THE 8EMI-WEGKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE. NEBRASKA.
SOCIALISTS SAW
GERMANY'S ERROR
Urged That Inhuman Deporta
tions Be Stopped Because of
Effect on Neutrals.
GERARD SUMS UP SITUATION
"Simians Will Stop at Nothing, anu
the' Only Thlno They Respect Is
force" Huns' Capacity for
Cruelty Told by Whltlock.
Aroused by the indignation shown
by the whole world over the ruthless
deportation of the people in Bel
gium and France, socialist deputies
in the reichstag protested against
the continuance of the practice. Am
bassador Qerard's evidence shows the
extent of the horror.
In the Norddeutsche Allgemclno
Zcltung of December 2, 1010, the fol
lowing protests ngulnst the deportn
tlon of Belgians to work In Oerniuti
appeared, innde, respectively, by So
cialist Deputy llnnse and Deputy Dltt
ninnn, members of the reichstag:
"Thousands of workmen In the oc
cupied territory have been compelled
to forced labor; we earnestly ask the
fovernmcnt to restore to these work
men their liberty, especially In Bel
gium. In truth, we (tho Germans) find
no sympath; In neutral countries; cvrn
tho pope lias mude n protest against
this procedure, and several neutral
states liavo done the samo. Common
sensd Itself demands that wo abandon
this procedure which moreover Is In
opposition to tho Hague convention to
which wo have ugrecd."
"In opposition to tho secretary of
state, I must recall that when former
ly the Belgian workmen who had lied
to Holland returned to Belgium, Gov
ernor General von Hissing promised
that these Belgian workmen would un
der no clrcumstnnces be deported to
Germany. This reassuring promlso
bos not been kept."
Ambassador Gerard's Interesting tes
timony appears In bis recent book:
Ambassador Qerard's Evidence.
tho president (during my visit to
America In 1010) Impressed upon me
his great Interest in tho Belgians d
ported to Germany. Tho action of Ger
many in thus carrying n great part of
tho nialo population of Belgium Into
virtual slavery had roused groat Indig
nation In America. Ah the revered
Cardinal Farley said to mo a few days
before my departure, 'You havo to go
back to the times of tho Modes and
tho rcrslans to find n like example of
a whole pooplo carried Into bondage.'
"Mr. Grow had made representations
about thin to tho chancellor and, on my
return, I Immediately took up the
question.
"I was Informed that It was n mili
tary measure, that Ludendorf had
feared that tho British would break
through and overrun Belgium nud that
the military did not propose to havo a
hostllo populntlon nt tbclr backs who
might cut tho rail lines of commun,
cation, telephones nnd telegraphs, and
that for this reason tho dcportntlon
had been decided on. I was, howovf r.
told I would bo given permission to
visit theso Belgians. Tho passes, nev
ertheless, which alone mndo such visit
ing possible were not delivered until a
fow days beforo I left Germany.
Belgians Forced to Make Munitions.
"Several of theso Belgians who were
put to work In Berlin managed to got
away and como to sco mo. They gave
mo h hnrrowlng account of how they
had been seized In Belgium and made
to work In Germany nt making muni
tions to be used probably ngalnst their
awn friends.
"I raid to tho chancellor, 'Thero are
Belgians employed In making shells
contrary to nil rules of war and the
Hague conventions.' He said," 'I do
not bellovo It.' I said, 'My automobile
Is at tho door. I can tnko you, in four
minutes, to where 30 Belgians nre
working on tho manufacture of shells.'
But ho did not find time to go.
"Americans must understand that
tho Germans will stop nt nothing to
win thin wnr, and that tho .only thing
they respect Is force." James W. Ge
rard. My Four Yenra In Germany, 301 1,
pp. 3051-52.
A similar point of view Is expressed
In nn article entitled "Vae Vlctls"
from tho Hungarian nowspaper News
enwn of Budapest (quoted In K. O. Os
slannllsson, Militarism at Work In Bel
glum and Gcrmnny, 1017, pp. 53-51.)
Mixed, Hungarian Opinion.
