Nebraska Newspapers

    THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
NEWS OF IE WEEK
CONDENSATIONS OF GREATER OR
LESSER IMPORTANCE.
BOILING DOWN OF EVENTS
(National, Political, Personal and Other
Matters In Brief Form for All
Classes of Readers.
WAR INEZ'S.
Lord Kitchener lias Issued
for 300,000 recruits, for the
army.
a call
Dritlsb
A dispatch from Copenhagen says
that the Germans have captured
.Riga, In northwestern Russht.
Six thousand Armenians have been
.massacred at Van In Armenlu, Asiatic
Turkey, according to a dispatch re
ceived in official quarters In London
from the Rilssian consul at Urumlah,
Persia.
Various municipalities in Germany
have now started schools for teaching
one-armed soldiers how to earn u liv
ing. Two were established some tlmo
ago at Berlin and Heidelberg, and
now one has Just been reported at
Dresden.
"Ten millions of persons in Poland
nro facing starvation and three
fourths of the villages and town have
beeh destroyed," Is the report made
lo the Polish relief socle In London
through agents who have recently re
turned from Poland.
A Copenhagen correspondent says
he has learned from an authoritative
source that Germany Is about to call
up 2,000.000 men. Berlin official cir
cles, he states, believe that an army
of 500.000 will be sufficient to cope
with Italy.
The total number of war prisoners
now in Germany and Austria Hun
gary Ms 1, 380,000, according to the
Frankfurter Eeltung. The paper says
that tills total includes 1,000,000 Rus
sians, 250,000 French, 25,000 English,
50,000 Belgians and 50,000 Serbians.
The Teutonic allies, Vienna' re
ports, havo forced a passage of the
' San river at several points and se
cured a foothold on the eastern bank.
The Russian prisoners taken during
the first half of May, the Austrian
vai office says, numbered 174,000.
Germany Is patching up and mend
ing her broken soldiers with remark
able speed at the new "krankenhaus"
In Barmbeck, a suburb of Hamburg.
This great hospital, which covers sev-
eral acres of ground, was completed
early last fall at a cost of many mil
lions of marks, and has a capacity of
2,000 beds.
ORNERAL.
Governor "Walsh of Massachusetts
designated tho last week in August
for the national conference of gov
ernors in Boston.
.
Panama merchants have completed
the organization of a Panama Cham
ber of Commerce with the object of
Improving business conditions In the
republic.
With gifts totalling $250,000 report
ed, the fund of the Northern Baptist
convention at Lob Angeles for aged
ministers and missionaries was swell
ed to $625,000.
Conservation, of the country's sup
ply of natural sjas was urged by al
most every speaker before the Nat
ural Gas Men's convention in annual
session at Cincinnati.
The steamer Corwyn which sailed
from Seattle, May 1, with 100 passen
gors, reported by wireless to Nome,
Alaska, that It had run Into an ice
field sixty miles out from Nome.
Organization -of a new order of
boys to bo called Maccabees Scout,
has been authorized by tho supreme
tent, Maccabees of the World, which
concluded its sessions at San Fran
cisco. A resolution asking the federal
government to provide great naval
protection for the Pacific coast was
adopted by tho conference of western
govornors at tho closing session at
Seattle.
All records were smashed for trans
continental auto trips when K. G
Tinker made the trip from San Diego,
Cai..- to New York in 11 days, 7
bonis and 15 minutes, driving tho car
the entlro route himself.
Seven highwaymen, three of them
masked and all of them armed, en
tered tho billiard hall of Curro &
Kfi.qsler. less than a mile from tho
Detroit city hall, add lined up fifty
men and escaned with more than
$1,500.
A Jury was secured at Trinidad to
try Robert Uhllck, former president
of tho Trinidad union of the United
Mine Workor3 of America, charged
with the murdor of Maek Powell,
near Ludlow, October. 1912.
Tho 700th nnnlversnrv of the Grant
ing of the Magna Cliarta will bo cel
ebrated by tho Now York constitu
tional convention Juno 15 at Albany.
