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    THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
Big loan over
by nice margin
People of United States Oversub
scribe Fourth Liberty Loan
$886,000,000.
COL GEORGE E. GASK
HUGHES GIVES
GLEAN BILL
DR. EMMA WHEAT GILLM0RE
WHAT CAM
Aircraft Report Says Only $134,
044,399 Has Been
Spent.
IS POPULAR SUBSCRIPTION
Wore Than 21,000,000 Persons BotiQht
Uncle Sam's War Bonds All Fed
eral Reserve Districts Went
"Over the Top."
"Washington, Nov. 4. Tho fourth
liberty lwin wns oversubscribed by
moro than $800,000,000. Final reports,
pronounced by the treasury show sub
scriptions of $ti,8GG,41G,300.
More than 21,000,000 persons sub
scribed. ,
All federal reserve districts oversub
scribed, the Boston district reaching
1120 per cent of its quota, and standing
tflrst In the percentage column. Rich
mond made 121$ per cent and. Philadel
phia 110.
Other districts' percentages were:
, Clevelnnd, 110; Minneapolis, .114;
:St. Louis, 113; Atlanta, 112; Dallas,
ill.OO; New York, 111.11; Chicago,
110; Kansas City, 109; San Francisco,
105.
Itccords by districts were as follows:
District. Quota. Subscrlp.
IBoaton i 500,000,000 J G32.221.S50
Richmond 2S0.0Q0,000 345.000,000
Philadelphia 600,000,000 CDS.GOO.OOO
Cleveland 600.000.000 G9G.53G.000
Minneapolis 210.Cft),000 233,010,000
St Louis 260,000,000 293.117,900
Atlanta 192,000,000 215.633.250
iDallas 120.000,000 HO.741,600
'Now Tork 1,800,000,000 2,000,000,000
Chicago 870,000.000 939,529,250
Kansas City 2CO.000.000 284,95S,330
San Francisco 402.000,000 426,000,000
"The great success of the loan is
inew and convincing evidence of the
determined spirit of America to carry
on the war until freedom is nssured
'throughout the world," said Secretary
McAdoo. "But even with tho highest
purpose nnd patriotism on the part of
the people, this great result could not
have been achieved without Intelligent
direction and organization.
"I wish to thank tho Liberty loan
committees, both men and women, the
bankers nnd business men, farmers,
wage earners, railroad ofllcers nnd
employees nnd every group of citizens
who hnve so ably and enthusiastically
co-operated with the treasury In con
ducting the campaign.
"To the press of tho country cspe
clnl credit Is due for emphasizing
throuch their columns and editorial
pages 'the necessity for mnklng this
great loan successful.
"In spite of the Influenza epidemic,
tho unenacted revenue bill and other
unfavorable factors, the American peo
pie have consummated the greatest
flnnnclul achievement in all history.
U. S. TANKER WHIPS U-BOAT
British and Norwegian Ships Run, but
American Gives Battle Outfights
Pirate.
An American I'ort, Nov. 1. A torpe
do nnd shellllre attack by a German
submarine on an American tanker, a
British freighter nnd a Norwegian
freighter, October 21, 700 miles from
the French coast, in which tho Amerl
enn tanker stopped to engage and ap
parently outfought tho U-bont, was de
scribed by the crew of the Norwe
gian ship, which arrived here.
The three vessels wero traveling to
gother, the Norwegian crow said, when
the submnrlne made Its presence
known by launching n torpedo nt tho
Britisher. Tho enemy then appeared
on the surface and with two deck guns
onened fire on all threo ships. Tho
vessels scattered nnd tho Britisher, be
Ing the fastest, was soon hull down on
the horizon. Tho Norwegian ship, un
armed, moved oil in nn opposite dlrec
tion, while the American tanker, turn
Ing so as to present u stern target,
(Opened fire and In short order mnde
(the U-boat submerge.
IRAISE THE SUGAR ALLOWANCE
i Increased From Two to Three Pounds
Monthly to Each Person, Or
dered by Hoover.
Washington, Nov. 4. The sugar nl
jlownnco of two pounds monthly a per
"ison for householders wns Incrensed to
three pounds monthly by Food Admin
llstrator Hoover. Tho sugnr regulations
mlso nre revised to permit the purchaso
,f the entire month's supply for n
Ifamlly at one time.
Draft Calls 2,334 From Michigan
Lansing, Mich., Oct. 31. The first
draft cull received nt the state adju
tnnt general's headquarters In three
weeks wns announced. It calls for 2,
334 white men from Michigan qualified
for general military service, to entrain
for Camp Wndsworth, S. 0., during
tho five days beginning November 11
Old Faith in Kaiser Lost.
