THE 8EMI-WEEKLV TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
LATEST FOOD ROLES
Kaiser punishes
labor leaders
Score of Union Chiefs in Ger
many Are Called for Mili
tary Service.
THE BOY IS GETTING TIRED
WILSON WARNS OF
DADDOTii
mm
CRISIS THIS YEAR
SUMMARY OF NATIONAL PRO
GRAM ISSUED BY WATTLES.
STRIKE SPREADS TO MUNICH
Commander of Brandenburg Province,
Which Includes Berlin, Warns
Population Against Disturb
ances Clash With Police.
I Zurich. Feb. 4. Twenty Itrlkc lend-
Sera hnve been culled up for military
service by Gcrniuu military lenders ns
;a further effort to break tho morale
of tho protesting workers, according
to German dispatches received here.
; London, Feb. 4. A three-days' strlko
hns been declared In Munich, accord
ilng to a Central News dispatch from
Amsterdam.
In Berlin, tho dispatch adds, tho
lOrensteln & Koppel Locomotive works
employees have joined the strike move
ment.
An Exchnngo Telegraph dispatch
ifrom Copenhugen says the Berliner
Tageblutt reports that Hie police seized
Ithe trade union building lu Berlin and
arrested Deputy Koerstcu and other
Headers.
Jibe commander In chief of Brandon
burg province, which includes Berlin
has Issued a warning to the population
ingalnst disturbances, which, he an
bounces, will be suppressed, accord
lng to n seml-ofllcinl statement to Am
sterdnm from Berlin.
It is declared In tho statement that
(there arc no Indications of an cxtcn
Islon of the strike In Berlin and that
joutslde tho capital there has been llt-
tle spread of tho movement.
' All public meetings In Germany
Jwero prohibited by order of the su
perior command In an effort to sup
press the general strike.
There was a clnsh between strikers
and the police In the northwestern part
!of Berlin. One pollcemun was killed
;nnd another Injured seriously and a
'dozen strikers were Injured.
WILSON FIGHTS WAR CABINET
President Asks Democratic Senators to
Rush Legislative Pro
gram. Washington, Feb. 4. President Wil
son personally appealed to leading
iDemoerntlc senators to expedite the
(administration's legislative program
iHo Invited Senator Martin, tho Demo'
crntlc leader, and Senators Thomas,
Gxirry, Phelan, Shields, Underwood,
James, Jones of New Mexico, King and
Smith of South Cnrollnn to the White
House on Friday and for nearly two
hours discussed with them the neces
sity for "speeding up."
Tho president suggested Increasing
tho presidential power over executive
departments so that he could reorgim
lzo any such department that might
fall to measure up to tho war work.
Tho president, It Is understood, not
only said that any bill to curtail his
control of tho war would be vetoed,
but thnt his emphatic opinion was
that congressional agitation for war
changes Is an encouragement to Germany.
PUT U. S. SOLDIERS IN CAGE
Germans Confine Americans for Four
Days Without Food or Water to
Make Them Submissive.
With the American Army In Franco,
Feb. 4. Germany has adopted cruel
and barbarous methods of treatment
townrd American prisoner of wor In
order to mnko them divulge military
Information, according to what Is ap
parently trustworthy Information
reaching headquarters.
An order to the Gcrmnn troops dl
TDPts that all prisoners bo confined In
nn Iron cage for four days without
food or water to make them "suiimis
ctvn" Tho canes, it was specified,
should be so small that tho men would
have to stand up all the time.
Wilson in Letter to Farmers'
confer says 1918 win in BENEFIT NEBRASKANS
Decide War.
UNABLE TO ATTEND MEETING
All Citizens Are Urged to Comply
Strictly to New Provisions Early
Closing Endorsed.
FOLLOW DIRECTIONS
AND HELP WIN WAR
You would give your life for
your country. You would scorn
an American whose patriotism
ended with waving Hags, cheer
ing the troops and standing up
when the band plays. You want
to servo your country.
Arc you willing to do what
your government nsks? Are you
willing to follow directions?
Are you so comfortably fixed
that you can afford to eat what
you please? Ah, but you can't
afford to eat what your country
needs. Follow directions.
