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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 31, 1914)
fv '"M MMHTTTFffiH' I ll'l 1 1 Mil una nwi - , , .1. " V Una . RED CLOUD, NEBRASKA, CHIEF in k v FOOD FOP, BELGIANS AMERICA HAS SENT MANY CAR. GOES OF SUPPLIES. MUST HUSBAND FOOD SUPPLY Germany Urges Conservation of Grain Supply Airmen Make Oaring Attack Christmas Day. Western Newspaper Union News Scrvlcn. "Now York. Romnrknblo progress in tko work of getting food, clothing and medical mipplles to tlic RUfTorlng Belgians Is shown In tho first ofllcl.il, report of tho coiiiiiiIrhIoii for relief In Belgium, received liuro from tho head quarters In London. It tubulates tho work up to December 7, at which time, fourteen relief shlju had arrived In. Rotterdam, bearing cargoes totalling) 31,881 tons, valued at $1,017,003. A Li that tlnio tho contents of theso ships had been delivered to tho pcoplo In eleven provinces and eight large cities. Airmen Make Daring Attack. London. Anslstod by light cruisers, destroyers and submarines, seven Brit ish naval alnnon, piloting seaplanes, made a daring nttack Christmas day. on tho German naval bnso at Cux haven, at tho mouth of the El bo. Six of tho airmen returned safely, but tho Boventh, Commander Hewlett, It 1 feared, has been lost, as his machine, was found off Helgoland wrecked. What damago wns dono by tho bombs thrown by tho attacking party could not bo ascertained, but the German re port of tho affair says that tho raid was fruitless. MU8T HUSBAND FOOD SUPPLY. Warning in Germany Against Feeding Grain to Animals. Borlln. Tho Norddoutche Zeltunf Issues a warning against using grain to feed animals, especially ryo, which la needed for brcadstuffs. It says thq empire's food supply must bo carc-J fully husbanded to guard against a, posslblo shortage which would forco upon tho pcoplo a difficult problem. Professors of economy In Berlin unW versify havo Issued a similar warning. They drew attention to the nutritious; quality of potato meal and advised, e greater consumption of mill: prod ucts and pork. They suggested llmltt ing tho consumption of beef and point out that theso resources wero necos' eary to frustrate England's plan of starving Germany into submission. Truce Granted to Bury Dead. Berlin. Three thousand English dead wore left on tho battlefield after fghting near Festubert. Tho British askod for a truco that they might) bury their dead, and It was granted. Tho statement declares: "Tho success of tho fighting ncas Festubert with tho Indians and tho English could not at onco be ascer tained," the announcement states. "Nlnotecn officers and 819 colored and English soldiers woro taken prisoners. Fourteen machino guns, twolvo mine throwers and searchlights nnd other war material was taken. Tho onemy left on the battlefield over 3.00C killed." Prospects Are Brighter. Vienna, Austria. An early peaco Is now lookcd for by tho Austro-Hunga-rlan government Whllo no official statement to this effect has been made, or for that mutter would be mndo, tho war measuro now In hnnd and those contemplated indicate that a cessation of hostilities in the near futuro is, most likely. Military preparations. however, continue to bo mado through out tho dual empire. France Will Be Represented. Paris. Tho Paris chamber of com merce has adopted tho following reso lution: "Tho chnmbor of commerce of Paris desires to acknowledge tho sympathy displayed by the United States ond. wishing to demonstrate tho vitality of French industry, decides to participate in the San Francisco exposition nnd urges nil its mombcrs to exhibit." Record Price for Wheat. Duluth, Minn. A carload of durum whent was reported sold at Minneapo lis Saturday at $1.45, tho highest fig. uro recorded there. Decembor durum old at $1.43 and May at $1.43. Totally Unprepared for War. Chicago, 111. Military service during, the youth of every malo cltlzon of tho United States is suggested as a means) of providing a sufficient reserve army,' by Colonel II. O. S. Helstand, U. S. A., adjutant general of the central depart ment of the army, in a public address, here. Colonel Helstand said the United States was totally unprepared' for war and urgod that the regular; army and tho national guard woro In adequate. $100 a Minute for Jewish Relief. 