Amsterdam, Nov. 4. Germany';
-widespread loss of faith in the kaiser
Is tho most significant fact in the fa
therland at this moment. It means
that old popular superstitions nre go
Ing nnd that the kaiser with them.
Allies' War Council Begins.
Versailles, Nov. 4. Uepresentatlves
of the willed natlous began their de
liberations at the supreme wur coun
ell here. General Bliss, representative
of the United States, was the first del
egate to reach the Trliinon palace.
v.ol. ueorgo 15. Unsk. D. iS. O.. of
London, an authority on the treatment
gunshot wounds, Is consulting sur
geon of the Fourth British army in
France. He Is now visiting the United
tntes.
ENEMY IS CUT OFF
BERLIN-VIENNA RAILWAYS CAP
TURED BY CZECHS.
Vorwaerts of Berlin Says "Continental
Policy of tho German Empire
Has Collapsed."
Zurich. Nov. 1. The Czechs havo
cut nil railways between Berlin qnu
Vienna, via Oderberg and Bodenbnch,
wns learned. Communications be
tween Agrnm, Budapest, Flume and
Vlcnnn nre completely Interrupted.
Basel, Nov. 1. "Tho continental
policy of tho German empire has col
lapsed," says the Vorwaerts of Berlin.
Tho Hamburg-Bagdad lino has been
reduced to tho Ilnmburg-Bodenbnch
road."
Paris, Nov. 1. Communication be
tween Agrnm and Flume and Budapest
nnd Vlennn hns been totally Interrupt
ed. Tho Czecho-Slovuks have cut tho
railroad between Berlin and Vienna
near Bodenbnch and German trains
can go only ns far as Schnadau, ac
cording to a Zurich dispatch to the
Journnl.
Flume Is tho prlnclpnl seaport of
Hungary. Acram Is the capital of
Croatia and Slnvonla nnd Is situated
nenr tho Save river, 75 miles inland.
Bodenbnch, where the railroad be
tween Berlin and Vienna hns been cut,
Is n town In Bohemia near the Snxon
frontier nnd Is situated on the Elbe
river.
DRAFT CALL FOR 200,000
Men -Are to Be Mobilized In Largo
Numbers, It Is Announced, in
November.
Washington, Nov. 2. Men of the
now drnft age will first be mobilized In
largo numbers early In November un
dor a drnft call now In preparation at
Provost Marshal General Crowder's of
lice. It calls for the entralnment of
more thnn 200,000 men qualified for
general military service. They will be
furnished In proportionate numbers by
every state In the Union. Draft calls
suspended during October because of
the Influenza epidemic have been re
newed In sections where the epidemic
has moderated, nnd entralnment of all
men under the October calls probably
will be completed before tho November
quota Is started to tho cantonments.
REFUGEES REACH HOLLAND
250,000 Were Expected From Belgium,
but Only Small Number
Arrive.
Amsterdam, Oct. 31. When the
German retirement in Belgian Flanders
begnn It was expected that 250,000
refugees would seek safety In Hollnnd.
Up to Saturday night, however, only a
smnll fraction of this number had ar
rived. At that time nbout 7,000 hud
passed through the wire gates mark
ing the Dutch-Belgian frontier. There
is no congestion as in 1914.
HOLLAND NAILS HUN LIE
German Announcement of Investiga
tion of Devastation Is Declared
False by the Dutch.
Paris, Nov. 2. The Dutch legntlon
here has Issued a statement declaring
absolutely untrue articles published In
the German press to-the effect that
a neutral committee, comprising Span
ish and Dutch representatives In Brus
sels, had been formed to Investigate
the devastation In (lie zone of the Ger
man retreat.
' Shell Kills French Deputy.
Paris, Nov. 4. M. Durre, member
pf the chamber of doputies for Val
enciennes, who Insisted upon accom
panying French troops when they oc
cupied the suburbs of that city, was
killed by a shell, It Is announced.
$200,000,000 Moro to France.
Washington, Nov, 4. A new credit
of $200,000,000 established by the
treasury In favor of Franco brought
tho total credits to thut country up
to $2,305,000,000 nnd the total for nil
allies to $7,732,070,000.
HAD $691,351,866 TO SPEND
Result of Hughes' Investigation Made
Public at the White House De
scribed by Nonpartisans as a
Splendid Showing.
Washington, Nov. 2. Tho long
malted report on the aircraft situa
tion by former Justice Charles 12.
tingles was made public nt tho White
House.
Taken In Its entirety It Is practically
it clean bill of health. The country Is
Informed that the $001,351,800.47
which it gave In tnxes and In bond Is
sues for our aircraft program, has not
been squandered.