Are you saving now of your
slender means all you possibly
can? Still, ns far ns your cir
cumstances permit, Follow di
rections.
llnve you servants who enn't
bo mnde to understand? It is
your chore to see that they do.
Follow directions.
Follow directions. Today the
direction Is to save two slices of
bread, an ounce, of meat, an
ounce of sugar, a snitch of but
ter. Tomorrow ns conditions
change there will be new direc
tions. Follow directions.
Follow directions. If Germnny
wins you will bo obeying orders
given by some one you will not
enre to obey. Your government
asks you to prove that free peo
ple can follow directions.
Follow directions. If wo fall
In this the war will drag on. As
we succeed, wo shnll sooner hnve
peace. Follow directions.
U.S. TRANSPORTS SAFE
RED CROSS REPORTS
ORGANIZATION ACCOUNTS FOR
MONEY ENTRUSTED TO IT.
To Date $79,450,727.35 Has Been Ap
propriated for Relief Work
Criticism Answered.
Urges Every Effort Be Made Toward
Bigger Crops In 1918 and Prom
ises U. S. Aid to Agri
culturists. Washington, Feb. 2. Tho result of
tho European war will bo determined
dining tho coming year, In tho opinion
of President Wilson. lie made this
plain in n letter sent to the Farmers'
conference nt Urbnnn, 111.
"I need not tell you, for I nm sure
you realize as keenly as I do, that wo
are as a nation In the prosenco of n
grent past which demands supremo
sacrifice and endeavor of everyone.
"We can give everything that Is
needed with tho grenter willingness,
and even satisfaction because the ob
ject of tho war In which wc are en
gaged 8 tho greatest that freo men
have ever undertaken.
'You will not need to be convinced
that It was necessary for us, as a
free people, to take a part In this
war. It hnd raised its evil hand
against us.
"We nre fighting, therefore, as truly
for the liberty and1 self-government of
the United States as If the war of our
own revolution had to bo fought over
again.
"Every man In every business In
the United States must knpw by this
time that his whole future fortune
lies In the balance. Our national life
and. our whole economic development
KING PENGUINS.
"King Penguins," said Daddy, "aro
birds which live nenr tho South Pole
and though tho South Polo may sound
warm It Is very, very cold.
"Grent men they call explorer, go
on trips to find out what new lands
nnd places they can discover, and they
run all sorts of risks and dangers bo
,causo of tho great cold, tho snow
storms nnd tho Ice.
"Penguins become very friendly with
pcoplo and men who visit In theso
parts always consider tho penguins
their greatest friends.
"Ono day Mrs. Penguin spoke to her
husband and this Is what she said:
'My dear, I have Just laid an egg.
What shall I do with It?'
"Mr. Penguin took tho egg which
wns qulto a good stzed ono nnd put It
In his pouch whero it stayed In his
warm, comfortable feathers until It
batched out
"Mrs. Penguin nlways lays tho egg
only one egg at n time which Is unlike
other birds and Mr. Penguin keeps
It snug and warm until It Is hatched.
"Ono day, not long after tbls Mr.
Penguin met ono of his friends and
got Into a very bad light
'"You're wrong, I tell you, shouted
Mr. Penguin to his cousin, Mr. Peter
Penguin.
"'I'm not I'm right,' replied Peter.
" 'You're as wrong as u bird can bo,'
said Mr. Penguin. 'Arid for n largo
Tho now food regulations Issued by
tho national food administration at
Washington cover n wldo scopo and
nro destined to save for our asso
ciates ltt war a vast quantity oC
wheat, meat and other commodities
of which theso nations aro so badly In
nocd. Stato Food Administrator
Wattles urges all Ncbrnskans to ad
hero strictly to theso rules nnd to aid
citizens of tills stnto to bo ublo to
Jdo so, ho has Issued tho following
'summary of tho national administra
tion's program which Is now In effect:
PURCHASE OP FOODSTUFFS
Consumers, when buying wheat Hour,
must purchase at tho same time nn
equal amount of other ceronls. Tho
substitutes from which tho cholca
may bo made are: Corn meal, corn
starch, corn Hour, hominy, corn grits,
bnrley flour, rice, rlco flour, oatmeal,
rolled oats, buckwheat flour, potato
flour, sweet potato flour, soya beau
flour, and foterlta flours and meals.