"Mechnnlcal skill, nnd especially
qualified mechnnlcal skill, Is for tho
moment n more Importnnt factor than
usual, nnd an It must be obtained
where It can bo obtained, Belgium has
had to suffer In accordance with the
old oaylng which always holds good:
Vne vlctls (woo to the vanquished).
In Polond mechanical skill nnd the
si-ins which exist thero nre mobilized
snder 'the glorious nnd fortunate ban
acrs of Poland ; In Belgium under 'the
banner of necessity.'"
M. . . The question remains: for
what kind of work will the Germain
use the Belgians? . . . every kind of
work In Germany Is war work, wheth
er It la called agricultural or Indus
total work. As the deported Belgians
teyo not given their consent, their use
U contrary to International law, and
tfea policy of the Germans In Belgium
ad Poland Is equally to bo deplored.
iaxKead of aiming nt bringing 'us nenr-
jtr pfsce, it serves to embitter our on
ponciits and to nroue tnprc hatred to
ward us amongst the neutrals, Many
times nnd more and more we have
had occasion to observe that the neu
trals show more sympathy for Bel
glum than for any other belligerent"
Old Men and Boys Taken.
The news dispatches Indicate that
the deportation and forced labor of
Belgians still continue. In a dispatch
from Havre (New York K veiling Post,
September 13, 1017) It Is stated : "Tho
removal of tho civilian population of
Belgium continues, according to ad
vices received here. The town of Bou
lers, Immediately behind tho buttle
line in Flanders, has been evacuated
completely. Ostcnd Is being emptied
gradually, and two thousand persons
already have been sent from Courtral."
In another dispatch from Hnvro
(Washington Post. September 24, 1017)
It Is stntcd that "the German military
authorities nt Bruges, Belgium, nre
conscripting forcibly all the boys and
men of that city between the ages of
fourteen nnd sixty to work In munition
factories and shipyards. The rich and
poor, shopkeepers and workmen, all
nro being taken, only the school tench
ers, doctors, and priests escnplng."
German Officer Rebuked Men.
The following "Order of the Day"
shows how the town of Huy escaped
the fate of so many Belgium and
French towns. Drunken German sol
diers were frightened nnd begun to
shoot men and burn houses. The
commanding officer condemned this be
cause it was pot done by his order nnd
because two German soldiers were
wounded. It is evident that massacres
and arson were permitted only when
commanded by the officers.
"Lust night n shooting affray took
place. Thero Is no evidence that the
nhabltnnts of the towns had any nrms
in their houses, nor Is there evidence
that the people took part in the shoot
ing; on the contrary, It seems that tho
soldiers were under the Influence of
alcohol, and began to shoot In a sense
less fear of a hostile attack.
"The behavior of the soldiers during
the night, with very fow exceptions,
makes n scandalous Impression.
"It is highly deplorable when officei.
or noncommissioned officers set houses
on fire without permission or order of
tiie commanding, or, as tho enso may
be, the senior officer, or when by their
attitude they encourngo the rank und
tile to burn and plunder.
"Tho mlsernblo behavior of tho men
caused n noncommissioned ofllcer and
n private to be seriously wounded by
German bullets.
"MAJOU VON BASSBWITZ."
Report of Minister Whltlock.
"One Interesting result of the depor
tations remains to be noted, n result
that onco more plnces In relief tho
German capacity for blundering, al
most as great as the German capacity
for cruelty. Until tho deportations
wcro begun thero was no intense ha
tred on tlie part ot tho lower classes,
I. e., tho worklngmen nnd tho peasants,.
The old Germans of tho Lnndsturm
hud been quartered In Flemish homes;
they and the Inmates spoke nearly tho
samo language; they got along fnlrly
well; they helped tho w'omcn with tho
work, the poor nnd the humble having
nono of those hatreds of patriotism
that nro among the privileges of the
upper clnsses. It is conceivable that
tho Flemish population might have
existed under German rule; It was
Teutonic In its origin nnd nntl-French
always. But now tho Germans have
changed all that.
