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Boutin Trir tottcal tec VOL. XXXV. PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1918. 4 t , U. S. TROOPS SURPRISE FOE BY NEW RAID AMERICAN DETACHMENT CAR RIES OUT ATTACK IN WOEVRE REGION SUCCESSFULLY. PORTUGUESE REPULSE ATTACK Caught by Machine Gun Fire and Suffers Heavy Casualties Near Laventie. Pris. March 11 Aa American de tachment in the Wnevre region lias lifO'Sslully carried out a surprise attack en German trenches south of Richecourt, says the French otlicial communication issued today. Richecourt lies in tlie sector taken owr Ly American forces north west of Toul. It i a short distance northeast of Xivray. The Americans apparently are in;: king raids into enemy territory a part of their daily routine. Monday morning, after a bombard ment, they raided German front lines for three hundred yards, un aided, as had been customary, by the Fn-nch. Germans' Losses Heavy. London. March 12. A laree Ger man raiding party attacking posi tions of the Portuguese troops rear Laventie, was caught by machine gun fire from tlie front and both flanks when trying to cross the allied wire and suffered heavy casualties this morning, according to the Brit ish official communication tonight. The raid was ccmpTetely rep-nl-ecl. Numerous dead and wounded Ger mans, were left in No Man's Land when the main body took to flight. All along the western front inten sive artillery duels and raiding op erations are continuing on isolated s ctors. The Australians again have d out successful raids into ian trenches northeast of Mer .'s. killing a number of Germans ,d making prisoners of others. In Lorraine, the French near Mon grel put down effectively a strong German attempt at a Foray, inflict ing heavy losses on the enemy and also taking prisoners. In fights in the air Monday thp Italians brought donn five hostile plains. The British troops in Palestine are giving the Turks; ao rest. Again t'.K'y have driven forward their lines northwest of Jerusalem. Numerous casualties were inflicted on the Ot toman troops and several mnchne guns were captured. Trenches Evacuated. With the American Army in France, March 12. The American troop-; east of Lunevill? have again raided the German positions. Early yesterday, after a brief artillery preparation, one platoon moved across No Man's Land behind a bar rase, eniered the enemy's lines and penetrated some distance with the object of ascertaining whether the German trenches were still evacuat ed. The platoon found they were evacuated and then returned with out a single casualty. The German nrtillery feebly engaged in counter battery work against the American guns during tlie operation. Sergear.t Walsh, hero of the Ger man raid on the Toul sector, awarded the cross of war with palm. by Premier Clemenceau. has been se lected as orderly to Secretary of War Baker. Walsh. 4 7 years old, left the billet town where his regi ment has been quartered since its relief from the trenches, after re ceiving hearty congratulations of officers and men. HOLD FINE MEETING. From Wednesday's Daily. The Woodmen Circle lodge met in regular session last evening, at their lodge rooms. There was a large num ber of the members in attendance and a good meeting was held. At an ap propriate time the ceremonies for the draping of the Charter in honor of Mrs. H. Waintroub, whose death oc curred recently, were held and which were most impressive. The members then made various plans for their future work, and especially for the big meeting, which will be held in May. Mrs. Droege expects to have a large class of new members for initiation and it will be known as the Mothers and Daughters Initia tion. After the lodge session the la dies of the Drill team and any that would like to join meet for a few minutes and make arrangements for reorganizing and plans for future work in the drill work. MOVES NEAR CEDAR CREEK. Frcm Vfilpfsi1;iy". IaiJy. John R. Meisinger, who for many years has resided southwest of Plattsmouth, moved about two weeks ago to the Adam Kraeger farm north of the Louisville road, near Cedar Creek, and is now thoroughly settled in the new home and ready for the early farm work Mr. Meisinger was in the city for a few hours yesterday. and called at the Journal office and transferred his semi-weekly paper to the daily issue, and in the future will be a daily reader of th Jour nal. We would like to see manv more of our good farmer friends do likewise. The daily list is growing all the time, but we can handle manv more. HAS THOUSAND BUSHELS OF EXCELENT SEED CORN From Wednesday's Oailv. win tTopsi is sending a sam ple of yellow corn to Lincoln, to the National Defense Council, and sav? that lie has a thousand bushels of it on his farm south of the city. 