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s5saMEsaa&a - -JlXdvU-wXjtaraps, J, .1, W"TJ i T- 8m 3S38& : :Ss;y.3jtjtK.ss itltafffis, RED CLOUD, NEBRASKA, CHIEF I'x r a l if SEIZE MIS GOVERNOR OF ILLINOIS TELL8 ATTORNEY GENERAL TO DRAW UP PAPER8. OPERATORS DEFY 'DICTATOR' Lowden Seeks Advice on Drastic Step When Mine Operators Break Pact President Declares He Will Act In Crisis. Springfield, III., Aug. 20. Governor t-owdon issued tin order on Frldny to Attorney General Bruudngu to prepare tho necessary legal papers for seizure of Illinois coal mines by the state. It is understood here that If tht attorney scneral decides thnt the mines may be seized without action by the general assembly, the National Gunrd regiments not already In tho federal service will be called upon to patrol the mines. Chicago, Aug. 20. Coal Director Carter found his power defied at the beginning of the hearing on coal prices. Attorneys Italph Crews, Hush C. Butler and Samuel Adams, for the op erators, asked permission to speak. They read tho resolution adopted by the Operators' association repudiating the agreement by which Judge Car ter's decisions on price were to be binding on tho mines. Judge Carter said : "I do not think It necessary to en ter Into any discussion of this ques tion. I have had Governor Lowden on the wire and he has told me to go ahead. I regret greatly that all par tics to this Inquiry will not be repre sented. "On the subject of price, however, If I am to determine it I shall take no directions from nnyonc." Washington, Aug. 20. President Wilson, Secretary of War Baker and Secretary of Labor Wilson prepared to take a hand In the Illinois coal situ ation. Its seriousness was explained to the president by Francis S. Pcnhody of Chicago, chairman of the coal produc tion commltteo of tho national council of defense, and the largest coal oper ator in Illinois, and John B. Whit-, president of tho United Mine Work ers of Amcrlcn. In response to their plea that the only remedy lay In prompt nctlon by the president In exercising the au thority for federal control of coal conferred upon him by the food bill, ho gave nbsurances on Friday that he would net without delay. Secretary Baker and Secretary Wil son agreed to preparo messages for distribution among the striking coal miners of Illinois urging them to go back to work as n patriotic duty. (400,000 FIRE AT SPRINGFIELD Women's Building of Columbian Ex position Destroyed at Illinois Cap ital Soldiers Fight Flames. Springfield, 111., Aug. 20. Fire early Friday night destroyed the dome build ing on the Illinois state fair grounds, entailing a loss estimated at $400,000. with only $2T,000 Insurnnce. The build ing was tho historic women's building of the Columbian exposition In Chi cago and was purchased by the state board of agrlculturo and moved to Springfield In 1801. The blaze started from defective electric wiring. Two thousand soldiers, quartered at Camp Lowden, fought tho llames. They suc ceeded in saving the records of Col. Daniel Devore, U. S. A., who Is here ns mustering officer of the Illinois sol diery. WAR TAX ON AUTO OWNERS Automobile Section of Measure Adopt ed by Senate Provides Graded Tax on Cars and Motorcycles. Washington, Aug. 20. The nutomo bile section of the war tax bill was adopted by the senate. It provides a graduated federal tax on automobllo and motorcycle owners Instead of the house lovy of fi per cent on manufac turers' sales. Between $10,000,000 nnd $50,000,000 In revenue would be se cured by the senate's tax, against 08, 000,000 under the house bill. PLAN FOR ADVERTISING LOAN May Coot From $1,000,000 to $2,000,. 000 for Publicity Work. Washington, Aug. 17. A detailed plan for advertising the next lssuo of Liberty loan bonds la newspapers and other mediums of publicity to cost from $1,000,000 to $2,000,000, and to bo paid for by tho government, was presented to Secretary McAdoo by the national advertising advisory hoard, with tho recommendation that It lie adopted. Mlsourl Threatens Seizure of Mines. St. Louis, Aug. 20. Seizure of Mis souri coal ml ik's and prosecution of Missouri coal dealers on charges of violating the state antitrust lnw was threatened by Attorney General Mc Allister In a formal statement. Two Killed, Four Hurt In Train Wreck. Fort Worth, Tex., Aug. 20. .engineer Jerry Scott and Fireman W. A. I la mock wero killed and four persons In jured when u Missouri, Kansas and Texas limited passenger and a freight train telescoped at Watauga. dE CAN'T GET tSsB&HflB3UB U. S. CONTROLS GRAIN PROCLAMATION PUTS, WHEAT AND RYE UNDER LICENSE. 