pw-iiyiiiiS7SriS(!!S!!!!S ft .amm tu f ni tf V RED OLOUD, NEBRASKA, CHIEF i BILLION FOR HOllli EXPENDITURE 8HOW8 COSTLI. NESS OF THE WAR NEED TWO-YEAR TRAINING Will Be Doing Well If Americans Get Into Field by That Time Brazil a New Factor In War Washington Government expendi ture of ono billion dollars, is tho record tho month of October has established nt tho treuBtiry department. Tho totul, which Includes loans to tho allies, mny exceed oven this htigo sum, possibly by $100,000,000. TIiub far, it stands at $085,342,387. It Bhows avorngo cxpen diturcs of approximately $42,000,000 daily, or almost $30,000 every minute of tho day and night. Tho Increase In tho daily expendi tures is greater at tho present tlmo than it wob a month ago and is stead ily growing. A two billion dollar month, officials assert, Is not far off. It may bo reached, with tho retire ment of short tlmo treasury certificates to be sent out of liberty bond re ceipts by mid-winter. Expenditures for tho fiscal year thus far liavo reached tho total of $3,446,GG9,7G4, of which $1,770,700,000, or moro than half, Is represented by loans to tho allies. These loans and tho interest upon them are to bo repaid to this government by tho borrowers and, . thoreforo, do not represent actual ex ponso to tho American people Brazil New Factor In War. Rio Janolro. Tho tribunes of the chamber of deputies woro filled to ca pacity to discuss tho question of a break with Germany, and after a do bato on tho opportuneness of pro claiming martial law, tho president of tho diplomatic commission spoko in favor of a law worded as follows: "A atato of war botweon Drnzll and Ger many is horoby acknowledged and proclaimed. The president of tho re public is authorized to adopt tho meas ures enunciated In his message of Oc tober 25 and tako all stops nocessary to Inauro national defonso and public socurity. President Braz has sanctioned tho proclamation of a stato of war with Germany, and tho senate unanimously approved tho proclamation. NEED TWO YEAR8 OF TRAINING Americans Will Do Well to Take Field In That Time. St. Louis, Mo. Hamilton Fyfe, war correspondent for tho Northclfffe nowspapors, a mombor of Lord North cllffo'a party, speaking nt a local club, doclarod that from what ho had seen at tho front tho American army would do very well it it woro ready to tako tho field after two years' train Ing. "I have bcon called a possimlst for expressing this opinion," ho Bald. "But I bollevo It Is much better to try to see things as thoy are than to In dulge in falao hopea. Tho German na tion prepared for fifty years to win this war and thoy havo not won It yet. "Every defeat that tho British and French have Buffered on tho western front has been duo to unprepared' noss." American Boys on Firing Line With tho American Army in Franco Amorlcan troops are In tho first-lino trenches on tho French front. Tho artillery fired tho first shot of tho war at 6 o'clock in tho morning of a recont day at a Gorman working party. There has beon intermittent artillery fighting slnco. A holmoted Infantry marched In without knowoldgo of tho enemy, on the samo night through rain and mud. Tho French soldiers In the trenches welcomed them enthusiastically. Tho Americans have shelled German posi tions and troops, tho enemy Bonding shell for shell. Tho first shell case will bo sent to President Wilson. Liberty Loan Marked Success Washlngton--Socrctnry McAdoo nn Bounces that tho second liberty loan was an overwhelming success, it has apparently passed tho $6,000,000,000 mark. A last day drive of titanic pro portions throughout tho nation round ed up moro than 91,000,000,000, and be lieved to have carried tho total sev eral hundred million dollars beyond the maximum sum treasury officials had hoped for. Italy Unable to 8 tern the Tide Berlin, via London Tho capturo ot 100,000 Italians and moro than 700 guns is reported in tho ofllclal com t munlcatlon from genoral headquartors Which declares that tho Italian sec ond and third armies aro In retreat Tho entire Merckom peninsula, near DIxmudc, has boon captured by the entente forces, according to tho British official communication. Paris Tho cabinet mot to deter mine upon co-operation of tho allies on tho Italian front. Prostdent