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PAGE SIX MONDAY, MARCH 23. 1938. PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL A. E. F. Baptized by Somme Fire 2 Decades Ago First United States Units Hurled Against Hindenburg Line March 21, 1018. PARIS the yon: battle for the into stem neers, with parts of the 17th. 22nd, 2Sth and 14Sth U. S. Aero Squad rons. Trowing down their shovels and their tools, grabbing up rifles, they went into battle and fought courageously. Under a British rch cral, Carey, this poorly equipped force of mixed Americans. French. Canadians, Australians and KnglLsh held back the Germans between Marceleavc and IFamel. Thoy prevented tho German ar tillery from pushing on to a point where they eould shell Amiens, a vital railroad enter which kept the University of Nebraska Glee Club Concert (UP) Twenty years Anuih-an army wi-nt tho fi rot. tii, 1 Iw.Im Ct rmans' last drive in the north i whole British army supplied with v.'Iipii Field Marshal Paul Von Hi:i-' food and munitions. The battle turn denburg hurled all his reserves at.'ed on March 2S. The German on- the Kommo front in an effort to break through to Amiens and separate the Uritish and French armies. The Hindenburg drive began with a mighty blow Marh 21, 1!1S. and the British army, its reserves virtu ally all used up after four years of fighting, was beaten back. Five days later, at the height of the battle a small force of American engineers who had been repairing roads and building bridges behind the British front were swept up with all the re maining reserves and thrown into the battle to stem the German advance. These first Americans to fight were from the fith I. S. Engineers, and tho 12th and 14th Railway Engi- WE ARE HANDLING THE BEST FEED We Can Buy Our feeds have been a stand ard in Nebraska for 23 to r0 years and can be depended on for freshness, as the trucks ar rive each week. Prices right! Black Bros. Starter and Grower 25-lb. Sack $ .75 100-lb. Sack 2.50 Gcoch's Best Starter 25-lb. Sack $ .75 CO-lb. Sack 1.30 100-lb. Sack 2.45 Laying- Pellets 1.90 Mash Maker 2.60 Concentrate, 32 SALT! SALT! Sulphur Blocks, each 590 Gray Blocks, each 40c American, Morton's or Careys in white sacks 50b We Car. Furnish One Sack or a Carload Highest Price Paid for Cream, Eggs, Poultry! Plattsmoiiili Creamery Phone 94. Plattsmouth i slaught Flowed down, for Hinden burg had taken terrific losses in his vain attempt to break through. The British were so weak they could not counter-attack, so finally the battle petered out April 6. But the German army never again tried to break through in the north, and although Hindenburg again threw the rest of bis army against the French at the Maine in the sum mer of 1918 another battle where the American troops helped their allies check a German drive, at Bel leau Wood and Chateau Thierry the Germanarmy had lost its punch, and from that time on the Allies trok the offensive. As one consequence of the Somme drive, the Allies realized the neces sity of coordinating their enorts ne- eause daily the British and French grew weaker and used up their last reserves as the American army con tinued to grow until by late summer there were 2,000,000 doughboys in France. A few weeks later, the gov ernments conferred and finally de cided to name Ferdinand Foch as supreme commander of all the Allied armies. Pa 1 A 1. , C3 OBITUARY GIRL, 6, HAS 17 FRACTURES YAKIMA, Wash. (UP) Jean Gromiuesch, C, suffered her 17th bone fracture when she stumbled and fell on a side-walk. Her left leg was broken. Jean has suffered a fractured right arm twice, a broken right leg twice and her left leg has been broken 13 times. The University of Nebraska men's glee club, under the baton of William G. Tempel, director of choral music on the school of music faculty, will present a program of outstanding compositions arranged. for male voices at Weeping Water the eve ning ot April a. conductor lempei has chosen a repertoire of numbers distinctly pleasing to all groups and all ages, a good many of the num bers having been presented at the glee club's annual spring concert in Lincoln recently before a large aud ience. Weeping Water is represented in the glee club by Duane Harmon, who sings second tenor and who also will be heard in a trumpet solo, "My Heart at Thy Sweet Voice" from "Sampson and Delilah" by Saint-Saens. Har mon is a junior in the college of arts and 'sciences. In addition to the ensemble num bers proper, there will be several UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA GLEE CLUB The program follows: Schubert "By the Sea' other feature events, including vocal solos by Dale Ganz of Alvo, baritone, and Nate Iiolman of Lincoln, tenor. A male quartet will also present a group of three selections. The concert opens with three num