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RED CLOUD, NEBRASKA, CHIEF S r L BIG RUSH NOW ON For Western Canada and the 160-Acre Homesteads. "In n war like this, they also serve and serve effectively who till the fields and gardens. "It ennnot bo repented too often thnt the world needs every ounce of food It can produce this year, and that tho growers of that food are sure of good prices. When men now of middle nge were casting their first ballot, 'dollar Y&rlinnf unu 4lm fntnma lilnnt nf nrncu I pcrlty. Today, we have two-dollar if wheat, with other grnlns nnd meats 'L nnd vegetables In proportion ; and lndl- I cations that any shift from theso I prices Is ns likely to ho up as down. ' "Every acre must work. The farmer ' who Increases his crops is performing n national service, as well as assuring prosperity for himself. There cannot bo too much, nnd unless a united and consistent effort Is made, there will not be enough." Chicago Journal. Now that the United States has Joined with the Allies, the sentiment of the past bus merged Into the per sonal Interest of tho present. Tho duty of tho loynl nnd patriotic citizen Is to bend every effort to bring tho great iVflrlil'i War to a satisfactory conclu sion, to assist In nil wnys the forces that bnvo been lighting nt tremendous odds the giant power of autocracy. 4 Victory Is now assured; tho union of 4 tho great fighting force of the United States navy, Its military, its finnnclal co-operation, Its full and complete sym pathy, will eventually bring about a peace thnt will be solid nnd lasting. Canada, Just across tho border lint', that has no mark of fortlflcntlon, no signs of defense, welcomes the assist ance that the United States Is render ing, Welcomes this new partner Into tho arena thnt Is battling for n disruption of tho forces that breed nnd beget tyr anny and oppression, nnd fighting for a democratic nnd free world. What a sight It will be to sec tho American and tho Canndlan, with the Stars and Stripes nnd the Maple Leaf of Canada emblazoned In one fold nnd entwined tn their effort to rid the world of nn jtacubus thnt hns disregarded all laws mimaa nnd divine. r There Is a necessity for the greatest effort over was made, not only on the battlefields of Europe, not only on the mined and submarined sens, but In carrying out on the peaceful fields of agriculture, the plans so urgently requested by those at the head of the departments of resources. The recent reports by tho Government show a great falling off In the nmount of grain thnt mny be expected from the crop as of recent date, being only a little over-.00. per cent, 10 per cent less than the average. Every patriotic American will bend all his effort towards Increasing this. He may not shoulder a musket, but he can handle a hoe, he enn drive n team and man age a plow. He will be doing yeoman service In this way, nnd assist In a wonderful mnnncr the mnn Who is fighting In the trenches. If he does not now own a piece of land, by nil means get one rent It, buy it get it. There Is lot of vacant lnnd that will give ample return for his labor. The dcslro to possess a home, to im prove It and to prosper, Is natural to every American, and todny unprece dented offers nre being mndo to securo the residence of the home-liunter. Tho war condition is draining tho continent of Its foodstuffs and economists aro endeavoring to meet the rapid deple tion of the nation's stores of grain nnd other farm products. Western Canada has proven her claim to being the natu ral producer of economically grown foodstuffs nnd Is endeavoring to over come a world's shortage in necessities by offering her lands, practically free, to nnyono who will tnke thorn nnd pro duce. Lnbor is scarce in Cnnndn, nnd ' now being bonused, Good wnges nre offered nnd the tlmo a -farm hand Is drawing pay In W17, is considered by. the Canndlan Government, the snmo as' residence duties on one of tho free 100 acre farms, that this Government Is giving nway, In order to settle the fer tile prairies and bring about within a few years a half billion annual crop of wheat. Tho most conclusive evidence Is available to any Inquirer, that Western Canada farm lands will produce more wheat of n better quality nnd at a , lower cost of production per ucre than has heretofore been known In grain growing countries. It is no Idle state ment to say, that yields of fifty bushels to the acre of wheat aro grown In Can ado ; tho statement is mndo in all seri ousness nnd is bncked up by the let ters nnd affidavits of reliable farmers In Western Cannda. Theso farmers uro enjoying tho samo homo comforts that their neighbors to tho south par ticipate; they havo tho samo good houses, tho samo good horses nnd cattle, tho samo good roads nnd com munication, ns well ns the snme good social conditions, nnd, best of nil, they