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J AGE TWO. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3RD, 191S. PLATTSMOUTH SEMI-WEEKLY ' JOURNAL. T ' CAPTURED BY YANK SOLDIERS A TRAIN OF REAL RELICS, AND WAR EXHIBITS HERE AT EARLY DATE. FOURTH LIBERTY LOAN CAR German Howitzers and Siege Guns That Few Weeks Since In Use. 11. ,fi WVt1nr.--.lay" Iaii". TL' train which v.as to have been 1.. r- some time since i- now- schedul ed l. r net Saturday a! the Missouri Pacific sta;i n. where It will ho for ivn hours, front U:o a. m. to 1:00 p us. This is a raro onrt un ity that will probably not oc- et.r again for yonie time if at all and ;:.!v..!it.ii' should ho taken of this opportunity to see the thins?' with which the enemy aro fighting, and l.v w what car hoys have to go a a i a -1 . C r iii " j h.iiwii'Ts. minm nw erfors. try.--' gt:;-. which a few short weeks r -,i -. i -re raining shells on our tr.'t -p French inach'no gun amt l . ',i j,-. ,-. soi-.-.e i-i" which had been e reife-i hy the Hurts and recaptur ed 1 v our " oy-. a-: well a - shells ami n'l r -i ner of relics which, show as i. 0PM w Jt : t our men are . .... ch over at the front. T!'- tr-r. nr.- al! newly oap :':!. me.-t of them h;: villi? heetl . t -. ; . I a 'in on S.-r-t- l-fh , r ' ! i;:,n-r ity. arriving ..... tVi n fo:ir week- after they ' ! front -Ives in Franco. .Many , r' :. t . Kt-ii hn-o the mud of :" it. -i. h : a.lh.-rin:? to their v !-. a ml t'.l of the guns aro well ;: " ' '; I l.l god. t : . I . i -t "on to tho captured ir'::i't;- il.' .-.i:il:i will oent.vln . r.il ;! 1:1 A::: r :( " n maoim . -.i '' :::" . navy riims. s'i"U.'. : . ;. r ' " .t:. i .1 ii equipment ox ; I! .'.1 :t! the front. ( :' .- ..i-i ! i;;t'T t In o-'iin :'iifi; . . i :. t Ai:i-ri an ii:.i'-at is the f .. i :-. o" it will h - sent to I"r-:' ie it r !!. s..t r. The people , :' !- f se. and have ex I ! ..: .fro bombs that later may ' -.. f t! o . rait.'l on Perlin. "": -. v ii a 'l lmk" on ma . . '.; -'i : il he in t lie " - - of im'T! ri !.'.- in No Maii's '-,- ,1 ;., , .-, v, v , ii v - li t-1 1 - ' :f !i .:;! I. h.. ' . rea m i n :? over i ; . r i ro. invar.' I . r- : . .' ii-. In :';!t!;t:on. this ma - . ' 1 , ry i-nmph't.'4 e:c- ; , i.; t '...a;!-; hoimht '!: u! i iti:: n!i" I.il- rty I . : v. ' i I y :".r. i . n 1 ' i -a ill -t.p -; ! of : c.ir-;. ' hi. -;.r an ! a ; ' : -i It -. Is! i..:rh.-.i '-y t !: r '. : ;.! :.: : . :M!i .;'"ti in "-he-' " : :o- j -i 1 1 1 '" .''', who ;'.i"'!'iii'.iny :.".-. :'i ,.w- ;ot r ttirro 1 frotn i : i Th:a iiai"-: "'.en :?! !. ir":i!. ; si!M e the J t 1 Amor '" ' ;:)!. All of ti.'Hi i'.ave i " V!-r t!- I t." not eree hti? : "- ' ' I . T'i v ",:::v l. -e!i thr.n.uh . : ! I -1 '!:: t !i;:t w ::r h'iS !: offer, atul ! tiM'M) ' i"-t w.'-.i 1 1 tie:?. They i ,1"!. i ho .ry of t h - war a: h . :' I V'T the!". ;H'il ';rr' t ! j.'- a (file n-.'-ti frotn th- r nehe:-. ?, r if1in.ii -i haeVint? hy the pooto over hr Ti"-: 1 oy.; a-.' not era- rs. !! v ;!' he f- -i M'i jn-f plain o .: '-y Ait: ;.hliers v.h i have fl..t... tli. '.r ': ae'l nrf ot ronir-ly ir . .-i.ii it, th-;r simple -!';.. ;,t.,i ;tM. reli- -; they aivl tlieir re vi.t. ; pi Mre.I f'rm a coni- hinarioii .!" i r.'tni'it'!"':- iairre.-t. WILL TRY HA:;D AT FARMING. J . ::i'-i.r v.hi;.. hi !';- v.-c-t a f V v -- i i ;u.-o tii.lil:. p'irch;. . of a .., ,., j,.,, ff I;t i) -I . ;i::J har. ;i:pP'l mi there a traeter and a "r: plow, whih h v.l!l t:-e ii soli.hiinir ; r..'v pr-iiri" to r-si;!; v;!t;-n. He will. fart out. in a fw 't 1 v ; ? lid V'!1 hi' away ftr t'r." wetk. br'-jiking t!i sroiind avd s 'ir;g half of it to wheat a tul ry . Tl:e Iind i sitti.itfl hi ,ier;;n ''tjtiiy, C'd(ra.'