"They havo dealt a mortal blow to
any prospect they mny over havo had
of being tolerated by the population
of Flanders; In tenrlng away from
nearly ovcry humble homo In tho Innd
a husband nnd n fathur or n son nnd
brother they havo lighted n fire of
hatred that will never go out; thoy
hnve brought homo to every hear.t In
the land, In a way that will Impress
Its horror Indelibly on the memory of
three generations, a realization of
what Germnn methods mean, not, as
with the early atrocities, In tho heat
ot passion nnd tho first lust of war,
but by one of those deeds that make
ono despair of the future of the hu
man race, a deed coldly planned, studi
ously matured, and deliberately and
systematically executed, n deed no
cruel that German soldiers nre said
to have wept In its execution, nnd so
monstrous thnt even Germnn officers
are now snld to be ashamed.
"WHITLOCK."
Mr. Hoover's Conclusions.
Mr. Hoover's mature conclusions on
tho Germnn practices In Belgium,
which ho wrote for the pamphlet Is
sued by the committee on public In
formation, reinforce tho detailed evl
denco nlready presented :
Sept ember, 1017.
I have been often culled upon for n
statement of my observation of Ger
man rule In Belgium nnd northern
Franco,
I have neither tho desire nor the
ndequuto pen to picture the scenes
which hnve heated my blood through
tho two nnd n half years that I hnvo
spent In work for tho relief of theso
10.000,000 people.
The sight of the destroyed homes
nnd cities, tho widowed nnd father
less, tho destitute, tho physical misery
of a people bnt-purtlally nourished nt
best, tho deportation of men by tens
of thousands to slavery In German
mines nnd factories, the execution of
men nnd women for pnltry effusions
of their loyalty to their country, tho
sacking of every resource through
financial robbery, the battening of
nrmlcs on tho slpnder produce of the
country, tho denudation of the country
of cattle, horses, and textiles; all these
things we had to witness, dumb to
help other than by protest nnd sympa
thy, during this long nnd tcrrlblo time,
nnd still these are not the events of
battle heat, but tho effects of n grind
ing heel of n race demanding tho mas-
lil'Mn if Mn world.
NEBRASKA HAPPENINGS
DURING THE PAST WEEK
Brief Outline of Important Eventa
Throughout the Stato of Interest
to tho Qeneral Reader.
Youug people of Bostwlck, Nuck
olls county, guvu u dnnco following n
sale for the Bed Cross. Membership
fees, proceeds from sale and dance
and recent contributions total $2,000.
Bostwlck claims tho honor of having
raised more money for tho Bed Cross
than any other town of its size in the
stato. The 1010 census gave tho town
n populntlon of 125.
Farmers in Bichurdsou county are
being organized for tho purpose of so
curing a county agricultural ngenl.
Kimball bus u new bunk, the Am
erican Stato bank having opened for
business u few days ago. It has a
capital stock of $25,000.
At u public auction held at Bennett
over $015 was realized. Sevcnty-threo
dollars of the proceeds wore used for
the adoption of two Belgian children,
nnd the remainder wus donated to the
Bed Cross.
i
Ncbrusku representatives cast .1
solid six votes for tho federal suffrage
constitutional amendment when tho
housq adopted the votes for women
resolution by n narrow margin ut
Washington.
General BloeltHom, comlnnndor ut
Camp Cody, N. M., has recommended
that members of tho Seventh Nebras
ka regiment, which hns been disband
ed bo nllowed to erllst in tho Thirty
fourth division.
Four business stores on the main
street of Sutton were given dnubs of
yellow paint for alleged violation of
tho 0:80 o'clock closing rule promul
gated by, tho fuel administration.
County Agent Stewart is Introduc
ing pure bred cattle into Kimball
county. Seven head, purchased for
$2,100, havo Just been shipped Into
tho county.
Scnntor Hitchcock of Nebruska
says President Wilson's address to
congress outlining America's peaco
terms is n definite start toward end
ing tho world wnr.
.Bohemian lodg No. 101, L. O. B. J.,
of Du Bols, gave an entertainment
nnd dance, the proceeds of which
went to tho Bed Cross. Gross re
ceipts were $205.
When Superior finishes paving on
Kansas Btreot nnd Commercial ave
nue It will havo more pavement for
Its slzo than any other town in Ne
braska. Stnto Bed Cross- officials believe it
Is possible, when all reports are In,
thnt Nebraska will havo the largest
iiicmhprshlp, populntlon considered, of
nny stato In tho union.