8L Louis. A hundred dollars n min ute was tho rate by which contribu tions to a fund for relief of Jews in European war zones woro pledged at1 a two hours' mass meeting of Jews. here. Twolvo thousand in all was! raised, contributions ranging from $1 to $C00. Tho monoy will bo collected within tho next few days and sent toi the Jewish rollof committee at Now York, thonco to bo distributed among Jewish refugees of Russia, Austria nd Palestine, BRIEP NEWS OF NEBRASKA A poultry show will bo held at Hoi drego, January 12 to 15, Tho Rock Island station at Virginia waB destroyed by flro from a defects c flue. A municipally owned heating plant is being urged by business men of Hastings. Plans for tho now armory building at Hastings aro being prepared by tho architect. Students of Albion high tchool gave a benefit concert for tho Belgian re lief fund. The state bar association will hold its annual meeting nt Lincoln, Decem ber 28 and 29. J. F. Undo, a York man, fifty years of ngc, for tho second tlmo In his life, has started to school. Tho contract has been awarded for tho erection of tho new city hall and engine hotiso nt Geneva. Bonded abstracters of tho state will bold their annual convention at Lin coln, February 9 nnd 10. Nebraska Sheriffs' association held their annual session nt Grand Island Wednesday nnd Thursdny. Preparations are being mndo for tho annual stnto poultry show nt Hastings to be held the middle of January, Games of chnnco of every descrip tion have been put under the bnn by tue city council of Grand Island. Fire, originating from a defective flue, completely destroyed tho Odd Fellows' building at Humboldt. The third annual corn show and edu cational exhibit closed Saturday night at Seward aftor n successful week. Tho fifth annual tournament of the stato high school basketball teams will be held at Lincoln, March 10 to 13. Frank Rustler may lose nn arm as the result of getting it cnught In a corn shelter on a farm near Lushton. Tho new Christian church, which was built at Sutherland last fall at a cost of $3,600, was dedicated last Sun day. The Tecumceh Christian church has extended a call to tho pastorate to Rev. C. C. Atwood of Phllllpsburg, Has. Tho Richardson county poultry show proved co successful that efforts are on foot to mnko it an annual affair. Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin F. Rengler celebrnted their fiftieth wedding anni versary last week at their homo at Overton. A severed finger found in nn ullcy at Lincoln has given the police u puzzlo that Is being Investigated by local sleuths. Howard Mapes, an Avoca lad, wns accidentally shot by his brother, whllo they wero hunting mice In the barn at his father's homo. Carl Gloochol, a farmer nenr Ne braska City, lost three fingers when they came in contact with a circular saw ho was operating. Flro of unknown origin destroyed tho barn of Mike Curtln. near Grand Island. Five horses and four cows perished In tho flames. Permission of tho stnto military board .will bo given tho Fourth regi ment band of Omaha to make a con cert tour over tho stato. Col. John A. Dempster, past depart ment commander of tho G. A. R. for Nebraska, is dead at Omaha, after an Illness of several montlis. Four children of Marlon Tower of Hastings nro seriously ill from eating crackers thought to have contained some polBonous substance. Because tho pipes at his homo were frozen nnd ho could get no water, Ern est Eltner, a pioneer of Omaha, took carbolic acid nnd ended his life. Nearly fifty relatives and friends nslsted in celehrntlng tho fiftieth wed ding anniversary of Mr. nnd Mrs. Ira Graves at University Place last week. Tho Hord elevator at Monroe, to gether with a large amount of wheat, corn, onts and other grains, was de stroyed by flro of unknown origin. Tho llttlo son of George Ireland of Pawneo City was badly bitten and bruised by a vicious dog. Nino stltchca wero nccessnry to close the wounds. J. S. Hedgo of Hastings lopt a finger fronj blood poisoning caused from a pin scratch. Whllo coasting, tho 4-yenr-old son ol W. C. Coblo of Hyannls rnn Into a fire hydrant, splitting open his forehead. R. J. Thomas was fatally wounded when a gun was accidentally dis charged