Admiral Gcorgo Dowey Is tho now
commander of tho Vermont coalman-
dary of tho Military Order of the
Loyal Legion. Ho was elected at tho
annual meeting at Burlington.
Cincinnati was chosen as tho meet
ing place for tho 191G conclavo of tho
American Federation of Musicians
shortly beforo tho organization closed
Us convention at San Francisco.
Two young women will bo gradu
ated next month from the University
of Michigan civil engineering depart
ment. Both expect to engago actively
In tho engineering profession.
Tho Chicago street car men's un
ion has declared that It will unal
terably oppose nny attempt to arbi
trate Its contemplated demands for
shorter hours and higher wages.
California club women, represented
by tho California Federation of Wom
en's clubs, went on record nt San
Francisco opposing "preparations for
wnr" and In favor of International ar
bitration. Permanent damago to the heart
docs not result from rowing under
the present college system, according
to results shown by an extmlnatlon
of oarsmen at Harvard college at
Cambridge, Mass.
Reports of committees on Christian
life and work and on church co-operation
and union took up most of the
Bession of tho fifth general assembly
of tho Presbyterian church In tho
United States at Rochester, N. Y.
The right of Chl.Cago to censor mov
ing picture films was uphold In a de
cision of the United States circuit
court of appeals. Tho decision was
in a suit brought by several film com
panies, who disputed the right of tho
city to order sections cut from pic
tures on tho grounds of morality and
public policy.
A bond of $20,000 for Guy HarUnan.
accused of conspiracy to defraud the
government In connection with the al
leged operation of a "moonshine still"
in Fort Smith, Ark., was declared for
feited by Harry L. Arnold, United
States commissioner at Kansas City,
when he failed to appear for prelim
inary hearing.
SPORTING
A twelve-round bout at Boston be
tween Willio Ritchie, lightweight
champion of America, and Mattio
I'.nldwin of that city, ended In a draw.
Tho Univrslty of Missouri track
team defeated representatives of the
University of Kansas, 68 to 41, in tho
annual dual field and track meet at
Lawrence, Kan.
Charles Challander of Chicago,
wrfo was defeated by Steelier In a
wrestling match at Nellgh, Neb., said
that he had met all tho good ones,
but Steelier was the best one of them
all.
A new world bllllnrd record was
made at St. Louis when Charles Morln
of Chicago scored a high run of eight
een in an inter-clty tournament, threo
cushion game. Morin won the game
fifty to thirty-two.
F. Hargens of Davenport broke the
state record for the shotput In tho
state high school field meet at Des
Moines, when he tossed the sphere
45 feet, 7 Inches. Merle Alderman of
Marlon held the record with 45 feet,
3 Inches, maqo in 1907.
Wnldek Zbyszko, tho Polish wrest
ler, threw tDr. Roller at Montreal so
hard that tho doctor's kneo was
wrenched and he was not able to con
tinue the contest after tho one fall,
which was won by Zbyszko In fifty
minutes with a toe hold.
The women's collegiate broad Jump
lecord was broken at Columbia, Mo.,
by Miss Irene Chancellor, who clear
ed fifteen feet and one Inch during
tho dual track meet between Howard
Payne college of Mexico, Mo., and
Stephens college of Columbia.
WASH! in errors.
Tho Navy department lias been ad
vised that the submarine F-4, lost In
Honolulu -harbor with nineteen lives
nearly two months ago, has at last
been lifted clear of the ocean's hot
torn.
According to reports reaching tho
Stato department, the American con
sulates at Berlin aro now receiving
answers to a postcard canvass ordor
ed to determino the whereabouts and
plaii3 of Americans still In Germany.
Many Americans announced their In
tention to remain in that country.
Diplomatic Interests of Switzezrland
In China will Ins cared for hereafter
by the American minister at Peking
Tho Swiss minister presented a re
quest to Secretary Bryan, saying hifi
government wan without diplomatic
representation In China.
Tho Interstate Commerco commls
sion has awarded reparation In tho
complaint of Beebo-Runyan Furnlturo
company of Omaha against tho Union
Pacific railroad on account of unrea
sonablo switching charges collected
at Omaha.
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BIGGEST YIELD IN STATE'S HIS
TORY IS EXPECTED.
