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Local Edition The Alliance He It late Heat iNMf D 12 Pages VOLUME XXV ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, OCTOBER 17. 1918. NUMBER 46. 200 CASES OF TUT IN ALLIANCE; 160 NEW CASES SINCE LAST WEEK City Physician Thinks Influenza Epidemic is At Its Heighth Four Deaths During the Past Week CHICAGO SPUD MARKET DECLINED LAST WEEK All Big Market Were Weaker With tVmtlmilng Tendency to Lower Irices on Potatoes Schools, Theaters and Churches Remain Closed For Another Week Funeral Services Held At Graveside Only It wbb reported late this afternoon by City Physician Bellwood that there are two hundred cases of Spanish in fluenza in this city resulting in four deaths. One hundred and sixty new cases developing during the past week, last Thursday there were only LACK OF SCHOOLS TEACHERS ALARMING Chicago The potato market re mained easy and during the trading the first few days of last week there was bK little change In prlcea. j For a time, after the potato mar ket first dropped off s'larply three I "weeks ago, growers In Wisconsin and Minnesota wore reluctant to sell at the prices which prevailed following the drop In tie market, but the dally ' movement out of those states during the past week or ten day.-; would i seem to indicate that they are now selling again nore freely as the aver- forty cases. rantl,r. Hha11 Public Schools of Nebraska nge aaily shipments out of Minnesota iuj viij Clone for Lack of Teachers is ed to make a dally report, to the State Health Department at Lincoln, ! Alarming Question the local board were'notified by tilsj department that it was absolutely The pubUc Bcnoo,8 of our tate are ..rrllArv wVlrh hafl been obtaining taeir supplies from the states to the west of the lake are have run betveen 200 and 240 cars and out of Wisconsin from 100 to 200 cars. Then Michigan is now getting well Into the harvest with the result M'ADOO'S MESSAGE TO LOCAL R. R. MEN Hie following Memage Was Received by Hnpt. Griggs Urging Railroad Men to Buy Bonds. "1 wish you would suy to the rail road men In your region, officers and employees alike, how earnestly I hope that they will subscribe to the limit of their ability to the Fourth Liberty Loan. "Lending their money to Uncle Sam la the finest use they can make of it, not only because It is a safe In vestment for tiemselvea, but It will hep their country win the war. The fact that the kaiser Is already making offers of peace should make 11 m ffO an for f nut rtlta nnn M'i,t- ' wna w uv vino "ii i i vi oi , am , , , . , and keen r fiMln.r n.nr- -t tt, l,,,l B"PB' ,ndf Interpreter. TWENTY-FOUR MEN IN BAD If THEY FAIL TO APPEAR BY OCTOBER 2IST. If the Twenty-four Men Fail to Appear On Or Before the 21st of October They Will Be Subject to a $50 Fine Some Have Failed to Return Their Questionaires; Others Have Disappeared Chance to Make Some Easy Money INDIANS PLAN FOR A BIG CELEBRATION wnniaaa wv Mnvrtr fllSfV l Hllllivi fne hp a rr a B u- nr h n-il.ic nr ffw linrooni j . - w- isivihpj ssjp w Percy Rolfson to take care of this hlgaeat patriotic consideration. Be- work and to make a dally report to cauBe of conditions growing out of now drawlnK them from Micnlffan. tne state neaiin uepsnmuui i .u-ime present, worm war, men anu wo coin. School Teachers Offer nerrlces The local school teachers offered , war activity. heir services In caring for the sick in times ot peace about one-tnirn year u there waB a very ght at the Armory, the local health board j of the teaching force drop out each Ta a eR8on and an tTOtt being unable to get sufficient help. I re&r and now that fewer young peo- cauRnt BOTOe of the rlel(,r, that lay gUdly consented. There are five ' P are preparing for the work It is j rnther iow before the tubers had a s of the Flu at tae Armory, only , appreui BirouB win chnnce to fully develop. In spite of be made to xeep tne teacning supply theBe handicaps, however, the crop Is If the schools are not to close. ! m k i0 ar,A ...irnrm in ir.. The Mirhltan rron la renorted tn men are leaving the school room to runnInR better tnan had en ex take up some of the man forms of wcteA Tne growlng Mtiron of that state was ra'.her unfavorable this one case is at all serious. All funeral services are held at the grave side only, only relatives and the necessary attendants being allow- NOTE ON WAY