The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922, April 26, 1918, Image 9

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    fcON NAMES
"LIBERTY DAY"
President Urges Patriotic Demon
stration Throughout Nation
on April 26.
BONB SALES OVER BILLION
Latest Reports to the Treasury De
partment Show Subscriptions
Amounting to $1,089,734,900
to the Third Issue.
Washington, April 20. President
"Wilson on Thursday Issued the fol
lowing proclamation :
"An enemy, who hns grossly abused
tho power of organized government
nnd who seeks to doralnnto tho world
by the might of his sword, challenges
the rights of America nnd the liberty
nnd life of nil tho free nntlons of the
nrth. Our brave sons nre fnclng the
fire of battle In defense of the honor
nnd rights of America nnd the liberty
of nntlons. To sustnln them nnd to
assist our gallant associates In the
war, a generous and patriotic people .
liavo beqn cnlled upon to subscribe to I
the third Liberty lonn.
"Now, therefore, I. Woodrow Wilson,
president of tho United Stntes of
America, do appoint Friday, the twenty-sixth
dny of April, one thousand
nine hundred nnd eighteen, as Lib
erty day. On the afternoon of thnt
lay I request the people of the United
States to assemble In their respective
communities nnd liberally pledge
ainow their financial support to sus
tain tho nation's cause.
"Patriotic demonstrations should
1)0 held In every city, town nnd hnm
let throughout the land under the gen
eral direction of tho secretary of the
treasury and tho Immediate direction
of the Liberty lonn committees organ
ized by the federal reserve banks. Let
tiro nation's response to tho third Lib
erty loan express In unmistakable
terms the determination of Americn to
fight for peace, tho permanent peace
of justice.
"For tho purpose of participating In
Liberty day celebrations nil employees
of the federal government throughout
tho country whose services can be
spared, may be excused at twelve
o'clock noon, Friday, tho 20th of
April."
Latest reports to tho treasury de
partment show subscriptions amount
ing to $1,080,734,000 to the third Lib
erty lonn, It was announced.
This represents the amount re
ceived up to tho close of business
April 17. Thursday's subscriptions aro
expected to send the total up to moro
than $1,200,000,000 and well along to
tho $2,000,000,00 mark.
Tho treasury department Is dissatis
fied with results, though, for to the
tlrao of compiling Its report two
fifths of tho selling days of the cam
paign had elapsed and only 30 per cent
of the minimum amount of $3,000,000,
000 had been obtnlned.
St Louis Is showing tho country n
pair of patriotic heels, for tho dis
trict has already advanced Its sales
to 71 per cent of Its $130,000,000 al
lotment. That part of Indlnnn that Is In
cluded In the St. Louis district has
gone over the top.
Moro than 300 honor flags have
"been nwnrded In the Snn Francisco
district Oregon leads with 131 nnd
northern California, exclusive of San
ITranclsco, reports 50,700 Individual
subscriptions.
ALL OF IRELAND CONSCRIPTED
Wan-power Bill Passed by Both
Houses and Signed by King
Irish to Fight.
London, April 20. All tho remain
ing stages of tho man-power bill were
concluded on Thursday by both tho
house of commons nnd the peers, nnd
tho royal assent ,was given the meas
ure. The bill Includes: Conscription
for Ireland, clevntlon of the army ngo
to fifty years and In some cases to
fifty-five; combing out of industries to
eecure men, heretofore exempt, for
-war service. Conscription of Ireland Is
expected to add 101,000 men to tho
fighting forces.
Chnncollor of the Exchequer A.
llonar Lnw, replying to a query in tho
Ihonsc of commons, declared he expect
ed that Irish conscription would be
enforced before August 1.
The lenders of the nationalists In
Ireland, including the Redmonltcs,
who now nre led by John Dillon, the
JSInn Felners, O'Brlenltes, lnborltes
nnd clericals, are united In their do
Ajrmlnatlon to resist conscription "by
tho most effectlvo monns at our dis
posal," ivhlch Is the wording of a res
olution passed at n meeting of bishops
at Maynooth.
Field Marshal Viscount French nnd
his staff have arrived In Dublin.
Coast Wage Scale for .Great Lakes.
Washington, April 22. The uniform
wngo scalo now In effect In Atlantic
const and gulf shlpynrds wns made
effectlvo for Great Lakes yards, retro
active to April 1. Tho decision pre
scribes eight hours as tho working day.