Weekly meetings arc being held by j
tho Saunders County Council of D
fenso for tho purpose of henrlng
cases of persons charged with bclng
dlsloyol. Thirty thousand dollars In lines
was. collected In Nebraska for viola
tions of the prohibition law between
May 1, 1017, and January 1, 1018.
Moro live stock Is being fed by
farmers of Buffalo county this winter
than over beforo In the history of tho
county.
Tho sum of $3,070.50 was raised by
tho Webster county chnptcr of the
Red Cross ot an auction sale ut Bed
Cloud.
Holt county produced more wild
hny In 1017 than nny county In this
state, The county exported 200,305
tons: outside thnt fed to stock.
Eustls citizens nro Jubilant over the
success of the first wnr savings cer
tificate drive. A total of $5,000 worth
at tho bnby bonds were sold.
Klmbnll Is orgnnlzlng 'a "100 per
cent American Society." The purpose
Is to develop whnlo hearted American
ism In tho community.
Four pnrochlnl schools In Gnge
county hnvo cllmlnnted the teaching
of the Germnn Innguage.
Tho County Treasurers' nssnctatlon
of tho state will hold its annual meet
ing nt Omnha February 25, 20 nnd 27.
Farmers In tho vlrlnlty of Edgar
hnvo lost a larse number of hogs late
ly from cholera.
Slnco the outbreak of tho war 000
students of the University of Nebras
ka have Joined tho colors.
At n pntrlotle rnlly held at Hebron
a total of $20,130 worth of war sav
ings certificates wcro sold.
A German fnrmer, charged with
making seditious utterances, was call
ed to tho platform during a pntrlotle
meeting at Eincrjon and forced to
bu;n n plcturo of tho kaiser, which ho
had in his home. Most of those nt
tho meeting were Germnns.
Madison county has adopted tho
food card system, tho first county In
the state to take such nctlon. It Is
practically the samo canl used In
Gonnnny, Englnnd, Frnnce, Itnly nnd
other countries In tho actual fighting
lono,
Shortage of coal In still apparent In
Superior, Tho school board was
forced to got fuel from the city to
heat tho school buildings, A long
cold spell will bring n coal famlno to
tho town.
Wheeler county Is to hnvo a new
court house, tho sum of $5,000 having
been voted to rebuild tho court houso
ut Bnrtlott, which was destroyed by
firo some tlmo ago.
Nebraska has raised moro than
$400,000 of Its $500,000 fund for su
pernnunted Methodist ministers nnd
ilwlc rnmllle.
Scenes from cantonments, officers'
training vamps, aviation schools, ship
building Industry, navy yards, sub
mnrlncs, parts of munitions factories
and some views from the America
expeditionary force In Franco are tl
bo shown In moving picture thcatfcrf
over Nebraska and other states In tht
near future and the proceeds applied
to patriotic purposes. The Idea origin
ated In Washington.
Following tho arrest of u farmer
his two sons and n brother near Bel
grndo for disloyalty, a promise win
made by the "farmer to buy $1,200
worth of Liberty bonds, and ho agreed
to donate $250 to both the Bed Cros
and Y. M. C. A. Ono son bought bond!
nnd donated to war activities. The
other two men are to be Investigated
Nebraska exemption officials ex
press tho opinion that Omaha and
Lincoln will furnish practically tho
entire state's quota when the next
call Is made. The assumption la
based on the provost marshal's an
nouncement that men of Class One
will make up America' new armies
A home economics course Is to be
gin at onco In the school nt Alvo,
Cass county. Tho school has met nil
requirements necessary for participa
tion In Iho benefits of the Smith
Hughes fund for the teaching of tho
course.
Many complaints are reaching the
state food administrator because of
the high price of comment. Mr. Wat
tles told a delegation of Nebraska
millers tho other day at Omaha that
the price of cornmeal In this state
must bo lowered.
Congressman Iteavls of Nebraska
Introduced n resolution n tho house
nt Washington, authorizing a commit
tee to design n new service flag, and
severely criticized the Inventor of the
present service flag for claiming n
royalty on his patent.
Thousands of Nebraska school
children will take part. In the nation
wldo "tag n shovel day" drive Jan.
