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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 4, 1917)
THE O’NEIL FRONTIER ft H. CHONiN. Publisher. ~NBBWA«K^ Following la the peroration of a Speech delivered In an Intercollegiate *m tori cal contest in central Kentucky, : M96: "Standing upon the last decade Ift the grandest century ever measured py the flight of worlds, 1 dipt into the future as far as human eye could pee; saw the vision of the world and the wonder that would be’; saw the American continent united in the grandest confederacy ever formed; p“w It the great sun of the solar sys tem of nations around which all re volved, giving life and liberty to each pad prosperity and happiness to all; paw its ports filled with the argosies *f commerce; Its brow blooming with •he wreath of science; the breath of heaven blessing its flag; yet, in the vigor and buoyancy at youth, scorn ing pessimism and. decay, marching pver onward to the accomplishment of Its grand and glorious destiny. A train of barges dsiven by motor traction recently reached the Begent’c canal with loads of caal from the Mid lands In England. These were the first motor barges to navigate the English canals for any distance, and the be ginning o£ a development which the board of trade is wattdiing with inter act. In th^r journey of 160 miles from Cannock Chase to h't, George's wharf. King’s Cross, the motor barges navi gated seven different canals, and man aged all tho-tocks with ease, leaving the horses on the towpath panting after them In vain, Thp motive power is a (mail motor driven' by a mixture of par affin and. petrol. This is fixed to the •tern, and can bo transferred from one barge to another In a few minutes. Those who have made carful study •f the nutritive properties of various grains and foods, agree that white corn W the most satlsfactlry. it Is also the Cheapest. Figures quoted by the Lit erary -Digest, show that one pound of fornmeal, hominy, or grits is equal In rood value to one pound of wheat flour, one pound of rice, one and one-half j .„;:ds of cheese, two and three-quar ter pounds of round steak, two dozen Oggs. one half peck of potatoes, six pints of milk. 'The south knows and Mlpreciates the value of white corn for table use; why not the north, the cast Mid the west.?" The war has shut off the European trade in firecrackers and fireworks generally out of Hong-Kong, but the United States continues to take per haps $250,000 worth of such goods out Bf the Hong-Kong field annually. The trade the last year has been hampered by high freights and particularly by a lack of service of sailing ships from Hong-Kong to New York. Usually there ere sailing ships on the berth in Hong Kong, for the east coast of the United States, and because of the cheap ►eights and other advantages they of fer they almost invariably carry a largo fuantity of firecrackers for the Amer ican market. Dr. Toyokichl lyenga, director of Bast and West News Bureau, says Japanese trade has reached the billion Mark. Her investments in bonds and botes of the entente powers total $300, #00,000. Gold reserve In the bank of Japan and tho government vaults amount to $400,000,000. Japan has Cleared the oriental trade routes, but there Is no chance of her sending troops to the battlefields. To trans port 1,000,000 Japanese soldiers, 1,000 Bccan going ships of 4,000 tons each would be required. Japan has only 70 Bblps of 6,000 tons or more. The mummy of a sacred cat from Mi‘ Egyptian temple and a part of the private collection of Dr. J. William White, has been placed on exhibition la :he Pennsylvania university museum, tfrs. White has presented to the mu Mttm the entire collection of archaeol ogical and ethnological subjects coi BCted by Dr. White in his world tours. Phe mummy of the cat Is supposed to >• from some temple and is in perfect lendition, though it bears no marks chich would serve to Identify it with iny particular temple. Iie Somme battlefield Is described a veritable Junkman's paradise." ntains of wine bottles are piled along the roada and In the billets lerly occupied by German officers. <e bottles are worth 25 to 30 cents . Old Iron, steel and lead are be permltted to rust, with no attempt alvage it, because the advancing s cannot spare the lime and men. ilsands of miles of barbed wire are ut» noj even, runted.. , is said the largest tree known. In