THE SEMLWEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
U.S. MISSION TO
MEET GERMANS
Gen. Foch Sends American Offi
cers to Teuton Headquar
ters at Spa.
YANK FLYERS IN COLOGNE
American Airmen Land In the German
City on the Rhine German Army
Evacuating Poland 'Naval
Terms of Armistice Being
Carried Out.
London,- Nov. 18. An American mis
sion commanded by Major General
lthodcs left Sntu for Spa, Ger
man headquarter., iiirshal Foch an
nounces In u wireless message to the
German high command. The mission
consists of six olllcers und iO soldiers.
The German command was asked to
give Instructions to allow the mission
to pass. ,
The wireless message reads :
"From the allied high command io
the German high command at Spa:
American mission, consisting of six
olllcers and 10 soldiers In nine
motorcars, with General Rhodes as
chief of mission, will leave for Spa on
the morning of the 10th by the wny of
Ln Cnpclle, Bcaumonte, Phllllpevllle,
Liege and Spn. Please give Instruc
tions to allow the mission to puss."
American airmen landed nt Cologne
on tho Ithlnc, Thursday, according to
n Cologne dispatch to tho Copenhagen
Polltlken and transmitted by the Ex
change Telegraph company.
The German army has begun a gen
eral evacuation of Poland, according
to an Exchange Telegraph dispatch
from Copenhagen, quoting reports
jfrom Berlin. German troops In War
saw have been disarmed and arrested,
as have all German civilians ln tho
Polish capital.
Tho Berlin soldiers.' and workers'
council has decided to dlssolvo the Bed
guards, according to an Exchange
Telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen.
Paris, Nov. 18. The naval terms
of tho German and Austrian armis
tices are being carried out rapidly. Ad
miral Hugh Itodman will be the Amer
ican representative at a meeting Sat
urday with German navy delegates at
a British port.
The French cruiser Admiral Aube left
Brest for the Firth of Forth, Scot
land, where It will be plnced at the
disposal of Admiral Grasset, the
French delegate to the Interallied com
mission Intrusted with the carrying
out of the naval conditions of the nrm
Istlce. Two French torpedo boats ac
companied the cruiser.
Field Marshal HIntlenburg and the
German general headquarters staff, ac
cording to the Frankfort Gazette, have
arrived at Wllhelmshohe, near Cnssel,
where ln 1870 Emperor Napoleon was
kept prisoner after the surrender of
Sedan.
Tho following message hus been for
warded to Secretary of State LauB
lug: "I believe I am not appealing In
vain to the humnnlturlnn feelings of
the president If I ask yqu to submit to
him the request that, In order to save
the Gorman people from perishing
from sturvntlon and anarchy, he will
as quickly us possible scad to The
Hague "or some other place pleulpoten
tlarles."
TROOPS CURB REIGN OF REDS
RcDorts Reaching Copenhagen From
Germany Arc of a More
Hopeful Tons.
Copenhagen, Nov. 18. All reporfs
reaching here from Germnny are of a
more hopeful tone. A good Impression
has been mado by the socialist gov
ernment's pronouncement concerning
the constituent assembly. Tho Vor
waerts declures that the pronounce
ment "makes tho constituent assem
bly n certnlnty."
The Berlin correspondent of tho
Hamburg Flemdenblutt is encouraged
by the events of tho last few days.
He reports that a largo part of the
members of the soldiers' councils have
removed the red bands from their
sleoves.
211,358 CANADIAN CASUALTIES
34,077 Killed In Action Since Begin
nlng of Conflict 152,779
Wounded.
Ottnwn, Nov. 14. Canada's casual
ties ln the war up to eleven days be
fore the capture of Mons on the flnnl
knornlng of tho conflict totaled 211,358
nin. it wns announced here. These
ure classified as follows :
Killed in action, .14,877: died of
wounds or disease, 10,457; wounded,
(152.770 : presumed dead, missing In ac
Itlon and known prisoners of war, 8,245.
Riot Occurs In Copenhagen.
Copenhagen, Nov. 10. A demonstrn
tlon by tho syndicalists here against
the Imprisonment of some of their par
tlsuns resulted in rioting. Some Btreet
cars were wrecked und at places the
trucks were torn up.