950,000,000 Corporation Formed Purchase the Entire Crop of 1017, If Necessary. to Washington, Aug. 17. Authority for putting Into effect Herbert C. Hoover's food control program, as applied to grain, was given In a proclamation Is sued by President Wilson. Predicated on the food and fuel act, the proclamation gives the food admin istration power to license the storage and distribution of wheat and rye and the manufacture, storage and distribu tion of all products derived therefrom. 1'rlor to Issuance of the proclama tion announcement was made at tho food administration headquarters of the personnel of the boards which will fix prices and attend to the purchase of grains. Determination to form n $r0,000,000 food administration grain corporation to purchase the entire 1017 crop, If need be, to maintain fair prices, also was announced. The price-fixing committee contains in Its personnel representatives of the producers and the consumers. Tho men are business men, farmers and representatives of organized labor. U. S. MAY CHANGE DRAFT RULE Protest Against Calling All Married Men to Colors Wilson Promises to Act In Matter. Chlcngo, Aug. 20. Protests from Chicago and other big cities against the new regulations which permit few married men to obtain exemption re sulted In President Wilson's taking a hand in the matter. According to advices from Washing ton, the president wrote to Senator Weeks of Massachusetts that he would confer with Secretary Baker and Pro vost Marshal General Crowder to see If tho new regulations are fully Justi fied. The president's letter was In reply to one from Senator Weeks, In which the senator said there was great dis satisfaction all over the country be cause of the acceptance of so many married men. The regulations In point provide that married men arc to be exempted only when their dependents suffer by their acceptance. When a wife is able to work or can be cared for by her family, or that of her husband, the husband Is to be taken, the regulations specify. THREATEN TO KILL COWS Illinois Milk Producers Open Fight on Price to Be Fixed by the United States. Chlcngo, Aug. 18. Prices to be fixed by the government for milk nre likely to prove unsatisfactory to Chicago producers, according to predictions. II. C. Potter, chairman of tho board of tho Chicago Milk Producers' associa tion, has Informed Alderman Willis O. Nance of the council health committee that cows will be sent to tho slaughter houses If the food administration and the Chicago health committee do not nllow the producers a reasonnblo profit. KANSAS CITY STRIKE ENDS Officials of Street Car Company Ac cept Proposal Men Had Al ready Approved. Knnsns City, Mo., Aug. IK The strike of operating employees of the Kansas City Railways company wns ended on Thursday when officials of the company ngrced to accept a settlement proposal already voted upon favorably by the men. Tho strike was declared August 8 and has completely tied up every lino In the city since that time. Hogs $18.60 and Going Up. Chicago. Aug. 20. Hogs resumed their advance at tho opening of the live stock market, and within an hour $1S.G0 had been hid, with a prospect of still higher prices. Dealers bee a prospect for hogs at $20. French Troops In Roumanla, Geneva. Aug, 20. French troops nro fighting with the Russians and Rou manians on the Moldavian front. Ear lier It had been reported that British artillerymen were assisting the Russu Roumanian forces. OUT OF IT UTTyyaRSsVy,,. Yfofoyl ,,,,, . ;f.V K!'Co?2 BALTIMORE AMERICAN. """tTJainitS GUARDS TO FRANCE STATE MILITIA TO SEE ACTIVE SERVICE SOON. Units From Twenty-SIx 8tates and District of Columbia Ordered to Mobilize. Washington, Aug. lfl. Plans for sending the first National Guard troop to Franre have been perfected by the war department with the organization