MAY BE "FULL SURRENDER" maximum until we actually get the peace. "Now is the time fo revsry man In the fighting army In Europe and In the Industrial and financial army at home, to go the limit to make the great victories our soldelrs nave al ready won absolutely complete and final . "I hope taat when the returns are in next Saturday it will show that the railroad men In your region were one hundred per cent. I hope that no railroad man will fall to do his full part." Some employees took only fifty or one hundred dollars in bonds be cause they were advised that "If everybody else did the same our quo ta would be raised." But here is the trouble, there are a few that will not be able to take any due to mP fortunes, and it is up to the rest of us vho can and should, to make up Reported That Germany Had Capitu lated ajMl Thai Hnsperor Wllllasn HTad Abdicated ine annual garnering 01 teacners Gn Tuesday, Minnesota, Wisconsin in state association in the past aas nnd Dakota bulk Early Ohlos sold greatly stimulated interest In school malnly on a basis of 1 1.6 5 to $1.75 work and this, year an earnest effort per cw( . Dulk roUnd and long whites has been made to spread the influ- brought $1.60 to $1.70; sacked ence of the state, organisation, in ad- roUnd and long whites. $1.90 to ie deficiency. I hear some saying dltion to the regular meeting at $1.95; packed mixed red nnd white i tny "can't afford to take any more Omaha there will be meetings at 8toek $1 75 to $1.85 and U. S. Grade1 tnaf ,miy owe some money on their Hastings and Alliance where the sn 9 tacked round and lone whites. Place," etc. But if we don't win this same talent will appear, thus bring- $1.15 to $1.20. New receipts for the lng to the central and western parts ' day m9 S4 cars and there was a of the state the benefits enjoyed by t total of 382 cars on team track at those la eastern Nebraska These -;rie beginning of the day's trading. meetings occur November 7, 8, and tjc yards of the Northwestern road riaim With Community (tub for October 80th The flfty-alx Indian families, com prising two hundred and twelve members, who are now picking pota toes and shucking corn in the vicin ity of Alliance, are desirous of having a grand pow-wow and gala day at Al liance before they return to the res ervation. Philip Romero, Indian Interpreter, has taken the matter up with Secre tary Fisher and plant are being matte for the big day on Wednesday, Oct. 30th, a tthe Box Butte fair grounds near town, providing the lnflnensa epidemic haa subsided so that It Is thou git safe for outdoor crowds of any site to congregate. London, Oct. 16. The British for-1 9, 1918. war their places won't be worth very much. I could mention s great many '?;; f employees who are paying on u their homes and paying 8 to 12 per cent Interest on borrowed money, and still are patriotic enough to feel were aulte badly congested with po- To maintain the schools requires tatoes and this line' was asking ship- the,r responsibility and are subscrib ers to release them from reBponsi-' mK for 200 o$500 of the Fourth billtv on stock out of certain districts Uhgftjf Loan Bonds to be paid for which was destined for the Grand Avenue team tracks. The market Wednesday was fully attended by the teachers and by the lue lower with bulk Early OhloB young people who have the ambition : quoted at 11.61 to $1.65, bulk white stock. $1.50 to $1.65, and sacked Let us remember President Wil- i white stock at $1.80 to $1.90. Re- elgn office stated this evening that eachera and to Becure teac.iers we it had no official confirmation tnat must keep aV(l tne profe88ional 8plr. the German emperor had abdicated, lt AU patronB and school offlcers, but that opinion In well .nrormed clr- every one intei.08ted) In education, cles was not disposed to reject these 8hould Bee thal teheBe meetlngs are rumors. New York, Oct. 16. Tie New York Times has posted on Its bulle- to become teachers. tin board the following bulletin: . ud ' 111. iiii'i 1 a iroiurui v 11- 1 MM ... - , . . 1 .. t . .1 n . . , . , iue nugue, uci. id, 1.01 v. ,... wia lnu.... ,hle .lm. no ...,. would therefore urge tiat the people' Thursday the narket continued continue to give generous support to j easier with prices again off 5 and their schools of all lt.iiI.