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BED CLOUD, NEBRASKA, CHIEF ; i V ' ' - u r HOARDING A FELONY DRASTIC RESTRICTION OF 8T0R. ING OF FOODSTUFF8. ASSURANCE OF GOOD PRICES President Tells Spring Wheat Growers They Need Not Fear Good Results from Control of Liquor. Western Newspaper Union News Service. Washington. Tho first of tho admin istration food bills, already passed by tho houso, passed tho sonato without a record voto. Numerous nmond nionts wcro attachod to tho measure Tho bill as Anally accepted by tho senate- provides for a comprohcnslvo sur voy of food resources and for tho stim ulation of agriculture, and restricts drastically tho storing of foodstuffs, fuol and other necessities, and specu lation in futures. Tho restrictive pro visions woro added to tho senate The bill carrios a total appropriation of ap proximately $11,000,000 compared with 114,770,000 as it passed tho houso. Hoarding or storago of food, fuol or other necessaries of life in order to limit tho supply or affect prices would bo made a felony under tho senato hoarding amendment, but farmers who bold their own products would bo ex empted. Good Results'From Liquor Control London. The agitation for total pro hibition is considered to bo doomed to failure by thoso who havo seen tho good results effected by tho central board of liquor control. It is stated that oxcesslvo drinking has ceased to be a problem bo far as tho army is concerned and that restriction will do all that is necessary in other walks of life Tho central board of control's report says that by establishing a strict system for tho control and In spection of public houses it is pos fliblo to roduco excesslvo drinking. la houses in which liquor can be sold un der conditions of comfort and decency aurt In which recreation and tho sale of food is provided, customers aro less Inclined to drink to oxcess. Statistics show that for tho first quarter of 1917 convictions for drunkenness totalled 6,176, ugninst 7,744 In tho correspond ing porlod of 1916, 14,076 in 1915 and 16,007 in the first quarter of 1914. ASSURANCE OF GOOD PRICES Spring Wheat Growers Told by Presi dent They Need Not Fear. Washington. Spring wheat growers jf tho northwest woro assured by f residont Wilson in a personal inter view that tho government intends to protect farmers in marketing their crops and that prices will bo guar anteed high enough to stlmulato pro duction. Tho farmers' representatives were told that tho government hopes permanent marketing reforms may grow out of war tlmo moasuros. It is not tho prosont intention to fix minimum prices, tho president said, as tho govornment bolioves production prices will remain high without put ting this measure into effect. Tho callers told tho president that farmora aro anxious that grain market reforms may como from tho experi ence gained by the food administra tion. Sentiment among tho farmers is strong, thoy said, for federal operation of grain exchanges and federal owner ship and operation of grain elevators and other storage facilities used la interstate trado. Will Mobilize About July 5. Lincoln. The Nebraska national guard will bo mobilized about July 6, and will bo dispatched to centraliza tion camps in tho southern army dis trict about July 15. This Is the In formation givon out by Adjutant Gen eral Phil Hall. The preliminary Mobilization will be about two weeks before tho federalization, which has been sot for July 15, and will be at the call of the president. Prize for Sinking Submarines Nice. H. W. Darol, an American resident hero has given 125,000 francs to the ministry of marine as prizes for officers and gunners on merchant men who sink submarines. Tho monoy Is to ba distributed in prizes of 5,00f francs. Is no Gambling In Camp Fort Snolling. Nebraska men in camp are lnconsed over newspaper etories prlntod to tho effect that thoro Is much gambling going on In camp. Newspaper stories about big poker games hero aro moro fiction. There are no crap games. Evon on rainy days but few men play poker and none play for monoy. Thoro Is no gambling. Furthor no training camp recruit can go Into a saloon without placing himself in danger of dismissal. If caught in a saloon In uniform dls missal Is suro to follow. Let Down Immigration Bar. Washington. With a view to pro. Vide for shortage of farm labor, Secre tary of Labor Wilson has Issued orders for tho admission to the United States of aliens from Mexico otherwise barred by tho literacy test or tho contract labor clauso of tho Immigration law. Tho immigration bureau announces tho ordor, explaining that it was to re lievo conditions in tho southwestern statos whoro farmors have been accus tomed to Import seasonal labor from Mexico. fM&M 99 j'-tt! 