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Mm Monk tribune. Mr TH1RTYF0URTH YEAR, NORTH PLATTE, NEB., APRIL 12, 1918. No. 26 m m m nm am v a , (7 i ORGANIZE EMPLOYES FOIt A LIBERTY 110NI) 1HUVE. A. Li. Kanold, of Laramie, general chairman of the D. of L. B., and D. W. Smith, of Council Bluffs, gonoral chairman of tho B. of L. P. untl E., spent yesterday In North Platte ar ranging tho preliminaries for a Liber ty loan drivo to bo mado among em ployes of tho Union Pacific system. Tho plan outlined is similar to that used In the first Liberty loan, with DEAN BOWKKIt GOES TO WYOMING NEXT MONTH. Dean J. J. BowHor, who was selected as Archdeacon of Western Nebraska, and who has filled that position for nearly a year and a half, has glvon hia resignation to take effect on May 1st. Two invitations wore recently extend ed to tho Dean, ono lit Cleveland, Ohio, and ono In tho jurisdiction of-v Wyom ing. Both Invitations proving un usally attractive, Mr. Bowkcr conclud tho exception that tho bond payments cd to accept ono or tho other, and will cover a period of but ten months after some Investigation gave his ac lnstead of twenty, that Is an employe ceptanco of the offer from Wyoming who subscribes for a $100 bond will and will enter upon his now work have deducted from his pay checks $10 per-month for ten months. Chairmen Kanold and Smith were hero for tho purpose of getting tho campaign started by arranging for a meeting of employes to bo held In tho near future at which tho plan "will be outlined and soliciting committees appointed. Similar meetings will bo held at all division terminals on the system . Governor NcvHlo Contributes $200. Mrs. Geo. B. Dent, president of the Lincoln County Chapter of tho Red Cross, wos agreeably surprised yester day when sho received a check for two hundred dollars from Governor Keith Neville as a donation to the Chapter, j Tho Governor has been making dona-; tlons to the Lincoln chapter or tno ilea FOKGET THE QUOTA; A BOND IN EYE III HOME sometime between tho 10th and lGth ot May. Ho expects to have his cen ter at Rawlins, with charge of the parish tliero, but will have u very large sphere of work as Dean of a wide territory. North Platte people generally will regret to havo Dean Bowkor and Mrs. Bjawker leave. In church nhd patrio tic work they havo been active, and within and without Episcopal clrclos they havo many warm friends who will unite in wishing thorn success in their now field .of endeavor. ' : :o: : Fancy silk hosiery for ladles rang ing in price from C5 cents to $1.75. E. T. TRAMP & SONS. : :o: : Nollco To Wafer Consumers. Water bills for tho first quarter of n-4 e , l i in i.i ' Cross, but in addition deemed It only 1918 are now duo and if paid on or i tho B. of L. F. and E. and this corn- North Platte, April 12, 1918 Editor of North Platto Tribune: While ovory precinct, town and county in tho entire nation seems to havo gone "ovorho top" during tho fljrat week of Jlio drive, Secretary McAdoo has announcd that at least 20,000,000 Amoricans should Invest In bonds of tho Third Liberty Loan, nnd that tho Hnjnlnnuu quota should bo sold tnree or four times. Tho following telegram from Ex ecutive Secretary Rowe has Just been received: "Many counties report their quota already over subscribed. In struct nil county chairmen to forgot tholr quota and put a bond in every nome. Tho prompt response of tho poonlo ot our western Nebraska Is highly appreciated by all workers connected with tho campaign. Respoctfully, F. L. MOONEY, , Chairman District No. 2. - ::o:: Union Pacific Bond Drive Tho Union Paclflchavlng decided to mnke a drive on the Third LIborty Loan Bonds and to work fiirough tho vario.us organizations In Its employ, W. L. Richards nnd M. Hayes havo been appointed, to interview tho mombors of tho B. of L. E. and K. M. Sturtevant and D. C. Glldeon for fair that he also rcognlze the energetic before April 20th a discount of ono and patriotic efforts of tho women of CGJlt por thousand gallons will too nis nome town, nence nis nuerai uona-, given. No discount niter April 20th, tion. It Is unnecessary td add thatl HERSlfEY WELCH, Water Com. A 1. fl O M. .