Nebraska Newspapers

    THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
U. S. WILL S
men to mm
Soldiers and Material to Be
Rushed to France Poincare
Told by Wilson.
1NE MUST INSURE VICTORY!
'President Says Forces of Freedom
Must Triumph Victory Peace
Is the Only Kind Amer
ica Will Consider.
Washington, Juno IT. Tho purpose
pf the United States to send men and
materials to Franco until "uuy tem
porary Inequality of force Is entirely
-overcome" was reiterated by President
Wilson in replying to a message from
President Polncaro on the anniversary
of tho lnndlug d the first American
troops In Europe.
The president's cablegram, made
.public by tho state department, satd:
"Your telegram was certainly con--eclved
in the highest and most gen
crous spirit of friendship, and I am
uro that I am expressing tho feeling
of the people of the United States as
"well as my own when I say that It Is
Avlth increasing pride and gratification
that they have seen their forces uu
der General Pershing more and moro
.actively co-operating with tho forces
of liberation on French soil.
"It is their fixed and unalterable
.purpose to send men and mnterluls in
steady and increasing volume until
any temporary Inequality of force Is
entirely overcome and the forces of
freedom made overwhelming, for they
iire convinced that It Is only by vic
tory that peace can be achieved and
ihc world's affairs settled upon a basis
Of enduring justice and right."
Messages of congratulations on the
anniversary of his arrival In France
Addressed to Generul Pershing, com
mander in chief of the American ex
peditionary forces, by President Poin
care of France and General Foch
were made" public hero on Friday by
General Mnrch, chief of staff.
The messages arc as follows:
From President Poincare: "The an
niversary of your arrival in Franco
furnishes a hnppy occasion to address
toy warmest congratulations to you
and the valiant troops which you com
?nnnd, and who havo so admirably con
ducted themselves In the recent bat
tles.' I beg you to receive the as
surance of my best wishes for the
'continuation of their success."
From General Foch: "A year ago
brought to us the American sword.
Today wo have seen it strike. By U
our hearts are moro closely united
than ever."
General Pershing's reply to Presi
dent Poincare, received In official dis
patches from France, said:
"Allow me, sir, to thank you for
,tho kind message you sent me on the
occasion of tho anniversary. The en
thusiastic reception which Paris gave
us a year ago has been extended since
-then to tho American army by all
.your people. Today our armies are
united In affection and resolution, full
of confidence for the final success
which will crown this long struggle
ifor liberty and civilization."
SHIP BELIEVED SUNK, SAFE
iBrltlsh Steamer Keemun Arrives at At
lantic Port Reported Attacked
.by U-Boat.
Washington, June 17. Tho British
steamer Keemun. which previously
had been reported sinking after sub
marine attack off tho Virginia enpes,
Arrived at an Atlantic port, tho navy
'department was advised on Friday.
:A wireless was picked up, stating that
the vctesel was being shelled by a sub
marine and a later wireless report said
tho vessel was sinking. Tho navy de
ipartmerit was only , advised of its ar
jrlval In port and received no report
confirming the nttack on the Keemun.
: The last .official Information of tho
iactlvlty of the submarine raiders told
lot tho attack Monday on the Norwe
gian steamer Henrlk Lund.
U. S. IS FOR AMERICANS ONLY
Secretary Daniels, In Thrilling Flag
' Day Speech, Appeals for Whole
hearted Allegiance.
Albany, N. Y.. June 17. Warning
that America is for Americans alone
and that the day for aliens among us
Is passed, Secretary of the Navy Jo--sephus
Daniels delivered a thrilling
appeal for wholehearted allegiance to
tho ling here at Flag day everclscs,
lie deoiircd the placo for every man
who prefers to llvo in America is at
'the ballot box on election day, and In
the American uniform In tho day of
crisis.
Sprague Is Gotham Port Chief.
Washington, June 17. Rufus W.
Sprague, Jr., of Now York, now spe
cial assistant to Attorney General
'Gregory, was put In chargo of enemy
(regulations for the port of New York,
Isucceedlng William Wallace, Jr.
i . 1
Breaks Rivet Record.
' Bristol, Pa., Juno 17. A new world's
tnr firivlmr rivets In a shell bot
tom was claimed at the Merchant Ship
building corporation nuru jumuu
X Halm, who drove 1,R75 rivets In sev-
en hours nnd fifty minutes.
