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mm Stale llioric il Bo J Net) mow onmu VOL. XXXV. PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1917. No. 50. be A IT tb 5 1 4 I J 4 r 1 1 WAR SAVINGS PLAN FOR THE WHOLE PEOPLE IN WHICH LARGE INVESTOR AND SMALL CAN SHARE ALIKE OPPORTUNITY TO HELP YOUR GOVERNMENT NOW And Insure Victory for the Allied Cause If You Couldn't Buy a Liberty Bond Do This From Monday's Daily. As it always comes to those who wait, the opportunity has come for everybody to do their bit in loaning to the government the money which it needs for the successful prosecu tion of this world war for the cause of universal Democracy, if Ave win, and for object slavery unless we suc ceed in putting: down this monster militarism. The Nation is needing money to pay for arms for ammunition, for the boys who are at the front, for the cantonments and a myriad of things which we do not think of and do not know. Yes this Nation is rich, the richest in fact of all the nations on earth, and is able to par all bills, but needs the monej- at this time and this is the time for all good men to come to the aid of the govern ment. By the president of the United States, there has been state managers appointed for each state, the one se lected for this state being Ward Bur gess, of Omaha, whoin turn has ap- pointed a chairman for each county, and in the selection of the chair man for this county, an excellent man has been chosen, Frank H. Sheldon of Xehawka. Mr. Sheldon is alive and active to the work in hand and is taking hold of the organizing of the county that the most help for the country can be derived, while at the same time will afford a means which has never here tofore come to the people of this country in the shape of a saving. It is literally saving money while we are saving the lives of our boys and the liberty of the country. Mr. Sheldon has selected C. C. Parmele as the chairman of the or ganization which is now rapidly be ing perfected, and which the minis ters told you about yesterday, at their services, and which will be ad vertised extensively. and which should appeal to all from its two fold worth, that of helping some one else and at the same time helping our selves. The plan is to allow each an op portunity to own a government bond and in this they are organizing ev ery county, and a committee of the city which will consist of the Banks, the merchants and clubs, commercial club, the clergy, the schools, and fra terna olrganizations will all be en listed to advertise and explain this 'to the public. " One can own and hold as little as an investment of $4.12 which it ma tures will pay to the holder $5.00 making 4 per cent compound interest for the time which it is held. You can increase until you have twenty of the $4.12 investments which makes $82.4 0 cn which you can re ceive an income of $17.60, and with out interest. You can have ten of j what are known as the War Saving Certificates, which when matured will pay you one thousand dollars. These mature in January 192S. Should you be so situated that you cannot spare the $4.12 you can re ceive a Thirft Card, which has places for sixteen what are known as Thrift Stamps, and which cost twenty-five cents each, as you are able to pur chase them j'ou stick them on, and then with twelve cents additional which makes the amount of $4.12 you are entitled to receive a $5.00 stamp which when it matures is worth five dollars. This is adhered to what is known as the War Saving Certificate, and has a space for twenty of the five dollar stamps, which should they be purchased during the month of December this year and the month of January next year the hundred dollar certificate will have cost you $82.40. and as much more as one cent for every month later you invest for every five dollar stamp, that is a five dollar stamp purchased in February will cost you $4.13, in March 191S $4.14, in April $4.15 and so on during the year 1918, the December one costing $4.23, when the series closes. When 'applying for a thrift card for plac ing the thrift stamps on you will be furnished them free, at the Postoffice banks or any place where there is an agency established, Mr. C. C. Parmele having them on hand now for any one who wishes to obtain them. You place your name and address upon them and should you lose them they are already addressed to you and returnable without any postage. When you shall have gotten a war saving certificate you place your name on it, which identifies it as your property, and is not transfer able, but can be cashed at any time at any money order postoffice upon a notice of