?AGr six. P1.ATTSMOUTH SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL. THUBSDAt, DECEMBER 26, 1918. Plat smouie oarage J. E. MASON, Proprietor Agents for IReo CZ! Trucks and Cleveland Tractors en THE CAR FOR SERVICE! Let us demonstrate to you. We also Repair All Makes of Cars! Gas, dreese a red Oils Welding and Batteries Charged! Auto Accessories! Hawkeyc Tires! -GIVE U3 A CALL Telephone 394 Rssidence 229 GERMANY EXCLUDED FIST FRO! LEAGUE i ON ! WILL NOT BE ADMITTED EQUAL FOOTING UNTIL ATONEMENT MADE. Eat Must Bind Herseii to tne rim-, cilple, According to the Matin. Paris. Dec. 23. The Matin today was authorized to print the article which was censored yesterday. The article, the first headline of which read: "Yesterday's Utopia Tomor row's Reality," sets forth the man ner of procedure of the "promoters of a league of nations acting in agreement with the allied govern ments." "There will be three stages." the Matin says. "First, the allied gov ernments will settled among them selves the principles of a league. As a fundamental rule they will set down the right of peoples to decide 'their own destinies. As a practical consequence it follows that there will be limitations of armaments and compulsory arbitration among the nations. It seems Indispensable that at this point the entente coun tries bind themselves to put these clauses in the preliminaries of peace. "It has appeared absolutely neces sary to the promoters that the regi me of the future world should be fixed in its main outlines before there are any questicsn cf indem nities and territories, so that for the first time in history the delib erations of the plenipotentiaries should be dominated by higher Ideals than mere individual inter est. Notice To Germany. "The second act will consist in notifying the enemy powers of the fundamental principles laid down in the preliminaries and requiring" from them their adhesion to these princi ples.. As to other conditions of peace preliminaries, as in the case of stipulations of a territorial, finan cial and economic character, no dis cussion will be admitted. The en tente delegates will say to Germany and her allies: " 'Compulsory arbitration and Plattsmouth State Bank limitation of armaments are inte gral parts of our condition. You must subscribe to them at once. You will know later how these princi ple.1? will li applied. "The preliminaries once signed, details of the peace treaty will be discussed among the belligerents and only after the signing of this treaty of peace proper will the third stage be reached. This will be a universal conference to settle the ! new relations to be created between the peoples. Germany Must Atone First. m "To this conference neutrals may hje admitted. No nations, however will be admitted to full member ship in the league of nations if it does net offer .sufficient guarantees. Germany, having started the war, will have been condemned by the peace conference to make restitu tion and reparation. She cannot beregarded as being on an equal fcoting with ether nations until she has paid her defcr. Germany he.s committed a crime and she mu;t atcne for it before she can be admitted to the ranks of honest and civilized peoples. "Meanwhile, the other countries will be united by formal agree ments, a world, police will have been created and' sanctions of all kinds will have been instituted. An international tribunal will be work ing and the spectre of war, as far as it is humanly possible, will be banished from the path of civiliza tion." Smith Hide Co., Market Square, St. Joseph. Mo., are paying 19c lb for No. 1, salt cured hides. Horse hides $5.00 to $7.00 each. Write for free snipping tags and fur price. , 4-tf Fred Lindeman and wife who have been visiting at Omaha, re turned home last evening. E. B. Snodgrass was a passenger this morning to Omaha, where he is looking after .some business for the day. W. A. ROBERTSON, Lawyer. East of Riley Hotel. Coates Elock, ' Second Floor. I' We desire to thank you for the business given us during the past year and trust that our pleasant relations be long con" tinued. ' SHORT STATE NOTES News Df Nebraska Told In Condensed Form Thomas Kerl, wealthy Jlurt county farmer, was found guilty of sedition In federal court at Omaha and lined $L'.Ot) and costs. Snyder and ldge have re-estab-lihed the Intlmuza ban. At Snyder crowds are liuiiUnl to six aud at Dodjie to twelve persons. James .Vahyie, chief of police of Lincoln, si i id well known as :i police citi.