MISS ANNE GOODRICH
Miss Anne Goodrich, Inspector of
nurses In army hospitals attached to
tho surgeon general's olllce, Is a strong
advocate of tho suffrage amendment.
She was one of the first women to
urge that only college graduates bo
admitted to the nursing profession.
LAUDS LABOR UNIONS
PRESIDENT WARNS AGAINST
STRIKES DURING WAR.
Asks Support of War Plan and De
clares American Workmen Are
Bearing Their Share.
Washington, Juno 13. President
Wilson on Tuesdny telegraphed to tho
American Federation of Labor and the
American AWanco of Labor and De
mocracy, In convention at St. Paul,
Minn., urging renewed efforts of labor
In support of tho wnr program.
No controversy between capital and
labor should bo permitted to Interfere
with tho prosecution of the war, tho
president said. To Samuel Gompers,
head of the American Federation of
Labor, the president telegraphed :
"Please convey to the thirty-eighth
annual convention of the American
Federation of Labor ray congratula
tions upon tho patriotic support which
the members of your organization havo
given to tho program of tho nation In
tho lost year, not only in tho trenches
and on the battlefield where so
many of our younger men are now In
uniform, but equally In the factories
and tho shipyards rtnd workshops of
tho country, where the army Is sup
ported and supplied by the loyal Indus
try of your skilled craftsmen.
"We arc facing tho hardships of the
crucial months of the struggle. Tho
nation can face them confidently, as
sured now that no Intrigues of the en
emy can over divide our unity by
means of those Industrial quarrels and
class dissensions which he has tried so
diligently to foment'.
"In these days of trial and self-sncrt-flee
the American worklngmnn Is bear
ing his share of tho national burden
nobly. In the now world of peace and
freedom which American Is fighting to
establish his placo will bo as honored
and his service as gratefully cs
teemed."
In his telegram to Bobert Malsel of
tho Alliance for Labor and Democracy
tho president said:
"The American Alliance for Labor
and Democracy has my earnest hope
for a successful convention that will
give added strength to future activi
ties. Called Into being to combat skill
fully played upon disloyal Influences,
your organization has done a groat and
noccssnry work. It has added material
ly In promoting tho unity that pro
ceeds from exnet understanding nnd Is
today a valid and important part of the
great machinery that co-ordinates tho
energies of America in the prosecution
of n just and righteous wnr.
"This wnr can bo lost In America ns
well as on the fields of France, and ill-
considered or unjustified Interruptions
of the essential lalor of the country
may make It impossible to win It.
"No controversy between capital and
labor should bo suffered to interrupt
It until every Instrumentality set up by
the government for Its aralcnble settle
ment has been employed and Its Inter
mediation heeded to tho utmost; and
the government has set up lnstrumen
tnlltle3 wholly, fair and adequate."
FRENCH CELEBRATE U. S. DAY
Remember the Date on Which First
- American Raw Recruits Sailed
for Europe.
Paris, June. 15. Frnnce Is celebrat
ing tho unnlversary of the sailing of
the first 15,000 American troops for
across the Atlantic to take a hand In
tho great wnr,
Texas League Reorganized,
Dallas, Tex., Juno 15. Iteorgnnlzn
tlon of tho Texas league lartf an clght
club organization, probably Including
New Orleans, now of tho Southern ns
soclatlon, and Beaumont, Tex., was
agreed upon here.
U. 8.' Seizes $40,000,000.
San Francisco, J,uno 10, The estate
of the lato Henry Miller, valued at
S40.000.000. was seized by tho govern
ment for nonpayment of federal income
taxeB amounting to ?0,000,000, it Is
stated here.
1LS0I FAVORS
ALL-WORK LAW
Approves Maryland's Mandate
Compelling Men From 18 to 1
50 to Share Toil. -
WRITES TO THE GOVERNOR
President Urges Nation-Wide Move,
ment to Supplement Marshal Gen
eral Crowder "Labor or
Fight" Rule.
Washington, June 10. President
Wilson has npproved a nntlon-wldo
compulsory work movement to supple
ment Provost Marshal Genernl Crow
der's "work or fight" regulations.