'We examined the specimen which he sent, and it appears to be excellent in quality. He will put a force of en to work, picking the corn and making examination of everv ear as they go over it. That which does not show a good healthy sprout will be thrown out. As the matter of seed corn is of such vital moment it is necessary to conserve all that will i eatly make good -ed. ' CHILD FRACTURES SKULL. From Wednesday's 1 II -. Yesterday morning, a little three- year-old child of 13. J. Halstead and wife, while coasting on the walk with her little brother in a coaster I wagon, was overturned, and the little the training work of the national ar one, who is known as 'Babe' struck my divisions drawn upon. The call her head on the pavement rendering her unconscious, in which condition she remained for some time. Today the child is some better, but it is feared that she has sustained a slight fracture of her skull. ANNOUNCES ENGAGEMENT. Finn) Wt tines. lay's T':iO. The following is taken from the Los Angeles Examiner: Captain Fricke is a son of Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Fricke of this city and was born and grew to manhood here: lie is a graduate of the Plattsmouth High school, after which he attend ed the state university and medical schools. Albert's many friends in this city extend congratulations to him on the announcement of his en gagement. No wedding date is giv en. The engagement of Miss Betsey Thayer McGuire to Captain Albert A. Fricke. which was announced at a tea given Sunday afternoon at Redwood Lodge, Hollywood, came as a great surprise to the many friends of Miss McGuire who live in Las Angeles. Miss Mayberry assisted Miss McGuire in receiving the many invited guests who called during the afternoon. .The rooms were profusely decorat ed with spring flowers, peach blos- soms prevailing. As the guests en tered tlie house, they were favored with boutonnieres in the nation col ors, tied to which were cards with the names of the betrothed couple. Captain Fricke, who is now in the Medical Reserve Corps with the 26th Engineers stationed at Camp Dix, Wrightown, New Jersey, was a prac ticing physician of Omaha, prior to the war. Both the Captain and Miss McGuire were classmates at the Uni versity of Nebraska, where the for mer became a member of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity, and the latter joined the Delta Gamma sorority Miss McGuire ha a host of friends in l,os Angeles. For several years she has been physical instructor for the girls of the Los Angeles High School. Good work horse wanted. About 6 years old and well broke. J. H Tarns, County Farm. 3-9-dftwtf NEARLY MILLION MEN TO GO IN THE SECOND DRAFT I EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND MORE TO ARMY DURING YEAR. Nnety-five Thousand Needed at Once and Will Go During Five Day Per iod Beginning Marcli 28 Washington, March 12. Fight hundred thousand nu-n are to be called to the colors graduaiiv dur ing the present year, under second I army draft, which begins on March 2 Q An announcement today by Pro- vist Marshal General Crowder of tlie number to be called was followed closely by an order for the mobiliza tion of rr,000 men during the live day period beginning March 2'.K and 1 5.000 of them to be assembled under the second draft. Eighty thousand will be men of the first arft of 6S7.0O0 not yet summoned into service. Details of how the second draft is to be applied will be made public later after congress has acted tipon proposed legislation providing for the registration of youths attaining the age of twenty-one years and for basing state and district quoas on the number of registrants in class one. In his hrst official statement on the subject, however. General crowder assures the countrv that no sweeping withdrawal of large num bers of men at one timp is contem plated, and that care will be taken to avoid interference with harvest ing. The 95,000 now called, it is under stood are needed at once to fill up divisions and other units scheduled for early departure or to take place of men transferred from other divi sions to make up such deficiencies. Vpwlv nrc.ini70.