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Neb State Historical Soo be VOL. XXXV. PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1917. No. 28. i ; ' i i t 1 1 f i 1 I i! i LIFESENTENCE FOR FORMER RUSS MISTER OF WAR GENERAL SOUKHOMLINOFF CON VICTED OF HIGH TREASON; WIFE ACQUITTED ; MOTLEY CROWD HEARS TRIAL. Fetrograd. Sept. 2G. General Soukhomlinoff, former minister of war, was sentenced to hard labor for life after conviction of the charge of high treason in the court here today. Madame Soukhomlinoff was ac quitted. A throng assembled this morning In the hall in which is being held the trial of General Soukhomlinoff, as former war minister, for high treason, and of Madame Soukhomli noff, as his accomplice, as the hour approached for the finding of the verdict. The crowd composed a var ied picture made possible only by the revolution. Generals in splendid uniforms rubbed elbows with private soldiers clad in rusty blouses. Women in silks and furs jostled plain gown ed women of the poor. As the chief justice addressed the jurors, instructing them in the law, the court room was like a scene in a picturesque drama. General Soukhomlinoff. in drab uniform, bald and bearded, sat with head in hand, elbow on the dock, peering intently at the jurors. Be side him was his wife, a pale, cameo-featured wornai of perhaps 3". She seemed only half her hus band's age. Her black dress and hat with veil thrown back ient un expected gravity to her- face? vriva cious when surrounded by grayer colors. Besides the dock, standing stiffly at attention save for Turtive glances occasionally at the prisoner stood two massive Russian soldiers in brown blouses, their rifles with fix ed bayonets resting on the floor. WILL SPEND MONTH IN SOUTH. Thomas Wiles and wife departed this afternoon for the south, going over the Missouri Pacific, their ob jective being Arkansas, and while away they will also visitin Kansas and Oklahoma. They go to Little Rock. Arkansas, where they will be the guests of Mr. Wiles son, Loren Wiles, who is the minister of the Christian church at that place. They will spend some time there, and will then visit at the home of Mr. Wiles' daughter, Mrs. Charles A. Finch, who makes her home at Fayette, Arkansas, where her husband is the minister of the Christian church. They will visit here for some time, and elsewhere, timing their return to arrive in Kansas City on the date of the general convention of the Christian church which is to be at that place, from October 24th to the 29th. inclusive. They will stop there and be in attendance at that event, where the entire membership of the Christian churches of Amer ica will be represented. From there they will return home, making about a months visit. ATTENDS CONFERENCE. From Tuesday's naily. Rev. E. II. Pontius departed this morning for York, where he goes to attend the annual conference of the United Brethren church of which he is the minister located just south of this city. Rev. Pontius has met with good success in his work In the church for which he now min isters and it is hoped that he will be retained for another year. GOES SOUTH FOR WINTER. From Tuesday's Dally. John C. Franks, and mother, the former a barber, who has been in the employe of A. J. Trility for the past fortnight, departed today for the sunny southland, and will spend the winter, where the skys are bluer and the wintry storms fewer. His mother will stop to visit a daughter in Kansas, while he will go to Tex as. Jack Sternes. of St. Joseph wields the razor in' his place, and wi.ll cater to the discriminating pub lie at the Trility.. shaving emporium NEW -HOME NEARING .; COMPLETION A. L. Huffer, who is building a new home just a little ways south west of the city, was in the city this morniug for some materials for the house, and says that the Avork on the building is progressing nicely. and that John W. Kinser, who is doing the plastering, will have com pleted his work tomorrow, and that the carpenters will then get at the finishing of the interior. This is making a good home for Mr. Huffer and his wife, it being a seven room house with all the modern conven iences, including bath and furnace heat. SIXTH BIRTHDAY. Little Miss Janet Snyder was six years old yesterday and a number of her little playmates and friends were invited to come to her home on Pearl street in the afternoon after school to assist her in celebrating this aus-pic-ous occasion. For several hours the children romped and played var ious games and indulged in amuse ments in which children find so much delight and pleasure, and the parlors of the A. J. Snyder home rang with merriment and laughter. A peanut hunt was one of the games the children played and this afforded them considerable amusement for a quarter of an hour. At an appoint ed time a tempting birthday lunch eon, consisting