Situation Nears Anarchy.
Washington, Nov. 10. Iteports have
reached tho state department that tho
situation ln Germany and Austria
Hungary approximates a stute of nn
orcliy on account of the conduct of re-
iiivnlnir solillpro
"UNWEPT, UNHONORED AND UNSUNG"
RUSH TROOPS BACK
SECRETARY BAKER TO EXPEDITE
RETURN OF BOYS.
Cables Congratulations to General
Pershing, Officers and Men for
Great Task Performed.
Washington, Nov. 10. Congratula
tions and expressions of tho nation's
proud esteem were cabled to General
Pershing for tho American nrmy In
Franco by Secretary Bnkcr, with n
promise that, now n respite has come,
the war department will do all ln Its
power to expedite tho enrly return of
the expeditionary force so that the
country may welcome Its soldiers
home.
"Tho signing of the armistlco and
the cessation of hostilities bring to an
end a great and heroic mllltnry ad
venture ln which our array, under your
command, has played a part distin
guished by gallantry and success. It
gives me pleasure to express to you
the confidence and appreciation of tho
war department and to those who have
labored with you to make this result
possible. The entire country Is filled
with pride In your fine leadership and
ln the soldierly quulltles shown by
your nrmy.
"Now that a respite has come, tho
war department will do nil ln Its pow
er to expedite the enrly return of tho
expeditionary force to tho United
States, ln orcr that tho country may
welcome Its soldiers home and In or
der that these soldiers may be restored
to the opportunity of civil life ns
speedily as tho military sltuntlon will
permit."
New York, Nov. 10. Edward N.
Hurley, chalrmun of tho United States
shipping board, announced here on
the eve of his departure for Europe,
that the government Intends to return
to this country speedily a large part
of the American expeditionary forces.
Mr. Hurley's trip to Europo Is to ar
range the details for their transporta
tion. $100,000,000 MORE TO ITALY
That Country's Aggregate Loanp From
the United States Now Total
$1,160,000,000.
Washington. Nov. 10. A credit of
$100,000,000 for Italy was announced
by tho treasury department. This will
be used largely to pay for foodstuffs
and war supplies already ordered by
the Italian government ln tills coun
try and ln process of manufacture or
export. Itnly's aggregate loans from
the United States now nmount to $1,
100,000,000, nnd those of nil tho allies
$7,912,070,(500.
WILSON POINTS WILL STAND
Bonar Law Tells House of Commons
Only One of Fourteen In
Doubt.
London, Nov. 15. In the house of
commons Andrew Bonnr Law, chan
cellor of tho exchequer, snld It was be'
llevcd that with the exception of one
clause, where President Wilson was
not absolutely distinct, everything
which tho allies ever asked for could
bo claimed under tho 14 points enuncl
nted by the president.
Guilty Will Be Tried.
Paris, Nov. 18. As a result of ln
vostlgatlons mudo in Lille and tho re
don of the department of tho north,
preclBo chnrges have been made, our
against German omcers guilty or hav
Ing ordered shocking crimes.
New Christmas Mall Limit
Washington, Nov. 18. Extension to
November 80 of the tlmo during which
Christmas parcels will be accepted for
mailing to members of the American
expeditionary forces in France was un
nonnccd by the post office.
TELLS OF TAX NEEDS
TO RAISE SIX BILLION FOR GOV
ERNMENT'S NEEDS.
Revised Revenue Program of Treasury
Department Outlined by McAdoo
In Letter to Senate.
Washington, Nov. 10. The revised
revenue program of tho treasury de
partment providing for a bill yielding
$0,000,000,000 ln taxes payable during
tho cnlondnr year 1019 and not less
than $4,000,000,000 In 1020, outlined by
Secretary McAdoo In a letter to Sen
ator Simmons, came before tho senate
finance committee for consideration.
Expenditures of tho government dur
ing the- present fiscal year were esti
mated by tho secretary at $18,000,000,
000 In comparison with the estimate of
$24,000,000,000 made before there
seemed to bo any likelihood of pence.
Lonna to tho nllled governments
must be continued for n time, he said,
though ln reduced nmounts.
