MONDAY, MARCH 25, 1918.
I'LATTSM O UTI I SEMI-WEEKLT JOUimAL.
PAGE FIVE.
SED BY FIRE
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PATROL HUE RAIDS ENEMY P0
SITIC1TS BUT FIND THE
" WORKS DESERTED
Germans Reported to be Rebuilding
the Lines near Luneville A
Number of Peserters
With the American Army in
France. March 2 1. Enemy first and
second line positions 0:1 a part of
the lector east of Luneville have
i-'ii destroyed by American artil
; ry fire. After tlie raid into the
German lines last night the Amer
ican gunners shelled the positions
heavily all night anil this morning;.
Today a patrol, without assistance
from the artillery, crossed No Man's
Laud and found that the first and
: '('iiiul lines i::id been wiped out.
The patrol also obtained additional
.domat ran and returned without
casualties, the Germans apparently
i i: i -1 u. decided not to molest them.
.r: i! !; ry firing by both tides oil
this si .-tor cor. ir.ued all day.
(:; the sector northwest of T011I.
number of Gtrra.ans deserted last
li'l;! ;:nd : urremirred to an Amer
ican patr-.d i:i a certain wood. The
Germans approached the Americans
.-i ;-:!. ;t "doii't shoot."' The prisoner'--
were turned over to the French.
Me eh it: forii:at ion of value was
e:ra:ued from the deserters, who
said there v. r "fed up" with the
v a r and dei ided t hey would rath-
in
i.-ei
r-. RKauded in the in-btaiiit-d
from the men
:.;.':. t that during the
r attack against the
. ; 0:1 February 27. nine
I a rarra ; : on
w 'IS t st
pr.-jec
A'.aerier.n It
urara
C::"-ha
projae'or; were em ployed.
! lie projectiles tired i'e'.i
it ! in i !: .en;
lines and the gras
overcame many of the Germans. The
n'Xt i!:ty, accord in 2: to the deserters,
elev u: (Vrn.ans were killed and thir
tv wounded while taking out the
0 .
0-m
75 Are Used
'1 1 ' i a
:i:, d
an Intelligence el'.'eers are
to !r ui)'. the story regard
) 1:1
ing :''' projectors. American infor-math-n
is that only T." were used.
An American patrol last night en
tered the enemy first line and re
li' aired tiiere six hours but did not
ace any of the enemy. It is report
id ;ir:t tlie Germans recently had
conr.-: mi ted tnnakes that ire co'i
;r"''c half way up on the side.
Great activity continues belli !:1
the ei" ray lir.es. Wi'i-in the last
f',.r days a n amie-r of roci: crush
ers and concrete mixers have beiri
brought up and there are signs that
tire
r ins
t! e
'!'
i ; -par;
t r a
Germans ir.terd to construct
dx-r of few pill boxes
opposite
no rican iront.
! s rep-rt sa ys
1 lint three
a r
: r.es new over various
,r,i"rii-;a.i front line at
the
br-ak and 11 red their machine
- -n cor positions. Th'ir efforts,
. v !'. were without result.
h.
ARMENIAN AND SYRIAN
RELIEF DRIVE
s 1 ... ,;
for the
:e
on ve
Armenian and
Syrian Relief will be made next
wok. March 24-:". 1. in most of the
rrrii"-is in Cas county.
Ti;ie:i precinct, raises its quota
'1' 7. tn. yesterday afternoon while
the sale of War Savings Stamps was
being made.
Klmwcod precinct will raise its
quota simultaneously with the Lib
erty Loan Drive.
Cri en wood t-recincr will make the
Arnier-i;: n Dri e in April at the
fame tine one of the other drives i?
bejne pu-h"l.
."(':' v. ka and Mt. Pleasant pre
( itietT -a ill carrv this and the Red
GROW A WAR
0
Wc handle all kinds of
Onion Sets and Seed
Potatoes!
VVc will have a large line of
Tomatoe, Sweet Potato and
Cabbage Plants.
fi A
1 jT. jL
EE
J3L i
Cross drive throught at the same
time.
Plattsmouth precinct and the city
of Plattsmouth will remember these
sufferers and show their sympathy
some time in April, by meeting: their
full quota.
