RED CLOUD, NEBRASKA, CHIEF c . 1- I f J ; . H. t 1:1 AS IEH SEES IT HOPEFUL BRITI8H MAY REGAIN LOST GROUND ENEMY CAPTURES BAILLEUL Allied Troops Have Fallen Back to New Positions North of That City. Washington. For the niomont tho gormnn drlvo nt tho British lino has locnllzcd on tho Boctor running from Balllcul around to tho eastward of YproB, nnd niltltury mon horo nro watching with engor interest tho Brit ish counter nttneks on this narrow front, whoro further enemy Hucceaflos prohnhlly would nionn the evacuation of n InrRO stretch of torrltory. Whllo tho llritlsh official stntotnont that tho lino oust of Yprcs had been withdrawn and readjusted on a now front did not glvo tho position of tho new lino, It Is known that tho general trond of tho British linos on this north ern Hank of tho great battlo Is repre sented by almost a right nnglo. Troops which f n coil duo cast only a wcok ago are now lighting on a. front that ex tends In a general cast and west di rection and thoy aro facing south. From tho lines to tho cast of Yprcs tho British havo been swung back on n twolvo mllo front with tho Yprcs po sitions as tho hlngo of tho movement. That hlngo now formtis a broad sallont into tho German linos which thoy are trying to flatten out. British Positions Withdrawn London. Tho British positions be foro Yprcs have been withdrawn to a 'now lino and thoy havo recaptured Motoron, on tho northern battle front by a countor attack, it is announced omclally. South of Arras the gcrmans have been driven out of British trenches into which thoy had forced their way. Tho gorman artillery havo become more active south of tho Somtno. Tho Brlt-iBh made a successful counter attack in tho neighborhood of Wytschaoto. Repeated gorman losses north of Ballloul were ropulscd, the germans suffering heavy losses. EVERY MAN A HERO Commanders Speak Highly in Praise of American Forces With tho American Army in France Commanders of units who partici pated in tho sovoral days of fighting In company with tho French in tho Apremont wood sector aro finding it difficult to pick out men who especial ly distinguished themHOlvcs in tho op. poratlon. One commander salu that every man nctcd like n hero and it was hard to choose tho most deserving catcs. One of tho most popular mon with tho sol diers on this sector is tho llov. Dos Valles, a Catholic prieBt, of Now Bod ford, Mass., who is living with tho men in an unolllclal capacity, ho hav ing como to Franco as a representa tive of tho Knights of Columbus. When tho attacks began Father Des Valles, braving tho dangers o'f shell and machlno gun fire, wont to tho casualty clearing station near tho front lino to administer to tho wound ed. Ho assisted in dressing tho In juries of tho soldlors and gavo each man a word of clieor. Ho handed out clgarotB to tho men who smoked. "IIo's nB gamo as thoy mako them nnd every inch a soldfor," said a doughboy, whllo other soldlors spoko of tho inspiration furnished by tho priest. Go Into Battle Sinning Tho American troops, although tired from nearly six dayB of Infantry ac tivity, wont into their positions In an all day fight singing and expressing tholr pleasure at an opportunity to light In tho open In preference to what thoy term "sower lighting." Tho residents of vlllagos behind tho linos saw tho American moving for ward nnd shouted words of oncour agemeut to tho truck loads of smiling mon, who wnved their caps and :hccrcd heartily. London. Tllotlng attended tho breaking up of an anil-conscription meeting in Bolfast, according to n dls patch to tho Daily News. Revolvers woro used by the police, who wcro pelted with paving Btones. Praise for Portuguese Lisbon. Kvonta on tho wostorn front and tho words of pralso sont by tho Urltlwh government to Portugal on tho bravery of tho Portuguese troops In tho first days of tho fighting south of ArmontloreH havo greatly stirred tho patriotic fooling In Portu gal. All olllcors of tho Lisbon gar rison havo offered to go to Franco im mediately to replace and rovongo tholr comrades. All tho olllccrs who took part In the December revolution havo tondorcd their services, as has tho minister of tho Interior. French Youths Go Into Training Paris, Tho liHK contingent of tho Fronch army (youths of nlnotcon yonrs) Is Just going to tho barracks to begin training. Although called out n n year heforo tho usual time, theso young mon nro In bettor condition physically than any of their predeces sors. Thoy nre starting out In as high spirits as tho army did in August, 1914, Bhoutlng from the car windows that they will beat the Germans. ENEMY TAKES BAILLEUL Halo Withdraws to Position North of That Place London. A dispatch to tho war of flco Bays. Monday ovonlng, preceded by an lntcnso bombardment, tho ene my launched very heavy attacks against our positions between Ballloul and Nouvo Hgllso. Tho nssault was delivered by throo picked gorman divi sions, which had not boon previously ongagod in tho battlo and it succeeded