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TOL. XXXIV.
PLATTSMOUTH. NEBRASKA, .MONDAY, JUNE 11, 1917.
No. 213.
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RED DROSS CHAP
TER PERFECTS
ORGANIZAT!
Officers and Committee Named
Open up Campaign Throughout
the County.
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From Saturday's Daily.
The local chapter of the American
Red Cross society is planning an ex
tensive campaign for membership and
to raise the funds that will be neces
sary to carry on the campaign for the
preparation of giving full aid to the
national organization during the war.
To further the interest of the society
it is planned to have auxiliaries of
the Plattsmouth chapter established
throughout the county in all of the
towns, and for this purpose a repre
sentative board of all sections of the
county has ben selected, composed of
the following: Henry Snoke, Eagle;
Dale Boyles, Alvo; Walter Pailing,
Greenwood; Charles S. Stone, Elm
wood; Henry Guthmann, Murdock; O.
W. Zaar, South Bend; Paul Fitzger
ald, Louisville; Father W. D. Hig
gins, Manley; J. M. Teegarden, Weep
ing Water; Orlando Tefft, Avoca;
Frank P. Sheldon, Nehawka; W. B.
Banning, Union; Dr. G. H. Gilmore,
Murray; Joseph J. Johnson, Platts
mouth precinct. With these will be
associated Judge James T. Begley,
chairman of the local chapter; Dr. T.
P. Livingston, vice-chairman. Presi
dent W. W. Robertson of the Com
mercial club; Miss Bernese Newell,
regent of the Daughters of the Amer
ican Revolution; Mrs. Val Burkle,
president of the Woman's Relief corps;
W. II. Freese, commander of the
Grand Army post; Mayor J. P. Satt
ler, Rev. T. A. Truscott, Rev. H. G.
McClusky, Father W. S. Leete, Father
M. A. Shine, Father John Vicek, Rev.
J. II. Steger.
For the executive committee of the
local chapter, Judge J. T. Begley, E.
II. Wescott, J.'P. Falter, Miss Minnie
Guthmann and Mrs. T. P. Livingston
have been named.
The finance committee of the Red
Cross chapter selected will consist
of Charles C. Parmele, Carl G. Fricke
and Frank E. Schlater.
In the county campaign to be car
ried out a two days' tour of the coun
ty will be made on Thursday and Fri
day of next week, leaving this city
Thursday at 8 a. m. The followrng
will be the schedule of the speakers
and members of the party: Cedar
Creek, 9 a. m.; Louisville, 10:30 a.
m.; South Bend, 1 p. m.; Greenwood,
2:80 p. m.; Murdock, 4 p. m.; Manley,
5:30 p. m.; Weeping Water, 8 p. m.
Friday, June 15 Murray, 9 a. m.;
Union, 10 a. m.; Nehawka, 1 p. m.;
Avoca, 2:30 p. m.; Eagle 4:30 p. m.;
Alvo, 5:30 p. m.; Elmwood, 8 o'clock.
The Red Cross is one of the inspir
ing institutions to which the Amer
ican citizens who are not able to bear
arms will be able to sustain and will
bring to the sick and wounded in the
hospitals and on the battle fields a re
lief and aid in their suffering. Any
sum given in the Red Cross work is
dedicated to a noble cause and should
be freely given.
-CARNIVAL MANAGEMENT TO
ENTERTAIN SOLDIER BOYS
From Saturday's Daily.
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings
at the municipal carnival is to be des
ignated as military nights and at this
time the boys of Company C of the
Fourth Nebraska will be the guests
of Sydney Landcraft, special agent
of the Tom W. Allen shows. Tuesday
all of the soldier boys that can be off
duty will be entertained and on
Wednesday evening those who were
on guard Tuesday night will be en
tertained. Mr. Landcraft is strong
for the boys as he is himself a mem
ber of the machine gun company of
the Illinois National Guard, and is ex
pecting shortly to be called out for
service. The special nights will be
very much enjoyed by the members of
the company stationed here and they
are looking forward to it with much
pleasure.
Mrs. E. D. Spencer, who has been
visiting relatives at Glidden, la., for
the past five weeks, returned home
Saturday evening.
