THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
if SEIZE MINES
GOVERNOR OF ILLINOIS TELLS
ATTORNEY GENERAL TO DRAW
UP PAPERS.
OPERATORS DEFY 'DICTATOR'
Lowden Seeks Advice on Drastic Step
When Mine Operators Break Pact
President Declares He Will
Act In Crisis.
Springfield, 111., Aug. 20. Governor
Lowden Issued an order ou Frlduy to
Attorney General Brundage to prepare
the necessary legal papers for seizure
of Illinois coal mines by the state.
It Is understood here thut If the
attorney general decides that - the
mines may bo seized without action
by the general assembly, the National
Guard regiments not already In tho
federal service will be called upon to
patrol the mines.
Chicago, Aug. 20. Coal Director
Carter found his power defied at the
beginning of tho hearing on coal
prices...
Attorneys Ralph Crews, Rush C.
Butler and Samuel Adams, for the op
erators, asked permission to speak.
They read the resolution adopted by
the Operators' association repudiating
the agreement by which Judge Car
ter's decisions on price were to be
binding ou the mines.
Judge Carter said :
"I do not think It necessary to en
ter Into any discussion of this ques
tion. I have had Governor Lowden on
the wire and he has told mo to go
ahead. I regret greatly that all par
ties to this Inquiry will not be repre
sented. "On the subject of price, however,
If I nm to determine it I shall take no
directions from anyone."
Washington, Aug. 20. President
Wilson, Secretary of War Baker and
Secretary of Labor Wilson prepared
to tnke n hand In the Illinois coal situ
ation. Its seriousness wns explained to tho
president by Francis S. I'eabody of
Chicago, chairman of the coal produc
tion committee of the national council
of defense, und the largest coal oper
ator In Illinois, and John B. White,
president of the United Mine Work
ers of America.
In response to their plea that the
only remedy 'lay In prompt action by
the president In exercising the au
thority for federal control of coal
conferred upon him by the food bill,
ho gave assurances on Friday that ho
would act without delay.
Secretary Baker and Secretary Wil
son ngVeed to prepare messages for
distribution among the striking coal
miners of Illinois urging them to go
back to work as a patriotic duty.
$400,000 FIRE AT SPRINGFIELD
Women's Building of Columbian Ex
position Destroyed at Illinois. Cap
ital Soldiers Fight Flames.
Springfield, 111., Aug. 20. Fire early
Friday night destroyed the dome build
ing on the Illinois state fair grounds,
entailing a loss estimated at OO.OOO
with only ?25,000 Insurance. TJie build
ing was the historic women's building
of tho Columbian exposition In Chi
cago and was purchased by the state
board of agriculture and moved to
Springfield In 1894. The blaze started
from defective electric wiring. Two
thousand soldiers, quartered at Camp
Lowden, fought the flames. They suc
ceeded In saving .the records of Col.
Daniel Devore, U. S. A., who Is here as
mustering officer of the Illinois sol
diery. WAR TAX ON AUTO OWNERS
Automobile Section of Measure Adopt
ed by Senate Provides Graded
Tax on Cars and Motorcycles.
Washington, Aug. 20. The automo
bile section of the war tax bill was
adopted by the senate. It provides a
graduated federal tax on automobile
and motorcycle owners Instead of the
house levy of 5 per cent on manufac
turers' sales. Between $40,000,000 and
$50,000,000 In "revenue would be se
cured by the senate',8 tax, against $08,
000,000 under the house bill.
PLAN FOR ADVERTISING LOAN
May Cost From $1,000,000 to $2,000,.
000 for Publicity
Work.
Washington, Aug. 17. A dctnlled
plan for advertising the next Issue of
Liberty loan bonds In newspapers and
other mediums of publicity to cost
from $1,000,000 to $2,000,000, and to
be paid for by the government, was
presented to Secretary MeAdoo by tho
national advertising advisory board,
with the recommendation that It be
adopted.
Mlsouri Threatens Seizure of Mines.
St. Louis, Aug. 20. Seizure of Mis
souri coal mines and prosecution of
Missouri coal dealers on charges of
vlolatlngi the state antitrust law was
threatened by Attorney General Mc
AlllHtcr In a formal statement.
Two Killed, Four Hurt In Train Wreck.
