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About The Plattsmouth journal. (Plattsmouth, Nebraska) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 9, 1918)
MONDAY, DECEMBER 9. 1918. TLATTSMOUTII SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL. PARE S. LQCALNEWS lrom Saturday's Pnily. Wm. Vcnuer of near Mynard was transacting business in Plattsniouth today. Henry Specht of LaPlatte was ve-iting in this city for a short time this afternoon. Green Picket t of Murray was a visitor in this city this morning looking after some business for the day. James Long of Murray was a visitor in this city this morning, coining to look after ome business for the day. Alex (I raves of Murray was a visitor in this city this mo-ning. coming to look after some business for the day. J. M. Jordan of near Cedar Creek was a visitor in this city this morn ing, coming to look after some trad ing for the day. Mrs. Fred Martin of Louisville was a visitor in Plattsniouth for the day yesterday, and last evening depart ed for her home. S. L. Furlong the grand old man. from Old Koek Blurt's, was a visitor in this city for the day, coining for his regular weekly trading. John Y. Sutton of south of Rock Bluffs was a business visitor in the ity this morning, looking after some business matters for the day. Henry Utterbach who is living near Cedar Creek was a visitor in the city this morning where he is looking after some business for the day. Henry Heebner who has charge of the Duff Grain Company elevator at Cedar Creek was in the city this morning on his way to his home at Murray. Robert MeCleary of near Weeping 'i.ter, was looking after some busi ness matters in Plattsniouth this morning having driven over in hi car. . G. A. 15. Hicks of near Cuilom..was a visitor in Omaha for a short time today and returned for a few hours lure when lie has some business to look after. Miss Olive Gas-s was a passenger to G ten wood. Iowa, this morning where she is looking after some busi ness in the line of her musical in st ruction. Sol r,;ihlvin of near Fnion was a visitor in tbi city this morning com iiiir to accompany Edgar to the sta tion on bis departure to Worth county, Mo. Henry Sander who has been working on the" farm near Cedar Creek was a visitor in the city com ing down on the morning train, and will remain over Sunday. Miss Catherine Lohnes who has been making her home here. for some time past departed last even ing for Louisville where she will visit for me Sunday with friends. John Heinrich who is stationed at Ft. Dei- Moines with the Medi oal corps, ;.( eompanied by his moth er, came heme from Omaha this morning where they have been at the home of H. K. Vavgren. called there by the death of MrS. Zavgren. sister of Mr. Heinrich and daughter of Mrs. Heinrich. Col. W. R. Young departs this evening for Grant. Nebraska, where he holds n sale on Monday, and will return, for a sale which he has near Cei'.ar Creek. i:t the farm of Peter Schroedcr on Tuesday, and another for the day following, which is a sample of what he has to do these Fish Department News! Mackerel 15c each Red Salmon, suited 25c lb. Spiced Herrings 8c, 2 for 15c Lake Fish 5c each Boneless Herrings 45c lb. Canned Salmon 25c & 30c Tuna Fish 25c can Sardines 9c to 25c can Cheese Department! American Brick, Cottage, Cliile, Pimento, Imperial Lunch, Hand Hatt & Son days aud which keeps him pretty busy. Mrs. May Odell Lee, .-of Ford, Kansas, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Ripple of thus city, arrived here last evening coining to care for her mother Mrs. Ripple who is con fined to her home with congestion of the lungs. Mrs. Ripple is reported this morning as being somewhat im proved, but is still suffering con siderable, and not out of danger. From Thursday's Daily. Will Troop was a visitor in Plattsmouth this afternoon, coming from his home in Xehawka, to look after some business here. Will S. Jean was looking after some business at Omaha and South Omaha, where he is intcresteC in the live stock market today. George G. Meisinger after having been at Cedar Creek for the past few days looking after business there and on the farm, returned home this morning. Mrs. Wm. Shipley and her hus band's father, Mrs. Charles Shipley of LaPlatte were in this city this morning, coming to look after some business and Mrs. Shipley was also visiting with her father Mr. D. M. Graves. C. D. Quinton who was down yes terday for a short time, returned to day to Lincoln, where he is still on the list of witnesses in the trial of James Ford, by the Federal authori ties for bringing intoxicants into dry territory. O. M. Ames and wife who were here from their home at Sheridan. Wyoming, coming on account of the death of John L. Mayfield. departed