ten days being given of the demand, and at what the amount of interest has been gained. These certificates can be register ed, and when so done they are only cashable at such office as they have been registered. It should be the idea where the certificates are taken out that they be kept until the ma ture as they are a good paying prop osition to the investor, as worth touch to the country in the aggregate as an assistance in the meeting of ithe heavy expenses which are now so mountain high. Go to the chairman of any of the organizations which will in a short time be published and propound any question which you are not clear on and you will be given the informa tion which Is desired. The schools will teach it. the minutev men will tell you, your banker .will tell you. we will have a bureau for the infor mation which we will denominate cne minute talks, which will answer any knotty question which you may bring its on the subject.-- ; ' CHRISTMAS SHOP A SUCCESS. From Monday's rally. The Chri6tmas Shop, which the ladies of St. Mary's Guild of St. Luke's parish conducted on Friday and Saturday of last week was very well patronized, in spite of the se vere cold weather, and the ladies realized a neat sum as a result of their untiring efforts in making the Christmas Shop a success, which was most pleasing to them. The ladies held their Christmas Shop in the store room formerly occupied by Zuckweiler & Lutz and the store room had been made very attractive and cozy with the. Christmas dec orations, which were very prettily arranged. On Friday the ladies serv ed a delicious luncheon consisting of coffee, doughnuts and pie, while on Saturday a tempting dinner was serv ed at the noon hour and supper be tween five and six. In connection with the Christmas Shop the ladies conducted a market of good things to eat, throughout the day on Sat urday.- The Chirstmas Shop was fill ed with beautiful linens, and dainty needlework, which were sold at a nominal price and which would make handsome Christmas gifts. One of the pleasing attractions of the Christ mas Shop was the little booth in charge of the Junior Auxiliary and the Little Helpers, which was very prettily decorated and where you could find little Christmas novelties, popcorn and homemade candies for sale.' The ladies had a few articles left and these will be sold within a few days. Announcements will be made of the decision made of the date and place for this sale. MANY HORSES TO BE SHOD From Monday's Daily. Howard Graves was in this city today to get his team shod, and re ports that he first went to Murray, where there were forty teams ahead of him. Coming on to Plattsmouth, he found the same condition here, which made matters look as though he was not going to be able to get his work done. But when he found the shop of George McDaniels clos ed on account of his having to make a trip to Omaha, he waited so as to be the first one on his return and thus was able to get his work done. FOR SALE. The late Andy Dill homestead In the eity of Plattsmouth, good house and three lets. For jrarticuUrs. cat or write B. Dill, Murray, Neb. DRIVE IN INTER EST OF Y. IV. C. A. BEING MADE PLATTSMOUTH PEOPLE AROUS ED TO INTEREST IN THIS IMPORTANT WORK. MEETING AT PARMELE THEATRE Although Wether Terribly Cold Last Night Quite a Number Turn ed Out to Listen to Talks From Monday's Daily. Notwithstanding the inclement weather and the fact that the mercury was playing peek-a-lwo around the zero mark in the ther mometers about town, a number of people gathered at the Parmele! theatre last evening to listen to! he lecture bv Miss Aimee Fagun-j lus, field lecturer for the Young Woman's Christian association. and to hear alout the war work: which thev are doinr. ! Special Music The meeting was opened by the Glee Club, a band of young girls un der the leadership of Mrs. Mae Mor gan, they singing with a spirit the song, "America," after which Rev. McCluskey pronounced the invoca- ion. Then followed another number by the Glee Club, "Freedom for Democ racy, which brought an encore from the house. After the singing, Mrs. Sprecker, who was presiding of ficer of the - evening, announced- a four-minute talk by Mrs. Wm. Baird. Mrs. Baird addressed herself to the subject of the War Savings Certifi cates and Thrift Stamps, explaining the matter in nice shape and showed how materially even these baby-size liberty bonds can assist in the cause of freedom and democracy, as $2,- 000,000,000 worth of them have been authorized by congress and will be issued through the medium of post oflices, etc. She dwelt at some length upon the acquiring of thrift