!o. and is n'-ar I!o vina. V7ILL SHUCK S0LIE CORN. Tliis moriiing Henry Kilbrick t:nd ton Willie, v. ere in the city from their home af. Avor-a. where they are farmers .and were looking af ter rome business in th city during th mcrning as well as at the court house, and returned to their home this afternoon. P. F. Goos, der-iring o do what he can for the winning of the war. went home with them and will put in some good work in picking corn for a while. OTTO LUTZ ARRIVES IN FRANCE Otto Lutz. arrived safely overseas as a card was received by his par ents in this city telling of his ar rival. Otto went with the first from here To po to Camp Cody, early last year, and has been kept at that place for special work until lately. He was with the rontint?ent which went from Cody a short time since, and it was supposed that he was in quarantine with others, who are still at the concentration camps in the east, hut he must have been al lowed to ??et away with a ship, be fore the quarantine went into ef fect. - !01 OVER I0P III LIBERTY LOSIj DRIVE HAWKEYE STATE FIRST IN UN ION TO REPORT ITS QUOTA FILLED. Pledges of SKS.920.0CO Announced Tlar.y Counties Yet to Be Heard From. Chi'it:o. 111.. Sept. :',0. With sub script it ns of ?14S. 920.000 apainst a juvta of 1 47.)Oi.00!j. Iowa went over the too tonight in the fourth 1 h'toi iy loan campaign, it was official ! iv ;.iiT!'nincetI at the headouarters of the seventh reserve district. Pnoi'i- cia'.ly it was claimotl that Iowa was the Prst state in the union to com plete its quota. I uva i " preparing to claim the honor of being the tirst state in the t nion to fill its quota for the fourth liberty loan. Late afternoon re ports showed the state had secured suhstrinf 'oris of $ 1 1 O.OOO.oOO and this total did not include returns fro-n many counties which are ex pected to put the state over the top. "As soon as we get complete re turns I think they will show that I,.--.? will have readied its quota s-me time today." said C. II. Mc Nider. Polk county, of which Des .Moines is the loading city, started its ';!: cript ion campatmi today and hall its qiu'ta was raised by noon. It is o.-timated $1 ".000,MOO has boon sult.-cribed in Chicago, but sev eral Illinois counties, have raised rapid headway, and those Michigan counties which were inclined to lag 'l::ri":; the !.i-t loan are exceeding all expectations. From Paltimore came word lhat rin.ro than $-in.Oo,ooo had been siibxrihetl. or more than was raised t iring the whole third loan. The st-M.nd ('.;'y's hi:: i no.-.-; in T.'ew York ':- ;-r.)"l. but p'.-diiC-; supported tiv i'io inisinl payniotits rejir sen? ed in ly a m l.'.'l part of the subscriptions at'iaiiy atlorcd in. "i t ion . g'o rally are t m'i . vri ; ion - now aro l-tg'-r than they wore in the ti rst two Week's of p;-oio'is l..;iii-." sai.l a tuess.a;;o to nii'it fro-.a S;m Francisco. Tn Ftah 1 .0(Mi oiiii u'-scrip" iorr-i hae been taken and eiriit y.!"T fla:?s claim ed. Ttlaho refi rtod that seven coun ties h.r.ve exeec'lcd their quotas; i 'v :. -'. i i :ot i hi i -.vri rmmfio.; niol 1"mr eiti.'