Crazed Man Kills His Family.
Alexandria, La., April 22. Crazed
by religion, nccordlng to tho police,
Henry Bohnnnon, n farmer, aged forty,
killed his wife nnd daughter with an
ax as they slept at their homo. Bo
tonanon surrendered to tho sheriff.
TheSp
UNITED STATES POOD
BIG OIL SHIPS CRASH
THIRTY-SEVEN MEMBERS OF
CREW PERISH IN FLAMES. i
Fact War Vessels Plow Through Sea
of Blazing Oil and Save
Survivors.
An Atlnntlc Port, April 10. Thirty
seven lives were lost when the Ameri
can steamship O. B. Jennings and the
British steamer War Knight, both
laden with naphtha and lnflnmmable
oils, collided off the British coast
March 24, nccordlng to members of the
crew of the O, B. Jennings, who ar
rived here. '
AH who nerished. with one excep
tion, were ort the British vessel. They
were burned to death by blazing gas
and oil.
Those who survived the flames on
the War Knight were rescued In, the
nlclr of time by destroyers, for soon
after, while the blazing hull was being
towed toward shallow watcr.lt struck
a mine and was blown up.
The dejtrovers went to the rescue
through a field of blazing oil and took
off nlso the crew of the Jennings. Sev
eral of the crew of the American ship,
however, were seriously burned and
had to be removed to hospitals nfter
being landed.
An officer of the O. B Jennings, who
told the story of the disaster, support
ed In his statements by members of
the crew, Raid the collision occurred
shortly after 2 a. m., when they were
within fifteen miles of their destina
tion. He ndded that It was caused
by the necessity of running without
lights owing to eubmnrlne danger.
BAKER BACK AT WASHINGTON
Secretary Will Report European Situ-
h ... r C
ation ana Disposition oi u.
Forces to the President.
Washington, April 18. Secretary of
War Baker arrived In Washington on
Tuesday, being warmly greeted by
friends and his family. President Wil
son telephoned Secretary Baker and
wnrmly welcomed him back. Secre
tary' Baker will report on the Euro
pean sltuntlon and disposition of the
American forces to President Wilson.
"I return with a sense of pride nnd
confidence at the achievements of the
United Stntes and allied troops abroad
that would Justify many trips across
tho water," Secretary Baker said.
The secretary returned to Americn
on one of the large steamships which
flew the German ling before the United
States entered the war.
Mr. Baker said he would bo pre
pared to discuss later the historic voy
age which took him to Englnnd nnd
France, where lie conferred with the
entente war leaders, military and po
litical, nnd General Pershing, com
manding America's forces in France.
PRESIDENT RIDES IN TANK
Wilson Burns Hand, But Enjoys Trip
Around White House Grounds In ,
British Machine.
Washington, April 22. President
Wilson participated In an Impromptu
Liberty lonn demonstration on Friday
In n British bnttlo tank by riding
through tho White House grounds In
tho great machine. lie burned his
hand severely on an exhaust pipe
while tiylng to climb out on top In tho
presence of a great throng nt tho
front gates.
Colonel Boiling Is Killed.
Philadelphia, April 22. Word was
received at tho William Penn charter
school that Col. Raynnl C. Boiling, re
ported In officlnl dlspntchcs several
days ago as missing, had been killed
In action In France.
Socialist Leader Held.
Everett, Wnsh., April 22. Emll Iler
mnn. stnte secretnry of the Soclnllst
party, was arrested hero on a chargo
of violating tho espionage net. Her
man testified that ho gave out "nntl
p.mtorlKin" stamps.
THE 8EMI.WEEKLY TRIBUNE,
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ADMINISTRATION
PENALTY IS HEAVY
SABOTAGE BILL GOES TO PRE6I-
DENT FOR APPROVAL.
Senate Accepts Reports Eliminating
Provisions to Punish Strikers
Thirty Years for Disloyalists.
Washington, April 18. Tho sabotage
hill, carrying penalties of 30 years' Im
prisonment and lines of $10,000
for Injuring war materials or Interfer
ing with war Industry, was made ready
for the president's signature on Tues
day when tho senate accepted a confer
ence report eliminating provisions de
signed to punish strikers on war con
tracts. The report was adopted after de
bnte, during which Senntors Sherman
of Illinois and McCumber of North
Dakota asserted that tho labor situa
tion wns getting beyond the control
of lnbor leaders and that congress
should take action.