Fort. Worth. Tex., Aug. 20. Engineer
Jerry Scott and Fireman W. A. Hn
mock were killed and four persons In
jured when n Missouri, . Kansas mid
Tokjis limited pnwnuer nnd a freight
M; In ui "!t'd at Wiilaitiai.
HE CAN'T GET
U. S. CONTROLS GRAIN
PROCLAMATION PUTS WHEAT
AND RYE UNDER LICENSE.
$50,000,000 Corporation Formed to
Purchase the Entire Crop of
1917, If Necessary.
Washington, Aug. 17. Authority for
putting Into effect Herbert C. Hoover's
food control program, as applied to
grain, was given In a proclamation Is
sued by President Wilson.
Predicated on 'the food and fuel act,
tho proclamation gives the food admin
istration power to license the storage
and distribution of wheat and rye and
the manufacture, storage and distribu
tion of all products derived therefrom.
Prior to Issuance of the proclama
tion announcement was made at tho
food administration headquarters of
the personnel-of the boards which will
fix prices and utteud to the purchase
of grains.
Determination to form a $50,000,000
food administration grain corporation
to purchnse the entlro 1017 .crop, If
need be, to maintain fair prices, ulso
was announced.
The price-fixing committee contains
In Its personnel representatives of the
producers and tho consumers. Tho
men are business men, farmers and
representatives of organized labor.
U. S. MAY CHANGE DRAFT RULE
Protest Against Calling All Married
Men to Colors Wilson Promises
to Act in Matter.
Chicago, Aug. 20. Protects from
Chicago and other big cities' against
the new regulations which permit few
married men to obtain exemption re
sulted in President Wilson's taking a
hand In the matter.
According to advices from Washing
ton, the president wrote to Senittor
Weeks of Massachusetts that he would
confer with Secretary Baker and Pro
vost Marshal General Crowder to see
If the new regulations ure fully Justi
fied. The president's letter was in reply
to one from Senator Weeks, In which
the senator said there was great dis
satisfaction nil over tho country be
cause of the acceptance of so, many
married men.
The regulations in point provide
that married men are to be exempted
only when thel dependents suffer by
their acceptance. When a wife Is able
to work or can be cared for by her
family, or thnt of her husband, the
husband Is to be taken, tho regulations
specify.
THREATEN TO .KILL COWS
Illinois Milk Producers Open Fight on
Price to Be Fixed by the
I United States.
Chicago, Aug. 18. Prices to be fixed
by the government for milk are likely
to prove unsatisfactory to Chicago
producers, according to predictions. II.
C. Potter, chnlrman of tho board of
the Chicago Milk Producers' associa
tion,' has Informed Alderman Willis O.
Nance of the council health committee
thnt cows will bo sent to the slaughter
houses if the food administration und
the Chicago health committee do not
nllow the producers n rcasonablo
profit.
KANSAS CITY v STRIKE ENDS
Officials of Street Car Company Ac
cept Proposal Men Had Al
ready Approved.
KnnRas City, Mo., Aug. 18. Thu
strike of operating employees of the
Kansas City Railways company was
ended on Thursdny when officials of the
company agreed to accept a settlement
proposal already voted upon favorably
by tho men. The strike was doflnrcd
August 8 and hns completely tlecf up
every line In the city since thnt time.
Hogs $18.60 and Going Up,
Chicago, Aug. 20. Hogs resumed
their advance at the opening of tho
live stock market, and within an hour
$18.00 had been bid, with a prospect
of still higher prices. Denlers seo n
prospect for hogs at $20.
French Troops In Roumania.
Geneva, Aug. 20. French troops are
fighting with the Russians and Rou
manians on the Moldavian front. Ear
lier It hud been reported that British
artillerymen were assisting tho Russo
Roumiinliiii force
OUT OF IT
MM
' SALTIMOR
AMERICAN. "TtTSslAC
GUARDS TO FRANCE
STATE MILITIA TO SEE ACTIVE
SERVICE SOON.
Units From Twenty-Six States and
District of Columbia Ordered
to Mobilize.
' Washington, Aug. 10. Plans for
sending the first Nntlonnl Guard troops
to Franco hnvo been perfected by the
war department with the organization
of n division which will Include troops
from 20 states and the District ,of Co
lumbln. The commanding officer of the di
vision Will be Brig. Gen. W. A. Mnnn
of tho regulnr army, now chief of the
division of mllltln affairs of the war
department.
