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RED CLOUD, NEBRASKA, OHIEF S Q n i (--w Y BBBlBb- .MisBsaBiMMMAbBiBasaiBai3ip ifr y' v Immw y .V1 fftj"', ?i wtf ssayTaaBiBaw iff yLs 4jJc .AftKtsavi oti '""'j.i t !3I2rCIJDv atf-SfeS&MB 1 Co). Theodore Itoosevclt urslns to grcnter efforts the men of Hie Rhlrynrus nt Chester, Pa, 2 Urltlsh dress ing station under fire on the west front. 3 Typo of the hiuiKurx Hint nre Inlng built in (Ids country unci Krn nee for America's great air fleet. NEWS REVIEW OF THE PAST WEEK Astounding Order by Garfield Stops Nation's industries for Five Days. CAUSED DY THE GOAL FAMINE Nine Additional Holidays Decreed Storm of Protests Is Unavailing At tacks on Secretary Baker Continue Central Powers Reject Russian Peace Proposals. By EDWARD W. PICKARD. "It Is the earnest desire of the fuel administration to prevent enUrcly any dislocation of industry or of labor." With these words. Fuel Administrator Garfield closed his summary of the most drastic and startling experiment In domestic and war economy made by this or any other government. For five days beginning January 18 every fac tory and workshop in the region cant of the Mississippi and Including, nil of Louisiana and Minnesota, was ordered closed, with the exception of (hose manufacturing perishable food or food for immediato consumption. Ten suc cessive Mondays beginning January 21 aro ordered to be observed as holidays when the consumption of coal shall cease except In specified cases. Doctor Garfield stated that he ex pected to save 80,000,000 tons of coal by his order. Very likely he will, but his plan, announced without warning, brought a tremendous storm nbout his head. Innumerable business men, whose affairs were dislocated despite the "earnest desire" of the administra tor, flooded Washington with protests und requests for revocation of the order, but it had been Issued after con sultation with and by direction of President Wilson nnd the wallers had no chance for relief save in those Indi vidual Instances where It was neces sary to prevent Injury to health or de struction of property. Another and most Important angle to the situation was the enforced loss of millions of dollars in wages to work ers. Some big concerns did not deduct anything from the pay of their em ployees, but it was beyond hope that this example would be followed by any considerable number of employers. Congress, startled out of Its usual deliberative calm, got into action Im mediately. The senate committee on manufacturers culled Doctor Garfield beforo It and heard an explanation that did not explain, and the senate thereupon adopted a resolution asking that the order fie delnyed for five duys for investigation. This Administra tor Garfield, on advice of the president, Ignored. In the house various resolu tions were introduced, but immediate action was blocked by certain Demo crats. As finally issued, the order per mitted ship yards und essential war In dustries to get coal and remain in operation during the five worklcss days. The metropolitan press of the coun try In general bitterly scored Doctor Garfield for his order and declnrcd that It not only was a ghastly mistake, but exposed to the world the utter In competence of America to meet a con dition that throughout the war has confronted the nations allied with us and yet has culled for no such panicky action by any one of them. Tho scvero winter weather which paralyzed truffle, and tho extraordinary demands for fuel duo to wartime conditions nre cited by Doctor Garfield lis tho causes ranking necessary his order. The miners blnme tho railroads for the coal shortage, nnd tho railroads blame the "starvation policy" of the government townrd them for the last generation More coal was mined In the United States last year than ever before, the output exceeding (hut of 15)10 by 10, 6(),000 tons of anthracite und 42.000, 00Q tons of bituminous. Of the output only nbout 3 per cent wn exported, mostly to Canada. Yet, within the last week Knglnnd sent coal to its, In order that supply ships might not be stopped. fa Out of tho (Ire of congressional' In vestigation the murine corps has come with added luster, the contrast to war department conditions being sadly marked. The house committee said the corps has been kept supplied on a war bnsls with