Each chairman is asked to organize
his precinct ,as he prefers. Same
will appoint sub-chairman for each
school district who will in turn, ap
point solicitors to see every one in
their respective districts.
Some of the precincts hav the
card index system completed. In
such caes the drive will be conduct
ed on the unit basis, and the amount
contributed will be placed on the
cards. When the cards are not i'sed,
Tin: CHAIRMAN WILL SEE TITAT
THE AMOUNTS CONTRIBUTED
ARE CAREFULLY KEPT AND
PLACED ON THE CARDS when
they are completed.
Each chairman not using the card
index system, will kindly Inquire of
the precinct organization whether
said system is completed. In all
caes where said system is completed,
the precinct chairman will defer to
raid precinct organization and assist
it in every way pos-sible.
All fund" should be sent to Mr. II.
A. Schneider, Plattsmouth, Nehr.,
Treasurer.
There are 2.000,000 starving in
Armenia and Syria. ."00,000 are
children. President Wilson savs to
save them is America's great oppor
tunity. Every dollar mt riim: ed rc:.che
them. Expenses paid by a few men.
Money gees through State Depart
ment. Washington, to Rente. Switz
erland, thence to Swedish Legation
at Constantinople, then to 100 doc
tors, teachers and ex-consuls v. ho
have remained in Turkey for this
purpose. Ry them supplies are
bought and distributed.
Red Cross contributes Sr'.oo.ooo a
month to this Committee and en
courages its further support.
The Turkish Government offer no
obstacles to this work now.
Yours in behalf of suffering hu
manity, A. J. HARGETT.
County Chairman.
RELEASED FROM QUARANTINE.
Fnua Saturday's Unit v.
Dewey Graham who has been at
tlie city jail for he past three weeks
and where he had the filial! pox. lias
recovered from it and was fumii:iM"d
as well as was the jail, ami be waa.
released. In speaking of the n atter
Dewey said that he would as soon
have the small pox as to have a bad
cold. lie has gotten through with
lib; case nicely, but the pox marks
show plainly, even on the palms of
his hands.
RETURN FROM EAST.
l'l u Sa I : "!a " s I Mil. v.
John Lohnes and J. G. Lohnes re
turi:ed from the cast this morning,
coming from a trip to Peoria and
Pekiti. II!.. where they attended at
Peoria, the funeral of Mrs. George
Lohnes, who is wife of a brother.
John Lohnes. The burial was Friday
March 11th.
A' NEW RESIDENCE.
FriiMi Saturday's ai!y.
Fred G. Egenberger will in af hort
time commence the construction of
a modern bungalow, on the point
between Washington Avenue and
Vine street, which will main- an ele
gant place for a home. He will put
there a house which will cost about
four thousand dollars and has it al
ready rented to li. A. Rosencrans.
THE ADDING CONTEST
AT THE COURT HOUSE
From Sat ti 11 lay's lily.
This afternoon there was staged
an adding contest at the orb.ee of the
county superintendent, to determine
t he delegate who will soon go to
Reairice. where the southwestern
district convention will be held. The
contestants which appear and their
residence in the country are as fol
lows: Stacia Steel, Elm wood; Hazel
Ward, Louisville; Claude Gebhardt.
Elm wood; Ama Irons, Avoca; Nellie
Jackson, Weeping Water; Freda
Rorn, Cullom; John Keil. Cedar
Creek; Chester Scott. Elm wood;
Mearle Sheldon and Ressie Mifdock,
Nehawka, Carl Grassman and Mary
Stander. Louisville, and Charles
Hartford. Plattsmouth, Helen Gorder
Weeping Water.
TLa result of the content being
City Schools.
First Charles Hartford, Platts
mouth. Second Joint Keil, Cedar Creek.
Rural Schools.
First Hazel Ward, District 78.
Second Alma Sclieel, District -i'-i.
I
EGGS FOR HATCHING.
S. C. Rhode Island Reds ami ri. C.
"While Orphington eggs for hatching
at $1.25 per 15. $G.OO per 100. A. O.
Ramge, phone C513.
Stationery at the Journal office..
