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    PLATTSMOUTH SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL
THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 1918.
SAYS FUNSTON
TALES COME FROM
PURE IGNORANCE
VISITS HERE FROM
A HEAVY SNOW
BLOCKADES EAST
ERN RA!L LINES
She joined
our
The Pkttsmoiith Garage
TELEPHONE 394
For Service Livery fill Hours!
BRITISH HONDURAS
From Monday's Daily.
'
i
CHRISIMAS
muis morning ivatner J. coigan,
who is the resident priest of the
Catholic church at Orange Walk,
British Honduras, walked in on Dr.
T. Flynn and surprised him. They
OMAHA MAN WITH BOY IN
were class mates together at Omaha
DRIFTS PILED HIGH IN TERRI
TORY WITHIN RADIUS OF 200
MILES OF CHICAGO.
CAMP DECLARES CONDITIONS
ALMOST IDEAL.
twenty-two years ago, and had not
Best Mechanics to Look After Your Troubles
Batteries Recharged!
seen each other since that time. Mr.
Flynn did not recognize his former
schoolmate until he introduced him
Thinks Any Other Impression Result
of Incomplete Survey
of Place.
self. They visited until time for
the afternoon train when Father
Colgan departed for Omaha.
Aggravates TrafSc Problem
Threatens Many Cities
With Scarcity.
and
Radiator Repaired!
Storage!
PAGE TWO
On and after January 1st, we will do a
strictly cash business.
Positively Rio Credit!
Rffi G EH
ftnia BIT
HEAVY LOSS OF
CENTRAL POWERS'
Bl8 GUNS OCCURS
REPORT SHOWS THAT ALLIES
ARE TAKING A HEAVY TOLL
OF GERMAN ARTILLERY.
With the French Armies In the
Field, Jan. 6. In one recent month
a single Germany army suffered the
loss of 1,455 pieces of artillery, 5S5
of them heavy guns, according to
the remarkable admission in a Ger
man army order, signed by Quarter
master General LuGendorff himself,
and recently captured.
Hearing the stamp of German
general headquarters, the document
deplores the expert marksmanship
of the allied gunners and presents
f.srures showing that of S70 field
suns and 5S5 heavy guns placed
hors de combat within thirty days,
53 per .cent of the former and 59 per
cent of the latter were due to ac
curately placed allied shells on Ger
man battery positions. The remain
ing losses were due to wear and
tear.
Ludendorff declared that of the
puns silenced by wear and tear, the
damage in the greater percentage of
cases were light and not irrparable.
Hut of the STO field guns and 583
heavy guns struck by allied shells,
!02 cf the former and 435 of the
latter, were either gravely damaged
or destroyed.
"The figures," the report said,
"show that the enemy shells our ar
tillery with very good results. It is
necessary to add, however, that the
loss of material is only one of the
sides of artillery fighting. The de
struction of enemy munitions, losses
in killed and diminution of the phy
sical and moral value of the troops
are elements which have as much im
portance. Cut especially the enemy
is forced, in active counter fighting
with his artillery to leave our infan
try alone and turn his guns against
our artillery." f
The United Press is able to state
on authority that Ludendorff 's con
clusions are erroneous.
GOLDEN WEDDING.
Mr. and Mrs. Wrn. A. Taylor will
! at home to their friends all day
Jr.n. 16th. When they will cele
Lra'.o their Golden Wedding aari-ves.-nry.
Cordial invitation extend
ed to all friends.
Found An automobile crank.
Owner may have same by calling at
this ofiice and paying for this ad
vertisement. 1-4-tfd
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Another Bm Dance
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GETS INTO BUSINESS QUICK.
From Tuesday's Dally.
Col. J. II. Thrasher who but re
cently returned from the northwest
and is visiting with his many
friends here, had not been here long
until he was into it again. Yester
day he was acting as bailiff at a trial
in the District Court, and will offi
ciate in that capacity at the coming
term. Col. Thrasher, who was in
the west during the Christmas sea
son, received 29 postal Christmas
cards from people here alone. This
is showing that he has some friends
here sure.