30. Tho object Is the saving of a
shovel of conl a day by every family
in tho United Stntes.
At the suggestion of Editor Seely
of the Itising City Independent nn
enthusiastic mass meeting was held
In tho town and a company of home
guards organized.
Ten thousand bushels of wheat,
oats and corn which farmers in Onge
county desire to soil was refused by
a Bockford grain buyer because of
car shortage. m
M. 0. McLaughlin, president of the
York college, has entered the race
for the nondnation for congressman
In the Fourth district on the repub
lican ticket.
In the drive for Armenian and
Syrian relief, Weeping Water and
vicinity raised $700, which Is moro
than . double tho minimum quota ap
portioned. The Lewlston consolidated school,
representing six districts and a total
valuation of $-171,000, was opened last
week. There are forty-eight other
such schools In the state.
An effort Is being mndo to have Na
tional Food Administrator Herbert
Hoover speak In Onmhn during tho
Nebraska Betallers Wnr conference,
which meets January 21-2-1.
Tho annual state meeting of county
assessors will take place In Lincoln
Jnnuury 20 and 30, to discuss plans
for n uniform assessment of property
throughout the state.
By unanimous vote tho congrega
tion of the 55lon Lutheran church nt
Hastings decided to drop tho teaching
of German In the parish school.
A plan Is under way at Hastings to
close the schools of the city two
weeks earlier than usual the coming
spring.
Snunders county Red Cross wnr
fund Is now well near the $100,000
mark. Tho county was asked to
ralso $20,500.
Every alternate meeting of tho
Ladles' Aid societies of the various
North Platte churches will bo de
voted to aiding the Bed Cross.
A most successful cnmpnlgn for
wnr savings certificates Is being car
ried on over Thayer county.
Vnlunble deposits of potash have
been found In tho salt basin north of
Lincoln.
Tho tenchlng of Gorman hns been
dropped In the Holy Fnntlly school at
Llndsny for the duration of the wnr.
Cltv officials of Onmhn estimate the
population of the Nebraska metrop
olis Is 225 000.
Tho teaching of tho EnirlMi lan
guage hns taken the plneo of German
In Hip pnrochlnl schools of Fremont.
Tho sale of horse meat at Grand
Island Is apparently proving n suc
cess, and thero Is some tnlk of estab
lishing a packing house In tho city
to be devoted exclusively to tho pre
paring of horses for market. It
would lio the only establishment of
Its kind In the country.
Food Administrator Wattles has
sent orders to Nebraska millers to be
gin nt once to grind "war flour" only
from wheat. Ho declared that the
dark variety Is more healthful than
tho white brand.
Tho Aurora homo guard company
Is developing Into nn efficient military
organization having been equipped
with guns, ammunition nnd uniforms.
Squad drills nro being held almost
every night.
A "Two-bit" club hiiB been organ
ized by tho Alliance Community clnb.
each member pledging himself to pur
chase n thrift stamp every day for
threo months.
Four thousand pounds of horse
meat were sold In Hall county during
the first ten days operation of tho
Grand Island mnrker.
WANTS SHIPBUILDERS
WILL TAKE CEN8U8 TO FIND
AVAILABLE MEN
NEWS FROM STATE CAPITAL
Items of Varied Interest Gathered
from Reliable Sources
at the State
House
To assist in government contracts
connected with tho war and in the pro
duction of foodstuffs and raw materials
under governmental supervision, tho
United States public service rcsorvo
ot the United States Department of
Labor has been created to enroll men
for this work.
Stato Commissioner of Labor Geo.
E. Norman has been appointed director
of Nebraska, and has beon asked to
perfect a statewide organization to
conduct a vigorous campaign begin
ning January 21 to enroll men for tho
most urgent work. Thirteen of tho
Northwestern states are asked to en
list 20,000 men for tho Puget Sound
navy yards. Many of the men are
wanted at once, and others will be
doslred in tho near future t
Local labor bureaus throughout tho
stato, and whero thero Is no local bur
eau, others will bo asked to carry out
this work. County councils of defense
will ho asked to take charge in their
respective counties.