of n division which will Include troop from 20 states and the District of Co lumbia. The commanding officer of the di vision will be Brig. Gen. W. A. Mann of the regular army, now chief of the division of inllitin affairs of the war depnrtment. The states from which the National Guard troops are to be assembled nre: Loulsiann, Pennsylvania. Wisconsin, New York, Ohio. Georgia. Alabama, Iowa, Illinois, Indlnun, Mlnnesotn, Maryland, South Carolina, California, Missouri. Virginia, North Carolina, Kansas. Texas, Michigan, New Jersey, Tennessee. Oklnhomn, Nebraska, Colo rado, Oregon. The others come from District of Columbln. Discussion of the time and place of mobilization of the division or of Its departure for France are not permis sible under the voluntary censorship. The structure of the division ns given In the official statement shows It will conform to the reduced trench wnrfnro divisional organization, recommended by Major General Pershing, which would give It n totnl strength with auxiliary troops of approximately 20, 000 men. CANADIANS WIN HILL NO. 70 Famous Position Near the City Lens, Deemed Impregnable by Foe, Falls. of British Front In France and Bel glum, Aug. 17. After the brllllnnt ad vance In the morning In which the Canndlnns captured III11 70 and then swept on northwest of Lens the attack ers are In close grips with the Ger mnns In the western part of Lens. Considerable numbers of German prisoners are beginning to arrive In the collection depots. The new Brit ish front has been established on a triangular line, like a pair of shears whose points nre to the north and south of Lens. EAST ST. LOUIS RIOTERS HELD Officials Arrest Persons Charged With Rioting, Assault, Arson and Conspiracy. Enst St. Louis. 111.. Aug. 18. Stoto and city ofilcers stnrted out on Thurs day to make wholesale arrests on the Indictments returned at Belleville charging 10.1 persons with conspiracy, assault, riot and arson In connection with the race riots of July 1 and 2. When the roundup wns completed 25 white men and 0 negroes had been arrested. The true bill nnmed 82 whites and 2.1 negroes as responsible. 13 STATES ACT ON COAL Governors and Others at Chicago Con ference Decide to Go Ahead With Own Control. Chicago, Aug. 18. Middle and north western states aro to take Immediate and drastic steps to fill their coal bins and at prices shorn of exorbitant "wnr profits." Thirteen states, their repre sentatives meeting In Chicago on Thursday at the Invltntlon of the nil nols state council of defense, unani mously urged Immediate general action upon the president. But In the mean time all states propose to go ahead, make Inquiries, fix prices and other wise control the situation. Four French Ships Sunk. Paris, Aug. 18. The weekly report of shipping losses gives one steamship of more than 1.000 tons and three of smaller size as having been sunk In the week ended August 12 out of 1,010 arrivals ami 1,028 clearances. Young Pershing Tries Again. Oklahoma City, Okla., Aug. 18. Arthur K. Pershing, nephow of General Pershing. Mill Is trying to Join the army. Young Pershing was rejected three times because of physical dls abilities. THE 1317 STATE LEY 1,500,000 TO PROVIDE FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR. Many Items of Interest Gathered from Reliable Sources at the State House. Western Newspaper Union News Service. Nebraska's Btato tax rate for tho year 1917 was fixed by tho state board of assessment at 8.48 mills, after for mally approving all valuations as re ported by county assessors and over ruling the protest from Douglas county asking to have merchandise and other items reduced. Tho total levy is an increase of 2.38 mills over 191C, but of this amount only .4 of a mill has been added by tho state board, tho remaining 1.08 milts of increase being due to special levies which tho legislature provided for by statute. Tho general fund levy was raised from 3.4 to 3,8 mills, is order to toko caro of the heavy appro priations which the legislature made to como out of it. The total state tax levy of 8.48 mills, as fixed by tho board, is estimated to produce in tho neighborhood of $4, 500,000 of revenue. Based on a total valuation of $G2!,130,000, it