no apparent delays, while about 20,000 recruits during the year hnvc been properly housed, clothed, fed nnd trained. The secret of this lies in the fact that MnJ. Gen. George Harnett, commandant of the corps, be lieved In prepuredness. Two months beforo America entered the war he or dered fiO.000 pulrs of shoes and 80,000 Lewis machine guns. Ills purchasing system lins worked smoothly nnd ef ficiently, possibly because he hns hud the assistance of no "dollnr-n-week" civilians, whose capabilities and knowl edge are not commensurate with their patriotism. Tho bureaus of construc tion and repair and of engineering of the navy department also received high praise from the committee. I Secretary linker and his manage ment of the wnr department ure still the objects of sharp attack and the de mands for his resignation or removal Increase dally. Ills long defense be fore the senate committee was the re verse of satisfactory, and there Is de cided diversity of opinion as to wheth er or not his reorganization of bureaus will cure the evils thut have Infested his department. Daniel Wlllurd told thecommlttce the new plan wns faulty In that it did not concentrate control und relied too much on voluntury ef fort, and immediately thereafter Mr. Wlllard resigned his post of chairman of the wnr industries board. It wns in tlmnted a new chairman might not be appointed pending nction on the pro posals for the creation of a war supply department or administration. Can it be that Mr. Ilakcr, deep In his pnclllst soul, believes the war will come to nn end before the American troops are called on to fight, nnd there fore Is willing Uiat ndequnte prepara tions for their nctivo participation In the conflict shall be delayed? In his review of operations In Europe he says a great German offensive Is to be ex pected on the west front, but he Is con fident that the war-worn British nnd French armies enn withstand it. I Fierce controversy raged throughout the week between the German groups rcpresened.respcctlvely by Von Luden dorff and Von Kuchlninnn the pan Germans nnd the nonannexntlonlsts. There wns n report thut the govern ment hnd compromised the dispute by yielding to Von Kuehlmann ns to the east front, and assuring Von Luden dorff that he might grub nny land on the west front tliat the military forces of the empire could seize nnd hold through the pence negotiations. But tills report wns unconfirmed. Berlin stated officially on Thursday that tho central powers had found the Itussinn proposals Inncceptnble, nnd that German and Austrian troops would not be withdrawn from the oc cupied territories while tho war lasts. Tho Austro-Gcrmans, the statement added, do not Intend incorporating into their respective countries the ter ritories now occupied by them. Trotzky clung tq his demands for the right of self-determination for all na tionalities, nnd that prlncplle, supported by Lloyd-George nnd President Wilson, hns tuken Its plnco as almost the lend ing pence term of tho opponents or tho central powers. The German General Hoffman tuunts tho holshevlkl with tiro fact thut they ure Inconsistent because they arc fighting the Ukrainians, but on tho other hnnd Lenlne, Trotzky nnd their fellows liuvo permitted the set ting up of Independent governments In vuVlous pnrts of Itusslu because tho peoplo so willed It. They have Just declared, nlso, that their government supports tho right of the Armenlnns In Kusflu nnd Turkey to bo independ ent and to decide their own destiny. Tho British government hns so fur rec ognized tho holshevlkl as to establish olllclul relutlons with their minister In London. Turkestun announced Its Independ ence on Tuesduy. ' Pctrogrnd announced thut after ten (pXSCSX "Ml AW J WAmwM JfV vl-W 'I'.v .v.,ftHjrW'PP T Wt..., V.t.