after a florco nnd bitter Btrugglo in carrying tho high ground southeast and east of Ballloul, knows as Mount? do Llllo nnd Hevotsborg. Our troops on this front havo fallen back to now positions to tho north of Balllcul and Wulverghem. Balllcul has fallen into tho oncmy's hands. "Tho enemy nlso nttacked south west of VIoux Borquln undor henvy artillery and trench mortar fire, but was ropulscd. "A number of prisoners were taken by us during tho night in a success ful minor enterprise southeast of Hobocq. , 4t5jti Canada Abolishes Exemptions Ottawa, Out. Tho Canadian gov ernment, In an odlclal statement, an nounces that It has decided upon mcnstircs necessary to obtain Immcd Into substantial reinforcements for tho Canadian expeditionary force, need for which, It was assorted, has hecomo linpcatlvo because of the sit uation on tho western front. Tho government has decided that unmarried mon nnd wlndowors be tween tho ages of 20 nnd 23 nro not indispensable to agricultural nnd other essential industries. Thoy will bo called out first and all exemptions in their caso abolished. An order in council has bcon for mulated which provides thnt not only are youths of 19 subject to tho pro visions of tho military service act, but also nil other youths when thoy reach that ago. Tho govornmont Is authorized under tho military service act to raise 100, 000 mon. Developments at tho front, it was said, would alone decide whothcr parliament would bo asked to incroaso that number before tho house is prorogued. Fought Their Way Out Paris American troops on the right bank of tho Mcuso (botween St. Mihlol nnd Verdun) were nttacked by picked detachments from four com panies of germans, following a violent bombardment with high oxploslvo and gas Bholls which lasted from midnight until early morning. Tho onomy swarmed into the trenches closo behind their" barrngo, Just as the Americans burst from tholr shelters, wielding bayonets and hur ling grenades. Tho gormnns wcro comnlotolv re pulsed, leaving thirty-four dead and ion wounded on tho American wires. Thirty moro dead gcrmanB woro counted tn No Man's "Land. A parry of twonty-flvo Amcrlcnns, surrounded by a suporior enemy force outsido tho trenches, fought their way through tho gcrmans nnd returned to tho Amorlcnn lines with prisoners. An unknown number of enemy dead and woundod wero dragged back to the gcrman trenches. Peace Movement Developing London Tho Cologno Gazette, ac cording to n dispatch from Copen hagen to tho Exchango Telegraph compnny, prints a roport that a strong peace movement is developing in Austro-Hungarlan circles In conse quent of tho resignation of Count Czernln tho Austro-Hungarlan foreign minister. Many Influential Austrian politicians, tho dispatch adds, hold that tho removal of Count Czernln nf fords an opportunity to hcIzc peace negotiations which had been impos sible whllo tho count was minister for foreign affairs. Occupy Seven Towns London. Tho Greek and British troops, which havo crossed tho Struma river on tho enstorn JInnk of tho Macedonian front, now occupy sovon towns, tho wnr office announces. Tho statement follows: "Greek troops crossod tho river Struma nbovo Lnko Tahlnos, and oc cupied tho vlllnges of Begllk-Mah, Ka ItaraBka. Salmah, Klspokl and Adn. Tho operation was most successfully curried out with Blight casualties. Kobe, Japan Tho forces which I havo landed nt Vladivostok to protoct tho consulates and residents consist ! of a Japancso brigade and a dotach- j mont from tho llritlsh armored cruiser ! MIIIOIK. With tho Amorlcnn Army In France Reports from British commnndora which havo Just been received nt Amer ican headqunrtors givo tho first defl nlto information that American ongl noorlng troops In largo numbers wore nmong tho forces hastily assembled from nil branches of tho servlco by Mnjor Gonornl Caroy for his Impro vised army which filled tho gap in tho lino made by tho germans nt the open ing of tholr offenslvo Inst month. Tho American onglneers woro nt work constructing and operating hold railways and building bridges. With tho Amorlcnn Armies in Franco. -Six minutes after tho front lino signaled gorman alrplanort crossing tho American tranches Sunday morn ing, Lloutonnnt A. S. Wlnslow, of Chi cago, and Lieutenant Douglas Camp boll of California had brought down two onomy aviators. One of tho gormnn machines was sot fire, whllo tho othor was practlcnl ly undamngod. Both pilots wero mado prlsonors. Campboll is bollovcd to bo the first1 British aviator trained entirely by Amoricans to bag an oncmv piano, I WAVE OF OPTIMISM REGARDING GERMAN OFFENSIVE HEAR FROM DEPARTMENT State University May Become Troop Training Station Urges Early Placing of Coal Orders. Washington. Events on the western battlo front aro shaping thomsclvos, of ficers horo believe, not only for tho lie feat of tho gcrman drive, but for a counter offensive by General Foch's armies that may open the road to nn allied military victory. A wnvo of