-I 1 ...111 1 uiu uuicuia ul nit: isiiupiui win ui mu-c tender Governor Neville a vote of, thanks. I ::o:: To Organize lied Cross. mlttoo will bo pleased to meet all engineers and ilromon nt tho commR, teo room in the now depot. Solicitors for the O. R. C. and B. R. T. will bo inilclrvl tr thn poninilftoo ne nnn nn 'n ladies ! arrangements can bo made. :;o:: Special nt McVlcker's Saturday from my promises October i April 13th, Llzorro Hats with Cerl If you wish anything Hats you are pretty sure to find It at WILCOX DEPARTMENT STORE m " Ji i iriKen , V t: ILIU 1 t "A 1 1 1 1 I T T 1 1 I,V iUaiUUIlLQ LU .1 . . . 1 . ,IH 1 1 . ... . ... . ,, nn , . " ,ni ,o v.i,i "Hit iuwu limwor. win uiiy unu niDUOll ITim $t.UU. announce brt a nje?tlnr will bo heldllnvln of "f-trnv" mower 'nlease in the school house in District 44 Sat-1 S?r J 7, rny m0wer pieaS0 Thoro will bo a Bpecial called moot urday evening, April 20th, for the) 1 " " ' ' ,,. , ,. , ' ing of the Baptist Auxiliary following purpose of organizing an auxiliary of!. Mrs. Thos. ONelll returned to her tho mornng servico Sunday. A good tho Red Cross for a district icomposed i n?? 111 , "co,n "Us morning aftor roprcSontatIon Is desired as business of Kern, Sellers and Plant precincts. v,s,t,nS relatives and friends In town ol lmportanco Is to come ur. All residents of those precincts are lor "J8 - fop .qo tlJ Another now and beautiful lotf urged to attend. Fa ocy s 1 k hose for ladles, also the , ,and t, fl Juat At tho same t mo there will bo or- Plain l In all tto now and wanted , t THE ganized an auxiliary to the Coun y, shades. E. J. TRAMP & SONS. LEADER MERC. CO. Council of Defense among tho people Mr. and Mrs. White, of New York, who live within the precincts named 1 City, were tho guests of Mr. and Mrs. I Georgetta crepo gowns for afternoon above. (Wood White for a couple of days this .wear. Wo cannot help but please you. ::o:: jweek wnilo enroute home from a visit! E. T. TRAMP & SONS. Dr. Morrill. Dentist In California. j Tho most wonderful line of women's and misses waists in this country aro NEWS ABOUT THE HOYS WHO AHE IN SEIIYIOE Keith Theatre, Mon. and Tiies. April 15-16. Wm. S. Hart in "THE SILENT MAN." APULTS. MAIN FLOOR 20c. BALCONY 15c. CHILDREN 10c. All prices plus war tax. Ion salo (for $1.00 and $2.00 at THE LEADER MERC. CQ. . Asparagus plants; green onion stocks. , North Platte Floral Company. Phono 10237". Specked apples, 50c and 75c a bushel at McMichael's Grocery, 408 South Dewey. Suits for Ladies havo never been moro stylish. You will find a full stook at WILCOX DEPARTMENT STORE. nnn in ,mn HlMni nnrl tn fit VOUT t UUULD 1V J W14. ....... r, v purse at THE LEADER MERC. CO. New .-millinery jusi arnvuu uuu bub on salo at the millinery section of THE LEADER MERC. CO- TIRES! TIRES! TIRES! On Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday we have decided to put on a BIG OPENING SALE. This sale will include our stock of the Nationally known PORTAGE and MICH ELIN Tires jmd Tuhes. Also, we have bought the stock of the Oniaha Tire Sales Co. and will sell these tires at the prices advertised by them. If you are in the market for tires, or will need them soon, you cannot afford to miss this big money saving sale. If you do not need the tire right now, make a small deposit on it and we will hold it until you do need it. Tires are due to go up again in the near future and now is your chance to get ahead of the game. ' - In connection with our tire and repair business we have opened up a . ' FILLSNG STATION and during this sale we will sell gasoline at 25o a gallon. Our 20c oils will be 15c and our 25c oils will be 20c per quart. This is during this salo only. We also handle a line of standard auto accessories. , Our repair department is headed by, an expert and we make a specialty of VULCANIZING AND RETREADING. We guarantee all our work and if it doesn't stand up bring it back and we will fix it free of charge. Give us a trial and be convinced. Wo repair anything made of rubber. We also have a few snaps in used cars. Come in and see us. We may have just what you have been looking for. ( NEBRASKA RUBBER WORKS. SIXTH AND LOCUST PHONE 805 Horbort Leach, of Co. A. 134th In fantry at Cnmp Cody. Is expected homo on a furlough soon. Harold