own their land nnd what they earn ey own for themselves, being n foun- tlon for greater wealth nnd inde pendence. Advertisement. Different Mrs. Sklnn Toll tho gentlemnn I'm not receiving today, Mnry. Mnry Ho nln't dellverlu', ma'am; no's collectln. Fimples, bolli, carbuncles, dry up and disappear with Doctor Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. In UblsU or liquid. Ad. Grent men do much for others and tako it out In posthumous famo. L Vr KL!JBHiHHJfi&flK r7"l &i?v .Vr.liJJvm.BAaMkL .HLVoMr aflat r bSS &. mrnBKr?iC?JC-B f?f BLI??T?Lasasaw J TaaJJaTajBMij jLf-"-'' ' 4Jk I UlPf vBESaf LaLaGVi) "5f vH KTK (Ji (.rK ; . V Vi..t,&WlV.rriir-&JV..n WT .W-UVvy. UM ''" W BH HTOnBi IMIBl' ?B'TnM-'r' Ks in ynW ZZZ23ZZ2a2iS& 1 .New portrait of Mario (5. Meiiucnl, president of Cub i, who Is co-operating ncllvel with tho allies. 'J liaising the Stars ami Stripes over the Virgin Mauds at Fredcrlekwport, St. Croix. H Get man soldiers, captured by tho French, wounded and dazed by gun tiro. -1 Theodore Brent of Now Orleans, youngest member of the federal ship ping hoard which Is planning the construction of 1,000 woiden ships. NEWS REVIEW OF THE PAST WEEK War Councils With Leaders of the Allies Are Opened in Wash ington. FIGHT OVER CONSCRIPTION Dent's Committee Rejects President's Plan Enemy Submarine Report ed Near New York Nivelle Smashes German Lines . Between Reims and Solssons. By EDWARD W. PICKARD. For America nt war the outstand ing event of the pnst week wns the opening of the great nllled wnr coun cils in Washington. Hended by such eminent men as British Foreign Min ister Balfour nnd Reno Vlvlnnl, former nromler of France, the commissions from Englnnd nnd France nrrlved In tho nntlonul capital, were Installed In fine residences nnd nt once began the series of conferences with the hends of the American government nnd of Its nrmed forces. In order to insure the snfety of the commissioners, tho government quite properly suppressed nil news of their movements; nnd It Is In no hurry to tell whnt transpires nt tho conferences. It Is safe to sny, however, thnt the re sults of the meetings will bo moment ous. Congress provided enough sinews of wnr for tho present by passing the bill for the Issuance of $7,000,000,000, of which $3,000,000,000 Is to be lent to tho allies. There was not a single op posing vote in cither houso or sennte. Congress nlso npproprlnted $100,000, 000 ns an emergency war fund to be put at the disposnl of tho president. Conscription Still In Doubt. President Wilson continued through out tho week his strenuous fight for selective conscription, but arguments nnd threats wcro alike vain so far as tho house military commlttco was con cerned. Tho commlttco rejected, 13 to 8, the administration provision, nnd then ndoptcd nn nmendment offered by Chnirmnn Dent providing thnt the president should cnll for 1500,000 volun teers under tho existing volunteer act, and should npply conscription only when he "decides thnt such additional forces ennnot bo effectunlly raised nnd maintained under the cnll for volun teers." Tho house,, agreed to take up the army bill on Monday. In the senate committee the presi dent fared better, for the administra tion bill with the selective conscrip tion feature was accepted by a vote of 10 to 7. It Is tho hope of the admin istration that the sennto will pass this bill before the house acts. Impressed by the strength of the op position to his conscription plan, es-, pcclally In tho ranks of the Democrat ic party, tho president on Thursday Issued an appeal to the public to sup port his proposition. Administration leaders protest that tho ndvocntcs of tho volunteer system havo sprend the Idea that under the conscription plnn there is no room for tho volunteer system, whereas tho president's plnn leuves tho way open for 500,000 volunteers to servo for tho duration of the wnr only. At the beginning of the week Pres ident Wilson Issued a remnrknble proc lamation to the nation, calling on nil tho people to give to It, in their re spective cnpncltlcs, their united, full servlco for tho successful prosecution of tho wnr. Such n cnll wns doubtless needed to nrouso Individuals, but re cent events show thnt tho Industries of tho country nlrendy riro completely organized nnd proceeding to enrry out tho plnns outlined by tho council of nntlonnl defense. Tho work dono nnd being dono by that body of patriotic men Is revenlcd ns most comprehensive- and complete, and when It Is known in its entirety will astonish tho people of America. U. Boats In American Watera? Aro thero any German U-boats In American waters? Berlin says "not yet." but the ofllcers of the American destroyer Smith aver that a torpedo was tired nt their vessel early Tues day morning 100 miles south of New York. They aro sure tho missile came from n submarine, because thoy