ON
VERY PLEASANT DANCING
PARTY AT GERMAN HOME
From Saturday's Daily.
A very pleasant dancing party was
given last evening at the Turn-Verein
by Mrs. H. E. Wideman, who has
charge of the hall and is giving a
series of instructions in physical cul
ture for the ladies of Plattsmouth,
and will also. conduct a class in danc
ing each Friday evening. The danc
ing class will be from 8 to 9 o'clock
and the fee 50c for the dancing les
sons and assembly that will be com
menced at 9 o'clock. The public will
be admitted to the assembly and a
fee of 25c charged.
The dance last evening was thor
oughly enjoyed, the music being fur
nished by Miss Honor Seybert at the
piano and George E. Wideman on the
drums, and a large number availed
themselves of the opportunity to en
joy a lew nours in a social way in
the delights of the dance.
FUNERAL OF LATE
JOHN H. GQUGKLIN
HELD THIS MORNING
From Saturday's Daily.
This morning the body of the late
John II. Coughlin, of Chicago, ar
rived in this city to be laid at rest
in the Oak Hill cemetery. The body
arrived on No. 5 over the Burlington
and was accompanied by the widow,
Mrs. Christine Soennichsen Coughlin,
and father, II. M. Soennichsen, and
brother, Henry Soennichsen, who had
attended the services at Chicago. A
rge number of the relatives and
friends of the family were at the sta
tion to meet the funeral part' and
accompanied the cortege to the ceme
tery. At the grave a short prayer
service was held by Rev. H. G. Mc
Clusky, pastor of the Presbyterian
church, as the body was consigned
to its last earthly resting place. The
pall bearers were selected from
among the friends, being Philip Thie-
rolf, Dr. J. S. Livingston, H. E.
Brady, J. W. Crabill, J. H. Thrasher
and V. M. Mullis. In this, one of the
bitter hours of life, the sorrowing
wife will have the deepest sympathy
of the host of friends throughout the
city in her loss.
The funeral services held in Chi
cago yesterday were at the Bentley
chapel on Clark street, and were con
ducted by Dr. Frank W. Gunsalus of
the Peoples' church, of which Mr.
Coughlin had been a member. The
body was taken direct from the chapel
to the station, where it was sent to
this city.
11. A. SCHNEIDER PUR
CHASES AN INTEREST iN
PLATTSMOUTH BANK
From Saturday's Daily.
The many friends of Henry A
Schneider throughout Cass county
will be pleased to learn that he will
have an active part in the business
life of Plattsmouth, as he has just
purchased stock in the Plattsmouth
State bank, and will hereafter have
an active part in that institution
There will be no change made in the
bank aside from the addition of Mr,
Schneider to the management of the
institution. Mr. Schneider has had a
great deal of experience in the bank
ing business and his splendid ability
will be found to be a valuable addi
tion to the growing business of the
Plattsmouth State bank, and his
pleasant personality a great force in
the future in advancing the interests
of tha bank. Mr. Schneider was for
some time interested in banking in
Oregon and California before return
ing to this city. It is a pleasure to
learn that the Schneider family are
to remain ar permanent residents of
this citj .
PURCHASES NEW CAR.
Ed Spangler, residing south of
Plattsmouth, is the pjsgjeaqr of a
mighty fine new car - tliisiyeek the
Hudson Super-Six Sedan., -that he
purchased through the-L. H. Puis
agency, at Murray. Mr. Spangler has
just cause to feel a trifle proud over
the ownership of one of these cars,
as they are certainly beauties in ev
ery sense of the term.
Renowned Artists
On the
BRUNO KTJEHN, NOTED GERMAN VIOLINIST, AND CHAR
LOTTE BERGH, THE LYRIC SOPRANO, AND AS
SISTING ARTISTS CONSTITUTE A COM.
PANY OF RECOGNIZED ABILITY.
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ON the second day are the Kuehn Com-crt I 'any, a tympany of real art
ists. The skilled musicians of the community will appreciate them, ami
-.at the same time they render a program everybody else will enjoy. Bru
no Kuebn. who occupied the chair 83 leading violinist with Theodore Thomas
Orchestra, Is one of the really great vioiinists that hare ever appeared on a
Chautauqua circuit In the central west. Charlotte Hergli. the' lyric soprano,
was cre.it six or seven years ago when she Mas booked by thin bureau as a
member of another company. She hus""bcea doing lycenin and cbtrutauqua
work all these years since and with increasing popularity.
