THE 8EMI.WEEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE. NEBRASKA.
IS SHORT
MAJOR GENERAL BIRKBECK
NOT SIIIELDIN
MA J. GEN. C. H. MUIH
WORKERS
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MEET III STATE CHINS
ijNew Employment Service Gets
Reports on Needs of War
Industry.
Casualties Expected lu Be Largo
Because of the Terrific
- Fighting.
X
TROOPS WIDELY SCATTERED
REPUBLICANS MEET IN LINCOLN AUDITORIUM, AND DEM0CRAT8
GATHER AT HASTINGS
IS UNDER FEDERAL CONTROL
STRONG'SENTIMENT EXPRESSED BY BOTH PARTIES
FOR PROSECUTING THE WAR TO A VICTORIOUS END
NATION
M IS REPUBLICANS
MILLION
jGovcrnmcnt Now Has Charge of Re
cruiting of Unskilled Labor for
War Work To Work Through
State Boards,
Washington, Aug. 3. A shortage of
500,000 unskilled worker In wnr In
dustries Is shown In Incomplete reports
ito the department of labor's federal
employment service, which took over
the recruiting of this class of labor for
war Industries employing a maximum
(force of 100 or more pel-sons. Final I
(reports It was announced, are ex
pected to show a shortage of 1,000,000
ftvorkers.
( War industry was defined In the an
nouncement by the employment service
us "the ninnufncture of products or
erection of structures directly or Indi
rectly supplied to some department
of the government for use In c""i,0e
rtlon with the war." Coal mining also
M'ns classified as "wholly war work."
While they will be protected from
recruiting by other Industries, rail
roads and farms must obtain their un
skilled labor by other means than
, through the federal employment serv
ice, the announcement said.
Through the operation of the system
of government recruiting,, It Is believed
unnecessary movement of labor from
-community to community and from In
dustry to industry will bo obviated;
wasteful labor turnover be largely
eliminated and wages will be stabil
ized. " The employment service, of which
John U. Densmore has been named
director general, will work through
state boards, which In turn will con
trol labor through community boards.
Machinery of the service has been
Wodelcd largely on thu plan or organ
ization utilized In administering the
selective act.
As now effective, government re
cruiting will apply only to unskilled
labor. Regulations are being made
whereby it will be possible to extend
Hie system to the recruiting of skilled
labor. All private agencies Xor the re
cruiftng of labor are prohibited.
The understanding, co-operation and
good will of the American people nro
called on to aid In making the system
n success by Secretnry Wilson.
Control of the nation's telephono and
telegraph systems also is now in the
hands of the government.
All officers and employees of the
companies, Mr. Burleson directed, will
continue in the performance of their
present duties on the same terms of
employment.
EKATERINBURG IS CAPTURED
Siberian City Where the Former
Csar Was Executed Taken by
Czecho-Slovaks.
Amsterdam,-Aug. 3. The town of
Ekaterinburg, in the. province of Perm,
near the Siberian border, has been
taken by the Czecho-Slovnks, accord
lng to the newspaper Isvestla of Mos
cow. With this new development of
tho Czecho-Slovak movement the bol
shevik press Is raising cries of alarm
IThe Pravda, for Instance, declares the
Czecho-Slovalc danger Is growing like
4in nvnlanche and that the counter
revolutionary movement Is extending.
TOBACCO TAX IS DOUBLED
Committee Framing $8,000,000,000
Measure Continues Its Drive
on Luxuries.
Washington, Aug. 3. Doubling of
tho present special taxes on rannu
facturcrs of tobacco, cigars and cigar
ettes and upon theaters and other
timusemcnts, and Increased taxation
of brokers nnd capitalization of cor
porations, was agreed on by tho houso
ways and means committee, framing
tho 8,000,000,000 revenue bill.
VIENNA CONFESSES DISASTER
Cashiers Generals Who Were Whipped
by Italians in Albania, Accord
ing to Cablegram.