Mr. McAdoo In his letter recommend
ed tho framing of the revenue bill so
ns to provide for the payments ln four
Installments. Other recommendations,
nil of which Chairman Simmons has
npproved, Include: No higher excess
profits tux rates for payments next
year than are ln the existing act; elim
ination of war and excess profits taxes
for 1920, except profits on contracts
negotiated during the war period; In
crenso of corporation nnd Indlvldunl
Income tax rates on incomes of 1910,
pnyablo ln 1920; determination of the
bnsls for next year's taxes, payable In
1920, nnd prompt ennctment of tho
pending bill.
GERMANY THANKS PRESIDENT
Tells Lansing Government Is Grateful
U. S. Is Ready to Send
Food.
Berlin, Nov. 18. Tho following mes
sage 1ms been forwarded to Secretary
Lnnslng: "Tho German government
ami tho German people have grate
fully taken cognizance of the fact thnt
tho president of the United Stutes Is
ready to consider favorably the send
ing of food to Germany." Tho United
States Is asked to send plenipoten
tiaries to Tho Hague or some other
city.
BELGIANS WRECK HUN HOTEL
People of Ghent Smash Everything
Possible While Onlooklng Crowds
Cheer.
Ghent, Nov. IB. In tho course of a
grout celebration in which the entire
population of Ghent participated, the
people wrecked the windows and the
Interior of tho German hotel ln the
Grand plnce. Hundreds of men witli
nxes entered the building und smashed
everything possible, while the onlook
lng crowds cheered.
Criticize Child Labor In Canneries.
Washington, Nov. 10. Vigorous
criticism of ulleged employment of
children ln vegetable canneries ln
Mnrylund nnd Virginia was made by
tho department of labor. The depart
ment stnted that many of the children
were Illiterate, and that their living
conditions were most squalid. .
Promote Gen. Johnson Hagood.
Paris, Nov. 18. Announcement Ib
mado that Gen. Johnson Ilngood, chief
of staff of the American department of
supply, has been promoted to n com
mund nt tho front. He Is succeeded by
Brig. Gen. W. D. Connor.
U. S. Schooner Lost; Crew Saved.
Jacksonville, Flu., Nov. 10. The
American schooner Abble Bowkcr, 132
tons, with a curgo of timber bound
from Jacksonville to Cuba, was lost xraph lines, effective nt oneo, ,ou nn
off Nassau. Her crew of eight men I nouncod by tho government censor
wero saved, J ship board.
YANKEE TROOPS
ENTER GERMANY
American Troops in Triumph
March Into Alsace on Way to
Metz and Strassburg.
RETREAT BY H1NDENBURG
Marshal Foch, Commander In Chief of
Allied Armies, Will Make Trlum-
pliant Entry Into Cities on
Sunday.
Paris, Nov. 10. American troops
have crossed tho German frontier to
wnrd Metz nnd Strassburg.
Marshal Foch, commander in chief
of the nllled armies, will make solemn
' entries into Strassburg and Metz on
Sunday In the presenco of President
Polnenro und Premier Clcracnccnu.
The French cublnct held nn extraor
dinary meeting Thursday, tho Matin
announced. Important military nnd
administrative questions concerning
Alsaeo and Lorraine woro discussed.
The government Intends to appoint
two governors with headquarters at
Metz and Strassburg as soon as tho
allies occupy tho two provinces.
The cabinet considered questions
concerning tho organization of Alsnco
Lorrulne under French occupancy.
Three high commissioners were ap
pointed. They nre: George Marlngcr,
commissioner general of national se
curity for Strassburg; Albert Tlrmnn,
state councilor for Metz, nnd Henry
Poulet, stnto councilor for Cnlmar.
Geneva, Nov. 10. The greatest en
thusiasm provulls ln Alsace-Lorraine.
Thousnnds of Germans nre leaving
those provinces. Tho German authori
ties aro being hooted by the crowds.
French and American troops are ex
pected dally.
Beceptlons on a hugo scale aro be
ing prepared for tho allied troops un
der the noses of tho German oillclnls.
There also Is Joy In the Rhino towns
becauso of cessation of allied nlr
raids.