A Chance to Qualify
Men. who have sorved na officers in
tho national guard and havo not yet
passed tho age of 47 nre to have an
opportunity to Join the army and re
ceive training which will qualify thom
for commissions later on. Heretofore,
anyone over 40 years of age has been
barred by war department regulations.
A telegram received by Adjutant
General Clapp of the Nebraska na
tional guard from tho militia affairs
bureau at Washington, brings word
that officers and ex-officers of the na
tional guard botweon tho ages of 23
and 17, Inclusive, may enlist as pri
vlatos of tho first class for training
camps in tho southern states and
southern California, to open January
15. They must, however prove them
selves efficient and physically fit for
Borvlce. Only a limited number will bo
accepted.
Application for enlistments under
this order will be taken by Adjutant
Genoral Clapp. They must bo approved
In each lnstanco by .the division of
militia affairs, which In turn will be
guided by tho adjutant general's rec
ommendations. There are a great many men in Ne
braska who wore officers In tho Spanish-American
and Philippine wars of
eighteen and ninetoon years ago who
havo beon unable to enlist now be
cause of the 40 year ago limit. Tho
new regulations will probably result
In a number ot them offering their
services.
Children Contribute Liberally
Over $100,000 worth of produce and
livestock has been tho contribution
of Nebraska boys and girls to Uncle
Sam's war production campaign, ac
cording to a report of activities of tho
agricultural extension service of the
state university, since the war began.
Moro than $50,000 worth of garden
products alone, without tho help of
tho grown-ups. From reports received,
each child's garden, whore records
wero kept, netted about $8.
Nebraska boys rallied to tho meat
production campaign by turning out
178,800 pounds of pork, vnlued at
$30,000. This was tho work of 450
boys who became mombers of the
pig-ralslng project, each boy agreeing
to raise at least one pig to maturity.
Two thousand boys and girls took
up chicken raising under the instruc
tions furnished them, agreeing to raise
fifteen, chickens, and produced $20,000
worth of poultry.
Nor wore tho grown-ups forgotten
In the campaign for Increased pro
duction. Three thousand meetings,
with an aggregate attendance of
800,000 people, have been held under
tho auspices of tho service, slnco
tho United States entered the war.
B. R. B. Weber, formerly of Wahoo,
for tho Inst threo years foreman of
tho orchard at tho stato farm, has
beon elected secretary of tho state
horticultural society to succeed Grove
Porter, who will enter an officers'
training camp at Fort Riley,
May Bring Mandamus Suit
Tho state Insurance board has re
jected to application of tho Iowa A.
O. U. W. to do business in Nebraska.
The Iowa lodge contemplated tnklng
Dver tho business of fonr Omaha and
one Fremont lodgos. Tho stnto board
took tho position thnt tho 'Nebraska
board is now getting on its feot fin
ancially, and permission to the Iowa
board to do business here would glvo
tho Nebraska lodgo a serious sot
back. Tho Iowa lodge Is expected to
bring a mandamus suit to settle the
controversy finally.
8avs Stortes are False
I Will M. Mnupln. director of tho stnto
bureau of publicity, fortified wi'h a
letter from Governor Neville to tho
, commanding officers at Camp Funston,
j spent several days of last week in
' 8poctlug the camps nnd the hospitals
at Fort Riley. In his report made to
the govornor, he says that the 45,000
eatn at the camp are hotter fed, bettor
housed and better clothed thnn tho
same 45,000 men on tho average are
when at homo. All theso stories nbout
the men suffering from lack of cloth
ing and bedding are false.
SCHOOL FOR THE DRAFTED MEN
University to Establish Course for
Freo Training of Conscripts
State Suporlntendont W. H. Clem
mons is co-operating with tho govern
ment In tho attempt to obtain Bkilled
workmen and experts in various
trades for tho army. As nn emer
gency inensuro tho university of Ne
braska Is to establish a course of
study for tho free training of ,men.
The government needs 79.200 skilled
men for work during tho wnr. .Tho
stato superintendent has outlined" tho
stato organization for such omcrgoncy
work as follows :
1. Conscripted men of each county
uvailablo for school.
2. Course of study, weeks or
months, Including all lines of me
chanical and Industrial Instruction.
3. Each conscripted man must
havo at tho close of his training n
certificate bearing tho nnmo of tho
dean, the chancellor and tho secretary
of tho stato board.