IERMANS ASS
OONS IN GREATEST
ARRAY OF THE VAB
ENEMY USES 1.000 IN ONE
SMALL SECTOR ONE FOR
EACH TWELVE YARDS
Over Forty Divisions Identified
Battle Front, Declare the Erit
isii Fire Concentrated
ou
Rritish Headquarters on French
Front, .March 12. The Gentians ta
day continued their assault against
the positions in the Canrhrai sector,
notably in the region of Croiselles
and liargicourt. At Ur.o-t forty di
visions have been identified on the
battle front. No such concentration
of artillery has keen seen since the
war began..
On the southern battle field a bit
ter struggle was waged today. The
enemy had 1.0C0 guns in one small
sector one tor everv twelve yards
ivere f: tli t i e. vr': i,rnrtiinlin'''
its
morning in St. Ledger, sruthw
of
Croisclies.
The hardest lighting yesterday in
the northern battle waa. between tlie
Canal !u Nerd and Croi'vlles.
Die.anies was retaken yesterday ev
ening in a brilliant rounter attack.
A bright sun at midday today ren
dered observation por-s-ible.
One of the most brilliant Hritiah
counter r'taeks occurred at Diog
nies. Tiie Rritish advanced with in
fantry and tanks at 7 p. m. v.,;i af
ter tierce fiphting dr.ive out the en
emy and took possession.
The weather in the marrring wa-"
cold and bleak. A heavy mist made
air reconnaissance impossible. This
was of advantage to the l.'ritbh a--.
the enemy was deprived of greatly
needed aerial observation.
The Germans in many sections
yesterday attacked in three waves of
infantry fallewt-d by snick troop3.
As 51 result they sun'erel heavy cas
ualties. The heavily massed German artil
lery has been badly hammered by
the P.ritisU guns.
IS VISITING WITH SISTER
i' roni sat u :
Mrs. Paul
laiiv.
Radig. and
two
sons.
Ralph and Floyd, of Chicago, w no
have been here attending tire fun
eral of th father of Mr. Pad'?, de
parted yesterday afternoon for Ash
land, where thay will i.-d; at she
home of a sister of Mr. Rudig. Mrs.
E. I. Eggert and husband who re
side there. They will return her.
Saturday and on Sunday all wili
depart for their home. in ( ii;c:ur .
where Mr. Rudig is engaged in mak
ing cigars.
CHANGE EAND3 AFTER TODAY.
The restaurant which is h i::g con
ducted in the rear of tlie tbise re
freshment parlor by W. Rrantner.
will be conducted by Robert Fitch
after today. Mr. Rrantn r vnl re
turn to worir tor (.. K. rarme'.e. ami
will do some farming again this
umii'g season.
IS IN PURSUIT OF HEALTH
Fr..m S;ilu. .:,' F.ii!.
William Talmage. of Wan nit a.
Minn., who has been spending ht-
winter in Missouri, being for a while
with a brother in t. Louis and lat
er with sisters, one at Ashgrove and
one at tspnngneiu, ttroppeu 1100
Piatt -mouth for a while yesterdav.
and is stopping at the City hotel, tie
is just looking arounu ami seeing
what tins city and country ;s iomn,
while he is recuperating from the ef
fects of too strenuous farming it;
the no-th. Mr. Talmage will re
main here for a number of days.
IN E0N0R OF MARION DUXEURY.
i'roin S.i 1 1: i.lii y's I':tiiv.
Marion Diixbury. who is a .v.pho
more in the High. School, b; also ac
cepted as an applicant for service in
the Radio Telegraph for the govern
ment, and is awaiting the call to go
to the training camp. Last evening
the Soph more class went to the bier
Missouri River bridge, w here they
had a picnic in his honor. M'-iri-m
is a fnte young man. and will be miss
ed in many circles when he shall de
part. V.'e are cf the opinion also
that he will make an excellent op
erator when he shall have the necess
ary training. Here's to you Marion,
and the best of luck goes with you.
WOMEN NEEDED IN
MANY WAR POSITIONS
1'iem Saturday's liailv.