REPORTS REACH LABOR CHIEF
Commissioner Coffey Gets Line On
Harvest Hands That Will Be
Needed Through Solons.
Lincoln. Reports from a half - n
dozen Nebraska counties rpceived by
Labor Commissioner F. M. Coffey In
dicate fanners aro expecting tho
biggest wheat crop In tho state's his
tory and expecting to need farm
hands during the harvesting season.
One or two reports state tho crop
v-lll double that of tho banner year
of 1911 and that tho acreage Is much
larger.
Coffey asjtcd members of tho legis
lature to furnish tho crop reports so
he could get a line on the number
of harvest hands needed for this
state.
Cairo reports the wheat is excel
lent and harvest hands will be paid
$2.50 a day. Boomer reports 10 per
cent better outlook than at tho snmo
limo last year. Amherst says tho
acreage Is 10 per cent larger than
last year, and prospects 50 per cent
better than at the same tlmo in 1914.
Tho eastern half of Buffalo county
can uso 100 extra men at $2.25 per
day, tho report states.
Gothenburg reports a larger acre
age than last year, with chances of
double the yield of a year ago. Two
hundred harvest hands at $2 a day
enn be used. Valparaiso has tho
samo outlook as last year, the report
states, with the farmers needing fifty
more men at $2 a day. Geneva reports
150 hands will bo needed, with
wages at $2.50 a day. ,
All reports agree the harvest wllf
start about July 1.
Settles 3,000 Cases.
' Nearly 3,000 final reports of settle
ments effected under the compensa
lion law of Nebraska, which went
Into effect December 1, last, havo
been made to the state labor coinmls
sioner's office during the five and one
half months operation of the law.
This does not include the large num
ber of Incomplete reports filed. In
tho final reports, complete informa
Hon of the accident Is given, with the
time lost and amount of compensa
tion. An overwhelming majority of
these reports deal with minor and
even trifling Injuries, which resulted
In little loss of time. The law does
not allow any compensation for tho
first two weeks unless tho Incapacity
extends over eight weeks. The re
ports show the doctors mils were
paid In most instances by the em
ployers regardless of the nature of
the accident.
Saving of Over a Million.
State Accountant DeFrance, who is
employed in Auditor Smith's office,
has made an exact comparison of the
appropriations of the 1913 and 1915
sessions of the legislature and finds
that the total saving of the latter in
making appropriations for the ordi
nary expense of government wus $1,-
046,173.28. This does not include
school appropriations, but it does in
clude cash funds, which were not
available in previous comparisons
that havo been made.
Klein Wins Debate.
Leonard W. Klein of the Bluo
Springs High school, won the
state intcrscholastic championship in
debate, when ho defeated tho cream
of Nebraska High schools at tho dis
trlct debate held here at tho state
university. The Question debated
was: "Resolved, That the United
States Should Adopt Government
Owenrshlp and Operation of Rail
roads."
Governor Reappoints Royse.
E. Royso has been reappointed sec
retary of tho state banking board. Mr.
Royse is a republican and tho admin
istration Is democratic. His reap
pointment occasions no surprise, as
the governor announced some time
ago that thoro would bo no change
In the banking department.
Dorchester Man Appointed.
Dr. J. D. Case of Dorchester has
been nppolnted state health Inspec
tor by the board of health. Dr. Caso
succeeds Dr. W. H. Wilson of Table
Rock, who has held tho office for tho
past eight years.
Auto Registration Increasing.
Instead of the automobile reglstra
Hon decreasing after tho first rush
Incident to the taking effect of the
new law, It has steadily Increased
Corn and Alfalfa Are First.
Corn nnd nlfalfa again ranked flrHt
In rate nnd cheapness of gain In tho
recent experimental feeding of six
lots of steers nt tho agricultural ex
periment station, nccording to tho re
sults mado known nt tho beef pro
ducers meeting held recently nt the
university farm. Tho experimont In
dicated not only that corn and alfalfa
ranked first but that tho dlfforonco
In favor of this ration is oven n.orc
marked than shown in previous experiments.
CONDENSED NEWS
OF INTEREST TO ALL.