ALLEGED ALIEN ENEMY
TAKEN AT LOUISVILLE
Louisville, Neb., Jan. 6. Herman
Ileidrich. said to be an escaped mem
ber of the crew of the Kaiser Wil
helm. came to Louisville last spring
and worked in the national quarries
for a while. He left for the sum
mer, but returned a short time ago.
and resumed work. The time keep
er suspected him and questioned him.
Ileidrich had no satisfactory expla
nation to offer.
He was later questioned by a
number of men in the postoflice here
and after a sharp cross-examination
admitted that he had made his es
cape from the Kaiser Wilhelm af
ter the vessel had been interned by
the United States. The postmaster
notified the federal authorities at
Omaha and Deputy United - State:
Marshal Knox came here and re
moved the man to the Douglas coun
ty jail.
EID NOT WANT QUESTIONNAIRE.
From Monday's Dally.
A young man with a winsome
looking young lady alongside him.
stepped from the train from the
east today, they having come here
from Glenwood, Iowa, where they
have been visiting at the former
home of the young man, whose name
is Leroy Wayne Dent. The name of
the young lady was Ida Schmist
note we said 'was, for it isn't any
longer. They made straightaway for
the court house and inquired for the
county clerk's office, and when ask
ed by the officials there if he desir
ed to see about his questionnaire,
Dent stepped up all smiles and said
they wanted a marriage license. The
accommodating clerk. Miss Florence
White, furnished them with the re
quired papers and they had the knot
tied by the judge, hasting back to
Glenwood to spring'a surprise upon
the people there, as well as their
friends at Kalamazoo, Michigan, that
being the home of both parties now.
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BY THE
AREITO CLUB-
Srdissli
Washington, D. C., Jan. C. N. II.
Loomis of Omaha, father of a Camp
Funstou young man and a visitor
several times at that camp, says
stories as to its unhealthfulness are
greatly overdrawn.
"I desire to state," he said here
tc-oty, "that it is inconceivable to
n.o row people could say such things
about, that camp. It is located in a
good place, and the usual precau
tions are being taken to safeguard
the health of the men. Conditions
are not ideal they are but they
are just about as near ideal as hu
man hands can make them.
"Those who gain contrary impres
sions must not make the right kind
of a survey of a camp. They see
i few sick men and conclude that
there shouldn't be any at all. They
go home with the visions of the
dozen sick men in their minds
rather than the visions of the many
thousands of well men, most of
them healthier than they ever were
before in their lives."
Mr. Loomis simply could not un
derstand the statement of Congress
man Reavis of Nebraska that condi
tions are "appalling."
"It is beyond me to see how a man
of his position can take such a view
of it," said Mr. Loomis. "I am sure
he did not make a study of the entire
camp.
General -Corgas had some harsh
things to say. about the location of
the camp, but some of those things
have since been denied by scuc of
the general's subordinates. The be
lief here just now is that perhaps it
would be a good thing to send an
inspection committee out from con
gress to see for the lawmakers what
is good and what is bad about these
camps.
UNCONFIRMED REPORT
SAYS 25,000 OEBM.JN
SOLDIERS REVOLTS
I'etrograd, Jan. (J. Wireless dis
patches received here today, declar
ed that 25,000 German troops to t he-
east of Kovno had revolted and en
trenched themselves. The authorit
ies, it was reported, were trying to
cut off 'their food.
The dispatch purported to come
from the deserters themselves.
The wireless dispatch also assert
ed that all German troops up to the
age of 25 had been withdrawn from
the east front and were being sent
to the west front in contravention
to the armistice signed with Russia.
Many were said to be deserting and
leaping from trains to escape.
There has been no confirmation pf
any .such mutiny of German troops
on the Russian front and the cir
cumstantial details of the above ap
parently are such that it should be
taken with reserve.
The Germans on the Russ front
are so anxious to "put over" their
peace terms with the Russians that
they would be quite capable of send
ing out just such a wireless dispatch
with the idea of deluding the Rus
sians into belief that their propa
ganda urging the German soldiers
to join in a worldwide democratic
movement was meeting with suc
cess.
SIX O'CLOCK AND
SAVING THE COAL
From Tuesday's Daily.