Tho purchaser may comblno any or
all of theso In buying and the total
amount of substitutes must cqunl tho (bird as you aro I'd be ashamed of my-
total amount of wheat flour purcnus- self If I were In your plncc.'
od. Tho housewife may uso these ce
reals In tho homo cither separately
or may mix them.
BUYING AND SELLING Itotallj
era mny sell wheat flour only with
equnl amounts of substitutes, named
nbove. When buying from whole
salers or millers, retailers must buy
Washington, Feb. 1. What the
American Red Cross has dono with the
vast sums of money entrusted to It by
the people of tho United States Is
stated in detail in n report Just Issued
by the nntionni nenuquariers. xo uiuc, w,n pnRS um,01.. t,)0 nlluenco ,m 0qunl amount of substitutes, namoa
$70,450,727.35 has been appropriated of forein control if wo ,i0 ot wln. 'nl.nvn. with tl.olr nnwlmsns of wheat
nvlr In lllla nmiiitrv nnu ..... . . .. - t '
wo must win, inereiorc, mm vu
shall win.
You will realize, as I think states
men on both sides of the wnter re
allze, that the culminating' crisis of
the struggle has como and that tho
180.70; Great Britain. $1.7W,042; other, B,(o m thQ ot, Bt llctermlno the
Otier, $313,027. nvniinlnil hv Mm 'nrnalilnnt. "sn
The foregoing appropriations are ' ..' nnatnnrtn
.1.. TTlt.l G4nfnI Ml. """ 'lluV ' 1" 1
"""""-- u...t: which Is showing Itself In .too many wi
tercd the wnr until April 30, 1018. For t be effectlvelv checked." n
; O d the ren- . T VrcsMcnt pointed out that the HOARDING Tho buying of any II
"i ,V." ' .. . i ; i ....,. ia t,opns American farmer produces threo or (.,M1H(;ii foodstuff for a period of sup
. " ' , " ... four times more per unit of labor and nu- morn Minn Milrtv dnvs Is hoard
for relief- work In tbls country nnd
abroad.
For foreign relief $41,057,705 hns
been appropriated as follows: France,
$30,510,250.00: Belgium, $1,000,031;
Russia. $751,040.87; Roumnnla. $2,017,-
308.70; Italy, $3,140,010; Serbia, $871,-
iflpur.
. WHOLESALERS In selling wheat
flour to customers, wholesalers enn
sell only 70 per cent of the amount
tho purchaser bought during tho cor
responding period Inst yenr. And
they must sell nn equal amount of
substitutes, or satisfy themselves
that tho purchaser has bought an
equal nmount of substitutes. A certi
fied statement from tho purchnser
thnt he hns Iwught an cqunl nmount
111 be sufficient for tho wholesaler
make tho sale.
'"You'ro not In my place,' said Pe
ter, 'and you'ro every bit ns lnrgo as
I am. We'ro all largo all of the pen
guins.' "They were both standing up, their
whlto vests looking llko tho snow, nnd
then such a light as they did have I
They fought and they fought nnd from
afar Mrs. Penguin enmo hurrying to
stop her husband.
"She was thinking of tho egg which
tall tho time he was carrying. 'My
dear,' she said, 'Calm yourself. Calm
yourself 1 Remember tho cggl'N
'"Don't bo so selfish,' shouted Mrs.
Peter Penguin, 'let your husband fight
ns I lot mine. They enjoy It.'
"'Irtit Mr. Penguin Is carrying nn
egg for me,' said Mrs. Penguin.
'"That's nothing,' said Mrs. Peter,
"Mr. Peter Is carrying ono for inc.'
" 'You said that was nothing,' shout
'ed Mrs. Penguin, who had becomo so
langry at the flrst part of Mrs. Peter's
speech that sho hadn't stopped to hear
tho end of it 'You think nothing of
an egg when It doesn't belong to you.
XHe bovltiiihuih liiuwura v.-. nnun, ,,, nnv TCn-nn-,,,, fnrmnr Hint '. ' ... ' .1. m-. mi. Vw
thing our army nnd navy needs, and " ' : V" " V '" iay a. uuuuu uauS 0...0...
id.i 1 niviiinn .listrpss In u,u iK .vw ...- tlie l)UVCr j , mttcr or sugar, seuisii ono.'
