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VOLUME XXVI.
ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, DECEMBER 19. 191m
NUMBER 3
WILSON FAVORS NATIONS FORMING
LEAGUE TO STOP ALL FUTURE WARS
PRESIDENT WILSON, AFTER DAYS SPENT WITH CON
TINENTAL LEADERS. STILL FAVORS LEAGUE
OF NATIONS PLAN
PRESIDENT WILL ATTEND CONFERENCE IN ENGLAND
Denounces Published Story That he had Accepted Plan Formulated
by the League to Enforce Peace Will make Preliminary Visits
Next Week With British Statesmen
PARIS After days spent In gathering views of the French lender
President Wilson's closest advisers Rag he has seen no reason for chang
ing his belief that the foundation of a league of nations Is iiisemrnble
from the actual peace treaty. These
advisers Bay that the president Till, MCCTIWP E1VADC
reassure England that he has no MASS MlT Nil I A V KS
lilt Pillion Ol aemanaing a reuuciiun
of the British navy to a point involv
ing the unsafety of the British empire
but will emphasize his feeling that
the plan will strengthen the empire.
The president has denounced the
published story that he had accepted
a plan formulated by the League to
Enforce Peace. The official statement
made it plain that he believed a lea
gue of nations indispensible to the
maintenance of peace, but that he
A STRICT QUARANTINE
Hundreds of Nebraska Doctors and
City Officials Attended Meeting
Held Tuesday at Lincoln
Lincoln, Nebraska, December 18th,
A strict and absolute quarantine
for all cases of influenza was recom
mended Tuesday at a mass meeting of
had never, directly or indirectly, In- jocai an(j county boards of health,
dorsed any particular plan. 'rne three or four hundred represen-
Presjdent Wilson expects to go to , tatives from local and county boards
London next week, where the prelim- j imdadinc manv physicians assembled
Inary conferences will take place with
British statesmen.
MILLER WILL OPEN NEW
UNDERTAKING HOUSE
in the .senate chamber at the capitol
deliberately decided that influenza
had reached a stage in Nebraska that
it must be met with the strictest
i measure known to health officers
I the quarantine. In making this re-
commendation the representatives
assembled in Lincoln go futher than
Proprietor of Well-Known FurnltMre i the Burgeon general of the federal
Store Will Open Department i neaitn department.
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UNITED STATES f AVORS THE SINKING
OF ALL CAPTURED GERMAN WARSHIPS
AMERICAN DELEGATES TO PEACE CONFERENCE REPORTED
TO FAVOR SINKING OF CAPTURED
VESSELS FROM GERMANY
ENGLAND DACKS PLANJEJDESTROYING WARSHIPS
Smaller Nations Expected to Oppose the Plan and to Ask for
Division of Ships in Accordance With Losses
Suffered by Them During War
NEHKASKA gPCDi WIN
M1D-WEHT IMU'KK
After First of Year
The meeting was one called by the
state board of health. It was preside d
over by Dr. W. H. Wilson epidemiolo
Glen Miller, well-known Alliance
furniture store proprietor, announced gist of the state board and was ad-
this week that he will open an under. dressed by Dr. W. F. Wild, chief of.
taking parlor in this city soon after ficer of the state board. Governor
the first of the year, n connection I Neville, chairman of the state board
With his furniture busineso. He has j also spoke and predicted that a pro
been engaged in the furniture busi- j gram would be outlined that would
Bpas here for a number of years and do much to wipe out the disease in
nis a large business. this state.
The new undertaking branch will In recommending Quarantine f'r in
be up-to-date and a new, latest mod- j fluenza the meeting discarded the
1 motor hearse has been ordered, in placard method which has bee. ttltti tors, this winning Is surely a highly
charge of the department will be a witb varyiug success in this state. Ill J gratifying one. It eliminated any
competent and experienced under- many communities placards have chance of future discrediting of Ne.
taker who is now in the government J been posted warning people not to foraska and more especially Box Butte
army service but who expects soon to Vj8jt where influenza exists. In some COunty.
be given his discharge. Mr. Miller I eotntUUnitlM partial quarantine has
Nebraska potatoes scored again
when at the Mid-West Potato Show
held at Des Moines, Iowa laBt week
the exhibit from Box Butte county
tarried off several very worthy prises
In competition were display form
Iowa, Colorado, Kansas and Wiscon
sin, all potato states, County Agent
Nueswanger, who accompanied the
exhibit and who was responsible for
the showing made to a great extent,
has cause to feel mighty gool over
the results obtained. The exhibit was
shaped in the form of an American
flag, the different varieties of pota
toes forming their respective portion,
won were: First on exhibit; first,
second and third on Early Ohios; sec
ond and third on Irish Cobblers. The
display of Tmlumphs was disqualified
because of the size of the specimens.