when It fell to tho floor In hit room on tho farm or his brothor ncni Cook A flro on tho main street of Platts mouth destroyed sovornl busluesi houses and burned to death Mrs. J. F Stull, an aged lady, who occupied rooms over one of tho storos. Bort Manning, a farmer near To cumseh, was seriously Injured when h wns caught in the belting of n gaso line englno nnd thrown against the fly wheel. As members of tho M. E. church al Bradshaw knelt at prayer Thursday evening, the building burst into flames, which wero finally subdued after some hard work. Walter Sammons, former sheriff ol Butler county, was sentenced to two and a half years In tho federal prison nt Leavenworth for participating in tho robbery of tho Koarnoy postofflco last Christmas. Howard Plphor left his homo at Lin coin for Omaha a couple of weeks nBo, and has not been hoard from since, and his IriendH uro making diligent efforts u locate him, Hazel Boop. ton-ycar-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Boop, near Johnson, sustained a badly broken limb by being run over by un automo bile while returning from school. Gngo county Germans hnvo contrib uted nearly $3,000 to tho sufferers from the war in Oermnny. Contributions have, been sent from Beatrico, Barnes ton, Filloy, Hanover, Clatonln, Cort land and Wyraoro? A SOILED PAGE j . (Copyright.) SEES DEFEAT FOR SUFFRAGE outlook bright for an under standing on border Predicts that Suffrage Bill Will be De feated In House. No Truce for Europeon War Troops. Western Newspaper Union News Service Naco, Ariz. Governor Maytorena ot Sonora showed a "friendly and harm onious" attitude nnd a disposition to consider a settlement of tho Mexican border problem here, according to Brigadier General Hugh I Scott, chler of staff of the United States army, who conferred with him in an army tent pitched on the international boundary four miles east of hero. "Progress," was tho term General Scott applied to this conference. "Very satisfactory," wns his characterization of his mooting with Gen. Benjamin Hill, tho Carranza leader, who has been cooped up for ten weeks In Nnco, Sonora, by Mnytorena's Villaistn troops. No Christmas Truce. iLondon. Instead of tho Christmas truce which Popo Benedict endeavored to arrange. Christmas found the armies of tho belligerent powers engaged In llorco battles on both tho eastern and western fronts. In tho west tho allies' hammer is tapping at tho German en trenchments, trying to And a weak point, whllo In the east tho Russians, who have been driven back from tho Austrian and German frontiers, seem ingly have been brought to bay bo hind rivers which offer them natural lines of defonso, and turning hnvo counter-attacked the GermanRusslan forces. DEFEAT FOR THE WOMEN. Underwood Predicts Suffrage Will Lose In the House. Washington. Democratic Loader Underwood predicts that when tho pro posed constitutional amendment for women suffrage reaches a vote In tho houso it would be defeated probably by n two-thirds voto. "I shall voto against it, nnd so will most of tho democrats In tho house," said Mr. Underwood. "Tho party, by cnucus action, has gone on record hold ing that women suffrage, like prohibi tion, Is n state issue and not n national question. It Is a question for tho states themselves to act upon and not for congress." It Is generally understood that the suffrage resolution will bo voted on soon after the passago of the postofflco appropriation bill, as early in January as possible. Los Angolcs. Tho Arizona prohibi tion law will go into offect January 1. Tho United States trlbunnl from which Injunctions woro sought to prevent its enforcement refused to Issue such in junctions. Appeal to tho United States supremo court will bo takon at onco. Immediately nftcr the decision wns rendered attorneys for Rov. Thomas M. Connolly, a Catholic priest nt Tuc son, and for other potitionors, made a motion to stny tho execution or tho law pending tho outcomo of tho appeal to the Unitod States supreme court. Arizona Hard Hit by Flood. Tuscon, Ariz. Floods, the result of a week of practically unbroken rain fall, havo Inflicted severe damage up on nearly tho entire area of tho state lying between Phoenix and tho Mex ican border. Several persons have lost their