The food conservation committee,
through its chairman W. B. Banning
are recommending the matter of clos
ing the business houses at six o'clock
and so stated in their bulletin a few
days since. At the last meeting of
the city council this was also the
sense of the city's legislature, and
that was published in a proclamation
by the mayor, but it has not" gotten
any farther, that it has not assumed
concrete form as yet.
Croup at Midnight Well in Morning.
"A few nights ago one of my pat
rons, had a small child taken with
croup about midnight," writes M. T.
Davis, Bearsville, W. Va. "They
came to my store and got a bottle
of Foley's Honey and Tar. Before
morning the child had entirely recov
ered." Use only Foley's, for coughs,
colds, croup, and grip. Sold every
where.
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DEATH RATE FALLS OFF IN
CANTONMENTS LAST WEEK
Washington, Jan. 4. Lower death
rates in both the national guard and
national army divisions in this coun
try during the week ending Decem
ber 2Sth, are shown by the weekly
report of the division of field sani
tation. In the guard there were 108
deaths as against 120 the previous
week and in the national army there
were 98 compared with 11S the week
before.
Slight improvement in general
health conditions in the camps also
is shown, there being a marked
abatement of meningitis epidemic0..
Pneumonia epidemics also have im
proved somewhat but 7u deatiis
among the guardsmen and G5 among
the national arinv men are from
that disease.
Meningitis in on the increase in
two divisions, th? Thirty-fifth and
Thirty-ninth, the former bavin:?
twelve new cases and t lie latter
seven. Three guard di virions, the
Thirty-first, Thirty-fourth and Thirty-sixth
led in the numVor oZ pneu
monia cases admit led, but (he num
ber in the Thirty-first division war
reduced one-half over" t lie i-rcceding
week. Only a few caccs are preva
lent in the other divisions. The
measles situation has improved ma
terially. In the national army the Kighty
first division had thirty admio.-ic;:-:
for meningitis as against thirty
seven, the preveious week and tlu
Ninetieth had lii'.io new ca-es. Pneu
monia increased rapidly in throe
divisions, the Eight y-;-event n having
07 new cases a-r, against cix the week
before; the Ninetieth (K against 14
and the Forty-second 3'J against 1.
The number in other divisions wa
relatively small.
Ivieasles conlina prevalent in the
Eightieth, Eighty -.second, Ei a bty-: ev
ent h and Eighty-ninth division?,
with increai.es in the Eightieth and
E'ghty-ninth. German ineaiMej con
tinue in epidemic form in the Ninety-first
division and rtarlet fevor
prevails '.ante e:J cruuvely in the
Eighty-seventh division.
CA?. SKIDS Oil ICY PAVEMENT
From Monday's- Daily.
Yesterday forc-ioon Tvhilr? Elmer
Meisiriger. w;:s rounding the conic
from Yire ttreei cu!o Fourth. In
tv een the public library an T the
county jail, hi.; car, which i ; a Ma
well, skidded on the icy jJavcrncnt
striking against the curbing in IKrit
of the jail, fully broadside, smasi;
ing down both wheels on the on
side. The car kept on going, how
ever and did not slop until it had
slid back onto the parking ahd come
in contact with a light pole, cutting
a notch in the pole and catching Die
front axle in such manner as to sud
denly bring.it to a standstill, at !hr
rame time unseating the occupants.
Elmer Jleisinger and his wife. Mr..
Meisingcr had her head lmi; d (;ui
badly, while her husband was un
injured further then being jarred up
a bit. They both. are feeling pretty
sore today as a result of their ex
penence although they consider it
a miraculous escape ao it was.
HAD A BIG TIME LAST NIGHT.
Prom Tuesday's? Daily.
There was a crew of Old Fellows
who went to Louisville for a time
last evening and had it too. The
occasion was the installation of the
officers of the lodge there, and this
was done by the District Deputy ?.T.
Tritsch, there accompanied him the
following members of this lodge,
Mike Ilild, John Cory, J. P. Sattler.
J. F. Clugey, J. E. Schutz, v J. II.
Short, ri . E. Olson and Harry Eyler.