The states from which the National
Guard troops are to be assembled are:
Loulslann, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin,
New York, Ohio, Georgia, Alabama,
Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota,
Maryland, South Carolina, California,
Missouri, Virginia, North Carollnn,
Kansas, Texas, Michigan, New Jersey,
Tennessee, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Colo
rado, Oregon. The others come from
District of Columbln.
Discussion of the time nnd plnco of
mobilization of the division or of Its
departure for France nre not permis
sible under the voluntary censorship.
The structure of the division as given
In the ofllclnl statement shows It. will
conform to the reduced trench warfare
divisional organization, recommended
by Major Genernl Pershing, which
would give It a total strength with
nuxlllnry troops of approximately 20,
000 men.
CANADIANS WIN HILL NO. 70
Famous Position Near the City of
Lens, Deemed Impregnable
by Foe, Falls. '
British Front In France nnd Bel
glum, Aug. 17. After the brilliant ad
vance In the morning In which Jho
Cnnndlans captured III11 70 nnd then
swept on northwest of Lens the attack
ers nre In close grips with tho Ger
mans in tho western pnrt of Lens.
Considerable numbers of Gorman
prisoners nre beginning to arrive In
the collection depots. Tho new Brit
ish front hns been established on n
triangular line, like a pair of shear
whose points nro to the north nnd
south of Lens.
EAST ST. LOUIS RIOTERS HELD
Officials Arrest Persons Charged With
Rioting, Assault, Arson and
Conspiracy.
East St. Louis, 111., Aug. 18. State
and city officers started out on Thurs
dny to moko "wholesale arrests on tho
Indictments returned at Belleville
charging 105 persons with conspiracy,
assault, riot and nrson In connection
ylth tho race riots of July 1 nnd 2.
When the roundup wns completed
25 white men and 0 negroes had been
arrested.
The true bill named 82 whites nnd 23
negroes .as responsible.
13 STATES ACT ON COAL
Governors and Others at Chicago Con
ference Decide to Go Ahead
With Own Control.
Chicago, Aug. 18. Middle nnd north
western states are to take Immediate
nnd drastic steps to fill their coal bins
nnd nt prices shorn of exorbitant "wnr
profits." Thirteen states, their repre
sentatives meeting In Chicago on
Thursday tit-the Invitation of the Illi
nois state council of defense, unani
mously urged Immediate general action
upon the president. But In the mean
time nil states propose to go ahead,
mnke Inquiries, fix prices and other
wise control the situation,
Four French Ships Sunk.
Paris, Aug. 18. The weekly report
of shipping losses gives ono steamship
of more thnn 1,000 tons nnd three of
smnller size as having been sunk In
tho week ended August 12 out of 1,010
nrrlvnls and 1,028 clearances.
Young Pershing Tries Again.
Oklahoma City. Okln., Aug. 18.
Arthur E. Pershing, nephqw of General'
Pershing, still Is trying to Join tho
tinny. Young Pershing wns rejected
three times beciHise of physical disabilities.
U-BOAT WAR FAILS
PREMIER LLOYD GEORGE SAYS
GERMANY IS UNABLE TO
STARVE ENGLAND.
ENEMY BARELY HOLDS OWN
Shipping Losses Reduced and Allies
Have Enough Tonnage Until 1910
More Grain Than
Year Ago.
London, Aug. 18. Premier Lloyd
George, speaking In tho house of com
mons on Thursdny, snld that this tlmo
last year the wheat In this country
amounted to 0,480,000 quarters and
that now It Is 8,500,000 quarters. Tho
stock of oats nnd hurley, ho declared,
also was higher. There had been n
considerable saving in bread consump
tion, the premier snld, nnd owing to
closer milling nnd food economy thero
had been an addition to' the wheat
stock of 70,000 qunrters per week. (A
quarter Is equivalent to 480 pounds.)
"The government hns conio to tho
conclusion," Lloyd George said, "that
with reasonnblo economy there is no
chance of stnrvlng England out.
"The admiralty plans dealing with
submarines have been Increasingly suc
cessful." The premier said that In the slnglo
month of April 500,000 gross tons of
shipping were lost through German
submarines. In July the tonnage lost
went down to 320,000 gross tons. This
month there wns a substantial Im
provement over that of July.