PLATTSMOUTH MAY
' HAVE COMPANY IN
THE SIXTH NEBRASKA
Under the plans for the formation
of the Sixth Nebraska regiment of
infantiy for service in the war, the
city of Plattsmouth has been desig
nated as one of the towns that will
probably be assigned a company for
service in the regiment. It has been
endeavored several times to secure a
company in the Fifth regiment, but
this was unsuccessful, and now the
opportunity is at hand to give this
city a representation in the state
quota to the federal army. Under
the registration of Tuesday Cass
county produced 1,700 even in men of
the military age and should be able
tof produce several companies if need,
be? ' Plattsmouth with a . registration
of 322 should be able to turn out a
cqmpny of, their own if; need be and
still allow plenty of -!men to cover the
exemptions and disability losses that
will follow the drafting. The war
strength of the companies will be 150
men and from the 322 these should
easily be selected for service. The
state will under the conscription fur
The Modern Spirit
of co-operation, the spirit which animates all
successful business, prevails in the organization
of our Federal reserve bank.
We own stock in it. We keep our reserve
cash in it. We have a voice in electing its di
rectors and through them in choosing its man
agement. It is our bank, and its resources en
ables us at all times to meet the legitimate bank
ing requirements of our community.
You, in turn, can co-operate wilh us in main
taining the Federal Reserve Banking System, and
1 IP MEMBERt-g'M
fTFEDERAL KESEHVE
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
The only National Bank in Plattsmouth
to Appear
Chautauqua Program
nish several additional regiments for
service and by the companies being
selected from the towns and counties
will prove much more pleasant to the
men, as it will, keep them in touch
with each other, even if sent on for
eign service, and allow them to repre
sent their community in a fitting
manner. The plans for the new regi
ment avs being formulated in the of
fice of the adjutant general of the
state and it is thought that by July
15 it will be possible to get the new
organization under way to take the
place of the Fourth and Fifth when
they are called out for active service.
The Fourth regiment is already in
the federal service and will probably
be among the first to be sent abroad
with the American expedition to
France.
CARD OF THANKS.
We wish to express our sincere
thanks to our many friends who, with
willing hearts so ably assisted us
during the illness and death of our
beloved husband, father and brother,
Conrad H. Vallery; also, for the many
beautiful floral offerings.
Mrs. C. H. Vallery and Family,
J. R. Vallery and Family,
T. W. Vallery and Family.
Dawson Will Fix It.
at the same time share in its
benefits and protection by be
coming one of our depositors.
DEATH OF JOS. BECKER,
FORMER CASS COUNTY
CITIZEN, AT WICHITA
From Friday's Daily.
The sad news was received m this
city last evening announcing the
death at Wichita, Kan., of Joseph
Becker, a prominent business man of
that citv and former Cass county
resident. It will be remembered by
the Journal readers that several
weeks ago Mr. Becker was report
ed as the victim of a hold up man,
during the process of which he was
shot by the robber. Mr. Pecker
while lying unconscious was robbed
of money, watch and jewelry, and it
was net until some time after the af
fair that he was found by passersby
and taken to the hospital. It was
found then that the condition of the
wounded man was very serious and
that his recovery was very doubtful,
as it was impossible to locate the bul
let that had inflicted the wounds. The
wounded man has been gradually
sinking since the shooting and never
fully recovered consciousness from
the effects of the shooting. The de
ceased was a son of Mrs. L. C. Beck
er, of Union, and a brother of Mrs.
Mary I. Allison, of this city, and Abe
Becker, of Union. The body will be
brought to Union Saturday afternoon
on the Missouri Pacific and the fune
ral will be held Sunday from the Lew-
istcn church.
AVOCA HAS A RECORD
THAT IS HARD TO
BEAT ON ENLISTMENT
From Friday's Daily.