bers from the pen of Schubert, Schu mann and Koshetz. The second group of numbers by the ensemble will be especially attractive with the pre sentation of such sparkling glee -club arrangements as Sullivan's "The Flowers that Bloom in the Spring." taken from "The Gondoliers" and others. Both the-classical and the modern school of composition are amply rep resented on the University of Ne braska men's glee club concert to be given at Weeping Water. The per formance April 5 is just one of sev eral similar concerts that the glee club and Mr. Tempel are presenting in several sections of the state during the spring season. Koshetz "The Cossack" Schumann "Wanderer's Song" Malotte "Song of the Open Road" Obcrbrunner"Giuseppi Da Barber" Dale Ganz, Baritone Dunhill "Let Us Be Merry" Sullivan"The Flowers That Bloom in the Spring" from "The Gondoliers" Burleigh "Ezekial Saw De Wheel" Varsity Male Quartet: Nate Iiolman, first tenor; Duane Harmon, second tenor; Dale Ganz, baritone; Elmer Bauer, bass. Grieg "Brothers Sing On" Lewis "Little David Play on Yo Harp" Fnders"Chicken in De Bread Tray" Enders "Wade in De Water" Bellstedt"The Student's Sweetheart" Saint-Saens"My Heart at Thy Sweet Voice" from "Samson and Delilah" Duane Harmon, Trumpet Palmgren "Summer Evening" (Old Finnish Folk-Song) Nate Iiolman, Tenor Sullivan "We're Called Gondolier! (The Gondoliers) Clokey "Musical Trust" Kountz "The Sleigh" Logan "Lift Thine Eyes" Marvin Eugene Stohlman was born Tuesday, March 8, 193S. Marvin was baptized and then died at the Kani hospital in Omaha on the same evening. ' Marvin was taken Wednesday morning to the Hobson funeral home at Weeping Water. The funeral was held on Friday, March 11th at the Emanuel Lutheran church, Kev. G. V. Weber officiating. There were many flowers and much sympathy from all. Marvii Eugene leaves his parents, Mr. and Mrs. August Stohlman, Jr., and brother. E'rvin Ellsworth, his i grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. August 'stohlman, Sr., and Mr. and Mrs. John Albert, all of Louisville, also many aunts and uncles and hosts of friends and other relatives. DEATH OF AGED MAN REPORT ON AIR LINER We can furnish you with Rub ber Stamps made to order at a price considerably be!ow that you have been paying. Prompt service. If you need stamps, see us. n 1 VTT'"?' WELL DRILLING Modern Equipment with a Depth Capacity of 800 Ft. Pump & Windmill Repair For Information, See, Call or Write Wiesneth Plumbing & Heating Telephone 50 Louisville. Neb. y i r wain -.'. - - -' ' --itt tmmi Vl FRESNO. Calif., March 20 (UP) A TWA pilot flew north into the Calaveras county region today to check reports that the TWA airliner missing since March 1 with nine persons aboard had been heard in that vicinity. The air search had been held up recently by unfavorable weather in the high Sierras. SAYS ROOSEVELT TO BLAME NEW General YORK, Hugh March 24 S. Johnhon, (UP) former MARRIED AT CITY HALL NRA administrator night that President obstructed recovery. Johnson addressed club of New York at ner. Alexander F premier of Russia charged Roosevelt last had the Economic its 124th din- Keren sky, lso spoke. CO-EDS BEHIND ON SPINACH V, CEDAR FALLS, la. (UP) Co-eds at Iowa state teachers college con sume less spinach than they need while men students eat more than their quota: That fact was disclosed by the college sanitation and hygiene class. Tho president's government re organization bill, the new AAA. the wage-hour bill, heavy taxes on busi ness and other administration meas ures stopped last year's recovery movement, Johnson said. Discussing Mr. Roosevelt's Gaines ville speech Johnson said that the From Thursday's Daily- This morning at 11 o'clock at the city hall Robert Carl Wyatt and Miss Dette Mae Moggison, both of Omaha were married. The marriage lines were read bv Judge ('. L. Graves in his usual impressive manner. Miss former I Margaret Martin, accompanied the party to witness the wedding and D. L. Ramel was called upon to make the second witness. From Thursday's Dally This morning at the county farm west of the city, occurred the death of James Throne, 78, who for the past twenty-five years has resided at the farm and was one of the oldest members of the farm in years of residence. Mr. Throne formerly was engaged for a number of years in farm work in the vicinity of Elmwood and from where he came to the farm to reside. As far as known there are no relatives. The body was brought to the Sattler funeral home and where f'ineral services will be held on Fri day afternoon and interment made in the local cemetery. FUNERAL OF JAMES THRONE Funeral services were held Friday afternoon for James Throne, who died Wednesday at the county farm west of this city. The services were at the Oak Hill cemetery and con ducted by Rev. Paul Dick, of the Mynard U. B. church. The Sattler funeral home had charge of the ser vices. MAKES GOOD RETURN LINCOLN, March 2G (UP) State Treasurer Walter II. Jensen reported today that interest on the state HERE FOR FUNERAL From Thursdays Dally Eugene Frey of Alameda, Kansas has arrived in Plattsmouth to attend the funeral today of the late John McNurlin, his foster father. THREATEN LOYALIST ARMY HENDAYE, Franco-Spanish Fron tier, March 24 (UP) Nationalist forces tonight threatened to encircle the whole loyalist army in the upper Aragon where their cavalry cut the road to Lerida, ancient city and then CHEF INHERITS RESTAURANT i to Catalonia. " " " ' "' Bunt-.,,-.