After the exercises were concluded,
all sat down to a banquet to which
all did their full share.
The contingent from Plattsmouth
arrived home about two o'clock.
Gets Good Results Quickly.
These few lines from J. E. Ilayucs,
McAlcster, Okla., deserve careful
reading by every one who values
good health: "I find no medicine
which acts so mildly and quickly
with good results as Foley Cathartic
Tablets. They empty the stomach
and bowels, giving all of the diges
tive organs a healthy action." Sold
everywhere.
Chicago, 111., Jan. 7. The bliz
zard which for more than twenty
four hours swept the territory with
in a radius of 200 miles of this city
ceased today, but there were indica
t'ons facilities would be much im
proved during the day.
The snowfall in Chicago since
early Sunday morning has been more
li an a foot on the level, and a gale
ri more than 4 0 miles an hour form
ed huge drifts from 5 to 10 feet
deep, tying up steam railroads and
electric lines in all directions. It
is -ouid to be the heaviest January
snowfall in Chicago's history.
Many Trains Annulled.
The snow and gale continued all
day Sunday and not until after mid
night was there a sign of abatement.
Towards daylight this morning, the
snowfall became lighter and the
wind died down somewhat, but; even
with this assistance snow plows
were able to make only meaner head
way against the big drifts along the
railroad and car lines.
Dor.ens of trains on the trunk line-5
were either annulled or left their
stations many hours behind schedule.
Trains du1 here lar-t night from all
direction:-; were many hours behind
time, and in numerou- Instances
v. ere a h a n d o n e d .
Fcocl end Fnel Shcrias Threatened.
The ;:trm. hich i t-::u by weath
er bureau eflieials to be the worst
the middle west lias experienced in
many year-; whs the nio.-t severe in
central and r.orlLem Illinois, but it
eovercd pout hern Michigan, Wiscon
sin and parts of Iowa and Ohio. It
toilav
unless immedi
ate relief can V found fer the crip
pled transportation facilities-, many
tov.us will l o faeea with serious fuel
famines and possibility f food short
age. In Chicago there is, f-a'.d to bo
enough coal to vnn the city several
days, lnit dealers are finding it di.'H
cuit to make ('.'.liveries because cf
heavy snowdrifts, which are blocking
the street?. City officials estimate
that it will b? two or three days be
fore trat'ic in Chirago can he re
stored to anything like normal.
WILL ASSIST IN A REVIVAL.
I'l-om Tiwsilay's Datlv.
This morning Eev. E. . Pontius
departed fr Manps, which is a
small station northeast of York, a
few miles, where he will assist in the
conducting of a revival for the Unit
ed Brethren church at that place.
Ecv. Harvey the resident of Mapps,
will also assist in the meeting which
is expected to continue for rome
time. Next" Sunday there will be no
church services at the Liberty church
feouih of this, city, the place where
llev. Pontioti is the minister. The
Bible school will be held as usual
but arrangements will be made for
services the following Sunday.
(iT!('i: TO lit ;;:t titi.i:
In I!m- l;sliit i 'art of v':i:-s.-i o'H.ity
N'elr;tsl'.;i.
Viiv il !il!!i::. IV:i int i!T. yr;. .;.."vp
ll.-ii-n. r ft I t'" 1 1. 1 a 11 i s.