would yield $4,487,009 it all the taxes were col lected. As a small percentage lot taxes each year is not collected and becomos delinquent, there will be a slight reduction on that account. On tho other hand, delinquent taxes and Interest, paid in for former years, will como in. It has also boon found from past experience thnt the actunl taxes paid in by most counties exceed ad vance estimates, ns more property is added to the tax lists after tho returns are made to the state board. Are Buying No German Books. Christian A. Sommer, member of the stato library commission, says no Ger man books have been bought by the commission since he became a mem ber of the commission. This state ment he made as a result ot inquiry as to tho kind ot literature the commis sion Is Bonding out over the state. The commission has charge ot tho Btato traveling library, an institution sup ported by legislative appropriations. Mr. Sommer was appointed on the commission by Governor Morehend. He succeeded F. L. Haller of Omaha as a member. The other members of the commission aro Chancellor Avery, Librarian M. C. Wyer of the university and H. C. Lindsay, state llbararian. The commission has 18,000 books sub ject to circulation among tho people of Nebraska. Moro than one hundred of tho books aro printed in the German language Some of these were pur chased at the request of Mr. Haller. Must Prepare for Car Shortage. Lincoln. The national association of manufacturers 1b sending out warn ings to Nebraska manufacturers that they must prepare for a car shortage that will come along in thirty days when tho railroads begin the move ment of troops and supplies to tho santonmontB. In tho cast, according to advices, big shippers aro collecting funds with which to provide space for storage of govornment materials at shipment destinations in order to release thou sands of cars which would otherwise bo taken out of circulation. A year ago during the first ruBta ot export business to Europe hundreds of thou sands of cars were lying in terminal yards on tho Atlantic seaboard and a nationwide Bhortago resulted. It is planned now to prevent a simi lar tieup ns a result of the contonmont business by providing warehouses and keeping cars moving. Shipments will he in all directions and thoro will be little hauling of empty cars. Honor 8ystem Pictures at Lincoln. Pictures of the honor system for In matos of tho penitentiary wore showed at Lancaster last week by courtesy of the Fox Film corporation. Warden W. T. Fenton of tho Nebraska peni tentiary says be believes heso pic tures should bo shown wherever possi ble, as they handlo the problems of Interest to overyono concerned In prison wolfare. Ho declared tho pic tures were handled in an excellent manner, and that they show up tho advantages of tho honor system In their truo light. May Adopt New Rules. A now rule roquiring nil municipali ties and prlvato corporations operating waterworks or sewerage systems in Nebraska to file with tho state health lopartmont plans for extensions or new plans, which must be approved by it before work begins thereon, will bo submitted to tbo tsato board ot health, comprising Governor Novillo, Attorney General Reed, and State Superintend ent Clommons for Its adoption. Tho proposal is made by II. P. Lotton, sani tary engineer for tho reorganized health department. County Agent Medium of Defense Under tho provisions ot admin istration's food control bill the sum of $115,000 has boon Bet asldo for county agent work in Nohraska, This will bo sufficient to put a coun ty agent In every county In tho state, nnd provido a food emergen cy agont for each district whoro regular county agents are not em ployed. County agents nnd food emergonoy agents will ho put to work organizing nnd mobilizing agri cultural NebruBka for maximum pro-ductlor. REGISTRATION D Y FOR WOMEN Nebraska Women Urged to Sign Up for War Service. September 12, has been officially designated as registration day for tho women ot Nebraska, in n proclamation Issued Saturday by Governor Nevillo directing attention to tho mnny ave nues of work which the sex has tnkon up throughout tho country nsslsting in tho conduct of tho war. Tho governor