The Plattsmouth journal. (Plattsmouth, Nebraska) 1901-current, March 28, 1918, Image 1
IP la ttaim outn VOL. XXXV. PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 19 IS. No. SI. THE f IAN i BEGINS ,0 SLOW UP ' HOLD NORTHERN LINE i FORCE FOE OFFEN SIVE SOUTHWARD. BR 1ICANS ARE IN THE BATTLE i Fighting Shoulder to Shoulder with French and British Prussian Efforts are Defeated. After six days of terrific fighting, the (Jerman offensive in France is beginning to show signs of losing its moment tun. The progress of the enemy has materially slackened and the form of dent made in the allied line west of Cambrai has .begun To resemble the familiar wedge-like-sal-i-nt. instead of the broad straight forward movement of an offensive which carries all before it. At its apex this wedge has gone beyond Albert to the south of that place, and is to the westward of the o!d allied line as it stood a year ago when von Uindenburg began his "strategic retreat." From this point the line runs off to the northeast at a senile angle, while the line to the south runs back until it reaches the' Oist river. j In spite of tremendous exert ions, and terrible losses, the German cf-1 i forts to widen the tip of this salient were defeated on Tuesday. The British lines have stood firm to the north and have forced the, Germans to turn southward toward .the point of least resistance. Americans in Struggle Official statements issued at Lon don confirm the report from Berlin that American forces are engaged :'n the struggle. They are reported as "fighting shoulder to shoulder" with the French and British in the region of Roye. on the south side or" the salient driven into the allied front. There has been no official report sent to Washington as to the identity of these troops who are taking part in flu's greatest battle in history. With the slackening of the Ger man pace, there are indications tint the allies are ready to strike back somewhere along the front. Just where this blow will be launched will not be known until it is struck, but it may be expected that its 'rn pact will be terrific. It is known that the allied war council at Versailles created a great strategic reserve of men to be used in just the contingency which con fronts the armies which have borne the brunt of the fighting since last Thursday morning. Sector Valueless This force probably will be launch ed when and where it is believed it will break the force of the German attack and send the enemy reeling back over the desert from which the British have slowly withdrawn. Each succeeding day reveals 'the plan of the Germans absolutely to rush the allied lines west of Cam hrai. a terrain which could not be defended by von Uindenburg a year iico. Each official report shows that this sector is valueless form a mili tary standpoint and that the Ger mans have paid a terrible price for their advance to the lines establish-! ed by the allies during the first two years of warfare. It is officially reported that sev enty German divisions, or 840.000 men, have taken part in the fighting and that troops have been moved from every part of the western bat tle front to reinforce the armies which have been forcing the British to fall back. Observers at the front say that the German losses have been fright ful, and that the enemy has lost from 10 to 20 per cent of his men bv the most conservative estimates. WORKING IN OKLAHOMA NOW. From Wednesday's Daily. This morning Mrs. G. F. S. Burton and son Emmons and wife, arrived in Plattsmouth, Nebraska, from their late home in Chicago and will make their homehere -for the pres ent. Mr. G. F. S. Burton is now at Tulsa. Oklahoma, where he is en gaged in the stock and bond business 4 and will he joined in a short time by Emmons, while the two Mrs. Bartons will make their home here for the present, they occupying their prop erty here. They have lived in Chi cago for more than the past two years, while Mr. Burton and son have been away for nearly seven years now. Mr. Burton is doing a nice business in the south at this time. RELEASED FROM QUARANTINE. 