mess. Is a portly decayed chestnut icily, which is 66 feet across. The lean cypress and the oriental plane > reached 40 feet. This puts the tornia big tree and the baobob in background, but the big tree is of ter bulk in cornpfned height and > and The baobob is thickest in re in to height. iltiroore, Md., has a new police offl lalled the anil-noise policeman. The ety for the Suppression of Unnec ry Noises was founded in 1905 by Isaac H. Rice; since that time, 1c opinion has been In favor of pulsory noise elimination, although ities have not been so progressive lattimore. ic United States steamer Minne 1s recemly carried the first cargo ) years up the Mississippi river to aeapolis. This trip marks the be ing of the general use of the river lavenport, Rock island and Moline >rv in cooperation with the Missis ; Valley Wat.rwaya association. ie admiralty court awarded $332. <>r salving the steamer San Onofre, n got Into difficulties In the lee i of the north Atlantic in March, The steamer Ashtabula which as j In the salvage was awarded $182. rn t the San Gregorio received .SCO. _ the parable of the sower the Lord m to grains of wheat which In good nd produced a hundredfold ibew rtil, 3.) The common tritlcum rc will sometimes produce 1U0 ■pkjns to the car. ■Hfereeti uniforms have replaced white ■hes among British hospital surgeons, ■nd British hospitals are also being ■lied in green instead of white because ■pr color is easier on the eyes of pa ■tesperiments Are to be made at Hon ■V*| y Ha waii, with the fiber of banana ■atl-n In. tho manufacture of bags for ■lipping sugar. The necessary ma ■ n,-ry was brought from the United Cr tho sheriff and his deputies at Cal., had been routed by a I. ’A'. W.’s Mrs. Louis Do armed with a broomstick, rout rowd single handed. States exported mica is an ' dyes amounting to I 0, approximately $97,009,900 ] of the previous year’s ex- { UNY INDICTED BY THE FEDERAL JURY Benjamin Warbleton, of Broken Bow, Held for Threatening President Wilson. Omaha, Neb., Oct. 1.—The rederei grand jury, which hnr bean In session since Monday, has adjourned, returning Indictments of a state-wide scope on Charges ranging from thievery tu threatening the life of the president. Benjamin Warbleton, Broken Bow, was Indicted on a charge of expressing treasonable utterances against the president and the war. Mack Denny, Antelope county, and John Donner, Knox county, were others Indicted on like charges. Other indictments returned and the alleged offenses are: Charles Dixon. Grand Island, unlaw fully having opium in his possession; Hazen Rouiilard, Bonis Walker, George Bawrencc, Knox county, Introducing liquor Into Indian territorj ; John Kavalsky, Douglas county, failure to register; Harold Desmond, alias Harold Johnson, Douglas county, robbing post office; Iowa Crow and Bouis Baker, Thurston county, Introducing liquor into Indian territory; John Bear and Rattle James, Thurston county, intro ducing liquor into Indian territory; Harry Collins. Douglas county, selling morphine, indicted on two counts; John Bowman, Platte county, having In possession and passing counterfeit eoins, indicted on three counts; Goldie Butler and Belle Alexander, Douglas eounty, theft of interstate freight; Maurice Bonergon, Douglas county, breaking seal on railroad car. Three Indictments were returned on a charge of violating the Mann act. They are: Charles A. Neil, Douglas county, charged with bringing Melisse G. Thompson from Kansas City to Om aha, indicted on two counts; Gee G. Donovan, on a charge of bringing Ida Jolstead from Connor Falls, Minn., to Omaha, indicted on two counts; Charles Briggs and W. T. Brothers, on a charge of bringing Henrietta Wallace from Davenport, la, to Omaha, In dicted on five counts. FORMER CHIEF JUSTICE OF NEBRASKA IS DEAD Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 1.—Monaoh B. Reese, former chief justice of the Ne braska suprome court, dean of the Uni versity of Nebraska law school and prominent politician, died hero late yes terday, after a short Illness. Judge Reese was born In Mncoumpln county, Illinois, 78 years ago. He came to Ne braska in 1871 and from that time was prominent In state affairs, holding a position on the supreme court bench during two periods of six and seven years, nine years of that time as chief justice^ For the last two years he has been engaged in the practice of law. Judge Reese is survived by a son, Har-, ry A, Reese, and a daughter, Mrs, Charles Hanford, of Lincoln. WASHINGTON. D. C.