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THURSDAY, AUGUST' 23, 1017. TAC.E 2. PLATTSMOUTII SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL. m - : . ...COMING SHEMBEGK and 7? FOR THE B!G AREITO CLUB DANCE Louisville Town Ml Every Dance given by the Areito Club is a little bet ter than the one before. Eighty-four numbers at our last dance. We want to have a hundred August 24. Plenty of electric fans. Tell your friends to come, A FAREWELL PICNIC. A farewell picnic will be held in the Juli ii Lohnes snnc, one mile north of the lleil school, on Sun. lay, Aumit L'Cih, for the drafted hoys of Fight mile Grove and ilt. l'ieasant precincts. Those in charge of this ontrrtainment have made various plans and have arranged to have a number ''f pood speakers present, one of tl.em bring lion. C II. Taylor, if Omaha. Tiny h.ave arranged to have the Louisville hand, under the leadership of Kd Schulhof of this tiTy. ;-.im vnicn is eonsiuereu a very good hand. They will furnish a pleasing program of music at var ious times. The public is cordially invited to attend this farewell pic ric and oaqii. family or indfridual is requested to bring a picnic lunch, v.hieh will he spread at the neon hour. THE NEW DODGE AGENTS. The Propst parage. W. F. Propst, proprietor, has added to the cars which they h.ave heen handling? the famous I)idg; brothers line, which is well known and which has intro duced itself info the very good will of the buying puhlic, in a way which make the obtaining of enough of the cars to supply the demand a difficult problem. The Podge car is one t)f the best which is being made, a car easily controlled, and safe for women, and is known as a "Ladies' Car" from its easily controlled feature and its safety in operation. As to consump tion of gas, on ordinary roads, where the ground is any way smoothe, no matter if there are a number of hills, which it climbs vsily, it will make from eighteen to twenty-six miles to n gaih n of gn.-oline. Ti c- easy rid ing cjualities are a feature which speak for it.1 If. and one has only to ride in one to know what they are. "When in the market for a car call :i round, or phene for a demonstra tion, which will he gven and no ob ligation to buy will be considered. S-lS-lwk Call rlattpmouth Garage for serv ice. Tel. C'Jl, also livery. J. E Mason, Prop. CASTOR I A For Infants and Children 2n Use For Over 30 Years Always bears .? r- GisiaojTc of The Nehawka Hfiills arc now Rolling and Manufacturing the 0 0 futirw mm "J oHrr KnU" Flrmr T-orrJ For on the top, shelf it now The best cooks wherever you go . Use this famous flour, you know. They just set their yeast and go to bed, For they know on the morrow they will have good Bread. ft' - o Da ST.' JOHN, Prop. JOE! MALCOLM, Head Miller. For Sa by BACK!... HIS SIK PIECE BamcL ALFALFA SEED. Pon't experiment, sow our tested native aifalfa seed, 9!JM' per cent pure. $$.0 to $10.75 per bushel, de livered to your town. live, $2.75, timothy, $3.7.r to $4.00. Samples mailed free. Johnson Pros., Nebras ka City, Nebraska. a23-ltw WILL GO WEST TOMORROW. Fionj Tuesday's Pail v. J. C. Petersen, sr., and wife will start in the morning for a trip through the west, wlm-h will include in its appointments Sterling, Colo.. where they will visit at the home of Ed Spies, and from thence to Den- ver, Colorado Springs, and Cripple Creek. Colo. They have friends in all these places whom they will visit, and expect to visit in that state a couple of weeks. 1 : LOST! LOST! LOST! I have lost the number plate of my car, which is 15,461 Mont. '17 Anyone finding same please leave at the Journal office. Supposed to have been iusl between Plattsmouth and Omaha. HFNIIY MAPSKN. ARE FISHING A LITTLE, TOO. Roy Thompson, who is employed at the Union Stock yards in South Omaha, with a friend, Ray Hall, came down to see Mr. Thompson's parents at the Platte river bridge this morning, and could not resist fhe temptation to come down to the city and see his eld time friends Rcy and his friends will try and catch some fish this afternoon, near where his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J I.. Thompson, live. ;I33 FUNERAL SATURDAY. The