The premier said:
"Germany now is hnrdly able to hold
her own not even that."
With tho co-operation of Amerlcn,
the premier snld, thero would be suffi
cient tonnngo for nil of 1018 and If nec
essary 1010. Although tonnngo had
decreased during the last year, he
added, more goods had been carried
from overseas.
The premier referred to Russia as
"one clnw of the nippers, temporarily
out of repair." Germany, .he saldl had
been beaten in several great battles,
with large losses, when Russln was
practically out of the camnalgn. Ho
nsked what might be expected when
Russia recovered nnd America was
renlly In. Amerlcn'a, troops had been
seen marching through tho streets,
symbols of her resolute entry Into tho
struggle. This wns the hour, Mr. Lloyd
George added, of Germany's difficulties.
U. S. AFTER I. W. W. MEMBERS
Drastic Action Against Organization
Is Government's Answer to Men
Who Threaten General Strike.
Wnshlngton, Aug. 18. Orders for
wholesale prosecutions of I. W. W.'s In
seven states comprise the answer of
the United Stntes government to I. W.
W. agitators who have threatened a
genernl strike In tho far West on Au
gust 20. Instend of medlntlng nnd con
diluting and otncrwlsc handling thu
enfies ns lnbnr cases, the government
will go after the agitators on "political
grounds and war regulations. Accord
ingly orders went forward from tho de
partment of Justice to district attor
neys In Oregon, Washington, Montnna,
Callfornln, Idnho, Arlzonn nnd New
Mexico to Institute proceedings ngnlnst
I. W. W. members nnd leaders under
the wnr regulations wherever the cases
Interfere with America's prosecution
of the war.
NO CASUALTIES FOR THE U. S.
Washington Issues Denial of London
Report of American Wounded
Nothing to Conceal,
Wnshlngton, Aug. JR. The commit
tee on public Information on behalf of
the war department on Thursday Is
sued nn official denial that American
iroops have been engaged In action on
the French front nnd that 200 have
been taken to the base hospitals,
wounded. The report wns published
In tho London Dally News. The com
mittee ndded, that It was authorized by
the wnr department to state that If
any such Information should reach thu
department It will Immediately ho an
nounced. "There will be no conceal
ment of casualties," It was stated.
PRO-GERMANS ARE WARNED
Federal Troops May Be Sent to Wash
ington, Oregon) Montana and
Idaho.
Washington, Aug. 20. Rending fed
eral troops to Washington, Oregon,
Montnna and Idaho to keep war Indus
tries moving and to check disorders, Is
regarded by ofllclalsas n possibility In
the near future should the threatened
I. W. W. strike attain serious propor
tion and tho civil authorities, state and
federal, In the affected area, be unable
to meet the situation adequately.
Eddie Foster Is Exempted.
Washington, Aug. 20. Joe Judge
and Eddie Fcister, star Inllelders on
the Washington American baseball
teiwn, were exempted fr.om service In
the national army on the ground of de
pendent families.
Woman Kills Two and Self.
Chllllcothe, O., Aug. 20. Because n
woman told her husband that she was
coming to claim him as her husband,
Mrs. James Nelson .killed her husband
and - son, und then killed herself.
MORE MEN TO GO INTO TRAIN
ING FOH OFFICERS
To Report at Fort Snelllng By
August 27
William W. Akers, Superior.
1'uul Ccwuley, Omaha.
Ocorgo W. Antes, Omaha.
Chris 1. Anderson, Norfolk.
Hans M. Anderson, Norfolk.
Kreil L. Archibald, Lincoln.
furry 12. Armstrong, Lincoln.
Kobort ti. Arthur, Omaha.
Ha nun 1C. llaker, Fremont.
Lewis A. linker. Omaha.
Arthur U. llarblcrs, Omaha.
Jay W. Hartlett, Omaha.
John V. Ileverldgc, Omaha.
lliiKh J. Hlrinliiglmm, O'Neill.
Martin F. HlBchorr, Omaha.
John Ulanpy, Sutton.
Haymond p. Hlankenhclm, Norfolk.
Charles A. Ilowcrs, York.
CIlfTord H. noyleii, Omaha.
Lcban J. Hrndy, Omaha.
Herbert H. Urayman, Hellovue.
Hlelmrd L. Drill, Pleasanton.
Presley 12. llrlstow, Omnha.