saw tho periscope. Having been advised by British and French naval men that the well-armed merchant vessel Is the best weapon for use agu'liist the submarine, the American government Is pushing with redot'ij'.cjl vigor Its plans fur the building of big fleets of wooden ships. it Is even considering delaying tho construction of live battleships for this purpose. In tho United States union labor In general Is heartily supporting the gov ernment In Us wnr measures. Tho ex ceptions are certain scattered groups of manifestly Germanic tendencies. The membeis of theso, as well us cer tain other Americans with perverted Ideas of their duty to mankind, may profitably study President Wilson's proclamation, Issued Monday, warning against the commission of treasonable acts. Giving aid and comfort to tho enemy Is treason, and the punishment for treason may be death." It la-a- pity thnt such a proclamation should be necessary. Recruiting Is Better. Recruiting for the regular urmy and navy during the pust week wus much more satlsfnctory than heretofore. From the navy training schools thou sands of young men, made fit by in tensive training, were sent to the At lantic nnd Pacific senbonrds to mnn the vessels of the fleets. The University of Illinois' plnn for the enlisting of a grent army of agri cultural lnborers, men nnd boys out side the yenrs of military service or otherwise exempt, having been recom mended by the council of national de fense nnd approved by tho administra tion, seems likely to solve the problem of farm labor. This, and the concert ed movement to urge tho growing of limit crops havo aroused tho farmers und gnrdencrs so thnt the dangers of n food shortage are decreasing. Ev ery help possible Is promised the ngri- A culturlsts In the wny of obtaining seed and labor. Prices of foodstuffs still arc abnor mally high, and there aro more than hints that tho government will curb the avarico of the speculators. Cana dian wheat was put on the freo list Monday, and the depressing effect on tho prlco of May wheat was Immedi ate but not lasting. The grain specu lators are being Investigated by the federal authorities. Great Victory for the French. The greatest battle of the war to date, and consequently the greatest In all history, Is that being fought In northern France. While the British wero making their tremendous thrust toward Lens and St. Qucntln, the French wero concentrating their artil lery fire on the German lines In the Itelms-Solssons sector. When storms nnd German re-enforcements tempo rarily checked the rush of Halg's men, Nlvelle's troops took their turn. On Monday they smushed against the Teu tonic front, crushing tho enemy de fenses for 25 miles, capturing the sec ond and even the third lino in places. Such was the Impetus of thet attack that In one Instance, nt Brlmont, they broke elenr through. This Is tho sec tor where tl" crown prince commnnds, nnd ho hurriedly brought up brlgndo nfter brlgndo of reserves which mndo desperate attempts to win back tho lost ground. But the wonderful French field artillery had followed close behind the Infantry nnd checked tho German counter-attacks with aw ful loss of life. On Tuesday the French resumed their drlvo nnd pushed tho Germans still farther back on the lino from Reims to the Champagne front. All Tuesday night the fighting was fierce, but tho French held their gains. In those two days 1-1,000 Oer mnns wcro taken captlvo nnd nbout 10,000 others wero killed or wounded. Tho prisoners wero in a stute of col lapso from hunger nnd the effects of tho gun-fire. Meanwhile tho British pushed their wny further to tho north of St. Qucn tln and consolidated the positions they had won. What Berlin Says of It German official reports on tho French offenutvo aro naive. They ad mit tho success of the attack, but as sert tho object of the Germans was, &:&&JUU4v.vmwmHvvtt'tffA r - , i "even If war material were lost, to spare the lives of our forces and In tllvt heav. sanguinary losses upon tho enemy, and thus decisively weaken him. This was achieved." Again, on Wednesday, General Ni velle hit the German Hue hard along a twenty-mile stretch from Helms to Au derive, and then heat oft the crown prince's furious counter-attacks. Tho British made more advances near Loos and St. (lucutln. So It went day ufter day until, before the week ended tho French estimated the number of tin wounded prisoners taken by them ulone at more than 120,000. They also captured many guns and Immeuuo quantities of supplies. Itetlrement of the Germans In Ilou mania Is foreshadowed by the report from Jnsxy that they have burned the towns of Brullu and Fokshnut. The Turks, loo, are retiring, willy nllly, before the steady advance of General Maude's army northwest from Bagdad and the Russian forces In Asia Minor. Russia Will Stand Firm. In what may bo