Wnslilncton. Auc. II. In onnse
quenco of the disaster In Allmnin tho
Austrian government lias dismissed
tho responsible generals nnd appointed
Gen. Weiss Hnltln to command the
armies opposing tho advancing Franco
Italian forces, says a cablegram re
ceived by the Italian ombassy from
Home.
American Flies for Thirty Hours.
Washington, Aug. (i. Remaining in
tho nlr 30 hours and 30 minutes, En
sign P. J. Barnes, attached to tho
American nnvnl air forces In European
waters, cstnbllshed a new world's rec
ord for sustained flights In n "blimp."
Polncare Host to Hoover.
Paris, Aug. "(.President Polncare
gave a luncheon In honor cf Horbett
0. Hoover, tho American food admin
istrator. Other guests ere Ambassa
dor Sharp. Count Bonln Longnrc, tho
Italian ambassador, and Slgnor Nlttl.
Mu.i. nen. Sir William Henry illrk-
beck, director of remounts of tho Rrlt-
Ish army, has srved In many battles
and campaigns ai d has many medals
and mentions to his credit, llo U an
authority on cuvnlry work nnd prac
tice.
GAINING ON U-BOATS
HEAD OF BRITISH NAVY GIVES
REVIEW OF SITUATION.
Greater Production of Vessels and Im
proved Sea Warfare Beat the
Submarine.
London, Aug. 1. Sir Isaac Goddcs,
llrsj lord of the Hrltish admiralty, gave
tho house of commons a review of
the naval situation, nnd particularly
defended the policy of starting nation
al shipbuilding yards In discussing
the shipbuilding program In connection
with the navy estlmntes.
Tho first lord compared the situation
today regarding tonnngo with that
of a year ago. Then the net loss
In tonnage, he said, was 550,000 gross
tons monthly. Submarines then were
not being destroyed as fast as, the
Germans were building them, while
tho merchnnt shipyards wpro short of
men nnd material. Four hundred
thousand tons net loss monthly was
the British deficit. Every yard that
could take naval work had boon put
on naval building.
Gradually during the last year, Sir
Eric continued, tho position had
changed in many directions. Instend
of losing tonnnge tho world's net re
sult In tho last quarter had been a
gain roughly of 100,000 tons n month.
Tho allied nnd neutral world was as
well off on Juno 30 ns January 1,
1018. This result, ho declared, had
been obtained by reduced sinkings and
Increased buildings.
The reduced sinkings hnd been ar
rived at, said the first lord of the ad
miralty, by a greater productive craft
of an antisubmarine character. Noth
ing was Included of commandeered or
acquired tonnage In this result.
The shipbuilding ndvhsory commit
tee had just adopted a standnrd ship,
which should be built the old way,
with the proportion of one skilled to
four or six unskilled men In Its con
struction. "America's program Is now begin
ning to come nlong, nnd I have had the
plensuro of considering it with Mr.
Itoosovelt. My conference with him
hns confirmed whnt I have rolled
upon namely: that when onco the
flow of destroyers nnd antisubmarine
craft starts from the United States
It will become a formidable torrent."
FOE HAS NOT ASKED PEACE
Arthur J. Balfour Says Enemy Gov
ernments Have Made No
Proposals.
London, Aug. 2. Speaking In the
houso of commons. Arthur J. Balfour,
the British foreign secretnry, said that
no enemy government hnd approached
the entente nllles rcgnnllng negotia
tions for pence.
$112,000,000 LENT TO ALLIES
Additional Loans Bring Total to $6,
492,040,000, Says Treasury De
parment Statement.
Washington, Aug. 1. Loans to tho
allies totaling $112,000,000 wore an
nounced by tho treasury department
France received $100,000,000. Belgium
50,000,000 and Serbia $3,000,000. This
brought tho total of loans to the nl
lles to $0,402,010,000.
Five Die In Powder Blast.
Superlrtr,. Wis., Aug. 5, Five men
were killed, one probably fatally In
jured nnd others slightly hurt when
a steel tnnk hurst nt the powder plant
nt Bnrksdale, Bayfield county, Wiscon
sin. The killed wero employees.
50,000 Soon at Custer.