lives; livestock by hundreds of heads has been drowned; ranch houses nnd city residences wrecked or washed awny by torrents roaring through what usually nro dry arroyoB, and trnfllo by rail, highway and wire either has been badly crippled or com pletely suspended. Advance In Flour Prices. Lincoln, Nob, Tho wholesalo price of Hour here has advanced 30 conta per hundred pounds during tho week. It Is now soiling at $3,10 a hundred. Jobbers predict still higher prices. Ono Jobbers snid bo expected wheat to rench $l.f0 a bushel boforo It quits soaring, and tho ndvanco will not bo long in coming. Tho wholcsnlo price of Hour Is now a dollar higher than In July, when It first began to rlso, following tho breaking out of tho European war. It was then $2,10 por hundred. PROHIBITIONISTS NOT DISMAYED BY FIRST DEFEAT. Security League Will Take Up Worl Immediately After Holidays Proposed Redisricting Of State. Wfstom NcHp.iper Union .Noun dcrvlcu Washington. Undismayed hv tln failure of the Hobson resolution Tor a prohibition constitutional amendment to got the necesBnry two-thirds voto In Tuesday's historic contest in the house, prohibitionist leaders In con gress und out have begun realigning their forces for another light in the slxty-fourth congress which meets noxt December. They claimed a vic tory in that more than a majority of tho house had voted for the Hobson resolution. Representative Hobson declared a vote at tho next session would show a material gain for the cause and reiterated his prediction that should the amendment fnll agnln tho question would bo paramount is suo in tho campaign of 191C. Proposed Redisricting of State. Washington. 1). U. Congressman Stephens of Fremont has introduced a bill rearranging the divisions of tho judicial districts of Nebraska and providing for two terms of federal court at Norfolk each year instead or one. The proposed readjustment which is fostered by residents of Norfolk would subtract from tho Omaha division tho counties of Cedar, Cuming, Platte, Nance, Boone and Wheeler and add them to tho 'Nor folk division. The cwinty or Hamil ton would also bo taken from tho Lincoln division and placed In the Grand Island division. "Two terms of court nre needed at Norfolk." said Mr. Stephens. "Tho rearrangement Is suggested for con venience and nn offort has been mado to place counties In divisions natur ally bound to the city in which court Is hold." BETTER NATIONAL DEFENSE Security League Will Take up Work After Holidays. New York. Differences of opinion over tho method by which attention should bo called to the alleged inade quacy of the national defense and to tho manner of providing greater pro tection havo caused mem bora of tho national security league to defer tho adoption of a resolution urging con gress to" enlarge Uio army and navy. Tho resolution was referred back to tho executive committee for rovlslon. Tho text was not given out. In pre senting; the resolution William T. Hornnday said that Immediately after tho holidays a committee from tho league should bo sent to Washington In favor of a greater national do fense. Mount Etna Waking Up. Catania, Sicily. There is apprehen sion over tho fact that Mount Etna is showing activity. Tho disturb ances aro taking tho form of strong rumblings nnd enrthquako shocks which aro felt ns far 'away as Syrn cuso and Tnormina. New Orlenns, Ln. Tho arrest hero of four Germans Is believed by tho po lice to have frustrated a plot to blow up tho French steamship Rochambeau, due to leavo Now York Saturday. The polico confiscated a box containing seventy-five pounds of dynamite set by clockwork to explode in six and one-half days. Tho prisoners, two of whom are said by tho authorities to have confessed, snid they understood the Rochambeau was to sail from Now York December 13, and police believe tho nlleged conspirators miscalculated tho date of her doparturo. Washington. The trip of General Cnrranza from Vern Cruz to tho Isthmus of Tehuantopoc wns interrupt ed by Zapata forces, who captured So Iodad and from there sent a wild loco motivo Into his approaching train. Neither Carranza nor nny of his party was injured. Theso facts nro roportcd ln n prlvnto dispatch from n point on tho railroad on which Cnrranza waB