In n' letter to Governor Harrington
of Maryland, made pulriic hero Thurs
day night, the president Indorsed adop
tion by other states v of the Maryland
compulsory work law, under which the
"work or fight" principle Is made "P
pllcahlc to all men between the ngs
of efghtcen to fifty. '
The president's letter to Governor
Ilnrrlngton follows:
"Your letter of Mny 21 calls my at
tention to the proposal for n nation
wide movement based upon the prin
ciples embodied In the Maryland com
pulsory work law.
"I can say without hesitation tbnt
I am heartily In accord with any mdvo
ment Intended to bring every -citizen
to a full realization of his responsibili
ties ns a participant In this wnr.
"Upon our entrance into tho war, I
called upon our citizens to mobilise
their energies for Its prosecution In
every way that was possible.
'The response has been exceedingly
gratifying. The slogan "work or
fight" has overywhero b .m taken np
as a satisfactory expression of the
spirit of tho people.
"Tho instances of failure to appre
ciate Jts force and significance hnvo
been few.
"It is only natural, however, that
those few cases should excite tho feel
ing that the spirit of the community
should in some way be enforced by
law upon those not willing to co-operate
of their own Initiative.
"The memorandum which you have
prepared points out how wisely Mary
land has acted In this matter. I par
ticularly admire the enro tho Maryland
legislature has taken to bo just In the
provisions of the law, which protect
the honest worklngmnn In his rights
and privileges.
"I assume tho safeguards of this
legislation against tho possibility of
nbijso Include the maintenance of
those standards and wording condi
tions which tho council of national de
fense nnd tho national war labor board
have set up as Indispensable to the
nation's full productive efficiency.
"I hope that it will bo possible to
dupllcato the action and experience of
Maryland In other states."
t
LAMBERT HEADS THE MEDICS
Red Cross Doctor Defeats Admiral
Bralsted by a Vote of
60 to 57.
Chicago, June 15. Mnj. Alexander
Lambert, medical director of tho
American Bed Cross In France, and
president of the Now York Stnte Medi
cal association, won elected president
of tho American Mcdlcnl association
over Admiral William C. Bralsted. sur
goon In chief of the United States
navy, after one of the most-spirited
contests ever held in the association.
The final Vote of tho house of dele
gated was 00 to 57.
Tho following officers were elected
unanimously:
Dr. W, N. WIslutrd of Indianapolis,
first vice president; Dr. David Starr
.Tudd, Rochester, Minn., second vice
president; Dr, O. W, rilchnrdson,
Wnshlngton. D. 0., third ylce presi
dent; Dr. John M. Baldy, Philadel
phia, fourth vice prosldont.
GIVE WOMEN VOTE WILSON
President Says He Hopes Senate Will
, Pass Amendment at This
Session.
Washington, Juno 15. President
Wilson expressed the hope that tho
senate would pass the womnn suffrage
amendment nt the present session of
congress. Ills attitude was made
known in a roply to a memorial from
the French Union for Womnn Suffrage,
which nRked him to proclaim the prin
ciples of womnn suffrngo as one of tho
fundamental rights of the future.
"It Is my earnest hope," the presl
dent said, "that tho senate of the Unit
ed States will give an unmlstnkablo
answer to this question by passing thq
suffrngo amendment to the federal
Constitution before tho end of the ses
slon."
Pershing Awards D. 8. C.
With tho Amorlcnn Army In Frnnce,
Juno 17. First Lieut. Edward Buford,
Jr., of Nashville, Tenn., of nn Amerl
can air squudron, has been awarded
tho distinguished servlco cross by
General Pershing.
MaJ. Gen. G. M. Randall Dead.
Denver, Colo., Juno 17. Mnj. Gen.
George M. Bnndnll, retired, veteran of
tho Civil nnd Spanish-American wars,
died hero nfter n short illness, aged
seventy-seven years. He retired in
October, 1005.
LIEUT. JAMES A. MEISSNER
In a thrilling fight lti.UOO root ubovc
tho American lines Lieut. James A.
