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1.800 CASES FLU IN
LESS THAN A WEEK
Vurai)tino Shut Out all Visitor at
tVunp mIk.v Koltllcrw l'rliUlci
Vruu to VMt City
Officers state the partirular r nade
ha1 never bo i um in France, and
was not a souvivir. 'ed fti Investi
lateri were also at wuik ca .he case.
Million In Life Insurance
The government's Insurance plan
to take the place of pensions is very
!i!"ilar. Of the present increment
35,011 ini'ii have been taken out ln
Uraace amOttnttBg to 1314,711,600.
!h:in 200 iinn hi the cantonment
u'fuHed to avail themselves of Insu
rance privileges. Thejr gave religious
les or lack of persons to name
Iciaries as reasons. Soldiers of
Bighty-eighth Division during
stay at the aantonment secured
000,000 worth of insurance.
Found Her Son
Camp Dodge, la.. Oct. 16- Span
ish influenza, revised edition of the
lagrippe, has broken out at Camp
Dodge and this resulted in a strict
quarantine being thrown about the,
cantonment. Only those having ur
gent business such as laborers and1
ramp helpers are permitted to visit i
ln irrnunria nml IhA antritnr hovs Itrfm
forbidden passes to visit the cltyw After a separation of ten years,
Soetmhmg like 1,000 cases of slckJ Mrs. J. A. Smith of St Paul, Minn.,
neaa developed In less than a week! met her sou, Charles, Monday morn
and this epidemic form of what apJ inc. in ward 13 at general hospital
pears to be a contagion 1"1 to bj where he is being treated ror mental
the quarantine. The medical staff ilnliiiMi.. Mrs Smith learned the
giving the matter the most iirefufcj where about of her son through the
and wrious attention. A thorough! Red Cross organization. She has
est of throat cultures show that! been trying to locate him since he
only about 180 cases are the Influen 1
aa auch as began a few weeks agot
in the camps in the east. The other
caaea are milder forms of the grlpa
together with severe colds and an oc-Lof wounded men from the battlefields
rastonal case of pneumonia. The on j
ly deaths reported since the epide
mic broke out are from pneumonia
Quarantine has also been ordered ntf
Fort Des Moines and at neither placej
will any gatherings be permitted.
This has put a quietus on all forms;
of amusements in tiie various amuse
meatB in the camp. In spite of the in
conveniences occasioned by the pre
aene of the contagion all kinds of
training is going forward as if noth
ing had happened. Hundreds of wo
men have been at work making gauze
bnwthing equipment. This is similar
lo what has been n use in the pneu
monia wards ever since the epidemic
last spring. Something like 30,000
of these were required and the wo
men of Des Moines volunteered to
provide them. The men use these to
breath through after they retire" for
the night. It is believed by the medi
cal staff that the epidemic will rui
lis course without serious results.
All Ma.s i t s Miwt Be Quarantined.
Dogs, cats, monkeys, or other pos
pecuve mascots brought here will
pass through two weeks of quaran
as to their masters. The ani
mals no matter whore they cot
from, wll be forced to submit to all
the regular tests for diseases before
being released by camp veterinarians
m car load of goats, dogs, cats sad
whatnots are now In the "brig" for
im nation.
New Medical Officers
A dispatch from Washington says
aai iontract surgeon Arthur A
Sweney, United states r.rmy, is re
lieved from duty at Ramp Dodge and
will proceed to his hVme. The ap
pointment of Quartermaster Ser
jeant Frank Allen B.yaen. quarter
master corps, as soconA lieutenant is
announced. Appointment of Ira II.
Wushburne as captain, rafedical corps,
and of Rush English Castelaw ns cap
tain, medical corps, is announced.
Tan latter will proceed to Des Moin
' mm. Second Lieutenant Louis D. Siui
n, quartermaster corps, is relieved
from his present duty and win nrn
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left home ten years ago.
Many Wounded at Fort Itas Moines.
The big government hospital at Ft.