-; nnH that . in.. I,,. . ,., b ..ill., i nad nr v)i4o Germany's answer which Is expected the a(, juj)t theniBClve3 R8 wl8e. gold main, flt '$, 50 and mckeii ly as possible to the new conditions stock brought $1.80 to $1.85. Re to the end that no boy or glii shall ceipts were 92 cars. .have less oppoituntty for education 1 New York Market Weak. j because of the war and that the na-1 New York City The potato mar- Washington Waiting with Interest . tlon may be strengthened as It can ' ket continued weak and prices were Washington, Oct. 16. No official only be tirough the right education slightly lower last week witi the via London. "The New York Timeo correspon dent can state authoritatively that this aaternoon, will be thai Germany -many accepts President Wilson's terms, but on the condition that Ger German people are guaranteed." out of their future savings by making deductions from thtir checks hi the next elgat months. They have the riht spirit. We have just three more days, now let's get busy and double our origi nal subscription and go "Over The Top." O. L. GRIGGS. REPORT 44TH ANNUAL W. C. T. U. CONVENTION Met In thee Congregational churh at Frefout, Nb., Sept. u -27 124 Delegates nt 1 sev C. 'i a bo 1 information concerning the report of all its people.' that Germany is about to accept tie peace conditions of President Wil son's note had been received early this evening r. Uhe State department or allied embassies. Press dispatch es on the subject were read eagerly and developments of the next few hours were awaited with profound In-tereRt. London, Oct. 16. Reuters Limit-j Harrlsburg Down Over Four ed learns that the German reply to ; Thousand Feet President Wilson is expected to be communicated Immediately and that It is rumored in western Nebraska IIARRISBURG WELL PROBABLY STRUCK OIL Monster Twenty-four Inch Well At ;endency downward. This week, Maine shippers were quoting $2.4 5 to $2.60 per cwt., delivered Harlen Hiver but there was no demand for Maine stock at above $2.45 per cwt., delivered here, lip 4n Maine the shippers were'"paylng the growers $3 to $3.25 per 165-pound barrel at loading station. Quite a few potatoes are moving In ! were unusually New York Btate now and state ship pers are offering their best No. 1 grade spuds at $2.25 to $2.30 per cwt., delivered New York. They are Frisco Market Declines San Francisco The potato-market was weak last week and uncertain with trading under pressure and prices receding. No. 1 large, well sorted stock went around $2.00 !o $2.15 per cwt., with one or two se lect marks held at $2.25. Some fair ly good shipping stock went at $1 7r, to $1.90. Reports from Oregon have it that growers in that section will commence lo dig their crop in about a week or so. Tie Northern state is not expected to cut any figure here for a month or more as dealers claim this early product seldom comes to California. The arrival of potatoes urge this week, Some of t le gentlemen w: brought words of welcome 1 'em- ' to be the opinion that the Y. C. T. IT. goal was reached and we cou ' only receive the benediction "W. done, good aud faithful IK rvnn . "Not so with thin grea-t organ attc whose motto is, "For God an i ho., and every land.' We work to make turn efft well ub sober. Nebiaskn repor thousand members of the Y U. The work is divided Int. thirty departments. One of ri sen new but Itrprrter at tvls t 1 "Work among Soldiers and S- ilors ' The Unions of Nebraska ft r n ' four thousand comfort bags to ol" era wit I a package of ten r run literature In each. Nebraska has iiIbo four field kitchens at the front with the inscription "Nebraska W. C. T. U. on each. We alwi have $750 - 00 for the fifth at hand. Alliance did 1 much sj helping to place the twenty four fans in our Hospitals. After the W. C. T. U. started this work, the government lelped to complete It. President Mamie M. Claflin In her address said, "This is a pitriotlc con vention. Our flag stands for rlght eousnes Justice and truth bo the it is likely to constitute a general ac- that the monster twenty-four inch oil paying the farmers $1.85 to $2.00 ceptance of the president's conditions, well, drilling of which was started per cwt. London, Oc. 16. The German re- one year ago near Harrlsburg, Ben- Long Island growers are getting ply to President Wilson's latest note ner county, south of Scoasbluff and $2.60 to $2.70 per cwt., loaded on the rrohably will be sent tod: y, accord- north of Kimball, has struck oil at a cars, and the stock is selling in the lng to nev.