THE 8EMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH P1ATTE. NEBRASKA.
RECORD OF EVERYONE
Campaign Soon to Bo Undertaken In
Nebraska to Show What Each
Person Has Dono for Country.
A card Index showing how much
each person In Nebraska Iihh con
tributed to tlio past wnr "drives" l)o(h
in money, time and labor, will bo com
plied soon, according to nit unnounoe
jnunt. On (Mich card will bo Muted the
various war drives, and opposite each
campaign will bo listed: "How Much
Money Contributed;" "How Much
Time Contributed." Peraous who have
not contributed anything will bo
termed "slackers." The Indexing will
bo under tho supervision of the
braalta state council of ilefenso
through tho county councils of de
fense.
According to n statement made by
Ward M. Burgess. Ktnlo thrift cam
pnlgn director, Nobrnsknns bavo mado
$000,000,000 excess profits from tlto
war since 101(5, and have only given
back $ir,000,000 In donations and gov
erntnont securities.
nioomfleld has tho largest reglstrn
tlon In tho public service reserve of
nny ' town In tho state, excepting
On'inha and Lincoln. Twenty-four men
of the town hnvo registered to help
Uncle Sam In bis ship building pro
em m.
After n thorough Investigation Into
the linking Industry In Omaha l'ooti
Administrator Wattles announced that
Omaha bakers will bo compelled to
sell bread at IVi cents a pound-loaf
wbolcsnlo or ho will ask cancellation
of their licenses.
Tho entire population of Callaway
tnmmi mil tlio nther dav to raise a
unrv fee fbiL' dlsnlnvlng sixty-eight
stars, representing the number of
young men from Callaway aim vicini
iv nmv In tho service.
' THnrenco Kendall of Norfolk holds
the world's record as tho youngest
purchaser of thrift stamps and war
eoHiflrntos. When she was one min
ute old $30 worth of thrift stamps
worn mirehnsed for her.
Citizens of Pawnee City arc asking
fN'niirnRkn representatives In Congress
to obtain from tho postoillco depart
ment a modification of, the oruer pro
Idbltlng women from permanent ap
tminiiiumt lis rural mall carriers.
Ralph II. Wnhlberg of Kimball, 12,
Ik iiio chnmnlon boy pig raiser of tho
Btate anil hns been nwarded first place
In h nltr llllb ProleCt Of tllO CXtOIl
Blon service of tho state college of
iiL'Hotiltnre.
Thii niii Sixth regiment band, No
braska Infantry, which has been at
Doming, N. M., with tho regiment
slnco It left tho state, has been trans
twrnii (n Piniiti Fnnston. Ivans.
Wymoro business men have raised
itho sum of $009.50 for a series of
twenty-two summer concerts to bo
given at that place commencing
nv A.
nnlliv nf iiccentlng bribes from a
Norfolk was tho verdict
of u jury at Madison In the case of
tho stato1 against Arthur Ivocnigsiein,
fiirnior eniintv attorney.
It Is reported that a number of
new potash fields have been discover
ed In Cherry, Grant and Hooker
counties, and that1 plans preparatory
to working them nro under way,
niiiiiinien from twenty north No
tirnukii enmities met at Norfolk and
formulnted' plans for raising tho dis
trict quota for tho third Liberty loan
-which will be lloatcd In Amil.
An auction sale of live stock, grain,
country produce and many articles of
merchandise, for the benollt or tno
Rod Cross at Callaway netted $i,ir"
Frances Anubuster, 12, won Urst
prize, two S5 thrift stamps, In a spoil
lug . contest at Lexington which re-
nnlreil (lOIl words to decide.
Knights of Columbus at North
I'lnltii celebrated the opening of their
new hall by taking In a class of 100
new members.
Tho Auburn Commercial club bus
whirled a campaign for a Community
club, with a special club house and it
flummer of entertainment.
Lyons has organized a homo guard
'.i ..r ...... I. ..l.
company ior iuu jmuiiuku m iim.v.
Ing Its live elovators and other estab
llHliments.
Tho Nebraska road Institute will be
held In Lincoln March 11-15.
Forty ncros of land In Dixon coun
ty sold recently for $200 an acre,
South Omaha stockmen says thai
farmers In this territory need not feat
that hogs will reach the government
minimum of $15.50 Per 100 pounds In
tho near future. The prediction Is
lmulo Hint the price of hams and
bacon Is due for another rise to the
consumer.
