Nebraska Newspapers

    THE 8EMUWMKLY THIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE. NEBWA1KA.
MUST CULTIVATE lAMDi-'S'S ZSFZXsZ 55
State Council of Defense 8tartc Cam-
palgn to Make All Available Land
In Nebraska Productive.
The slate council of defense In mnk
lng u drlvo to sou tlmt every avail
able fnrm in Nebraska It) being used
for productive purposes. Through the
work of tho county cotincilfl the or
ganization Is gradually nndlng the
spots tlmt tiro not under cultivation
and dovlsltig menus to Becuro tbo
planting of crops. Sovoral furinH
which have been 'idle have through
the Interest of tho state council been
turned Into productive flfclds. Anyone
who Is nwnre of farm lands not being
cultivated will perform n patriotic act
by communicating tho fact to their
county council of defense.
urn ioornslca. Is authority for (h
Hfatomont that undreamed of wealtL
lies In doposlts taken rrom potasli
hikes In tho district. Ho told the
state board of public lands and fund
ut a mooting in Lincoln that he ww
comment tlmt products would bp
found In the deposits of western
nines so valuable as to mnko the pot.
mi iimy a ny-prouuet.
A decision of Judge Woodrotigb in
federal court at Omaha provides for
mo ens nosai or 0.000 acrea r T,n..
mom land Hold by Omaha Indians In
Thurston county, tho proceeds from
winch are to Do divided equally
among approximately 020 Indian chll
dren of tho Omnlm trlbo. The vnlu.
of the land Is nearly $30O.onn ti...
decision ends a series of lggnl battle
that extended over n period of yem
The state council of defonso. after
iiivesiigaung a copy of a clrcnlnr
which the Nonpartisan league Is elr
culating In Its campaign to recruit
hvcry city and town in Nebraska
has been asked to ralso a Red Cross members, admits tho league has not
hik upon us municipal flagpole as viointoii any section of tho sedition
soon as tho community's quota In tho
Rod Cross war fund campaign Is
raised, and to keep It flying each day
until the end of tho cnmpalgn.
Tho federal food administrator for
ncornsKu requisitioned 8.000 bushels
Inw. because tho circulars were print. I
ei oiusKio or Nebraska. Tho sedition
law covers only literature printed In I
uermnn in tins state.
ItoapnralHoment of srlmni Inmia
dor lease contracts In Custer, Gasper
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UNLIMITED U.S. ARMY
WILSON 8AY8 AMERICA 8ETS NO
LIMIT TO WIN THE WAR.
OPENS RED CROSS DlPlSIGfi
Calls On People to Give Every Cent
That Can Bo Scared So Work
of Mercy May Continue.
of wheat In tho hands of a. W. ami nnd Holt COIintleH Will mill nnnrlti ll
James Bailey, Thayer county farmers. 000.00 to the state 'school fund an
The IJalleys nro said to have refused miully. The Increases of the new op
to put their wheat on the market. pralsement over the old were: Cusfpr
Notlye tlmt unless their wheat, was county, $110,201.03! Gosper $37,001.20,
marketed within 10 days It will bo re- Um Holt. $110,709.50.
qulsltloned was served on 22 No Wanting of 2.400 Jrees on tho stato
brnskn farmers In tho southern part demonstration fruit farm at Union
of tho state by tho federal food ad- Jt been completed by the do
ministration for NeliniHkn. nurlment of imrtini.itnr,. .,i..n...
Patriotic citizens of Seward have y. This fiO-acre farm was purchas- Preparations Made by Teutons
n new way of aiding tho Ited Cross, f'l out of $10,000 provided by the last fnr Ronnuol t ni
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France and Italy.
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tlio lls olnwrvallon Ijnlloonii tlmt nro t ,nrt. i,i , i , '. '. - -Cnmullaiui repairing ono ot
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re of Uie artillery.
NEWS REVIEW OF
THE PAST WEEK
Just n fow days ago they donnted a legislature,
carload of hny to tho society. Tho - W. Pugsloy, for the last Bcvcn
nay wiih sold in tho Omaha market ytnrs director of t lie extension do-
nnd brought nearly $300. partment of tho Nebraska university,
Congregations of tho Baptist, Pros- ,1I1H resigned and In tho future will
bytorlan and Congregational churches " connpeted with the edltorlnl stnff
of Kearney, have united into ono of tn Nebraska Farmer, a Lincoln
church, to bo known as tho Church of Publication.