London, Nov. 10. Field Mnrshnl von
Hlndenburg remains nt the head of tho
supremo German nrmy command, nc
cordlng to n German wireless messngo
received hero, which gives tho text of
n message ho has sent to nrmy com
mnnders ordering them to lead their
troops home In order nnd discipline.
London, Nov. 10. A wireless mes
sage has been sent to the German high
command warning that pillaging ln
violation of tho armistice must bo stop
ped. It reads:
"From Mnrshul Foch to the German
High Command Information has been
received by tho nllled high command
that at different points, especially ln
Belgium and more particularly In tho
Brussels region, the German troops
are committing acts of violence
against the Inhabitants and nets of
destruction and plllago which nro
dearly contrary to the conditions of
the armistice.
"The allied command expoqts that
the German high commnnd will, with
out delny, tako measures necessary to
stop these violations of the convention
which has been signed. If the acts
do not cease within a very short period
the allied command will be obliged to
take steps to put an end to them."
Amsterdam, Nov. 10. German
troops nro ln full revolt nt Antwerp
and Brussels. A hundred officers
have been killed In mutinies. Soviets
, have been established nt both places.
Ninety persons hnvo been killed or
Injured ln street fighting nt Brussels,
the Belgian enpltul, according to an
i announcement made here.
Paris, Nov. 10. More than 2,53i
American prisoners in German camps
were released Immediately by the sign-
lB of the German armistice, accord-
Ing to tho latest figures prepared by
the American Bed Cross in Switzer
land. This number Includes all the Ameri
cans captured to November 1. It is
estimated that only u few hundred
more Americans were enptured nfter
thnt date.
Of the total number of prisoners to
be released 2,880 are army men, 12 nro
from tho navy nnd 140 nro civilians. In
the camps were 241 army officers.
Republic of Germanic Austria.
VIennu, Nov. 14. The state council
(the recently formed Austrian govern
ment) proclaimed n "republic of Ger
manic Austrln" to bo part of the Gor
man republic.
Dutch to Redeem Prisoners.
Paris, Nov. IB. Holland has con
sented to curry on tho work of repatri
ating ullled prisoners of war now hold
in Germany.
K. of C. Secretary Dies.
Paris, Nov. 18. Wllllum O'Connor,
secretory or the unigms or uo'.umvas,
. . . - .1 .1.
is uenu uere, ukku iiujMuur.
Heavy Guard for Kaiser
London, Nov. 18. Tho DutxA gov
nramntif line, !ntpnii(1 till, tfnrmiir CI nr.
,.. i,niur nt Amoroncen whi.
tu n,ir n rinlo cuard of troorvt ...M
a disputch rrom xno j.uiguo to
Dally Mall.
the
Telegraph Censorship Lifted.
Wushlngton, Nov. ia -Discontinuances
of press censorship in connec
tion with cable, postu! nnd land telo-
SHORT STATE NOTES
News of Nebraska Told In
Condensed Form
Tho ban on churches, schools, thea
ters and public meetings nt Beatrice
becauso of tho lullucuzn epidemic,
has been lifted.
Dodge county was one of tho first
counties ln Nebraska to go "over tho
top" In tho United War Work cam
paign. Tho county's quota was
$150,000.
Upward of 100 ministers from all
pnrts of tho state are expected to at
toiul tho nnnual convention of the
Nebraska Lutheran synod at Fromont,
December 3 to 0.
Nebraska householders nnd bnkorn
henceforth are permitted to purchase
whent flour without substitutes, the
food administration having withdrawn
Its restrictive regulations.
All G. A. It. organizations In Ne
braska are called upon by tho state
headquarters at Lincoln to take the
lend In extending a welcome homo to
tho soldiers when they return from
Kuropo.
Work la to bo resumed on tho now
consolidated schools nt FUley and
Virginia, Gage county, which was
stopped some weeks ngo by tho war
bonrd. Tho two school buildings will
cost approximately $100,000.
Tho announcement from Washing
ton that automobile manufacturers
would be allowed to build 70 per cent
of their normal output of cars, now
that penco Is ln sight, wns hailed
with Joy by Nebraska auto dealers.