Senntor IIollls of New nampshlro
defended tho loyalty of labor, declar
ing that strikes In this country todny
were "lnconsldernblo" nnd saying tha
pnssago of legislation designed to pre
vent peaceful Btrlkes would not tend(
to Incrense labor's efficiency. He de
nied that labor was responsible for tho
delay in the airplane program, holding
that capital was at fault.
"You can't make men work by pass
ing laws.," Senator IIollls said. "I
concur In tho - opinion of President
Gompers of tho Amcrlcnn Federation
of Labor thnt If congress passes u law
preventing peaceful strikes that law
cannot be enforced."
HOUSE AGAINST $2.50 WHEAT
Conferees Will Meet Early Next Week
to Consider Their Course Presi
dent Opposes Increase.
Washington, April 10. President
Wilson won his fight against $2.50a
bushel wheat In the house on Thurs
day when the sennte proposal was re
jected nnd tho agricultural appropria
tion bill sent bnck to conference with
house conferees "instructed to stand
against the Increase In the existing
government maximuin of $2.
The proposition to Increase the gov
ernment price to $2.50 a bushel, pre
sented by Senator Gore, commanded
the support of two-thirds of the sen
ate, although tho president told tha
lenders he was opposed to tho In
crease; Hint It was not needed to stim
ulate production, and that $2 was n
fair price and offered reasonable
profits.
Tho conferees will meet early next
week to consider their course.
RAIL BODY FOR HIGHER PAY
Wage Commission completes Recom
mendations for Increases to Em
ployees of Railroads.
Washington, April 30. The railroad
wage commission hns completed lt
recommendations for wage increases
for railroad employees and a report
will be submitted to Director General
McAdoo on his return from a Liberty
loan speaking tour In tho West. Noth
ing wns made known as to tho amount
of tho Increases to bo given, although
It has been snld that employees now
receiving small pay will bo given the
largest advance. It Is understood tho
recommendations cnll for u sliding
sculo of Increases.
, Change Copper Prices.
New York, April 22. Representa
tive's of tho Important copper produc
ing nnd refining companies have been
requested to appear before tho wnr
board at Washington to consider an
adjustment of prevailing contracts.
Singer Thrills Big Crowd.
New York, April 22. Luclcn Murn
tore, opera singer, thrills 10,000 per
sons nfter singing tho "Murselllnlse,"
ho whipped to the breezo a largo
American flag nnd cried : "Vive 1'Amcr
iquel Vive In Franco I".
NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
HOW ENGINEERS
WON BIG FIGHT
Americans Unite With "Carey's
Chickens' and Savo
Amiens.
FORTY-FIVE ARE MISSING
British Army Chief Qlves Columbia's
Boys Full Credit War Depart
ment Issues Details of Thrill
ing Battle.
Washington, April 22. General Per
shing's report of tho gallant conduct
of Amerlcnn engineer troops with tho
British fifth army in helping check tho
German advance lu tho enrly days of
the great offensive reached the war de
partment and wns made public by Sec
retary Bker.
"It will make splendid" rending for
Americans," said tho secretnry.
I General Pershing's report says:
, "In reference to mention In summary
I of activities, noon March 24 to March
25, of Amcrlcnn troops fighting wun
British armies nnd to the dally enmert
summary of the battle, March 20, 1018,
the following hns now been established
from official repbrts:
"The commanding officer of a United
Stntes engineers' regiment has re
ceived n copy of tho following letter
commending tho nctlon of tho troops
of his regiment :
" 'I have received tho following f'oi'i
the commanding general corps:
'"I desire to convey to you nnd
ranks under your orders my ndmlra
tlon of tho splendid service which you
nnd they have rendered In connection
with corps light rnllroad. Thanks
to tho untiring energy of officers, non
commissioned officers and men, who
hnvo risen to tho occasion In n mnn-
ner beyond nil praise, nnd their gal
lantry, much of what might otherwlso
have fallen Into the enemy's hands,
has been saved.
'"I should like to ndd my own ap
preciation of tho excellent services ren
dered by tho officers, noncommissioned
officers nnd men of tho light railroad
service of this army directorate In con
nection with tho present operation.
Will you bo good enough to ncqunlut
all rnnks sorving under you of tho ap
preciation accorded to their untiring
service?'