-A report Just Is sued by the federal farm loan board shows that the Omaha district had Aug ust loan applications totaling $1,376,000, of which $670,000 are In Nebraska, $393,600 In South Dakota. $306,976 In Wyoming and $301,600 In Iowa. Ix>ans approved during the month were; Nebraska, $894,860; Wyo ming, $146,300; Iowa, $138,000; South Dakota, $248,200, The total amount of loans closed during August was $196,340 and the total of loans closed by the district up to Sep tember 1 amounted to $386,890. AINSWORTH—Rufus S. Jones, an old settler, living out near the Niobrara river, Is dead at the age of 76 years. He was born in Illinois and served In tho 151st Rll nols Infantry during the civil war. In 1866 he was married to Miss Mercy Taylor, and In 1883 located in Brown county. Neb. He wa* a prominent farmer and stock man of this county. LINCOLN—Secretary of State Poo! Is being bombarded with letters from cor porations which failed to pay their annual occupation tax beforo It became delin quent and which now desire the penalty to be omitted. Mr. Pool will Insist upon the payment of tax and penalty. HOWE- Members of the local aid so ciety have organized a chapter of the Red Cross at this place. A large part of the women and girls in the neighborhood have joined and work on mufflers and other wearing apparel for the soldiers Is being rushed as rapidly as possible. LINCOLN—One ease of Infantile paral ysis has been reported to the state health department at Geneva. Tho usual pre cautions are being taken. GEN. PERSHING REPORTS TWO AMERICANS DEAD Washington Sept. 29.—Two more deaths among the American troop; abroad were unnouneed today In a cablegram from Major General Per ching. Private W. C. Sullivan, of an Infantry regiment, died September 24, of cerebro spinal meningitis. Benjamin Heyward, a stevedore, died September 24, of heart disease. CAMP NEWSPAPER OCTOBER 8. Washington, 1). C., Sept. 29.—"Trench end Camp,” the weekly newspaper to uo printed for every army can p through .nationwide cooperation of newspaper publishers, will make its first appear ince on Monday, October 8. The paper will be published under the uuspices »f the national war work council of tho Y. M. C. A, FLYER TEACHER SHOT DOWN. Belleville. III.. Sept. 29,—J C. Couct civilian Instructor at Scottfleld, the United States army aviation field here, Hying with a student over Silver Creek, near the aviation field, was fired upon’ while in the air. The bullet, fired by an unseen assailant, penetrated the radia tor of the machine, forcing the airmen to make a quick landing. EMMANUEL SEES FRENCH FRONT Paris, Sept. 29.—King Victor Em manuel of Italy has Just completed a three days’ visit to the French battle front with President Poincare. The party visited the reconquered portion of Alsace and the battle fields of Ver dun, Reims, the Champagne sector, Noyon, Chauny und Ham. The Italian king's visit was made in return to that of President Poincare, who last month inspected the Italian front. CLEARING HOUSE REPORT. New York. Sept. 29.—The ac tual con dition of clearing house batiks and trust companies for (he week shows that they hold 977,012,120 reserve In ex cess of legal requirements. This is a decrease -of 95.742,400 from last week. EX-POLICEMAN KILLS SUPERIOR. Fort Worth. Tex., Sept. 29.—Edward Parsley, police commissioner, was shot and killed in his private office in the city hall by J. K. Yates, former police inspector, who In, turn was shot to death by a group of officers after he had barricaded himself in the com missioner’s office- __ US-- > c* Ip-..-■ NEBRASKA NEWS NOTES .. MAY CHARGE VIOLATION NEBRASKA ANTIPASS LAW Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 29.—The Chi cago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha railroad has laid itself open to a heavy fine for a violation of the Nebraska antipass law, as the members of the state railway commission view It. The company e.mployed a shorthand re porter in Omaha, one W. Whitaker, to take the testimony in a matter relat ing to a claim against the railroad for an accident. He wa , furnished a pass from Omaha to the town and back again. His name appeared in the monthly report and the commission wrote to find out about it. The com mission has written a letter to the management calling attention to the fact that the law prohibits it from issuing free transportation to anyone Who does not devote the major part of i his time to the business of the com pany and that Whitaker does not come within the exceptions. It mustn't do it again. EIGHTEEN INDICTED FOR FAILURE TO REGISTER Omaha, Neb., Sept. 29.