-t.s .VV. . tf.v&.. .: ?? dnys of fighting the holshevlkl forces had seized Irkutsk, eastern Siberia; disarming the Cossacks and military cadets. They also have occupied Oren burg. Among the Interesting reports thut came out of Russia' was ono to tho effect that the former czar und his family had mude their escape from Tobolsk. Another story said the for mer czarina has become hopelessly In sane. IN The nbandonment of the Itouinanlnn front by the ltuslnn troops led to n nasty little row. Roumanians nrrestcd and disarmed several Russian regi ments, and the Rnsslan government nt once put under arrest the Roumanian diplomats In Petrograd nnd threatened war on Rounmnln if the Russinn sol diers were not nt once freed. A strong Joint protest by representatives of nil the nllled nnd neutral powers brought about the release of the Roumanian diplomats. Then came an astonishing order from the holshevlkl government for the arrest of King Ferdinand of Rou nmnln und his incarceration In the fortress of St. Peter nnd St. Paul. This wns attributed to the action of the Roumanians in arresting some Aus trian officers who hnd attempted to pass through the Roumanian lines to fraternize with the Russians. The British labor party came to the front on Tuesday with n messngo to the Russlun people announcing that the British people ncceptcd the prin ciple of self-determination of peoples nnd no annexations for the British em pire, especially In tho middle East, Af rica nnd Indln. The manifesto con cluded with nn appeal to the peoples of central Europe to help end the war by the defent of militarism on both sides, nnd not to drive the British peo ple, ns they are driving tho Russians, Into the terrible choice between con tinuing the conflict nnd abandoning the only principles thnt can save tho world. IN There Is not much to be written of tho week's lighting. The German pa pers were talking openly of tho com ing great offensive on tho west front nnd asserted that a million more troops hud been sent Into France, but Von Illndenburg still deluycd the blow. The activity of the nvlutors wus notable, nnd the ullled flying men made several successful bombing raids on German titles, Karlsruhe especially being hard hit In Italy the mnln event of tho week was a surprise attack by tho Itallnns, supported by the French, by which cer tain Importnnt dominating positions on Monte Asolone were wrested from the Austrinns und their observation posts destroyed. On Wednesday the Austriuns mnde n despernto nttempt to rccupture the lost positions. For four hours they ut tncked fiercely nnd wero stubbornly fought off, flnnlly retiring, leaving tho field covered with their dead. IN Tho German submarines have not been very nctivo of lute, tho weekly re port of tho British ndmlrulty showing only six largo "British vessels and four smaller ones sunk. Ono of the sub merslbles, however, emerged off Yar mouth and shelled that pretty English city violently. Three persons wero killed. Further evidence thnt the submnrlne service is most dlstnsteful to the Gcr ninn snilors Is contnlned In the report from Genevn of nnother mutiny nmong the submnrlno crews nt Kiel, the Ger mnn navnl base. Thirty-eight officers are snld to hnve been killed. The num ber of U-bonts returning to Germnn ports Is decreasing every month, ac cording to tho Genevn correspondent IN France Is In tho throes of n new Cnll Inux scandal, tho former premier being now under arrest on n charge of trea son. The uffalr wns brought to n crisis by Information supplied by Secretary Lansing, for It appears that Cnllluux engaged In Intrigues with Count von Luxburg In Argentina In 1015 nnd wns In communication with tho foreign of fice nt Berlin with the object of con eluding pence. Ills plotting In Italy also has been exposed find documents seized there show ho planned to make himself dictator of France uud to with draw thut country from the war. CANARY ALIGHTS ON WOMAN'S HAT Half Frozen Songster Seeks Com fort With Stuffed Girds and Finds Home. Chicago. A little ennnry bird, des perately cold nt Stnto and Mndlson streets, spied two stuffed birds on tho top of Mrs. Louis Brock's fur lint. Ho alighted, found it warm nnd comfy, und there lie stnyed. Mrs. Brock, who lllves nt 0S02 Cornell nvenue, felt tho weight on her head nnd discovered the bird. She hnd just lost n little bird named Mike, who was noted in tho neighborhood for the way In which ho could slug "Dearie, Dearie." "At first Just for n moment I thought it might bo Mike como bnck to me," 'she said, "hut I had burled Mike In Spied Two Stuffed Birds. Jackson park, and then dug him up nnd hnd htm stuffed, und he's on the piano in my parlor now, so I knew it couldn't be Mike. I liked the new bird, though, so I took him into n store to get a cage. I got off nt tho wrong floor, and the little fellow became frightened und got lost in the