Coming nn this does so soon afer
unfavorable criticism on the part of
some of our potato raising competl-
IMMTOIt HI K OF GORDON
LOCATES IN ALLIANCE
Dr. Einar V. Blake well known
physician and surgeon, who has been
located at Gordon for the past four
years, will locate in Alliance, occupy
in the offices in the Mallery block be
ing vacated by Dr. C. E. Hershman.
Dr. Blak was in the city yesterday
making arrangements to move here
after Christmas.
Dr. Blak went to Gordon from Oma
ha. He is a graduate of the University
of Copenhagen in Denmark and
Crelghton University in Omaha. Mrs.
Blak and their two children will re
turn with him after Christmas..
The doctor stated that the Influen
za epidemic in Gordon has practically
subsided, there being but few cases
ther at the present time.
GUARDIAN TRUST CO.
HOME PLEASES CROWD
had arrangements made for the es- j oeen tried, oten with good results
tablishment of this new branch to his 1 -phe meeting, or those in charge of
business prior to the draft, but on i tn( recommendations, purposely bore
account of war conditions it was nee.,, jOWn lightly upon anything like a
eesary to postpone the same BP I ban on public gatherings. Dr. Jen-
Bhortly after the first of the year. ! niSOn explained that this was done i
,o, because it is.believed quarantine of Opening and Safety ault Denmnstra
' the sick and exposed persons renders lion Attracts Full Two Thousand
It unnecessary to interfere With pub- People Saturday
! lie gatherings or meetings. Originally
a resolution adopted did mention
some amusements on which a ban
but these were
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PARIS The American delegates to the enre congress have decided
to advocate the linking of the surrendered enemy war-hips and to resist
the pMpMfltfcm of distributing them . on the has I, of naval lome. according
i i to the announcement made by peo.
pie In close touch with the American
representatives here.
The American representatives feel
l hat such a position would result In
avoiding contention and support
President Wilson's declaration ' that
the war was not based on aggression
or the acquisition of property.
England, through Sir Eric Geddes,
first lord of the admiralty, has pre
viously acquiesced in the American
plan to destroy the captured and sur
rendered warships and will, It is de
clared, continue to support the United
States, although It Is expected that
some of the lesser naval powers will
demand that the prizes be distributed
NOT ALL SUBSCRIBING
TO RtD CROSS CALL
Home Heem to Fall to I ten 1 1 .e the Im
portance of the Continuance of
thin Work of Merc y
CHARLES E. MARTIN
WAS KILLED IN FRANCE
The opening of the new home of
The Guardian Trust Company, gat-
i urday and the demonstration of tie
Alliance Young Man Gave His Life should be placed
for IJbertv Durinu the Closing
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Days of Fighting coiuuiivww, ..u ... .o.. . ,,y at leagt tW(,
adopted it read a tollows: fhlI8and poople. Mr. K. Sorenson. re-
Charles E. Martin of Alliance, aged j "Vve recommend that all gather- I u ,ne Amerlcan Bank Pro-
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twenty seven years, was severely vrm- ' " tection Co., was presenl and demoi
wounded in action in France on Nov- unnecessaiy puuiw paiuvnu c
ember 3rd and died the following day ; continued.'
November 4th Monday, according A sigh of relief was breathed by
to a message received this morning by one or two moving picture men in the
his wife in Alliance. Word had been ! gallery. One or two delegates had
received some time ago that he had i moving pictures on their minds to a
been severely wounded but the new s considerable degree and insisted on
of his death the following day ( aim
with a shock to relatives and friends.
Martin was a member of Company
H, 355th infantry, 89th division, and
was in the thickest of the fighting. He
left last April for Camp Funston and
three weeks later started east for
France. A letter had been received
by his wife the middle of November.
This letter had been written prior to
his going into the battle in which he
was wounded. On December 3rd ahe
received a message telling that he had
been severely wounded.
Martin was married to Miss Hazel
Hockey, daughter of Burlington en
gineer C. II . Hockey, ten months
prior to the time he entered the ser
vice. He had been in Alliance for two
years, employed by the Dirks Lum
ber Company. His mother is living
at Greeley, Nebraska.
It is with the felling of depest sad
ness that the third golden star is
added to the service flag of Alliance
The grief of those at home will be
mitigated by the knowledge that he
gave his life in the cause of his
country.
Claude Remiau in France
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rennau were
ptsaeed to receive a letter from their
on in France last week stating that
he is rapidly getting well and recover
ing from the wound in his leg which
sent him to the hospital. Claude says
that one of his "kicks" isn't in exact
ly proper shape yet but that he is
hopeful of soon being out and anx
ious to be at home again.
being able to go back home and tell
their people what they had agreed
unon about such amusements, but
friends of the recommendations wav
ed them off with a statement that
quarantine was the main thing and
little else counted in suppressing the
epidemic that has taken the lives of
over 5,000 Nebraskans within the
past few months.