—Eighteen Nebraska men were Indicted here by the federal grand Jury on charges of failure to register for the selective draft. Three men, Benjamin Warble-' ton, Mark Denny and John Donner, were indicted for alleged threatening the life of the president. Tho language mentioned In the indictment as having been used by them^la of a violent sort. NORFOLK—The organization of a Itranch of the National Public Welfare league, which has to do with the protec tion of the young from evil Influences, Is proposed in Norfolk aa part of a state wide campaign which Is now being con Sucted. Two field secretaries are now it work in Nebraska and another will t>e placed in the state the 1st of October to assist in the work, which it is hoped, will be extended to every important city Hid town in the state. Frank G. Wilcox Is now working at West Point and Wisner »nd it is hoped to Becure his attendance here at a meeting to be held soon to further the cause. OMAHA—Edward L. Burke has been ap pointed by Federal Food Administrator wattles as chairman of the live stock committee of the state. The first of the duties of the committee will be to look after the redistribution of live stock on the farms. Activities along the line of live stock and violations of the food law as pertains to live stock will be handled by this committee, co-operating with Di rector Pugsley, of the agricultural college extension work, and the county farm agents. | LINCOLN—So successful have been tho patriotic meetings thus far held In vari ous parts of the state by the county councils of defense that the state council is preparing a program for a big patriotic drive to include all parts of the state during the next few months. The services of a dozen or more good orators have been offered the council, and It has de termined to bring tbs facts of the war home to the people by sending these men out wherever desired. LINCOLN—The Adams Express com pany gross receipts for the past year on Nebraska business were $582,322, compared with $478,615 tho year before, according to Its report to Secretary of State Pool. The 2 per cent state tax will be $11,646, com pared with $9,573 the past year. The state collected $22,000 last year from the three express companies, and officials expect $27,000 this year, on aocount of increased gross receipts. NORFOLK—Mrs. J. W. Ransom has been Invited to serve on the woman’s na tional committee of the American Defense society and has accepted the Invitation. Her appointment as a member of this important committee Is expected to reach Norfolk within a short time. HASTINGS—The county potato crop Is so bountlfnl that farmers are offering spuds In wagonload lota as low aa 90 cents per bushel. HASTINGS—Twenty-five dollars reward was offered by the school board today for the apprehension of thieves who burglar ized the Hastings high school building. The Bame offenders, probably boys, also broke Into the Carnegie library, tak ing about $1 in change from the drawer. From the high school $2.81 was stolen. The Alcott ward school was also plun dered. LONDONERS MARVEL AT AMERICAN TROOPS By United Press. London (by mail). Sept. 6.—The American soldier is a new type to the English and they are still marveling over the "race" that their former col ony is producing. The appearance of a Sammy is al ways the signal for craning of necks and Interested comment. Here are some of the things the London newspapers are saying ubout that strange breed, the American Sammy: “Men of the typical American physique; staunch, hefty, clean cut, built for pace and power alike.” "Nearly all of them had the brown, keen eyed faces of open air men. They walk with that easy, careless vigor, contemptuous of ‘spit and polish’ In the west the human unit is a man—and —a—horse, anti they are never quite reconciled to walking.” "These westerners ore numerous— they look far ahead, across unseen horizons. They don’t march—rather, they saunter. "Many of them come straight from the west and wear pistols swinging handily at their hips,” says another re porter who has evidently gained his Impression of westeners from American wild west movies. ADDITIONAL FOOD HELD FOR USE IN AMERICA Washington. D. C„ Sept. 28.