On the contrary, only $134,014,309.27
thus far has been expended, with re
sults which nonpartisans describe' as
snlendld.
Tho findings of Mr. Hughes In brief
follow :
"Col. Edward A. Deeds, formerly In
chnrgo of aircraft production, should
m trloil hv court-martial for improp
erly favoring tho Dayton Wright Alr
plnno compnny, .holding airplane con
tracts, and for making u 'false and
mlslendlnc' statement in regard to the
progress of aircraft production, It hav
ing been untruo at tho time that any
airplanes had been shipped to m-miil,
ns he had reported.
"Olllcers found to have had transac
tions on behalf of the government with
corporations In tho pecuniary profits
of which they had an Interest should
be prosecuted under section 41 of the
criminal code.
"Lieut. Col. Jesse G. Vincent vio
lated the statute by participating In
transactions with tho Packard Motor
Car company, of which ho Is a stock
holder and formerly was vice presi
dent. "Lieut. Col. George W. Mlxter, for
merly vice president of Deere & Co.,
Mollne, 111., violated the statute,
strictly construed, In serving in a
supervisory dnpuclty over Inspections
at tho Curtlss Airplane and Motor
company,. In which he holds 25 shares
of preferred stock.'
"Second Lieut. Samuel B. Vroomnn,
.Ti;., violated the statute by serving In
a supervisory capacity In inspec
tions of.nlrcmft propeller lumber sold
to 'the government by the S. B. Vroo
mnn company.
"While bombing planes are being
produced in quantity not a single com
bat plane hns been sent to 'France, ol
though 'such pursuit planes could
have been produced In large quantities
many months ago had thero been
prompt decision and conscientious pur
pose.' 'The Bristol fighter, withdrawn from
production ns unsafe nnd unsuccessful,
hns linen ronlnced b.v tho S. S. 10.
two of which havo been delivered. Up
to October 18 the'De Ilavlland 4 typo
of bombing and rcconnnlssanco piano
had been produced to the number of
2,550. One hundred Ilnndley-Pngo
heavy bombers havo been delivered
In parts, 85 per cent complete,
nml five Lo Pore nlnnos recently havo
been delivered.
"Tin to October 18 the number of
Liberty motors delivered was 10,508.
sin jfnno SO thero havo been dellv-
fmil 242 llisnano.lSO horsepower mo-
tors and one Bugntti motoi.i Five Ills-
pnno
300 horsepower motors havo
been delivered.
"Aircraft production
has boon nt-
tended by serious waste of materials
and impeded by chaotic Inbor condi
tions, the government having been
'lurgely competing with Itself In tho
labor market.
"An 'extravagant scnle of protlts'
has been allowed to manufacturers of
Liberty motors. Henry Ford, though
iiohlnd In deliveries, joxnects to com
plete his contract for 5,000 engines by
January with an aggregate profit of
$5,375,000. Tho Packard company Is
due to reap $lfi,(K)d,000' In profits, and
tho Lincoln Motor compnny $11,250,000
on a capltul of $850,000."
In a separate report Attorney Gen
eral Gregory says ho finds himself "In
substantial accord" with tho findings
of Mr. Hughes, Including those con
cerning vlolntlon of law. It Is assumed
that Mr. Gregory will Institute prose
cutions of the nlleged offenders.
Howard E. Collin, former chairman
of the aircraft board ; General Squler,
chief signal officer; Col. R. L. Mont
gomery, Col. S. D. Waldon, Richard F.
Howe, Harry B. Thayer, Admiral Tay
lor and other naval officers who are
members of tho aircraft board aro ex-
onerated of charge of violation of
law.
Heidelburg Damaged in Raid.
London, Nov. 4. It Is odlclnlly ad
mitted in the German capital, accord
ing to a dispatch from Berlin, that
serious damage has been done to the
City of Heidelberg, in linden, by an
allied air raid.
Pawtucket Draft Board In First.
Washington, Nov. 4. Local hoard
No. 1 of Pawtucket, n. I Is the first
draft board In tho country to complete
tho classification of September 12,
Provost Marshal General Crowder announced.
Shortly nfter the death of Capt. Rob
ert T. Glllmore pf tho United States
medical reservo corps, his wife, Dr.
Einniu Wheat Gll'more, entered tho
United States public health service.
Her first position was as active as
sistant surgeon In tho extra-canton-ment
zonu of Fort Oglethorpe. Now
she Is chairman of women physicians
of the general medical board, council
of national defense. She nlso repre
sents iho Interests of the medical wom
en of America on the central govern
ing board of the volunteer medlcnl
service corps. ,
KAISER TO QUIT, BUT
EMPEROR SAYS
READY TO
HE IS ALMOST
ABDICATE.