..; Calii't-rnia. two (.unties and '.).' ti towns. Su'-eripl :ons trailing Sll.oro, nnn for P.o'-ton and vicinity were -.'perte.l in tin New Ihtglatol dis trit. v. :h no reports a-; yet from Khedo -1 :-. t- t! . Fonnect i( ut . Maine, New Hampshire or Vermont. Saline eoittity. Fan., was claitaing rotor' k t'.ie.lif because every city, vi!;a;;o and precinct within its bor der'; had made a 10i per cent soh 't ription record. WITL ENFORCE THE LAV7. '! !: ity schools ami county oth ers are t ti the eo of entering into a (itt-ade to pndtihit l!ie smoking of cir.arefs by minor:-, or those under the which is sjiet ified .y tjit t't.iies. The nr" bejn nnder e:;:ht -en. which the law says one e;m be fined for smoking cigarette-, the i:"!' I.orit ies are going to enforce the sfalute::, which .'ays that any one soiling, ftiv.ng or allowing rainor: f o become in pn:,ef jtt of th" 'mak ing'.' f.f cigarftie-. aro ar.3canp.hlp fo a fire fro,,, ?r,0.00 to $100.00. and tlio one undrr r-iglheen srnokin?. to :: fin : .f ;;10.00. which will ho ro. mi'fe,! n f.j, :f; j, t0j Whero l.p rcc'ivd the cigarette or the 'makings. C0RF0RAL CREAMER BETTER. A teUgrnm was received by O. L. Creamer last evening telling of the very satisfactory condition o( his son Corporal J. G. Creamer at the hospital at Middletown, Pa., where lie has been for some days with the ?p:::i"h Flu. He ha" "been mintsn ance accountant, for the patt eight month, with the 503rd Aero Squad ron; n message from th oorim.-.ml-ing ofiicer of yesterday told." LOCAL NEW Krotn Monday's Pally. Mrs. Mary K. Foster was up from her home at Union last evening. Ien Dill of near Murray was a visitor in this city last Saturday af- I ternoon looking after some business llr H T' Itrcmli'l nf Mnrmv v:i . "., . its i , o i a visitor in this city last Saturday , ! looking after koiiic business and visiting with his friends. Frank McXurlin ami family of near Mauley, were :n this city laM Saturday for a few hours doing some trading with the merchants. Col. W. K. Young, the auctioneer was in the city this morning from i his home near Murray ami was look- j i:ig after some business for a low hours. Frr.nk Marier from near Nehr.wka was h visitor in this city last Sat urday driving up in his car. the fam ily ct ming along for a visit during the afternoon. Miss. Hortense Shephardson of Omaha, arrived in this city last Sat urday afternoon, where she was met by her sister, Mrs. (lien Yal'ery. northwest of Murray. Felix Siezkowski was a visitor in Plattsmouth from South Pond where ho is er. gaged working, and hist evening departed for Omaha, where he will visit with his son John. W. D. Wheeler and son Percy fr;-m near Old Kock I -luffs wore in the city last Saturday evening re newing acquaintances, and looking after some business matters. Waytm Dickson who w'.th hi wife and little one have been visit ing a the home of Mrs. Dickson's parents mar Fnion passed through hero lor their home at Omaha this neon. John F. Vallery and wife of Den ver, Colorado, who have been here for the past few- days, coming to isit with Mr. Vallery "s mother Mrs. M. Vallery and celebrated her S."trd birthday, departed this morning for their home in the west. Jerome Tilton. who has been viisting in this city for some time with his son Charles Tilton. and with his neice Mrs. C. S. Forbes, departed this morning for his home at IJradgate, Iowa, and was accom panied as far as Omaha by Mrs. Forbes. Pobert Frans. formerly of this city and vicinity also living near Union for pome time, but who ha.? been making his home at St. Joseph. Mo., for some years past returned a few days since, and is making his home with William Carrakcr. pear Union, where iie will work on a farm. Mrs. I.. F. Vroman received a letter fr:m her sort Fugene. who is on !: battle front of Furope. and I has b". -n in the front line and ac tion but was when the letter wis written in the re-ding camp. She