traveling. Olllclals of tho Washington government plnced full credonco in tho roport,v but derlinod to comment on it beyond snylu;; that they had consular ndvlces telling of Onrrauza's doparturo STATE TREASURERS BIENNIAL REPORT TO PREVENT DUPLICATION OF STATE BANKS GOSSIP FROM STATE CAPITAL Items of Interest Gathered from Re. liable Sources and Presented In Condensed Form to Our Readers. Western Newopaper Union News Service. State Treasurer Walter A. George's olennial report shows that during tho past two years ho bought bonds and state wnrrants aggregating $3,554 4t!3. Of that amount $1,809 375 was in tho form of bonds, most or which wero municipal securities issued by cities aud towns in Nebraska. During tho past year ho bought bonds nmounting to $5G1,420. Tho investments for tho suite dur ing the biennlum were from the fol lowing funds: Permanent school fund Bonds, $1, 722.1172; warrants, $998,244. Permanent university Bonds, $19, 953; wurrants, $4fiC105. Agricultural endowment Bonds, $00,000; warrants, $S,703. Normal endowment Bonds, $0,250; warrants, $0,573. University building fund Wurrants J2G.-i.403. Must Look to Legislature. Governor Morehead has declined to approve n claim of $80 presented by Milburn & Scott of Beatrico for sup plies furnished Dr. Fall in 1912, when ho was one or the secretaries of tho state board of health, and a claim for $15 presented by Dr. Carr, ono of tho present board or secretaries. The lat ter Is ror the use or the First Baptist church or Lincoln or which Dr. Carr is n member. The church was used by the secretaries or the board of health last February for a meeting of village and town boards or health that had been called by the secretaries or tho state board. Tho claimants must de pend upon the noxt legislature to re imburse them. Want Industry Protected. Formulation or uniform shipping rules on live stock sent from one stnte to another, Is the object sought In n veterinarian live stock breeders' conference held at Lincoln. The live stock brooder-, want "safo and sane" rules promulgated with not too many chances given the veterinarians to coifed excessive inspection fees. Tho veterinarians want the live stock in dustry protected through the inspec tion of all cnttlc. hogs nnd horses that are brought Into the stnte. To Prevent Duplication. That tho state banking board should havo power to prevent duplication of tate bnnks In towns where tho busi ness nppears to bo Insufficient for ,more than existing banks Is to be the recommendation of Secretary Royse of 'the stnte banking board to the coming legislative session. The ofllclnl be lieves that no business good follows tho more or less Indrimlnnto grant ing of chnrtors to several institutions In a Hold where fewer banks could take care of the business. Adjutnnt General Hall has a letter from ono of tho war department offi cials saying that a now basis Is bolng considered for apportioning the fund of $2,000,000 that is distributed yearly to tho militia organizations or the various states. Tho distribution is now based on tho total number or men enlisted in tho national guard ln each stato, but tho method under con templation would allot to every state a sum in proportion to the number or men actually present when troops nro Inspected by regular army officers. General Hall is trying to get out as full an nttendnnco as posslblo at the coming Inspections of companies, so that Nebraska will not suffer ln caso the change is mndo. He thinks thoro is a chnnco to increaso this state's al lotment by securing a big nttendanco. B. Gnffney or Mnywood, who served as postmaster or tho house at tho 1911 and 1913 legislative sessions, will try ror tho samg position this winter. Ho rollcs upon his wide ncqualntnnco among the old members to land tho place agnln. Message Will be Short. Governor Morehond is working on his message to the legislature, which will be shorter than that document usually Is. He will review briefly what has been accomplished in the past two years and offer some recom mendations as to the future. Economy nnd efficiency will bo emphasized by the governor ln his advice to tho law; mnke'rs. The general tone of the mes sage will bo to hold down appropria tions to tho reasonable needs or the different