draperies section, where bo flew nbout for hours. I got him at last, though, nnd now I'm going to take him home to take tho place of Mike." Mrs. Brock attained some distinction last year when she undertook to care for Mnrjorle Delbrldge, tho white child brought up by Mammy Jackson. TAKES GIRL FROM' RIVAL West Virginian Enforces Demand at Point of Unloaded Gun in Wild West Manner. Klngwood, W. Vn. Taking his girl out of nn automobile from tho liunda of his rival nt the point of a gun nnd tnklng her In his own machine was the wild West stunt performed by Leo Brown of Howcsvllle, near here. Later Brown was arrested and fined by Mag istrate W. M. Murdock for currying concealed weapons. The girl was Miss Anna Howard, with whom Brown had nn nppolnt ment to go driving. Instead, she went out with Hunter Perrll nnd unothcr couple. Brown encountered the party on the rond and swinging his own ma chine across the rond and blocking It he pulled an old revolver, which was not loaded, no demanded the surren der of his girl, who got out and clam bored aboard Brown's machine and to gether they drove off. AGED MAN DIGS OWN GRAVE Falls Into It Whlls Removing the Sup ports and Is Dead When Taken Out Rising City, Neb. It Is rarely that o man digs his own grave and more rare ly that he is doomed to occupy It as soon as it is dug. Yet Frunk Krcnk of "Abie, Neb., did both. Krcnk, who wns seventy-five, nccom pnnjed by his son-in-law, Joseph Bor eal, had just completed digging the grnvo In tho National cemetery here when the accident happened. Krcnk, wishing his body to bo burled deep at his death, had dug tho grave to a depth of moro than tm feet. In re moving tho supports Krcnk fell Into tho grave head foremost, breaking his neck. Ho was dead when tnken out Ho was burled in tho grave ho had taken so much pains to prepare. AifcWrtoifrttriWttrJWto YEA, BO! COLLEGE , FOR HOBOES IS LATEST Cincinnati. A college for ho boes 1 Yeh, that's tho lutcst edu cational endenvor in this center of social uplift. Tho college is to bo established by the Inter national nobo Collcgo Bonrd, In corporation nnners havlntr been taken out. Jnmes Ends Howe of 3 St, Louis, known ns the million aire hobo, is ono of tho incor porators. Tho purpose of tho Institution, ns set forth In tho incorporation .papers, is to curry on literary nnd educational work nmong tho unemployed nnd to develop their "mental, moral and spiritual forces' tv)JM!Jiijpip)jjmaiiiUwjjy villi 1Sr'f NEW YEAR'S GREETINGS The Heads of Canada's Western Provinces, and Their Message. Tho United States having been In the grcnt world's wnr for nbout nine months, the touch of war's spirit bus permeated tho grcnt commonwealth, and in every humlet nnd district Is felt nnd shown the Interest that wns to be expected from n people whose lovo of liberty and justice rises supreme to all else. Day by duy their appreciation of what It menus to give up now for the futuro happiness of themselves and the generations that follow grows greater nnd greater. There will bo losses of loved ones, but there will be no budge of mourning to Indicate the grent sorrow thut will be felt. It Is realized thut tho sncrlflco Is tho toll thnt Is demanded for making the wholo world better, nnd, sensing this, thero is preparation nnd willingness to sue rlllce until tho goal tho defent and downfall of despotism Is assured. When tho peoplo look back, nnd see what Canada bus done, and learn thnt Canada today Is bigger and better tliun ever, they will tnko heart nnd with In crenslugly growing vigor enrry on with n greater courage. Canada has been In tho wnr for three nnd u liulf years. She bus sent 400,000 out of a popula tion of eight million, she bus sub scribed to Victory Bonds over und over again nnd thero Is no sound of a whimper. At each demnnd thut Is made upon her resources, she meets It, and gets ready for tho next. Recently her people wero nsked to subscribe 5:100,000,000. Shu handed over $400, 000,000. Having already contributed 400,000 soldiers, Canada wus recently nsked to approve of sending nnother 100,000. With a sweeping majority, consent wns given. How the wnr affects Canndn Is best shown by the willingness of the people to contribute. They, too, rcullzo the great and noble part they aro taking In this great conflict. They nre a unit on mnking the world