als. received a loiter from Verdon. who is at a camp in the eat having jusl recovered from an attack of the 'Flu. Th- Home (Juards st'uk to their drilling in a very patriotic manner, and by their appli'-at ion are getting in oxeilletif shape. Yesterday they were at the ball park, and put in two hour; in drilling which adds greatly to their proficiency. If the people outride of the Home Guards were as particular to seek every op portunity to purchase bonds a: the mojiihTs of the company are to l:e.;p up their practice, the bond drive v.ouid go over the top. Frotn Tuesil.-i v's t tally. (o f.rge V. Wall of L.iPlr tte v. a ; a business visitor in ibis city thhi af ternoon between trains. A. J. ScliaeT; r frotn ne;ir Weeping- Water was lordiing after some business j,, tj,,. rjtv j.,s.j evening. Will Troop from near Nehawka was a visitor in the city this morn ing looking aftr some business for the day. John Fri h from .-.on Hi of Cedar Cte-k w: : ;i visi'or in the city last evening looking after some business for a few hours. A. S. Will ha 1 business at the live stock market at South Omaha ?ndrv :iIHi vi,.; ;i passenger to that rl'.c-o thb; morning. Jam'--. Kre.igor a:i,i Krf.,i n,.,! 0f near Cedar Creel: v. as trrm acltng bti.-ine. H i, I loit; ; ;()iith la-t even ing and t Ii i -i morn in" P Setini.ir.rr w i I . rr ouiiioii flip baud and I rn.,n lvJJ f. i i .1 t i . man was a p;;:;sen:r to Louisville last evning wiiern i;e is looking after koi,. business. Vii. Poihrdanz of near Manley w.-s looking after some business j:i the city lubt evening and today, re luming home this afternoon. A. II. Fornoff ft., was a visitor in Plattsmouth yesterday looking nfter sonic business and returned home last evening to Cedar Creek. v nrt.s diiiicr from mar Cedar creek was a visitor in this city this morning, coming down to look a'tr' eome business at the court homo. . s F. S. Tott and wife of Murray and Mrs. Mable Wilkins of South Omaha were in the city Sunday even ing spending the day with George D. Mann and family. Walter I'.eyers the assessor front Kast Kock Plans precinct was a visitor in the city thi3 morning and ! has some business before the board of county commissioners. Win. Richards front South P.end precinct was a visitor in this city . . this morning, where he is looking 1 after some business regarding the i roads of his district before the ses- soin of the county commissioners. Misses I.aura Meisingcr ami Kdith Uamge. returned yesterday morning fiv m Leavenworth, where they were veiiiug for a few days seeing the :i.-!its there, and they ray the Fort i. a very beantiful phoo. and while ,h re the truest 'of Leonard Meising cr. brother of Mis Laura Meisingcr. The county commissioners are in session today, coining to look after the business tor the county. Henry Snoke of near I-:a;?b' and C. F. Heeh ner from near Nehawka. with Mr. Pitts of this pt-'chiot. This is the session of the county commissioner. r.t which the icuuty officers make their riuarterly reports. J. M. Tee:;arden of Weeping Water, representing the President of the Council of Defense, in the absence of L. F. Langhorst, who is in Omaha, looking after some fo. d problems. Mr. Tecgurden is down looking after some problems regard ing the matter of the building business, which the government is just now regulating. The city has just eompleHV, a ce m.eni walk, running from Chicago avenue south on South Kighlh S.. on the east side of the street, along he old Chapman property, and the K. K. Parmele property, now owned by Tarbox. Polio K. Speck, and Fred P. Speck and