says: "Wo nre engaged in the greatest war of all time. Tho outcome virtually depends upon tho effectiveness ot tho participation of our country, and upon the effectiveness of that participation rests our future as a nation. "It will not 8UfIlco that wo merely send an army to flghe side by sldo with tho armies of our allies. Wo must mobilizo tho millions of people who remain behind for such Bervico as they can best render. Nebraska has set an enviablo example in effective co-operation with tho federal govern ment In all things calculated to further our country's interest in tho great struggle, and no class of people is sacrificing more 'uneclilshly than the noble women of the state. "In a brief period of time thousands of the finest and most stalwart young men to bo found in any nation will represent Nebraska in tho nrmy of our country. Nothing must be left undone that comfort or conserve their lives and energies. "In order that this end may bo ac complished and the efforts of tho thou sands of women, many of them tho mothers and sisters of our soldiers, be effectively co-ordinated, I, Keith Neville, governor of Nebraska, at tho cilicltation of the patriotic women ol Nebraska, designate Wednesday, Sep tember 12, as registration day for women, upon which day and date they may register for such Bervlce as they aro willing nnd able to render through out the present emergency." Corn Crop a Record Breaker. Nebraska's corn crop for 1017 will approximate 228,000,000 bushels, ex ceeding tho production ot last year by 35,G00,000 bushels, according to tho government crop report for August 1, This increase in corn makes up in some degree for tho loss of winter wheat. The crop of tho latter grain for this year is estimated at 10,900,000 bushels, as compared with 04,000,000 last year. A good increase in total production of oats is also noted In the forecast. This year's production is estimated at 07,300,000; last year's was 70.S75.000. Spring wheat will make n bettor showing than last year, tho forecast being C.270,000, while the production last year was 3,750,000. Barley shows a slight gain, from 3,020,000 bushels this year to 3,OSO,000 last year. Rye production Is less, the crop ot this year, 2.700,000, falling under last year's yield of 3,072,000. A big Increase is noted in both potatoos nnd apples, in Nebraska. Tho August forecast for spuds is 12,500,000 bushels, when last year the crop was 7,605,000. Of apples a crop of 812,000 barrels of three bushels is expected while last year the production was 5C7.000 barrels. Hay production was about at a stand still, the yield of nil kinds this year boing 7,130.000 tons and last year, 7,200,000 tons. Verdon Citizens File Protest A big delegation from Verdon called on Governor Neville to file a protest against the plans ot Stato Engineer Johnson and the county board of Rich ardson county for laying tho state aid road In that county. Governor Novillo was in Omaha and tho visitors did not get to file their complaint. Tho pres ent plan of officials is to lay the road from Falls City to Stella. The pro posed road runs two miles east of Verdon and residents ot that town want it to be recognized by tho high way. Tho Washington highway and Kansas City & Omaha road run through Verdon and residents of that town believe tho Btato road should adopt the same route. Engineer John son has been over tho territory and bolievos tho proposed road for the stato highwty is hotter and that it would cost several thousand dollars moro to build up tho road through Verdou. Tho road two miles oast has practically no culverts or bridges. If tho county board changes its plans tho stato engineer Bald ho would consent. Are Looking for Irregularities. No Employes of Draft Age. Federal District Attorney Allen has boon appointed by tho United States attorney general to net as "official" In tho district of Nebraska in approv ing or disapproving nfildavits filed for draft exemption by employes in tho department of Justice. Included in this department aro employes of tho district attorney's office, marshals, and secret service agenta in tho stnto. No employes in theso departments In Lincoln nro in tbo draft age. Recruiting for tho Nobrnskn