-l rosriilar illv-cinns are particularly short of men and heavy drafts on national array divi- sions to make these good have been necessary, seriously interfering with for new men makes it probable that further transfers will be necessarv. Will Make Out War Machine. The S00.000 men to be summoned this year represent the number neces sary to fill up all existing divisions, to create all the army corps and field army troops to fill out the war machine for which the frame. work already exists, and to provide a quarter of a million replacement troops. When they have' been mobil ized, which :will not be completed before the first of next year, there will be more than forty full infantry divisions of 27,700 men each and all the additional units necessary. No additional divisions of the national army or national guard will be created this year, altho the program for the regular army, now composed of eight infantry and one cavalry di vision, mav be enlarged. The first purpose of the war de partment is to complete the first field army in France. Probably this will be composed of five army corps of six infantry divisions each. It has been estimated that with that force and its necessary auxiliaries at his disposal. General Pershing would bs able to bold a 100 mile sector of the battle front, relieving the strain upon French man-power during 191S to that extent. What that would mean to France may be judged from published statements of French' offi cials that on Junary 1, 191S, the Belgian army held about fifteen miles of the western front, the British forces about 105 miles and the French about 350 miles. A movement of 95,000 drafted men to begin on March 29 and con tinue for five days was ordered today by Provost Marshal General Crowd er. The order calls troops from ev ery state in the union with the ex ception of Iowa and Minnesota. It includes men remaining from the first draft and those liable to call in the second. Just how many men of the second draft are affected by the order was not stated at General Crowder's of fice. It is understood that the move ment will virtually complete the first draft and that it is part of the an nounced plan to call registrants in -imall groups as fast as they can bo accommodated. The Apportionment. The apportionment by states fol low : Alabama, 2.G34: Arizona 14S; Arkansas 1,541: California 1,74." Colorado 323; Connecticut J03: Del aware COS; District of Columbia 102 Florida 2.0:.; Georgia 5.P25: Idaho 242; Illinois 1.U01; Indiana 2,977; Kansas 5J7; Kentucky 1,;51; Loui iana 3,573; Maine 24 0; Maryland 3S2; Massachusetts 2,0(19; Michigan 5.538; Mississippi 2.220; Missouri i,iu; ..Molilalia .Ncorasna 4;t; Nevada 72; New Hampshire 212; New Jersey 4,275; New Mexico 127; New York 12.2SS; North Carolina .-,174; North Dakota 2,47; Ohio C.955 ; Oklahoma 5f)8; Oregon 2;f) Pennsylvania 7,82 ; Rhode Island 201; South Carolina 242; Vermont 15G; Virginia 2.1 7S; Washington 53S; West Virginia 1.514; Wi.-onrin 2,214; V.'yoming 124. WEEPING WATER MAN KURT WHEN STRUCK BY AN AUTO !-":ini Wei ri la v' li;ji'-. Cm. II. Dennis. Weeping Water con tractor, was injured severely in thv lace Ir.st nignt wr.ci lie wts strucK by an automobile at Twenty-fourth ana i-arncm streets in umaua. Clarence Porter, chauffer, driver of the car. was arrested Lv Officer English and later released on a bond or SiUO. THEY WERE HAVING A TIJIE. Ficni Wedn-.-. 3Vs Pail;.-. As we passed the store of Wes- cott s bons we noticed tour voting Americans playing marbles in the entry to the store two were backed up against the door, while the Cither two were out towards the street. and they were having a fine time. oblivious of the fac of th war. of business, small pox, or even school. which at the time t ie bell was call- in;? :or tne'ii to ...jroe. e saw- there Huckleberrv Finn and Tom Sawyer of the fifty years age. Go to it young fellers, this is your time. FORDS SELL AT HIGHER PRICE. Fr.un Wednesday's Daily. During the past week, there lias I bet?n sold through the T. H. Pollock Auto Company, new Ford cars to Earl C. Wiles Wm. Rice. C. L. Wiles Herman Wolforth and Gecrge I)-dge. and all at the advanced price, show ing that even at the increase, these men who are careful buyers are con sidering this the best and cheapest car. Besides this" company has also sold during the time one 1-ton truck to the Nebraska Lighting company which will be used for their busi ness in and about Plattsmouth. HOWARD WILES SOME BETTER, From Wednesday's lnfly. Howard Wiles who for some t'me past has been confined to bis home and bed with a severe attack of diptheria. and which at times was extremely serious is reported as somewhat improved. We are glad to hear of this improvement of How ard, and hope he may continue to improve. RETURNS MUCK IMPROVED. From Wednesday's Iaily. Last evening Wm. Starkjohn re turned from a stay of some weeks at Lincoln, where he was taking baths operates a furniture store and de at the sanitarium at Lincoln, where carted for Omaha, and has not lived he was receiving treatment for rheu matism. The specialist at the sani tarium "who was handling his case