of ice cream and cake, fruit and candies, was served. Mrs. Snyder was assisted in the serv ing and entertaining by Mrs. Em mons Ptak. The centerpiece consist ed of a huge birthday cake, gar nished with six candles. Little Miss Janet was made the happy recipient of many beautiful birthday gifts. which will be constant reminders of this happy day. Just about dusk, the little guests, after wishing Miss Ja net many more happy birthdays de parted for their homes much enthus ed with this pleasant party. Those in attendance were little Misses Maxine Cloidt, Mary Swatek, Louvisa Albert, Esther Cowles, Fay Halstead, Alice Ptak, Janet Snyder, and Masters Cloide and Theodore Ptak. Keith and Dean Snyder. BUYS A NEW REO CAR. L. W. Nelson, south of this city, has just purchased a new Reo car, through the T. L. Amick agency of this city. Mr. Nelson has . been getting along without a car for some time .thinking that the team was doing the work alright until he saw that the matter of time and a sav ing of the animals was economy, and has invested in the car as a matter of business expediency as well as desiring to have the car for the added convenience which it brings. John Rohrdanz living near Manley has added to his equipment also a new Reo car, which will enable him to better care for his business as well as being a pleasure to have, and use. SERGEANT MATTHEW HEROLD. From Tuesday's Daily. Matthew Herold, who is attached to the 169th regiment of infantr', was a short time made a corporal, and after but a few days, was pro moted to the position of Mess Sergeant, having control of the pur chasing for a portion of the camp located at Charlotte, N. C. The many friends of Matthew will be pleased to learn of his advancement, and will look for further promo tion in the future. HENRY SOENNICHSEN LIKES DEMING From Tuesday's Daily. bam bmith has just received a card from Henry Soennichsen, who is at the cantonment at Deming, New Mexico, saying that he liked the place and that all the boys were getting along fine. They are getting to do considerable drilling now, and will require much more DIED LAST NIGHT AT OMAHA. From "W:ntiJavi DaMv: ' Mrs. JWifp Edmonds, of Murray, who has been at' the hospital at Omaha for the past week where she has been receiving .treatment, pass ed away about midnight last night The remains will, arrive at Murray this evening and the - funeral wil occur tomorrow, Thursday, at one o'clock. - l1Bt v. ANOTHER LETTER FROM DEMING, N. M. FORMER JOURNAL REPORTER AT DEMING WRITES TELLING OF THE LOCAL BOYS. Says the Evenings are Cool and for Sleep Can't be Equalled Is Pleased with the Camp. Demi nft N. M Sept. 21st. Journal Readers: The Sixth Nebraska is now set tled in their training camp and the work of putting the finishing touches to the camp has about been complet ed. The site of the camp is on a sandy plain, two miles out from the town of Deming and is free of the sage brush and cactus that are so plentiful In this section of the world. The first days were spent in fixing up the streets in front of the tents of the different companies and in this work, the new soldiers joined heart; ily, with the result that everything is now in fine shape and the work to gether with the bracing mountain air has developed an appetite in the boys that is difficult to satisfy, al though the food is excellent and plentifully in every way. The machine gun company, in which so many of the Plattsmouth boys are enrolled is one of the neat est in the camp and the members are preparing to enter the second stage of their training as soldiers. There are many thousands of men camped here and in the troops are to be found many Plattsmouth boys. When the Journal arrives It is eagerly search ed for news of the old town. In Com pany B of the 6th Neb., are Verdon V'roman and William Baldwin, who resided south of the city. The Fifth regiment has several others in their ranks. Tom Walling in Company D, of Auburn. John Palacek, in Company E of North Platte, Ralph Larson in the Wymore company, who are camp ed next to the 6th in Camp Cody. Bert Spies, son of Air. and Mrs. Her man Spies, of Plattsmouth, is in Camp Cody as a member of the Signal corps. In the Fourth regiment there are quite a few of the lads from Platts mouth and the boys who were on guard at the Burlington bridge dur- ng the past summer. These members of Uncle Sam's fighting force joined n a welcome to the 6th regiment. Frank Ashenbreme, Julius Kalasek, Claude Richardson, Kenneth McCar thy, Wayne Allen, are the boys from here, while John Murphy, Jack Daily, Charley Johnson, Art Gustafson, Joe Aldrich and the othres well known n Plattsmouth, are right on the job and busy in drilling. The Fourth has fine site for their camp just out side of Deming. There has been no sickness among the Plattsmouth col ony and all are well pleased with the