Melssner, n young Brooklyn pilot, pur
sued nn Albatross scout nnd shot It
down In llamcs In tho sight of his
cheering comrades. Melssner, who Is
twenty-ono years of ago and a gradu
ate of Cornell, had but recently quali
fied ns a pilot and was protecting a
photographing nlrplano when tho Ger
man machine appeared. IIo dived In
his speedy NIouport chaser and opened
fire with his machine gun till the Ger
man fell In flames to the earth.
2 NORSE SHIPS SUNK
HUN SUBMARINE SINKS NOR-
WEGIAN VESSELS OFF U. 8.
Crews of Both Vessels Picked Up by
British Vessel 80 Tons of Copper
Taken by U-Boat.
Now York, June 14. Two Norwe
gian steamships, tho VIndeggcn nnd
Ilenrlk Lund, were sunk by a Ger
man submnrlno when about two hun
dred miles east of Capo Charles, Va.,
oo last Saturday and Mondny, respec
tively. This brings tho total of ves
sels sunk by U-bonts Blnce they be
gan their campaign in theso waters
to 18.
Their crews, totaling OS men, wore
brought here by n British steamship,
which picked them up at sea after
they had been sent adrift in their
smull boats.
Eighty tons of copper Ingots, part
of the cargo of tho Vlndeggen, wero
taken nboard tho U-boat beforo tho
steamship wns sunk by bombs.
The vessel was stopped by tho sub
marine on Juno 8 and tho crow was
obliged to unload the copper into tho
ship's small boats and transfer It to
the U-boat. Then tho small boats
wero taken In tow until the Ilenrlk
Lund wns sighted on June 10.
. Tho Ucnrlk Lund wns from Nor
folk for New York. Stopped by tho
submarine tho crew of this ship was
likewise ordered Into small boats and
tho ship sent to tho bottom by bombs.
The two crews were taken in tow and
when iho British vessel was sighted,
according to their story, the submn
rlno cut them adrift and submerged.
The Vlndeggen wns bound hero
from a South American port, her cop
per consigned to tho American Smelt
ing nnd Ittfflnlng company.
BEEF RATION FOR THE U. S.
People Asked Not to Buy More Than
One and One-Quarter Pounds
Weekly for Each Person.
Washington, Juno 14. To meet tho
needs1 of tho American and allied
armies and the civilian populations of
France, Groat Britain and Italy, tho
American people wero asked by tho
food administration on Wednesday to
placo themselves on a limited beef ul
lowanco from now until next Septem
ber 15.
.Householders wero requested liot
"under tiny circumstances" to buy
mere than ono and one-quarter
pounds uf clear beef weekly, or ono
and one-half pounds, Including the
bono, for each person In tho house
hold.
' "The demand for beef for our army,
the armies of tho allies and their clvl
linn populations for this summer,"
said the fond administration's nn
nounceiuent, "is beyond our present
surplus."
Swedish Steamer Sunk.
Londftn, Juno 15. Tho Swedish
steamship Dora wns sunk without
warning supposedly by a Gorman sub'
marine, according to a dispatch from
Copenhagen. Nino mombers of tho
crow wfiro lost.
Nab Official In Spy Case.
London, Juno 17. A prominent ofll
clal of tho government was arrested
In connection with tho cuso of former
Lord Mayor Sir Joseph Jonas of Shot
field, accused of giving Information to
the enemy,
Yanks Baa Hun Airmen.
With tho Amcrlcnn Array in Franco,
Juno 15. Two Gcrmnn airplanes wero
destroyed and nnother apparently
driven down out of control on Thurs
day by American aviators on tho Toul
front.
OLDER III TO III
EXTENSION OF DRAFT AGE NEC
ESSARY SAYS CROWDER.
3,000,000 IN ARMS BY AUG. 1
Heavy Calls Expected Early Next
Year. Troops Pouring Overseas
at Rate of 100,000 Weekly.
Washington, June IS. Thrco mil
lion Americans will be under arms by
next August 1, tho sonato military
commlttco was told Saturday by Pro
vost Marshal General Crowdor.
Extension of tho ago limits In the
army draft will bo necessary, General
Crowder sold, If tho present roto of
draft calls Is continued. Ho estimated
all tho men in class 1 would bo ex
hausted soon after next Jnnuury 1.
Genernl Orowdcr said that 1,1547,000
of tho 2,428,000 men placed in class 1,
already havo been called to the colors.