Stnto Labor Commissioner Norman
nt Lincoln, has received a messnge
from tho government that his depart
ment must continue recruiting un
skilled labor, but not to take from
non-essential cluss unless they volun
teer. Tho state suffrage convention that
was to hnvo beeu held ln Lincoln No
vember 20, In connection with the
state federation of Woman's clubs,
has been postponed until after a de
cision Is rendered In the nntl-suf-frogd
referendum case.
Tho state food administration nt
Omaha announced that effective De
cember 1 Nebraska housewives will bo
permitted to purchase four pounds of
sugar per person per month nnd thnt
hotels nnd restnurnnts will receive
four pounds for each ninety meals
served.
Shortly nfter news had renched
Lincoln that Germany had surren
dered to tho entente nllles, Mayor
Miller sent n cablegram to General
Pershing Inviting tho commnndcr-in-
chief of tho American army ln Franco
to pny Lincoln, his homo city, a visit
on his return from oversens.
Orders have been Issued by the
state G. A. It. headquarters nt Lin
coin, for nil posts lu tho state to hold
their annual elections of olllcers nt
tho first meeting In December. Each
post is also called upon to elect dele
gates and nlternutes to the state en
enmpment nt York next Muy.
According tq the latest report Is-
sued by tho National War Savings
headquarters at Washington, Ne
braska leads all states lu the union ln
per capita salo of thrift stamps. Ne
braska's per capita sales since the be
ginning hnvo been $10.4:1. The state's
nggrognte Is $25,188,000. Enough
war savings stnmps now hnvo been
sold to mako nearly $8 for every In
dividual In the United States.
Provost Marshal Anderson of Ne
brnsku has sent Instructions to draft
hoards over tho state on orders from
the War department, which clears up
the situation In this state. The or
ders provldo that all men, nged from
,H7 to 4, inclusive, registered on cp
( tcmber 27. Inst, under tho manpower
net, will be dropped from the lists.
Those who have not yet filled out
their questionnaires are relieved
from doing so, but the blank ques
tionnaires nre to he mailed bnck or
handed back to the local boards. Lo
cnl bourds are directed to enroll und
classify all 18-year-olds, tho same ns
If tho war was going on. The gov
ernment desires to hnve n permanent
record of these men, who will be avail
able for military service If occasion
should nrlse. Boards are directed to
see thnt this class is classified In the
usual manner.
E. O. Lewis of Falls City, a mem
her of the repuhllcnn state central
committee, Is tin applicant for n place
on the board of control. Mr. Lewis
desires to succeed Henry Gordes, who
retires next March, nfter having
served six years.
That school teachers are not legally
entitled to draw salury during thu
period lost because tho schools were
cloned for tho Influenza, and that
boards of education have nn authority
to nllow pny for that time, Is tho ml
iR nf Attorney General Heed.
K
Word has reached Htato Food Ad
mlulstrutnr Watt lew at Omahn thnt all
activities of tho food administration
will bo continued throughout the
nrmlstlco period, and that there will
b no relaxation of offorts to keep
down profiteering to tho last moment
Aurora's two now school buildings
re rapidly approaching completion. It
Is hotted by the school board to havi
these buildings ready for occupancy
by January 1. They aro the most
modern, up lo date and convenient
school buildings In the state, In th
oj Itilcm of the board.
Tho Prnlrlo Oil and Gib company.
drilling south of Superior, ure now
down over 2)00 feet nnd report lino
prospects.
O'Neill nnd Holt counties have been'
plnced under u rigid quarantine to
control the Spanish lnlluonzu epidemic-
now raging.
Over 2,000 bushels of com and
1,000 bushels of outs were lost whon
lire destroyed n big elevator nt Vulley.
Tho loss Is placed nt $12,000.
Will Polack of Ablo, 22, was In
stantly killed nnd four other persons
woro more or less Injured lu nn auto
mobile wreck near Fremont.
Tho Dodge County board of super
visors has decided to construct tho
six-mile stretch of concreto roadway
on the Lincoln highway west out of
Fremont.
Mrs. Sllns A. Holcomb, 59, wife of
Judge Holcomb, former governor and
Nebrnskn supreme court Judge nnd
present member of the stnto board of
control, died nt Lincoln.
Iteports regurdlng appointments
when Governor-elect McKolvlo gets
Into office give tho udjutunt general
ship of Nebraska to Mnjor Jesse V,
Craig of Beatrice.
