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VOL. XXXV.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1918.
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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
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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