military camp. The climate is fine and so far the days have been marked by light rains which have laid the sand in fine shape. The ev enings are cool and for sleep could not be equalled. FRANK H. SMITH. WILL RAISE SOME WHEAT. From Tuesday's Dally. Robert L. Propst departed this morning for Omaha and Council Bluffs, Iowa, wlrere he is looking after some business in the line of purchasing a new threshing outfit, and engine, for his son Thayer Propst of Ralston. ' Mr. Thayer Propst, has been running a small machine during this season, and has seen the need of a larger one, which he will run next summer in con nection with his business at Rals- ton. Mr. Robert Propst, while waiting for the train, said that he liked the rain, for he was just getting into the seeding of his wheat for the next year, and that he was putting in one hundred acres. Mr. Propst evidently believes in putting in enough wheat that we may have what , we want for our use and to feed our. friends as well. Chase county land is increasing very rapidly, "but good farms are still very reasonable In price. See Rosencrans about making the trip with him Sunday evening and be convinced that there are some gen uine land bargains left in that lo cality.- a - CHIEF BARCLAY PLACES SIGNS. From Wednesday's Daily. This morning Chief Barclay plac ed the signs which had been ordered on each side of the High and Cen tral school gsounds and the Catho lic school. The council had order ed these signs made at a previous meeting and they have Just been completed and delivered, nd were now placed for service. The signs which reads, "School Drive Slowly," are for the protection of the school scholars, who at the time of the dismissal of the ses sions of the sqhool. These signs are to warn drivers of automobiles to drive slow in passing these schools, and are for the reinforcing of ordi nances and state laws touching the driving of automobiles. These signs should be heeded, as well as should the laws and ordinances be observed, for the dangers surround ing childhood are numerous enough at best, and all should be done to keep the mat the minimum. MASHED HAND YESTERDAY. While assisting in the handling of some barrels of oil yesterday at the local ice plant, Carl Kunsman, had the misfortune to get one of his hands behind a barrel at the time the barrel slipped? from the hold of the one working with ihm. allow ing it to catch Mr. Kunsman's hand between the barrel and the brick wall along which they were working mashing it severely. It will be some time before he will have the use of the hand again. DEPART FOR CALIFORNIA. From Tuesday's Daily. Sergeant J. D. Wolf, of Alatraz Island near San Francisco, Califor nia, who has been visiting in the city for the past few days, depart ed this afternoon fe-r Salt Lake City, Utah, where he will pick up two de serters, and take them to Ft. Doug las, California for trial. Sergeant DeWolf, with four guards have just brought five prisoners to Fort Leav enworth, from Fort Douglas, and he stopped off here to visit for a short time. . WANTING COOKS IN NAVY. Fred Wagner, the proprietor of the Wagner Restauarnt, received a letter this morning from the Navy Recruiting officer at Omaha in which lie requested Mr. Wagner to come to Omaha and enlist as cook for Navy service. The Navy is needing a mini ber of cooks for the vessels now in service, and are paying good salaries as well as an opportunity for pro motion the pay running from $35 to .$85 per month and board. Any one who would like such a position, and can do the work will be assist ed by applying to Mr. Wagner at the restaurant. RECEIVED A CAR OF AUTOS. From Wednesday's Daily. W. W. YYasley yesterday received and unloaded a car load of the famous Chevrolet automobiles, of which he has disposed of a large amount to well satisfied purchasers. The entire car load with but one exception was of the ordinary size. wfiich he has sold, but one was what is konwn as the Big Four, and an automobile which any one can be pleased to own. MOTOR FROM RANDOLPH. Edward Weyrich, Harry Schaefer and Charles Hennings of Randolph, Neb., motored to Cedar Creek recent ly for a visit with relatives and friends in this vicinity. The boys accompanied by Elmer Schaefer, of Cedar Creek, motored to this city yesterday afternoon for a short vis it with friends. While here they called at this office and had the sub scription of the Plattsmouth Journal going to Mr. George B. Weyrich, at Randolph, Neb., extended for an other year. ARE VISITING WITH FRIENDS. Messrs.. -Hi R. ElliottJIand A. M. Elliott, of St.