A. Nesladek. This is a great help to the residents of that portion of the city. K. P. Kpler whose home h; in Port Jefferson. Ohio, and who has been traveling for most of the sum mer in the west, just now coming from San Francisco, dropped in at the Perkins House yesterday well ing and lit on the back of Jesse McVey. like an owl on a field mouse. Jesse- was not looking for his friend from his old town in Ohio, but was well pleased to meet him any way. They talked about Port Jefferson, and Hannah Teard. Jayne Aniblen. Tolitha Collatt. and a lot more of the girls of the Puckeye state who had ripened in the seventies, and have gone to seed now. Still they seemed to he having a pretty good time at the hotel. Frtoti Wednesday's T.iily. Mrs. John P.ingeman was a pas scnger tiiis morning to Omaha where she is loeiking after some business for the day. O. K. I rans who is working in Omaha, was a visitor in the citv for over night la-t night and relurn?d to his work this morning. Win. Wagoner from Louisville was a lnisine s visitor in this city this morning, coming to look after some business for a short time. Mrs. Mike Tritsch who has been visiting at the home of relatives near Co-Jar Creek for the past few days returned home this afternoon. Kaj- Chrisw eisser and family were in the city last night from his home southwojft of Murray, doing some trading with the merchants. W. F. Gillespie of Mynard, was a business visitor in Omaha yester day and stopped in the city on hi way home to look after some busi ness. Henry Creamer of near Murray v.'ii:, a visitor in Omaha for the morning and stopped here this af ternoon to look after some business on his way home. Me:alames Henry Stcinhauer. and H. J. Henogar were passengers this morning to Omaha and Council P.lufl's where they are spending the day visiting with friends. Andrew Kelllesoit of Neleigli, a brother of Pro. Kettleson, arrived in this city hist evening, accompan ied by his wife, and are visiting at the home of his brother. K. F. Fogerty and Louis Janda, of Havelock, will arrive here this evening frotn Denver in charge of the remains of James Fogerty, who died in Denver a lew days since. W. C. Schutz, of Falfurius, Texas, who has been visiting here for the r past week, visiting at the home of relatives and friend.;, departed this morning for his home in the south. Mrs. K. P. Chappell, xwho has been spending some days at Ft. IUley, with Mr. Chappcll, where he is at training in the army, returned home last, evening and reports her husband feeling fine. j Mcs.damos K. F. Fogerty and Louis Janda, with their children and Tom j Janda and family arrived last even- ing from Havelock. coming to at- tend the funeral of James Fogerty ( which is to be held here tomorrow.' John Theirolf and family who have been visiting in this city for . f y T T t y Y Eig Type t t v t t y T X f f V f y ; t f t ! 2 D 4xjm: some days past viaiting at the home of Mrs. Theirolf's parents E. C. Dasher and wife, departed last even ing for their home at Cedar Creek. Mrs. J. '"". Clugey had the mis fortune to stpp on a nail in a barn yesterday which penetrated her foot passing nearly through the fleshy portion and inflicting a severe wound, which is making it almost impossible for her to get around. This morning Mrs. S. S. Gooding departed for Omaha, where she went to meet her brother Fred Hichardson and family, formerly of this place, but now making their home at Roselie, w ho ai e coming hero for a visit with their relatives and old time friends. Henry Lahoda departed this morn ing for Omaha, where he