Langford, who had boon Bpendlng a month In town reenperat lng from Illness, roturned to Camp f unston yesterday morning. Corp. Harry I. Ballar, a mombor ot Co. F, 13th Hy. Enclnoors. now In Franco, writes a very intorestng lotter to lus father, Conductor I. L. Dailar, excerpts .from which will bo publish ed Tuesday. Chas. Coeklo and Fred Andorson of Sulhorland haVo roturned from Omaha whoro they passed an oxoin matlon for tho mm. They exnect to leave next week for a training station on tno cast coast. Wm. Thompson, of Sutherland, re celved a mossago trom Camp Plko, Arkansas, on tho 1st that his son John had been oporatod on for mastodltls on Easter Sunday and was doing as well ns could be expected. Jay Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. I Smith, of this city, is now at Camp Greon, N. C, as a mochnnic in the aviation corps- It Is probablo that ho will soon bo sent to Detroit for snoclal instructions In aeroplane construction and Liberty motors. Vic Anderson, son of Mr. and Mrs Andy Anderson living" wost( of town, has been at Kelly Field, Toxas, In tho ulorlcal department for several months but in the last lettor to tho homo folks ho said ho oxpected soon to bo transferred to somo other camp. Carl Harris, who enlisted last November and was sent to Kelly Field, Texas, as clerk In the aviation corps and lator took nn examination as photographer and was sont to Staton Island, is now in England taking in struction in a war photographic school. Mrs. Nels Lofdahl has received a letter from her son Elmer from Manilla, Philllplue Islands, saying ho had arrived safely and was feeling fine and liked tho country very much. Ho enlisted in tho regular army in September nnd sailed from San Francisco Jan- 12th. Lotters received yesterday from Ernest Rlncker and Jim Clinton stato that they will leave Goat Island. Cal., next Monday for a camp near Wash ington, D. C. It Is not probable that tho boys will long remain at the eastern camp, and that they will soon Hoe hospital servico overseas. 1111 BasWlns, o$ StnpleHon. wl had been visiting tho liomo folks for ten days, left for tho cast this morn ing. He, enlisted In tho navy last August, was on board one of tho big dreadnoughts for a time, and wa3 then translf.orrod to tho submarlno service and Is now stationed at Bridge port, Conn, " Mrs. Robort Carpentor, of Suther land, received a letter from hor son Floyd Young from "Somewhere In France' saying ho had arrived safely and was feeling fine. Mr- Young was sont to Plimston with the second draft and sailed for Franco at the same time Tom Wa"ugh did and in tho same branch of tho servico. Chester Triplott, of Sutherland, died at Camp Funston April 5th, utter an (llness o ten days with pneumonia. The fuuoral was held from tho M. E. church Sunday, April 7th, and ho was laid to rest in tho cemetery south of Sutherland. Ho was the llrst Suther land boy to die In service nnd was one of tho very best young men of that village. He had only beon In tho ser vice about a month. The sympathy of all goes to tho family of this line young soldier who gave all for his country. ::o:: If your corset does not give you as good a form as you wish como In and lot our corsotlero fit you In a Gossard. WILCOX DEPARTMENT STORE. .- o:: Hiut In "Tho Silent 31nn.M William S. Hart, tho foremost por- trayer of wostern types, will bo soon in his latest effort, "Tho Silont Man," at tho Keith on Monday and Tuosday. This photoplay, mado by Thomas II . Inco for Artcraft, Introduces Hart as a minor who has his claim "Jumped'' In an original mannor. Hart sots about recovering his mlno, and aftor a series of adventures in which thrills and sensations rise to tho 'nth degree, ho wins tho unoven light and Incidentally has tho ploasuro of knowing that tho horoino of tho story has glvon hor heart to him. Hart's role In "Tha Silent Man" gives him manifold opportunities to display his tnlonts ns a gun fighter a resourceful, tlroloss, fearless contend er against odds that would dlscour ago tho avorago man, and the hun dreds of thousands of admirers of this famous screon star will rovol in the actor's , nchlovemonts during tho un folding of tho story. ::o:: For Sale. Ford Touring car, 1916 model, first