better. Canada's wealth wus never shown to better ud vantnge than In the present struggle. It possesses great wealth In the soil, In Its mines, Its other natural' resources, nnd wonderful riches In the tenacity und courage of its men and its women. The soil nnd the climate, and tho har dihood and determination of the form ing class to win, by cultivating and cultivating, growing wheat and raising cattle to build up tho resources so necessary to carry on tho war, aro fac tors that will count Probably the best word of encour agement comes from the Premiers of the three great provinces where the bulk of the food products will come from. When one reads what thess men, prominent in their country say, It gives Inspiration. If there aro any who may be pessimistic of the future, the message that these gentlemen send forwurd should remove all doubt Three and a half years in the war, ablo to speak as they do, the futuro should look bright to tlioso who may have their seasons of doubt I Hon. T. 0. Norris, Premier of Mani toba, says: "Manitoba has prospered exceeding ly during the year 1017, nnd the new year finds us not only still ready nnd willing, but unceasingly able to bear whatever burdens the fourth ycur of the war may bring. "Manitoba farmers, generally speak ing, huve never been in better condi tion to carry on. Out of her prosperity Manitoba is giving lavishly toward the winning of the wnr. Every appeal for funds lias met with quick and generous response. The peoplo of tho Province aro well settled into tho collar in nil war efforts. There's a spirit of deter mination, of willingness to make sac rifices, of confidence in tho certain out come, of which thero is no room for pessimism. Manitoba will carry on." Saskatchewan had a prosperous and successful year in 1017, nnd when Pre mier Mnrtln sent out his New Year message it wns filled with nn optimism thut was fully warranted. "Thero is no doubt that the province today Is In n better condition finan cially thau ever before. True, tho ef fects of the town nnd city real estate boom have not altogether pnsscd away, but speaking generally, the farmers on tho plains nnd tho merchants In the towns are In a better financial position today than nt nny previous time. Our people nro industrious und progressive. "While wo have in somo portions of the Provlnco a mixed population, edu cation and scientific methods nre mnk ing rapid strides and wo nre looking forward with every confidenco to a glorious future and the development of .a people on the central plains of Can ada, of which the wholo Dominion nnd the British Emplro will have every reason to bo proud." While Alberta hns given over to the war thousands of her vlrlio manhood, thus tnklng from tho farmer n lurge percentage of its producers, It still stnnds up big and buoyant. Tho farm heli thus temporarily removed means n demnnd for furm help nnd increased farm effort to till Us highly productive acres. Hon. Chus. Stewart, Prcmlei of Alberta, in n messngo to tho peoplo on the 1st of January, speaks with such I buoyancy nnd hopo of tho futuro und 1 so highly of tho work of the past year, i that his statement is reproduced, lie says: "The prosperity of tho farming com munities Is reflected In the towns und cities by increased wholcsnlo business und bunk clenrunees. Wholesalers re port Increases from 20 per cent to 25 per cent and their collections the best In the history of tho Provlnco. Alberta being essentially an agricultural Prov ince at the present time, tlieso condi tions ure 11 source of great grutlflcutloa to our people, und no doubt will he to Canada us a whole tnklng Into consid eration the fact thnt Alberta forms bo small part of the granary to which tho Empire nt present looks ns tho source of Its food supply." Advertisement Misplaced Prayers. Little Margaret lives on nn array post, across the road from tho com pany moss. Tho mess cook Is prone to swearing when the bread is over done. Ono morning, ns she rushed Into the room, the expression on the little girl's face wus one of puzzlement "Mother," sho said, "that cook Is nn awful queer man. Ho says Ids pray ers In the dnytlme." One Box Dodd's Kidney Pills Relieves Mrs. Frey's Rheumatism Mrs. Ira Frcy, of Lo Mars, la., Buffered for six long- montlm with tho agonies of rheumatism. Then sho heard of Dodd's