for Ashland where Mrs. Ames and babe will visit with friends, and Mr. Ames will continue to his home at Sheridan. Wyoming, where he lias to return to his work. Judge Allen J. Beeson, who has not been feeling very well is con fined to his home and a portion of the time to his bed, though he is up a portion of the time. The court house seems rather deserted, as he is kept away, the deputy at district clerks otiice. the local board both are away sick. It is hoped they will all be able to be back again to their work in a short time. l-'rm Friday's Pally. Frank Vallery of Murray was a visitor in this city last evening look ing after some business for a few hours. Herman Deck from near Nehawka was looking after some business in this icty this morning, driving up in his car. J. M. Patterson from I'nion was a visitor in the city Ihis morning coming to look after some business here for the day. Mr. L. I). Hiatt was a visitor in this city for a short time last even ing, looking after some matters here and returned home in the evening. Winfield Swan, and son Hall Swan, from near Union, were visit ors in this city for a few hours to day, coming to look after some busi ness matters. D. Q. Hogne of Louisville was a visitor in this city this morning coming to receive treatment for a broken shoulder, which has grown wrong, and had to be loosened again. Harry Hinton and wife with their children arrived this morning from their home near Louisville, and are visiting for the day at the home of Mrs. Hinton's parents W. A. Oliver and wife. Judge J. T. Begley and court re porter E. U. Travis, arrived home last evening for a stay until over Sundav, when they will return to Papillion for next week, where they have the jury term at that place. Mrs. Elwood Buttery departed yesterday afternoon for Walioo, where she goes to work for the Lin coln Telegraph and Telephone com pany in place of .some of the opera tors there, who have the flu, and off on that account.- M. Fanger of Missouri Valley was a visitor in this city this morning. coming to look after some business here and to visit with his many- friends In this city. He say3 that he is having a good business in li is line at Missouri Valle'. Andrew Peterson cf South Sioux City, who has been here for some days past called here by the death of his brother-in-law, John L. May field, departed this morning for his home, and was accompanied as far as Omaha by his mother Mrs. L. II. Petersen and sister Mrs. John L. Mayfield and daughter. Miss Glenne Dixson of Sidney. Iowa, one of the teachers in the high school, who has been at her home arrived here yesterday morn ing, ar.d immediatels" took her bed, and was not able to leave it for the entire day. This makes the work on teachers rather severe, as the re mainder, after counting out those who are sick, have more placed on them. Wall Paper, Paints, Gain, Pictur Framing. Frank Gobclman. DEATH GALL GOMES TODAY THE MESSENGER OF DEATH ENTERED THE HOME OF AN TON KANKA THIS MORNING. RESIDENT HERE FOR 42 YEARS Pneumonia Cause of Demise, Had Been In Feeble Health For Some Years. I'r 'in Sate ru.-iy's Daily. Anton Kanka sr., aged sixty-six years born in Bohemia, and for the past forty-two years has been a resi dent of this city, died at his home here this morning rrom. a complica tion of the Influenza and Pneumonia. He had been sick but a few days and first took to his bed yesterday. Mr. Kanka leaves a wife and four child ren to mourn his death, all living in this city with the single excep tion of Ed Kanka, Camp Cody, where he is attached to the medical corps. The children are Anton Kanka, Joseph Kanka, both living here, and the former a cif-ar maker employed in the shop of 15. (5. W'url and the latter Joseph, employed in the P.urlingtou shops. Mrs. Anna Pitman, wife of C. L. Pitman makes her home here, her husband being in the American Expeditionary Force in France. Two children, both girls. Misses Frances and Marie have died. No arrangements as yet for the funeral. "A BRIDGE OF SHIPS IS THE ROAD TO FRANCE" Against the Background of War Ac tivities in American Ship Yards, World-Pictures Stages a Tense love Story and Calls the Picture "The Road to France". "A bridge of ships is The Road to France.' eu els red E. N. Hurley, Ciiairman of the I. S. Shipping Foard, an J a-.vilnst the background of present v.;.t activities in Am-i-ia;i ship .m!s World-Pictures an i ounces the pi.-iurizat ion of a tci:v love story ..- ng the title of "Tic; Koad to Fr.;!.e" and starring ('..