Uo estimated that sorao 400.000 addi
tional men for tho first class will bo
secured from tho men who registered
Inst Juno 5 and that another 200,000
Will bo added by tho reclassification
of men In tho re-examlnntlon of tho
questionnaires now being made.
Requisitions Reach 3,000,000.
Requisitions from tho draft to com
plete tho 8,000,000 totnl by August 1,
General Crowder said, have been
made. Of these 2,000,000 will be
draft registrants nnd tho other voluu
teers nnd nntlonal guardsmen.
"Everybody thinks thero will Uo
heavy calls during the first six months
of 1010," wns a significant statement
mado by General Crowder. General
Crowder approved tho general princi
ples of tho bill Introduced by Senator
Frnnco of Mnrylnnd, extending the
registration ages of from 18 to 45
years, thereby providing nddltlonnl
men for military nnd Industrial serv
ice. Uo did not, however, approve the
age limits fixed In the bill.
, Sending 100,000 a Week.
. General Peyton O. March, chief of
staff, in inaugurating the now policy
of giving nowspnper men a weekly
summnry of battle conditions, pointed
out that the United States is trans
porting troops to Europe nt tho rnlo
of 100,000 a week. To glvo tho nlllcs
a mastering superiority of numbers
over Gcrmnn invaders Amcrlcnn troops
aro being rushed to Franco ns rapidly
ns transport tonnage will permit, ho
asserted. When tho purpose wlll be
renllzod tannot now bo forotold, but
moro than 800,000 men have been sent
overseas and this number will bo In
creased to 1,000,000 early In July.
General March mndo It clear that
thero Is no doubt in his mind or In
that of tho allied military leaders that
tho channel ports aro tho main objec
tive of tho wholo German effort.
"Hold At Any Cost," Italians Told.
Italian Headquarters In Northern
Italy, Juno 18. "Hold nt any cost,"
Is tho word thnt has been passed to
tho Italian troops as tho Austrian of
fensive appears to develop nil along
tho lino of 117 miles with tho uso of
.'gas and special liquid bombs. Tho
llong comparative sllcnco by tho Aus-
trlans was broken precisely at 3:05
U tKKU Hint OUIULM1I.V
jvlolent cannonade. Fighting over tho
cntlro front has Increased In vlolenco
hourly. Summing up tho situation, it
seems to bo a renewal of tho grea.t
battlo for Italy's Alps which was left
'off last November, with tho keys to
tho mightiest fortresses of Europo
held by tho Itnllans, who havo spent
the winter building fortifications.'
,1920 Year for Victory.
Washington, D. C, Juno 18. It has
been learned from high government
authority thnt Amorlcn is driving to
end the wur by January, 1020. Our
full force will not bo In tho war un
til next summer. It will .then tnko at
least six months to smash across a
victory and complete tho political
'Jockeying for position between the al
lies nnd tho central powers, which
would hnvo to precede actual ccssa
tlon of fighting. All tnlk of lmmo
dlnto peace Is discarded by officials
who nro concentrating on swift nctlon
.on tho west front to end tho war by
U. 8. Accounts for 28 U. Boats.
Pomhorton, Mass., Juno 18. "Since
(January 1, our navy has sunk 20
'German submarines and our sailors
should havo the credit for it," de
clnrcd United Stntes Senator John W,
.Wooks, member of tle sonnto military
affairs committee In nn address 'lions
"I hollove when a heroic deed Is dono
It should bo mode public," ho added
Three Million Men to France.
Washington, Juno 18. A proposal
that not fewer than 8,000,000 Amerl
can troops bo used In tho war durtug
the next year Is mndo In nn amend
'ment in the army appropriation bill.
Brokers Lead In Income Returns.
Washington, June 18. A larger pro
portion of brokers than any other oc
cupation class reported Incomes of
moro thou $3,000 In 1010, nnd farmers
mado proportionately the smallest
number of returns, it wns shown In an
analysis of Incomo tax returns.
BUY LESS SUGAR;
BEEF IS SCARCE
STATE FOOD CONTROLLER MAKES
NEW RULINGS. ,
SUGAR PURCHASES REDUCED
People of tho State Called Upon to
Decreaso Consumption of Fresh
Beef, Use Pork Instead.