Letters asking about the oppor
tunities for war work for women
predominate in the mail received
tiie headquarters of the W'omai
Committee of the State Council of
I Defense, according to Miss Sarka
lirbkova, state chairman. In re
spo.ie to these request.; she is able,
to announce several now positions
opening for women in war work.
1 Women with a fluent knowledge!
1
i of French are wanted to go to France
a telephone operators. Any girls
wishing to enter such service are
asked to write to the Woman's Com
mittee headquarters. Rankers' Life
Lauding, Lincoln, Nebraska. Miss
Jlibkova will be interested in mak
ing arrangements so that girls with
a knowledge of French may secure
training as telephone operators and
have an opportunity to go to France
in this service. No wives of enlisf
ed men or officers will be accepted,
and applicants must be able to speak
both English and French perfectly.
It
be
s preferred that the applicants
iet ween I'U and o" years of age.
an;! they must be physically tit.
"Women are also being called up
on to help in the ship shortage. The
Civil Service Commission has an
nounced that there are positions open
to women who can qualify as ship
draftsmen and for deputy shipping
co m m i ssi c n e rs .
Women experienced in drafting
work of buildings involving steel
work or with diplomas from a tech
nical school of recognised standing,
are required for ship drafting work.
To till a position as deputy shipping
eommiaaioaer requires chiefly
physique and tact in dealing
seaman." An t xam i ttat ion in
service is to be held by the
Service Commission March r.0.
'good
with
this
Civil
the
first ( f its kind open to women.
MRS. DALE S. ROYLES.
Chairman Ca.s Co. Committee.
TEE WATERING STATION, WHAT ?
!': ,1 sV.:-: ;.', I ;:'' .
The watering place at the inter
s'Ttion of Sixth, and Pearl, what is
the trouble? It was out of commission
for a long tin e, and rerae one tackled
it, and tore trough tip. riled it on
the walk some time since, and left it
that way. Do we t:irose it has been
fixed, and are awaiting for it to rain,
or where are you on the question.
The people who were accustomed to
use it. wonder?
SOME WELL BE LOST
In such time as thi;. when Ger
many is ut'iir'ng her last ounce 'f
strength ; force an issue of peace, it
is"' but to be expected that we and
our allies alike will suffer the loss
of j cu.ie men. Allied generals are
not, however, trained to belief in hu
man butchery as are those of the
central powers, and will use every
safeguard toward saving the lives of
those under their command insteac
of recklessly
throwing them ir.o
he thick of the battle in a vain hope
that they will accomplish an im
possible thinr. Put despite it all
we must expect to lose some men.
and if the loss comes home or is fo
far removed as to be almost una'
t rat-tilde to our attention, let us re
member that every boy on the battle
front in Europe is some mother's
son and the loss of every man is felt
most keenly somewhere.
DEPARTS FH03I HOKE TODAY.
Freei 1 "rally's I a i ! v
.Vrs. G. Y. IVWolf. mother of sup
erintendent G. K. DeWolf of the
public schools, who has been visiting
with her daughter in this city de
parted thi afternoon for her home
at Gibbon. Mrs. DeWolf has been
visiting with her daughters at Rock
Island. 111., mid stopped here for a
visit with her son on her way home.
WILL FILED FOR PROBATE.
l 'l'em I- l ie. 1 v's '. 'a i 1 '.
T!.' wi'l of the late Wm. Rudig
was filed by Raul Dudig, his son, and
a petition asking or suggesting the
appointment of Mrs. Rudig as the
administratrix. Tlie hearing- will be
had in the near future.
TAKEN UP.
At my plr.ee on the Ray Smith
fa rni, five miles southwest of I'latts
mouth 2 horses, 1 sorrel. 1 mouse
colored end 1 yearling colt. Owner
may have same by calling at my
place and paying for this advertise
ment and all damages. K. R. Queen,
Phone Xo. o!22. 2-2 2-lwkd&w
FOR SALE.
I have for sale the following de
scribed land:
1200 acres, Cherry County, Neb.
8 00 acres at Edison, Furnas Co.,
Neb.
KiO acres, 5 miles from Tomax,
Cutter county, Nebr.
4 SO acres one mile from Calloway,
Custer county, Neb.