Edgar n. IiroiiRhton, Omaha.
Harry 11. Hrown, Omaha.
Joseph 12. Drown, Jr., Hushvlllo.
William O. Hrown, Omaha.
Frank W, Ilullock, lt'aver Crossing.
Tandy N. Dillon, Peru.
CJeorRo A. Doll, Ulalr.
Jonathan II. Drydon, Karnam.
Frank W, Ellsworth, Falrbury.
Lowell a. Ersklno, Omaha.
Edmund F, Field, Lincoln.
Wllllnm C. Flschr, Holsteln.
Herman F. Forgy, Omaha.
Clareuce Jackson Frnnkforter, Lincoln.
Charles II. Franek, Company C. Omaha.
John O. Fulbrlght, Uotnonburg.
Oron 13. Garrison. North Platte.
Ernest C. Giltnorc. Valley.
John P. Golden, O'NollI. .
Lcnvlt L. Gooden, Omaha.
Fiank 1J. GrllTen, Omaha.
Georgo 13. Grimes, Lincoln. .
Evan C. Grohe, Omaha. v
Kmmet Ilannon, Omaha.
John H. Harding, Omaha.
Henry C. Hathaway, Lincoln.
Wayne liurbank, Omaha.
Henjamln Hurrltt, Alnsworth.
William L. Ilycrs, Osceola.
Cliarlon F. Cadwnlador, Oxford.
Ward H. Calvert, Omaha.
Harold It. Campbell. Omaha.
Alexander K. Chambers, Omaha.
Charles A. Chappell, Mlnden.
Earl M. Cllne, Nebraska City.
'tobert L. Cochran, Lincoln.
Paul K. Cook, Lincoln.
Guy L. Cooper, Humboldt,
David J. Colyer, Llsco.
Harry P. Conklln. North Platto.
William J. Connelly, Tekamah.
Frank Hobert Cox, Fort Crook.
Georgo F. Culllnan, Chadron.
Harry C. Simack, North Hend.
I.arsh 11. Dahlgren. Nebrnaka City.
' Ernest IS. Danlov, Hastings.
George J. Daniel, Omaha. ,
Heed 11. Dawson, Lincoln.
Donald Lovejoy Davis, Greeley.
Daniel C. Dovlln. Omaha.
Clarence C. Dickson, Blue Hill.
Wnltcr L, Dlckman, Omaha.
Herman C. Dlerkti, Hloomtleld.
Georgo W. Dill, Uolvldore. .
James Drummond, Jr., Madison.'
Albert W. Elsassor, Omaha.
Charles 11. Kppeison, Clay Center.
William F. Hamilton, Lincoln.
Frank Fischer, Valentine.
Henry C. Fleschcr, Omaha.
James B, Foster, Omaha.
Edwtn A. Frlckec, PlattBinouth.
Morrlt H. Fuson, Ord. '
Georgo F. Flllgun, Lincoln.
Kdwnrd C. Goddard, Fort Crook.
Charles 12. Qrlllln, Nebraska City.
Clarence- 12. Grimm, Wllber.
Hobert S. Grlswold, Jr., Lincoln.
James Howard Gullfoll, lirownlee.
Donahl F. Hardy, Norfolk.
Paul L. Harrington, Wayne.
Iludolph Frank Havclka, Omaha.
Lee W. Hawkins, Lincoln.
Itobert C. HIbbeu, Lincoln.
Kobcoo C. Hitchcock, York,
Lylo Hubbard, Omaha, ,
Claude L. Huntley, Norfolk.
Phil M. Hunt. Omaha.
Edward L. Hyde, Lincoln.
Carl P. JelTnrds, Broken Bow.
Carrol F. Jones, Lincoln.
William K. Klethly. Syracuse
Earl H. Kendall, Omaha.
Guy C. King. Havelock.
Henry A. Knutzon, Kearney.
Itny Kennenbergcr, Seward.
George B. Larson, Omaha,
Glen La Sourd, Omaha,
Itokort II. Likely, Juniata.
James C. Long, Omaha.
Edward C. McDermltt, Omaha.
Wllllnm W. .McDonald, Valentine
Kenneth A. Mcllea, Omaha.
Frank O. Malm, Omaha.
Oliver 11. Martin, Blue Hill.
Wade It. Martin, Lincoln.