Omahn. State Food Administrator
Wattles, upon ndvlso from Ilerbort
Hoover nt Washington, has announced
two Important rulings, ono dealing
with meats aud tho other with sugar.
Under tho now order sales of sugar to
householders hereafter must bo limit
ed to two pounds in Cities and towns,
unit to llvo pounds in rural communi
ties. Mr. Wattles also unnounced that
after July 1, sugar allotments to
manufacturers of non-essential pro
ducts will probably bo materially re
duced. Loss of sugar in transit
thought submarine sinking and heavy
demands for sugar for cauntng pur
poses occasioned tho limiting order.
Householders aro asked to cut the
consumption of fresh beef to ono and
one-quarter potmds per person per
week, wlille public eating places aro
requested to servo boiled beef not
more than two meals weekly, beof-
steak not moro than ono meal weekly,
and roast hoof not moro than ono
meal weekly. Pork and porlc
products may bo substituted In mod
eration, Tho meat order Is cffcctlvo
until September 10. Hoover's meat
telegram is:
"Tho demands for beef for our army
and tho nlllcd armies and their civil
populations for this summer nro be
yond our present surplus. On tho other
hand wo havo enough Increased sup
ply of pork this summer to permit
economical expansion In Its uso. It
will therefore bo a direct servlco to
our armies nnd tho allies If our peo
ple would In some degree substitute
fresh pork, bitcon, horns, and sausago
for beof products, Wb request all ho
tels and restaurants not to plnco on
their menus or sorve bblled beof more
thnn two meals weekly, beefsteak
moro than ono mcnl weekly and roast
beef moro thnn ono meal weekly. We
nsk householders not, under nny cir
cumstances, to buy more than ono
and ono quarter pounds of clear beef
weekly, or ono and ono half pounds
including the bpno, per person. In tho
household. Tho public will realize
that the changing conditions of pro
duction from season to season, tho
changing situation In shipping and
thercforo of tho markets available to
tho allies, and tho Incrcnslng demands
for our growing army with the fluc
tuating supply of locnl beef in France,
all make It impossible to determlno
policies for long periods In advance.
Wo hnvo recently nsked for economy
In all ment consumption; we wish
now to emphasize further reduction
of beef by tho substitution of pork. It
Is anticipated that it will hold good
until September fifteenth and tho co
operation of tho public Is most
earnestly requested."
Prospect Good for Big Potato Yield.
Lincoln. Tho Nebraska potato
ncrcago this year Is equal to 80 pe'r
cent of last year, or equnl to tho
averago for tho last flvo years, accord
ing to tho ostlmnto of Prof. R. F.
Howard, secretary of tho Nebraska
Potato Growers? association. Professor
nownrd has Jusfr returned from a two
weeks' tour of tho potato belt of tho
state. IIo visited Kimball, Morrill,
Scottsbluff, Box Butte, Dawes and
Sheridan counties. Data on making
starch from potatoes has been pre
pared by Professor Howard nnd ho
nttonded meetings to discuss factories
nt Alllanco nnd nomlngford. Tho
business men of Alllnnco havo offered
potato growers assistance In establish
lng n factory.
Agents Prove Their Worth.
Lincoln. C, E. Gunnels, county
agent lender of tho state, has an
nounced that 225,000 bushels of seed
corn wero obtained by county agents
of tho state this year. This would
seed moro thnn 28,000 acres. Thirty
two seed corn testing stations wero
established in tho state nnd 8,425 tests
wero made, Involving 45,500 bushels
of corn. Theso tests showed a big
vnrlotlon In tho worth of tho seed.
Bank Aids Juvenile Stock Raisers.
Lewollen. Twenty-two boys nnd
nlno girls of this community will raise
pigs this summor through aid of n
bank of this town. Tho bank 1ms lent
onch boy and girl with a pure bred
sow to farrow July 1.
Spud Raisers Want Inspectors.
Itushvlllc. The potato raisers ot
Sheridan county aro much concerned
over shipping and Inspections on their
product this fall. They havo been
working through County Agricultural
Agent Sawyer to seo it an inspector
could bo located at' possibly two
points la tho county whero shipping Is
heaviest. So far thoy havo received
little encouragement along this line,
but they havo beon advised thut In
spection will bo undertaken at nil th
main market centers.