Des Molnea received another group
of France last week. There were 91
of them and they bore evidence of
hard fighting and narrow escape
from death. There were seven Iowa
men among the number. These were
Wm. 1 Fields Co. F. 168th regiment
Fort Dodge Corp. Vester A. Benson.
C. company ; Corp. Rupert W. Gnm
ble, A company; Pvt. Joel N. Boone,
II company; Pvt. Robert Dorman, H.
company Pvt. Ulysses Itchier, D. com
pany, and Pvt. Verne Caldwell of the
Sixth engineer regiment, whose home
is at Montezuma. More than half of
the returned veterans were aboard
the Mount Vernon, the troopship
which was torpedoed by the Germans
Sept r, and although badly damag
ed managed to make its way back to
Brest. More than a score of sailois
lost their lives, but none of the re
turning sailors was injured, the men
Buy. There are now several hundred
men at Fort Des Moines who were
wounded In France. A force of mi lo
gical experts und a large number of
nurses are on duty. Men skilled in vo
cational training are teaching thi
permanently crippled men some
trade that will enable Belf support.
All kinds of equipment for shop work
is provided Many of the men are suf
fering from shell-shock gas polslon
and other infirmities thai can be per
manently cured but the process is
extremely slow. The first soldier to
be cured and discharged from the
Foit Dee Moines hospital and return
ed to duty In France is Pvt. Roy
Chit wood of Soldiers Grove. Wis
Chitwood came to the hospital with
i;unshot wounds. Twenty of he thir
ty-five men Injured In tbe wreck
near Springfield in Sept. 17. when a
troop train on the Frisco line crash
ed into a freight train, were brought
to Fort Des Moines hospital for treat
ment. Ttie Foarteenth Infantry on Duty.
The second regiment of the regu
lars to report at the camp to parti
cipate in the organization of a new
division is the old Fourteenth infan
try. One battalion that has been on
eead to Des Moines. Jay M Kilbourne 1 y in A,asktl has not et arrived,
fuoua City, is appointed medical ' The batta,,ionB tnat ve arrived
corps, United St-tes army have been stationed at Seattle and
To Stop Civilians Wearing Uniform Swokw.Waali.. the 2d battalion be
Camp Dodge military authorities' '"K rom Fort I'awton- Seattle, and
intend to see that civilians, bot i men 2 3rd trom Kort Wriht- Spokane,
and women, do not wear military Uni The 14th reinient ,s on of he
form or rtrao est organizations in the service. It
dates back to the war of 1812 and
in the Mexican war and the war of
Camp Dodge military J" ffgf " rendeml
. wi,l, feder,l depart ous Ice. J n recent fW it being
iu iiuiy in me i-iuiiippittes ano prev
ious to that it was in China during
the Boxer uprising. The younger gen
eration that now compose the regi
ment take great delight In brlagtBI
up the long and creditable history
Of the organization.
Highl to Signal Officers' School.
uniforms. By military unifoms is
tuui uniiuriuB oi me army, navy
ami marines.
aci wriu federal depart
meat of justice agents and have
baan instructed to rigidly enforce
restrictions upon the wearing of
th apparel and the Insignia The
cl.ool board bus been informed that
rlh school o idets will not be per
mitted to wear any unlrorm resem
bling United Suites military uniform 1
nr. (i in., r. thus saving the men
who spend their money at the ex
changes from 16 to 60 cents on the
dollar of what these goods formerly
cost them. The large warehouse at
11th and Main streets will be the
central distributing station tor all the
eanteenB in the camp. Here goods
purchased will be stored to be re
qulsilnned by the several canteens.
Ill Limited Service Men Aid Draft
Work.
One hundred and twelve-limited
service men have been tisslgned to
duty with the local boards of Iowa
and have reported for duty as clerks
rs assigned. These men will be given
Ihe same pay and privileges a:i the
soldiers in the ranks. They nnifl per
form the work assigned to them by
the local board and make tv
each week to their command ns of
ficers. Besides the $30 a month pay
for the private, the limited service
man will rofe've $87.60 to pay fr
board. $15 to pay for rent, and $5 a
month for lictit and hea, , making a
total of $87.50 e.tci, received by
these men for r erlcal work with the
local boar.1i. Under the new system,
an abundance of help will be avalli
nbfe to the draft boards, and tiie
work of passing on the qualificat
ions of men called before the boards
will be expedited.