4. Conscripted men, if not recently
examined, must bo examined bofore
entrance to tho school.
5. If a conscripted man is found
unable to do tho work, ho must be
notifled at onco.
C. All instruction must bo free.
7. CInBscs may bo conducted daily
or in tho evening as tho caso permits.
8. An exact record muot bo made
of each conscripted man, and the
samo must bo reported to tho state
federal board.
Praise tor Council of Defense
Work of tho Nebraska stato dofensa
council was highly praised by Attor
ney General Gregory at Wauhlngton
in a conference which tho lattor had
with Senator Hitchcock and Goorgo
Coupland, vice chairman of that body.
"Please toll Governor Novillo nnd
tho mombers that we are Impressed
with their efforts. Thoy havo done
a great work and I want you to thank
them all when you return to Ne
braska," the head of tho department
of Justice said to Mr. Coupland. Tho
attorney general then west on to re
late some of the difficulties which
his branch is having with its added,
war responsibilities. "1 must dopond
upon tho state defense councils la
each state. Your Nobraaka body has
worked with extraordinary zeal and
with commendable fairness, it seoms
td mo, In view of somo of tho very
perplexing problems you had there,'
he added.
Seventh Regiment to Disband
Governor Neville has announced
that the Seventh Nebraska regiment,
of which he is colonel, Is to bo dis
banded. Major Ray Abbott of tho second
battalHon received tho orders from.
Governor Neville disbanding tho regi
ment, and directing him to prepare
to turn over what stato property he
has and disband tho companies. Head
quarters will be closed, the stato prop
erty shipped to Lincoln and tho band
instruments returned to the Commer
cial club, which donated thom. The
threo companies of tho dofunct regi
ment are E F and G. in taking up
the status of the Seventh with tho
war department. Governor Neville in
sisted that tho Seventh regiment be
recognized and roceivo early "service.
Falling to got satisfaction Jfi those
two points, ho decided to disband the
regiment. "f
Aa a result ot hi3 personal investi
gations into tho bootlegging traffic.
Attorney General Reed has securod af
fidavits and other evidence, proving
the violation of federal laws In the
bringing of liquor Into Nebraska from.
Missouri. Ho is placing tho facts In
possession ot United States Dlstricf
Attorney T. S. Allen aa a basis lor
federal prosecution. This is belns
done because some of tho principal
offenders are not in Nebraska and can
not be prosecuted.
Answering to a telegraphic Inquiry,.
Attorney General Reed today gave out
nn opinion that Gorman language Ih
struction in parochial schools could
bo legally stopped. The inquiry came
from W. C. Johnson of Scotin. Mr.
Reed did not specify what legal pro
visions could be employed to prevent
German language instruction. It has
generally beon accepted heretofore
that tho staia council of defense could
do no moro than request Its discon
tinuance, which has already boon done.
Tho state banfctng board, as a meas
ure of conservation, has directed Sec
retary Tooley not to publish nn annual
report this year, but In lieu-to publish,
a biennial report next year,
Gets Copy of Amendment
An official copy of tho proposed con
stitution amendment for national
prohibition, which has boon submitted
to tho states by action or congroBS.
has reached Governor Novillo with a
letter from Secrotary of Stnto Lansing,
Tho aecrotary of state asks that it bo
brought to the attention ot tho next
legislature and that his dopartmont bo
advised of whatever action may be
taken thoreon. Govornor Novillo will
fllo the lottor and tho nmondment
away, to bo Incorporated in bis raes
sago to tho legislature a yoar hence
Charging that tho Grainger and;
Stacy wholesale houseB of Lincoln are
in nn unlawful combination to fix nnd
control the prices of fruit and pro
ducs In Lancaster county and the.
atnto of Nebraska. Attornoy General
Reed has commencod prosecution
against those firms nnd their principal,
officers. A Joint complaint nnminj
tho Grainger Bros. Co.. Stacy Broi
Fruit Company, Joseph Grainger.
Georgia nurt. Edwin T. Scott. Arthur
J Stcy, Harold B. Staoy and Clinton,
J Stacy as defendants was filed in,
the "ountj- court