America, to remain organized until Nebraska Knights of Pythias, at
ufter tho wnr. their annual convention' nt Ifretnnnh
Ncbrnsku is exempted from tho
latest draft call which summons
01,000 men to the colors. Twenty
four states and tho District of Co
lumbia will furnish tho cntiro increment,
voicu to purchase War Savings
Stamps with tho money already rais
ed for a Pythian Homo in this state,
until plnns for the project aro com-ploted.
Nebraska has subscribed $127,207,-
Sparka from n locomotive nr M00 for various wnr driven. X!i non
believed to havo caused tho iva which 000 "bovo tho quotas set, according to
dostroyed tho big elevator of tho ircs compiled by tho Omaha Cham-
Farmors Elovntor Co. at Schuyler. bor oC Commerce. The stato's quota
Tho loss Is estimated nt $25,000. totaled $100,31)7,020.
National Food Administrator Hoov- ,7omi u lowers, known ' as tho
er has advised State Food Controller "fthor of populism" in Nebraska, died
Wattles that wheat flour substitutes UBt recently at Trenton, Nev. Ho
aro soiling from 10 to 25 per cent too wns President of tho Statu Farmers
high in this state. nlllanco during tho days of the al-
Tito North Loup chaptor of tho Ited "nnco In Ncbrnsku.
Cross was enriched $2,801.05 when u Tno Qroat Western Sugar compnny
load of hogs donated by farmers of at Scottsbluff is constructing nn lm-
tho district woro sold ut South n,ens settling basin, 30 feet deep and
Omaha for that amount.
Two Nehrnskn boys, Leo Haremza,
of Ashton, nnd Magnus M. Brotns,
of Scottsbluff, were killed in uctlqn In
France, their names appearing In a
roeom casualty list,
covering 12 acres, for tho production
of potash from waste water drawn
from beet sugar.
It developed nt tho trial at Ed
wardsvlllo, 111., of cloven men cliiiri'.
cd with lynching Itobert Prager thutj
Homo guards nt Gibbon. Anhernt. I tho man was driven nnf r Mini,,..,,.,,
Kavennn, Plcnsanton and Elm Creek this state, because of disloyal actions.
ro to bo furnished uniforms and Omaha's now mayor, Ed P. Smith,
rifles at tho expense of Buffalo "M to Governor Noville at n confer-
ty- nco nt Lincoln that ho Intonds to
Fire, driven by n strong south mnt0 Omaha a dry city and wnge a
wind, destroyed a big lumber yard rclontless war against tho bootlegger.
S JL SC.r ,f r?8,(,eucc8 ut 0m"- Mnterlal and equipment aro on the
Nearly n hundred people woro made ground for erection of tho now munlc-
0S8' PH, building and electric light build-
Indications aro that Nebraska will Bancroft. Tho plant will ropre-
harvest a bumper cron of mnnii sent an outlay of S4R.ooo.
Knuns mis year, as cron cnndltlnna
Tho State linnnl
nro reported favorable in all parts of tho contract for a now building, nt the
state hospital for tho Insane at Lin-
tho stuto.
Peter Green and Thotuus Suppa,
convlcta who escaped from the peni
tentiary nt Lincoln by scaling tho
walls, were captured nenr Greenwood.
coin. The structure will cost nearly
$00,000.
Tho Sons of Herman lodge of Dn
kota county, whoso mooting hall wus
dynamited
fJho- ftnnouiictMl flat IncreuHo In rail, continue nil meetltiL'a' until nftm. tli..
roHd rates of 25 per cent will cost wnr, It Is said. i
w;T,,.rT 'Um,,lUIy' .Iam A l"K ddCRntlon of scribes Is ex-
" olKlu '"ay commission pectctf to attend tho Nebraska Ir
HUN NAVY IS CONCENTRATED
Wllhelm and Charles Renew Austro
German Treaty Russia Writhing
Under 'Kaiser's Oppression
President Names Hughes
to Investigate Aircraft
Production Charges.
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By EDWARD W. PICKARD.
Operations of last week In tho wur
zones led to tho prediction that tho
.central powers woro preparing to
strike hnrd and soon on two fronts
in Franco and Italy with .omo pros-
I'utiH qi a grent naval battle in tho
North sea. It was admitted by tho
Germans that their tremendous losses
were largely responsible for the delay
in resuming their drlvo on tho west
front. They were very busy reorgan
izing their forces and bringing up
iresii troops wno Unvo not yet been
engaged In the fighting there. Rain
and mud, ably seconded by the allied
aviators, made difflcUlt the moving of
supplies by the Huns, but they kept at
tho task doggedly. Meanwhile their
artillery censclessly pounded nway at
various important salients held by the
allies. In return the latter gave more
than they received.