Tho summer meeting of tho Nobrns
. I; a Press association will bo held in
Omaha this year. TWs was decided
ut the recent meeting in Lincoln. York
mado an effort to land tho convon
tlon, but was unsuccessful.
According to the program laid down
bv tho agriculture department at
Washington, Nebraska farmers are
asked to plant 700,000 acres In spring
wheat this year. It is possible, sum
Secretary Houston of tho dopnrtmont,
that tho 1018 wheat crop will exceed
the billion bushels necessary to feed
the allies and tho United States for
a year.
Jefferson county farmers report
that winter wheat prospects In tho
county aro excellent, espcclully in tho
northeastern portion around 1'iy
mouth.
SEED CORN WEEK.
Desiring to bring about a better
condition as regards the seed corn
problem and create in the minds
of the people of Nebraska the needs
of hearty co-operation and an un
destandlng of the situation, Gover
nor Neville Issued a proclamation
designating the week commencing
March 10 as seed corn week, and
urging upon all Nebraskans, who
have not obtained their seed for
spring planting the necessity of do
ing so before the end of that
aerlod.
Following a preliminary heating ut
Geneva, Prof. Joseph W. Fagnn, for
merly bandmaster at the Girls' Indus
trial school, was bound over to the
district court on a charge of bavin,;
administered drugs to Mrs. William
V. Saul, formerly Miss Naomi Moore
The case will come up for trial in
April
Fire, supposed to bo of Incendiary
origin, wiped out tho plant of tho Fil-
ley Spotlight at Filler. W. C. Clssnu,
tlie editor, recently received a letter
stating that If bo did not cease his at
tacks on the kaiser bis plant would
be burned. Tho loss on the building
and plant Is placed at $2,000, partially
covered by Insurance.
Tho state council of defense ha
placed an embargo on the1 shipment
of seed corn to other states until Ne
braska's needs are annulled. The em
bargo will bo effective until March 15
Danger of u shortage of seed corn In
the state caused the Issuance of the
order
Tho total amount necessary to nay
the running expenses of the state has
nearly doubled since 1012, according
to figures compiled bv Secretary Ber-
necker of the State Hoard of Assess
ment. Tho low In 1013 was 2.20 mills.
$2.'IOO,.i:w ; In 1017 It was 8.18 mills,
$1,470,7:17.
Warning that persons who attempt
to profiteer In disposing of surnlus
stocks of good seed corn by demand
ing exorbitant prices, will bo dealt
with severely, Is made In a bulletin
Issued by tho State Hoard of Agricul
ture
Governor Neville has designated
Friday, March 22, as "Nebraska War
Savings Da.V." Ward M. Harness.
State director of tho thrift, oiininnlirn.
says it is necessary to have 10,000
pledges of S1,(MM) each to make up tho
siato cpiota.
After forty years In the newsimnor
field, John W. Outright, editor of tho
Lincoln Star. nhnmlnniHl hlM u-iirL- tti
live on a farm In Wyoming. Ho was
tendered a farewell banquet and pre
sented with an autotnohllo by his
friends in Lincoln
TllOS. Goss of Elm Creek bus been
awarded a contract to build a state
aid bridge across the Platte in Lin
coin county. Tho bridge will cost a
Ilttlo over $:i8,000.
Playing with matches l-esitltiwl In
tho death of tho baby daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Tims. Stoltenberg of Pleas
ant uuiey. ano cinni sot fire to her
clothes and was horribly burned
More hoirs were received lnsi Ainu.
dny at tho South Omaha market than
ever hetoro In tho history of tho
market, tho day's run totaling 20.S02
head.
LoillS W. Chiihnr wilti Nnnf nnonil fn
prison for life fur the inni-ilei' nf A Pi
A. lllendor on November 28, 1017, by
.iniigo wood at York.
Nearly SSO.OOO Is in he evneiiiiiwi
by the government to enlarge Fort
Omaha to take care of six new bal
loon companies.
Tho destruction bv lire nf mi ehu-n-
tor at Elmwood a few days ago was
i no nrsr. elevator burned In Nebraska
during the past nine lniintlw
A Red Cross social Jit Snyder rec
ently netted more than $700. Pigs,
geese, enicuens and other live stock
were 'sold.