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. i -e .... I. 1 ""'I " i'"" .' ...v.T.. ..v.. ......
Ulis country ol uuy nmm.u.B -,,. ,cf f , i, -,lnf,i init
i(,ivrr muni iiwt JiiiaT 1 vv.iiivv4 miv
18
FORMER GERMAN LINERS
CARRY FORCE TO FRANCE.
YANKEES TAKE OVER LINE
Secretary Baker Says Americans Have
Formally Taken Over Section of
Front In France.
Washington, Feb. 2. Secretary of
War Raker officially announced on
Thursday that American forces have
formally taken over a section of the
lino In France.
Tho announcement followed tho pub
lication of a dispatch from the Ameri
can expeditionary force In France tell
ing of the latest raid on tho Amerlcnn
trenches by German forces, In which
two Americans wcro killed, four
'wounded nnd ono wns mnde prisoner.
Six Die, 13 Hurt In Rail Crash.
Uelllnghanr, Wash., Feb. 4-Slx pei
,sons were killed nnd 13 were Injured
!nt Sedro-Woolley ns n result of n run
nwny Northern Pacific freight train
crashing Into a coach of a Grent
Northern pnsscngcr train there.
n.t. l Inhthntise Heroes.
Washington, Fob. 4. Courngcous
nets performed under conditions ex
tremely bnznrdous becnuse of the win
ter weather won official commendation
for several employees of the United
Stntes llenuimiKo ntuv.iiv.
Thousands of Officers, Soldiers and
Supplies Left American Ports
During Last Two Weeks.
Washington, Feb. 1. The heart of
America thrilled on Thursday with the
news thnt the greatest nnnadn In her
history 18 huge transports had ar
rived safely at French ports with thou
sands of officers, soldiers and supplies
to battle the kaiser.
Stealing out of American ports the
last two weeks, the vessels formerly
the best of the Austro-Gorman mer
chant mnrlnt delivered their precious
cargo on Europertn soil unharmed by
spies and unobserved by tho watchful
eyes of submarines.
Protecting them on their voyage
were many men of war fleet, gray
monsters that swept through the
waves, grim warning that their trans
port charges were to be delivered un
harmed.
Aboard tho transports wero thou
sands of young men officers for
training, troops for service, doctors,
nurses and skilled workmen. From all
parts of the country they had been se
cretly assembled at dlnerent embark
Ing points along tho seaboard. None
knew before be left even what vessel
ho would board only that ho was to
bo at a given place at a given hour,
prepared for a long Journey.
Greeks Called to the Colors.
London, Feb. 2. Sixteen classes of
Greek reservists have been called to
the colors, n Reutcr dispatch from
Athens snys.
portions.
The grent variety of tho military and
civilian relief work being done by tho
Red Cross is Indicated briefly In tho
following list: canteens that afford
food, baths and sleeping quarters for
men at the front; rest stations nnd
recreation centers for soldiers In trnn
sit and at port of nrrlval In France;
care of destitute children; tenchlng
mutilated soldiers new trades; recon
structlon of villages; bringing together
families of soldiers scattered by the
war: furms for convalescent soldiers;
sanitariums for tubercular and other
patients; food, clothing, medicine, nnd
shelter for tho homeless nnd destitute;
and other activities too numerous to
mention.
It Is stated by the national war coun
cil that all salaries and administrative
expenses arc paid out of membership
dues, so that every penny given to tno
Red Cross war fund has been spent
for relief. This answers tho rumors
that have been circulated about the
expenses of operation.
Out of 255 executives In the fourteen
divisional offices of tho Red Cross In
the United States, 50 per cent aro
women. The policy Is to select tho
most competent person regardless of
politics, sex or religion.
GERMANS RAID U. S. TRENCH
Two Americans Killed, Four Wounded
and One Taken Prisoner
Yankees Bomb Foes.
With the American Army in France,
Feb. 1. A raid In which tho Germans
killed two and wounded four and cap
tured ono American occurred at 7:15
o'clock Thursday morning.
Drafted men from California bombeu
tho enemy ns ho retired.