There were many Infantry opera
tions that must bo classed ns small
because of tho magnitude of tho war
fare, but which resulted in tho recov
ery of valuable positions by tho allies.
In ono or two Instances the Germans
nlso gained footholds In the Hues but
caiinter-nttncks always drove them
out promptly nnd they Invorlnhtv mf.
fored heavy casualties. Tho kaiser's
nrmles, however, showed no especial
signs of wenkenlng, and no competent
observer doubts that they are still
capable of tremendous efforts and will
make them. General Foch nnd, indeed,
all the allied commanders, awnlt tho
renewal of tho offensive with confl
denco that their men can withstand It.
ment explains that tho brigading plnn
In operation is temporary, adonted to
meet the emergency in which it is de-
siroufe to send over as ninny Ameri
cans as possible without waiting for
uicir arms anu ammunition. Later
they will return to the American army
aim wm do using American equipment.
It Is grntifying to note that General
Pershing now issues dnlly official com
muniques on the doings of the Ameri
can forces, fallowing tho system of the
other allies.
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Tho continuous battle for suprem
acy In the nlr raged with Increasing
Intensity all through the week and offl.
ciul reports led to the belief that the
flyers of the allied armies generally
had the best of It American aviators
won several notable victories. Gener
al Pershing reported tho commission
ing of nenrly 1,000 student aviators.
The French hove delivered to his army
500 battle planes nnd 000 training
planes, and the Ilnviland battle plunes
made In America are beginning to ar- j
rive.
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On Sunday Emperor Charles visited
tho kaiser at great headquarters uud
maue plans for a renewnl of the Aus
nu-ueraiaii uiuancc, to last twenty
years, xao news of this of course was
received with rejoicing by the pan
uunnnns or Austriu-Himcarv. but
equally of course, the treaty is bitterly
"iJiioseu oy tno Slavs and other nnti
Germnn elements In Chnrles' mnim
The people there ns a whole are more
and more desirous of peace and. there
is rear that the agreement will 1'rns
slnnlze their army and compel oven
greater errorts In the war. By some
mo preparations for nn offensive in
Italy are looked on as n direct result
of the conference. According to Co-
pennngen reports, the two emperors
aeiecieu Kings ror Lithuania, Courlnnd,
Esthonln and Polnnd, but tho men
cnoscn were not named.
Tho meeting of the rulers was at-
tenueu oy the kings of Bavaria and
Saxony, who, though not Invited,
sought to mnlntnln tho importance of
incir Kingdoms as parts of the Germnu
empire and not leave Prussia tho "solo'
arbiter of German destinies." That
faounus uig, but tho fact remains that
Prussia Is as much the boss of tho
uermon empire as over.
nay
Fire of unknown origin destroyed
tho elorttor of tho Farmers Grufn.
Lumber und Coal company at Wy
more.
There woro 350 G. A. It. delegates
registered at the forty-second nnnunl
encampment held recently ut Sewnrd.
Grand Island's new $100,000 pas
senger depot was formally opened to
tho public last week,
Following n rousing nntrlotlc moot.
lng at Genoa, u homo guard organiza
tion was porfected.
Doslgfiatlon of Omaha us one of the
thirteen qunrtermuster depots in tho
United States will mean millions of
noiinrs annually in government am,
tracts for tho city. Tho Omaha depot
will furnish all army supplies tp west-
teru iowu, Including Fort Dodge, Ne
braska, Utoh, Colorndo and Wyoming.
Frank Brand, iiged 23, and Miss Ma-
nei oiacc, -'O, or South Sioux City,
Neb., were Instantly killed when nn
automobile In which they wero riding
plunged Into the Missouri river, near
wynpt.
The Commercial club of Superior
Is taking steps toward building n
paved road botweea tho city nnd the
'plant of the Nebraska Cement Co.,
which is located two miles west of tho
city limits.
The village of Hoffland, tho homo
of tbo Potash Production company,
with n population of less than 350, ov
ersubscrlbcd Its Liberty loan quota 14
times.
'Theodore Roosevelt Is to nddress a
monster patriotic, rally at Omaha on
the night of Juim,8, . '
Tish
association convention at Onmliu
June w, end 22.