These rdaces are now rented, all
have ffood improvements and can be j t,f the war- leSii than 3 Per cent dici1
bought one third cash payment aiidj" action or from wounds' Public
balance 5 year mortgage at 6 per j opiuioir must be aroused to condi
eent interest. Thomas E. Parmcle. ftions that not only kill so many ba-
Omce in Bank cf Cass Co. S-liuo
subscribe for the JouraaL
iliW
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SUAL EN
EMY IS MAK
1N0
GERMANS CLAIM CAPTURE OF
SIXTEEN THOUSAND BRIT
ISH PRISONERS.
200 GUNS TAKEN, SAYS BERLIN
teutons Make Sweeping Statement
Regarding: Results of Attack
on the Briton Forces
London, March 22. (llritish Al
miralty, per wireless press.) Six
teen thousand prisoners and 20 0
guns have been captured by the Ge;
mans, according to a German offi
cial communication received bv wire
less tonight.
The text of the communication
follows:
"The success of yesterday in the
lighting between Arras and La Fere
was extended in Ihe continuation of
our attack.
"Sixteen thousand prisoners and
200 guns so far have been reported
captured. Refore Verdun the artil
lery duel continued. From other
theatres of the war there is nothing
new to report."
An earlier report by the German
war office announced the capture of
the British first line from southeast
of Arras to La Fere.
WAR WASTAGE MAKES
BABY SAVING IMPERATIVE
Tlie necessity for safeguarding
children as a patriotic duty in view
of the unavoidable wastage of hu
man life incident to the war was
considered at the meeting of the
state executive board of the Wom
an's Committee held in Lincoln last
week. A squad of women to be
known as Home Health Volunteers
will be appointed in each commun
ity to carry on a concentrated baby
saving campaign. The United States
Children's .Rureau has designated
April . 191S to April 6, lrJl'J as
children's year -one year from the
date the United States declared war.
The special need of a strenuous
child-saving campaign in the coun
try at this time is graphically ex
plained by Mrs. Draper Smith, of
Omaha, child welfare chairman of
the Woman's Committee.
"Statistics have shown that a sol
dier in the trencher has a better
chance for life than a baby born in
the United States," said Mrs. Smith.
"Secretary of War Raker in a recent
statement announced that 14 per
cent of the infants born in the
United States last, year died during
the year. He also stated that of all
the British Expeditionary troops
sent to the front the first three years
bls every year hut cause an evn
greater number to grow up in re
form schools, institutions for feeble-
BRAGS
Easter
in Plattsmouth!
Until recently the Ladies of Plattsmouth
and vicinity have been denied the advantage
of a home market in Ladies Ready-to-Vear.
It has been necessary to send away or go away
for the new Easter coat, but this Spring there
is no necessity of doing this with two stores
in Plattsmouth showing elegant and up-to-date
lines. We are giad to be able to con
tribute our share towards making th;s possi
ble and we invite you to inspect the choice
garments we have brought to your home town
for both men and women. In Ladies' wear,
we specialize on Coats, Silk Hosiery, Silk
Sweaters and Munsing Underwear. These
articles we can sell for less than you can find
them anywhere. Our next Ladies ad will tell
you WHY.
C.E.W
EVERYBODY'S STORE"
minded and schools for backward
children.
"Moreover mums from physical
examinations of drafted men showed
that 29 per cent were physically un
fit and the Children's Bureau has
been able to show that a large per
cent of this physical unfitness
due to diseases of childhood bad
hearing, defective eyesight, and even
Hat feet are traced to the nursery.
This is a national waste, which
strikes at the root of the man-power
of the nation."
MRS. DALE S. ROYLES.
Chairman Cass Co. Committee.
RULES FOR THIRD LIBERTY
LOAN TO BE GIVEN MONDAY
Washington. March 22. Condi
tions of the third Liberty loan will
be made public Monday by Secretary
McAdoo in the form of recommenda
tions to congress on the size, inter
est rate and other features which
will require legislation.
After conferring all day with gov
ernors of federal reserve banks and
chairmen of Liberty loan campaign
committees the secretary announced
he would meet Chairman Kitchin of
the house ways and means committee
tomorrow and would make his de
cision afterward. Some of the bank
ers and business men participating
in the conference today advocated a
loan of $5,000,000,000 or less at 4
per cent, but the secretary did not
disclose his opinion definitely.