tells of some of his trouble arising freni defective teeth, and which were causing a reterdation of the circulatory powers. Mr. Starkjohn will have the teeth cared for and hopes by that to regain his health. WILL BUILD NEW HOME. From Wednesdav's Ini1y. J. H. McMaken and force, were out yesterday at the home of Will Rc.mmell where they with the as sistance of a large number of the neighbors of Mr. Rummell moved the old house, which has acted as a home for two generations of Rum mells, away from its long occupied site, that another and a more com modious and better appointed resi dence may be constructed upon the c-pot. The house which is to be of considerable dimensions, will scon be began, and will make an excellent home for Mr. Rummell and family. Subscribe for the. Journal. GERMAN ALLIANCE DOOMED, IS THE GENERAL OPINION SPECL4L INVESTIGATION LIKELY TO MEAN CONGRESS WILL CANCEL CHARTER. Much Testimony Taken Reeardin Alleged Pro-German Activities of the Organization Washington. March 12. That the German-American Alliance is to have its federal charter cancelled by con gress is the belief o members who have been following the testimony against the alliance developed at the special investigation being conduct ed by the senate judiciary commit ter. It is not thought, however, that there will follow any criminal pros ecutions under the espionage act, or other acts of congress, against any oi tne leauers or oniciais oi me aiii- lance The testimony has disclosed I that acts of the alliance strongly savoring of dislovaitv. were eommit- ted prior to April 6. 1917, when the United States declared existence of a state of war with Germany Members of congress say the revo cation of the charter of the alliance will fall as a heavy blow on the or ganization because it will be. in ef fect, a public condemnation of the German-American alliance for dis loyalty and its continuance under a federal charter a menace to the free institutions of America. Loyal Amer icans of German blood, it is believed. will resign from the alliance follow ing such action by congress and the organization will be disrupted or ?.o badly crippled as to render it harm less either, in political activities or in the dissemination of German ideas and doctrines. Congressional criticism is severe. especially on the alliance, because of its proved national and state activi ties in behalf of the various candi- dates tor omce, wnicn is ioreign to the statement of principles and pur- po.-es, under which the federal char- ter was secured from congress. There has been severe condemna tion ot tne alliance tor auegea un- American teachings and denuncia tion of American institutions anci principles. CONSOLIDATED THEIR OFFICES. Fi-' in Wednesday's Iaily. Th? down town office of J. H. Mc- Maken & Sons has been discontinued and the office for the other business besides the garage, will be done from the garace office. Hereafter one office will handle all the business, and thus will keep the business together J The offices at the new O. K. Garage will be ample for the care of the business. Miss Mary- Peterson, who has cared for the down town office will be at the O. K. Gar age office and care for the business there. AFTER TWENTY-FIVE YEARS. From Wednesday's Daily. Twenty-five years ago Onie Mc- Glvnn. worked for Asher Clan; in a grocerv. where Andrew Hawrich now here since. Yesterday he dropped eff an automobile and mingled with the scenes of his childhood, but found few people whom he had known in those days. He is now selling in surance and called at this place on some business. Mr. McGlynn is now residing in Omaha. SMALL POX HERE NOT SO BAD. From Wednesday's Haiiv. Dame Rumor is responsible for the circulation of reports over the county and country, to the effect of large numbers of cases of small pox in this city. Some people say busi ness is suspended and the schools are closed, but such is not the case. The dances were closed, but even the mov ing picture shows have not been closed and the schools and religious services are all being conducted. All the cases in the city are under strict quarantine and care is being taken to prevent the spread of the disease, and it is expected in a very short time that all the cases will be under control and eradicated. No one need be afraid, for every- thing is safe Jiere, and as safe as in some isolated country homes. Here is a list of the cases and their location. They are all under strict quarantine. Hawkenberry, yonug man 21. Win terstein Hill, George Grower, adult. Happy Hollow; Densoii. young man. Winterstein Iliil; Reed, Maiden Lane. T. Reed, Maiden Lane; M. Price 13 &IIickory Sts.; Mrs. J. R. Kelly. Granite, between 10th & 11th: Mrs. V. B. Dutton. Gold, between Sth &. 