The 01st grand lodgo, Ancient, Free
anu Accepted Masons of Nebraska
will be held In Omaha Juno 4 tb 0.
Aiirco carloads of Nebraska Red
Cross hogs sold on tho South Omaha
market tho other day for, $10,371.70,
According to county agricultural
agents, moro farm help Id badly
neeueu in western Nebraska.
'the annual convention of tho Ne
braska Electrical association will bo
neia in Oamhu June 20 and 27.
Governor Neville Issued n procla
motion calling upon the people of Ne
braska to aid the government In solv
ing the transportation problem by buy
ing nnd storing their next winter'?
coul supply at the, earliest possible
moment. If n fuel famine Is to bo
avoided next winter action must be
taken nt oneo, says the proclamation.
Tho week beginning Juno 3 has been
set aside as a natlon-wldo "coal
week," when cveryono financially nbla
is urged to ill! their bins for the com
ing winter.
Two veterans of General Pershing's
army tiro on a speaking tour In No-
braska In the Interest of the Red
Cross. The men uro Sergeant Ste
vens of Montana, nnd Sergeant Paul
A. Ilaverln of Maine.
Platto county's Junior Red Cross
will soon have raised nuniclcnt funds
for the purchnso of nn ambitlnnco uu-
tomobllo for service In France.
x Columbus Baptlsta lmvo funds nledc-
ed amounting to $17,220 with which to
build a new brick church, tho work of
erection to begin soon.
The snmo confidence prevails on tho
Italian front, where also General Foch
Is In Biipromo conimaud. Tho Aus
trlnns have been concentrating great
forces thero, Includlnir Illlll'll lll-flllnrv
they lmvo had on the French front,
nnd they wero expected to deliver'
their blow between the Stelvlo pass
and Monte Grappa, Just east of tho
Brenta, In tho hope of breaking
through to Bresclu and Milan. Tho
Austrian positions In that sector are
admittedly better than those of the
Italians. To repel the expected drlvo
tho Italians have the assistance of
British, French and Americans In
number nt least equal to the Italian
forces sent to France and Flanders.
Early Tuesday Italian naval units
succeeded In stealing Into Poln harbor
and torpedoing uu Austrlnn ,irnmi.
naught of tho Vlrlbus Unltls class. At
the same time Italian seaplanes en
caged und routed the Austrian buttle
planes over Poln.
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Tho prediction of'u naval buttlo In
tho North sen was based on the fact
that tho entire Gorman Baltic fleet,
excepting a fow light cruisers, was re
colled to Kiel, and great activity at
that base was reported. Tho German
navy probably feels u bit humiliated
over tho second British raid on Os
tend, in which tho old cruiser Vindic
tive, laden with concrete, was sunk at
the entrance of the channel, blocking
it to all lurge vessels.
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Participation In tho Ilchtl lit; nn tlw
west front by tho Americans brigaded
with the British and French Is Increas
ing dnlly, and It Is now made known
that whenever American trnm ,..
domlnnto In the brigade divisions
these divisions will be nut under m.
mund of General Pershlinr. Thin it i
believed, will bring larger numbers of
our boys to tho bnttlo lino rapidly and
contribute greatly to the spirit of unity
and concerted effort. The vvur denurt.
Tho knlser Is treating Russia Just
as a thoroughly defeated enemy 'might
expect to bo treated by him. despite
the pence treaty of Brest-Lltovsk. His
demands are exorbitant and enforced
by arms, and In an address to the town
iviA-it-uiiupeiio ne an
nounces tlint "Sebnstopol 1Us been
captured with a big, richly laden fleet
there." More than that, he is prepar
ing to call on the Baltic provinces (bat
were a part of Russia to supply men
for the German armies. No other con
struction can bo placed on IiIk procla
mation recognizing the Independence
of Lithuania, In which he says: "We
nssume that Lithuania will participate
In the wnr burdens of Germanv which
secured her liberation." As Lithuania
has neither money nor munitions to
contribute, the knlser must menn men,
anu uio winunninii national council
says the country will not consent to
have Its citizens dragooned Into the
ranks ot tho kaiser.