funeral of Miss Rose Thomas, who died at the St. Joseph hospital s.'t Omaha yesterday, following an operation, and whose remains were brought home last evening, will be held from the St. John's Catholic church Saturday, August 25th, at 10 o'clock in the morning. PEACHES FOR CANNING. About the first week in September we will have a car of fancy late El berla peaches for canning; $2.50 a bushel. Send your order now and we advise arrival. Johnson Pros Nebraska City, Nebr. a23-ltw. Osgood Lenses. All sizes on hand now. T, II. Pollock Auto Co. rr lrrlinrv is roosting. J. M. kM OaaIri To Control the Mines Proper Pucl Problem, from Mine to Con sumer, Goes Bodily Into the Government's Hands. MEANS A REDUCTION IN THE PRICE NEXT WINTER A New Coal Dictator, with Absolute Power in His Field Will be Appointed as Part of a Plan tp Regulate the Industry. Washington, 1). C, Aug. 22. At a three-hour conference with the Fed eral Trad? commission today, Presi dent Wilson took up the whole sub- ect of war prices and went over in detail the commission's figures on production costs. Most of the time ,vas given to a study of the commis- ion . report, just completed, on the cost of producing steel. To Protect Consumer. Further measures to control the coal situation came in for discus- ion and it was learned that last light's order fixing prices for coal for the entire countrv will he fol- owod closely by others designed to give the government a complete con trol of the industry from mine to consumer. The president went to Hie trade commission ottices at d o clock and remained until 0. He found Com nissioners Davies and Colver there unl the conference began. P.efor it had gone tar, the comm'ssiomr- called in Secretary Bracken and ex perts who have handled the cost ac counting work. Together they explained the the president details of reports on coal steel, copper and other basic mater ials, and outlined the work accom plisiud in getting production costs on a number of materials in winch investigations lip.ve , been com pleted. 9 Steel Next Co :i siulera; ion. For several day.-; r o vtthe president nas gien nis r.ue-u-oii almost en tirely to the worii cf the Federal Trade Commission. Officials with whom he lias consulted are of the opinion tliat a definite price policy will be formulated in the near fu ture. Coal probably will be fim.lij disposeil of first and steel next. i ne iraue commissions steel in vestigation revealed that it will be almost impossible to fix a price for steel as was done in the case of coal. Varying cots in different pianis inaiiC it impract icaoie. it i.; said, to make a flat, price, and. too, costs are continually changing. The plan most favored bv trade commm- sion members is one under which the government would determine the cost of producing definite orders and also would pay a fair percentage of profit on such order. Protect the Public. The chief 'disadvantage of this suggestion is that it provides no plan for protecting th-u general pub lic in its purchases; and protection of the public, the president has em phasized, is one of the chief aims of the administration in enforcing a reduction in prices. The admin istration, however, is understood to be standing behind the Pomerene bill, pending in congress, which vir tually would Kive the government the same powers in fixing prices on steel and other materials as it now has in the case of coal. ATTEND E. L. PICNIC. The Epworth League of the Metho dist church at Louisville held their annual picnic yesterday, and also a district meeting of the officers of the Epw-orth League at. the same time. A party from this place was in at tendance, both at the picnic and at the cabinet meeting of the officers of the league. Those attending from here were Messrs and Misses Jesse and Ilallie Perry and Paul Smith, Grace Paton, Miriam Mauzy, Flor ence Balscr, Loretta Propst and Grace and Eilzabcth Beason. They report having a good time, and that there was a large crowd in attendance. NOTICE! Having dissolved partnership in the firm of Wolff & Ault, we have closed our firm's accounts and all parties knowing themselves indebt ed to us will confer a favor to us by calling