--yle Blackwc'i and Evelyn Grceioy This super rnc'ure will he show r. '" Tuesday an-.'1 "v eunesday, Dec. i ) i 11. at the Can Ho theatre. As a fit'ii'.r feieword to the pi'.. : X ! "J7.tP.uuJ "mf" L K j 3 : - .J - f . rV ' f A litre. Mr. Il.rley is shywn speakers (i! the iiiip.ifMice or siiips and &hiy building to .!.; glorious future oi our country. j he launchir.gs of a large number of tdiips on July Fourth are shown together with views of notables who were present these including Judge F. Ii. (lary jind Mrs. Gary. The latter i seen christening the ship "Liberty" aa the slides from the ways. Chairman Hurley says: "Eight months ago the entire working force in the ship building plants of the United States totaled forty-five thou sand men. To-day there are n.r,0, 000 men working in the yards and 250,000 cutting timber in the for ests and kw mills, beside untold thousands fabricating plates and frames in the steel mills of the country. German efficiency, that was forty years developing, will be answered by us in one year by the bridge of ships that will make "The Road to France." ' That this picture will arouse tre mendous interest here was confirm ed by the expies.sions of apprecia tion and approbation made by the nrivileged fe wwho were present at a private showing of this photoplay when screened at the private pro jection room in t he home office of World-Pictures. The scenic environment of this master film embodies the most inter esting section of the nation's activi ties leading to a successful termina tion of the world war. It shows the evolution of a steel cargo carrier from the laying of the keel plate to the christening of the ship as it tf.kes to the water. Interwoven in the picturization of the fabrication of a fhip is a romance breathing patriotic fervor which will strike a responsive chord in the heart of ev ery true American. Here is a prop aganda of a. sort that is most earn estly desired by our country. It is r. mental tonie that t-hould, and no doubt will, stimulate every son and daughter of "Columbia" to do even bigger things that Democracy may survive and make this world of ours a 6afe place to live in. GERMANS SEEK AJS RULE. London, Dec. G. The Germans are building an airplane with which they intend trying a trip across the Atlantic, and have a Zeppeline un der construction with the same idea in view, according to the correspond ent at P.erlin of the London Express. The correspondent says he learned this when being shown over an air craft factory at Staaken, a suburb of Perlin, by Managing Director Itaasch, a former naval oflicer. The Staaken works, built in the war covers hundreds of acres and employs three thousand workers. The machines employed in the later raids on London and Paris were built there. The machine being con structed there for the Trans-Atlantic liiRht, says the correspondent has a wing spread of I US feet and engines of three thousand horse power. Almost immediately after the ar mistice was signed the Staaken plant began converting the lighting planes on hand to commercial machines in tended to link all the European cap itals with P.erlin, and dozens of plane.-- built entirely of aluminum, are being transformed for postal ser vice. The correspondent says the Zeppe lin factory at Friedrichshafen is building an airship for a Trans-Atlantic voyage, capable of carrying one hundred, passengers. It hns nine engines and oiht propellers. Its first flight will be next July, if the international situation clears up by that time. Tie trip is expected to be made in forty hours. A Flight To East Africa. The correspondent was told cf the remarkable flight of a Zeppelin in November, lit 17. The airship start ed from P.ulgaria for East Africa with twenty-two tons of munition?; and medicines and a crew of twenty-two. It was over Khartunj in the Suden. the correspondent's inform ant declared, when it was ordered by wireless to return, because it was learned thrt the bulk of the forces of General Von Lei tow-Vorbeck, the German eoniMyrder in East - Africa, had surrendered. !t returned to its starting point four days after it had left. Director Kaa: eh said this airship could have gone from Uerlin to New York and back without stopping. CROWN PRINCE DENOUNCES HIS BIGHT TO THRONE Paris Dec. . 0. Crown Prince Frederick Wilhelm has renounced his right to the German throne. Immunity Privilege Canceled. Berlin. Dee. C- The Prussian gov ernment has formally withdrawn the privilege heretofore held by the members of the Hohenzollern fam ily of immunity from law. United States Aloof. Washington, Dec. C. The United States government is still standing :;lnor from the controversy in Europe over the possible extradi tion of the former German emperor for trial. It was said at the State department today that this question had not been consjirtered in Wash ington anil that the American gov ernment had expressed no opinion on the subject whatever. TRIED FIGHTING KEN TO BE KEPT IN EUROPE UNTIL PEACE IS SURE Washington, Dee. 5. Secretary