op timlsm has swept over not only Amerl can officials, but nlso tho military men of tho allied missions in Washington Somo of them think if will ho somo days yet before General Foch can com plete his troop dispositions for a great thrust nt tho enemy, but others look for word that he has sttuck nt any tlnio. The nowH from the battlo front was distinctly cheering. Tho British lines on the hnrd-strlcken Flanders front woro holding firmly French reinforce monts had arrived thero, making prac tically certain that the gcrmnn drlvo toward the channel ports from that dt rcctlon has been defeated. At tho samo timo official announce mont camo from Romo that Italian troops wcro already pouring into Franco to share in tho crucial struggle there. This added to the optimism, for it means that the lighting mon of France, Italy, Great Britain, America, Belgium, Portugal nnd the reservation units aro being concentrated undor one lcador for a mighty blow when the time comes. Urges Early Placing of Coal Orders Washington War demands for coal as tho year ndvances may require still further restrictions of tho consumer's freedom to choose coal. This an nouncement hnB been mndc by tho fuel administration because of reports that consumers In somo sections nro with holding their orders in tho expectation that the zone system of distribution may bo altered in such a manner as to broaden their sources of supply. "Any modification of tho zoning plan that may bo made," said tho adminis tration's announcement, "would bo In tho direction of further restrictions rathor than toward enlarging sources of supply. There should .therefore, bo no further delay on tho part of coal dealorB and consumers in placing their orders for their supply." HEAR FROM DEPARTMENT State University May Become Troop Training Station Lincoln. Thnt negotiations between tho state university and the war do pnrtmont in regard to tho uso of the university as n training school for drafted men would soon ho concluded, Is Indicated In n telegram received by Chancellor Hastings. The telegram rend as follows: "Captain Andrew Knight will visit you in the near future to officially closo up our negotiations. (Signed) Com mltteo on education nnd special train ing." University officials expect that Mr. Knight will come to Lincoln In a very short timo. A telogram from the com mittee, addressed to Andrew Knight Is now In tho ofllco of Dean O. J. Ferguson, indicating that Nebraska will bo his first stop. When ho comes, ho will undoubtedly bo clothed with full power to net. Want to Skip an Election Omaha County officers and tholr friends over tho state nre writing members of congress In Washington that it would ho a great thing this year if no elections woro held In their cases. Congross, however, Is power less to provont this. The states aro the guardians of their own elections nnd tho federal government cannot step in to say anything to thi-m. New Credit for France Washington Franco got another credit from tho treasury of $12',,000, 000, making France's totnl l.r.iM.OOO, 000, and tho total credits to all tho allies R2S5,GOO,000. "Scalping" Liberty Bonds Now York. All Liberty bond "scalp ing agencies," unearthed to far In As sistant District Attorney Brogan's investigation of those places, arc oper ated either by gormnns or hungnrlnns, ho declared in a roport to District At torney Swann. Tho Invcstlijntlon is Intended to determine whether tho operation of tho agencies where bonds of $50 nnd $100 aro bought at reduc tions of from ?5 to ?10 bolow their fnco vnluo, la part of an organized propaganda to discourage Investments In government war securities Stimulated Wheat Marketing Omaha. Tho appeal of tho food ad ministration to fnrmors to mnrkot tholr wheat, coupled with the notlco that whoat being held by pro-gormans would be requisitioned, has resulted in n very decided movemont of wheat to olovutors throughout the state. Records In tho ofllco of tho Nebraska federal food administration show thnt moro than 00,000 bushels, over and nbovo tho normal amount that might hnvo been oxpocted, has been mar keted since tho requisition order was promulgated. MEN GO TO FORT LOGAN Nearly One Thousand Nebraskans Af fected By Latent Draft Call Movement Starts May First. The Intesl cull for drnft men, to leave for training camps between May 1 nnd May 10, will tuko npproxl mutely 0S7 men from Nebraska. Tho men on this cull will not go to Camp Funston, where all of tho drtift troops from Ncbrnsku now nro. but will bo ent to Fort Logan, Colo., Instead. The wnr department's nctlon In send ing tho Ncbrnskn men thero Is inter preted to menu thnt Fimston Is filled, nnd trnnsfers will probably be mndo to the latter point as fast as poslblo. Tho State Council of Defense hns mnde known that It disapproved of the use of yellow paint on building of alleged disloyalists. Tho ue of paint or tho tarring of any person ac cuscd of disloyalty Is unlnwful nnd should not be countennncod In any community