- Joseph, Missouri, ac companied their mother, Mrs. Lydia Elliott, and sister Miss Myrtle El liott, arrived in Plattsmouth this morning from Omaha, and are visit ing with their friends. Rev. II. G. McClusky and family, and also look ing after' some business in the city. A SECOND U-BOAT SUNK BY DESTROYER An Atlantic Port, . Sept. 26. Passengers arriving here today on a steamship from a British port told of the sinking of two Gernan submarines, one of wnich li3d at t at Led a transport ronvt-ol by :.!: destroyers. T.V transport was Prod or. by a U-loat late at night, September 14, if(o;:ir.g to the story, olf I be Irish coast. It was a bright moonlight .'r.!u and officers on rh? troo;-. si p saw the silvery path of the torpedo Shi'ls v ere fired at the tra:'t Y.- gunners on th transport. Mi:..ilo submarines wa. Urn' ; mmi: Dy a estroyer. "I'll"? second U-boat 'o.v.mI sunk attacked a steamship of the same lint, r; rrying a large number of I iissong ers and a heavy ca'o. Wh-ii ls th-; scope of a sulnvu'riik was s . .(!. the steamship immediately made for the craft, ramming it as it .v t- the surface, ?1 :.vii..,' it in As the. U-boat .yx a inr. ' r o. sailors were in the atci if, was said, but ihe work r f 'OS'.i'rg them was Wt io th 'r s'. royr.-s?. A VERY HAPPY AND PLEASING WEDDING A very pretty, though simple wedding occurred at 11:00 this mor ning at the Presbyterian Mause, where Miss Maurine Hughes, a sister of Mrs. McClusky, was united in marriage to Mr. Ralph B. Elliott of St. Joseph, Mo. Two ministers participated in the performing of the ceremony, both being brothers-in-law of the bride. They were Rev. II. C. McClusky of this city and Rev. A. T, .AHer -of Manning, la. The Van Dyke riug cpremony was used and was most impressive. Appropriate music was rendered throughout the service by Miss Myrtle Elliott, sister of the groom. The bride was becomingly attired in a blue taffeta costume, elabor ately trimmed with braiding and touched up with coral beads. The bridal couple stood in a bower of golden rod and the parlors were tastily decorated with bitter-sweet and fall flowers. After the ceremony the guests were ushered into the dining room and seated about a table daintily adorned in pink and white. Mrs. McClusky served a five course din ner after which the happy couple left for Omaha. They will go at once to the home awaiting them in St. Joseph in which city Mr. Elliott holds a responsible position with the Swift Packing Co. The only guest who was not a relative of the contracting parties was Miss Flossie Bute, an intimate friends of the bride. The out of town guests were, Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Elliott and Miss Myrtle Elliott. St. Joseph, Mo., and parents and sister of the groom; Rev-, and Mrs. A. T. Aller and little son Dwight of Manning, Iowa. Miss Ethel Hughes of Omaha, Neb., and Miss Friedda Hughes of Cambridge, Iowa, both sisters' of the bride. WILL HOLD BUSINESS MEETING. The Christian Endeavor society of young people of the Presbyterian church of this city are getting a stir on themselves, and are getting ready for active work this winter. The president of the society, Mr. G. R. Rawls has called a meeting at the home of D. C. Morgan for this eve ning, at eight o'clock, at which it is desired that every one of the mem bers of the society be in attendance. This Will be the first business meet ing of the fall, and there is much to be done and all who have an in terest in the success of the work which the society should do, are urged to come. The meeting will be called to order at eight o'clock. VISITING WITH FRIENDS HERE. Miss Emma Meyers. ' who for a nuniber of years was engaged in the millinery business in this city, ar rived last evening from where she had been ' visiting in a number of points in .'Kansas this summer, and will visit for a time with her friends in this city and is at this time, the guest of Mrs. Frank J. Morgan. VIOLINIST FOR HOLLY ORCHESTRA From Tuesday's Dallv. The De Luxe Dancing Club in onjunction with the Ho'ly orches tra have secured th services of Mr. Ymk. Hearthington, and Mr. F-pncis Whelan. of which Mr. Whe '.i ii needs no introduction as a pianist. Mr. Hearthfu.u-u who is, and has been for a nu:ib.r of years instructor in the Omar.-- Orchestral fi'.hool and is consid-: ; 1. 1 among Civ.ahas most expert vio!ir.f.;r v.r.i the De Luxe Dancing Club of Ibis t!l are to be congratulated upon fee tiring the services f these mo.-t aide musicians who v. ill l e heard at thf Cosmopolitan Dnme Saturday night, Sept. 29th. A FAMILY REUNION. From Tuesday's Dally. The country home of Mr. and Mrs. John II. WiiiM v,.is the sco'.e of a delightful family leunion y::?ler;lay The morning hour? were very pleas antly whiled away in social . con versation and vaiious amuForjo.t!. At the noon h uv a bounteou din ner was spread to which all did ample justice. During the after noon Mr. Roy Saiith, Photogi uglier of this city tod: a picture of the Jolly company. Those in atl:id.:iie were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wi'r and grandchild ren. Miss Mildred Wiles, Edmund Wiles of Glenwood, la., Mr. and Mrs. John Beclman und ons Herbert and John. Jr., of Louisville, ?.lr. and Mrs. Niley Wil of f Murray. Mr.