MAY NOT PICK SERVICE
Men Placed in Class One of the Draft
Not Allowed Voluntary Induction
Into Army Branches,
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Men placed in class one for the
draft will not be allowed to pick the
branch of service desired by them
and inter the s:.me by voluntary in
duction, as has been done in the past,
according to the ruling of Capt. Wal
ter L Anderson, pTOVOSt marshal for
Nebraska. The local board bad BASde
this rulinu and VSrS sustained in H
by the provost marshal.
Capt. Andersen replied "No" to
tiie roiiowing telegram, seal to him
yesterday :
"Advise ir men flnrot it class 1-A
but not yet (ailed for service, have
privilege or selecting branch of s PV'
ice desired by voluntary induction?"
The ruling under which the mar
ried men wore placed in class 1-A is
is follows
' ir a registrant has a wife but no
children and there are such other
sources or support available tha' the
removal of the registrant will not de
prive the wife or reasonably adequate
support the registrant goes in class
one as not being included in any oth
er division in the schedule."
National Headquarters Given Out
Statement Itegardhig Amount of
fan and Work Done.
Starting at two o'clock this ifter
noon. the Christian church HibI"
school picnic will be held at the city
park The prizes for the athletic
program will be paid in thrift stamps
and the program is as follows:
Boys' foot race, ages 6 to 10 10
to 15.
Girls' root race, a tee 6 to Id 10
tr i r.
Tug or war between girls and boys.
Boys' rope climbing contest, age '
to 10 10 to 15.
Boys' chinning contest, age 6 to 1
10 to IB.
Girls' running broad jump, ae1 10
to 15
Boys' running board jump, SSS
to 10 10 to II
Boys' 50 yeard dash, age 6 tj 12.
Girls' 50 yard dash, age 6 to 13,
Boys' sack race, age 6 to 10-10
to 15.
Girls' sack race, age 6 to 10 10
to 15.
Boys and girls' potato race.
Boys' three leeged race.
Boys' watermelon eating conies'
Volley ball contest, ladles vs men
Ladies' tennis contest.
Ladies' and men's wheelbarrow
contest
Indies' baseball thr iwinrr eoatSSl
Young ladies' nail driving con'est
Young ladies' foot race
A pennant will bfl given to the pri
mary class bavin;- he largest at
tendance on the irronnds at toll call,
also one will be gives to the mm ITS
and adults class hiving the largest
r.u'cber or member jf ' n' that dHy
1 - A Kl.O'
. 'rrqm others
The men are urged to come right 1
r.-om work in their every day clothes
to the grounds. tin ronteat between
the men and won: en starts at 5:30
The penic lunch will be served at 7
p. m., after which a short musical
program will be given. Other prises
will be given besides the ones men
tioned above, so come early, prepar
ed to have a big time and enjoy the
day.
Owing to the fact that misinforma
tion seems to be circulating among
many of the Red Cross workers, the
national headquarters have given us
the following statistics:
(a) The stock of yarn is 1.400.
000 pounds and while additional
aru may be obtained, the total will
i Ite considerably under the 10.000.000
pounds used lust year,
(b) The Red Cross has in addition
read for distribution 1.600,000
sweaters. 1.14.000 mufflers, 184,000
wristlets. 228.000 helmets and I.
128,000 pairs of socks, which, with
new articles to be made, will meet
i he more ui'gent needs of our men
during the coming winter.
(c) From September 1. 1917. to
June 30. 1918, the Red Cross distrib
uted 5,875,000 knitted articles to our
army and navy, and also sent 870.-
000 knitted articles to the Red Cross
commissioners in France and Italy.
The war industries board requests
that all chapters secure yarn exclus
ively through the division bureaus of
supplies.
From the above it is apparent that
the Red Cross workers of America
are accomplishing an immense
.mount of work The above are fasti
;ind when any person circulates re
ports which tend to discredit the Red
Crow and its workers, ask them the
1 m pie question. "Where do you get
ur tacts?" This will tend to curb
the circulators of these reports
whether they are malicious or
whether circulated by persons inno
cently by repeating what they beard
h O. Kerns, rormer traveling
rrelght agent for the Burlington rail
road company, In the live stock di
vision, Is now holding a responsible
position with the Kansas City Union
Stock Yards company. Mr. Kerns
was an Alliance visitor on Thursday
and Friday of last week and reports
an excellent business. He has a wide
acaualntance throughout the live
stock section of western Nebraska
and adjoining slates.
A delegation headed by A. P.
Stryker. of the South Omaha stock
yards, has been In Washington urg
ing that Secretary McAdoo, as direc
tor general of the railroads, to In
tervene in behalf of aiding the ship
ment of thousands of cattle from
Texus, Oklahoma. Kansas nnd other
southern states to western Nebras
ka the "long grass country." Con
lldence was expressed by members of
the delegation that their suggestion
would be complied with by the rail
road administration. It was said
that Mr. McAdoo would investigate
lbs situation and il it Is rs represent
ed he will furnish cars and right of
way ror speedy shipment ot the stock
which it is claimed Is In danger or be
ing lost through lack of rorage.
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Nebraska potatoes must be graded
according to government standards
this year or they cannot he shipped
to the market and sold. The roderal
food administration has notified
holders of food licenses that they
must not ship, nor accept, potatoes
not up to government grades. The
order applies to all wholesalers and
Jobbers or foodstuffs and to retailers
doing a business amounting to $100,
000 per year, or over.
The Herald received the announce
ment as follows:
Mil. and MRS. C I CH A MBBRS
announce the marriage of
ANNA RBBBCCA
to
JAY I). BMBRICK
at high noon on
Saturday. August 2f.th. 1918.