habits, and showed how the purchasers of these certificates will not only be aiding the government but helping themselves as well. Miss Jessie Sprecker gave a read- ng entitled "who Gave ou the Name of Old Glory?" which was well rendered, and the sentiment express ed in which was very patriotic. Mrs. A. J. Beeson followed with a reading in which patriotism was the central idea, and which Mrs. Beeson rendered in her own inimicable style. Address by Miss Fagundus Then followed the address of the evening by Miss Aimee Fagundus in which she spoke of the matter of he war work being done by the Y. W. C. A. Disproving the statement often made and believed by many that women have no part in war, she cited that in England there are now- employed 1,071,000 women w-ho have taken the places of men in the man ufacture of munitions alone, and that in many of the commercial pur suits there are thousands and hun dreds of thousands who are now oc cupying places that were occupied by men before the war began. Speaking of the laws which have been enacted governing the hours of work women should have to perform the speaker said that in England the working hours, which had been plac ed at eight, were lengthened to ten with the advent of the war, but it was found that no more nor better results were being obtained under the new ruling. Women working eight hours a day, six days a week have been able to produce as much as those working ten hours, seven days a week, and she expressed a hope that the tendency, would not be to overrule the laws in this coun try governing the hours women may labor, and which have only been en acted through years of effort on the part of our lawmakers. Hostess Houses Dwelling at some length on the Y. W. C. A. Hostess Houses, Miss Fagundus said that there are at the present time some thirty of these houses in existance. She said they are not hotels, but houses where the women may wait while endeavoring to get to see their husbands or sons who have been suddenly taken to the service, and who find it impossi ble to return to settle up business; matters. Without such provision as these houses entail, women going to see relatives or friends at any of the various cantonments would be com pelled many times-to wait outside in the storm until such a time as the one whom they desired to see could be at liberty. It is this problem the hostess houses have solved so well. Miss Fagundus said that while the Y. W. C. A. has not been in ex istance so long as: the Y. M. C. A., it now has 120 secretaries, who are constantly engaged in looking after large numbers of girls and women. The problem of caring for the garment workers, into which line of service many women have lately been called, is another one of con siderable moment to the Y. W. C. A. Many of these workers are called from the country and villages and they are not versed in the ways cf the world At Charleston. South Car olina, alone, there are 700 women employed in the making of soldiers clothes, fully one-half of whom have only the most meagre places of ac comodation for living. For instance, in many cases, three were occupying the same bed. working eight hour shifts, so that one of the trio was in the bed all the time. It is such con ditions as these thut the Y. W. C. A. has to grapple with, and to aid them in which, that they are asking as sistance, financial and otherwise. There are seventeen women phy sicians now ministering to the peo ple whom the Y. W. is endeavoring to look after. They have secretaries in Russia and France who are going a great work among the women and girls. There are now eight secretaries in Russia and four more on the way, while in France tj.re are eighJ-oen, they having to pay $100 per month for their board alone, and then not have enough to eat to prevent their being hungry a good portion of the time, even sometimes intensely so. Thanking the people for their in terest and attention by way of clos ing her address, Miss Fagundus was followed by a few remarks by Mrs. Sprecker, who said that the matter of raising the quota for this city would be left to the committees ap pointed and friends of the movement. Led by Mrs. Mae Morgan, the Glee Club sang "The U. S. A. Forever," after which the meeting was dismiss ed with a benediction by Rev. Ilar- gett of the " Christian church. DEPARTED FOE CAMP FUNST0N. From Monday's Daily. Yesterday Ray Harper registered at Los Angeles last June, and who had moved, not knowing whether he had been called or not, until the iboard at Los Angeles inquired here and the board enquired at Louisville, when Mr. Harper was notified that he had been