Noon meetlncrs In fiutm-lii nf i.Ti.
nraska to enroll workers for ship-
imilcllug, are planned by the state
council of defense.
12. D. Tresslnr. Cni-mm-lv if 'I'nl.ln
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isoi'K, nas purchased the Wllsonvllle
ueview. a weekly paper published at
Wllsonvllle.
A Fairhurv mill hns in Minei.- "iuvi
bushels of spring wheat which is of-
lereii lo lurniors for seed purposes
at 52.10 a bushel.
Fife, thoiiubt In hi nf Itieniwllui-v
origin, destroyed Die .1. 11. Itiiirire ele
vator at Elmwood and 2,000 bushels
or oats and 1.200 bushels of corn
ltopcnl of the Moekett law I'm- nun
PUlsot'.V teachblL' of Ihn Centum nnd
other forchm hiniMiML'es In the nnhllr
jicnoois or. iS'oiiraslat Is one of the.
manors that has been suggested foi
action at the snoclnl session of the
legislature, which Governor Neville Is
expecting to call.
Arrangements for tho wi-Hlni; nf
hall Insurance by the state have been
made and tho state assessor has been
commissioner to have chamo. The
state win sell the hall Insurance ac
cording to zones.
Accordlmr to statistics m-emii-mi hv
. i "J
tho Dakota county iiei-loiiltiii-nl
eleven and two-thirds per cent of the
farmers of the county, who iinnwermi
questionnaires, sent them, are without
seed corn and '.27.18 have an Insuf
ficient amount to Plant the next, ernn.
making n totnl of :) per cent who
havo not enough seed to plant thelt
acreage.
All business houses at Falrbur
were closed for an hour durlmr tho
funeral services of 0. A, McCnndlass,
soldier, wno uicti or pneumonia al
Camp Jlayurd, N. M.
1 It Is by means of heavy guns such as are shown In this picture that the Italians hope to convince tho Teu
tons along the IUver Plnve that In the twentieth century civilization right only Is might. 2 Laborers and sol
diers are continually repairing the hlghwnys leading to the lighting front wrecked by German shells and heavy
trafllc. ! The result of a trench raid ; n squad of German prisoners captured by the French and brought. Into
the wire-fenced prison camp.
VIEV
PAST WEE
Japan Offers to Land Troops in
Siberia If Allies Say the
Word.
MBASSIES LEAVE PETROGRAD
Traveling Through Bandit-Infested Si
beria to Reach Safety Austria
Cannot Break Away From Her
Alliance With Germany.
Japan has asked for permission to
land troops In Siberia to prevent the
vast quantities of munitions und oth
er military stores at Vladivostok and
along tho lines of tho Siberian rail
road from falling Into tho hands of
tho Germans. It was feared that tho
Germans might nttempt to force the
bolshevlkl to deliver these stores to
the Germans as a part of a peace
agreement. Japan announced her 'wil
lingness to undertake such an expe
dition by herself or In connection with
troops sent by other of tho allied na
tions. While all ofllclals at Washington are
silent and disposed to minimize dis
cussion of the subject It is known that
exchanges of opinion are going on with
tho object of a perfect understanding
between Japan, the United Stntes and
the other co-belligerents which would
make the plan of joint action wholly
acceptable to all and thoroughly define
Its extent und duration.
Russian representatives nt Washing
ton oppose action by the Japanese In
Siberia, but the co-belligerents arc thor
oughly alarmed lest the vast quantities
of supplies piled up at Vladivostok,
bought and paid for with American
cash, should fall Into the hands of the
Germans.
Criticism at home of the failure of
Japan to play a larger part In the war
Is said to have been Influential In bring
ing nbout the negotiations.
Our boys hnvo had their first taste
of tho deadly Hun gas. Without warn
ing of any kind gas shells began burst
ing among the men of an American ar
tillery regiment on the western front,
and more than 200 men were down be
for they could put on gas masks. Right
men died within a few minutes and 200
wire taken to hospitals where they suf
fered every conceivable torture while
the doctors worked over them In an
effort to get air Into their lungs. While
the American troops In France have
been supplied with gas equipment and
with gas shells for the Held guns they
had never been used, American com
manders feeling that they could not
bring themselves to so violate all evi
dences of civilization by such a method
of wnrfare. Q'lie gassing of American
troops has, however, convinced our
commanders at the front that they
must fight the Hun In his own way,
brutal and Inhuman though that way
may be, and the Roches will be given
a taste of their own weapons.