The enemy followed n 15-mlnute bar
rngO lire from the enemy's biggest
guns, cutting off a listening post of the
American llrst-llno trenches.
Republic In Crfmea.
Potrograd. Feb. 4. An autonomous
republic has been formed in Crimen
It hns culled Its own constitutions ns
sembly. The regional workmen's sol
dlers' and peasants' committees have
recognized tho republic.
Ship Sunk; Spain Protests.
Madrid, Feb. 4. Tho cabinet met
Thursday under the presidency of
King Alfonso and decided to send
strong protest to Germnny, demanding
restoration to Spain for the sinking of
tho steamship Glralda.
exceeded.
The president said the agricultural
department has $2,5J0,000 avallablo
now and Is asking congress for $5,000,
000 more to assist- the farmers (o lo
cate and obtain nt cost jm adequate
supply of sound seed. -.
In all the .gret corn belt states
there Is a shortage of seed that al
most nppalls the experts.
MILLION STRIKE IN GERMANY
State of Siege Declared in Hamburg,
Number of Workers Killed in Clash
With Troops In Berlin.
u
London, Feb. 2. The German strlko
Is still growing in magnitude, the Ex
change Telegraph correspondent at
Copenhagen reports. In Rerlln 700,000
persons are on strike, he says, 58,000
of these being women.
According to an Amsterdam dispatch,
the strike has been extended In dis
tricts near Ilerlln, especially In Tegel,
Ahlerhof, Spandau tytd Farlendorf,
whero 500,000 men have quit work. A
similar number of workmen aro on
strike In the remainder of the empire.
A grent number of-socialist leaders
havo been arrested In various towns.
Copenhagen, Feb. 2. A stato of
siege has been declnred at Hamburg,
Altona.and Wandsbcck, according to a
socialist report from Hamburg.
According to a Rahlc dispatch print-
cd by Ln Suisse there have been seri
ous conflicts between troops and strik
ers In neiiln, with casualties.
Indian Fighter Slain by Son.
Snlt Lake City, Utah, Feb. 2. John
Wilkinson, seventy years old, nn old
Indlnn fighter, wns killed while trying
to medlnte In nn nltcrcntlon between
his sons George and James, at Anna
belle, Utah.
War Wire Plant Burned.
Harrison, N. J Feb. 4 Flro de
stroyed the plnnt of the Driver-Harris
Wire company, which wns engaged ln
manufacturing wire specialties for uso
in im.i- wnrlf., Tim nrnnertv Iohh Is
ii. . . ... - - -.
estimated at $300,000.
200 pie In Alcoholic Orgy.
Potrograd, Feb. 4. Two hundred
persons perished In a flro In an ulco
hoi factory at Nuvo Arcnnngeisk.
crowd of carousers broke into tho fac
tory and became trapped ln the eel
lars.
WIRES TO PETR0GRAD CUT
Washington Unable to Get Word to
Ambassador Francis Bolshevik)
Are Split on Peace.
Washington, Jan. 31. Cable and
telegraph lines to Russia havo been
cut, Amerlcnn Minister Ira Nelson
Morris at Stockholm reported on Tues
day, and tho only remaining routes of
communication with Petrngrnd now are
through Persia ami Vladivostok. The
land telegraph lines were severed, Mr.
Morris reported, ut Ilapiiranda, Swe
den, and tho cables at Vlborg, Finland.
Rail Men Ask $500,000,000.
Washington, Feb. 2, Demands for
wago Increases pending before tho
ruUroad wage commission are for an
nggregate uverugo of 40 per cent, It
was disclosed. The demands represent
a total of nearly $500,000,000 this year.
tho sales ln city nnd towns nro lim
ited to 5 pounds, or In lieu thereof,
50 cents worth, nnd In rural commun
ities, to ton pounds, or In lieu there
of, $1.00 worth. Flour must be sold
ln city and towns In not more than
no-pound lots, nnd In rural commun
ities In not more than 100-pound lots.
RAKERS AND RAKING Rakers
must Immediately use B per cent of
other cereals thnn wheat ln linking
bread or rolls. By February 21, they
must lnerenso this amount to 20 per
cent. This bread will bo known ns
Victory Bread, and purchasers aro
urged to buy It at all times.