Earl Mnthlson, Stanton.
Walter F. Mathews Omaha.
Herbert N. Meroplan, Omaha.'
Fred H. Meyer, Lincoln.
Frnnk H. Mlzera, David City.
Ilonald Mooro, Fort Crook.
Author E. Morgan, Omaha.
Charles K. Morse, Nelson.
Nye F. Morehouse, Omaha.
George A. Muim, Ord.
John L. Ncgley, Omaha.
Leo H. Nowklrk, Omaha.
Albert O. Nobllng, Omaha.
Casper Y. OfYutt, Omaha.
John J. Ormsby, Omaha.
Charles E. Paul, Emerson.
Lester 11, Penh. Omaha.
Clnyborno 12. Perry, Bridgeport.
Wllllnm C. Porter, Burchard.
Bex Holland Handall, Gibbon.
Henry J. Hath, Fort Crook.
Hobert Fred ltenard, Oakland.
Charles M, Hlchards, Omaha.
William Hltchle, Jr., Bridgeport.
John H. Hobertson, Omaha.
Elmer F, Robins, llartlngton.
Max M. Hosenblum,Omaha,
Julius A. Saylos, Omaha.
Chnrles O. Sears, Beatrice.
John 13. Sheehan, Omaha.
Percy L. C. Shockley, lirownlee.
Basil H. 81ms, Peru.
Wlloy Snyder. DeWItt.
Theodore H. Stcphorst, Omaha.
Victor A. Strnstrum, Nehawka.
Edgar S. Stiles, Merrlman.
Charles W. Taylor, Lincoln,
Paul N. Temple, Grnnd Inland.
Paul William Thlele, Lincoln.
Guy E. Thompson, Omaha.
Miner Illnman, North Platte.
John II. Hopkins, Omaha.
Asa C. Hunt, Omnha.
Lee W. Hunter, Bloomfleld.
Charles C. Jnggcr. Omaha.
Roland 'M. Jones, Omaha,
Flotrher L. Keller, Grant.
William O. Klcck, Springfield.
Hay M. Kirk, McCooU.
Enger J. Larson, Mead.
James F. Lowry, Omaha.
Wallace B. McDonald, Omnha,
Charles F, Mclaughlin, Omaha.
Charles It. McFarland, Omaha.
Archibald P, Mann, Nelson.
Joseph Martin, Jr.. Grand Island.
David B. MoHsle. Fairfield.
Loltoy 12. Mathlson, Schuyler.
Albert E. Mny, Omaha.
George S. Metcalfe. Omaha.
Glen 13. Miller. Lincoln.
Ernest W. Moehnert, Mitchell.
CharleH F. Tous, Hxeter. ,
Edward S. Travor, Omaha.
Llndley M. Travis, Omaha.
Arthur F. Trimble, Omaha,
Fred Ulrlch, Omaha.
L. F. Vanvnlkburg, Omaha,
Lloyd D. Walter, Omaha.,
Frederick J Waugli, Ewlfig.
Hobert D. It. Wrlgel. Omaha.
Herbort A. Welch, Wayne.
Hnlph F. Wenstrand, Omnha.
Joe L, Westover. Hushvllle.
Wilson W. Wlllyer, Lincoln.
Hillard C. Wllnon, Omaha.
, V. F. Wilson. llartlngton.
Claro F. Young. Omaha,
Hay Young, Omaha.
James V. McDernmtt. Shelton,
A. O. U. W. Injunction Dissolved.
Lincoln. Judge W. E. Stewart In
district court here ordered dissolved
n temporary injunction restraining on
forcomont of Increased ratos of tho
Ancient Order of United Workmen,
authorized by tho national fraternal
congross.
Fremont Paper Quits Business.
Fremont. The Fremont Tri-Weokly
Tribuno, the oldest nowspapor In No
braska west of Omaha and north of
tion. It was established in 18G8.
J?latto river, hns discontinued publicn
BRIEF NEWS OF NEBRASKA
Monnonlto leaders, roprosontlng 2,
600 members in Nebraska, havo askod
Governor Novlllo to lot their men bo
drafted for war work at homo.
Victor Halllgnn of North Platto,
ex-caplnln of tho Nebraska univer
sity football team, has teeu chosen
captain of a cot pnny In tho Sixth
reglmonL
The Adams county corn crop in
tho district of ttoscland vicinity, is a
total loss, as tho result of tho recent
hail nnd wind storm that visited tho
section.