In tho Caucasus the Germans under
took to gnln control of the grain, coal,
oil and Iron districts by the capture of
Rostov-on-Don. but they held the city
only one day, when the Russians re
captured It. Thero aro several power
ful groups of Russians operating In the
Don region, and others all ih
south Russia, and Germany has pro
clulhied war at Ekaterlnoslav, Odessn
and Poltava and mined tho entrance
Into the Sea of Asov. In the Ukraine
the anti-German movement incronsos
daily, the peoplo being very bitter. In
European Russia, snys n dispatch
from Samara, less than half the arable
land usually cultivated will be tilled
this year, owing to tho shortago of
feed, horses nnd Implements and the
unsettled condltlou hrought about by
the land division. Well posted Britons
aro urging thnt the allies continue to
help Russia in tho work of reconstruc
tion In order to bnlk the efforts of Ger
many. It Is recognized by all that Ger
many's peace hopes now He wholly In
the east and that if she is permitted to
reallzo them sho will hnvc won the
war regurdlcss of tho conditions Im
posed; on her in the west.
Lenlno professes to see signs of a
counter-revolution In tussli, and on
Monday he Issued n call for help to
prevent it. The family of the Into czar
has been removed to Kiev und is in
the hands of tho Germans. Near the
Mongolian-Siberian border General
Semcnoff continues to wnge successful
wnr on tho bolshevik forces.
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The Finnish White guard seems to
have gained almost complete control
or tno country, celebrating the capture
of Tummerfors by massacring 500
Russians nnd Great Britain has offered
to recognize tho Finnish republic on
certain conditions. The trouble there
may not bo over, however, for late re
ports say n grent number of Russians
are massed on the border of Flnlnnd
nnd a big battlo Is Imminent
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President Wilson and the senate
military affairs committee conflicted
again Inst week when Chalrman'Chnm
bcrlnin proposed a resolution that
would permit the committee to Inquire
Into tho conduct of the wnr, though
the Initial purposo was merely to in
vestigate, the aircraft Droductlon col.
lapse and consequent charges of dis
honesty. Mr. Wilson declared une
quivocally that he would consider the
adoption of tho resolution as n dec
laration of want of confidence in tha Giving. Such things nre bestowed that
Now York, May 20. Before a multi
tude of people here Saturdoy Presi
dent Wilson opened tho ited Cross
campaign for another $100,000,000 wnr
fund. Tho president branded all Ger
man peace proposals as "InBlnccro"
nnd cnlled upon America to carry on
the war to tho utmost limit of its re
sources nnd mnn power. He definitely
pledged tho support of tho United
Stntes to Russia. No pence proffer
can bo considered which contemplates
German expansion at the expense of
Russia. Every proposal made record-
lng peace In tho west by Germnny, he
Bald, embodies n thrent of expansion
Into tho cast.
Amerlcn's pence terms nre known,
tho president declared, nnd if the
enemy sincerely desires a Just peace,
nn accredited rcpresentntlvo should
come forward nnd "Iny them on tha
tabic.
"There are two duties with which
wo arc face to face," he said. "The
first duty Is to win the wnr. Tho sec
ond duty Is to win It grpntly and
worthily. I have heard gentlemen sny
recently we must get 0,000.000 men
ready. Why limit it to 0,000,000? I
have asked congress to make no limit.
Wo all Intend every ship thnt can
carry troops and supplies shall go on
its voyago laden to full capacity. A
grent dny of duty has come. Tho duty
that faces us all now Is to servo one
another, and no man can afford to
make a fortune out of tho wnr. It
will be n badge of dishonor. This la
a war to save tho world.
"One can't get much prldo In loan
ing money to the government," tho
president assorted. "The Interest
burns your pocket. But when you
givo something thnt cannot como
back then you feel the warmth of
uuministration, nnd a restrictive
amendment by Senator Thompson of
Kansas did not remove his objections
to it. On Wednesday the president
announced the appointment of Charlca
E. nughes to act with the nttornev
general In the aircraft investigation
me world may ,be a better place to
live in. When you give, give abso
lutely all you can spare, and don't
consider you nre liberal In that giving.1
Ono of the deepest stains that rests
upon tho Germnn nrmy Is that It has
not respected the Rod Oross, which is
and tho choice was received with gen- 'Internationally recognized as
eral approval. Tho former Justice of
the Supreme court made a great rec
ord In the New York Insuranco investi
gation, nnd It Is believed tho criminal
charges in tho aircraft production
matter will bo thoroughly gone Into by
him without fear or favor.
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Under the able leadership of Mr.