and settling the same. Very respectfully, WOLFF & AULT. . Dennison's crepe papr ?t the lonti al office VISITING OLD FRIENDS Milton V. Moore, better known as Milt," who lived in this county for forty-two years, and who lived at Murdock until four years ago, when he. moved to Boone county, where he has a ranch near rrimrose, made this office a very pleasant call this morning, and we were indeed pleas ed to sec -our old time friend. Mr. Moore, besides being a fine fellow, hi one of the best of citizens and a staunch democrat. He was at one time a candidate for county commis sioner of this county on the demo cratic ticket. Mr. Moore is taking medical treatment in Omaha, and run down for the day. Lens Won by Dete rm (nation of Canadians Fought Way With Bombs and Bay onets to Enemy Trenches and Do Brilliant Fighting. Pritish Front in France and I'd- gium, August 22. The tierce battle which began at dawn yesterday with the capture of 2,oa) yards of (!er nian positions on the outskirts of the citv of Lens, the Krench coal cen ter, continued throughout the day at eloo quarters, and late this after noon there was no d::iiiiui.tt im. in the intensity of the sfrucLh- between ihe attacking Canadian:? and the Ger man forces. The Canadians, this i iorinii, fought their way forward with hand bomb: and havonets north woi ami southwest of the hcu"l of the c:t ind t-iiice then the (Jenuans hi uen sendinu in wave after wave cf infantry in desperate count tacks. a i The-Canadians have held siroiur- Iv'and the IJermar.s h::ve suffered heavy casualties, as they must havt expected from the nature of their lounicr lhru: tl in v hich no thought was given as to the coi i in 111" The tri";i:g feature of the bailie lies in the fari. th't the drniaiis al o had mo. -id foops fo.' a courier tt.,t at dawn : v.-.-.inst the newiy uired Canadian outposts in te.e rortn west environs of Lens and had ac lually started f !i.?ir advance when ihey were : urpri 'd by enci;iii(er Ing the oiinv-hing Canadians in "No .Man's Land." 1'oth oi'femive-; had begun at the : an;e hour, hut a heavy mist hur.g over the ground and the (b'rmans were apparently unaware of the Ca nadian prenarai ion- until the Cana dian.", were up.iii t n tiii with the bay onet. Cr.MKTERY. We are now prepared to make your monument. m-:rl;e;s ar.d lot corners right at home. Cass County Monu ment Co., W. T. W.is-ell, manager. Hotel Kiley block, Plat isniouth. Neb. LOST OR STRAYED. From my home, one mile northwest of Mynard, a yearling heifer, brand ed "S" on riadit hip. Anyone know ing anything as to if:; whereabouts, notify Albert Satchell or call Phono 2205. S-ia-ltwkly l'OU SALE. New, strictly modern 0-room house and 5 lots; good outbuildings; cistern and well on place. Cnarles W. Hula, Plattsmouth, Neb., phone No. '2V9. HER DEATH NEAR So Everyone Thought, But Is Now Yell And Stronger Than Ever. Newton, Mo. "I can certainly speak a good word for Cardui, the woman's tonic," says Mrs. Jay Rhoades, of this town. "I suffered for 12 years with my right side, and the last three years, I would have a bad spell with it about every three months. I would get so bad off, every one would think I could not live. The first of July, I began taking Cardui, the woman's tonic, and I haven't had a bad epell since soon after I began taking it. Before taking Cardui, I was so ir regular, and, at time3, I could hardly stand on my feet. Now, I can clean house, and do any kind of work with out it3 hurting me in the least. Cardui will surely do for other women, what it did for me. I am tell ing all my neighbors about it." Cardui is a mild and effective tonio for women, that has been found, by . actual use, during more than 50 year3, to relieve the ailments to which all women are peculiarly liable. Card-u-i has helped thousands. wi,v ??t vcu? Try it. N'CBJ NEBRASKA NEWS si Happenings of the Week in Condensed Form. Ten young men arrested at Wymore In a raid by officers paid fines aggre gating ?325 on the charge of gambling. Hiram Hoppick, a wealthy farmer residing six; miles north of Hcming- ford, is dead of injuries sustained when ho was kicked by a horse. The Northwestern coal chutes and two