"Ccrtnln units of United States en
gineers, serving with a British nrmy
between March 21 nnd April 3, whllo
under shell lire, carried out destruction
of materlnl. dumps nt Chaulnes, fell
back with British forces to Moreull,
whero the commands laid out tench
work, then proceeded to Demuln and
were assigned sector of defensive lino,
which was constructed nnd manned by
them, thence moved tp n position In
the lino near Warfusee-Abancourt nnd
extending to tho north side of Bols do
Tolllnuw.
"The commnnds stnrtcd for this posi
tion on March 27 nnd occupied It until
April 8, during this time tho commnnd-
Ing officer of a unit of United States
engineers being In commnnd of the sub
sector occupied by his troops. This
command wns In more or less continu
ous nctlon during Its stay In this posi
tion. On April 3 tho command was or
dered to full back to Abbeville.
"The casualties during tho period
March 21 to April 8, were; Officerfi
killed, 2; wounded, 8; men killed, 20;
wounded, 52 ; 45 men reported missing,
hut It Is believed by the British au
thorities that they were not all cap
tured, and that ninny of them wWe
separated from their command and ure
now with other British organizations,
This report of casualties does not con
sider one department of 57 men from
which no report has been received."
AUSTRIA WANTS TO QUIT WAR
Vienna Is In Turmoil and Slavic Popu.
lations Demand Reorganization
of Dual Monarchy.
Washington, April 20. Tho political
situation In Austria-Hungary remains
extremely delicate, according lo an of
ficial dlspntch from Switzerland, sum
marlzlng reports from Budapest nnd
comment In Austrian nnd German
nowsnaners.
Austria, tho report said, Is coming
to the greatest difficulties; security no
longer exists and the situation "la
capable of any possibility."
Mnrked discontent reigns In Vienna,
according to tho dispatch, while
speeches delivered In parliament by
the Czechs, .Tugo-Slavs nnd Foles In
spire hatred of Germany nnd demnnd
reorganization of Austrla-IIungnry.
Even tho social democrats aro said
to have proclaimed In tho Austria
chamber of deputies that tho mon
archy Is not directly Interested In the
?truggle of Gormnny ngnlnst Greal
Brltnln, Frnnco and America.
Silver Bill Passed.
Wnshlngton, April 20. Tho adminis
tration silver bill, providing for the
withdrawal from tho trensury of $350,
000,000 In silver to bo melted Into bul
lion to meet foreign trndo balances,
wns pnssed by the sennte.
Canada Plans to Fill Ranks.
Ottawa, April 20. Regardless of sac
rifices, Canada must keep her fighting
divisions on tho western front up to
full strength, Sir Robert Borden, pre
mier, stated during n secret sosHlon ot
the house of commons.
GALL MADE FOR FLOUR
8tat Food Administration Asks All
Ncbraskans to Turn Over Stock
to Government for Export.
Tho Stnto Food Administration at
Omulm hns requested nil Ncbrnsknns
to refrain from tho uso of wheat flour
until tho next harvest Is marketed,
which will bo Into In July, and turn
over erory pound of surplus stock to
tho government for export to tho
Snmmles nnd armies of tho allies In
France. Tho flour will bo assembled
In Omaha nnd resacked for export.
Flour In qunntltles ns small as 2-1
pounds In sacks will bo accepted. Tho
flour will bo mnrked with tho nnmo of
tho community from which It Is re
ceived, nnd will bo sent to Europe
bearing these marks. It Is said there
la an adequate supply of substitutes
In tho stnto to take enro of tho de
mnnd. Four Ncbrn8kn representatives In
congress, Sloan, Shnllenlwrger, Kin
kald and Reavls, voted for tho pro
posal to flx tho government price of
1018 wheat nt $2.50 a bushel when
tho houso acted on tho resolution last
weok. Lobeck voted against It. Tho
proposal was defeated by a majority
of 52 votes.
A. V. Grnmmor, sentenced to be
electrocuted nt Lincoln July 12 for tho
murder of his mother-ln-lnw, Mrs.
Lulu Vogt, In Howard county, has se
cured n Rtay of execution until tho
Nebraskn supromo court reviews his
appeal.
Duo to Increased demands for flour,
tho government has called upon all
mills In this section to furnish 40 per
cent of their output during May for
nrmy nnd navy use, according to In
formation received by tho stato food
administration nt Omaha.