liaker gave it as his personal opin ion today that none of the veter an divisions of the American army in Frai.ce will return home before peace formally is declared. He indicated that the tried fighting men would compose the bulk of the force to be kept in Europe for the present. Heretofore the understanding has been that the Rainbow division and two or three other famous units would be brought home soon, leav ing their places to be filled by some of the newcomers. Mrs. Herman Stella of Fairfax, South Dakota, arrived in this city today and is visitfng at the home of her niece Mrs. Joseph Droege. John "Seagraves who is sick at hi3 home south of the city with the Cu, is still very sick. He has been work ing at South Oma'ia, and returned home cn account of his Illness. TO PUT GROWN HEADS ON TRIAL LLOYD GEORGE STATES IN DE TAIL HIS POLICY TOWARD THE GERMANS. ALL MUST ANSWER IN COURT Every Responsible Leader Shall Be Brought to Justice, England Insists. London, Dec. 5. in the detailed re-statement of his policy, issued by Premier Lloyd George today, calling for the trial and punishment of the men responsible for the war, how ever high their place, he pledged the entire influence of the British government at the peace conference to see that justice was done. In declaring for the expulsion and exclusion of all enemy aliens from British soil, the premier pointed out that a considerable proportion of enemy residents in the United King dom during the war had abused British hospitality and thus had for feited their claims to remain. In his statement the premier, after pay ing a warm tribute to the soldiers and sailors of the empire, said: "The kaiser must be prosecuted. The war was a crime. Who doubts that? It was a frightful, terrible crime! It was crime in the way in which it was planned and in the de liberate wantonness with which it was provoked. It also was a crime in the invasion of a helpless little state and in the wicked and most brutal treatment of that little state. Ilemcmber the treaty of neutrality, the scrap ef paper! The War a Hideous Crime. "Surely the war was a crime. The fact that all these iniquitous things were done in the name of war and under the imperial edict of an auto erat does not change their nature. The war was a hideous, abominable crime, a crime which has sent mil lions of the best young men of Eur ope to death and mutilation and has plunged myriads of homes into desolation. "Is no one responsible? Is no one to be called to account? Is there to be no punishment? Surely that is neither God's justice nor man's. The men responsible for this outrage on the human race must not be let olT because their heads wore crowns when they perpetrated the deed. "The British government referred tl" euction of the criminal culpa bility of the kaiser and his accom plices to their law officers some weeks ago. They invited a body of jurists in England to Investigate the matter and they have unanimously come to the conclusion that the kaiser and his accomplices in the making of this war ought to be tried by an international court. They al so reported strongly in favor of the punishment cf those guilty of murd er on the high seas and the abomin able illegal treatment of prisoners. Drive Germans From England. "The British government wi-H use its whole influence at the peace con ference to see that justice is execut ed. "After what has happened in the last four or five years, it is impos 3 j mil i 1-k sible to entertain in our midst a population of which a considerable ! portion abused our hospitality. This has been demonstrated by evidence impossible to ignore. "They spied and plotted and as sisted Germany in forming plans for the destruction of a country which offered them hospitality. They thus have forfeited any claim to remain. German Soldiers Not Wanted. "Further, it would lead to inevit able irritation and disturbance if Germans, who have been fighting us four years, came here to take the bread out of the mouths of the men whom they for four years sought to destroy, and, much as I regret that, it is impossible to have free inter course between all nations, I hold we are up against the events of the last few years, for which Germany alone is responsible and he must abide the consequences. "All the European Allies have ac cepted the principle that the Cen tral Powers must pay the cost of the war np to the limit of their capacity. The Allies propose to appoint a com mittee of experts to examine the best method of exacting the indem nity." In one passage of his program, that dealing with measures for an increase of British output, Mr. Lloyd George said: "There i.s one condition for the success of all efforts to increase the output of this country, namely con fidence. Bolshevism is