The recommendations of the com.
mittee were read in this order and
adopted:
"We your committee, hereby re
comuien the adoption of the follow
ing resolutions:
'Inasmuch as in some counties,
cities and villages in the state, no
local health organization exists, altho
such organization is already provided
for by law, we urgently recommend
that in such counties, cities and vil
lagee, heah boards be organized for
the purpose of assisting in the con
trol of the present epidemic; and w
particularly urge all local health
boards to enforce the present laws
relating to the control of contagious
diseases, especially as applied to the
present epidemic; and we NNBBM 1
that in counties, cities ai d villages
where the law is not enfon ! by local
authorities, that the state board or
health assume authority, and estab
lish a local health organization at the
expense of the community Involved,
as provided by law. section 2738, re
vised statutes of Nebraska, 1913.
"And we recommend that in UUH
strated clearly the system that makes
it impossible to, in any way, temper
with the safety divlces and lock while
the time lock is on. without th
sounding of the burglar alarm.
The vault is one of the most niol.
ern made. There is absolutely no way
not even by burning through the
vault without the warning being giv
en, and once atarted the alarm can
not be quieted outside the vault. The
compny haa installed more than three
thousand of theae over the United
States and Canada and never has an
attempt to burglarize one of them
been successful
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dian Trust Company, by local men,
Mr. Wright, the secretary, states the
business has been much greater thui1
was anticipated, in fact twice what
had been hoped for. It has been n
welcome addition to the business en
treprises and will prove a still grea'
er factor in the development of west
ern Nebraska. The business of the
company is to loan money to farmeis
and ranchman, act as administrators
of estates, serve as trustee, and act
as agent in general. It also receives
nroney on deposit and pays Interest
on same, handles Insurance and keei s
safely valuable papers in Its safety
deposit vault. It has an authorized
capital of $100,000.
Alliance is proud of this new buF.:
nOM home of a substantial businesn
enterprise and of the confidence in
the future of the city and community
displayed in a substantial manner by
those interested It marks spothof
step forward for Alliance and BOX
Butte county.
Bed Cross Boll Cull committees In
Alliance, this week, have met with
considerable success and a splendid
showing for the city will be made,
but there are some who seem to fail
to realize thenecesslty of the continu
ance of the work of the "Great
Mother of Mercy." They feel It would
seem, that with the signing of the
armistice and need of the work done
by the Bed Cross automatically
ceaBed.
The American Bed CrosB has won.
derfully played an Important part In
the winning of the greatest of wins
It has rescued thousands of American
boys and saved them to their country
Many of these boys are still overseas
in hospitals convalescing and so long
as a single man remains in the servio
of his country there is a great need
for the protection and care of the
Bed Cross. Tehy must not be neglect
ed now and will not. but it is urgent
that the organization have the un
qualified support of every true Ainerl
can. The cessation of hostilities has
revealed a picture of misery such as
the world has never before seen and
especially is this true in the countries
which cannot help themselves. Tin
American people must continue to
care for these sufferers. In this great
act of mercy the heart and spirit of
the entire American people must con
tinue to mobilized. The eyes of th
world are upon us and we I hall no1
fail the lied Cross needs your sun
port. You, who have not yet Joined, end
you who have an idea that the good
to be done tins been lessened, con-
FIREMEN PICK DELE
GATES TO CONVENTION
Walter lliicch sen stein, Vivian Hall
and A. . Isaacson will be the
New Convention Delegates
LITTLE GIRL WRITES
TO SANTA CLAUS
Little Miss in Fourth tirade Wrote
Interesting r to Santa Claus
and Gave to Teacher
At the regular meeting of the Alli
ance volunteer Are department held
Wednesday evening, the new deleg
ates selected to attend the annua!
state convention at Fremont on Jan
uary 21st, 22nd and 23rd were Wa'
ter Buechsenstein for Hose Company
number one, A. G. Isaacson for Hon
Company number two and Vivian
Hall for Hook and Ladder Company
number three. Alternates are Vera
Kegester and Guy Smith.
T P. Bolfson, A. G. Isaacson ai d
Lloyd Thomas were appointed a eoni.
mittee to confer with the city coun
cil regarding the annual assistance
given financially to the department
for the paying of expenses of dele
gates to the convention. It is expected
that the total Alliance delegation,
Including the band, the new d-legate
aider the matter carefully then gel chief Bay Trabert, and the old dele
in (ouch with one of the commit! I gatot who are metiiters of the state
or step into cit' er of the li. iik, a 'association will number from thirty-
take out a membership- all
i I is the heart and a dollar
you
A OOMPARUOX OF
DRUM tiOODs VAU FS
A little Alliance miss, attending
the fourth grade in school, wrote
Santa Claus an interesting letter the
other day and it reached her teacher
The letter read aB fllows:
"Alliance. Nebr., Dec. 17, 1918.