—A vir tual embargo on the export of certain foodstuffs and feeds lias been declared by the exports administrative board In adding a list of articles to those al ready denied shipment, except where their export will contribute to the con duct of the war. The commodities added are food gvains and feed grains, oil cake and meal, animal fats, vegetable oils and soap, caustic soda and certain ma chinery. JfUY DES MOINES STORE. Des Moines, la.. Sept. 28.—The E. & W. Clothing company, which owns a store in Sioux City, today bought the Mark Johnson clothing store in Des Moines. Johnson has been in business here 28 years. GARRY HEADS FLEET SHIPPING. Washington, Sept. 28.—Edward F. Car ry, a car manufacturer of Chicago, was today made director of operations for the shipping board. He will be directly in charge of the government's merchant fleet. POWER AND PHONE COMPANIES CUSH Right to Use Highways of State Is Being Fought Before the Railway Commission. Idncoln, Neb., Sept. 29.—Power and light transmission companies and tele phone companies in northeastern Ne braska clashed before the state railway commission over the possession of highways. The Nebraska Electric com pany. an Iowa corporation, which has built a plant at Creighton and will build others, has undertaken to supply the electric power and light needs of that section of the state. Most of the smaller telephone companies are of the old type grounded line systems, and the high tension wires of the trans mission lines make these almost un workable through induction when they occupy the same highways. The telephone companies say they were on the highways first, that the people they serve are satisfied with the service given them and do not want to pay higher rates and that it is the duty of the transmission companies to re build them Into metallic line systems. The transmission companies declare there is nothing in the law or in equity that requires them to do anything of the sort; that the telephone companies have no monopoly of the highways and that the commission should recognize the fact that they are trying to give service over obsolete systems of wire communication and make them rebuild their lines. The commissioners suggested that the transmission companies could take other highways, but they replied that the telephone companies occupied ail of the good, direct roads, and as they must constantly patrol and repair their lines they had to have roads that could be traversed by machines. The com mission indicated that it sided with the transmission lines. _L_ NEBRASKANS DEMAND UNALLOYED LOYALTY Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 29.—Residents of Butte, Boyd county Nebraska, it is learned have demanded the resignation from office A. H. Tingle, county at torney, and J. N. Fuller, clerk of the district court, alleging that the men are in sympathy with Germany. The demand was made at a mass meeting of several hundred persons Saturday night at which the two county offi cers were called before the meeting and forced to promise to resign, swear al legiance to the United States govern ment and kiss the flag. Others In the city who were suspected of Germanic sympathies were also taken from their homes and made to kiss the flag, after which all the suspecta were made to march at the head of a parade and sing patriotic songs. A large American flag was nailed to the door of the residence of the county attorney during the evening, this, it is said, being the first time that he has allowed the display of the national em blem from his home since the declara tion of war. OMAHA’S FALL FESTIVAL OPENED ON WEDNESDAY Omaha, Neb., Sept. 29.—Ak-Sar-Ben's fall festival is on. Ten days of fun and amusement. Here Is the program: Worthman’s carnival—Every day, 11 a. m. to 11 p. m. National Swine Exhibit—Week of October 3 to 10. Wednesday Evening, October 3— Electrical parade. Thursday Afternoon, October 4.— Daylight parade. Thursday Evening, October 4—Pa triotic fireworks spectacle at Rourke park. Friday Evening, October 5—Corona tion ball. THIS ORDAINED MINISTER IS REFUSED EXEMPTION Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 29.