Declares Time Is Not Yet Ripe Ger
man Press Urges Ruler to
Hurry Up.
Amsterdam, ov. 1. The knlser Is
willing to abdicate but not yet. In
an address before members of tho
rolehstng, un excerpt of which was tel
egraphed from Berlin, the emperor is
quoted ns saying:
"Tho time Is not yet ripe for my ab
dication.
"Should tho nation require It later,
I shall abdicate without hesitation, in
favor of Prince William (the crown
prince's eldest son), under, tho re
gency of the chancellor."
London, Nov. 1. Despair In tho mil
itary situation has seized tho German
press. Tht! demand for tho knlser's
nbdicntlon Is becoming dally moro in
sistent and general.
Vorwaerts, tho socialist organ, says
"With tho defection of Austrln our
frontiers ore unsafe nnd further blood
shed becomes useless,"
Deputy Richard Kalkhof tleclnrcd at
a recent meeting of tho Centrist pnrty
that ho was unable to alllrm that Em
peror William would not cling to tho
crown, but would ubdicato for Ger
many's good, according to tho Cologno
Tageblatt.
Qeneral Groener, tho Prusslnn war
j "dnlster, nfter nn audlenco with tho
emperor, has gone to Germnn head
quarters as tho successor to General
Ludendorff, who resigned several days
ngo, according to a Central 'News dis
patch to Copenhagen.
Speaking In tho relchstng Friday,
Ilerr Cohn, Independent socialist, de
clared It wns necessary at Ails time to
fix responsibility for tho situation In
I wbich tho German people have found
"bomselves.
I 1,10 war has not arisen, ho said,
from the faults of Individuals, but from
whole political, historical and ceo
, "'c connection of tilings. Essential-
meuaiory ami uesirous oi power
i huh youthful German Imperialism,
which wns supported to this end by
i strong and offensive militarism asscrt-
1 lug itself by menus of force nnd lies.
Tho war must bo won If It was to
be Justified. If It was lost tho popu-
, latlon was rightly warned against peo-
! plo who wished to play with Provl-
1 dunce nnd had brought the nation to
misfortune.
100 DIE IN N. Y. "L" WRECK
Coney Island Train Wrecked: Police
Remove Bodies; Many Women
Perish, Report.
New York, Nov. 2. Police declare
100 persons wero killed when an ele-
, vnted train for Coney Island ou the
Brighton Beach lino Jumped tho track
at Lincoln road station, near Prospect
Park. All Brooklyn ambulances have
been called to the scene of tho acci
dent.
Price of Petroleum Raised.
New York. Nov. 2. Tho Standard
Oil company of Now York .today ad
vanced the price of refined petroleum
In barrels 1 cents to 17 cents a
, gallon. The advance Is due to tho In
creased cost of cooperage.
MaJ. William Dean Dies.
Camp Dodge, Des Moines, la., Nov.
2, MuJ. William Dean, famous West
Point football star, died at Camp
Dodge of pneumonia. Major Dean'H
parents ' live In Los Angeles,
(Jul.
Blaze In Army Hospital.
Buffalo, N. Y., Nov. 2. Flro In tho
tnnln hospital building at Fort Porter
caused tho hurried removnl to tho
streets of 100 patients. The blazo was
confined to the roof of the main build-
Inu.
Women who llvo nenr tho canton
ments hnve found several wnys of mak
ing themselves very helpful to tho boys
(stationed In their vicinity. So many of
tho boys hnvo left liome for tho first
time ami so many of them miss tho
homcmndo bread, pies, cookies and
things that mother used to make.
Women who cannot give time nwny
from homo to canteen work are mak
ing themselves popular with the sol-
dlrr lads by baking for them. They
make sandwiches of homemade bread
nnd bollud ham or other meats, and
nil sorts of pies. Of courso It is nec
essary to charge enough for them to
cover the expense both of tho. mate
rials and the fuel and those who hnve
tried the experiment hnve sold tho
sandwiches for ten cents each and a
generous piece of plo for tho same
price. The boys will spend their
money for things to eat nnd consider
good, substantial homemade things n
special dispensation of Providence.
Women who hnvo tried this havo won
their way into the hearts of many n
Ultra Smart Cape of Mink Fur
Among the high-priced furs (hat may I
ho regarded as a really safo nnd good
Investment, Russian sahlo and mink
havo placed themselves firmly In tho
'minds of women, us unquestioned.