Dear Santa Claus, I will write you a
The building waa appropriately de I letter to let you know what I want
orated with flowers and as expres
sions of a hearty welcme the ladies
visiting were aerved ice cream anr!
given carnations, while the men were
treated to cigars.
Since the organization of the Guar
for ChriBtmaB and hope I get all I
want. I sode like a wats breleset and
bed room slippers and shoes and if
there is anything eales you wood like
to brange me I wood preach eat it
very much. Your loving friend."
THE GREAT CROSS OF MERCY
By THEODOSIA GARRISON.
Glorious with scars and rents the battle-banners rise.
And the great flags of triumph are spreading to the skies;
Our tears, our prayers, our praise for them, hut when the lust Is said,
Our hearts extol the banner that bears the Cross of Bed.
The great "ross of Mercy that cnlls a world In pain
To lift Its soul to courage, to look nn hope again
The- -iuns of Love victorious that hate huth never slain.
Ask thn-e who have awaited it upon the field of strife,
Ask the stricken town- folk It has given back to life,
Ask the lips of childhood, ihe valiant hosts of dead,
What this banner lanai tn them that bears the Cross of
The great Cross of Mercy O, lift and keep It high;
cn.l Its flaming message to all humanity
That pity is lmmortid and that Love shall never dla.
That war. time conditions and de
pleted stocks of materials have been
the cause of great increases in thj
cost of all kinds of dress goods no
one can gainsay, but to the average
paraOC the exact extent of this in
crease Is more or less a conjecture
This wee k The Herald representative
was given a bit of concrete evidence
along this line. While at the George
A. Mollring store, a day or so ago.
Mr. Mollring showed us some corres
pondence from a reliable wholesaler
whereby he was being urged to antic!
pate future needs in the line of a cer
tain grade of dress goods and to make
immediate purchase of such amounts
aB he would need. A little compail
son showed that Mr. Mollring was
retailing the same grade of merchan
dise, for which he Is now asked to
pay $3.25 per yard, wholeBale, at
$1.19.
And this is not all. Mr. Mollring
has many items in his large stock '
merchandise which he purchased be
fore the increased prices and, al
though the savings thereby gained
would be sufficient reason for the lib.,
eral patronage of his store, he has
thrown them on the bargain count
in order to close ut the stck and qu.t
business. He has not selected particu
lar lines, but has made the price
cutting general and covering each
and every item You are welcome to
call at the store and take your choir;
at figures that alone can tell the
story of the saving effected. Mr. Moll
ring is a firm bdiever in printer's
ink, as will be s. en by the full pai;o
advertisement on another page of
this issue.
six to forty men. The trip will be
made in a tourist or pullman sleeper
oiaf Kahn the first member of
the fire department to return fron
the army, made an interesting talk
telling of his experiences during the
past seven months. Olaf fceld the re
cord on the adjusting of gas masks
at the training camp, his shortest
time being four and one-half seconds
He tld of physical inspections antf
training Hnd of the "slumgullion
which the boys learned to love bo well
at mess flme.;
Congratulations were extended by
the department to Tobe Gastlneau, a
member of the department now serv
ing in the army and located in Texas
He has lately entered the bonds of
matrimony.
The boys greatly appreciated the
handsome Christmas gift presented
by George M ulring an expensive
and handsome United States flag
with Matt The flag will ko to the con
vention with the party.
Following the session the members
present accepted the invitation of the
Brotherhood of Bailway Trainmen,
who were holding a smoker and lurch
eon at their hall. They attended tiio
smoker in a body and enjoyed a deli
cious feed and entertainment.
HAHYHY MAKING GREAT
CHANGES AT S1LYKK UKILL
Give Hooks to Soldiers Xnias
How would you like to be in a hos
pital with nothing to read? Give a
book to the Library War Service .10 , vide such a place as the public des-
The Herald takes pleasure in giv
ing credt where credit is due and we
this week call your attention to the
improvements made by Joe C. Har
vey, in the popular eating house, The
Silver Grill. The arrangement has
been entirely changed within the last
few days. A splendid back bar has
been Installed along with the change
from a horse-shoe counter to one
extending the full length of the build
ing. A new floor covering has been
laid, the wall repapered and painted
and an electric lightning system that
literally floods the place with light
installed.
Mr Hrrvey Is enjoying a splendid
patronage ond that his efforts to pro.
our wounded soldiers will have plen
ty of reading matt r.
ires are appreciated is eveldenced by
the steady increase in business.