-B received here through depth of over four thousand feet. .yards here at $5 and occasionally diplomatic channels from Hcllrnd. It The rumors, which come from ap- $5.25 per 180 pounds bulk, is expected th: t t ie reply will be an Parently rellabe sources, are that a There are practically no Pennsyl- acceptance of President Wilson'- huge "plug" and "cap" for the well ' vania potatoes coming to New York, terms with some stipulation to the ha been s lipped to Kimball and tak-' although shippers are quoting $2 60 effect tha tthe interests of tho Ger- " overianu from there to Harris- per cwt., loading station. However. man people ust be respected. burg. Amsterdam, Oct. 16 A movement The Harrlsburg well Is being drill cm be observed in the German cap- ed by the Prairie Oil A Gas Company, ital, says a dispatch from Berlin to subsidiary of the Standard Oil Com-.1 Jersey markets. Jersey points are taking a few Penn- sylvanias and they are svlling aroun 1 fiuht against intemnernnee is natrln- ..mounting to 41,000 sacks. tlc The gpjrlt of Arnerlran women ja (..mmI Potato Crop in Canada. heiPg to win the war." ottawo, Canada-While It is some- .The Tobarro , noodwin. 1 .t .... .-I. ...... .. . . - : i a I - ..iv lu , au wmm ii '"IkJng the people into the idea that riai me poiaio crop win oe 11 ap pears from present indications that the quantity will be above thut of 1917, according to the October re port of the Department of Agricul ture of Canada. Reports received from New Brunswick give an estima ted yield of 8,6 50.000 bushels as against an estimated yield last year Of 5,000.000 bushels: Prince Kdwant to give tobacco Is patriotic. Dr. D. H. Krass quotes the Kaisar. add ressing his cadets in 1911 in this wise: "In the next great war tie nation that consumes the least alco hol will win." Dr. Kress adds. "It I is my confident belief based upon I years of careful observation and stu I dy that tobacco is doing more to ! lower the efficiency 1 1 1 . . . . . iBi.i.iu gives promise 01 a bfiier vieiu 1 . " . .h i.. !....,. ..... I young men than alcohol "" iu ,i ru 1 nn iiuus.11 hit- m irdfr is sligitly less; Nova Scotia has a of American 'Do you know one and a half billion acres of $4.85 to $5.00 per ISO pounds In t .e good crop; Quebec also promises a ' KOod ,and wa,8ted for tne Pr- the Told, to bring about a cessation pany. It is estimated that the ex of the submarine war as the result pense of the well to date is between of President WiUon's note. Further Discussion Forecast The Cologne Gaxetle, which often $100,000 and $150,000. There are very few western spuds here, aB the stock la still very green and shippers will not i-uarantep f: to be fully matured. However, a lew cars have been received at he docks but they are selling very slowly at $3.50 to $3.75 per 150 pour l teg ' Michigan and Wisconsin shipiers I were quoting $2.25 to $2.30 per . 180 large crop of iotatoes tun. ail kinds of vegetables. In some parts of On- duction of tobacco and that it takes four times as many men to handle Recently the Department of Pub- on - FTetsahrd shretdo shra shrd 111 ; 1'dty sent out copies of 285 listed Iptll aut lorltatlvely, commenting commercial organizations in Ne on President Wilson's reply to For- braska, askiug for information about eign Minister Solf, says: (needed industries, capital required. "After President Wllnon's note trackage faellitlss, amount of local pounds bulk and $2.40 to $? 50 per hope for peace must be lowered a capital poBsible to Invest, etc. The, ir.0 pound sack this week few pegs." 1 intention was to Issue a booklet for . In the yards. Maines were selling The semi-official North German wide disti ibution showing the oppor- at $4.50 to $4.75 and states ft. SO ;: z. tte of Berlin says: I tunities for profitable investment in ! per 180 pounds bulk. "President Wilson's reply has part- Nebraska manufacturing enteruris- I On the docks. Maine potatoes ly carried the discussion farther end Ml The blanks were sent out three bringing 4 50 to $4.60 per 165 partly extended It. months ago. To date less than a jmund bag; states and western. $3. CO A fresh counter utterance by the dozen commercial club secretaries to $3 75 per 150 pound bag ami I4.nL' German government therefore la nec- have responded The department Islands, $4.65 to $5.00 per If 8 essary, so