the poison of production. Russia proves that. Russia will not begin the building up of a productive system until Bol shevism has worked itself out." "CRASHING THROUGH TO BERLIN" COfiiG On June 2Sth, 1U14, Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria and his consort were slain in Serajevo, capital of Bosnia, in Serbia. Ana- tria demands the right to make a judicial inquiry in Serbian territory. This demand is refused by Serbia, who is supported in her attitude by Russia. Austria declares war on Serbia, July 2Sth. Russia then mobilizes her army to protect the rights of her ally, Serbia. Germany immediately de clares war on Russia and demand from France a definition of her stand on neutrality. France's re ply is an order, on August "rd. mobilizing her army. Germany de clares war on France. Germany, on August 4th, invades Belgium. England enters the war on the side of France, Belgium, Serbia and Russia. After almo?t a year of fighting, the Lusitania is sunk. President Wilson notifies Germany that such acts . against ships carrying Americans on the high seas will not be tolerated. At about this time Italy joins the En tente Allies against Germany and Austria. From that time cm, outrage after outrage is committed by Germany until the Unitee'. States finally is forced into a declaration of a state of war against Germany. The var ious developments from that time up to the American attack on the Teutonic forces in France a few months ago are revealed in histor ical requence. At the Gem theatre, Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 11 &, 12. Beginning Wednesday, Nov. 27th, and extending for a limited time. We offering our entire stock of Fall and Winter Coats at If you are in need of a coat you cannot afford to miss this opjxrtunity. Your inspection invited. Tfio Lod f s FRED P. BUSCH, Manager 00 1G Ill PRES. WILSOf PRESIDENT'S VISIT AND OPIN IONS ON PEACE LARGELY IN ENGLISH PUBLIC MIND. London, Dec. 5. President Wil son's voyage occupies a much more important place in the public mind than it is getting in the public press, albeit that the latter i.s featuring all the American news nT.ardin:; the trip. In Anglo-American circles particularly serious conversation i are almost monopolized by the dis cussion of the various aspects of tli visit, which according to some may result in laying the foundation stone of a new and better world, and ac cording to others may only raise new antagonisms on the old struc ture. The president's friend.- here are both loyal and fervent and iluir belief in his has not been weakened by his valedictory message to con gress. On the other hand, some who paid tribute t President Wil.-on's pronouncements since Ann rica's en try into the war consider that, his last messa.ee with its exposition of facts which brought about the ar mistice is a deck-mien from the hih level previously attained. F. S. Oliver, author of "Ordeal by Battle," writes to the London Times which prints it in a conspicuous place a letter wherein Tie pays: "Althemsh Germany is beaten it is still of high importance that the nations which defeated Ikt in the field should remain bound together by lies of mutual confidence and good will. The public utterance: of their various leaders are the chief means to this end, for su. h state ments will be read no! merely by the fellow countrymen of the speak er, but also in the conn; ties of the allies; and ce. belli n iits. They will ! 1,(1 rarc-lully v.-eii'-a ami ;t u.ey pear to give good wei:;ht they will be a puj t valuable factor in pro dr.ejn an impression of jut ami generous appreciation of -the whole : o-operat i ve effort. Above every thing it : eems desirable that tl.e--leaders of the great nutins should endeavor to keep their eye:; fixed up on the true proportions of their partners in the undertaking and that is a matter of no little diffi culty owing to th" natural instinet of the orator by whih he is im pelled to consider in a special lc pree the sympathies of the particu lar audience which he happens t be addressing." In one discussion on the subject it was suggested thnf the whole tone of the president's message was colored by his knowledge of a cer tain amount of American opposition to his journey and that in con-e-quence he insisted on striking the national note more loudly tlir-n micht otherwise be done. Another suggestion pip fie here H that the trend of recent events has oninlia s7ed the difference brtv.ern Euro pean and American points and that the president reacted to this. Joseph I'uli ii and wife were pas sengers to Omaha this afterniMin, where they go to visit with friends for the week end. A. B. Fornoff and family from near Cullom were in 'the city this morning doing some trading and re turned home this afternoon.