Citizens of Oakland nre planning a
city park.
An automobile association has boon
formed at Pierce.
Plans aro being prepared for a now
city Jail nt O'Nell,
A big racing meet is to bo held nt
Wahoo, July 7, 8 and 9.
Tho United Brethren church of
Upland has been dedicated.
A $15,000 electric bond carried at
Tekamnh by a two to ono vote.
Tho Gothenburg National bank will
Boon reorgnnlzo as a stnto bank.
Work has started on tho "seeding
mllo" of concrete roadway at Kear
ney. The Sterling Conitne'rcinl club dedi
cated their new headquarters Hjst
week.
The Beatrico Chautauqua assembly
will be held In that city June 29 to
July D.
Fight automobiles wero sold to
farmers In Buffalo county In two
weeks.
Tho contract for the now pnrochlal
school to bo built at Kearney will bo
let soon.
Omaha High school won the an
nual high school track and field
meet nt Lincoln.
Grandma Wolnier or Stella cele
brated her hundredth blrthdny anni
versary last week.
Louis Larson, a farm laborer, was
run over and killed by a Northwestern
train near Albion.
Tho Farmers' State bank of Lewcl
len hns received a charter from tho
stato banking board.
A now canning company, Incorpo
rated, nt $50,000, will bo established
it Blair this summer.
Sixty of tho olghty-flve thousand
Jollar8 court houso bonds of Pawnco
.'ounty havo been paid off.
Tho contract has been let for tho
addition to tho National guard arsenal
it the fair grounds, Lincoln.
A new ordlnanco enacted by tho
Lincoln city council is expected to
Jrivo tho jitney bus out of business.
The Dought8 County Pioneers' asso
ciation will hold Its annual summer
.ilcnic Juno 20 at Miller park, Omaha.
Edward W. Marccllus, superintend
flit of tho Crete schools, has been ap
pointed principal of tho Evanston,
111., academy.
A Fourth of July colebratlon will
be hold at Chadron and a number of
nearby towns will aid In making tho
:elebration a success.
Nebraska fruit is in cxcelent con
dition, according to a report Issued
by Secretary J. R. Duncan of tho
Jtnto horticultural society.
Tho two-year-old daughter of L. II.
Chrlstensen of Minden, who accident
ly tipped some boiling water over
herself, died from Its effects.
Charles Sflns, who lives . near
Plattsmouth, was painfully bruised
when his automobile turned turtle.
Ho fainted while driving and tho ma
chine ran into a ditch.
Leonard W. Klein of Bluo Springs
won tho stato championship high
school debato at Lincoln ;( Aaron S
Speler of Lincoln was second and
Donald G. Moore of Geneva, third.
Chadron Is now entitled to a freo
mall delivery as a result of increaso
of postal business. An Inspector will
look over tho situation as soon as tho
houses aro numbered and all streets
aro named.
Govei-nor Morohead haB written
Rendell K. Brown, chairman of tho
Omaha Commorclal club's good roads
committee, advising him that ho ex
pects to proclaim a good roads day
this summer.
Three thousand dollars has been
raised by the Stanton Speed assocla
Hon to be hung up as prizes at tho
raco meet to bo hold In that city
luly 2 and 3. A now $1,000 nmphi
theater Is being constructed for tho
event.
Stockmen and farmers In the vicini
ty of Holdrego nro much Interested
In demonstrations of tho now Huff-
Hollenback Bilago olovator on tho
Jams McClay farm. Tho Invention
makes a boys' Job out of what was
onco a Job for two or threo men, for
It solves tho problem of getting nllago
out from tho pit silos.
Baseball enthusiasts of Thayer
county havo formed an eight club
league and will play regular games
throughout tho summer. Tho towns
participating are Belvidore, Brunlng,
Carloton, Chester, Davenport, Dosh
ler. Hebron nnd Hubbell. A twenty-
nteht came schedulo has been
drawn up.
Surveyors have completed the pro
llmlnary work Incident to tho con
struction of tho new powor dam at
Erlcson on tho Cedar river and work
on nctunl construction will begin
soon. Beside using tho dam for
powor it Is expected to mako a sum
mor resort of tho surrounding coun
try. Tho peoplo of Erlcson look for
a completo rejuvenation of the town
n's a result of tho project.