Camp Custer, Battle Creek, Mich.,
Aug. 5. Camp Custer's population
Is expected soon to pnss tho 50,000
mnrk, with nbout 8,000 of these mon
living under ennvns. At Its present
capacity the camp houses only 30,000.
Gen. Pershing Just Beginning to Get
Complete Data Which Will Be
Cabled to the United States
as Soon as Possible.
Washington, Aug. r. Kxact Infor
mation as to the losses suffered by our
army in tho present offensive will be
given (lie American people within n
few days.
General Pershing Is beginning to gel
complete data on casualties, which he
will cable to this country as sootl as
possible. This announcement was
made by Secretary of War linker.
Arrangements have been completed
by tho post ofllce depart ment. which
now controls tho telegraph and tele
phone systems, and by tho committee
on public Information, for tho prompt
transmission of tho reports to parents
and relatives of men killed and' In
jured In the battle.
It Is admitted at the war depart
ment that tho dally casualty lists of
the past two weeks have not adequate
ly reflected our losses abroad. Tho
reason for this has been the difficulty
faced by General Pershing. In collect
ing tho information. The first list,
however, Is practically ready for tho
cable.
While our losses In the present of
fensive nre expected to be serious and
may even appear enormous to the cas
ual observer, they' are really only com
mensurate with the lighting now In
progress. They will be large because
of the terrific lighting of the past tvo
weeks and also because of the Inrgoi
number of 'Amerlcnn troops engaged
in the conflict. , Latest reports give
more than 300,000 of our men ulong
the line of bnttle.
Our troops are widely scattered,
however, and when Injured are re
moved to the nearest base hospitals,
which mny be our own, or tho French
or the British. Tills, together Avlth
other obstacles, was explained by Sec
retary Baker as follows :
"I have received u cablegram from
General Pershing with regard to re
ports of casualties. He points out thnt
our troops are still widely separated,
serving In many places, and that our
wounded aro taken to French pnd
British hospitals as well ns to our own,
causing the difficulty and complication
In securing accurate Information. In
addition to this, tho troops aro sep
arated from their records while In the
area of conflict nnd must depend upon
very Inadequate and temporary tele
graph lines which nre subject to fre
quent interruption and must, for tho
most part, bo devoted entirely to tho
urgent business of the battle itself.
"General Pershing assures mo thnt
he Is making every effort to collect
casualty lists, have them' confirmed
and verified and that they will be
transmitted promptly."
Tho high-water mark In our casualty
lists thus far has not exceeded 300
names In n single day, and these lists
represent only tho dally toll of aver
age warfare. The present battle, how
ever, according to General March,
chief of stnff, lias resolved Itself Into
n conflict wherein botli sides "nre try
ing to kill ns ninny of each other ns
possible."
There is no disposition In the war
department, though, to (attompt to
keep the truth of our losses from the
American people. On tho contrary,
every effort hns been made to let them
know it. It wns to correct tho false
impression in some parts of the- coun
try thnt wo were shielding losses that
caused Secretary Baker to cable Gen
eral Pershing, requesting ull Informa
tion possible concerning our recent
and present casualties.
HIT IN RAINCOAT SCANDAL
Captain Vaughan and Two Others In
dieted by a Federal Grand
Jury.
New York, Aug. 1. Aubrey W.
Vaughan, a captain In tho quarter
master's corps of tho United States
army; Felix Gouled, a manufacturer,
and D. L. Podell, a lnwyor, were in
dicted by a federal grand Jury on n
charge of conspiring to defraud the
government in connection with con
tracts for raincoats.
Boycott on Hun Trade Wins.
Amsterdam, Aug. 2. The Telegraaf
sriys that as the Amerlcnn government
lias prohibited trade with Dutch East
Indian firms employing Germnns, plan
tation enterprises there are gradually
discharging the Germans in Ihelr serv
ice. Oriental Students in U. S. to Toll.
Washington, Aug. 5. Japanese and
Chinese students in the United States
will bo permitted to accept manual em
ployment during school vacation pe
riods for tho duration of the war, the
department of labor announced.
Duchess to Run for Council.