—Another ex emption claim of a Nebraskan on the grounds of being an ordained minister has been turned down by the South Platte appellate board of Lincoln. The claim was that of William Ham ilton Murray, of Harlan county. In an affidavit supporting his claim Rev. Mr. Murry stated he was a licensed preacher for the Pentecostal Churclt of the Nazarene In Nebraska and had been a supply preacher for two years at Atlanta, Neb. FEAR OF WAR CAUSED THIS CONSCRIPT TO SUICIDE Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 29.—Rather than face the horrors of war as depicted in a moving picture play he witnessed last August, Paul Winkler, 27, a Lancaster county conscript ordered to report for service October 3, committed suicide at his home two and one-half miles east of Crete by taking strychnine. Winkler’s body was found stretched across a bed In an upstairs room at the Winkler farm by a sister. WOODMEN OF WORLD HEAD CALLED TO WASHINGTON Omaha, Neb., Sept. 27.—W. A. Fraser, sovereign head of the Woodmen of the World, received a telegram last night from the judge advocate of the United States to be in Washington Wednesday morning to confer with him and other government officials about Insurance for soldiers and sailors. NORFOLK—The Madison county coun cil of defense has been asked to start « campaign which will Insure a successful harvesting of the great crop of corn of this county. A shortage of corn huskers Is anticipated and every effort will be made to keep the farmers supplied with sufficient labor until all of the corn Is safely In the crib. Similar action will be taken by defense councils In all other counties of the state at the request of the officers of the state council The corn harvest will be handled locally in this county through the aid of the Madison County Farm Management association, tho Commercial clubs, farmers’ organ izations and other bodies which have al ready been notified of the threatened shortage of corn pickers. LINCOLN—Each county furnishing drafted men for the University of Ne braska school of telegraphy will receive credit on Its quota of men for the train ing camps. It was announced today by Chairman Ashton, of the appellate board. Hoys who have been drafted and have the necessary qualifications are given temporary discharges to enter the teleg raphy school. The school prepares young men for service In the United States elgniil corps army. OMAHA—"Curfew shall not ring to night” has been revised to “Curfew shall ring tonight.” with words and music by the city council, the Juvenile authorities and the committee on morals of the Ne braska state council of defense. Follow ing a joint session of the city dads. Judge I^eslie, Probation Officer Miller and the defense council's committee, the city council ordered Police Corr.missionoi Kugel to Instruct his police officers to enforce the curfew law, which provides that all children under 15 years of age must be off the streets when the curfew rings. The hour, under the law, is S o'clock In lire summer and S o'clock in the winter. CANDIDATE SOUGHT TG DEFEAT NORRIS Republican Leaders in Nebras ka Want Man Who Can Defeat Senator for Nomination. Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 28.—A still hunt Is being made by republican leaders, who object to the course of Senator Norris, for some man to defeat him for the party nomination next year. This group also comprises a number of re actionaries who never voted for Norris. Thus far the hunt has been unsuccess ful. An effort has been made to get Ross L. Hammond, who is more of a progressive than he is a standpatter, but Hammond wants to run for gover nor. Former Senator Burkett, of Lin coln, wouldn’t mind making the race again, but he was defeated so badly when he sought re-election that his de sirability is questioned. Frank H. Woods, of Lincoln, was mentioned, but he declined. Omaha has several men who would not mind making the race, but extreme improbability that the voters of the state would elect a sec ond senator from that city has de terred them from any activity. Norris has not announced his intentions, but he has been sounding sentiment. It is insisted by his friends that there isn't any republican who could beat him for the nomination, and that, with the disaffection among the farmers over price fixing and exemptions, he could clean up any democratic opponent who might be named. CLASS EXEMPTION IS CONSIDERED IMPOSSIBLE Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 28.