will look after some business for the day. Henry Ahl of Louisville was a visitor in this city today coming down to look after some business for a few hours. L. D. Hiatt was a visitor in Oma ha yesterday where he had an op eration for the removal of a growth from his nose. Sam Goodman from south of My nard was a visiter in this city this morning, and was looking after some business. Louis Schutz, who has been mak ing his home in Iowa, oast of Sioux City for some time past returned home this afternoon. Albert Pendl and little son de parted this afternoon for Omaha, wiifm be is looking after some business for the day. Mrs. T. K. Parmele and daughter Miss ltufh were passengers to Onia- i,i Hii niorninc where they are visiting for the day with friends John Meisingcr was a visitor in the city this morning coming from his farm home northwest of Mux ray to look after some business at the court house. , Mesdames R. W. Long and J. M Young were passengers to Omaha Hi is nfternoon: where they have gone to see the electric parade to night and the military parade to morrow. Mrs. Will L. Hassler was a pas senger this afternoon to her home in Lincoln, after having visited in this city with her husband's par ents Wm. Hassler sr., and wife for the past few days. Mrs. J. F. Weisland departed this afternoon for Omaha, where they will make their home in the future. Mr. Weisland having accepted a nncitinn bk motomian with the jeoi I t.m " " " Omaha street railway. Thursdsv Mrs. Allen Stafford arrived this pjjj, T3 YJ a PolasidChinas ZT -mhi$zm&$& til YeaHing oars, Pacific Junction, Sowa Send name and address for catalog. Address afternoon from Clarinda, Iowa, and is visiting at the home of her sis ter, Mrs. Henry Roeck, for a short time before Mrs. Poeck and husband depart to make their home in the west. Medsames Alice White, of t Ii i-i city and C. F. Vallery of west of town, who have been visiting in the west at Purwell and Ulysses, with two other sisters Mesdames- Jamo Gilmour of Ulysses and Andrew Mor row of Purwell, returned home this afternoon. Fine box paper anfl correspond ence cards Is the main line in the Journal stationery room. You will find them the best in the city. A Healthy Farmers State Plattsmouth, Nebraska First Anniversary September 28, 1918. Opened for Business, September 29, 1917. An Independent Bank with its ownership vested in Forty five citizens of Plattsmouth and vicinity. RESOURCES. Loans $LM7, (;.''. 0t; Real Estate, Furniture and Fixtures ll,S4.2t Cash, and available funds . S7,;11.10 Liberty Ponds, and United States Certificates of Indebtedness 32,100.00 Total LIABILITIES. Capital Stock Undivided Profites, net Depositors Guaranty Fund Deposits : Total ?;:7s,s:ts.42 The above statement is correct, T. M. PATTERSON, President. We thank the people of Plattsmouth and surroundincg coun try for what you have done for us in the past year, and we shall do our best to repay you as the years roll on, by con stant fidelity to your interests. Farmers State Bank, Plattsmouth, Nebraska. START AN ACCOUNT AND GROW WITH US. lQif mmm X y inas f Y y f t f y y y y y pers Gilts y r 1 A PACIFIC JUNCTION, IOWA a. ATTENTION s. Automobile Owners! Do you want to save as, get more power and mileage, ami at the tame time keep your spark plugs clean? "GAS PEP" will do it! Sold on a money back guarantee by W. H. G E Pi R T S, MURDOCH, NEB. R. P. Windham was a passenger this morning for Omaha, where he is looking after some business for the day. Yearling $37S,Sy8.12 GO, 000. 00 2,7 12.J2 2,000.00 324,155.50 Bank t i 7 a ii I m I I. i