Tho strain between Austria nnd Ger
many is undoubtedly Increasing. Aus
tria's refusal to again attack ltussla In
spite of Germany's renewal of the war
against the bolshevlkl has Increased tho
tenseness of tho sttuatlon existing be
tween the two governments, and It was
reported that Germany bad practically
ordered the Austrian government to
send troops Into ltussla, and that Aus
tria had refused. Austria also refuses
to continue the war against ltoumanla
so long as there is a possibility of con
cluding a peace arrangement with that
nation. Poor ltoumanla, cut ofT from
every possible source of assistance
from the outside, without munitions or
adequate guns can seemingly do noth
ing more than accept such peace terms
as the Huns may otter.
Tho most encouraging thing for the
future of both ltoumanla and Russia
Is tho statement made for the allied
governments to tho effect that any
pence that may bo forced upon thu.se
two countries by tho Teutonic nations
will not be considered as final, and par
ticularly so If such a pence Involves the
session of any territory to tho nations
EW3 I
THE
of tho central powers. The allied na
tions are committed to the terms of
no annexations and no indemnities .for
Germany or her cohorts. To permit
Germany to seize the best provinces of
ltussla would mean simply preparing
the German people for a repetition of
their attack on tho world's freedom In
the future.
Tho speech of Count von Hertllng.
German Imperinl chancellor, before the
relcbstag, In reply to President Wil
son's most recent address before con
gress regarding the wnr nlms of the
United States, Is not regarded by lead
ers In the United States or England
as Increasing tho chance for peace.
Count von Hertllng professed accept
ance of tho four principles of a demo
cratic peace enunclnted by President
Wilson and disclaimed any Intention
of conquest but these protestations
have not convinced President Wilson
and his advisers, It Is said, that Ger
many Is ready to forgo ambitions of
conquest. Other parts of the chancel
lor's speech nre regarded as conclusive
proof that Germany Intends retaining
control, In one form or another, of
nearly all tho foreign territory that
she now occupies.
Count von Hertllng's reference to
Belgium Is fur from satisfactory.
While hinting that Germany does not
contemplate annexing Belgium, the
chancellor proposes to Impose condi
tions which would restrict the freedom
of action of the kingdom nnd place It at
tho mercy of the Teutonic empire.
The entente point of view was ex
pressed by one distinguished diplomat
who declared that von Hertllng's
speech hns effectually closed the door
to further peace talk. "Belgium Is u
question of honor," he declared. "It
cannot be discussed. So long as the
enemy refuses to do justice to Belgium
they cannot bo expected to perform
justice in any other Instances;."
While tho long-distance debate be
tween the statesmen of the belligerent
countries has been looked upon with
approval by leaders of thought In this
country on the theory that no chance
of effecting a peace on terms accept
able to the allies should be overlooked,
at the same time there has been n feel
ing that the continued peace talk may
have a harmful effect upon the public
morale In the allied countries. There
has been a, determination In Washing
ton not to permit nny peace discus
sions to delay war prepa'rations for
one minute, and the only harmful ef
fect, it is declared, would be upon the
spirit of the people.
While there are still conflicting opin
ions as to whether Germany will un
dertake a real offensive on the west
front tills spring, reports coming in
directly from Germany indicate that
the German public Is being prepared
for the tremendous losses that must
result if such an offensive Is attempt
ed. Dispatches from Stockholm do
clare that the German blgh command
has given the executive committee of
the relcbstag the confidential informa
tion that the contemplntedoffensivewill
cost Germany u million men. For this
staggering price, It Is declared, Gen
eral von lliudonburg and General von
Ludondorf have absolutely guaranteed
success. Leaders of tho majority In
the relcbstag are said to be reconciled
to the offensive as tho only thing left
for Germany to do. but there Is n wide
spread feeling of pity and horror that
a million lives should he sacrificed
when victory, however great It may be,
will not force peace. The Germans, It
Is declared, at the most, expect that
a big military victory will convince
America and England that Germany Is
unbeatable and to make the western
world amendable to suggestions for a
peace conference.