They are about as securo as n gov
ernment bond and must Inevitably In
crease In price, since tho Increase In
wealth and In demand for fine furs
outstrips that In available pelts. Even
In theso times women do not regurd
tho finest furs as a luxury and do not
anticipate that their price will bo low
ered after tho war. Furriers sell
readily all tho skins they havo bought
nnd made up nnd wish there were,
moro of them. ,'
In selecting garments made of ex
pensive skins It Is best to pick out
the most conservative designs offered
by dealers so that the stylo will be
good from year to year. Fine furs,
like Jewels, do not need to change with
the changing modes, If they do not
belong too palpably to one season. The
long, graceful and very beautiful Cape
shown In the Illustration Is the sort
of garment that may be worn year In
and year out. It has a yoke In which
the skins run horizontally, Joined to a
body with skins In which the dark
markings run up nnd down. There aro
slashes In each side through which the
arms slip when the cape Is fastened
up the front. ThlH Is a magnificent
enpe made of sable or mink It Is a
treasure to outlast a lifetime nnd Is
to be cared for as befits Its character.
Small capes" or scarfs, with muffs to
match, in the best furs, lend an air of
elegance to tho costume that will al
ways he a satisfaction to their wear
ers. A little neckpiece of ermine casts
a luster of splendor about It. It is the
power of suggestion more than their
warmth that makes rich furs desirable
In the eyes of women to whom Tenny
son assures us splendor Is dear.
Thero are certain beautiful but
short-lived furs that are for those
whose resources malic gen'erous allow
ances for dress, without. Interfering
with expenditures for even more es
sential things. Nearly all furs If well
cared fot will outlast many seasons
and prove a good Investment. Somo
of them wear for years; as marten
uud ml.ik, sable, Perslnn lamb, otter
ami itiici. thfxo are a good Invest-
Euur
boy who Is n llttlo hungry for, his
mother's cooking nnd n llttlo homesick
without acknowledging It.
Some of tho Bed Gross chnptcrs aro
making hospital sllppcra for con
valescent soldiers of scraps of linoleum
nnd wornout trousers of henvy wool
cloth. It la remnrkablo tho wny In
which tho war Is teaching people how
to utilize things that used to go to
waste. Tlio soles of the sllppcra nro
cut from the bits of linoleum, the fig
ured side to bo tho outside. Tho
linoleum mny bu somowhat tho worso
for wear and still bo used for these
slipper soles. The uppers are cut
from tho good pnrts of worn trousers.
They are mndo In different sizes nnd
shapes. Directions for cutting them
enn bo obtnlned through tho Red Cross
chnptcrs. Soft insoles such ns nro
used for bedroom slippers o Insolca
of wnrm fabrics make them more com
fortable. Our casualty lists nro grow
ing largo and English casualties nro
much lnrger. Every womnn will bo
glnd to volunteer to do work of this
kind for tho comfort of tho wounded.
ment for anyone. Others by compari
son nre short lived or "soft" furs.
Molo skin Is most beautiful, but as
compared to mink or sealskin for In
stance, It Is fragile. That does not
stand In the way of Its popularity, es
pecially In small garments, with wom
en of fashion, to whom durability Is a
secondary consideration. A very love
ly and luxurious coat of mole skin Is
shown above. When ono thinks of tho'
number of tiny skins thnt must bo
sowed together for this cnpaclous gar
ment, the Item of labor In making It
looms largo. It Is a royal coat and a,
wide collar of ermine Is not too splen
did to finish it ut tho neck. Tho pock
ets nre generous In slzo and banded
at the top with ermine, the sleeves
roomy and flaring. - ir
"""'1' "' aJ-
Egyptian in Effect.
The Egyptian Is said to bo the dom-.
Inant Influeuco in the new materials,
for hangings. Fabrics with this type
of ornamentation havo their use In
certain places, but as In the case of
the drap do guerro they require n
clever hand when tho pattern la of de
cided Egyptian origin. Unless guided'
by an expert tho average woman)
would do .well to be sntlsfled with un
odd piece done In theso extreme novel
ties. Frequently they aro most effee-;
tlve when employed as bands nn nj
natural-toned fnbric or on a two-toned,
stripe. ftitlro hangings or whole setai
covered with these designs aro likely,
lo prove too heavy, and one soon tires1
of them.
Plain Tallor-Made6.
The ultra-smart suit for young wom
en this autumn Is severely plain and
quite distinctly mannish; a trim, un
belted coat without pockets and with
narrow notched collar no extra ma-i
terlal anywhere, certainly not In tho
straight, narrow skirt that falls Just
over tl top of the walking boot.
Them Is n military trlgness about
these plnln, beautiful tailored suits
thut appeals to the busy girl about on
war work business most of the day.