Poln caro presided. Situation In Ireland Serious. London. Tho Borlousnoss of tho sit uation in Ireland is insisted upon by a correspondent of tho Daily Mail, who has beon following tho Sinn Fein do ings for sovoral weeks. Ho says the whole of west Ireland Is on tho verge of armed rebellion, and continuos; "Tho young priests in Profossor Do Valora's train havo suddenly awak ened to tho danger of tho spark thoy helped to kindlo and aro now trying to quench it, but I fear it has gono too far. The militant Sinn Felners aro at the top of thoir stride." THE AGGRESSIVE ALLIES VWIUT,) WASHINGTON STAR, PEACE NOT IN SIGHT BRITISH PREMIER MAKES STATE MENT AT MASS MEETING. Says Russia's Military Collapse Pre vents Triumph of the Allies This Year. London, Oct. 1M. "I have ncanned tho horizon Intently," Premier Lloyd George stated, "and cnu see no terms In sight which will lend to enduring pence. The only terms now possible would mean nn nrmed truce ending In nn even more frightful struggle." Tho prime minister was addressing nn eiithuslustle mnss meeting of 10, 000 persons In Albert hnll, called to Inaugurate n nntlnn-wldc campaign ot economy. The premier said he had hoped the enemy's terrible power might bo bro ken tills year, but thnt'tho temporary collapse of the Russian military power hnd postponed this hope. Time, how ever, was on the side of tho allies, ho lidded. Time once was neutral, but two things had changed thlB namely, tho advent of America, whoso man power was tho best fighting material In the world, and tho increasing fall uro of the German submnrlno war. Tho nllles were working In tho greatest harmony. Mr. Lloyd-Gcorgo continued. He Bald they wcro on the eve of the most' important Ititer-nlllcd conference ever held, at which for tho ilrst tlmo representatives of America and of the Itusslnn democracy would bo present. Ho stated that the con ference meant to determine tho ulti mate issue of the wnr. It must bo settled now, once for nil, ho declared. If tho war should be re newed after BO years moro of scientific application it would mean tho death of civilization. 10 CONGRESSMEN IN LONDON Party Will Visit House of Commons and Battlefields of France and Italy. London, Oct. 20. A pnrty of ten American congressmen has arrived in London. Tho members are beginning nn unofficial tour of the wnr area to acquaint themselves with existing con ditions. They purpose to visit tho bnt tlo fields In France and some of them will go to Italy. They will visit tho house of commons and Ambassador Page will glvo a dinner In their honor, which former Premier AsquUh and other prominent persons will attend. The members of congress in tho pnrty are Parker of New Jersey, "ay lor of Colorado, Johnson of Washing ton, Goodwin of Arkansas, Stevens of Nebrnska, Tlmberlake of Colorado, Dill of Washington, Hicks of New l'ork, Miller of Washington, and Dale, of Vermont. U. S. SHIP FIGHTS U-BOAT Steamer Battles With Submarine Until American Destroyer Comes to the Rescue. A French Seaport, Oct. 27. Escap ing from a German submarine after n bitter fight lasting nearly four hours, with seven of her crew wounded, two of them seriously, nn American stenm er of the Luckenbach line nrrlved hero from an American port. The timely In tervention of an American torpedo boat alone saved the ship from being sent to the bottom. The stubbornness of the battle Is Indicated by the fact that tho submarine fired 234 shots nt tho steamer, which responded with more than 200 shotB. Cubans Buy Bonds. Havana, Oct. 20. The sale of Lib erty bonds here lias passed the $1,000, 000 mark, the amount allotted to Cuba for disposal. Convict 27 Germans Under Spy Act Sioux Falls, S. D., Oct. 27. Twenty seven German socialists of Hutchin son county, S. t., wero found guilty on threo counts of un Indictment charging vlolntlon of tho espionage net In federal court here. Soldier Mortally Shot. Charlotte, N. C, Oct. 27. Frederick von Bethovcn, an Oregon National Guard prlvnto nt Camp Greene, was shot and mortally wounded when ho broke uway from military police serv ing a warrant on him, V iSTiAilL ".