Kidney I'llls and bought a box. Here Is what b)io writes: 'Tor nix months I had rhoumatlam. I had swelling of the limbo, stiffness In tht Joints and cramps In tho muscles. I Buf fo rod urcatly from backacho. My limbs felt heavy, and 1 hnd a dragging sensa tion across my loins. I had a great deal of pnln In tho top of my head, was often dlezy and had flashes of light and float ing specks beforo my eyes. I had. heart fluttorlngs and could not sloop well My nppetlto was fitful nnd I felt hoavy and sleepy nfter meals. I sufTerod from nhort ncsti of breath. After taking ono box of Dodd's Kidney Pills I was much Im proved." Mighty faw peoplo realize In tlmo that Kidney Trouble In making Its advances upon their health. They put oft treat-ment-they sny. "Oh, I'll bo all right In a day or two." And tho mnlady tightens Its grip. Result: Drlght's Disease, hospital treatment, doctor's bills often death. Baby's Underwear. Small Bobby was telling his mother nbout n pnrade ho had Just seen. He picked up n shoe box nnd, bcntlng It with n stick, marched round the room, explaining thut lie wus u hnnd. His younger brother, who hnd never seen n parade, also beat on a box and, as ho followed Bobby, remarked: "Mother, I'm a shirt" BOSCHEE'S GERMAN SYRUP will quiet your cough, Boothc the In flammation of n sore throat and lungs, stop irritation In the bronchial tubes, Insuring a good night's rest,' free from coughing and with easy expectoration In the morning. Mado and sold In America for fifty-two years. A won derful prescription, assisting Nature ,1b building up your general health and throwing off the dlseasc. Especially useful In lung trouble, asthma, croup, bronchitis, etc. For salo In all civil ized countries. Adv. A Different Answer. "Am I the first girl you have loved!" "Oh, no. You nre nbout the tenth, and my taste has Improved right along." Knew His Book. Tcnchcr Johnny, can you tell, mt where Lake Ontnrio Is? Pupil Ycssum ; page 18. Philadel phia Telegraph. s Our Boys in France and Home Protection The mon on tho firing lino represent tho pick of our American youth. On in four of our boys at homo was nick, rejected becauso of physical deficiency. Many times tho kidnoya wore to blame. If wo wish to prevent old age coming on too soon, or if wo want to increase our chances for a long life, Dr. Pierce of tho Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute, Buffalo, N. Y., says that 70a should drink plenty of water dally be tween meals. Then procuro at your nearest drug store, Anurio (double strength). This "An-u-ric" drives the uric acid out and cures backacho mad rheumatism. It sells for 00c If wo wish to keop our kidnoya in the best condition a diet of milk and vege tables, with only little moat onco a day, is tho most suitable. Drink plenty of Sure water, tako Anurio throe times a ay for a month. Send Dr. Plerco ten conts for trial package "Anuric" many times more potent than lithia, eliminates uric acid as hot water molts sugar. A short trial will convinco you. Yon will cscnpo many ills-and clear np tho coated tongue, tho sallow com plexion, tho dull headache, the lazy ilvor, if you will take a laxative made up of tho May-apple, leaves of aloes, root of jalap, and sold by druggists as Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. Lincoln, Nebr. "I am bothored quite ft lot with biliousness and sick head aches. I find tho 'Pleasant Pellets' a good cure for those aiLnonta; they are very pleasant, never causing distress. They aro the best system regulator I have ever found. I can recommend Dr. Plerco 's medicines as being the very best"- Mrs. Fred Pierce, 2031 K Street . LOSSES SORELY PRmNTD DLflLll CUTTER'S UCKtta HUf L.ow-pricea, f WB .H Ircih. rtlubtoi PJ C jF prate, tedbr j pw m wMitro itocx. BS . "-. A men. becAusa thty itVijBSJIBJ ro(tet vrhtraoUlM' m v.etin.a f.ii. Writ tot booklet ind leMlmouIilfc 10-doispkf.BlickligPlllt. 11.00 80-data hi. eiicMis Hilt. S4.09 Uiainrfnlector, but Cuttri tlmplttt indttionfett. Trt wptilnrlty ot Cutter product! Udiiitoomli ytltlol tpcU)!lln lit VACCINBS AND IBRiruS ONLY, INSIST OH CUTTBK'f. II uaobulubk, crdci direct. ... m titui uttntin.tMttbT, ?t cutm m. STOP YOUR COUGHING No need to let tt'at cough persist. Stoptbo Irritation, nnd remove tickling and tiosrte pess, by relieving tho Inllutned throat with PISO'S