Schwab the shipbuilding forces of tha
United States nre going ahead with
tneir work at a great rate. The big
concrete steamer Faith, built at San
Francisco, underwent trial runs that
were altogether satisfactory, and the
steel vessel Tuckahoe was declared
ready to sail from Phllodelnhla lusl
37 days after tho keel was laid. Th
shipping board decided Thursday to
build 14 concreto tank steamers, with
a total capacity of 105,000 tons, and
four concrete cargo vessels. The board
also prepared tb let contracts for 20C
more wooden ships of 4,700 tons each
In addition to 200 recently authorized
In order to keep tho ways occupied un
til me enu of the war. Thus tho shin
ping problem Is gradually being solved
anil while America and Greut Britain
are building vessels their navies arc
sinking the Germnn submarines In In
creasing numbers. There wero reporti
last week that Germany was about tc
put Into commission some U-boati
larger than any yet seen, but tho allied
naval commanders said they wen
ready for those, too. To further re
strict the activities of the undersea
craft the British have Inld a ureal
mine field In the North sen. coverins
about 22,000 square miles. Tho mari
ners nre growing moro and more skill
ful In evading the submarines, ns It
shown by the fuct that In the first foui
months of this year 172 British vessels
were attacked by them and escaped
uninjured.
an in
strumentality of mercy nnd succor,
in which Germany had a part in
.forming"
. It was tho president's first speech
in New York since America entered
tli a wnr.
H. P. Davison, chairman of tho
Red Cross war council, in his speech,
.declared the next fow months will be
the most critlcul of the war. He has
Just returned from an Inspection trip
In the war zone.
Germnny, he declared, is fighting to
brenk down the morale of the people
at home "to such a point that they '
will opportune their governments for
pence." This, he said, is tho "most
dastardly, unrighteous, cruel, devilish
plan which could be conceived and
has resulted In the murder and maim
ing of tbouaands of women and' children."
The Overmnn co-ordlnotlon bill flnallj
was passed by tho house by a vote of
290 to" 2, Representatives Sterling of
Illinois una uuictt of Mnssnchusetts
ensttng the only negative votes. All
attempts to amend it were voted down.
Tho house passed the conference re
port on tho bill requiring the register
ing of youths who have reached the
ago of twenty-one years since June 0
last. Their names are to en nt tim
bottom of the lists.
With tho nppolntment of Felix
Frankfurter ns administrator of war
niuur ucuvitics tno government put
into operation its plan for controlling
nnd directing tho labor supply, his du
ties being administrative ns contrast
ed with the Judicial and legislative
iimctions or the wnr labor board head
ed by Mr. Taft.
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Appealing , to tho peop o of small
means, tho government Inst week
launched a War Savings stamn cnm.
palgn that brought excellent results all
over the country. Elaborate plans were
aiso completed for the campaign to
raise tho second Red Cross war fund
of $100,000,000.
, Scores Die In Munition Blast.
Onkdale. Pn.. May 21.-Retweea
SO and 100 persons were killed and
more than 200 Injured by n series of
explosions which wrecked the Aetna
Chemical company plant here Satur
day. Of tho 200 workmen employed
In the plant not one escaped death or
Injury. The disaster is believed to
have been caused by an accident. The
loss sustained by the Aetna Cliemlcnl
Co. is In the neighborhood of $1,000.
000. Fire sprend in every direction '
Immediately following the first explo
sion, and resultant destruction or
houses and other property added from
$200,000 to $300,000 to the loss. Many
families were made homeless. The
country Is desolate for several miles
around the plant. The meadows and
fleldB have been seared and fruit nnd
shade trees blasted.
Twister Kills 12 In Nebraska.
Bloomfleld, Neb., May 21. Twclvo
pcrsons killed, mostly children, and
20 Injured, some dangerously. Is the
human toll of tho tornndo that swept
this portion of Nebraska Sundnr
night. The storm left scores of de
molished homes, bnrns and other
buildings In Its wnke. The loss In live
stock killed by falling buildings nnd--timbers
will tun Into many thousands
of dollars.
German Plot Stlrn Ireland.
Dublin, May 21. A proclamation Is
sued Friday says a German plot in
Ireland hns been discovered. In tho
proclntnntlon the viceroy calls upon
nil loyal Irishmen to defeat tho con
spiracy. Ho urges voluntary recruit
ing so that compulsion may be
nvolded. "It Is tho duty of all 'loyal
subjects of his majesty to assist to
suppress thlj? treasonable conspiracy
nndito defeat tho treacherous nttcmpt
of Germnny to defame tho honor of
IrMimen for their own ends." says
V prochinuulon.