The national convention of tho U. S.
Buronu of Animal Industry, which wna
to meet at Omnha' Inst week, has bebn
Indefinitely postponed on account oC
tho wnr.
The farm of tho O. A. Smith ostnto,
of 104 acres, located northwest of Fro-
mont adjoining tho tractor grounds,
wns sold nt auction last weak for $225
nn ncre.
William Stuofor, of West Point,
former stnto treasurer of NobrnBka,
wns instantly killed by tho collapso
of a pier at a plonsuro rosort at Maca
town, Mich.
Victor Nichols, a 250,-pounil Valpa
raiso boy successfully passed mustor
boforo tho exemption board, and hopes
to realize his ambition to bo sent
"somewhoro in Franco."
Lancaster county commissioners
hnvo authorized tho paving of tho
Lincoln-Omaha road from Lincoln to
Waverly,ono. of tho largest districts
over croutcd in this stato.
Lnncnstor county faces tho possi
bility of being compelled to hold a
special election ns tho result of
fount y Judgo Wilson being drafted.
The election yould cost $2,500.
Buslnnss mon of Bonnet, by united
contribution, havo mndo arrange
ments to glvo a concert and froo'
motion plcturo show onco a wcok
for the remal'idor of tho summer.
An army-of mon nro at work at tho
state fair grounds at Lincoln getting
everything in shnpo for tho oponinR
which occurs September 3, and which
promises to bo tho best in its history.
Farmors around Beatrlco who lost
their com crop ns tho result of t,ho
recent hailstorm, sny they Intend to
dispose of their stock beforo winter
because thoy will havo littla com
for feed.
Louis Schoiferdcckor, of Bolvldero,
n member of tho Thayor County Boys,'
Pig club, won first prlzo in a contest
conducted by a Kansas City farm
Journal for tho host Btory on "Boys
Pig Clubs."
Leading suffragists of tho stato aro
checking up tho referendum filed with
the secretary of stato in ordor to dls
covorif possible any irregularities or
defects that might furnish a basis for
challenging Its legality.
Stops nro being tnken 'by federal
authorities in Lincoln to deport Ad In
Ferdlg, Swodo, to his native land. be
cause tho information filed against him
indicates ho Is not loynl to his ndoptcil
country and is lncllnod to uphold
Uncle Sam's onemy in tho wnr.
One of tho blggost crowds that has
gathered in Seward in rocont yoars at
tended tho nnnual harvest festival. A
heavy downpour of rain Just nftor din
ner interfered with tho program to
somo oxtont but nftor tho cIoud3 rolled
away, thu various amusement fontures
wore put on both in tho afternoon and
evening. It was estimated that 5,000
peoplo viowed tho froo vaudovlllo and
moving plcturoa which 'woro shown
in tho streot and enjoyed tho band
concert.
Conservation of food matters ve,ro
considered by tho city council of Hast
ings when thoy recontly granted to a
new garbago contracting firm tho privi
lege of using tho city sower farm for
pasturing of gnrbagomon's hogs, whero
they could food on wasto gathered.
Thirty-throo farmors in that vicinity
filed a protest which tho city council
considered in special session, Tho
protestors heliovcd tho city wns allow
ing these men to, establish a soruin
factory in that vicinity.
A full regiment of homo guards In
Lancaster county twelve companies
or nof moro than fifty mon each la
tho ambitious project launchod nt a
mass, mooting of citizens In. Lincoln.
The mooting followed conferences tho
past week with Governor Novlllo, who
has ondorsod tho plan and explained
the stops necossary to tako in tho
organization work.
NobrnBka's corn crop Is estimated
at 228,000,000 bushels, as compared
with 102,400,000 last year, by tho
government crop report for August.
Tho oath the national guard reservoa
will tako when they aro mustered into
tho sorvlco will provide for sorvico in
foreign countrios " "If necessary," ac
cording to an announcement by Adju
tant Oonoral Steele Tho oath further
providos that tho mon "may bo utilized
In bringing to trial porsons found com
mitting acts of treason, or in any man
ner assistlng'tho CJorman government.
Tho national guard reserves will ro
placo tho present guards and will
patrol food supply stations, munition
factories, storo houses, railroads and
brldgos.
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