To tin t-IVm(:i!it-. ....-ili Harper
;mt .In in- A. ll.irj'i-r, iii.-: wit 1 lie mi
kii-own heirs. iK' v i.--.'i's, 1 ;;-;i t-vs, itr
siniiil rem -st utati s. e. :il H persons
illicit 'Mr! i:i tii csla!.- of Joseph l!ar
r.er. (I eeiise.l the li !i5: uown heirs, tlev-
Isi i.v. leiratees. person.il representa
tives, anil all p r-or.s iiilcrestel in the
esrne oT Jane A. Harper. h ceased
3ol.ii W. Vo;i:r,' ami .Mnamia Young
i: wile: the unkao-.vn heirs, ilevisees
le'-atees. m r:"n:i! r i .ifs'ii I at i se:; ami
all i,er:-or.s ivleierfeo in t!iC: evlati; Of
John "W". VouiuT, I .. asel; the mi
known lieiis. i'e isees, legatees, per
sonal rejireseii la li e. anil, all person
In If rested In the: sstato of Amalni;
Vi.imil'. deceased: . J. Kerr ami Julia
Kerr, hi-: wife: lie v.nk:iuvn heirs,
devi-ces, 3ev.it lees, personal l cpresc-ti-t.-ilivf-x
and :iM persons Interested ii
the ostnto of A. J. Kerr, deecased; the
unknown heirs, t'evbees, legatees, per
sonal representatives' and all per.-ons
interested in the estate of Juli; Kerr,
deeeased: Andrew J. Kerr; the un
known heirs, devisees, legatees, per
Honal representatives and all persons
interested in the estate ot Andrew J
Kerr, deeoascd: C?. A. Marr; tl. un
known heirs, devisees, ley a tees, per
sonal representatives, and all persons
Interested in the estate of G. A. Marr,
deeeastd: George A. Marr; the un
known heirs, devisees, legatees, per
sor.al representatives. unJ all persons
Interested in the estate ot Cit-orse
Marr, deeeased; U. I. Henry; the un
known heirs, devisees, legatees, per
sona! representatives, ami all persons
interested in the esiaie 01 j. v. iienry.
deceused: 1. l-arrand liiuiry; the un
known lfMrs. devisees, legatees, per
sonal representatives, and all persona
Interested in the estate or 1 . l'unana
Henry, defeased; Klen y. Wheeler ami
Clara V. Wheeler, his wife; the un
known heirs, devis-ees, legatees, per
sonal representatives, and all persons
interested in tne estate or lv,Len &.
Wheeler, deeeased; the unknown heirs,
devisees, legatees, personal representa
tives, ami all persons interested in the
estate of Clara P. Wheeler, deceased;
K. S. Wheeler; the unknown heirs, dev
isees, legatees, personal representa-
she wif JNlg
OUR CHRISTMAS BANKING CLUB IS FOR EVERYONE; GIRLS
AND WOMEN, MEN AND BOYS, THE CHILDREN AND THE BABY.
YOU CAN START WITH 10 CENTS, 5 CENTS, 2 CENTS, OR 1
CENT AND INCREASE YOUR DEPOSIT THE SAME AMOUNT
EACH WEEK.
IN 50 WEEKS:
10-CENT CLUB PAYS $127.50
5-CENT CLUB PAYS 63.75
2-CENT CLUB PAYS 25.50
1-CENT CLUB PAYS 12.75
YOU CAN BEGIN WITH THE LARGEST PAYMENT FIRST AND
DECREASE YOUR PAYMENTS EACH WEEK.
WE ALSO HAVE CLUBS WHERE YOU PAY IN 50 CENTS, $1,00
OR $5.00 WEEKLY AND IN 50 WEEKS HAVE TWENTY-FIVE DOL
LARS, FIFTY DOLLARS OR TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS.
JOIN YOURSELF AND HAVE EVERY MEMBER OF YOUR FAM
ILY DO SO, TOO.
WE ADD 3 PER CENT INTEREST.
Farixiers'
THE NEW
tie-; it'! ail persons interested in the
estate of V.. S. Wheeler, deceased;
I'lattsmouth L:ni'l and Improvement
e::ipany: the unknown claimants and
i he ui'.Ktiown owners of Lots 11, 11, IS
and 14 in Cioek 1. and Lots 1. 'Z. 3 ami
I, Irs Hloi-k all in Urowtie's u3i
di vis ion of Lot 17. in the XKU of the
XYY1., of Section i:;, in Township 1 -
.North. i;anie 13 Kast of the 6th P. M.,
in Cass County, Nebraska.