Avoca, one of the thriving little
little towns of Cass county, has a dis
tinction that few other towns can
boast of, and that is the fact that
every unmarried male resident of the
town of military age has enlisted in
the naval or military service of the
nation. Several of the patriotic young
men were rejected on account of
physical defects but their spirit was
shown in answering the call. All of
the enlistments were made before
June 5th, and were purely voluntary
on the part of the young men. This
is truly something that the Avoca
people can well feel proud of and the
splendid list of young men that will
serve the nation is one that will be
cherished in the history of Cass coun
ty. In honor of the men a reception
was held in the town hall in Avoca
this week, when a fittnig farewell was
given the young men who are soon
to leave to take up their different du
ties under the folds of Old Glory. As
record-breaking demonstration of
patriotism Avoca and her brave sons
have set a new mark and the fami-
ies and friends of the soldiers and
sailors can rest assured that they will
sustain the reputation of the state
and the nation, in their service for
the United States.
FUNERAL SERVICES OF
LATE CONRAD VALLERY
From Friday's Daily.
The funeral services of the late
Conrad H. Vallery was held yesterday
afternoon from the Liberty church
south of this city and was one of the
most largely attended that has been
held in this section of the county in
years. For many miles around the
old friends and neighbors gathered to
pay their last tributes of love and re
spect to the one who for his entire
lifetime had made his home in their
midst. The esrvices were conducted
by Rev. Pontius of the United Breth
ren church, who spoke of the life of
the departed and held out to those
who mourned the hope of a meeting
in another world where the grief of
parting should be unknown. The
friends present were so numerous as
to fill the church to its utmost ca
pacity, and a very large number re
mained without the building to pay
their tribute of esteem to their friend,
gone from them for a little while. The
body was laid to rest in the Horning
cemetery.
P. T. Becker was among those vis
iting in the city Saturday looking
after some trading with the mer
chants.
!
THE FLAG GOES BY.
Hats off!
Along the street there come?
A blare of bugles, a ruffle of drums,
A flash of color beneath the
Hats off!
The flag is passing by!
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Blue and crimson and white it stands,
Over the steel-tipped ordered lines.
Hats off!
The colors before us fly;
But more than the flag is passing by.
Sea fights and land fights, grim and
great,
Fought to make and to save the
state ;
Weary marches and sinking ships;
Cheers of victory on dying lips ;
Days of plenty and years of peace;
March of a strong land's swift in
crease; Equal justice, right and law,
Stately honor and reverend awe;
Sign of a nation, great and strong,
To ward her people from foreign
wrong;
Pride and glory and honor all
Live in the fcolors to stand or fall.
Hats off!
Along the street there comes
A blare of bugles, a ruffle of drums;
And loyal hearts are beating high:
Hats off!
The flag is passing by!
Henry Holcomb Bennett.
BOYS TAKEN THROUGH A
"COURSE OF SPROUTS"
BY THE COUNTY ATTORNEY
From Friday's Daily
County Attorney Cole was engaged
this morning in sifting out the com
plaint made against three young boys
who were charged with having taken
a quantity of brass that it is claimed
was the property of the Burlington
railroad and included two brass fire
extinguishers. The boys were round
ed up by Sheriff Quinton and brought
in to be examined and returned a part
of the brass it is claimed they had
taken. From the story of the boys
they state that they found the brass
hid along the tracks of the Burling
ton north of the depot and merely
took the stuff home with them, not
knowing that it had been stolen. So
far there has been no complaint filed
by the county attorney in the case,
as it' will be investigated very thor
oughly to determine just how much
truth there is in the story as to how
the brass came into the possession of
the boys.
GOVERNOR NAMES
JUNE 14 AS FLAG
DAY IN NEBRASKA
Lincoln, "Neb., June 7. Governor
Keith Neville, in a proclamation is
sued today, calls upon Nebraskans to
generally observe flag day. The proc
lamation follows:
"June 14 has come to be recognized
as flag day in most, if not all, states
of the union, and for several years
has been specially mentioned as such
by the governors of this state.
"This year it falls on one of the
days of the semi-centennial celebra
tion of the admission of Nebraska in
to the union. Such is the patriotic
sentiment of the people at this time
that it needs no urging to have them
display the nag. It is now in evi
dence everywhere. Nevertheless,
some additional distinguishing fea
tures might be given in its display on
that particuclar day.