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SUPPLY COMMISSION FOR AIL Government Suppresses Agitators Against Conscription Military Sit uation In Russia Improved Ital ians Steadily Pushing Toward Trieste Plans for Organiz ing Farm Labor In U. S. By EDWARD W. PICKARD. The United States anticipates from three to live more years of war, nnd is preparing for it on a tremendous scale, basing Its plans on the Idea that de feat of the central powers will de pend largely on America. France and England are counted on to hold the Germans back on the west front, while Italy keeps the Austrlans busy In tho Trieste and Treutlno regions, until tho United States can raise, equip und train Its lmmeusu National army. Though a hundred thousand or more Americans will be on the lighting front this year, it is not expected that our armies will appear there In great strength before 1018. This much of its plans the government allowed to be known last week. President Wilson, It was said, expects to send a million men to France uext year und another million the following year If neces sary. Instead of panicky haste, careful consideration la governing tho move ments of the government. To co-ordl-nato the needs of the allies and fur nish tho enormous quantities of muni tions and other supplies they must have Is perhaps the most pressing problem, and during Uie week the cab inet discussed tho crentlon of the vast machinery for the purchase of sup plies aggregating $10,000,000,000 a year and their distribution to the various countries. This it is planned, is to bo controlled by a commission, rather than by one man, and such is the ad vice of Bernard Baruch, who had been suggested for the position. Tho war commissions of Great Britain nnd Franco formally agreed to the creation of such a commission, and the Italian commissioners, now in this country, doubtless will assent. Incidentally, Italy wants to borrow several hundred millions from tho United States. Preparing for Registration. Preparations for tho registration on Juno G of all men between the ages of twenty-ono and thirty for servlco In tho National army went forward rapidly throughout tho country, and, wltli a blush of shamo bo It said, schemes wero sprung In many locali ties to defeat tho success of the army law and to fight agnlnst conscription. In Texns and West Virginia organiza tions for this purpose wero uncovered, nnd in thoso states and many other places arrests were inado by tho secret service men. Federal officers every where wero Instructed to keep close watch over meetings at which thcro might be agitation against registra tion and to arrest tho speakers. In some instances it was shown beyond doubt that German influences and Ger man money wcro behind tho demon strations. Chicago, New York and other cities wero tho scene of meetings of Social ists, pacifists, conscientious objectors and other intentional or unintentional aids of the kaiser. Theso gatherings .voiced tho demand that the United States government at onco announce Its war alms In dcflnlto and concreto terms and make pcaco as soon as thoso aims aro achieved, Tho Socialists, ac cording to their leaders, aro concerned chiefly in spreading their doctrines throughout tho world and bco in tho !war a fine opportunity to accomplish .this. As for the conscientious objec tors, ono may well quoto Colonel 'Roosevelt's phraso In his Memorial tony address: "If any man Is too con- 1 sdentloiu to fight be ought to tako hl.s conselence out nnd look at It, for It Is certainly sick." As registration day approaehed the number of cowards fleeing Hie coun try to avoid the draft Increased. A great many crossed the borders Into Mexico and Canada, and considerable numbers went to Culm. All decent citizens Join In the hope that these creatures will never have the impu dence to return to the United States. President Wilson, loittli to abandon entirely the volunteer system, on Tues day Issued an urgent call for 100,000 more volunteers to bring the regular army up to full strength. What Is Doing in Russia. Developments of the week In Rus sia were both encouraging and dis couraging. Admittedly, the fate of that new republic Is In the hands of Kerensky and he has taken n Arm Mand In the matter of restoring dis cipline In the army. The soldiers seem willing to submit, and are giving evi dence of n renewed Intention to con tinue the light against the central pow ers. They hnve been heartened for this by the Injunctions nnd appeals of the councils of peasants' and work men's deputies and by the exhortations of government officials. This stale of affairs Is recognized by Germany In a statement that an early offensive by the Russians Is expected. The most discouraging news from Russia was contained In a statement by Minister of Finance Shlngarofr that the Industrial crisis Is so acute that only a miracle can save the country from economic ruin. The demands of the workmen are so enormous tiiat most 4f the industrial enterprises working for the national defense will be compelled to closo down beforo long. On top of this comes the formal demand of the troops at the front thnl they be supplied with enough mu nitions to