9th; Miss Edna Gorder. Chicago Avenue; Florence Hansen, Coates Block; Dewe:.- Green. City Jail; The county has a patient at the city jail as well, C. N. Hansen; Spreacher, four cases of veraloid. South 7th St.; Krueger. North 15th street; Steven son, father mother and four child ren, north Sixth street; Conners, Patterson Avenue; Warren Stearns, Duke street; Joseph Skalak. Lincoln Avenue; Huff by Fairground. Rice. Happy Hollow. Of this list. George Brower, Denson and the Spr.-chers have Veraloid. FROM NEAR NEHAWKA. From Wed nesda v's laiiy. C. G. Watkins and E. E. Hadley, from near Nehawka, were in the city for a few hours yesterday, auto- ing up from their home in the after noon. Mr. Hadley was here for some dental work, and Mr. Watkins while visiting with other friends of the county seat, dropped into the Jour nal office for a short social chat, and while here enrolled his name for the paper for one year. We en joyed our visit with Mr. Watkins very much and trust that he wll make his calls around the Journal headquarters more frequent in the future. WAS HERE 51 YEARS AGO From Wednesday's Daily. J. H. Butler came to Nebraska In February IS 67, when this was a ter ritory, and W. S. Ask with came The same year "in Xpril. when thestate had been admitted into the Union. They have been close friends ever since. Today Mr. Eutler came down from Omaha and visited with Mr. Askwith for the dev. returning home this afternoon. Mr. Butler was here to the opening of the Plattsmouth Water Works, and was then the chief of the fire department of Omaha. Spring Is Nice, But Lack of fresh vegetable rood and interrupted, changing habits make these trying weeks for any one in clined to constipation. Foley Ca thartic Tablets are just the thing for indigestion, biliousness, gas on stomach, furred tongue, headache, or other condition indicating clogged bowels. Cause no bad after effects. Sold everywhere. DennisoiTs crepe paper at the Journal office. FIRST NATIONAL IMPLIES FEDERAL RESERVE FINANCING! The Federal Reserve System provides for the financing of farmers, stockmen all master growers and producers of the nation's vital war-needs. Get your Farm loans here. Let us help you with your hog and cattle plans for the new year. We offer the lowest current rates and best accommodations. We will clear your title without charge, if question arises as to its validity. First National Bank, Plattsmouth, Nebraska THE UNITED STATES FOOD ADMINISTRA TION AND ITS WORK PLANT A LIEEETY GARDEN AND HELP WIN THE WAR. Fi-"ni Tuesday's Jaily. The Cnited States Food Adminis tration are constantly studying ways to assist in the feeding of the people of this country and those of the al lies as well. The useless wate of food stuffs, has been looked after and much of the food which has heretofore been wasted, has gone into channels for the feeding of the world. The People Want To Help. The people as a general thing are willing to do what they can to help win the war. and they are willing to do it in the way of conservation of food stuffs, as well as in some other way. People without complaint have accepted the substitutes, and have observed the meatless days, have ob served the wheatless days and have taken the war bread, have taken the Liberty loaf, and in all w-ays. They are willing to do their part and when shown what it is they are anxious to not do their bit but do their utmost in this wav. Plant a Liberty Garden The matter of saving of ford has more than one feature in it. the first is the furnishing of something for the use of the soldier which would have gone to waste, and the other is the saving for vourself something which you would have wasted. The same principle and the theory of reasoning applies to the matter of the growing of the garden. You are saving the money which you would spend -and then allowing the food wfi'Tch you would buy, 'for Ihe tifu of those who need it elsewhere, be sides the added habit of frugality which you have cultivated. Then the Freight Question. Then comes the freight question, when the amount of people who could raise a garden and do not. sup posing that they only prow one tenth of an acre, and there are over five million such people, the average amount of food produces on the lot of that kind is 630 pounds, which if raised and consumed at home, would free from carrying these things which could be raised lf.O.OOrt cars one trip, this is an item when the railroads are already congested. Think about it, investigate it. Do it FOR SALE. Light Bramah egg fors hatching. 15 for $1.25. 50 for 53.50. 100 for $6.50. Mrs. John W. Stones, My nard. Neb. 3-ll-3mosT BANK SERVICE