called the field of diplomatic endeavor, attention must bo cullCd again to German efforts to se duce the new llusslu from her allegi ances and make a separute peace. These efforts, started by Socialist lead ers, have now taken on n seml-olllclal character, for tho Germau censorship und prohibition of egress from tho country have been relaxed nnd the government trents the Socialists with a sudden favor that Is decidedly suspi cious. The negotiations are being car ried on in Sweden, whither some Rus sian radicals have betaken themselves. Encouraging reports from 1'etrograd .say that tho dunm is split, tho major lty favoring sustaining tho provi sional government in Its determination to prosecute the war to a victorious end Is very large. Germuny's pacific promises to Russia, and those of Aus tria, aro too showy to deceive any but tho most simple-minded, nnd even were they more substantial, tho course of tho Imperial government has not been such as to tusplro tho least con fidence In Its pledges. Wilhelra may mean to fulfill his promises of electoral reform In Prussia, but thoy givo llttlo assurance of measurably promoting tho cause of democracy, for which the world is fighting. Indeed, tho prom ised reform would lenvo tho autocrat ic system In the heart of Germany. Tho leaders of democratic Russia must see, ns do the leaders of the oth er allied nations, that though tho world might afford to muko pcaco with tho Gcrmnn people, It cannot afford to make peaco with the German kaiser. On Wednesday still hotter news came from Petrograd In tho form of assur ances to tho American government that It wus no longer conceivable that under any conditions tho provisional government of Russia would yield to the overtures of tho German and Aus trian Socialist agents to negotiate a sepnrnto pence. Tho Austrian cabinet became dis rupted during tho week. Two of Its members withdrew. It was reported thnt Premier Tlsza of Hungary had resigned. Food restrictions nnd labor condi tions In Germany gave rise to a big strike of Berlin munition workers thnt started on Monday. Tho government was forced to mako concessions to them. Poles forced by tho Germans to work In munition plants of Wur snw nlso went on strike. Norway and Spain Aroused. Norway Is becoming more and more Indignant over the destruction of her merchant marine by German subma rines, nnd in tho last few days tho ship ping men and tho press, heartened by America's entrance into tho war, havo been openly advocating tho arming ot their vessels. Spain, too, Is exasper ated by U-boat outrages, and King Al fonso on Wednesday told somo troops at a review : "It is necessary that wo shall keep in a constant stute of prep aration." Serious news enmo Thursday from Buenos Aires to tho effect that tho German Inhabitants of thrco states In Brazil had rebelled. They aro said to bo well armed and organized. Thoro aro About half a million Germans la Brazil. I Germany lost ono of her "strong4 men last week when General von Bia sing, tho German governor general of Belgium died. Tho Belgians did not go Into mourning. t W. L. DOUGLAS "the 8hoe that holds it8 shape" $3 $3.50 $4 $4.50 $5 $6 $7 & $8 aSV! Save Monoy by Wenrintf W. L. Douglas shoes. For snlo by over OOOO shoe dealers. The Best Known Shoes in tho World. W. L. Douglas name and the ft Mil price b stamped on the bot torn of all shoes at the factory The value is guaranteed and the wearer protected against high prices for inferior shoes. The retail prices are the same everywhere. They cost no more in San Francisco than they do in New York. They are always worth the price paid for them. '"The quality of V. L. Douglas product is guaranteed by more than 40 years experience in making fine shoes. The smart styles are the leaders in the Fashion Centres of America. They are made in a well-equipped factory at Brockton, Mass., by the highest paid, skilled shoemakers, tinder the direction and supervision of experienced men, all working with an honest ucicrminauon to mane me Dcst snocs lor the can iwy. AnU. your Mwo drnlpr for W. T Dnucln niton. If lie can not Mipiily yon with tho html yon wnm, tnko no otlior mnkfl, Wrlto lor lntfirotliiR hooklot iiilnlnlng liow to cct hnoor tho hlghrKt fttmularil of iiuulity for tho irlco, t kviiiui nini,, ,nuifn ireo. LOOK FOR vV. L. Dou8lu name nnd the retail price tamped on the bottom. Canada Offers 160 Acres Free to Farm Hands Sonus o Western Canada Land to Men Assisting in Maintaining Needed Grain Production The demand for farm labor in Canada is great. As an inducement to secure the necessary help at once, Canada will give ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY ACRES OF LAND FREE AS A HOMESTEAD and allow the time of the farm laborer, who has filed on the land, to Sply as residence duties, the same as if he actually had lived on it lis special