carloads of coal at Scribner were destroyed by fire. Spontaneous com bustion is believed to have been the cause. Joseph Steanczyk of Omaha, who since June 5 has been frightened lest he should have to go to war, has been taken to an asylum for the insane at Hastings. Arrangements are well under way for the second annual National Swine show to be held in the horse and mule barn at South Omaha from Oct. o to 10, inclusive. Steps are being taken to deport Adin Ferdig of Lincoln, a Swede, to his native land because of alleged dis loyal remarks concerning American federal authorities. A hulf dozen loads of hogs on the South Omaha market rec ently brought a new record price, $l;.:o per P'D pounds. The previous record, $lf!.20, was paid last May. E. D. Copsey of York killed himself by inhaling gas during a lit of de spondency. He was seventy-six years of ase and had been a resident of York county since 1SC.7. Captain Harry C. Kline of Omaha, chaplain of the Sixth Nebraska regi ment. In as reported in Lincoln for da'.y. He is said to be the only Salvation Army chaplain in the service. George Jcrgcnson. a farmer living n rth of Avoca. killed a blue heron on Sheldon's pond. The bird was tak en to Lincoln, where it will be mount ed. The bird is rarely seen in that part of the state. The farm of G. A. Smith cstato. con taining l'.l acres, located northwest pi Fremont, adjoining the tractor grounds, was sold at auction for ?2"r an acre. William Middaugh of Ames was the purchaser. George Smith of Peatrice. who was arrested on the charge of arson in connection with a fire which damaged his restaurant on the nisht of .luly 2'. was acquitted by Judge EllU at the clcse of his preliminary hearing. Dr. J. H. P.oyes, head of the l'.iuo Valley hospital at Hebron, has receiv ed his commission as first .lieutenant in the medical officers' reserve corps, lie is subject to the call of the sur geon general of the United States iiniy. Miss Esther Ftter died in the office of a Laurel physician while under going an operation for the tonisils. She was twenty-live years old and the rnly daughter of NeU Utter, a prominent farmer residing near that place. Robert 15. Ywiring of Geneva, a stu dent at the officers' training camp at Fort Sneiling, Minn., has been com missioned a second lieutenant in the new national army, according to a telegram received from Adjutant Gen eral Steele. .1. P. Kingston, a young farmer re siding near Polk, was attacked by a ic-ious bull and suffered the breaking of h.is collarbone, the dislocation of a hip and severe bruises. He was hur ried tp the hospital at York for medi cal attention. There will be a meeting of officers of all the county councils of defense at Lincoln some time in early September, according to Secretary liichmond of the staro council. The exact date" has not been decided upon, but it will probably be about Sept. 4. Valentino Hitchler. a farmer resil ing near Abbott, tried to spray the hen-coop with gasoline and smoked a pipe at the- same time. A fire was started in which Hitchler was badly burned about the arms, legs and face. The hen coop was destroyed. Rudolph Miik, seventeen-year-old son of .low Miik of Hartington. was badly hurt when ho fell from a load of oats and landed under the team which kicked him a number of times and then pulled the wagon over his chest, crushing him below the collar bone. Dr. J. W. Thomas, Nehawka's only physician, will soon leave for France. He will be with the Omaha Red Cross ambulance corps. No. 3.", which is made up of five doctors, one captain, four first lieutenants an-J 119 privates. The corps is made up ofall Nebraska men. F. R. Elston of Lincoln and Oren Atkinson of Omaha were arrested by Officers Hollibaugh and Cohen in Pes Moines. The men were taken in a car that had- been stripped of all its accessories, carrying a Nebraska num brr. It is thought that the car was stolen. With every county in the state re porting in increase in valuation the total assessed valuation of the state will show an increase of $28,311,649 this year over the i916 figures. The total assessed valuation of the state, providing the state board make3 no changes, will be $592,138,923. On the Charles Bright farm near Stella the average yield of twenty acres of oats was seventy-four bushela cr acre. Part of the oats were hauled from the threshing machine for 70 cents, making a return of $51.80 per acre. The oats were raised on ground where the wheat was winter killed. j I SAY hot enough for a bathing suit. Wc have them in all sizes. We also have a few Palm Beach suits left that you can buy at ver' cool prices. And don't forget the straw hats. They're going at 250 discount and some of them half off. We have the official army kiki shirt, buttondown pockets, $1 .65. Army hats boy's $ 1 .25; men's $1.50. 'EVERYBODY'S SipRE John McNurlin returned last ev ening from a trip to Weeping Water, where he spent the night before at the home of his brother, Frank McNurlin, ,thc rain catching him there. Fd Tutt, of the firm of Hiait Tutt, of Murray, was a vi ifnr a short time in the city this morning, v.hen he was on his way to Omaha, where he will attend the Merchant.-.' convention, which is in progress at that place. NSW TAXI SERVIC In connection with the garage and sales service, the Prcpst garage have ju:t inaugurated a day and night taxi service, and have gentlemanly and courteous drivers. V.'h::i Li need of service call Phone No. 12. The Prcpst Garage. GOAL DEALERS fME THE FU8LIC PAY THE'R LOSSES Topeka, Kansas, Aug. 2 0. Kamas coal operators are selling coal to the railroads at. $2 a ton which costs them $2.13 a ton to mine and arc selling the same coal to jobbers and retailers so that the public pays ?ti a ton for it. This information was brought, out at a conference of coal operators here today with Governor Capper. John Mayer, spokesman of the op erators, explained that the operators were obliged to till .contracts made some time ago at too low a price. "All of which means," Governor Capper answered, "that you are com pelling the public to pay exorbitant price for coal so that cm can make good your losses on the coal you are selling to the railroads." JUNK WANTED. i If you have anything that is I classed as above, bring it to our v yards, or phone 50.r. Maga- ! I- zincs, rags, rubber, metals, and l-I- iron. Highest cps'i market price v y paic. riattsmouth Junk Yards, l Lincoln avenue. Pen Hankin l son. ! makes a $10.00 man A cheap traveling bag likewise looks cheap and cheapens the "stepping out" clothes you wear when you hit for cooler climate and chunks of scenery. Toss your duds into one of our cast window bags or suit cases and go. No wear out to them 0 to 63 IT IS" SXQRE" M is- Laura Meisinger was a visi tor, v.iih relatives at Menson today, being a passenger for that place this morning. - Co with Ko::cncrans Sunday and see ti'iir.' of ti. iiiiest. farm land:;, and at prices which will certainly anneal to anyone. For earache, toothache, pains, burn::, i.calds. sore tbroa!, try Dr. Thomas' Ivdecfic Oil, a splendid rem- Mrs. U. S. i'elz departed for L'agk larf evening, where she will visit, for a few days with her 'parents. Mr. and Mr. A. H. Vanlandiugham. One way to relieve har:tual consti pation is to lake regularly a mild laxative. Doan's Regulets are recom mended for thi. purpose. S0c a box at all drug stores. Most disfiguring si. in eruptions, scrofula, pimples, rashes, etc.. are due to impure ldood. P.urdock Blood Piftcrr? as a cU'ansing ldood tonic1, i -well recommended. SI.'-Ij at all stores. M:,;:.-.,s Vera and Margaret Moore, daughters of Frank .Moore, departed la -J evening for Memphis. where they will visit for some time at the hme of Mr. and Mrs. Elinor Eiken bc rry. $15,000 PLATTSMOUTH. NEB.. HIGH SCHOOL BONDS The above bond?, in denominations of $1.0 'J 0 , are now being offered for sale. Parties desiring to purchase same for investment will receive full information on inquiry at the Bank of Cass County. KETUKNS HOME TODAY. Mr. G. K. Hubhell, of Prainard. this state, who has been visiting in in tne city for the past few days, at the home of his son. H. F. Hubbcll and family, departed this morning tVr Omaha, where lie will visit for some tin e at the home of another son, Mr. K. C. Hubhell and family, before returning to his home at Prainard. $1 m MM? 1 I r L 8 m j