Nebraska's potato yield will bo
0,020,000 bushels tinder last yenr's
production, according to a government
report. Tlvo yield this year Is esti
mated at 8,87(1,000 bushels.
Fuel regulations will bo maintain
ed regnrdless of thu signing of tho
nrmlstlco nccordlng to word received
from Wnshlngton by Fuel Adminis
trator Kennedy nt Omaha.
State Superintendent OlemmotiK
participated lu tho laying of tho cor
nerstone of Lowlston's new consoli
dated school building. Tho structure
when completed will cost $00,000.
The. grand champion Polund China
boar of the 1917 Intcrnntlonnl llvo
stock show Is now the property of
tho University of Nebrnslui college of
agriculture, nt Lincoln. It wus pur
chased nt a cost of $000, to Improv
tho college herd.
Tho first potato flour plant In Ne-
brasku and tho second In tho United
Slntes will booh bo lu operation in
Bushvillo. Tho. factory building Is
ready and machinery on tho way. Tho
plant will probably be ln operation by
December 1. Tho fnctory wus orlg-
lnnlly Intended for Gordon, but truck
age could not be obtained ut that
town. 1
Tho end of tho war and the can
celation of draft calls Is bringing to
the Nebraska university school of ag
riculture at Lincoln, an Increased
number of students. Scores of boys
with common school education who ex
pected to go to wnr havo decided tO(
go to school, now thnt thero 1b no
more war.
Frank W. Judson, stnto chnlrmnnt
Nobrnska Bed Cross, has Issued Uur
following statement regarding work,
both locnl and state, even thougu
peace Is declared: "All divisions, In
cluding stnto ofllcos and chapters, un
less otherwise officially advised, must
continue nggresslvo work, una mis
work will be outlined from tlmo to
time In nccordnnco with NatlonnL
headquarters Instructions."
A large silver trophy, given by tno
national Holsteln-Frlcsnn association,
has become the permnnent property of
tho University of Nebraska, necordlnc
to the announcement of Prof. J. H.
Frandsen, head of tho dnlry depart
ment of tho college of agriculture.
The trophy has been won four times,
by dairy Judging tenuis of tho Ne
braska college of ngrlculture, or twice
as often ns It has been captured by
ii ny other Institution.
Undo Sam lias como to the aid of
the rancher In the effort to rehabili
tate tho cattle and sheep business of
tho west by offering loans of govern
ment money for the purchase of stock.
This measure has been Inaugurated by
the War Finance corporation, which
has established nn ngency In Omahn
to care for the Nebraska and Wyo
ming district. Airpllcntlon for loans
should be mado to William J. Court,
chairman, Federal Iteservo bank,
Omaha.
Government methods of financing
the farmer, farm labor problems,
prices of farm products, needed legis
lation, the banker nnd tho work or
the farmer, will no discussed at th
nnnunl convention of the Nobrnskir
Farmers' Congress nt Omaha, Doc
17-10. From the present Indications
this session of tho congress will be
attended by the largest body of far
mers thnt ever attended such a meet
Ing In Nebraska.
Tho school at Shubcrt, Itlchnrd.soii
county, has 'already had four weeks
vacation, nnd now It Is deemed ex
pedlent not to begin school for nt
least two more weeks on account of
the Influenza.
At tho auction sale of the First Na
tional bank stocks nt Superior, the
notes not paid brought over $1,000
and reports Indicate nnothcr dlvldeniT
to bo paid, making about one-third nlr
told to tho depositors. This Ib h
largest bank fulluro ln southern Ne
braska since about four years ago.
Puwneo county's service flag Is now
flontlng from n polo 00 feet high In
Pawnee City. Tho flag brum 448 stars.
It Is estimated thnt more than 150,
000 persons participated In n peuctt
demonstration nt Omaha, following
news that Germany had surrendered
to tho allies und the United States.
Figures compiled by tho Omahn
Chamber of Commerce show that Ne
brnskn has mrjro soldier nnd sallors
In the service of tho country in pr
portion to population, than any nth r
state. Nebrnskn hns sent 41.01
drafted und enlisted men to the wnr