1' t'l Wednesday's Haily. The time specified for the quar antine, having expired, with yester day, Frank W. Elliott was released from quarantine, and pronounced well from his informity. Mr. Elliott says he is now teeling tine, ana that tiie case of smallpor which he had was not severe, but that the cold which he had at the time was much worse. SELLS TWO NEW AUTOS. Fnm Wednesday's lail T. L. Amick has just disposed of two Keo roadsters. Joseph J. Johnson having gotten one. a Six Reo. and G. O. Dovey purchasing another, his being a Four roadster. They are both dandy cars and the purchasers are well pleased with them. ARE PREPARING FOR RIP RAPING Fri m Wednesday's tai!y. H. K. Zavgren with about twenty men arrived this morning on the early train from Omaha, and went to the other side of the river, where they are unloading today material for Rip Rapping work which is to be done on the other side of the- riv er in the nenr future. I. 0. 0. F. CONFER THIRD DEGREE From Wednesday's Iaily. Last, evening at their hall in this city was a great meeting of the Platte Bodge Number T. of the Odd Fellows, at which time they die some excellent work, in conferring the third degree on brother Fred G. Daw son. There were also present a large number of visitors from the Louisville lodge 1S4 among whom were C. G. Mayfield. C. M. Sevbert. A. F. Becker, J. R. Xoyes. C. W. Merriam. A. H. Peterson. Chas. For berg. Elmer Johnson. Phillip Ilen nings. Charles Ahl. J. W. Taylor, George Reichart and F. H. Nichols. The visitors assisted in the confer ring of the degree, and were of much value in the doing of the work as it was put on the floor. Following the work, the lodge was at ease, and a banquet was had at which all en joyed themselves, and good fellow ship which was Odd Fellowship reigned. The visiting brothers who had arrived in their automobiles re turned home well pleased with the visit and with the genial reception which were given by this lodge. PLATTSMOUTH WILL HAVE CONCERTS THIS SUMMER From Tuesday's Iaily. Arrangements have been perfect ed which guarantee the holding of concerts during the coming summer. The band has been re-organized, and a complete quota of players who are not subject to draft, and a number of the business shop workmen, have subscribed quite liberally, to the ex penses of holding the concerts dur ing the summer, and will at a meet ing to be held soon, determine where the concerts shall be held. The matter will be voted upon by all who have contributed to the fund, as each one of the contributors will be entitled to one vote. We expect to see the citizens get behind this move and push the matter along to a successful termination. PROGRAM AND BOX SOCIAL. A program and box social will be given by Junior Red Cross organiza tion of Horning school on Saturday evening, March 30th. Everybody cordially invited to come and help in this patriotic cause. ETHELYN WILES, MRS. QUEEN. f Secretary Teacher. -27-4tdrtwkly LIGHT BRAHMA EGGS V FOR SETTING I . Headquarters for Light Brahma I eggs fpr setting. Exclusively last 40 years. Setting of 15, $1.50. Mrs. Wm GUmo.ur, Plattsmouth, Neb. R. F. '.!" No. 1. 3-22-tf (THREE BILLION IS SIZE OF THE NEXT U. S. LIBERTY LOAN LOWER THAN EARLY ESTIMATE BUT NO LIMIT PLACED ON OVERSUBSCRIPTIONS Interest Rate Will be 4 Per Cent and Bonds Will be Non-Convertible to Higher Rate Washington, March 2G The third liberty loan, to open April J, will be for $3,000,000,000 and all oversub scriptions at 4 4 per cent. Bonds of the first loan, bearing 3 12 per cent interest, and of the second loan at 4 per cent may be converted into the new bonds, but those of the third loan will not be convertible into any future issue. This announcement was made to night by Secretary McAdoo with the comment that "the great events now happening in France must lire the soul of every American with a new determination to furnish all the dol lars and all the material resources of America that are needed to put an end to the execrable atrocities of German militarism." In connection with the loan, the secretary plans to establish a sink ing fund with which to purchase back any bonds of the third loan thrown upon the market, in order 'o aid in keeping the price up to par. The maturity of the bond is yet to be determined, but it was officially stated that they would be long term, probably between twenty and thirty vears. Most financial observers were sur prised at the comparatively small size of the loan, and at the interest rate, both of which they had expect ed to be higher. Reduction of gov ernment expenditures and the allied loans below the former estimate is responsible for the loan's size. Sec retary McAdoo explained. He said the bonds were made non-convertible to put an end to expectations of higher interest rates in the future, indicating his purpose to maintain the 4 '-4 per cent rate for future loans". MONEY STILL COMING !N. From Wednesday's Daily. The Jean District or School dis trict number three, which we report ed as having exceeded their quota, by many hundreds and which had reached $F.300. has had an addition since that time of $12.r.00 and which makes the total at $5,435. and makes a nice showing. IN THE COUNTY COURT. F;o'.