fight on un equal plaue with tho other belligerents. A hopeful note was sounded on Tuesday by Prof. Boris Bakhmctleff, the new Russian ambassador to tho United States. Reaching Tokyo on his way to this country, ho said: "I am Immensely satisfied with conditions in Russia, including Siberia. I think tho new regime Is carrying on the work of reorganization successfully and will soon bo able to launch nn of fensive against tho enemy." Russia's official position seems as anomolous as ever, for sbo still Insists she will bo faithful to her allies, and in tho samo breath demands that peaco bo made on terms that cunnot con ceivably bo accepted by those allies. Pretldent Sends Note to Russia. President WlUou last weok dis patched a note to Russia's provisional government designed to pave tho way for the Root commission and to glvo Russia an Idea of tho war alms of tho United States. lie set forth that America Is In the war to "make tho world Bafe for democracy," and that it seeks "no indemnities for ourselves, no material compensation for tho sac rifices wo shall freely make," but makes it clear that there must bo In demnity for innocent nations laid in ruins, like Belgium. Muxlm Gotky, tho noted author, pub lishes in his paper a sensational ac count of an attempt by D. Rlzow, Bul garian minister to Berlin, to induco him to enter Into negotiations for a scparato peace. Rlzow's proposition was that Russia concludo an immedi ate armistice with Germany and Aus tria, both belligerents retaining their present fronts, and a Russian constitu ent assembly meet at onco to decldo on peace or war. ' Tho Socialist party of France last week decided to send delegates to tho Stockholm conference, but the rejoic ing of the Teutons over this Is not Justified, for it appeurs tho Frenchmen concluded It would not bo safe to leave the Russian Socialists ulono with the German delegates. The German and Austrian Socialists Bet fortli their peaco program, a program which might well bo acceptable to the two emperors who havo given up hopes of crushing their enemies. Austria is still hanker tng for peaco at almost any price, and tho kalser's control over tho dual mon archy was weakened by tho appoint ment of Count Julius Andrassy us pre mier of Hungary to succeed Tlsza. Italians Move Toward Trieste. Tho Italians and. Austrlans did moat of the actual flgjt)$lng last wee. Ca jtoroa'ameri pfegasdn further towalrd Trieste, though the forward move ment slackened considerably and much of the time was given to consolidating the positions already won, and beating off the furious counter-assaults of tho Austrlans. The Italians captured Snn Giovanni, one of the key defenses of Trieste, and It was reported that all noiicoiiibatauts had ben ordered to leave the latter city, Indicating that the Austrlans did not hope to hold pos session of It much longer. The evident plan of the Italians was to move on Trieste along the coast of the Adriatic, avoiding the mountainous country far ther north and obtaining tho aid of British warships. Northeast of Gor Itz the Italians made somo further progress. The achievements of the Italian soldiers In this offensive aro truly wonderful, when the nature of the country nnd the strength of the opposition are considered, and their bravery and high spirit are unsur passed. In Frnnre there wns violent nrtll lery firing through the week, nnd tho combats In the air were numerous and spectacular. Again the allied airmen demonstrated their superiority over those of tho German army. The Brit ish avlntors have been especially ac tive, and In night flights hnve dropped many tons of explosives on military establishments of the enemy far back of the lines. The lull In the activity of other arms on the west front wbh taken to presage another big offensive, nnd this time" It Is predicted that the Germans are preparing n tremendous effort to smnsh France beforo American troops can help her. Another mnrked decrease In tho number of British ships sunk by sub marines Is noted In the weekly admir alty report. Among the vessels lost were n hospital ship and an armored cruiser. Spain and Norway were fur ther aggravated by tho sinking of more of their vessels. The Brazilian chamber of deputies authorized tho revocation of tho de cree of neutrality, and tho senato fol lowed this up by authorizing an alli ance of Brazil witli "other states to defend the American republics against tho world." To Organize Farm Labor. Tho department of agriculture an nounced the government's detailed plnn for the organization of farm la bor. The work already has been started in 40 states. The plan pro vides for strictly local handling of all labor problems that can be adjusted locally. The fundamental unit of the organization Is tho "community man" who, with tho asslstanco of such com mittees as he may appoint, canvasses his own neighborhood, finds out what farmers neod help and what men are available for supplying tho local need. If, nftcr