--'!,-;, fin I"-"! ..I.' i ..u.Aj i f president instead of Ameliorating the -soldiers relief fund investment has miseries of the underprivilege d was j averaged $90,421 a year since 1924. "pouring oil on the flames that cause, a net return on the principle of 4.C3 it." j per cent. Income from the fund aggregated $1,265,898 last December 31, Jensen . ... . . j reported. The principal was $l,9i0,- ST. LOUIS (UP) Francesco San-j 000. dra, restaurant owner, didn't forget his employes when he died. He left his business to the cook, his bro ther, Germano, and distributed S9. S00 to six other employes. To his brother John in Italy he bequeath ed 2,G00. 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Thieves had pot there first. TTCSON', Ariz., March 2G (UP) j General John J. Pershing is "greatly! improved" and may be able to attend his son's wedding in New York April 22, Dr. Roland Davison said today. Pershing, recovering from a grave heart ailment and uremic poisoning in taking daily "sunshines" in a wheel chair at a .sanitarium here. JOHN EARRYM0RE BETTER 208 lack White Wed. Specials BLUE LABEL Cheese 2-lb. Box . . . 40c HOLLYWOOD, Ca:lf., March 24 (ITP) John Barrymore was recov ering today from an attack of ptomaine poisoning that caused his collapse on a movie set. Elaine Bar rie, the actor's wife, said he became ill over the week-end but insisted on continuing work. Miss Barrie said his condition was not serious. ANTARCTIC CLUB FORMED SYDNEY, Australia (UP) An Antarctic club has been organized under the auspices of the Royal Sydney Squadron open to members who have visited the Antarctic with various expeditions. To date, twenty-five members have qualified. Farmers Attention WE PAY CASH FOR Dead Horses ass cl Cows For Prompt Service Call The Fort Crook Rendering Works Market 3541 Omaha WE PAY ALL PHONE CALLS CO-ED WORKS OUT FINE BERKELEY. Cal. (UP) Miss Susan T. Car, University of Cali fornia co-ed, fined $5 for speeding, :,nd offered the choice of paying, at tendance i.t a t raff 1 1 whool or work ing it out, chose the. latter. She was sent to the office of the municipal garbage department. GREAT NORTHERN Havy Beans fltc 3 lbs. for EVERYDAY Tuna Flakes 4 Re '-lb. tin .; &.&wm Sani Flush 4c Large can A GOLDEN SUN FLOUR 48-lb. Bag Crusader Matches iJQc 6 Box Carton ...... A Miller's Corn Flakes Lge. Size, 3 for. 25c Toilet Tissue Hospital 4 Rolls for SHURFINE Oatmeal fjc Large Tube Regular or Quick RATTLE SNAKES SLOW WORK WILLARD. O.. March 26 (UP) Rattle snakes slowed up a WPA proj ect today. Unseasonable w arm weather awakened them In large numbers about a drainage project involving 125 men. County Engineer Ogan said "plenty of the boys are wary now about where they step." Always Top Prices! See Us First HOME DAIRY ' Conveniently Located 5th and Main Center of Business Section SANTA CLARA Prunes Small sire. 5 lbs.. 25-lb. box, 98c 25c Onion Sets 3 lbs. for F.leat Department 79c Cudahy's Pioneer Sliced Bacon 5-lb. Box II Mock Chicken Legs f Delicious, Try them. Ea. Cudahy's White Ribbon Shortening )C Mb. Cartons, 2 for Full Cream Daisey Cheese Per lb. TO ATTEND DINNER DANCE From Saturday's Pally William A. Robertson, grand mas ter of the Nebraska Masons, with Mrs. Robertson and Mr. and Mrs. William F. Evens, will be guests this evening of Mizapa lodge of the A. F. & A. M. of Omaha. Tho lodge is giving a dinner danco at the Maronic temple to the mem bers of the lodge and invited guests, the event being one of the leading 3ocial events of the year on their program. GRAND PRAIRIE CLUB The last meeting of the Grand Prairie club was held at the home of Mrs. K. F. Schleuter March 22. The lesson on "Fitting the Dress" was presented by the project leaders. The election of officers for the next year meetings was held. Each mem ber brought a covered dish and a delicious lunch was served. Every one enjoyed the meeting and ad journed until fall. NEWS REPORTER. SEE THE NEW KEROSENE ELECTROLUX REFRIGERATOR . . at the ROSEN-NOVAK AUTO CO. Plattmouth Ph. 230 0-K Garage Plattsmouth, Tues., Wed., 29-30 True American MATCHES -(J fc Carton 6 Boxes. . . . 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