-er throu?tuut the wt and mid-tliew-fst. rtiod last week. The Omaha Chamber of Commerce bureau of publicity estimates that money receipts of Nebraska farmers during the war were $7o0,0t0,000 above normal. Fire of unknown origin destroyed the plant of the Fremont ("renniwy ftni;r:ui.v at I'remont, causing a los of .SM.Ooo. Thf plant will be rebuilt at or.ee. Out of the 1 .".."() ballots mailed out by the taie ;'Kctii commissioner to Nebraska ildiers including sent overseas, only -.534 came back, or less tha:: 11 per cent. Strenuoui efforts are being made In Kearney nd adjoining -Counties to check the spreading of cornstalk dls-ea- which has already caused the death of . larye number of cattle and Lorsfs. The Nebraska farmers' rongrs. which was to meet in Omulia Ie-e"i-bvr 17. IS an. 10. has been Indefi nitely postponed. 'Plie Inllucnza sit uation is vespotisibl lor the post-I'om-ment. Thirty-two deaths in one day, due to Inllucnza. and a rapidly mounting nvtiubf-r of new ease reiorted ' eacil ::iy. ld Omaha health authorities t- Issue a statement urgently reiuestiu2 u cessation of all public gatherings. Two Kearney auto dealers ar,d mechanic have Invented arid pat ented a hydranllc auto clutch and transmission, which elimi.-iais the gears and clutch of the- auto al.-- d es away with the fly-w!eel. To General Harries, well known Ntbra-ka military imtn. Ml the horn r of being thf- first American general to enter Berlin. The Nebraska general nnd his staff reached the German cap ital .'He day last wvk on an official niis.-ion. T!i- democrats are snre of but tv.eiv" seats in the lower branch of the stiite le.Khilure, which convnes January If the ofliclul count in Keya.raha and Rock counties favor A. o. Smith, the democrats will have thirteen in the house and three in the senate, a total on Joint ballot of Sixteen. Differences between Omaha street ear men and the traction company, which resultMl in the wort strike ii I lie history of the city, are to be Lack to work last Thursday, nfic-r more than a week's strike, with that understanding. coroner's jnrj' nt Scottsbluff re- turned a verdict finding that Clifford Landry, a Denver detective, killed, without felonious intent, .miss jiwu Kelley, a former Fremont eoll'-e ffirl fit Henry, near the Wyoming horde;-, iv.iss Keuey was ratauy snot wnen , . , , . , , i . 1 1 . , .11 . . ill. , ' . rr ..., , . . ii ri I . .7 .mi r. ... . nf Tirri n Ttrin Wvn vfri rii1Ui? According to a statement issued by Governor Neville on the enforcement" of prohibition in Nebraska in the prrtod beginning May 1, 1917, when the law went into effect and ending October 31, 1918, the amount of fines rollfcted nmounfivl to $142.StM!.5r. rh rmnU nf rrr..-nttAn., Ki4.v nH tii ' convictions J,822. The receipts from wholesale and retail druggists li censes Issued for the same period amounted to 1.416. Of the total iimount, Douglas county contributed 5-4M77 and Lancaster county ?8,832.83. There were 21 S prosecutions and in" convictions In Lancaster county and 6.14.r prosecutions and 3.S22 convic tions in Douglas county. The last leg islature impropriated $."0,00 for rtie enforcement of prohibition under the supervision of the governor. Of that ninotint the governor hns expended .1 littl" more than $29,000. The State Council of Defense has formulated a plan "whereby Nebraska soldiers are to be placed in steady employment , when they are mustered out of the service. Agricultural em ployment, will be looked after by county agents and the state labor com missioner. Dewitt is ngnln quarantined on ac count "of a number of new cases of Influenza. The quarantine extends to all amuments and such other nu-pt-insrs which are rot considered of vita! importance. Thirty-four alumni, or former stu dents of the University .of Nebraska, have died in military service, accord ing to a report from the alumni head quarters at Lincoln. One-half as many auto were stolen In Omaha In November, in:.4?, as In November. 1017. and 7S rmr cent were recovered this year against 57 per Cent the-prevlous. Two hundred and three residents of Lincoln died from Influenza and Its com plications during October and No vember and the last two days of Sep tember. STATE'S INDEBTEDNESS GROWS. Bonded indebtedness of the uinety thre co'lktie of Nebraska has in creased mure than :;:J.000,(l0t during the i' t two years. The state's tot-.il outstanding bond of all kinds aggre gate S4.".i;-',:12, divided as lollops: Municipal bonds, $29,011,847; school district, $10,0-12,023; Irrigation and drainage. $l,23y.."05; county, $:i.S"JS. 3G7 ; precinct, $L1J,5U0. State Auditor Smith has prepared the following tabulation showing the condition of ach county : Counties. Total. Counties. Total. A J a ins .21. 