that the bringing about of takes K for granted that there is no pound bag. Jersey longs In 165 lb. an armistice and the inauguration of demand for such publicity, there- bags were selling at $3.75 to $4 00 peace negotiations are not yet im- for the plan will be abandoned un- and in 150 pound baga, $3.50 to mediately attainable." til some future time. $3.75. Twenty-four of the aixty-slx men Hated below have either failed to re turn their questionaires or disappear ed1, at least the local board la un able to locate them. If theae men fall to make their appearance on or before the 2 let of thla month they will be subject to a $50 fine, or if yon round up tae mtsalng twenty four you can collect the neat little sum of 1,000 for your trouble, you will receive $60 for every man you bring In after October 2 let. Forty-two men will be drawn from the sixty bIx Hated below to leave some time between the Slat and the 26th of October Half of them -will be sent to Camp Bowie In Texas and half to Cemp Kearney In California. The men have no choice In regard to which camp they care to go, this be ing entirely with the board. These men were to leave for the eampa October 7th, but the eall was cancelled due to tae lnflnensa epi demic which was at its height In the training campa at that time. Below ia a Hat of the sixty-six men from which the forty-two will be drawn: C. W. Bharp Bdward Brost Royce L. Niciola John C. Thomas Geo. A. Hlelman Allan C. Mclnnla Arthur R. U.ynold Fred Vogle Fred Scbwaderer Samuel E. Morris Julius Hiendera Burton S. Rowland Phil W. Fraker Lee Basye J. O. Walker Dean W. Ray Albert D. Hunt Kenneth Morhman Glen D. Schrader H. C. Hennlngs Theron K Lyman Lynn G. Ives - Matiry Buckley " JesuR Morales ! Samuel West Yonczou Soto !roy L Taylor Abe Mcintosh Purge Sinner Wm. H. Ayers Adam Zwotlz Jesse Summer Alexander 'rga Fred Holloway Ennis L. Wait John McMvillen I-Awrenre W. Voneman Gaylord H. Pry Tilfonl D. Schwasinger Raymond Ij.Valda Gilio Ilvlro Floyd L. Walbrldge Harry O. Baird John B. Nepper f'harles E. Owen Joseph L. Sherlock Peter Marlse William M. Coupons Sterling G. Mendenhall Lloyd C. T.iomua. Emil Joseph Winter Jose Mandoisa William J. Carter David L. Hammond 1 Dilies H Schulti Joseph H. Robbins Thomas A. Dillon John F. Anderaon Howard E. Reddish Clyde Curry Jacob W. Hastings Jacob H. Herman Walter H. Buechenateln Leya Medtva William H Robinson tario the prolonged hot. dry weather I the bacco crop ai wbett crop?? of July and August checked the 1 Me,p ,ne w u 1 1J wun 1,8 1 growth of tubers. For that reason runa. the crop may not be as large as last I ,ne "owing resolution was in-1 year, but there is still a possibility of, "oaured by Mrs. R. A. Hunter of jamea Cross of Lakcide died at a fairly good yield , Broken Bow and adopted unani-1 hi9 hom, , tliat town , u. ,n tne eTe omlng o the Western provinces, ' mously: nlng of October 16th. Mr. Cress was it appears t lat Manitoba will have "Whereas, the State of Nebraska j unmarried, about 25 years old. and the largest crop of potatoes In her y a 'ood majority, voted In favor had not been ill 01 fee-Hag bad for history, which Is estimate., at 10,- j of 'Prohibition and, quite awhile. It seems that the at- 000,000 bttatoia, This i-. 1,000.00 "Whereas, the powers In author- tr.ck of heart failure came upon him bushels more than the large crop of ".v in Nebraska failed to ratify the j very suddenly and le died before a 1916. Manitoba also reports a bump- National Prohibition Amendment, ; physician could be called. His moth er crop of cabbage, carrots, turnips "Therefore be it resolved. Thatwejer, who lives In Omaha, is expected and all kinds of vegetables. Potatoes the 8tate W C. T. U. in convention , to arrive today. The body was brot in some parts of Saskatchewan and assembled, realising the vital Im- j to the Darling undertaking parlors in Alberta were heavily frosted early nortanee of the quick ratification of i thla city. in the seaM.tt, but it is expected that this amendment by thirty-six states. a fairly good crop will be harvested we deplore and condemn the action The football game whlca was to in other aectlona. In British Colum-' of the powers In autiority for this have been played laat Frldr.y with bia the prospects point to a good failure to so ratify." i Morrill was c:ncelled owing to the average yield. Mrs. Stephen J Elper quarantine