drafted, he immediate ly came in and departed for Camp Funston. going yesterday morning. He had a pretty cold trip from Louis ville into Plattsmouth yesterday morning, coming over land. PLATTSMOUTH ENDORSES PRESIDENT WILSON From Tuesday's Daily. At their meeting last evening the Tel Jed Sokol Society of this city sent the following message to Presi dent Wilson, expressing their ap preciation of the stand which he has taken in the declaration " of war against Austria. These men who constitute this society are from a province which Austria has govern ed not wisely, but too severely. The message to President is this: President Woodrow Wilson, Washington, D. C. . War on Austria is just as right eous as war on Germany. Austria is a worse criminal than Germany, jeven if less dangerous. We con gratulate you on your vigorous stand and promise you our absolute loyalt3 TEL JED SOKOL SOCIETY, JOSEPH SKALAK. JAMES REBAL, Secretary. President 1000 designs of Christinas cards are now being shown at the Journal office. The most beautiful line ever shown in this city. You will save time and get a better assortment if you select your cards early. Come 4 today and see them. LOCAL !(. OF C. RAISES LIBER AL DONATION ITS WAR FUND SUBSCRIPTION MEETS WITH LIBERAL RE SPONSE ON ALL SIDES REPORT THOSE SUBSCRIBING List of Those Donating Here Given Below A Total of $664.64 Realized from Efforts. That the effort of local members of the K. of C. order and its friends here to do their bit towards helping o raise money for the furtherance of work among the soldiers by the K. of C. order have been most suc cessful, is attested by a long list of donors to the cause, which the tour- nal is pleased to publish herewith: The Contributors. Rev. M. A. Shine $ 25.00 Ed Thrall 20.00 ?has. Lovell 11.14 F. G. Egenberger 10.00 Dr. P. J. Flvnn 10.00 Mrs. E. J. Richey 10.00 John Bergman. Sr 10.00 Aug Bach. Jr 10.00 Cyril Janda 10.00 William Svstek 10.00 Aug Cloidt 1 5.00 Mrs. C. H. Fuller 5.00 Mrs. Biutner 5.00 Wm. Morley 5.00 L. Lorenz 5.00 Fr. Libershal 5.00 Frank Destor 5.00 John Fight . 5.00 C. E. Wescott's Sons 5.00 E. P. Lutz 5.00 John Weber 5.00 O. M. Kintz 5.00 Henry J.. J-leisinger, 5.00. Con Gillispie . , 5.00 D. O. Dwyer 5.00 Plattsmouth State Bank . 5.00 H. X. Dovey 5.00 W. A. Robertson 5.00 Mrs. F. R. Guthman 5.00 Minnie Guthman : 5.00 M. Whelan . 5.00 Ed Schulof . 5.00 John Bergman. Jr. 5.00 Mrs. Theresa Hempel 5.00 Mrs. T. E. Parmelee 5.00 M. Meisinger 5.00 A. Fitzgerald 5.00 L. W. Egenberger 5.00 C. G. Fricke 5.00 Henry Brinkman 5.00 Ed Fitzgerald 5.00 Mrs. L. B. Egenberger 5.00 Frank Sabatka 6.00 Rev. John Vlcek 5.00 T. J. Skoda . ' 5.00 C. Kohoutek 5.00 C. C. Janda 5.00 C. F. Janda 5.00 Joseph Yoster 1 5.00 Frank Janda. Sr. 5.00 Frank Janda, Jr. 5.00 Joseph Hadraba 5.00 Joseph Hiber. Jr. 5.00 J. V. Jirousek 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.O0 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 4.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 Edward Svoboda William Koretsky Anton Janda, Jr. . Thomas Sedlak Mike Aubsajt Anton Koubek. Jr. John Libersal Eniil Lorenz Joseph Yetesnek M. Jerousek Vine Slatinsky C. J. Castka Frank Slavacek Charles Vitousek John Hiber Anna Bajcek James Holy Sophie Chaloupka Mike Sedlak Frank Konfrst . Joseph Prince Adolf Koubek N. X. Joseph Xovotny Joseph Koubek Josef Asubrener Rosolie Krivanek Josef Jelinek John Micin : 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 John Libersal. Sr. John Koukal Joseph Liversal Cecilia Kalasek James Janca M. Hausladen 3.00 3.00 3.00 3,00 3.00 3.00 3.00 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 Philip Horn- ' A. B. Smith L. Tidd C. A. Raw Is J. S. Livingston Thos. Walling Gus Kopp : Albert Janda Anton Yetesnak Fr. Schuldice J. F. McAIpine J. M. Vondran ; Philip Born . Valentine Thomasezski Aug. Bach. Sr., . ; T. E. Parmele' John Bauer, Jr. Rae Patterson . Frank Fight Chas. Ulrfch . ,. Mike Hild : Adam Wolf Albert Schwartz Jas." K. Pollock 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 C. XeiT 2.00 Mrs. Barrv 2.00 Wm. Hartwick 2.00 Mrs. Scot ten 2.00 Margaret Scotten 2.00 Agnes Murphv 2.00 Philip Thierolf 2.00 T. M, Patterson 2.00 John Schulof 2.00 Mrs. A. Xitka v 2.00 Carrie Schulof 2.00 Frank Polaceck 2.00 Francis Whelan 2.00 C. E. Hartford 1 2.00 John Cloidt 2.00 Wesly Bookmyer ' 2.00 Frances Ptacek 2.00 John Rotter 2.00 Emil Stanek 2.00 Frank Voster : 2.00 Anton Janda, Sr. 2.00 Albert Tomasvsky 2.00 Anton Kanka. Sr 2.00 Marv Rumel 2.00 Mike Rvs 2.00 X. X. 2.00 Paul Bajcek : 2.00 Charles Kratochvil 2.00 Mrs. Vincent Pilny 2.00 Joseph Hiber. Sr. 2.00 James Hohoulek 2.00 Joseph Racek : ,2.00 John Xemetz 1.00 Andv Snvder 1.00 Wm. Shea 1.00 C. Whittaker 1.00 Frank Rauen 1.00 W. J. Xewton 1.00 Frank Loman 1.00 John Thomasezski 1.00 L. R. Feller 1.00 Miss P. Hillebrandt. 