J. J. AnBolmo, ono of tho oldeol
residents of Custer county, was
killed In n runaway near Whitman.
When Mr. and Mrs. David Roberts
who reside near Lindsay, returned tc
their house after doing somo chores,
they found their 3-year-old daughter
burned to death.
Tho most powerful motor car ovei
built, tho "M-23," has been complctod
In tho Omaha shops of the McKcen
Motor company and will aoon be
placed in tho scrvico of tho Union
Paciflo on tho Kearney-Callawaj
branch.
USE OF CHICK DETERMINES THE FEED
i 1 1
Mother and Queen of Them All.
In bringing tho chick from tho
natch to maturity, the kind of feed
to bo used depends much upon tho
uso to which tho bird Is going to bo
put. If tho fowl 1b to bo marketed
at an early ago, rapid growth is es
sential. The milk feuding method
will stlmulnto this rapid growth.
If tho bird Is to bo used as a layer
or breeder, on tho other hand, therq
should bo a slow but steady growth.
This rtin best bo obtained by feeding
a wheat and corn or kallr ration sup
plemented by bran, shorts, sour milk,
beef scraps, clover, oyster shell, and
grit.
Many a poultrynian makes tho nilB-
talco of feeding only fat producing
foods. Ho expects tho chick to pro
duco bone, sinew nnd fenthera from
is ono food. Perhaps tho grain
that la most frequently used in this
way Is corn. A certain amount of
corn 1b essential in producing energy
d nnlmnl heat, but the mistake
should not bo mado of feeding It ex
clusively and expecting the llttlo chick
to dovelop bono and musclo.
Ash and mineral matter nro essen
tial parts of tho chick's ratioiiB If
you expect It to dovelop Into a large,
Btrong-boned bird. Somo of this 'min
eral matter tho chick gets from
clover, alfalfa and other green foods,
but not enough. Mineral matter,
thcreforei is supplied In the form of
beof scrap and finely ground oyster
shell. The beef scrap should bo fed
In small quantities, and Itho amount
Increased as tho chicks grow older.
Poultry authorities do not agreo as
to whether or not tho chick should bo
mado to scratch for his food. Somo
adviso n shallow Utter of light Btraw
or chaff, some a deep litter, while
Bomo say to uso no litter at all. Ono
thing 1b certain, however tho chick
must havo exorclBO.
When tho chicks nro kept cooped
up and cannot run on tho grouna
they booh form tho. habit of standing
around, and thon tho poultryman'B
troubles begin. Artificial excrclso
must bo supplied. Somo poultrymon
mako the chick scratch for his food,
others suspend vegetables at which
PULLETS FOR LAYING STOCK
One Poultryman Keeps Hens Through
First Laying Year and Then Se
lects Best for Breeding.
How many years shall wo keep a
hen? This question comes up fre
quently for discussion, and tho an
swers made by practical poultrymon
aro bewildering to a beginner. One
man says that wo should depend upon
pullets entlroly for laying stock. His
scheme will be to keep tho hens
through their first laying season, then
Boloct the best of them for breeders
and let the rest go. This plan is
based on tho general theory that a
hen InyB more eggn In her first year
than In any other. Many poultrymon
Btem to boliovo that most of their
hens cannot come back and givo a
profitablo egg record tho second year.
Tho system based op this theory de
mands, of courso, a vast amount of
work In hatching and brooding, In
order to keep up a full supply of pul
lets each year. On tho other hand
thoro aro poultrymen who say that
wo may well keep our hens two, threo,
or oven four years, provided wo havo
tho ability to Judge tho layers prop
erly or havo somo system of weeding
out tho drones. Naturally If wo could
keep our hens threo years It would
mean loss work nt hatching and brood
ing. Best Looking Eggs for Sitting.
Choose only tho smoothest nnd nlc
est looking eggB for sitting, aa tho
rough or Hl-shnncd oncB account for
your crippled und deformed chicks at
hatching tlmo nnd thoy aro liable to
bo entirely ruined by their bolng rap
tured when hatched from these ill
shaped eggs.