70') Jrierkn .. 3:- A nit lope .. 17S.1S5 Johnson ITS, 34t Arthur .... Kearney ... iC,:0i Hanin-r ... 2.740 Krita 246,944 Blalue 2.S3S Kaya PUia. 7i.s0 Boone 15J.72i Kiniba.ll ... ICS. 130 L'.ox Uutte. 2.2.62i Knox 213.2'". HoyU 1SJ14 I.ar.cuctr .. Z.OH.ilJ Browa .... 120,700 I,:i:ro!n .... 572.8'') Hunal-j ... 4.C00 lxuu lS.Cli riun 674.500 up ...... 1.3:t Butler .... 225. S00 Manitcn I ... 47;. 20') Cam 415. iOO McPherson . 2,r.7i Ctlar IsSJO Merrick ..4 S77.K35 rinse CS.350 MorriU SS3.4ST Clurry .... 142,!20 Nar.n 21 S. 503 Cheymr . 204.400 Nemaha ... 241. OuO Clay 235. 00 Nuckolls ... 'SIS.SOO Colfax .... 231.2.'.0 Otoe 419,100 Cumins ... 21T..400 P.-wne .... 300.900 r-uM.r .... 349.573 Perkins .... 4.n Ditoor-i ... 142.SOO lJhelp 200,500 DaWes .... 227, 2Si Pirrca 174.1:" I'nwson ... 24L.70O IMntta 274.445 ru! 93.400 Polk 301.500 Diion 153.739 Red TVIlow 72.400 roile .... 603.714 Tlichardnon . 697, 9S roulas . .:i.j0S.42 Kock ?7.945 Pundy .... 64.445 Saline 20.50 Fllmoro 131,300 "Sarpy l7.7i Franklin .. 1SS.1G0 Faunders ... 358.750 Frontier .. SG.350 SccttHMuff .. 837.040 Furnas .... 265,530 Reward .... 238.0r. na-gm 1,017,640 Sheridan ... 102.235 Oardon ... 29.505 Sherman ... 102.60 lilarllolct ... 63. 900 Sioux ....I. 3K.420 rOosper .... 44.500 Stanton .... 'i M Crajit 54.300 Thsver ISS.OOi Tre-lsy ... 1S3.500 Thomas ... 1.000 1111 700L0( Thurston ... 273. .-, H.willton . 24.70 A'alley 1S4.300 Harlan ... 113.300 Wnshlrg-ton 141.500 Hayes .... 1.600 Wavn ..... 11.95c FTIfchcook.. n.45 "W'ciister .... ii'n '1ot 17.S3t tTheter ... 1iT.50a looker ... 2-I.500 Tork S77.901 Howard ... 83,879 Total ...i5,19;,34t Restoration of motor service on the Kearney to Callaway branch line Is possible In the Immediate future, it Is said. Inactivity at the oil rell prospect noar Tab,e Rook p;ldj peopl( Jn tLe vitinity to believe that the enterprise !s to bt abancioned. The nine-day street car strike at Omaha Is said to have cost the trac- ! tlon company nearly $100,000 in cold cosh. The strlke.-s lost In wajjes, .2f,000. 1 Reports reaching the University ex- tension service nt Lincoln show- that members of the Xebraska bovs and ' girls" clubs gathered 1S9 tons of fruit P5ts & ruitshells, or material enough to make 34,000 gas masks. Issuing of $1,000,000 bonds for the erection of a new High school of Commerce at Omaha has teen ap proved by the federal capital Issues committee -at Washington. "Work on the structure will probably begin next spring. Despite the fact that the Influenza situation at Tecumseh is no worse than In many other Nebraska towns authorities In the city have decided to keep schools, churches, theaters and other public enterprises closed un til Jannary 1. The Great Western Sugar company factory at Gerinsr has already shipped out more than 8,000,000 pounds of su gar made In the Gering factory this fall. The factory is averaging about 2,000 bags of sugar every twenty-four hours. Prof. Frnnsen of the dairy depart ment of the University of Ne3rask4 has called a state-wide meeting to be held nt the state farm at Lincoln the first week la January to consider methods to incnaaso the supply of dairy products in this state. Several new potash plants are to be built fn western Nebraska and plants now in operation are to be enlarged, as the result of thai declaring of an embargo on German potash until the peace treaty Is signed, by the War Industries Board. Business houses of Omaha lost thou sands of dollars during the nine days' Btreet car strike, which completely tied up trolley service In the city, while Jitney drirrs In some cases tire said to have made as high as $3 a day hauling people to and from work. Twielve hundred, dollars. In prize We Wish money -was won by stock from the University of Nebraska state farm at Lincoln at til international live stock show nt Chicago, the largest amount ever wop by the university. Despite Ihe'ffter that two mwnhcrs of the Ne braska judging team were stricken with Influenza after reaching Chicago, first place was won In judging horses and cattle. Winter wheat In southeastern Ne braska looks better than ever befora at this time of the year. The Nebraska Iteitail Clothiers' as sociation will meet In Omaha In con vention February 11-13. The biggest Irrigation project In the United States, to water 7.".(X0 acres in western Nebraska. In time for the IP'JO crop, has been organized Ly the government at a cost of $7. x (O.