1.00 John Corey 1.00 Mrs. X. Holmes 1.00 Mrs. John Lindemau 1.00 Mrs. T. L. Murphv 1.1)0 Mrs. J. C. Ptak 1.00 Frank Schlater 1.00 Ted Scaraborough l.0 Guv Morgan 1.00 B. A. McElwain 1.00 Ward Clark 1.00 Miss Mia Gering 1.00 Mike Tritsch 1.00 Geo. O. Dovey 1.00 R. B. Windham 1.00 D. C. Morgan 1.00 Margaret Mahoney 1.00 John Crabill 1.00 Fritz Fricke 1.00 Cash 1.00 Mrs. A. Xesladek 1.00 Geo. Xesladek 1.00 A. Xesladek 1.00 JL R, Kelly 1.00 Frank McXurlin 1.00 Chas. Haynie 1.00 Pat Eagan l.OO Bert Thomasezski - 1.00 Bert Danniher 1.00 Earl Travis 1.00 Judge Begley 1.00 E. A. Fricke 1.00 Pete Hero Id 1.00 Cecila Polacek : 1.00 Anna Polacek 1.00 Pauline Polacek 1.00 Josephine Loman 1.00 Joseph Xovotny, Jr. 1.00 Mrs. C. L. Pittman 1.00 Frank Roucka 1.00 Albina Svoboda 1.00 Julia Svoboda 1.00 Josef Sadlek. Sr. 1.00 Frank Dvorak 1 1.00 Fred Busch .50 Claude Smith .50 Mrs. C. Wales Js .50 Total amount collected $665.14 Less postage expense of ,50 Xet amount realized-. S664.64 JURY DISAGREE SECOND TIME. From Monday's Daily. Iast week at the trial of AVilliam Rinker. wherein he had brought suit against the Ringling Brothers for the sum of Fifteen thousand dollars, was hotly contested with many wit nesses called, with the result that after nearly a week given to hear ing the jurj failed to agree standing seven to five in favor of the plain tiff. Bring your welding to us. Platts mouth Garage. Tel. 394. $18 These are the amounts of the smallest and largest pieces of commercial paper the Federal re serve banks have thus far discounted for their rnember banks. These figures strikingly illustrate the adapta bility of this system, of which we are members, to the varying needs of borrowers. Its vast resources are always available for the protection of business, large or small. - If you are not already getting this protection First National Bank See Us for Farm Loans. NEBRASKA BOY KILLED ON BOARD U. S. SUBMARINE EXPLOSION ON VESSEL IN PHIL IPPINE WATERS FATAL TO -JOSEPH SCHAEFFER; UN ABLE TO RESIST CALL OF SEA. Washington. Jec. H. Xews of an explosion on board the submarine A-2, resulting in the death of Joseph Schaeffer. chief electrician of the boat, was received today by the Xavy department. Xo details were given by the de partment's announcement. SebnefTer died from injuries after the accident. He was 2 3 years old and enlisted in the navy March 6, 1912. at Omaha, as an apprentice seaman. After be ing honorably discharged March 4 1916. from the V. S S. Iris, he re enlisted May 19. 19 16, as an elec trician. His sister. Mrs. Clara Amen, lives at Hastings, Xeb. Re-Enlists After Service. Hastings. Xeb., Dec. 10. Special Telegram. Joseph SchoeiTer, victim of a gasoline gas explosion on the "A-2 submarine at Manilla, decided to return to civil life two years asro. after serving a four-year enlistment tn the navy, but when half way to Hastings from the Pacific coast, the call of the sea caused h!m at once to go back to the navy ysrd to re-enlist. He was 23 years old and had the. I rating of chief electrician, which vas a remarkable advancement for of Ills years. . Schr.Wf r Lad at tended the high school here two jears prior to his enlistment. Two half brothers have joined the colors since war was declared, Henry Barruly in the navy and' John IJar ruly in the army. His mother. Mrs. Barruly. lives in Lincoln. Ills s.-fTfr, Mrs. Jacob Amen, has been ill for two weeks and was too prostrated t todnv to talk of his death. WILL UNDERGO OPERATION. From Monday's I;il!y. This afternoon Phillip F. Rhin. and Grant Hackenberg and wife de parted for Omaha, where at four this evening Mrs. P. F. Rhin. will be operated upon at the Xebraska Methodist Hospital, of that city for the removal of a tumor in her inner ear. which was caused originally from a sore throat which finally ran into an effection of the ear. with the present results. An incision will have to be made in the skull bone, just behind the ear. in order to reach the affected part, and is considered an operation of a serious nature. Her many friends will be concern ed, as to the outcome of the opera tion and will hope the best results from the operation, and that it may restore her to her usual good health, the affectation is interfering with her eyesight, and causing double vi sion in the eye on the side in which the gathering is. $1,000,000 as one of our depositors, why not open a banking account to day and secure it? 1 . i