concession is the reduction of one year in the time to complete duties. Two years residence instead of three as heretofore, but only to men working on the farms for at least six months in 1917. This appeal for farm help is in no way connected with enlistment for military service but solely to increase agricultural output. A won derful opportunity to secure a farm and draw good wages at the same time. Canadian Government will pay all fare over one cent pet mile from St. Paul or Duluth to Canadian destination. Information as to low railway rates may be had on application to W. V. DENNETT, Ream 4, Dae Dldg., Onaha, Nakr. Canadian Government Agent HIS VOICE FROZEN TO POST At least This It Deduction of Wyo ming Weather Observer From a Very Peculiar Phenomenon. Scoffers havo arisen from tlmo to .imo to say that United States official weather reports are a Joke In so far ns they dcnl with the future ; but their descriptions of tho present nnd past iro admittedly serious and accurate. Therefore ono must not read In too Jovial a framo of mind tho report of David Moore, observer at Castlo Rock, Wyo., where they have been having somo very cold weather. Mr. Mooro cites In his report that one night two men stopped at his cabin, and the next morning ho tried In vain to .call ono of them, who was at tho barn, to como to breakfast. But the man did not come. So tho two sat down to break fast without him. In about ten min utes tho man In the barn strolled into the house. "Why didn't you call me when break fast was ready?" he asked. "I did," was the answer. That was during tho cold snap. A thaw hit CaBtlo Rock a few days ago, Mooro says, and while ho was stand ing In tho back door sunning himself, he was startled by a weird medley of counds. By listening closely ho could hear the words: "Como on to breakfast I" Thero was no ono In sight And then ho realized why the man had not heard him. Tho voice, his own voice, had frozen to a post and was thawing out. Bos ton Transcript. As to File Clerks. John Haymond of Munclo was file .lerk In the Indiana houso of repre sentatives. Ho was approached by a young woman of his acquaintance, who asked, "And what does a fllo clerk do, Mr. Haymond?" "Why, ho does Just what his title Indicates," responded the young man. "Ho files things." "Ah, how plain you mako It." she said. "I used to havo an undo In Win chester who was a blacksmith, and he Qled things, but they never called him i clerk." Indianapolis News. Helpl "Can you send a dog by parcel post?" asked tho Old Fogy. "YeB," replied the Grouch. "You can If It Is male." St THOUSANDS tfg UPON THOUSANDS OP HEALTHY BOYS & GIRLS EAT Grape-Nuts AND CREAM EVERY MORNING BECAUSE WISE MOTHERS KNOW "There's a Reason" T .Warn aaKcoHI -foi WSSW price that money f . " JWMItfW, 'X. Jl I rftf MMU juwihutu Vff H Boys Shoes tijt i s Betttn the World 0?i&0'tA $3.00 $2.60 & $2.00 rrf.lrirmt V.T noiieUShnnC., ISO HpitrK Kt., lirnckton, Mint. IT GETS THEM ALL IN END Belated Speed Germ Manifest llta Pretence In Centenarian About to Take Flrtt Auto Rid?. Kitty Goctz, ono hundred years old, and her brother, Igny Karlsch, only ninety-eight, resolved that they would never go to nn Institution for tho aged. True, thcwlnd that had blown tho roof from their squatters' shanty waa sweeping coldly over tho meadows nenr Roscdalc, L. I., where thoy lived, and they had nothing to cat. But they weren't going to leave their homes Jaet for that. Spring would be coming Boon. Kitty left her nightdress on all day to fool the police, for she reckoned they wouldn't take a lady through the streets In her nightdress. Then they heard a purring sound, which grow louder, then Bccmed to stop just outside their door. They tottered out and saw a large, sleek automobile. "I'vo como to tako you for a ride," a pollco sergeant announced. "We're going to Kings County hosptal." Kitty had never been in an nutomobllo bo fore, and as she looked at tho big car a belated speed germ Infected her soul "Say," she demanded, "how fast cam wo get to that place?" Now York Tribune. , Youngster at Church. His first Sunday at church : "Maw." "What Is It, Bobby?" "Look at that man with a klmoaa on." "Hush, Bobby.. That's tho domtale. Ho Is In his vestments." "I don't see enny vest on him." "Hush, Bobby." "Say, maw. Look at that man wlta a pnn of money where did ho got It?" "That's tho offertory for the poor and tho heathen. Now yoa must bo quiet." (Silcnco for a rnomont) "Maw, I wlsht I wuz a heathen. Say, bmw, everybody Is gettln' up and goln' boose, ain't they?" "Yes, Bobby, and we must be going, too." "Maw, when thoy get all the money anybody has they make 'em go home, don't they?" "Bobby, you'll not como to churoa with me again." Richmond Times-EHa- It Isn't work that kills. Iffl Um worry caused by having to work that Increases an undertaker's bank balance. ; ;ii u