-i Wednesday's laily. The matter of the estate of Her man Rau deceased from near Mur dock was given the final hearing this morning in the county court, and the administrator discharged. The mat ter of the estate of the late Mrs. Isa bel Curyea of Alvo was also before the court for final .settlement, and the administrator discharged. RECEIVES LETTER FROM SON. From Wednesday's Iaily. Mrs. M. B. Allen is in receipt of a letter from her son Ralph, who is now stationed somewhere in France. The letter was started on February 15th but Ralph did not have an op portunity to mail it until March 1st. He stated that he was well and get ting along fine. He. also, stated that he had written a letter about Febr. 1st, but thought it had been losf, but Mrs. Allen says she received it all right. PUELIC LIBRARY NOTES From Wednesday's raily. The librarian of the public library is in receipt of a letter from Mr. Leonard Trestor. who is Federal State Director, asking her co-operation in securing members for the Boys' Working Reserve United States America. The idea of this organization is to secure boys between1 the ages of six teen and twenty-one for patriotic service on the farm. It has been estimated that one million men-have left the farm with in the past year for military duty. This exodus offers a problem at this time when our country must feed herself and her allie.s. Miss Jones has been appointed en rolling officer in the Reserve, and any boys interested in this patriotic movement may enlist at any time during library hours, at the public library. It is the duty or every boy not otherwise employed to enlist in this work so essential in winning the war, a certificate will bo given each boy from the Department of Labor Washington, 1). C. ine consent oi me parent or guardian must be secured before ap plication is accepted. C. H. FULLER EUYS MARVAL HALE ESTATE From Wednesday's l:ii!y. This morning Mrs. Nelson Powers as the guardian of her minor son. Marval Hale sold at public auction at the south door of the court house, two pieces of property south of the city, C. 11. Fuller being the highest and best bidder, receiving the prop erty. The pieces brought respective ly $G9.".00 and $C5.(tt or $1.34.".. 00 for both pieces. In a request for the selling of the property. Mrs. Powers as the guardian, alleged that the property which had been vacant for a number of years was not a paying proposition, and that the proceeds of the sale which she asked to be al lowed to make was needed for the education of the bo;-. R. B. Wind ham was the attorney representing the guardian in the obtaining per mission cf the court for the '..ale. WILL ENTER CONTEST. Fi-f'in Wednesday's Isiiiy. Superintendent of the city schools G. E. DeWoll". departs this afternoon for Lincoln, where he- i. looking al ter some business f;;r the evening and will on the morrow continue 10 Beatrice, where he will attend the Southeastern Nebraska Teachers As sociat ion. On tomorrow Charlie Hartford, of this city who ranked first in the con test at the court house last Saturday when the adding contest was on. will depart, for Beatrice, to enter the contest there, and will meet Sup erintendent DeWolf at Lincoln they gong to Beatrice together. Plntts mouth and Cass county are looking to Master Chr.rles Hartford to be the winner in the contest at Beatrice, and will be phased to see him win. Any way we are pleased with the work which he has already done and are proud of the young man. the pro duct cf this citv. IS ABOUT FINISHING APARTMENT From Wednesday's T;. tlv. John W. Crabill, the jeweler and music store man. is also interested in somewhat of Nebraska property, and has been having seme alteration ef fected in his rooms over the shoe store of Avard & McClain, with the view of adding to their convenience and better service. They have been given new floors, nd refinishd by the painter and decorator, and are in every way much better. Good girl wonted for housework, or middle aged Phone 251. g.