—Members of the appellate board say that there is nothing in their instructions which will permit them to exempt farmers from going to war while calling clerks, arti sans and others from their vocations. Their instructions are to exempt only those whose services are worth more to the government in their present job than they would he as soldiers. To exempt one class, however, they say, would be contrary to the law and going further than congress permitted. -A STATE AUDITOR DECLINES COURT REPORTER’S CLAIM Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 28.—The state auditor has declined tp allow a claim of $11.20 filed by John M. Taggart, court reporter of District Judge Leslie, for a transcript ordered by the at torney genera] of a case heard in that court. This is the first application of the new law that says that the appro priations are for the full time of the persons filling positions designated and that no warrant shall issue for persons who accept part time employment. FLOUR FOR NORFOLK ASYLUM GROWS CHEAPER Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 28.—Flour for% the use of the state at the Norfolk asy-’ lum has dropped $1 a sack in the last three months. Government control of grain is supposed to be responsible. Norfolk will, in fact, for some reason not known, get cheaper flour than any other state institution. In the contract lettings three months ago the prices at the six institutions ranged from $5.79 to $5.92%, the latter being the price at Kearney. The new prices range from $4.90 a sack, at Norfolk, to $5.40 at Kearney. The state buys 100-pound sacks. ARCHBISHOP CONFIRMS LARGE NEBRASKA CLASSES Fremont, Neb., Sept. 28.—Archbiohop Harty, of Omaha, has spent the first part of the present week on a tour through Dodge and Colfax counties, visiting the Catholic churches and con firming classes. He officiated at such a ceremony today at Schuyler. On Sun day the archbishop paid his first visit to the Fremont church, and was re ceived by nearly 1,000 persons. He confirmed a class of 72. At North Bend yesterday the archbishop confirmed a class of 75. -4 FREMONT AGAIN WILL ENTERTAIN FIREMEN Fremont, Neb., Sept. 28.—The direc tors of the Fremont fire department had another chance yesterday to re lieve themselves of the burden of en tertaining the 1918 volunteer firemen's association. Both Hastings and Scots bluff have asked for the convention. But the directors decided to secure the necessary $1,500 and go ahead with their plans. In view of the new hotel and other facilities recently added, it was thought best to make the most of the gathering of 700 Nebraska fire men. CITIZENSHIP DENIED GERMANS IN NEBRASKA Fremont, Neb., Sept. 28.—Because Jense M. Hansen took Germany's side Jn an argument with his neighbor, Jim Christensen, he was denied citizen ship papers today in district court by Judge Button. Hansen’s neighbor ap peared against him and related some of Hansen’s alleged statements. Judge Button granted only 15 citizen ship certificates among 44 applications. Fifteen persons of German extraction, who had secured the first papers, were refused second papers with instruc tions to "appear at the first term of court after the war with Germany.’’ —•— LINCOLN—Lieutenant Governor How ard is renewing his demand for the resig nation from the stats council of defense of H. E, Gooch, owner of the Lincoln Star and the leading miller of this section. Howard Insists that Gooch Is not a proper person to be a member of a body that Is seeking to place the psople of the state In a better state of defense and quotes from soma papers In lawsuits to show that he was charged with selling flour In sackc that were underweight. Gooch retorts that Howard Is craay and that he Is d-agglng up old trade prac tices that no longer exist. HARTINOTON—Carl Bogle nearly lost his life from burning gasoline accidentally thrown on him by Ernest Ronke. The men were moving a large tractor when the gasoline supply became exhausted and after filling the tank Ronke poured some gasoline on the carburetor to make It start readily. The engine backfired and the gasoline he was pouring Ignited, and In throwing the can away it fell on Bogie. EM HR SON—Frank Rahfeldt, who re cently purchased a farm near Allen, Is erecting some new buildings there. HART1NGTON—Miss Lena Von Seg gern, an employe of the Harttngton hotel, received a badly burned hand when sho placed a lighted match under a coffee urn, which exploded. ALLEN—Prof. J. W. Watson, of Beth any, Neb., has taken the position of principi 1 of the local schools to succeed Faye Clough, who was drafted Into the army. ALLEN—Considerable grading and road work was recently completed east of town on the Al'en-Sioux City market auto road. The work tvaa done with the big county grade r ! FLOOD OF GOLD Teutonic Agent Arrested in Par is Said to Have Received Money From Kai- , ser’s Agent. MONEY SENT FROM U. S. Plan Made to Subsidize Press ia. Favor of Premature Peace, French Authorities Declare. Paris, Oct. 1.