Tho Stato Council of Defenso Is
told In a letter from Colonel Tllfqrd nt
Camp Funston thut Nebraska citizens
mndo It possible for the men from
this stnto to hnvo one of the finest
recrcntton buildings In tho enmp.
Totnl receipts of $13,010.80 for tho
Nebraska building fund nt Camp
Funaton are reported In n letter to
tho Nebraska stato council of defense
from Lieutenant Colonel Tllford, com
manding the 314th ammunition train.
Fnrmcrs, who dcslro to grow pinto
beans can secure seed from the gov
ernment nt 0 cents per pound, nccord
lng to an announcement by the Stato
-Food Administration. Tho seed Is
stored nt Greeley nnd Denver, Colo.
Nebraska contributed $5,000 during
the week ending April 9 to tho Ar
menian nnd Syrian relief fund, which,
with two exceptions, wns the greatest
amount contributed by any state In
tho country.
Tho stnto council of defenso refused
to Indorso nn application of the Rev.
F. Kllnschefsky. pastor of a German
Lutheran church nt Tlldcn, to con
tlnuo preaching under tho Nebraska
sodltlon lnw.
Ward M. Burgess of Omahn, direc
tor of wnr savings in Nebraskn, hns
been called to Washington to tako
chargo of tho woolen branch of tho
dry goods nnd clothing division
created by tho war Industries board.
Tho stato council of defenso has de
manded thnt tho stnto board of re
gents get rid of disloyal members of
tho faculty of tho University of Ne
braskn. At tho request of Mayor Miller of
Lincoln German music wns omitted
when the Minneapolis Symphony or
chestra gave n concert In thu Capital
City tho other day.
Continued shipments of coal Into
Nebraska from Routt county, Colo.',
aro nssurcd as the result of negotia
tions between tho Nebraska und Col
orado fuel administrators.
Lieutenant Governor Howard of
Columbus has filed a petition with tho
secretary of state as n democratic can
didate for nomination nt the August
primary as United States senntor.
Following Liberty loan meetings In
every town In Snrpy county announce
ment was made that tho county's
quota of $103,000 had been oversub
scribed by nearly $50,000.
Homo guards' day was observed at
Red Cloud when drills wore put on
by companies from Guide Rock, Inn
vale and RIverton.
Tho Bentrlco city council passed an
ordinance appropriating $32,500 for
throe new paving districts.
Tho Stato Council o Defenso hns
made known thnt It disapproved of
the use of yellow paint on buildings
of nlleged dlsloynllsts. The use of
paint or the tarring of nny person ac
cused of disloyalty Is unlawful nnd
should not bo countennnccd In nny
community In the stato, members of
tho council say.
Captain Martin C. ShaUenborger,
son of Congressman Shnllenberger, of
Ahun, who is on tho staff of General
Pershing In France, hns been pro
moted to major.
A woman and three children were
, killed and flvo others were moro or
less seriously Injured when nn auto
niobllo In. which they wore riding wns
struck by n Northwestern freight
train n few" miles north of Omahn,
Ono person escaped Injury. The car
was a Ford sedun and was completely
demolished.
Those fnmlllnr with tho stock sit
uation at South Omaha predict thnt
moat products to tho consumer nro
bound to ndvanco In prlco an tho ro
suit of recent sharp advances In cat
tle, sheep and hogs at that market.
Major John Blrkncr of Lincoln, for
morly an, officer in tho Nebraska Na
tional Gunrd, was given n coat of tar
nnd fenthors by 400 convicts at tho
New Mexico stato penitentiary at
Santa Fe, whoro ho Is being held fof
trial for alleged violation of tho cs
plonngo act.
In nn appeal Just mado to the peo
plo of Nebraska Food Administrator
Wattles urges the consumption of
eggs, milk nnd potatoes Increased, and
tho docrcaso In tho uso of flour and
sugar, so thnt tho latter staples can
bo sent to tho allied armies In Eu
rope. Coal prices throughout Nebraska
nro lower this month than they will
bo at any tttuo during tho year, ac
cording to tho state fuel administra
tion, nnd all who aro financially able
aro urged to put In their winter sup
ply. According to a survey mndo by the
Junior Civic League of tho public
schools ut Lincoln, neurly 1,000 acres
will bo planted In gardens In the
capital city, about 400 moro acres
thnn were devoted to tho purpose lu
tho city last year.