dopnrtmentB nnd cutting off needless expenditures. , New Home for Dependents. New quartors for tho temporary usq of tho stato homo for dependent chil dren aro now being sought by tho board of control, on nocount of a fire, which rendored the present building uninhabitable. Tho board bad an nounced previous to tho flro that it would recommend nn appropriation of, $25,000 by tho coming loglslnturo to erect a stnto building for tho use of this institution, but until thnt is dono It will be necessary to occupy rented ouartor3. One more cup smacking hot of Van HouterTa Rona Cocoa will not hurt like too much coffee. Big red half-pound can 25c MR. BUSBY AS A HUMORIST Of Course It Doesn't Often Happen, But on This Occasion He Failed to Score. Busby 1 see th' Turks have been kicking up th' sand around the Svea canal. Mrs. B. (faintly Interested) Some religious ceremony? Busby Ko-o-o! It's war. They're fighting. Tho report from Berlin Bays they've licked th' British army to a frazzle. It looks ub If tho canal would fall Into th' Turks' hnnds. MrB. B. (calmly) I can't see what good It would do them. Busby (lending up to his climax) Why, they'd loot it. Mrs. B. (innocently) Of what? Busby (triumphantly) Of tho hard ware. They'd take the locks, of course, Ha, ha, ha!" A brief sllenco ensues. Mrs. Busby (sweetly) But there aro no locks in tho Suez canal. And it wasn't any consolation to Busby to remember that he had no ono but hlmsoir to blame. TAKE SALTS TO FLUSH KIDNEYS IF BACK HURTS Cays Too Much Meat Forms Uric Acid Which Clogs the Kidneys and Irritates the Bladder. Moat folks forget thnt tho kidneys, liko tho bowels, got sluggish nnd clog god and need n Hushing occasionally, elso we have backache nnd dull misery In the kidney region, severe hend aches, rheumatic twinges, torpid liver, acid stomach, sleeplessness and nil sorts of bladder disorders. You simply must keep your kidneys actlvo nnd clean, nnd tho moment you feel an ache or pain In tho kidney region, get nbout four ounces of Jad Salts from any good drug store here, take a tablespoonful in a glass ot water before breakfast for a few days and your kidneys will thon act fine. This famous salts is mado from the acid of grapes and lemon juice, com bined with llthla, and is harmless to flush clogged kidneys and stimulate them to normal activity. It also nou tralizoB the acids in the urino so it no longer Irritates, thus ending blad der disorders. Jad Salts is harmless; inexpensive; makes a delightful effervescent llthla water drink which everybody should tako now and then to koop their kid neys clean, thus avoiding serious com plications. A well-known local druggist says he Bells lots of Jad Salts to folks who be liovo in overcoming kidney trouble whllo it is only trouble. Adv. His Frame of Mind. The horse had run awav nnd wm tangled up ln tho wire fonco at the Bide of tho muddy road. Its half-witted owner had kicked and sworn nnd tried to lift tho animal until he was out of Borts and covered with mud. A well-groomed man came along, took In the situation, and suggested: "Spring tho fence back, then ho enn got his feet free." The owner or tho horso did as he was, told. "Now glvo him n cut with the whip nnd ho'll got up himself." This tho owimr did. Then he looked at the horso, up and ready for travel, looked at himself covered with mud, and looked at tho immaculate gentle man in tho road. Wrath filled his soul. "Well," he grumbled, "thimk you Just ns much as if you'd helped me." The Rank. "They took that junior officer off the ship to command tho torpedo boat." "I guess that waB because he was a sub marine." A men would rather havo fortune Bmlle on him than givo him tho laugh. Constipation Vanishes Forever Prompt Relief Permanent Cure CAKltK'S LI I lit. LIVER PILLS never fail. Purely vegeta ble act surely out gently on tne liver. Stop after dinner dis tresscure ' Indippqtinn ' improve the complexion, brighten the eyes. SMALL PILL, SMALL DOSE, SMALL PRICE. Genuine must bear Signature - mm auTcnr BBBBnSl Hi I &iw KfxSW W" ' Lt BtW U VER nv j pi lis. m - 'i i i $&?&zrzg W. N. U.( LINCOLN, NO. 1-1915. (I i a v t l ! A r,,).ft,,.rf..d....i. if ..iy,N,, "iiyrttAMtkfaYnurifaffl nrmgv!.'itciirim 3EE .rfcifWjfLsifAaw1 aylVwa P-sgEgS sj'TPfsarewir'Tn!?!