—Bolo Pasha, the Levantine, resident of Paris, who has been the object of a judicial investiga tion concerning his supposed relations with the enemy, was arrested today at his hotel, where he had been confined to his rooms for several days by ill ness. In today’s issue the editor of Action Francaise declares the German gov ernment turned over to Bolo Pasha about 40,000,000 francs part through the former khedive of Egypt in Switzerland, and part through an American channel. The money, it is stated, was intended to subsidize the press in the interest of a premature peace. Paris, Oct. 1.—The minister of jus tice, it is announced officially, de cided to send Fernand Monier, - PW9H dent of the Paris court of appeals, be fore the court cessation for “profes sional errors and imprudence." M. Monier first came before the pub lic prominently at the time of the Cail laux case three years ago. The reason for the government’s ac tion was the association of the judge with Bola Pasha. NEW STRIKE DELAYS U. S. SHIP PROGRAM Twelve Thousand Men Walk Out, Demanding Eight-Hour Day for Others. Seattle, Wash., Oct. 1.—Twelve thousand metal workers employed In .Seattle ship yards struck today to en force demands for higher wages and the use of eight-hour lumber. Three large steel ship yards and 95 smaller plants were closed as a result of th» strike. EXEMPTION BOARDS MAY DISCHARGE MEN Aliens Declaring Their Inten tions Since Registration Day Declared Subject to Draft. Washington, D. C., Oct. 1.—A method of relieving hardships in cases where men who should have been ex empted have been ordered to report for military service or have entered camps, has been prescribed by Provost Marshal General Crowder. If a local or district board believes a man has been wrongly ordered to re port for duty, it may reopen the case on its own initiative and revoke the rormer action. If the man has already entered the service he may be dis charged only by the army adjutant gen eral, who will act on recommendations of local or district boards. Another ruling provides that thou sands of aliens who registered for the draft June 5. and who since that date have declared their intentions of be coming citizens, are now subject to draft. TWO RAIDERS CAUGHT; GERMANS BEATEN OFF Unsuccessful Attempt to Reach London Indicates British Defense Increasing. London, Oct. 1.—Two Gorman air planes of a squadron of 20 which un successfully attempted to raid London last night were brought down by the British defenders. Every defensive measure wus used and the invaders were driven off before they even reached the outskirts of the city. A few hastily dropped bombs in the suburbs did little or no damage. The successful operation of the Brit ish aerial defenses in the frustration of the three attempts of German raiders to reach London last night and the destruction of at least two Gothas on the coast lead to the hope that means have been found to deal with moonlight visitors as the Zeppelins were countered last year. This situation, combined with the continued attacks by army and navy fliers on German airdomes in Belgium, Is expected, at any rate, to limit tl* activities of the Germans. SENDS DRAFT OPPONENT TO PRISON^SEVEN YEARS San Francisco, Sept. 29.—Daniel O’Connell, a San Francisco attorney, was sentenced to seven years in the McNeil's island federal penitentiary in Washington today for conspiring to obstruct the selective draft law. "The act for which you stand con victed was very close to treason," de clared Judge W. C. Van Fleet in sen tencing O'Connell. "Unquestionably the things you have done were directly intended to stab your country in the back.” A Californian has invented an appli ance to tell when orchestra instruments are in tune, which resembles a tunin fork on a large scale.