-and Mrs. Harry Wiies and children Fred and Nellie of Weeping Water. Air. and Mrs. Will V.'i-es and ba-hy Ruth of Murray, Mr. ard Mrs. Ber. Wiles and baby Madeline of Murray, Mr. Everett Wiles of Murray, Mr. and Mrs. Garland Til son and baby John of Murray. WILL' HEAR THE ARGUMENT. From Tuesday's Dally. County Judge Beeson and Attor ney C. A. Rawls departed this morn ing for Red Oak, Iowa, where they go 'to hear the address of attorney Mitchell who will deliver the argu ment in case of the Rev. Lynn J. G. Kelly, who is on trial for the murder of eight people in Villisca. Iowa in 1912 and which is known through out the country as the Ax Murder case. Attorney Mitchell is one of the ablest of attorneys and is of the ability of this man to present the fine points of the law, that has call ed these two legal light of Cass county to the Iowa county seat to hear the presentation of the argu ment, applying the law to the tech nique of the case WILL CONSULT MAYO BROTHERS. From Wodiii'sday's Daily. W. F. Gillespie last Sunday eve ning departed for Rochester, Minne sota, where he goes to consult the specialist of that institution as to his state of health. Mr. Gillespie has been troubled with poor health for some time and having tried many remedies and a number of doc tors has at last concluded to go to the Mayo Brothers sanitarium and consult the specialist of that place, hoping to find something which will assist him in regaining - his lost health. Insure Without Cost After the currency panic of 1907, with all the losses it entailed, what would you have been willing to pay for insurance against another such disastrous experience? To-day, through our membership in the Federal Reserve Banking System, we are able to offer it to you without any cost whatever. You and one FIRST UflTIOnflL BANK Why pay exchange when we par all outtide checks U. S. LEADS WHOLE WORLD IN THE BUILDING OF BOATS Washington, D. C. "Sept. 2G. The magnitude of the American gov ernment's, shipbuilding program was revealed today for the first time in a statement by the shipping board showing that nearly 1,200 merchant vessels of about C. 000. 000 tonnage will be completed within a little more than a year. Completion of ships commandeer ed in ship yards and of vessels act ually or about to be contracted for will give the country a fleet of 1. 600 ships, with a total tonnage of more than 9,000,000. In addition to this the board will complete in 1919 vessels already contracted fr and under negotiation of about !.' 000,000 tons. A billion dollars has Just been asked of congress to com plete the program. The United States is now leading the world in shipbuilding and if the present rate of construction were kept up would become the leading si: pr-ing nat'r.r. ; f the world 'n ;i few years. The British, whose pres ent ocean-going tonnage is abouf 1 Ii, 000, 000, are hampered in build ing by lack of men and materials. In all other countries, except Japan, building virtually is at a standstill. America now has total oversea" tonnage of 2.400,000. to which has been added about 700,000 tons of German and Austrian shipping. Ja pan has 2,000,000 tons; Italy. 1. 050,000; France, 1.SS0, 000; Norway 1,650,000; Holland, l,175f0O'J; Sweden, 860.000; Denmark, 690.000; .Spain, 750,000; Russia, 550.000; Portugal, 200,000, and all of South America. SOO, 000. A'NEW BUSINESS LOCATION. " Ben Haiikiiisoii. the. fromitient junk dealer, has rented the room which Andrew Hawrick formerly oc cupied on Lower Main street, and will have it for his place of busi ness. Mr. Ilankinson will continue in the Junk business, and will have this place for a sorting room, stor ing what he gets that he wishes sep arated from the other in the room, while he will have the other grades as formerly in a lot for that purpose. THE TOEACCO BARREL. On' examination of the tobacco barrel, which is standing In front of the Gem Theater, we noticed, that there had been a generous contri bution to it in the shape of smok ing for the soldier Tioys, and that they were not being entirely for gotten. But then there could have been a larger donation. It seems. Some people seem not to get the idea of this sending tobacco. Let the one who has been addicted to having his cup of coffee every mor ning, and some times more, when it is missed, how is the nerves for the day. Are they quiet and tranquil, are they unsteady. The man who is in the habit of using tobacco, when without it is in the same con dition. We do not believe in trying to make smokers and chewers of those who do not use tobacco, but If it is going to help the one who does give it' to him. Journal Want-Ads Pay! can secure this insurance protection by becoming of our depositors. IT nr