London. Aug. 5. The duchess of
Mnrlborough, formerly Consuolo Van-
dorbllt of New York, has been accept -
ml ns tho nrou'rosslvo camlldnt.. fnr
tho North Southwark division of the
fintnn ennntv council
Mnj. Gen. V. H. Mulr Is one of the
generals In America's first field nrmy
In France. He commands the Twenty
eighth division. Pennsylvania National
Guardsmen.
WARNS RAILROAD MEN
M'ADOO WANTS BEST WORK AND
NO STRIKES.
Calls on All Rail Employees to Do
Their Utmost and to Expose
Slackers.
Washington, Aug. 1. Hallway em
ployees were told by Director General
MoAdoo, in announcing details of the
wage Increase for more than 500,000
shopmen, that tho nation expected new
unorgy from tho workers In return for
any Increases and Improvements In
conditions and that strikes and other
labor disturbances must he eliminated.
"In renchlng the conclusions upon
which this order Is based," snlil Mr.
MeAdoo, "I hnve been keenly conscious
not alone of the Interests of the large
number of railway employees who are
greatly benefited thereby, but also of
my solemn duty to tho American peo
ple to see to It that tho trust they have
committed to me Is discharged faith
fully with justice to them.
"No right decision can be mndo
which considers only the demands nnd
Interests of any class of men npnrt
from the paramount interest of the
public and tho supreme necessity of
winning this war. ,
"Now that tho decision has been
made, the American people, whoso ser
vants wo all are, expect every rail
road employee to devote himself with
new energy to his work-, and by faith
ful and efficient service to Justify tho
lnrgc Increase of pay and tho Improve
ment in working conditions hereby
granted. The American people have
a right to expect this and they will bo
content with nothing less.
"It Is of tho utmost Importance that
tho output of railroad shops shall bo
greatly increased. Unless this Is dono
tho fighting power of our armies In
France nnd of our navies on tho seas
will be seriously Impaired.
"The loynl and patriotic employees
can render powerful service to their
country by exposing nny who mny be
come slackers In their work, by co
operating in tho enforcement of dls
clpllno nnd by Increasing to the utmost
limit the outppt of locomotives and
enrs so essential to the success of our
armies in the field. I count on tho
patriotism of every true American en
gaged In tho rail way service."
DIDN'T STOP THE AMERICANS
Pershing Gets Copy of Ludendorff's
Order to Hit U. S. Men
' ' Hard.
Washington, Aug. 5. General Per
shing's cnmmunlquo contnlns this:
"The following Is, a translation of an
order from Gorman great heudquar-
tors, transmitted by tho first nrmy to
tho Schcmettow corps, Juno 1. 1018:
" 'In order to hinder the formation
of an American army in France, It Is
Important that the Amerlcnn troops
engaged along the front be struck ntt
hard ns possible. It Is Intended to
use these troops ns a nucleus for new
formations. (Signed) Ludendorff.' "
AMBASSADOR FRANCIS SAFE
American and Other Diplomats Arrive
In Murmansk and Await ln
structlons.
Washington, Aug. 5. A second Ines
sngo received from Ambassador Fran
els dated July 31 snld he had arrived
In Murmnnsk. with the Itnllnn ainbns
sudor, the British representative nnd
the French charge d'affaires. The otli
or chiefs of Ihe diplomatic corps are
waiting ut Kandalasku for Instructions
from tholr governments.
Briton Lauds U. S. Troops.
London, Aug. 3. "Nobody can con
template without profound admiration
Hie vigor and heroism with which the
Amorlcans have fought In every stngo
of the bnttle," writes the Dally Mall
correspondent.
Many Locomotives Bought.
' Washington. Aug. 3. The war do
i-nrtrnont has ordered 510 locomotives
, fftr military railroads In Franco from
Baldwin Locomotive works, at n
' ,otal '-,,t (,f lmout $25,000,000, tt wns
I announced,
Prohibition Party Also Foregather In
Hotel Building and
The Democratic Convention
Hustings. Tho democratic stnto
convention etuno to u closo Bhortly
nftor midnight, following spooches by
a largo numbor of tho candidates.