A carload of hogs from near Euoln,
sold for $2,350.21 nt tho South Omahn
market for tho benefit of tho Red
Cross unit nt thnt place, and threo
loads, 220 head, from Madison,
brought $8,502.78 for tho Madison Red
Cross unit.
Ncbrnsku anthraclto coal usera
wore advised by Fuel Administrator
Kennedy nt Omaha to put their or
ders In at onco It thoy hope to got uny
coal for next winter's use, as thcra
may bo no anthracite noxt winter in
this stnte, ho says.
John Hauer, agent for u Gorman
publishing house, wns sentenced by
Judge Button in district court nt Fre
mont to sorvo from ono to twenty
years In tho penitentiary. Hauor
pleaded guilty to tho charge of utter
ing seditious remarks.
Tho oldest and last gold euro In
stituted In the stnte, located at Grand
Island, has suspended business. In
the twcnty-slr years slnco tho Institu
tion wns founded moro than 2,000 men
hnvo been treated for tho liquor, drug
and tobacco habits.
May 28 has been sot ns tho dnto for
tho republican' delegato "Loynlty con
ference" nt Lincoln authorized somo
tlmo ngo by the cxecutlvo board. Sen
ator Lenroot of Wisconsin will ad
dross tho meeting, ,
A Jury In federal district court nt
Lincoln returned n vordlct finding
Rev. II. M. Hcnrlcksen, German
Lutheran minister of Gresham, guilty
of violating tho csplonago act.
Chnso county, ono of tho smallest
counties of tho state In population,
has names of GO people eligible to
membership In tho "$1,000 Limit Lib
erty Bond club."
Botwoen April 20 to 80, 1,400 draft
selects from Nebraskn will move to
Camp Funston, nccordlng to train
schedules given out by Provost Mnr
shal Anderson at Lincoln,
Lawrence M. Reel, eon of A. a
Reel of Beatrice, was killed In nn ae
roplane accident nt Long Bench, Cnl.,
whero ho hud been attending nn avia
tion school.
Tho city council Issued orders to
tho Columbia socloty, formerly the
Gorman Lnudwohr Verclu, nt Norfolk,
to cense all entertainments, following
complaints of several citizens.
. A $150,000 plant Is to bo construct
ed at Plnttsmouth by tho Auto Power
nnd Malleablo Mfg. Co. About 250
skilled mechanics will bo employed la
the new Industry.
It Is announced that Red Cross hogs
shlppod from thirty Nebraska and
Iowa towns and sold nt thu South
Omahn market, have netted $80,273.
Douglas county Is to spend $105,000.
on Its roads this year, $82,500 to bo
federal money nnd tho balance to ho
appropriated by the county.
Tho SInclnIr Refining company of
Chicago plans to erect a $100,000
wholesale gasoline distributing plant
In Lincoln.
Omaha went "over" In tho Liberty
lonn drlyo last Thursday with sub
scriptions of $2,500,000 above the
city's quotn.
As tho result of n systematic farm
campaign there Is a third Liberty loan
bond on every farm In eleven school
districts surrounding Norfolk.
Up to Inst Thursday evening twenty-five
Nebraskn counties had over
subscribed their Liberty loun quotas.
Preparations are being rande for
drilling for oil In both Choycnno and'
Rock county.
Kearney county has n 100 per cent
Junior Red Cross. They nre doing
splendid Red Gross work In the
schools over tho country and are ft
great help to the senior socloty.
C. II. Peter, Lincoln motoriunn, who
wns forced to salute the flag fifty
times by co-workers, was bound over
to the federal grand Jury under tho
csplonngo act.
Tho Deutscher landwchr veroln of
West Point, n German orgunlzntlon
long prominent In the community, has
dissolved.
Tho latest call for draft men, to
lenvo for training camps botween
May 1 and May 10, will take 'approxi
mately 087 men from Nebraskn. The
men on this call will not go to Camp
Funston, whero all of tho draft troops
from Nebraska now nre, but will bo
sent to Fort Logan, Colo., Instead.
Receipts from n white elephnnt
sale by women of tho Rud Cross nt
Scottsbluff amounted to approxi
mately $15,000. Ono heifer brought
$2,080.50, which Is snld to be tho rec
ord prlco for any one, animal In thu
state.