"Many of the nations of the earth,
belligerent and neutral in the great
world crisis, now look to our country
as the most potent factor in the final
settlement of the bitter controversy
pending, and the Stars and Stripes
will be welcomed by those who .re
struggling for the establishment of a
form of government that will insure
universal peace.
"In view of these conditions, I,
Keith Neville, goyernor of Nebraska,
set apart Thursday, June 14, as Flag
day, to be? observed in a manner that
will give' lhe: best expression of the
love we have for our country.
"Witness my hand and the great
seal of the state this sixth day of
June, 1917.
"KEITH NEVILLE,
- .Govenor."
A GOOD GAME
WHILE IT LASTED
Disagreement Causes the Visitors to
Abandon the Game, and It is
Given to Locals, 9 to 0.
The base ball game staged yester
day afternoon at the Red Sox park
between the members of the Hose
crew and the Ramblers of the Greater
Omaha league, while it lasted, was
one of the best games of the season
from all standpoints, but unfortu
nately was cut short in the seventh
inning when on a decision of Umpire
McCauley the Omaha team took ex
ceptions and withdrew from the field
rather than continue the conflict.
Jimmy Maylan, the star of the Omaha
team was on the mound for the vis
itors, while Harp, of Nebraska City,
did the dark work for the locals. Th
visitors had the long end of the game
at the time the disagreement arose
between the umpire and the two,
teams, the score being 3 to 0. Owing
to the fact that the Ramblers refused
to longer continue playing, the game
was declared forfeited, by the score
of 9 to 0 in favor of Plattsmouth.
The visitors drew first blood in the
fifth inning when they annexed the
first score of the game as the result
of Mogenson being given a pass,
while Kemmey was safe on the error
of Edwards, and a single by Moylan
scored Mogenson, while Kemmey and
Moylan scored on the drive of Swan
son along the first base line.
It was in the seventh, with the lo
cals threatening to score, that the
dispute arose. Mason was out on a
fly to Garnett at short stop. Grass
man was safe at the initial sack on
an error by Ncgard, and when Ed
wards hit to short and the throw was
made to .McAndrews ,at third the ruc
tion and severing of diplomatic rela
tions took place. The Omaha team
claimed that their peg had caught
Grassman off of the bag before he
had been able to touch it, and his
being called safe by Umpire McCau
ley brought on the dispute that ended
the game, to the great disappoint
ment of the fans, who had hoped to
witness the completion of the game
thr.t had been so promising in the
beginning.
After the first game had broken up
in a row, tne boys of Company C
from the Burlington bridge, and the
high school team indulged in a five
inning game that was interesting and
close, with a score of 3 to 2 in favor
of the high school. Joe McCarthy
did the pitching for the high schoo1.
while Daly, one of the fast base ball
artists of the army, was on the
mcund fcr the soldiers, and gave a
demonstration of his smoke that kept
the high school guessing, and had it
not been for a few errors would hava
registered a win. Clyde Holland for
Company C and Albert Janda of the
high school teams were the chief big
stick artists. Daly, with a timely hit
in the third inning, scored the first
blood for the soldiers. A very clever
triple play was made by the army
team in the fourth, Hansen to John
son to Holland, that retired the high
school side. Pavlik, the catcher of
Company C, was the star in the field
ing, and his playing was good all the
way through, and his generalship con-
tiibuted to the interest of the con
flict. Gustofson, OTool and Rasneick
were in evidence in the fielding de
partment of the sport for the army.
The soldiers are looking for other
games in the future and will prepare
to meet all comers.
A FINE NEW CAR.
George M. Hild is sporting a
mighty fine new car this week one
that he drove down from Omaha
Thursday. A new one in this' locality,
but not new in the east, where it is
well and best known, the "Crow
Elkhart," one of the finest looking
machines that we have seen. It has
been manufactured at Elkhart, Ind.,
for the past nine years, and is said
to be a wonder for the money. George
has taken the agency for this locality,
and is ready to show you just what
the "Crow-Elkhart" will do, at your
convenience.
Arthur Baker oX Murray came up
last evening to spend a few hours
visiting with his friends in the county
seat.