Aftor tho flurry In tho nftornoon,
when a voto on tho method of appoint
ing tho committee on resolutions gavo
a tost of strength, tho convention
settled down. Tho roport of tho reso
lutions commlttoo was ndoptod with
out dlssont.
Tho resolutions pledged unswerving
support to Prosldent Wilson In tho
prosecution of tho wnr nnd pruisod his
administration, condemned profiteer
ing, approved woman suftrago and
commended Sonator Hitchcock nnd tho
state administration. They endorsed
tho constitutional convontlon nnd
adopted tho followllng plank on tho
ratification of tho federal prohibitory
amendment:
Tho resolutions adopted follow:
"Wo. tho democrats of Nebraska, hb-
semblcd In convention In the midst of
the supremo crisis of tho world's civiliza
tion, know but ono ilutv. recoirnlzo but
one Issue, accept but ono lender. Tho
duty Is to offer our blood nnd treasure,
without stint or limit, to crush tho benst
of German nutocrncy. Tho lssuo is
wnetner tnni nutocrncy. booted nnd
spurred, shall rldo tho world, to tho de
struction or nil human liberty, nann mess
nnd progress or whether it stinll bo mndo
it ut nnd sure innco in winch tree men
nifty llvo, build their homes nnd ronr their
families. The lender Is Woodrow Wilson,
tho Ures dent of tho united Slates nnd
commander-in-chief of our nrniles nnd
nnvv. Into his keenlnir nil thnt va nrlzo
nnd nil thnt we hope for 1ms been en
trusted, in his immia wo nave pincou
our heroic sons dearer to us than life
Itself. They aro his Instruments. Tholr
nnrea bosoms nre tho uli elds or nir homo
nnd our womonliiml. Through blood and
agony niui tonrs tno world is moving to
wards Its goal. Wo nro solemnly Im
pressed with tho truth thnt If wo unsel
Ilshly nnd to tho uttermost sustain our
lender. Who is nt the samo time tho lendet
of tho world's forces of morality nml
progress, of honor nnd law, thnt goal
win mauo tno tnumnn or our cause
nnd tho oternal glory of our nrm. And
wo nro ns solemnly Impressed thnt If wo
fnll In united, devoted nnd sclf-sncrlflclng
support wo contribute to palsy tho nrm
or mm wno ih tno nopo or tno world, to
make vain tho sacrifice of multitudes of
our dearest nnd best, and to opon tho
gates through which tho foul bcnBt of
Berlin will soon or later advance to crush
our womanhood under tho samo Iron nnd
polluting heel thnt has crushed martyred
llolglum.
"Fellow countrymen, of Nebraska, of nil
parties, from tho dcoths of our hearts wo
call to you, how, In such n dny, Is It
fiosslblo that free men should hesltnto7
low Is it possible thnt thoy should stop
to quarrel nnd qulbblo over molo hills
when tho majestic mountains of human
achievements nnd human rights nro
trombimg on their foundations? now.
In such n time, enn snne men think of
playing for parties nnd advnntuges!
wo can win this war. wo can serve
our sons In nrms only by support of our
superb president, Woodrow Wilson. Wo
enn support mm uy giving mm tno back
ing of n friondly and sympathetic con
gress. Wo cannot support him by elect
ing a congress seeking to supplant him.
Neither can wo support him by distract
ing thot attention of energies of tho
American people from war duties to other
Issues that In hnppler nnd seronor days
might well bo of great Importance. And
so wo say In sclomn earnestness thnt
thcro Is but ono issue and but ono loader,
nnd that bcsldo our duty to them other
duties and other dcslreH fade to nothing
ness. That outy includes tno protection
of our sons nt homo ns woll ns hViroad,
nnd of tho frco Amerlcnn Institutions for
which thoy fight. Wo must perform this
duty by putting down tho odious profiteer.
uy planting our ncci mercnessiy on sedi
tion. By sustaining tho constitution nnd
tho laws by giving our wealth, our labor
and our energy to ono end. Wo feol con
strained in tho discharge of this supremo
duly to cnu tno attention or tno people
of Nebraska to certain facts of record.