Selecting Best Chicks.
Watch tho chicks closely and mark
tho ones making tho most satisfactory
(growth. Select tho ones that aro
plump, full breasted and in good pro
portion. You will not caro to keop
thoso that grow leggy nnd havo thin
brcnBts
tho chicks jump. When tho chicks
can havo access to nn outdoor run
way they will, na a rulo, oxerclso suf
flclentlyso that no artificial form ot
oxorclso need bo supplied.
For tho first week after hatching
a feed composed of hard boiled eggs,
ground shell and all, mixed with llvo
times as much rolled oats ns eggs,
will sorvo aa a good feed. A llttlo
finely ground chick grit and pulver
ized charcoal should bo sprinkled
over tho food. Plenty of clean, fresh
water must bo supplied nt nil times.
Sour milk is good if It can bo se
cured. Finely cracked wheat and corn
should gradually bo addod after tho
first day or two. A ahallow box con
taining bran should bo kept boforo
tho chicks nt all times. This should
bo given to them on tho first day so
that they will form a tasto for it. A
llttlo beef scrap and comment can
gradually bo added to tho bran.
Constant care, watchfulness and
patience aro qualities of tho good
poultrynian, nnd tho person who ap
plies theso to tho raising of young
chicks Is bound to succeed.
Bo particular to keep a supply of
puro wator In clean vessels for the
hens, and grit whero thoy can get It.
If a hen becomes broody when she
is not needed for hatching do not let
hor sit a slnglo day. As Boon as alio
begin to cluck shut her in a cago with
slatted bottom and not tho cago on
supports whero tho air can clrculato
under It, and tho broody fover will bo
cooled In two or threo days.
Keep tho chicks growing. Do not
bo afraid of ovorfoediug them. Mako
a llttlo yard covered over tho top,
leaving oponlngs In tho sldea large
enough to admit tho chlckB whllo pre
venting tho old fowls from passing
through.
In this yard keep feed for tho chicks
all tho tlmo bo thoy need not go hun
gry a mlnuto. Tho pulldt which la
fed llbernlly matures quickly and be
comcB tho producer of winter eggs.
If a poultry kooper Is really Interest
ed, ho will soon learn to read instruc
tions and modify them to suit his locality.
FEEDING THE YOUNG CHICKS
Nothing Given Until Youngsters Aro
Two Days Old Whole Grain Fed
at End of Eight Weeks.
03y C. E. BROWN, Minnesota Expert
merit Station.)
Wo do not feed llttlo chlckB before
thoy aro two days old, but from th
beginning givo thorn water. During
this period the lion is glvon her food
out of reach of tho llttlo ones. The
first feeds are given sparingly everj
two hours, and aro usually wel
mashes.
After tho third day wo feed somo o.
tho cracked grains, a llttlo at a time
till, at tho ond of tho fifth or sixth da
wo aro giving tho threo feeds of the
cracked grain. Occasionally wo give o
llttlo wholo wheat, and by tho end ol
eight wooka wo aro feeding most ol
tho grains wholo. If tho chicks aro un
ablo to get worms or insects in sufll
cicnt quantities, they must bo supplied
with a substitute, such as milk or beoi
scraps. Green feed is given in the
form of finely chopped lcttuco, a piece
of potato or turnip or mangol when
they aro not ablo to run outsldo on tho
grass.
Keep One Breed Only.
The farmer should keop but ono
breed of poultry, just as he keeps but
ono breed of hogs or cows. Keeping
soveral breeds means much additional
work and expense in building tho nec
essary houses and fences to keep
thorn separated. Besides, housed and
yarded poultry will not do nearly aa
well as thoso allowed tho range of tho
entire farm.
Tell-Tale Eggs.
Thoro should never bo a stained oi
dirty egg. Such a ono tells tales of
unclean nests, lousy birds, poor farm
Ing. Besides being unsightly, they aro
apt to encourage bacteria,
Year-Around Harvest.
Fancy poultry buslnesa pays well,
but the market egg trade Is the real
I all-the-year-around harvest