- Ee' Vt r 0F 9 Cimm BIG FRENCH VICTORY PIERCE ENEMY'S P08ITION TO DEPTH OF TWO MILE8. Capture 7,500 Germans and 25 Heavy Guns When Several Important Villages Were Taken. - Pails, Oct. 25. In one of the swift est and most dashing blows of the war the French troops fuuushutl through tho German lines north of the Alsne to n depth of more than two miles nt one point, inflicted heavy losses on the enemy and captured more than 7,f00 prisoners nnd 25 heuvy guns nnd Held guns. Several Important villages also fell Into the hands of the French ac cording to tho war ofllco announce ment. The French achieved ono of tho most Important victories of recent months' fighting when they swept for ward, capturing Allemont, Vaudesson nnd Malmulson forts. With the French Armies In tho Field, Oct. 25. The Lafayette esca- drllle of American flyers Is participat ing In an attack on the Alsno deliv ered In grent force by the French. British Front In Frnnce and Bel glum, Oct. 25. The new ullled lino established In Monday's limited at tack astride the'Ypres-Staden railway Is still Intact, with the exception ot the loss on the southern fringe of Houtholst wood of one fortified farm, from which tho British wero forced to. fall back Monday evening," when tho Germans delivered n heavy local coun-ter-attuck. It was hard fighting at numerous points, nnd the Germans lost heavily, especially In the region of Poelcnpelle. Large numbers of enemy dend wero reported this morning lying In front of the British advanced posts. Tho fighting was especially sevcro near the pont of junction of the Brit ish and French forces. The Germnn defenses on the outskirts of tho wood woro strong, and tho enemy fell back, battling determinedly with machine guns and rifles. BAKERS ARE TO BE LICENSED Makers of American Bread to Be Un der Control of the Federal Food Administration. Washington, Oct. 20. The Amerlcun bnkcrs nro to be licensed. They will be compelled to operate directly un der the federal food administration after November 1. As n consequence, Food Director Hoover says, bread prices will como down. Details of the license plan havo not yet been worked out. That Is a matter now un der consideration by Hoover nnd his various assistants. But Hoover him self Insists that whatever the method the result must bo n cheaper loaf of bread. HEAD OF MINERS RESIGNS John P. White, President of United Mine Workers, to Be Fuel Adviser. Iqdlrinapolls, Ind.. Oct. 27. John P. White resigned on Thursday as presi dent of the United Mine Workers of America. Ho will he succeeded ns president of tho organization by Frank J. Hayes, vice president of the union. Mr. White will start Sunday for Wash ington to assume his duties as adviser to Harry A. Garfield, national fuel ad ministrator. Will Survey Coal. St. Louis, Oct. 25. Lieutenant Gov ernor Crossley of Missouri, state fuel admlnlstrntor, said ho would make nn Immediate survey of Missouri coal pro duction nnd the fuel needs of the stave. Vlrtunlly nil tho coal used In Missouri Is mined In Illinois. American Ship Is Lost Buenos Aires. Oct. 20. Sinking of the American stenmer Santn Elcnn, with 24 being lost, was reported In dis patches. Tho vessel was sunk near Ferrol. Tho captain and ono sailor were tho solo survivors. Supply of Candy Cut Philadelphia, Oct. 20. Tho sugar supply of all candy factories In this city wns cut through n telegram re ceived from George M. Rolph, sugar representative In tho federal food administration. MEANS LEFT TO THE INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS DI8CU88 METHODS OF 8AVINQ 8TATE'8 CORN CROP NEWS FROM STATE CAPITAL Items of Varied Interest Gathered from Reliable Sources at the State House At a mcotlng of tho State Educa tors' conference at Lincoln it was voted to recommend that all schools and colleges do all possible to nld in tho harvesting of tho corn crop but tho Bpcclflc method by which that was to bo dono wns left to tho Individual schools. Nearly fifty representatives ot stato educational Institutions and farmors' organizations attended . Tho princi ple representatlvo of tho farmers was President Gustafson of tho Stato Farmers' union. Chancellor Samuel Avery, Exccutlvo Dean Carl C. Eng berg nnd Prof. A. A. Reed of tho Uni versity wcro present. It was the general opinion that tho schools could do a great deal townrd helping with the present harvest and that it was their duty to do so