"To tho boys lu tho trenches nnd camps
nnd nt sen who aro offering their llvos in
their country's causo wo send lovlnc
greetings. While wo remain snfely nt
homo thoy nro fighting our battles. Thoy
nro suffering untold hnrdshlps nnd mak
ing tho greatest sacrmcca it is possiDio ror
mon to make. Their causo shall bo ever
our cnuso, and In pledging our support
to tholr comman'dor-ln-chlef, wo pledge It
nllko to them. And such a Commander-in-chief!
Never In history has there been
a time when tno straining eyes nnu
throbbing liopos of civilized mankind
turned to ono mini ns thoy turn today to
Woodrow Wilson! Kerens, strong, patient.
firm. Ho towers nbovo the stntosmnushlp
of the world, in Ills wisdom, in his de
votion, lu lils sunorb moral courage. In
his fervor for .democracy nnd human
rights he stands matchless mm imirougn.
All time, nil ages shall call him blessed.
To his Hutumrt. to tho and of his great
task, wo pledge our Uvea, our fortunes
and our sacred honor.
"Wo commend the record of our demo
cratic state administration and are proud
of It. It has kept its promises nnd pledges
with scrupulous fidelity. It hits been
clenn. courageous nnd splendidly patri
otic. It hns enforced tho laws. It has
been elllclent, businesslike nnd strong In
building for Nebraska's prosperity nnd
credit at home and abroad.
"Wo fnvor tho proposed calling of n
constitutional convention, equal political
rights for women and luglslntlvc action
consistent with the people's will on the
federal constitution."
The Republican Convention
Lincoln. At tho republican conven
Hon hold hero tho speeohos of Chair
man Dovoo and of National Chairman
Hays woro tho high lights of tho con
vontlon oratorical program. The
national chairman is a youghtful-look
lug gentleman of most agreeable man
tiers and a forceful talkor. Ha varied
Denounces Mob Spirit
Washington Forcefully denouncing
nn apparent growth of "mob spirit"
as emulating tho "lawlons passion" of
Gonnany, who has "disregarded sacred
obligations of law and made lynchers
of hor armlos," Prosldent Wilson has
appealed to the country to "malco nn
end or this disgraceful evil." Lynch
lng6, ho said, constitute "a blow nt
the hearts of law and human justice,"
and contribute "to German lias nbout
tho United States what hor most
gifted liars cannot Improvo upon by
tho way ot caluranv"
Lincoln and Hold Convention In Llndell
Adopt Platform
considerably from tho copy of tho
spooch ho gavo out to tho nowopapora
lu ndvanco oX Its dollvory.
Mr. HnyB was tho recipient of a
splondld ovation, tho dclogatos rising
to their foot and cheering him unani
mously. Ho declared in opening that
ho brought tidings of groat nows, that
the party was again reunited. Ho was
ohoorod whon ho said: "God blcsa
tho boys who havo coma back homo
and God bloss thoso who stayed around
tho hoarthstpno nnd kept tho homo
flros burning." Another groat ovntlon
was given Chairman Hays at tho con
clusion of his speech, tho dologatos
rising, cheering nnd waving their
handkerchiefs.
Tho commlttoo on resolutions pro-
scntcd Its roport through Chairman
Kolly. It wnH adopted without dlssont.
A brief Biimmary follows:
Alllrms nnd olcdirca allec'.ince nnd loy
alty to tho country In this perilous hour.
To stand behind tho government for the
prosecution of tho wnr until tho uncondi
tional surrender of our enemies. Bonds
cheer nnd encouragement to tho mon and
women In the uniform of the United
States and pledges to protect and provldo
for tho dependants of thoso who fall or
nro disabled In our country's service.