-neral woman. Wm. Mark, from Union, was in the city for a few hours yesterday visiting with county seat friends, and whil here paid the Journal of fice a brief call. We were pleased to see Will enjoying better health than he has for many years past. For years he has been suffering with stomach trouble, and feels better at this time than for manv vears. Chas. Ward and daughter. Miss Hazel, from near Weeping Water, was in the city for a few hours last Saturday and while here Mr. Ward paid the Journal office a brief call. Miss Hazel came up to attend the adding contest held at the county superintendent's office. Mr. Farmer It will pay you to drive to Sterling. Nebraska in your car and Buy a Farm of Mockenhaupt & Curtain, Sterling. Neb. 2S-lmow TAKEN UP. At my place on the Ray Smith farm, five miles southwest of Platts mouth 2 horses, 1 sorrel. 1 mouse colored and 1 yearling colt. Owner may have same by calling at my place aud paying for this advertise ment and all damages. E. R. Queen, Phone No. 3422. 3-22-lwkd&w LAWMAKERS MEET AT CALL OF GOV ERNOR YESTERDAY EXTRA SESSION OF NEBRASKA LEGISLATURE CONVENES AT LINCOLN TUESDAY. Opening; Time Spent in Listening to Message of Chief Executive Much Work to Do. - Lincoln. March 2C Governor Ne ville addressed the special session of the Nebraska legislature this after noon, advocating the enactment of a law providing for gathering the sol dier vote. He suggested that the Mockett law permitting instruction in foreign languages in common schools be re pealed and was loudly applauded as he uttered the words. The joint session of house and senate convened at 2 o'clock and at 2:45 o'clock Lieutenant Governor Howard announced the members were ready to listen to the chief executive. The governor was escorted to the hall by a committee composed of Senator Henry, Representative Tay lor of Custer and Representative O-i- terman of Merrick. Message Applauded The message was received with marked at tention. the first applause coming when the executive urged he repeal of the Mockett law per muting the teaching of foreign lan guages in the public schools. The joint session adjourned after hearing the message. Both houses of the legislature were called to order at noon tod.1- the senate by Lieutenant Governor Howard and the house by Speaker Jackson. Perfect Organization. Committees were appointed to no tify the governor that they were ready for business, each branch ap pointing a committee also to notify the other body that it was ready to transact business. Short addresses were made by the presiding officers of each body, and adjournment was taken until two o'clock. When the roll of the senate was called 30 members were present and in the house 7S members answerd to th call. Sandall of York. Douthelt of Buf falo and Howell of Douglas were the absent senators. RETURNS FROM VISIT IN WEST. From Wednesday's Daily. Mrs. A. W. Smith who for the past week has been visiting in the west, spending a portion of her time at Ycrk. and other points near there and a portion in Omaha, returned home last evening. She says that while visiting with her sister in Omaha her daughter Mrs. Mait Borrell of Carson. Iowa, came to Omaha and will have to undergo an operation for Mastoid, which will probably be made today. Ck LITTLE FIRE MUCH EXCITEMENT From Wednesday's Daily. Last evening just as the shades of eveuing were gathering, the Burling ton shops whistle announced in strenuous tones the fact of a f re on Winterstein Hill, and called the peo ple to fight the fiend. A ready and hearty response was immediately in evidence. When and before the fire depart ment had gotten there, the announce ment was made of the extinguishing cf th fire which was the burning grass in the rear of the home o-' Mrs. Wm. Budig. which the residents in that vicinity had beaten out with sticks, causing practically no loss, but. some scare. MAKES A VARITABLE ENGINE. From Tuesday's Dally. Mason Wescott. while he had a little time on his hands, which he was not using for something else, thought to build a locomotive, which should be a counterpart of the-kind which pulls the Denver, Chicago ex press, which passes through. this city in the morning. The. engine which about two and a half feet in length was entirely made by the deft hand oi young .iasou w escort, and is equipped with pilot, headlight bell. coal bunkers, throttle and eccentric. for the reversing and forward driv ing of the machine. The engine was begun the day following Thanksgiv ing day last fall and completed on the 22nd day of March. The engine of what is know in railroad exper ience, as a class S-3 type, and the number of the engine is 1921. and has another signification, which