all local adjustments have been mnde, there remains cither a deficit or n surplus of labor, ho reports to tho "county mnn," whose business it Is to effect adjustments In his coun ty. The county man, In turn, reports and deficit of surplus to tho "state man," who canvasses tho situation for tho state as a wholo and roports to tho department of agriculture. Tho finance committee of the senato spent tho week In revamping the war revenue bill. In the houso the food survey bill, tho lesser of tho govern ment's two food measures, was passed. On Thursday the house by a vote of 184 to 144, returned tho espionage bill to tho conference committee of the two houses with Instructions to elimi nate tho press-censorship section on tho adoption of which tho president had been Insistent. Tho senate al ready had voted against tho provision. Tho house was influenced considerably by churges that the administration had been suppressing the truth about health conditions In the navy, and It wus shown Inter that the senato had kept secret a report of Surgeon Gen eral Bralsted describing the epidemics In the navy and the primitive condi tions under which tho medical officers were forced to labor. Two destructive tornadoes swept through central Illinois, the towns of Muttoon und Charleston being the worst sufferers. About 800 lives were lost, and tho property damage was enormous. Theso storms wero fol lowed by others farther south in the Mississippi valley that killed about 70 more persons. MfflMTIONAL stmrsoiooi Lesson (By R O. HUM.BItS, ActlnR Director of tlio Sunday School Course of the Moody lllblo Institute.) (Copyright. 1917, Western Nrwupapir Union.) LESSON FOR JUNE 10 JESUS CRUCIFIED. T.nSHON THXT-Jiihii 19:tfi-:2, 25-30. OOLUBN TKXT-Chrlat illoU for our ulna. I Cor. 15:3. We arc compelled to omit n consider ation of that dark, despicable trial lit Pilate's Judgment hall. Pilate's weak kneed subservience to custom and tlui cry of the politician Is one of tho black est pnges In history. Ills scourging of tho man whom he, himself, declared Innocent, Is practically without paral lel. After the mocking and the scourg ing, Pilate said unto the people, Be hold the man" (v. G), and later In sar casm he said to the same people, "He hold your king" (v. II). Teachers should emphasize at the beginning and all through this lesson that Jesus suffered and died for tho sins of all men, ours as well as thoso of Ids own day. I. The Crucifixion of Jetui (vv. 10-22). It was ubout nlno o'clock in tho morning when Pllnto gave his infa mous order that Jesus should be cru cified. It was Indeed a sorrowful pro cession which moved Itself along the "Via Dolorosa" (the Sorrowful Way), consisting of the Roman soldiers, tho tottering, physically exhausted man of Galilee, and, Luke adds, "sorrowing women." They took him to tho plnco of a skull, a hill about sixty feet high, at the foot of which was tho rock hewn Hcpulehcr in which his body was later laid. Tho place was called in Hebrew "Golgothu," tho Aramaic for skull. Calvary Is tho Latin for tho same. On either Bldo of him wero crucllled tho robbers, which was an evident effort to add to his shame as well as a salutary warning to tho Pass over pilgrims. Over tho cross Pllato wrote a title on n wooden tablet. Fol lowing tho usunl custom, this wns nulled at tho head of Jesus, setting forth his crime. Tho words it boro were, "Jesus of Nnzarcth, King of tho Jews," as though Pilate would tnko malicious revengo upon the mob which had niatlo him perform n deed ho had Bought to avoid. Literally this sign meant "This man Is tho klngllest of nil Jews, and see whnt thoy have done to him." In responso to Pllato's ques tioning, Jesus said, "I am tho King of tho Jews." Pilate knew that he was Innocent, and sought to let him go free, but, rather than incur tho hatred of tho Jewish authorities, he yielded to their demand for his blood, and becamo a party to tho murder of tho Son of God. Men today tako a part in his cruci fixion rather than surrender wholly to him, und pay tho prlco of open con fession. "They crucified him." How theso words laid tho prldo of men In tho dust. Human nature Is tho same today as It was two thousand years ago when tho world's bitterest hate was wreaked not upon a bad man but upon tho best man, tho perfect man, tho God-mnn. Tho pnln Jesus suf fered on Calvary was no imagination. Ho suffered it all for us (Isa. 63:0), but tho physical suffering was not tho most Bcvcro agony ho boro (Ps. 00:20; Matt. 27 :40). Tho crucifixion of Jesus was part of tho eternal purposes of God's love and redemption. II. Tho World's Darkest Hour (vv. 23-30). Each of tho Gospel writers re fers to tho part the soldiers took In casting lots for his garments. They wcro unconsciously fulfilling tho prophecy of Psalm 22:18, and It was from their number that ono of tho su preme testimonies to the character of Christ came (See Matt. 27:04). tho first three evangelists tell ua of tho