Mr. McAdoo told the conference
that there is every cause for opti
mism concerning the outcome of the
war, despite the situation in Russia
and that he felt sure the third Lib
erty loan would be a big success, re
gardless of the amount of interest
rate.
NEBRASKA MILLERS
TO LIMIT EXCHANGE
OF WHEAT FOR FLOUR
Lincoln, Neb.. March 20. Nebras
ka millers at a conference with Food
Administrator Wattles here this af
ternoon adopted resolutions limiting
exchange of wheat for flour to 100
pounds, and providing that the farm
er must take the same amount of
substitutes. The resolution puts him
on the same basis as any other in
dividual, according to the millers.
The rule was promulgated by the
milling division of the food admin
istration. A resolution was also adopted by
the millers providing that flour
should not be packed in less than
twenty-four-pound sacks. This would
lighten the cost of milling to the
industry, it was explained.
A committee consisting of J. W.
Spirk of Neligli. A. C. Lcflang of
Lexington. C. L. Aller of Crete. Wil
liam Black of Beatrice. Chauncy Ab
bott of Schuyler, and Charles N.
Bridge of Norfolk, was appointed to
accompany Mr. "Wattles to Omaha
Thursday and invesitgate the high
prices demanded for substitutes.
EGGS FOR HATCHING.
From the best Reds I ever owned,
$7. GO per 100 or 1.30 per setting-.
Have a Kayo incubator and brooder
for sal cheap, used two years, per
fect condition. Phone 4021. W. B
Porter, Mynard, Nebr.
Journal Want-Ads Pay!
escott's Sons
m
BRITISH LINE DENTED
BY GERMAN BLOWS
BUT SOME POINTS REGAINED
AND GERMANS HELD IN
BATTLE POSITIONS
After attacking all day yesterday
and until a late hour last night the
Germans let down in their smashing
operations along lifty miles of ti.a
Rritish front and had not resume'!
their heavy aasaults at the latest a 1
viecs from Sir Douglas Haig.
Further hard lighting was ahea-
however, the field marshal predict
ed. The enemy was still being held in
the British battle positions, he re
ported, which means thai the Brit
ish line is still intact, although ad
mittedly it has been bent bnekwatd
at points tinder the terrific Teufonie
assault. The battle line lias not
moved in only one direction, how
ever, the British having struck back
spiritedly at the German mass-s
and regained some of the positions
which they had temporarily aban
doned. The German official state a -it re
ceived today reports tl.rt t! Brit
ish positions were attae'ed from :
point southeast of Arra : ; ; Ia Fer'
the Rritish first lines being captur
ed. The dispatch from British head
quarters omits the exact position i'
the British lire at present for In
stated reason that the enemy might
be given valuable information if the
line were accurately traced.
Artillery Battle Continues
"While the infantry is being held
temporarily in check the artillery
battle is still ragring. according to in
dications in the news dispatcher.
Great numbers of Austrian cannon
are declared to have been transport
ed to the western front to reinforce
the German artillery. The Bulgari
ans, too, have been brought into the
field by the German command, it is
declared, the understanding being
that they are to be used as a stra
tegic reserve.
Altogether the indications ar--that
the central powers have mass
ed all possible forces at their dispos
al on the west front for the present
drive. The prospects seem, however,
that they will need every man of
them if they keep up their attack
long with anything like its initial
force, as all the reports indicate t!i--German
losses have been terrific ti'i
der the withering fire of the Brit
ish artillery and machine gtins. Th
German artillery, too, has suffered
heavily through counter battery
work by the Rritish who found thr
massed guns fine targets for effective
destructive work.
McADOO HALTS RAIL
BUILDING THROUGH U. S.
Washington, D. C. March 21.--The
first act of Director General Mc
Adoo today after President Wilson
signed the railroad hill, whtch pro
vides a $r00,000,000 revolving fund
and prescribes a basis of compensa
tion to the owners during" federal
operation was to issue an order restricting-
railroads' capital expendi
tures to extension and betterments
absolutely essential under war couOi-tions.