in that thoy wero practically the only source of Bupply of male help that was loft slnco tho draft and enlistments. Tho manner in which the aid should bo givon was the principle point of dis cussion. TMe representatives of tho farmers woro ins favor of closing down tho schools entirely for tho husking period, whilo tho opinion ot tho pro fessional educators was that tho most sorvico could bo rendered tho coun try by continuing their regular work and providing for some plan of se lective conscription so that only thoso men who would really help would be sent out. Chancellor Avery took tho chair for tho yote and Stato-Suporlntendent W. H. Clemmons acted as secretary. Tho movement for complete dismissal was lost before that of leaving tho method of rendering aid to each school. The conferenco voted that steps would bo taken to see what holidays might be omitted this year with a view toward letting students out earlier In tho spring. Navy Bean Crop a Disappointment Nebraska's bean crop is going to disappoint a largo number of No braska farmers because the wrong seed was sold in many sections of the state, according to information reaching Lincoln. In pursuance to a request from the federal food authorities, tho largest acreage in the history of the stato was dovoted to beanB this year and it was confidently expected that sev eral hundred thousand bushels would be raised. Now it develops that large amounts of southern navy beans wero Import ed last May and June for seed and tho variety is totally unndapted to Nebraska soil. The southern navy bean, it is Bald, requires a much longer season than Nebraska affords. Frosts comiqg early in October nipped hundreds of acres of beans in western Nebraska, it is reported, beforo the vino had reached maturity, and in many instances just after tho podding stage. Navy Wants Young Men Several branches of work aro open to young men between 21 and 35 years of age, who wish to enlist in tho em ployment of Undo Sam, among them aviation and motorboat service. The qualifications are an experience in tho operation of gas engines and a moder ate knowledge of wood or fabric work, and tho physical examination is the samo as that for apprentice seaman. The wages to start with will be I32.G0 a month, besides food, clothing and medical expenses. The demand for enlistments Is unlimited, and after an honorable discharge a man will have no trouble in obtaining capital to start in business for himself. A report has been made to the chief game warden's office by a representative of the state health department who had been at Norfolk, that waste water from tho North western railroad roundhouse runs Into the Elkhorn river and that fish taken from the stream havo an oily, taste. People at Norfolk aro complaining of this. They attribute tho taste to oil from tho engines which gets Into the water. Attorney General Reod has rulod that nobody but the person who signs a conveyance ot real estate can be penalized under tho new Nebraska law making It a misdemeanor to stato other than the nctual consideration In the deed, mortgage or other Instru ment of transfer. Tho law which the last legislature passed provides the grantor of real estato may be fined in any sum from $100 to $500 for falsi fying the consideration received for tho property. It does not cover trans actions under $100. State' Big 8weeptjakea Cup Four feet In height and with a bowl thirteen Inches across, the big swoop stakes cup won by tho stato of Ne braska for the best agricultural ex hibit at tho International soil products exhibit has been delivered to Governor Neville by Arnold Martin ot Dubois and George W. Doming ot Genova, who were In charge ot the state's exhibit. The cup will be held at tho governor's office for a time as visible evidence ot Nebraska's superiority In agricultural VrodactlOH. NEBRASKA VOTING DISTRICT8 Number Now 1,815, but This Is to Be Increased Next Year. Tor tho purpose of answering a num ber of inquiries, Secretary of Stato Pool has compiled statistics from each of tho 03 counties in Nebraska show ing tho mfmbor of voting districts in 1916 to bo 1,810. Tho figures furthor show that for 1918 tho number of vot ing districts will bo increased to 1,860 nt least, as Douglas county has pro vided for 44 and Lancaster for ono ad ditional voting districts. Below will be found a list of tho voting districts In 1916: No. Voting County. Districts. Adnms 23 AntcloDo 26 No. Voting County. Districts. Johnson If, Krnrnev 17 Arthur 7 Keith 12 Keya Valid 10 Kimball 6 Knox 33 Manner 7 limine itoono liox Iluttc H'lincanter C9 lloyd n. Lincoln 47 lirown 16 HufTalo , 31 Kurt 18 llutlor 20 Cans 24 1OKan 7 I .Oll) ,7 Mndlnon 25 Mcl'herHon ..... 