throng of pilgrims who passed along tho highway from tho north, closo at hand, and who wugged their heads in Imitation and mockery of tho agony of the ono who wan being crucified. But thero wero others who were spec tators of tills event, a group of Christ lovers (v. 20). "It Is finished." These nro remark able words. Ho had finished his suf fering; he had finished that for which ho camo Into tho world when he be gan bis ministry; he had finished tho mission for which his father had sent him into tho world; he had finished and fulfilled tho prophecies concern ing his suffering and death; ho had completed tho work of tho redemption ; the atonement was finished, and Sa tan's power was finished; tho Mosaic law was finished as far as Its claims upon tho believer were concerned (Rom. 10:4; Col. 2:18; Eph. 2:15 and 10). Outwardly It seemed to bo Sa tan's supremo hour. It was the world's darkest hour. The seven lat wordi. Theso wonld bo an interesting study for any class. (1) "Father forgive them for they know not what they do;" (2) "Today thou Bbalt be with mo In Paradise." (3) "Woman, behold thy Bon ; (4) "My God. my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" (C) "I thirst;" (0) "It Is fin ished;" (7) "Father into thy hands I commit my spirit." Christ had power to lay down his life. Ho had power to tako It up again, but ho laid it down, submitting to a burial In tho tomb. At that moment note tho effect upon the malefactor, upon tho centurion, up on tho elements of cloud and sky, up on tho veil of tho temple, upon the people and upon his friends. What Is the effect of this story upon yourself, teachers, and upon thoso who are lis tening to your instruction? FOUR WEEKS INJOSPITAL No Relief Mrs. Brown Fin ally Cured by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Cleveland, Ohio. "For years I anf. fered so sometimes It seemed as though I could not stand It any longer. It was all in my lower organs. At times I could hardly walk. for if I stepped on a llttlo atono I would almost faint. One day I did faint and my hUBband was cent for and tho doc tor came. I was ta ken to tho hospital and stayed four weoki but when I camo homo I would faint just tho samo and bad the same pains. A friend who is a nurso asked mo to try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vcgotablo Com pound. I began taking it that very day for I wai suffering a groat deal. It baa already done mo moro good than the hospital. To anyono who is Buttering as I was my advlco is to stop in tho first drug-storo and get a bottlo of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound before you go homo." Mrs. W. C. BROWN, 2844 W. 12th St, Cloveland, Ohio. DON'T CUT OUT A Shoe Boil, Capped Hock or Bursitis FOR will reduce them and leave no bletniiht. Stopi lameneii promptly. Doea not bus ter or remove the liair, and hone can be noticed. $2 a bottle delivered. Book 6 M free. ADSORDINE, JR., for mukliul. the utlwftf liniment tor BolU. Bnilrei. Soret, IwelUeft, VtrlcoteVelM. AUim Fein Md Inlimoutlon. Frlce II ia4 tt bcttl M traftlm or delivered. Will tell fou sort II you wrtte, W.r.VOUNO,P.D.F.ttOTMHlttt..8prlnglild.im. ECZEMA Money back without nueitton if HUNT'S CUBE fall In the treatment ot ITCH, KOZKHA, RINO WORM, TETTER orother Itching Bkln distaste). Price too it dni(rglnts,or direct from MJIckirti MWlclM Co.,lern,Tii. DAISY FLY KILLER i"S?"MT: Rro&nESiswa allfllM. SMt,eVwa, oruaeaWI, eonrulrat) cheap. Lejte ill fimm. H tde ef U1, na' t eeai or Up one i will sol oofl orlnjuourlblst. Oaw MteodeSacUTO. foldkr lulm, or mI or prtw prepttd foe fl.Mk MMeota MMiat, tto di Mia vk mtoow-ym, n. v. HMXEfEITO WUonB.ColniaD,vrsik M I m M I X I niton. UU. Hook fro. Illfb 1 it I fcll I J ei Mtmnc . Bwtr Bite. His Threat A month or two nftcr tho war start ed a collier entered a largo hotel on Tyncsldo nnd ordered refreshments, Baying: "Big prices noo ; An might as weel bo a big man." On discovering that tho waiter was a German, tho Irate pitman, choking with anger, leaped to his feet, ran the affrighted Teuton to tho door, and as sisted him into tho roadway with his foot, and then, wheeling round upoa tho trembling, expostulating proprie tor, ho spluttered: "Mnn, If Iwor yo daro to set a thun dcrln' Jarman to wait on mo agyea, Aa'll twiBt yo an' him roond yor aaa necks, on' ram th' pair o' yo haafway doon yor nan throats until thar's nowt to bo seen ov ye but th' ends ov yor dirty Bhlrt-collars stlckln' oot or yor bloomln' red eyes. Noo yo knaa whaat to expect If ye del" London Ttt-Blta. About the Thing. "What does a press censor do, popf "Oh, ho Just Incenses everybody." Baltimore American. Feminine Candor. Husband That skirt would shock modiste 1 Wife It Is a bit long. Nebraska Directory THEPAXTONS Boom from 11.00 up single, 76 oenta up double. CATC PRICKS KEAHOWAl,at KODAKS DEVELOPING PRINTING aavm ENLARGING Send for Kodak catalog and finishing price list. 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