CVrridor to Hod Pros House.
Patients af the base hospital who
have been enjoying the comforts of
t.ie new Red Crrss house will be
more than pleased to hoar that au
thority has been granted from Wash
ington to construct a corridor from
the hospital proper to the Red Cross
house. This will permit patients to re
to and from the Red Cross house
during the winter months, and will r
so Insure heat for the building, a'
the steam connections will be made
through this corridor. Work will be
started as soon as possible.
New Athletic Director.
J. N. Van Liew of Des Moines,
for the past ten years at lletic coach
at East High School, has been ap
pointed camp athletic director under
the Fosdick commission on training
samp activities. Mr. Van Liew was
graduated from Grinnell college in
1903 and during his student days in
thai school took r.n active part in all
forms of athlotlca. He was a met
Of the varfi'.ty.football squad in 1902
and 1903, and started at the position
of quarterhak.
New Librarian for Ited Cross House.
Miss Blanche A. Walts, of Spencer,
arrived this week to take un her du
ties as librarian for the American Li
brary Associaticn branch In -the Red
Cross house at "the base hospital. Miss
Watts las had considerable exper
ience in library work. The library at
the Red Cross house is getting more
popular dally.
More Officers Are Assigned to 19th
Several officers of the 163d Depot
Brigade and Jd Infantry have been
assigned to duty with the 19th Divis
ion the past week. Among them are
MaJ Mord P. Short, Capt. 8piller
Hieks, and the following second lleu
tenenants of the depot brigade, all
assigned to tie 87th Infantry.
I Lieuts. Franklin Rudeen. Ralph S.
Potter, Donald G. Smith. Harry F.
Sin. re, William W. Hill. Oscar L.
Holden and Charles R. Hubbird.
.Opt. John P. Mundt and Cnpt.
I Floyd C. Copple of the 2d Infrntry
hae been transferred to the 19th di
vision, unaligned. Second Lieuts.
Oscar TC. RefBell, William B. Reltmey
er. Karel Rlckerson, Paul R. Roek
.wood. Benjamin Robinson. Sammuel
A. Trubshaw, Karl V.inde.- Horck.
Gordon M. Welch, and Serpi. P.
FOR STATE
REPRESENTATIVE
Election November 5, 1918
"II has been the exnerienr nt ih1 tMih' ,mn of the depot brigade
military police ihat slackers and W,, have -Ullim,d r admission to
druft evaders often secure uniforms SUnal Wl0m' Trainim: iehool,
to vafie service." j, aiatment issued ,,aM' ' a i sf 1 1 t-,l to the 14th
at Headquarters at Camp Dodee an Srv,ce Company and sent to Camp
"Discipline and training of -the many Moad- Maryland, to be candidates for
oldiers is interfered wfcn when the ro""lal lOBS in the signal tralulng
uniform Is worn Indiscriminately bv 84,11001 there They are Pr,V8- Jesae
reraonB not in the service." F Spencer. Melvln V. Porter, Nath-
Iland Gernude Hxplodea With Fatal ' W Brewber. Rufus I Jacobson.
The hand gernade which exploded un Httym"n- Maurice J. Ingeson. Jess
at the Bui t R.-ddlery company result- Au6,,n N Edwards and Enwell O.