WI1EATLESS DAYS AND MEALS
Mondays nnd Wednesdays are
wbeatless days. The evening meal of
other days shall also bo wbeatless.
On theso meals and days, no wheat
products should be used. Small
amounts of wheat flour may be used
In thickening soups and gravies or as
a binder In corn bread or other re
real bread. This applies to both
homes nnd public eating plnces.
MEATLESS DAYS AND MEALS
Tuesday Is meatless day. Tuesday
and Saturday are porkless days. Tho
NOON meal each day Is the mealies
meal. No hog, rattle or sheep prod
ucts shall bo used on meatless days
oi for meatless numis. un porKioss
days,' no pot: or pork products shall
bo used. On porkless Saturday, how
over, mutton or lamb may be substi
tuted. EARLY CLOSING AND LATE
OPENING The Food Administration
Indorses nnd urges the observance of
rules governing opening and closing
of grocery stores, as follows: On
week days, except Saturday, open nt
7 n. m. and close at 0 p. in.; on Sat
urdays, open nt 7 n. in. nnd rinse nt
7 p. m. These rules, however, einn
nnte from the Fuel Administration
nnTl nre approved by the State Coun
cil of Defense.
'"Km not selfish at nil, said Mrs.
iPeter. 'If you think I am, wo will fight
,about It.
" 'Wo will fight about It,' agreed Mrs.
iPenguln.
"So they fought, tool And such
iflghts as they all did have. After a
tlmo they wero weary of fighting.
"'You know,' said Mrs. Peter, when
'sho had recovered and could speak
Mr. Penguin Flapped His Wings.
onco more, 'I said that It didn't mean
uny more for your huslmnTl to bo fight
ing than for mine. Mr. Peter Is curry
ing an egg for mo, too.'
'"Oh, Indeed,' said Mrs. Penguin.
'1 don't believe 1 heard all you hud to
say; In fact I flou't believe I wanted
to hear It all. I did want a light so
much.'
"'So did I,' said Mrs. Peter.
" 'And so did we,' said Mr. Peter and
Mr. Penguin who came up Just at this
moment to Join their wives.
"'Were tho eggs hurt?' both Mrs.
Penguins asked at tho same moment.
"'Oh no,' said their husbunds. For
though tho penguins fight when they
nre carrying tho eggs they practically
never break. And they all enjoy fight
ing for there Is so little else to do ln
their part of tho world they feel I
"Plmv niht nn tliev would nhiv
Typewriting Fades Out. .. ,.,,,,,. fiverv minuto of It and
It has been round mat lypewnuiig they do It a great deal,
on parchment deeds Is not durable. "When Mrs. Penguin's eggs was
In deeds deposited within very recent hatched, Mr. Penguin took turns with
yearn many lines aro illegible aim sev jlcr n looking after the baby penguin,
oral lines havo completely dlsap- (eacn g0ng in turn for food In tho Icy
pearcd.
Farmers Want Eleavator.
Howe. Farmers of this vicinity
havo held meetings In rural school
water. And tho sumo thing happened
'in the Peter Penguin family."
Confusing to Malzle.
fnlvln lmrl fl hnblt of maklnc any
nouses 10 iniK over um i"" mispronounced word n. part of her vo-
Mlss Rankin's Bill Tabled.
Washington, Feb. 2. -The house Im
migration committee tabled the Ran
kin bill to grant to American women
married to foreigners tho right to re
tain their citizenship. Thlt- means the
committee will not net on It.
grain elevator. About $10,01 has al
ready been subscribed, and tho addi
tional nmount will bo raised as soon
as tho plans nro completed. It la
Intended to either buy one of the ele
vators already In operation, or to
erect an entirely new building with i
storage cnpaclty of from fifteen . to
twenty thousand bushels of grain.
Guy Moody rs presldont of the new
organization.
cabulary. When sho heard tne laun
dress say "cheer" sho promptly suld
lit too.
"Not cheer," contcted mother. "Say
tfralr."
So Malzle said cbulr and when tho
Sunday school tencVer naked the class
to sing, and gavo cut, "Tiireo uneers
for the Red, White and Blue," Malzlo
cried out, "My mamma says not to say
cheer, you must say chair."