While the allied commanders realize
that the expected German offensive will
be n staggering blow to withstand, they
are conlldcnt that the western lino will
hold, and that the Hun plans will re
sult In defeat for tho central powers.
America will soon have half a million
men on the western front, Englnnd has
added nearly half n million more men
fo her vast army under General Halg,
and while the French army Is not any
larger In numbers than It was, It Is
stronger In guns and munitions, and
the determination of French troops to
defeat Germany Is stronger If possi
ble, than it was during tho long months
of the Verdun campaign.
Both the English, the French and the
American forces occupy splendid po
sitions throughout practically the en
tire line. They are In nearly "nil cases
on tho high ground, nnd It Is these
strong defensive positions against
which Germany must throw her shock
troops In massed battalions. The
price these troops will pay for even nn
attempt to break through will be ter
rific, and In all probability more than
the million men von lllndcnburg has
prophesied. It Is not likely that
even the Iron discipline of the German
army will withstand such losses.
Possibility of n disagreement be
tween the United States and Spain
because of the refusal of the latter
country to supply certain war mate
rials to General Pershing was remov
ed by the signing of nn economic agree
ment, under which Genernl Pershing
will got mules, army blankets and oth
er materials from Spain In return for
cotton, oil and other commodities from
the United States. Success of these
negotiations was welcomed by ofllclals
In Washington as ability to buy sup-
piles In Spain will save ship tonnage
and enable General Pershing to build
up his reserve stores more rapidly. The
United States was able to bring pres
sure to bear upon Spain by refusing
fuel to Spanish steamers in American
ports.
The German lnvnston of Russia
mysteriously slowed up and on March
first It was reported from London that
tho forward movement of the Huns
had been stopped on orders from Ber
lin. At tho same time reports from
Petrogrnd were to the effect that the
bolshevlkl were preparing to mnke the
best possible defense of that city If
It was attacked.
On February 28 It was reported from
Petrogrnd that the allied ambassadors
had left tho Russian capital for Si
beria. It Is unlikely that they will be
able to reach tho Pacific coast at
Vladivostok In less thnn close to three
weeks, and the probabilities are that
they will be seriously molested by the
mobs of armed bandits that are roam
lag the country from the Ural moun
tains to beyond Lake Baikal. The bol
shevlkl have practically no control of
any kind beyond the Ural mountains,
though It claims to hnvo suppressed
the so-called Siberian republic.
Every report received from Austria
Indicates that that country would
willingly seek peace on any fairly ren
sonable basis offered by the allies, If
It were possible for her to do so, but
she Is so dominated by Germnn Influ
ence that It Is hardly possible for her
to break away. The hold of Germany
Is maintained through the Austrlnn
army which has been very largely Ger
manized since tho war began.
So It Is believed that Austria will
have to remain In her unholy partner
ship despite her wnr weariness. She
bus lost .1,500,000 men, her food situ
ation Is desperate, and the future,
even If Germany could win, Is dark
for her, for a greater Germany would
only mean a more Impotent Austria,
but she cannot break nway. She
i must continue in tho war under pain
of being stamped on by the nation
that has her in Its power.
That is how our allies regard the
Austrian situation, nnd Is the ex
planation of their lukewarmness
toward the American effort to widen
the rift between tho kaiser and Em
peror Carl.
The German socialists have not taken
kindly to the German government's
attltudo toward President Wilson's
last peace message. During tho de
bale in the relchstng on von Hertllng's
speech Phlllpp Scheldemunn, socialist
took the emperor to task for his reply
to the address of the burgomaster rf
Hamburg, In which the emperor said
"Wo deslro to live In friendship will
neighboring peoples, but victory for
the Gorman arms must first be rec
ognizod."
"The Imperial chancellor frankly
stated yesterday that ho accepted
President Wilson's four principles,'
snld Scheidomnnn. "This declaration
Is all the more Important when one
considers that President Wilson em
phaslzed that his principles were in
cepted everywhere except by tho Ger
man military and annexationist puriv
Well, this party, fortunately, is In this
country no longer of decisive Impor
tance."
N E T I E MEAT
MEATLESS MEAL AND PORKLESS
SATURDAY SUSPENDED.