is that it is year in which he is to graduate. MARRIAGE LICENSE ISSUED. From Wednesday's I n i i . Yesterday Henry Karnest Reuter was in the city and was looking af ter some business for himself and others, and while here called at the office of the county judge investing a few dollars in a marriage license. which permits he and Miss Emma Anna Deckmann to marry. These two are one of the nicest young couple of the center district of Cass county, and have a host of friends. not only there but all over the coun try. The Journal extends to them best wishes, and hopes for their happiness and prosperity. MARRIED IN THE WEST. From Wednesday"? Daily. Word has just reached this city of the wedding a short time since in the west of John E. Morgan, who lost his wife last year, and who for merly lived in this city. Mr. Morgan will be remembered by the older in habitants as having been employed by John Waterman and working in the lumber yard, and also caring for the Waterman Opera house. Later he was engaged in business at Mrnard. He has lived in North Yakima, Wash., for a number of vears where he was engaged in the contracting and building business. JUST AS WELL BE GET TING READY FOR IT From Tuesday's Dailv. It is coming, yes coming "round the bend and not far awav. Next Sunday the time will take a leap forward just sixty minutes, and you all will have to fall in line, where you went to work at Seven o'clock, you went to work at seven o'clock, comjng just one hour sooner, but it will still be seven o'clock. The time piece will go ' forward just sixty minutes and you will have to go with it. In the language of the now. you will begin work at six o'clock in the morning and quit at five, but it will be called going to work at seven and quitting at six, after change comes next Sunday. Hop on and get used to it, it means speeding up. Miss Yelma Hunt, of Coleridge ar rived in this city last evening coming to visit at the home of her friends Mrs. John Maurer. at which place she will be guest for some time. TELEPHONE US your requests during the early spring the season of unpleasant weather and bad roads. Call . No. 24 and let us serve you in any way we can. It will save your time and energy for wheat-planting. "Not only every acre, but every quarter-acre that can produce wheat should be placed in wheat" is the latest Hoover edict. First National Bank, Plattsmouth, Nebraska TO HOLD SPECIAL MEETINGS FOR THE FARMERS OF U. S, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE CONSIDERING PLAN OF IN STRUCTING THEM. Also an Aid to Helping Win the War is This Altogether Feasible Pian. Fiom Tuesday's Iaily. The Department of Agriculture of the United States has considered the matter of having special meetings of the farmers over the entire coun try, fur giving them over to a con sideration of their part in this war. which is so devastating the eiitrie world todav. The Bureau at Washington h asked the director of extension ser vice to get before the farmers. 4n order that he may be better equip ped for the task which he is to perform. To that end steps have been tak en for the holding of a number of meetings in the state, and the au thorities at Washington have secur ed the services of Dean C. F. Curii. of the Ames (Iowa) state agricul tural college, to deliver a lecture at each of these meetings, of which in the state there are but three sch eduled, they being at Norfolk. Ha-'- and and Lincoln. The department :.t Washington has asked C. W. Pul ley. Director of Extension Servi e at Lincoln to arrange for the adver tising of these meetings and be in return has given out the matter in a circular letter to the different su perintendents, while they, in turn. to the teachers in their count v. T;.- meetings arc arranged as follow n Thursday. March 2Sth. at 2:30 p. m; Hastings on Friday. March 2f"h at 3:00 p. m. and Lincoln on March 30th at 2:30 p. m. RETURN TO SHELDON. IA. Prom Monday's T:ii! Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lrer.z and little son. who have been making their heme with Mrs. Lorenz's par ents. Mr. and Mrs. John Knpia. in this city for the past winter month-, departed for Sheldon. Iowa. Satur day afternoon, where they will re side during the summer months. In order to be kept posted on happen ings in this vicinity every day. Mr. Lorenz ordered the Daily Journal sent to his address. For any pain. burn, scald or bruise, apply Dr. Thomas' Fclectc Oil the household remedy. Two sizes 30c and 60c at all dmg Ft ore.