-OOO. The project will .embrace 1 .".".000 acres. SO.OOO of which. Is in eastern Wyo ming. The balance In the state treasury nt the close of business November 30 wa si .."CO 10.43. according to the monthly report of state treasurer Hall, ns atralnst a balance October 31 of ?l.."il7.r.r0.lj?. The trust funds of th state Invested are now shown to b RlO.r.71 .ri72.S.". Nebraska's sugar and potash will aggregate close to $40,000,000 a yer.r. and Increased Irrigated areas and nn embargo on German potash 'nenns a further enlargement of these clunt In dustries. according to State I'uhllcity Dirf tor Will Mnunln. Wall Papr, faints, Glau, Picture ''nxiing". Frank Gabelman. St. Mary's Guild has a few ar ticles left from Xmas Shop. Anyone wishing to see them may calr-at the Journal offce. Don't forget the Christmas Roll Call for the Red Cross, the drive for Annual Memberships in that great organization which has saved the lives and given comfort to so many of our soldiers, sailors and civilians. ju v- I- CONCRETE WORK WANTED. I' J Sidewalk and all concrete J. work, such us cistern, ccsa .J. J pools and sewerage. See me. J. Phone No. 622. Mart fcheldon. 4- To All My Friends: I wish to extend to A Merry ' Chrnsltmas and also thank you for the generous way in which you patronized my place of business 0 o j. Victrolas and OC DC DC You A Merry Christmas and Happy New. Year 9mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm The Bank of Cass County FORMER KAISER WILL BE PREACHER ON CHRISTMAS EVE TO HAVE CHRISTMAS TREES, CUT WITH OWN HANDS, AND ' RELIGIOUS SERVICE. Count Bentinck's Friends Refuse to Be Present; Audience Will Be Small. London, Dec. 23. William Ho-, henzollern has arranged for himself a Christmas celebration after the traditional German style, as far as the circumstances will permit, ac cording to a dispatch to the Daily Express from Amsterdam today. The arrangements, by the ex-emperor's insistence, will include elab orate religious ceremonies on Christmas eve. The idea of using the village - chapel for these, how ever, has proved impracticable for' various reasons, one of them being the fear of 'possible hostile demon strations. The services, according ly, will be held in the drawing room of Amerongen castle, which will be converted into a chapel. The ex-emperor desired to have the court chaplain. Dr. Ernest von Dryander, come from Berlin to preach the sermon at the Christmas eve ceremony, but the Berlin gov ernment says the dispatch, has re fused permission for the chaplain to go to Holland. The service con sequently will be conducted by a German missionary from Zeist, near Amerongen. but Herr Hohenzollern himself will delifer the sermon. Many friends of Count von Ben tinck. the former emperor's host have been asked to attend the serv ice, the message adds, but have re fused. The former ruler's audience, therefore, will consist of Count von Bentinck and his family, the exem peror's suite and the servants of the castle. Christmas trees will be provided DC 3 C you my best wishes for JEWELER AND OPTICIAN DCDC DC as usual for the celebration. Herr Hohenzollern cut these down him self, with the help of two men of the estate in the Amerongen pir.a woods. The trees are being decc.at ed and loaded with gifts. The former ruler has requested that no gifts be given him and the ex-empress. "The feature of the Christmas dinner will be the turkey. In accordance with Prussian family customs, Herr Hohenzollern will do the carving himself. There also will be a plum pudding, made after an old English recipe, which it is supposed the ex-emperor'j mother, Princess Victoria, took to Germany with her from Windsor castle. .FARM FOR SALE. A finely improved 160 aere farm for sale, possession given, March 1st, 1918. One mile north of Mur ray. Enquire of Lloyd Gapen, Murray, Neb. 29-4wksd&w Now is the time to Jolii the Wat Stamp Limit Club. See Chat. C Pannele for particulars. You tell 'em we keep all kinds of stationery at the Journal. . . i j Specials FOR THIS WEEK! No. 2 can Pink Beans, per can 10c No. 2 can Hominy, per can lCc 1 lb. Karo Syrup, per can 15c 1 lb. can Salmon 20c 6 boxes best matches 39c 1 lb. Carnation milk, 6 for $1.00 16 oz. Hawkeye Catsup, per bottle 25c Washing Crisp, per package 10c Van Camps Soup, per can'- 12 c 4 lbs. Pancake flour 40c Good Apples, per peck 75c Good potatoes, per peck 35c Creme Oil Soap, per box 10c Japan Rice, per lb 12 c 15 oz. Canned Peaches or Apri cots, per can 15c Munsing Wear, I have a full stock of. . E. P. LOTS DC 0 o Victor Rocords DC DO