6 Meirlck 14 Oilnr 24 Morrill 16 Clmse l.r N'nncp IS Cherry 42 Nemaha 19 Cheyenne 13 Nuckolls 20 Clay ..,., 20 Otoe 23 Colfax 14 Pawnee 14 Cuming 21 I'eiUlna 11 18 ir 26 13 23 uusier 34 rnciim Dakota, h Pierce Dawes 11 Platte Dawson 22 Polk Deuel Sited Willow Dixon If, KIchardHon 21 Dodge 21 Hock 14 Douglas 121 Saline 22 Dundy 16 Karpy 15 Fillmore 20 Saunders 28 Finnklln 17 Hcottshlun 22 Frontier 26 Seward 20 Furnas 20 Sheridan ., 28 Cage 31 Sherman 16 Garden 13 Sioux 18 Uarlleld in Stanton 13 tlosper 11 Thayer 18 C.rant a Thomas 8 Oreeley 16Thurton 11 Hall 21 Vailey 16 Hamilton lb Washington 16 Harlan If, Wayne 17 Hayes 20 Webster 19 Hitchcock 20 Wheeler 12 Holt 40.York 21 Hooker C Howard 16 Total 1.815 Jefferson 20' Could Pare Better In Nebraska Tho department of publicity for Ne braska is confident that those who go to the expense of moving from Ne braska to Orogon "grant land" scenes could fare a lot better by expending an equal amount of money In acquir ing soma pf tho cheap and fertile land In western and northwestern Ne braska thnn thoy can on "Oregon grant land" acres, and in Nebraska they will be miles and miles nearer to railroad facilities. Counting rail road faro for a family of five from cen tral Nebraska to Oregon, togothor with freight on household goods, farm equipment and live stock and tho ex pense Incurred whilo waiting for a problematical harvest, and tho wholo amounts to moro than a good eighty acre tract of Nebraska land may bo purchased for land that will respond with heavy, crops to Intelligent culti vatlon. Find Leak at Pen Water Plant A leaking water pipe at tho peniten tiary was discovered and a measure ment showed that it was wasting forty two gallons a minute or 60,480 gallons a day. The pipe was underground and Its discovery was by accident. It may have beon In this condition for years. The wasted water was running Into an old well bored In sandy ground which apparently absorbed tho waste to such an extent that there was no overflow. The leak was shut off and Warden Fonton reported to tho board of con trol that tho saving had enabled him to shut off pumping from ono of the prison wells. First Marriage at State House Tho first marriage ever solemnized In the state house took place last week when a young couple, William Coates and Marie Weber, both of Friend, wero pronounced one by Judge Samuel H. Sedgwick of the supremo court. A fee of $5 given by tho bride groom to Judge Sedgwick was turned over to the Red Gross society. G. A. Sorenson, counselor and assist ant director of the state legislative reference bureau, has received notice of his appointment to tho United States food administration speakers' bureau. Tho letter of appolntmont asks only that he give as much ot his timo as he can sparo and will not necessitate his leaving his prosont work. Four thousand letters woro returned In ono day to tho senders from the Camp Cody postofflco because their addrasscs wero so incomplete that de livery waB impossible. Every effort has boon made to proporly deliver this mass of misdirected mall Thero Is a bare possibility that tho university will close on May 1. At tho- meeting of tho school men it was recommended that every school Inves tigate conditions In Us own locality, and take such action as it saw fit. Uni versity authorities aro considering tho matter, and It Itbecomes evident that the sowing ot the spring crops will be facilitated by the dismissal ot uni versity, there is no doubt that school will be dismissed. It such a course Is adopted, It Is probable that school will bo held on Saturdays, and that thero will bo no spring vacation. Federal District Attorney Allen thinks Nebraska has fow "slackers." He bases his statement on tho compar atively small number of persons who have been charged with a deliberate