national guard has again been stnrted. Major Hoidt, U. S. A. mustoring officer, ro colved notice from headquarters that onllstmonts for tho nntlonnl guard can now bo accepted and that, an effort will bo mado to recruit tho guard to maximum war strqngth. Colonel Hnll ot tho Sixth regiment has announced that another big drive will bo mado to recruit the Sixth regiment up to war strength. Several of tho companlos nro already filled but a majority of tho units lack fifteen or twenty won to complete their war strength. IN BED FOR WEEKS I Mr. Smith Was in a Bad Way, But Doan's Restored Him to the Best of Health. In April, 1010, Louis Smith, 00 New St., Hackcnsack, N. J., said: "Words fail to describe the misery I endured from kidney complaint. In my work I have to do a lot of heavy lifting and this wcaKcneu my Kidneys. At first I only Buflcrcd from a slight backache, but almost beforo 1 knew it, I wan nil bent over like a mnu a hundred years old. "I began to grow worse as the days paused nnd finally I had to take to Mr. Bmlth. my bed wtacro I re mained for weeks. My head pained ter ribly and my back just throbbed. I was nlwava uizzv nnd it seemed an if everything wns whirling. Little black specks came before my eyes nnd I also suffered from painful and scanty pas sages of the kidney secretions. Every thing seemed dark nnd dreary. "Doan's Kidney Pills completely cured me and I nfti enjoying the best of health now." "Bworn to before me." E, M. Johnson, Justice Peace. On March 19. 1017, Mr. Smith added: "I will never forget what Doan's have done for me. Whenever I catch ejold on my kidneys. I can depend on Doan't to fix mc up ail right." Cat Doam'a at Aay Star. 60e Box DOAN'S miggg? FOSTER-MDJBURN CO BUFFALO. N. Y. 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TYPHOID U no snore necessary than Smallpox. .Army excellence bat demonstrated the almcet miraculous effi cacy, tod hirmlemeaj.of Antityphoid Vacclaatloav Be Yiecuuted NOW by your physician, you ami Sour family. It U more rltal than house Insurance. Ask your physician, druggist, or lend for Hare you bad Typhoid" telling of Typhoid Vaccine, results from use, and danger from Typhoid Carriers. Predating Vseelise all Ssrttmt and U. S. Uimm The Cuttir Lakirattry, Btrkclry, Cal., Chlitit, lit. " MrtklR'i ' HAIR BALSAM A toilet preparation of merit ntlpt to eradicate dandrtC. raaieaseaaw orifeler ForReetoria auiytourwy sOe.andSl.eii tferasea or reded rtaar adadtti gaiDrantaaa, W. N. U., LINCOLN, NO. 34-1917. HAD WASTED THEIR LIVES Good Saddlers Spoiled to Make Law- yers, Opinion of Sir Douglas Halg on Seeing Work. The fnct thnt Sir Douglas Ilnlg nt tnlned his fifty-sixth birthday recent ly brings to mind n story told of him n short while bnek. Sir Douglas Is n soldier first, Inst nnd nil the time, rognrding nil other professions ns of quite negligible im portance, n trnlt in his chnrncter which lends point to the nnecdote. lie wns, it appears, inspecting n cnvnlry troop, nnd was particularly Btruck with the nent wny in which re pnlrs had been made in some of tho saddles. "Very good work," he remnrked to the troop sergeant major. "Who did it?" "Two of my troopers, sir," was tho reply. "You're fortunate to have two such expert snddlers in your troop," said Halg. "As n mntter of fact, sir," was the reply, "they're not saddlers, in civil life being lnwyers." "Well," ejaculated Sir Douglas, "how men who con do work like thnt could hnvo wnsted their lives over law 1 enn't Imagine I" No Chance to Shine. "Githers must find it rather depress ing to wear khaki." "Why so?" "He holds office In several lodgci nnd 1ms n collection of uniforms whose mngnlflcenco would shame no oriental potentate." Treating Garden Seeds. "Do you know how to treat garden seeds?'! "Certnlnly." "Dow?" "Same ns you treat your friends In n prohibition town give 'cm som wnter." Paradoxical. "Is Smith n good mon for the place?" "No, he's not n good man; he's n bettor." Wedlock rhymes with deadlock. Yon can draw your own conclusions. STTOASfllS are bully . 'nnnri fhr any meal and for all the family El Ry L. SBBSy !1 tfSaaVSaSn h5 m TdSadaysVIBaWa lVWjayaMlwiliuf PeLslttSlVf a: 41 u 8 tf N . "y-; X. n I lu.lJ .iAJ.-.J.Via. i- 4.J J-