You and oat li of you nre lieret.y no
tified tiiil on the 17th day of .1 leeein
Pcr. I:17. piaiiititf I". led his suit in the
:st ri t Court of Cass county, Nebras
ka, the object and purpose of which is
to v.ii-. t and confirm piain tiff's title
in and to lots 1. '1, Z and 4, in Hlock
J. : m! Lots U, 1 J. 13 and 14 in Flock
3. in lirowne's Sub-di vision of Lot 17.
in the Ni:1, of the NY"4 of Section
i:i. Townhio 1' North, Kai.jre IS Last
ji the ;th j M., in Cass coiintv, Nebr.,
and to enjoin each and all of you from
havirr-c or claimina: any right, title,
: it-ii or interest, I'ither legal or eiui
lahle. in or to said land or any part
thereof, and to enjoin you and ea.ch of
.ou i:i :::iv manner from interfering
.:lb ;.laintift"s possession ami enjoy
siiciit o:? said premises and for einii
tabie relief. This notice is given pur---uar.
t to the order of the Court.
You ere required to answer paid pe
tition on or before Monday the 4th day
-f February, lt'l, or your default will
be entered therein.
V1KG1L MULLIS.
Plaintiff.
A. L. TIDD,
d4-4tsw. Attorne
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GZULK T MIOW CAI'SIj
In the itistrict Court of Cass coun
ty, Nebraska:
Jn the mattir of the application of
lUginald II. Thorp, Guardian of the
Person and Estate of Florence Thorp,
a Minor, for License to sell Keal Es
tate. On reading and filing the petition
duly verilied. of Ileuinabl H Thorn
Guardian of the person and estate of
Florence Thorp, a minor, lor license lo
'! the following described r.eal estate,
to-wit:
The undivided two fortv-tifths
"--4." of the East half of the
Southeast quarter of Section "a.
l ne s.ounwost quarter or Section
L'4. the North half of the North
hiJf of the Northwest quarter of
Section iT, and the North half of
the North half of the Northeast
quarter of Sec tion 16, all in Town
ship 1L Lanue 30. In Cass county,
Nebraska; also the undivided two
forty-fifths (2-4:.) of Lot 2. JJIock
10. in South Lteml. as surveyed
platted and recorded in Cass eoun
ty, Nebraska
or. so much -thereof as the court niav
deem necessary and advisable, for the
benefit of said ward, for the purpose
of investment in interest bearing ..-e-eurittes
or some productive stock and
eiicoHiLa
"improves Farm Efficiensy!
MAKE THIS
A Happy
by putting in a Delco-Light
it before the
538 So. 25th Ave.
State Bank
BANK.
for the education and maintenance of
saiil ward, and It appearing from said
petition that the minor's interest in
said real estate is a small undivided
portion thereof and the same is too
small to render the property desirable
as an investment: that said property
can probably 1e sold at the present
time for a fair value and that it Is
for the interest of her estate and for
the benefit of said ward to convert
said undivided interest in real estate
into tash an V invest the proceeds Ja
'interest bearing securities or sow:
productive stock, or so much thereof
as may not be required for her main
tenance and education.
It is therefore ordered that the next
of kin of said minor and all person:
interested in. her estate appear before
nie at chambers in the Court House in
the City of Plattsmouth in Cass coun
ty, Nebraska, on the 14th day of Jan
uary. 191 S. at 9 o'clock a. m.. and show
cause, if any there be, why license
should not be granted to said Iloinahl
II. Thorp. Cuardian. to sell sf.id real
estate for the purposes alce set forth.
And it is further ordered that a copy
of this order bo personally served m
said minor at least fourteen days be
fore the day set for hearing, end
that it lie published once eaeii week
for three successive weeks in the
Plattsmouth Journal. a newspaper
printed and published in t?aid count v
ef Cass.
Dated at Chambers in said County of
Cass this 14th dav of December, ll17.
JAMES T. DEC LEY,
Judge of the District Court in and-for
dl7-3w) Cass county, Nebraska.
OIL HARNESS.
Time to oil and repair harness.
$1.00 for oiling where we repair t
narness. John F. Gord T
. jT
mouth. Neb.
- BARGAINS IJT
Wc have sev
sale.
T. II. POL.
j3-lw-daw
CASTOR I A
For Infants and Children
in Use For Over 30 Years
Always bears
tbe
Sismamre of
TT
New
Plant now. Get
raise in price.
La!
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OMAHA, NEB.
Year
SEMTHA