attompt to evade the conscription act. Slnco federal activities havo been directed against alleged violators ot tho selective draft law 102 arrests have been made. Of this number 19 pleaded guilty and received sentences, 31 cases are still pending; two have boen transferred to the federal Juris dictions of other states; 36 cases were dismissed after a hearing. Suffered For Years Back and Kidneys Were in Bad Shape, But Doan's Removed all the Trouble. "My kidneys were bo weak that the least cold I caucht would nffcot llmm and start my back aching until I ft couiu imruiy enuuro mo misery, says Mre. D. C. Boss, 973 Fulton St., Brook lyn, N. Y. "In the morning when I first got up, my back wns so lame, l couia hardly bend over and any move sent darts of pain through my kid neys. It was hard for mo to walk up stairs or stoop, and to move while lying down sent darts of pain through "The kidney sccre- MRS. ROSS tjons were scanty and distressing and the water remained in my system, mak ing my feet and hands swell. There were dark circles under my eyes and I became so diuy I could hardly see. I had rheumatic pains in my knees and it was all I could do to pet around. For years I was in that Bhape nnd I wore plasters and used all Kinds of medicine to no avail until I tried Doan'a Kidney Pills. They rid me of tho trnublo and strengthened my back and kidneys. When I havo taken Doan'a since, they have always bene fited me." Stcorn to before me. L. N. VAUGHAN, Notary Public. Gat Doan'e at Any Store, 60c a Box DOAN'S njgZE? FOSTER-MILBURN CO- BUFFALO. N. Y. Nebraska Directory VAN ARNAM DRESS PLEATINt & BUTTON CO. 338-7 Paxten Block Omaha, Nek, i Accord Ion, knife, side, space, box,, sunburst and combination pleat ing, hemstitching, plcot edging, plnKlng,ruchlng,coTerlngbuttona. all styles and sites, files LIU frasi REPAIRS- FURNACE BOILERS and STOVES Please order through your nearest dealer. QuioK shipments our hobby.. OMAHA STOVE REPAIR WORKS. OMAHA, NEsV PLEATING BUTTONS Done promptly. Free price list HiT'sMairTTTTM lITfln lfffsaaaaaaaaaaaamtJiTn TTBl CREAM WANTED Marketronr cream where It will net Ton the mots, sooner. The. Fairmont Creamery I'ompanr often rou the benetltof Its thlrtr-tonreara of ex perience. Br ihlpnlng roar cream totblt eompanr yon will recelYs fall market yalne In narmentt yonr check will be lent ron dallr; yon wllliare ex- FimciuiirauaTDiir cani wm uo reinrnea mora promptly. Ther guarantee to net you from Wo to ll.W more per can for roar cream than yon can get br eiiinguainome. tsnip to tnoncarcit Nebraska fac tory. IMeriM ere )MadMOk,CnUaU lira litua, Junk! Junk! Junk I We pay highest market prices for CflPKI ASS, ZINC, IEAI, AUTO TIBCS. TUKS. R8PE SCRAP HON. MNES as! IACS. Sell direct to largest buyers. Write for prices. Reference i Central Nat. Bank, Lincoln. I. STINE A SON. 231 Sails 91k U 1INC01N. sad BEATRICE. NC0 HOW HE SAW THE BALL GAME Man Carted Dry Goods Box and Bras Kettle to Grounds to Prevent Repetition of J n juries. "I nm a cautious man," snld Mr Slowboy, "and rnrely plnce myself In dnngor without tnklng grent precau tions," and he lifted out of his wagon a dry goods box and n brass kettle. "I camo out hero to see a match three weeks ngo," tho old man explained, "nnd during tho gnrae n red-hot ball, right from tho bat, struck .mo like a cannon shot between the eyes, bent my spectacles down, broke both glass es, disarranged my idens, obstructed my view of tho game nnd knocked mo down. Then tho catcher and short stop ran together and stood on me, and jumped to catch tho ball, nnd when they enrae down they both kicked me for getting In the way and making them miss the ball. And now I have brought along this dry goods box to elt In nnd this brass kettlo to' wear on my head." And, placidly, safely, but a little warm withal, he buw the ginmo clear through. Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph. The bride falls to observe her hus band's cloven foot until after she gets n whiff of his cloven breath. Our Uvea are but drops in the buck et of time, yet most of us think we're tho bucket. There's Superior Flavor T POSTUM as a table beverage. A package from the grocer is well worth a trial, in place of coffee especially When Coffee Disagrees! trtfi 1