Favor tho men In tho military service
having the first opportunity to homestead
public lands. Denounco criticism of pub
lic officials whon prompted by partisan
ship, malfco or disloyalty. Declare for
non-partisan conduct of tho war. Parti
snn Issues which would Impede or ham
per tho successful prosecution of tho war
should not bo thrust into tho campaign,
l'ledgo tho party to n program of snne
prennrntlon now, for tho solution of tho
problems which will prcsont themselves
after tho war. llenfllrm belief In sound
money nnd n protectlvo tnrlff.. Denounco
wnr prollteerlng. Pledgo tho party to a
program of economy and efficiency in this
stato. Favor tho ratification of tho pro
posed amendment to tho federal constitu
tion prohibiting tho .manufacture and salo
of Intoxicating liquors. Favor equal suf-
rrago in tno stato nnd nation, rrcsoiu
omployors liability nnd workmon'B com
pensation not should bo Improved and
porfocted. To oncourngo tho maximum
production nnd elllclcnt distribution of
iroaucts irom ileitis nnu lactones or ino
irnskn. Congratulate tho farmers of Ne
braska for their patriotic and unselfish
efforts to increase tho food supply of the
nation, Fnvor legislation fostering tho
grcntest posslblo uso of tho waters of our
stato. Favor tho calling of a constitu
tional convention. Kndorso tho emphasis
E laced upon tho exclusive uso of thai
nnllsli lantrimtre in America, and favor
legislation ns will insure to tho stnto the
development or us natural resources, mat
will reserve the feo title with adequato
supervision and control. Favor enact-
iiucnt of a civil udministmtivo coilo
"whereby nudlt over expenditure of tho
stato may bo established, and the con-
soiiuauon ot too anparimonis nnu ngen
cles of government, eliminating useless
oillces nnd positions nnd avoiding over
lapping functions, nnd the creation of an
effective budget system that govern
mental functions may bo moro elllclently
and economically ndmlnlstored.
A resolution of sympathy for Daniel ,
McLood, of Schuylor, a dologato who
in tho morning had rocolvcd word of
tho death of his son In France, wad I
passed and tho convention stood In
silence for a mamont. I
A resolution congratulating tho I
national commlttoo on tho solcctton of
Chairman Hays and thanking him for
his nttendanco was adopted.
E. D. Beach, of Lancaster county.
was unanimously chosen chairman for
tho following two years, and tho now
commlttoo mot for tno first Umo Im
mediately aftor tho convention. All'
except two of tho thlrty-throo commit-
toemon wore present at tho mooting.
Aftor tho olectlon or tho chairman, E.1
It Guornoy of Fromont was named!
treasurer, and M, L. Learned of Omaha, i
vice-chairman. Tho chairman waB1
given authority to appoint hl3 owu sec '
rotary, and to namo tho executive com-,
mlttoo to assist him In conducting tho
campaign in Nebraska. I
Aftor tho officers woro elected'
Chairman Hays spolco briefly on party
organization. Ho had no part In tho
formation of tho organization, but con-'
forred with tho committeemen on what,
he thought would prove tho most effec
tive method ot carrying on tho cam
paign. The Prohibition Convention.
Reaffirming their boliof in national
prohibition, particularly as a warmoas
tiro, dolcgates representing tho prohi
bition party of Nebraska hold their
convention at tho Llndell hotel.
A desire for national bono-dry prohi
bition, and bellof In public ownership
of public utilities and monopolies was
voiced in a platform adopted during
tho afternoon. Attention was called
to wastes in food and mon occasioned
by tho manufacture and salo of liquor,
and tho convention endorsed efforts
that aro being made to bring about
prohibition as a war measure.
At tho close of tho convontlon J. A.
Murray was re-elected chairman of tho
stato central commlttco, with author
ity to choose his own committee mom
bors. Millions Have Been Wasted
Washington Wasto ot millions of
dollars In oxporlmontlng with air
pianos will bo reported to congress by
tho sonato military sub-committan tn.
vostigatlng aircraft production. Other
findings of tho commlttoo will bo that
1,200 training planes costing SC.OOO,-
000 rocontly woro "junkod" because
thoy wero too dangorous for uso; that
sevoral aviators had boon killed In
flights with dangorous types of planes
and that amateurs In tho engineering,
and administrative sections havo con
tributed to tho dolay In production.