Iw ta the death of two employes and JluaaoP
injuries to two others, was procured ' Cheaper Goods at the tamp
from a Camp Dodge soldier, who had J The new system of direct buying
ee engaged in range practice, ac mil Belling, cutting out the middle
cording to officers of the Fort Des j man's or brokers profits will be
Moines intelligence department, that inaugurated next week. Under the
tea grenade was a war rollc and came new system. Lieut L. E. Sinner, camp
e this county from France is vigor- exchaage officer, will do the buylna
usly denied State secret service for pjl. the canteens in camp. In this
aaaa stated that both hypotheses way goods will be purchased la sue
Wte being considered in an invest!- large qoaatittes that these purchaaaa
pktten which was not yet completed uisy he ma djiractly from tas an-
LLOYD C. THOMAS
Editor The Alliance Herald
CANDIDATE FOK HE-ELEtTION
Uoyd's platform is his excellent
record during the regular session of
1917 and the special session of 1918.
During the regular session he helped
introduce and push through, among
others. NEBRASKA'S PROHIBIT
ION LAW. the 18-nuiles-per-hour
UTVK STOCK TRANSPORTATION
LAW, the STATK PUBLICITY LAW,
t wice-a-inonth pay for railroad em
ployees law, tho law creating a
STATK COUNCIL OF DEFENSE and
the joint resolution requesting the
national congress to take tteps for
-overnment ownership or manage
ment of all railroads, telegraph and
telephone systems.
At the special tx ssion in 19 IS lie
helped introduce and pass the SOL
DIERS' VOTING LAWS, the MIN
ERAL LEASING LAW, the SEDIT
ION LAW. and the HOME GUARD
LAW.
He Btunds for ratification of the
national prohibition amendment and
ror the passage of every law that will
assist the government in the success
ful prosecution of the war.
Lloyd is not backed by any ring
or combination. He has ao "axe to
xriad.' He hae holae to pat west
era NeWaaka "oa tao mas" aad tf
elscita a wiH hctp te keep It
taots
Wile', were assigned to fl.e 2d Infan
try, Second I. lent Howard R. Hush,
Thomas R. Jrckson, Frank S. Jewell
Philip G. Jones, Leon O. Stoker and
James M. Tayl- r were acs'naed to
the 88th infantry.
With the breaking ef three cases
of rnthrax In tbe camp, orders have
been Issued by camp headqurrters
that shaving brushes In the camp
shall bo tho-.-ouphl;- sterilized. The
order applies especially to brushes
sold in the canteens.
Medical officers of the camp ex
press no alarm over tho ant irax cas
es that have appeared, as i'. ey state
that this disease Is easier to control
and cure than many others which
are more commonly known. Tiie or
der in merely precautionary as are
other sanitation orders Issued In i
camp.
Speaking once more of "biggest
things" Nebraska here Is a re
capitulation: Biggest potash plant
biggest creamery, biggest macaroni
factory, biggest broom factory, big
gest vinegar factory, biggest par
capita subscriptions to thrift s-tamps.
Perhaps Jt would be better to say
"largest" but "biggest" seems to
express the t lought better.
Live Stock Transit Insurance
Live stock men over the entire west are forming the habit of INSURING
THEIR LIVE STOCK IN TRANSIT. They do it for safety, economy and
quick returns.
The Hartford Live Stock Transit Policy
protects shippers of live stock, ahd is the only company offering a broad poliey
easy to understand, clear in its terms, which gives absolute protection against
loss from hazards of transportation including suffocation, freezing, tramp
ling, fire, collision, train wreck and every form of killing or'injury while the
animals are in the custody of the common carrier.
We are represented at all of the lie stock markets in the United States
and Canada, and locally by
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FRED E. FEAOINS
Alliance, Nebraska
C W. SPACHT
Hemingford, Nebraska
SAMS & McCAFFREE, Scottebluff, Nebraska
W. B. CHEEK, Local Manager
HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
Lire Stock Department
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ave money on.rarm
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your ranch or farm than to build the clumsy, short-lived all-woed gates you
have Uted for years. That's why the farmers are putting up thousands of
these pates every year. They have found that here is the first practical farm
gate one that will really stand the hardest knocks, outlast the all-wood op
wire andjras-pipe gates three to one, and yet actually costs them bo mere than
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CANT-SAG gates are not only stronger and cheaper, bat they are also
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length or height.
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The sample gate now on demonstration at our yard will shew yeu just
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