Sidney, Nebraska.
At home arter September first. Alli
ance. Nebraska."
Merrltanta Found Guilt of Violation
of Food Regulation Make
Donations.
Two Alliance grocery firms were
found guilty last week of violation
of the federal food administration
regulations and were given the alter
native of donating 10 dollars each
to the Alliance chapter or the Red
Cross or of standing prosecution un
der the food regulations. Each paid
the doatlon to the Red Cross and
promised to be good in the future.
R. T. Morgan, manager of the
Hamilton Grocery Co.. admitted hm
had sold 20 pounds of sugar with
out requiring the proper receipt and
credentials. He assumed the blame
and said1 that because it wss brown
sugar he believed he had the right
to sell the amount. He promised to
be good In the future, after receiv
ing a severe scoring from County
food administrator Ira E. Tash.
H. Essay was found guilty of sell
ing twenty-four pounds of white flour
and only ten pounds of substitutes to
Mrs. H. H. nostrum on August 22.
He promised to observe the regula
tions faithfully in the future.
Arthur Bomgardner. who sold his
ranch some months ago and purchas
ed a house in Alliance, afterwardx
renting it to Sam Sims, a painter, re
tained one room for the storage of
his furniture. 81ms reported that
food was hoarded there and County
food administrator Ira B. Tash went
before County Judge Ira E. Tash.
wtio having faith In the Integrity of
tne rood administrator. Issued a
search warrant, with the result that
ten sacks of flour and! fotv-five
pounds of sugar were discovered In
the room. Bomgardner appeared
and said that he was not aware of the
regulation. The foodstuffs were sold
and the net proceeds, amounting to
iz were given to the Red Cross.
According to instructions received
yesterday, there will be no more
wheatless days or meals after Sep
tember 1. It will be necessary to use
war bread, however, made on the
ratio of twenty per cen t substitutes
and 80 per cent white flour. Ready
mixed Victory flour, made on the
99-29 basis, will be sold. Or. the
person who desire" to eat white bread
for four days end corn breed for the
next day, may do so.
WOMEN AUTO DRIVERS
WANTED FOR FRANCE
Abdication Should lie Made to J. C.
Morrow, of .Alliance, for Appoint
on nt to Work.
Mrs. J. M. Miller and daughter.
Martha, returned Wednesday niorn
ll from S two wci Vj' outing at
Spearfish canyon
Dewey Donovan, ot the headquar
ters company at Fort Sill, has a short
furlough and is visiting friends In Alliance.
eorge A. Mollring lert Saturday
night ror Chicago, where he will buy
some or his rail and winter imme
diate stock.
PLENTY OF SUGAR
BOX BUTTE COUNTY
.7.roi I'i.iiihI- of Sugar Allotted to
County ror Month of Seteiiiber
Im Allowance.
County rood admlnistrato Ira E.
Tash unnounces that the sugar allow
ance ror Box Butte county during the
month or September will be 37,500
pounds. This is based on a popula
tion or 15,000 people, including some
who trade in Box Butte county and
who are located in Sheridan, Sioux
and Morrill counties Two pouuds
per person month is the allotment.
Seven thousand and five hundred
pounds are set .-.side ror canning
purposes, an issue or 25 pounds be
ing allowed per ramily for canning.
Beginning with September 1 sugar
cards will be issued for each indi
vidual and no sugar may be pur
chased without the card.
The Paris headquarters of the Red
Cross have cubled ror 300 women mo
tor drivers ror service in France and
immediate applications are desired
Tor this service as the first unit will
probably sail October 1.
While there is not a Red Cross
motor corps In this city, yet the ap
plications ol competent drivers are
desired and they will be given an op
portunity to appear berore the di
vision director of the motor co ps
service for examination and recom
mendation to the bureau or person
nel. Tne special qualifications for this
service are:
Certificate of first division Red
Cross motor corps ainbulunce and
(nek driver, or successful parsing of
an examination in mechanics and
first aid as specified for American
Red Cross motor corps drivers; ago
25 years or over, and of unquestion
ed loyalty and in good health. Un
der certain conditions the sisters of
officers or enllBted men will be ac
cepted, but women with husbands or
sons in the foreign service of the
American Red Cross, the Y. M. C. A..
Kuights or Columbus and other like
organizations or with husbands, sons
or lathers in the army cannot enroll.
Successrul applicants will be used
principally in Paris and interior
points ror motor messenger service,
ambulance service between stations
and Red Cross hospitals and to a
limited extent in camion service. The
Red Cross will pay the transporta
tion to France and ir necessary, the
Red Cross will pay living expenses
in France. It is desired, however, to
have volunteeui who are able to bear
their expenses. Any ladies desiring
to make application for this worr
should leave their names with J. C.
Morrow, chairman of the local chap
ter at the land office.
Rev. A. A. Layton arrived home
Wednesday night rrom his vacation
snd will hold regular services next
Sunday, both morning ad evening.
Subject for the morning Is given as
"Go Forward." Evening subject will
be given out at the morning service.
Automobile devotees have a treat
in store for them in the auto exhibit
that has been booked to show at the
state fair, September 1 to 6. Auto
mobile hull has been filled with as
fine an exhibit as has ever been
shown and prospective purchasers
have an unequalled opportunity be
fore them of viewing all makes of
cars, making a study of each and
thereby, in all probability, of making
a more intelligent choice of a car.
Anto enthusiasts will also be groatly
interested in the auto racing tbat will
be held the second day of the fair.
Wnth the list of noted drivers that
will appear Borne new records will In
all probability, be hung up.