class condition. Owner leaving city. Inqulro 409 W. Third 2C-4 ::o:: Wednosday afternoon fifteen ladlos of the Fourth ward mot at tho homo of Mrs.. Booth and organlzod a sowing circle to bo known as tho Wompn Foreign Relief Workors. Mrs. Effio Booth was elected chairman, Mrs. Sadlo James secretary and treasurer nnd Mrs. fMlnnfa Perkins publicity manager. Tho socloty will meet Wed nosday afternoon of each weok nnd its object 1b to mako garments for tho Fronch and Belgian children. Each mombor Is to Invito a friend to Join, and each housowlfe In town is asked to contributo garments that can bo usod whllo yet good. Tho mooting next woek will bo hold at tho homo of Mrs. M. II. Mlsclio. disunities nro Mounting. A Washington dispatch dated "Wed nesday Boidr. Dfflclnl ropforts of casualties In Gonoral Pershing's ex peditionary force, giving tho names of 108 dead and 022 wounded in tho last seven days, woro accopted by officials today ns proof that Amorlcn'n forces now nro heavily engaged In tho bp orntlons on tho wostern front. Today's casualty list contained tho names Nof 283 men. 2155 of whom wore wounded, .vll. -Il-.l I.. .... ' 7 . uiku uiuu in iicuun or oy wouniis,anu two missing. This Is tho heaviest loss reported on a slnglo day slnco Mi- !., . ., . ' - V villain iiuuiia mu buhl iu uiu I rout. Tho dead nnd wounded nro bollovod to lneludo Borne of tho trodps recently brigaded with tho British nnd French and sent to tho fighting lino. . ::o:: t Protestant Episcopal Servlcd April 14th, 1018. 2nd Sunday nftor Easter. 8:00 a. m. Holy Communion. J , 9:45 a. m. Sunday School. 11:00 n. m. Morning Prnycr nnd Sormpn. ty, 7:00 p. m. Evonlng Prayer andmd- dross. w St. Paul's Chapol North- Side 3:00 p. m. Sunday School. 2 uev. Arinur uuies ,iones, h -::o::- tejjjtpr Mrs. D.- P. Wilcox, . of CozadC Is visiting frlondB In town. j Wanted to Buy Sovoral small cal- vos. Inqulro at or address 720 cast Fifth street, City. 20-10 Sammies Turn Back Heches. Tho Germans attempted an attack against tho American positions north west of Toul just beforo sunrlso yos torday morning and woro "completely repulsed. Two Gorman prisoners said tho enemy irinnnod Gin nttnek with n for Of 800 mon. but that It WM ntnnnoil in its full strcntli by tho effcctlvo flro of mo American artillery. Tho Amoricans lost no prisoners. Ono of tho Gonuan prlsonors died later of wounds. Tho attack was the heaviest yet mado on an American forca Brilliant work by Amorlcuh gunners dlsporsod tho German Infantry before thoy reached tho wlro ontanglcmcnU and thoso of tho enemy who got Into the wlro woro accounted for with machino gun and rlllo fire. ro:: First Lutheran Church. Through tho courtesy of our Epls copalean brothors, wo shall hold our services, during tho intorlm, in tholr church. Morning worship. 8:30 o'clock, subject, "To What Extent may a Christian Adivsably Danco?" Union Sunday Bchool at 9:45. Evonlng wor ship 8:15 a'clock, subject; 'Out of Bondago Into LIborty." Our friends will lin litmrtllv wolnnmn nt. nil tluwA services. Rov. C. Franklin. Koch, Pastor. ::o:: Second hnnd goods bought nnd sold. Confectionery stand, 218 E. Gth. 25-8 LIKE A KANSAS CYCLONE FATTY ARBUCKLE HAS LANDED AGAIN IN "A COUNTRY HERO" KEITH THEATRE, Friday and Saturday, APRIL 12-13. A Modern Home Like This Can Easily Be Yours Knowing HOW to plan to get the most satisfactory ARRANGEMENT the most room out of any given space the most HOME out of the least MATERIAL this is why HOMES built from our PRIZE DESIGNS are building our reputation. We have a large collection of beautiful photographs of the NEWEST STYLES IN HOMES on display in our office. Designed by America's LEADING ARCHITECTS, they offer moretlesirable features than any plans ever offered to the the public up to this time. It's a PLEASURE not an obli gation on your part to examine them. P. S. Building is likely to be higher in the near future. Investigate our -'FREE PLAN" proposition. COATES LUMBER & COAL CO. : , THIS SMART ENGLISH BOOT IS MADE OF 'FlftE' TAN CALF SKIN. A DRESSY SHOE AND fcVERY EASY ON THE FEET. EXCEPTIONAL VALUE $5.00 WE HAVE ANY STYJLE YOU WANT. PRICES RANGE FROM $3.50 to $7.50. : S HOE M ARKET AVES YOU M W MONEY ON SHOES: KEITH. THEATRE BLDG.