I0PE TO SAVE MORE WHEftl
Suspension for Indefinite Period. (n
creased Production of Live Stock
Caused Readjustment.
Washington, March o. Temporary
suspension of the meatless meal and
o tho special restrictions against thu
uso of pork on Saturday was an
nounced by the food administration as
a readjustment of its food conserva
tion program.
Increased meat production and tho
need for still greater saving In wheat,
It was declared, make tho change ad
visable. The suspension is made effective for
an Indefinite period, nnd It probably
will last for three months or lSnger.
Slnco all restrictions on consump
tion of mutton and lamb had been lift
ed previously, the food administra
tion now asks the public for the tlmo
being not to eat beef and pork forono
day a week only Tuesday.
Increased meat consumption, the
food.ndmlnistratlon says, will of Itself
curtail tho use of wheat, and for tho
present there Is no Intention to add to
tho restrictions nlready In force
against the use of flour.
In a statement sotting forth tho rea
sons for tho change In program Food
Administrator Hoover said the alllos
have made further and Increased de
mnnds for brcadstuffs, these cnlnrged
demands caused to some degree by
shortage in nrrlvnls from the Argen
tine. "It Is, therefore, necessary tot
the food administration to use a still
further reduction in tho consumption
of bread and brcadstuffs generally, if?
wc nro to meet our export necessi
ties," the statement snys.
Enemy Offensive Impends.
London, March 5. The Germans
nro active along tho entire west front
and It is believed that tho long ex
pected offensive Is imminent.
The city of Ithelms may bear tha
brunt of the great clash. Attacks by
the Germans In various sectors aloug
the western front held by the Amer
icans hnve featured the official re
ports for the past few days.
It Is the opinion of military experts
that tho Teutons nre feeling out tho
strength of the entire allied line, but
nro directing 'the weight of their blow
In the vicinity of tho cnthedrnl city.
Quick Action By U. S. Expected.
Washington, D. C, March 5. Ono
of the Immediate effects of the sign
ing of Germany's peace terms by tho
Russian bolshevik representatives
probably will bo to bring to a quick
conclusion negotiations among tho al
lies and the United States over stops
to be taken In Siberia to protect mili
tary stores there and check any move
the Teutons may nmko In that direct
tlon. There Is still every Indication
thnt tho American government will
join with the allies In favor of Inter
vention by Japan.
Fourteen Casualties Reported.
Washington, March fJ. Five Ameri
cans, Including Second Lleutennnt
Ilnrold F. Eadle of Tllton, N. II., wero
killed, five M-ero severely wounded
and four slightly wounded In the light
with the Germans north of Ton!,
Mnrch 1, the War department an
nounced. Ono Iowa man wns killed
and one Nebraskan and one Iownn
were wounded. One'lownn died of dis
ease. Invasion of Russ Land Halted.
Berlin, via London, March fi. "Jly
reason of the signing of the pence
treaty with Russia," says an official
communication from headquarters,
"military movements In great Russia
have ceased." The Germans In the
advance Into Russia captured fl.SOO
officers, r7,000 men, 2,400 guns, 5,000
machine guns, thousands of motor ve
hicles. S00 locomotives nnd thousands
of railroad trucks.
Mooney Won't Seek New Trial.
San Francisco. March fi. Thomas J,
Mooney. whose denlh sentence for the
preparedness parade dynamiting was
uphold by the state supreme court,
depends on Governor Stephens to save
him from the gallows. No attempt
will bo made by his attorneys to se
cure a rehearing.
Ono Killed in Air Accident.
Fort Worth. Texas, March 5. One
dead and three seriously Injured Is
Sunday's toll nf the spinning iio.mi
dive at aviation fields near Fort
Worth. All of the victims nro mem
bers of tjie British Royal Flying
Corps.
Save Ham and Bacon.
Omaha. Neb.. March C Complaints
aro heard at the food administration
office charging tho drop In tho price
of hogs nt tho stock yards to the fed
eral food speakers who are out In (In
state discouraging the homo consumi
tlon of bacon nnd bams. Food Admin
istrator Wattles said it must be un
derstood that the only pork product.,
the governments wants to feed tin
soldiers abroad aro ham and bacon.
"It is these wo want the people at
home to conserve for export." be said