In the Mate, members of tho council say. Tho Mute supremo court has ruled that the Nebraska state prohibition law Is constitutional. The opinion grew nut of t Douglas county ca'-o uiid was the first decision of the su preme court on the constitutionality of the net. Those familiar with the stock sit uation nt South Omnhn predict that moat products to the consumer nre bound to advance In price as the re sult of recent sharp advances In cat tle, sheep nnd hogs at thnt market. State Food Administrator Wattles made the assertion nt Omnhn upon his return from Washington thnt the gov. erntuent will tnke steps immediately to requisition nil wheat being held in Nebraska. Mnny national guardsmen nre com plaining because they nre not being sent nbrond to take pnrt In the great PIcnrdy buttle nnd Nebrasknns nt Camp Cody nre nmong the complain nnt.s. Mrs. Margaret Serby, a Llthunlnn woman employe nt the South Omaha packing plant was severely beaten by another woman employe for alleged Insult to tho American flag and dis loyal utterances. For the third time Wlsncr has gone over the top for the sale of Liberty bonds. April 0, the" dny set for the big drive, cnrrled Wlsncr over the top by $30,000. Rev. George Allenbnch, one of the five pastors under tire nt Lincoln be cuuse of their refusal to attend n pa triotic rnlly, tendered his resignation at n meeting of his congregation. A member of the Saunders County Council of Defense made the assertion nt Fremont that a good many far mers In his county are deserting the Non-pnrtlsan league. Edgar will have n Hag raising April 2o, with tho 335th regimental band from Camp Funston, which is touring the state. County Clerk Scott has the data tu Miow that Pawneo county has 27,82(5 ncres of wheat In fine growing condi tion. Bonds to the nmount of $1,000,000 were voted by Omnhn citizens for tho construction of n new Commercial High school building. Frank Eng of St. Edwnrd sold n carload of cnttlo nt the South Omaha market at 10 cents n pound, tho highest price pnld this year. Tho Deutscher landwehr vcreln of West Point, n Gormnn organization long prominent in the community, has dissolved. Tho North Tlntto Sammy Olrls' club held nn miction supper nnd charily ball from which they netted $3,000 for the wnr fund. Keith county has oversubscribed its quota of the third Liberty loan bonds, and every town In the county hns qualified for n service flag. As the result of a systematic farm campaign there is n third Liberty loan bond on every farm In eleven school districts surrounding Norfolk. Home guards' day was observed at Bed Cloud when drills wero put on by compnnlcs from Guide Rock, Inn vnle nnd Rlvcrton. Wheat Is looking weir In Richard son county nnd seems to have passed tho winter In fine condition. S. It. McKelvle of Lincoln, promi nent newspaper man,-has filed for the republican nomination for governor. According to uvnllnble figures the Ncbrnsku farmers' war council now has n membership of over 50,000. Service enrds which were sent farm ers nro being received by the stato headquarters nt Omnhn at tho aver ngo of 5,000 a dny. An Indictment charging George II. Smldt, u wealthy Adams county farm er, with having said ho was Instru mental in forming nn organization among fanners to prevent crops from being rnisod, was returned by a fed eral grand jury nt Lincoln. Major John M. Blrkner of Lincoln, a Gorman born olllcer of tho Nebras ka National Guard and a momhc of tho 127th Held nrtlllery was arrested nt Camp Cody, N, M charged with I vlolntlng tho espionage act. He was discharged from tho service1 April 4 nnd recommended for Internment by tho War department. Lincoln has oversubscribed Its Lib erty loan quotn nnd tho committee hns raised voluntarily, Lancaster county's allotment from $1,515,000 to $2,000,000. tho Cnpltal City agreeing to rnlso SI. 400.000. &&? LSjg-Jgjqf T ftmt irit'i-iifir A woman nnd thre children were killed nnd five others wcro moro" or. less seriously Injured when an auto mobile in which they wcro riding was struck by n Northwestern freight train n few miles north of Omuha. Ono person escaped Injury. Tho car was a Ford sedan nnd was completely demolished. Lyons Homo Guards went to the Casper Rlef hull, west of the city the other night nnd broke tip n Non-i partisan league meeting. They worn1 assisted by more than 1,000 Home Gunrd.s and other patriotic citizens from Oakland, West Point, Bancroft nnd Pender. ' The following counties reported over-subscription of their quoins' Inl the third Liberty loan on April 15.J eight days nfter the drlvo stnrted: IJufTnlo, Burt, Butler, Dakota, Stan-1 ton, Thurston, Deuel, Cedar, Adams, Keith, Box Butte, Plntto, Wheeler and' Brown. Farmers whoso sons nro In military camps under tho draft, can get blanks from Governor Neville to have . them furloughed for farm work. In muklng this uimouucement, the gov ernor says that military authorities nt the enmp pnsx upon the uppllca tlon. Receipt from n white elephant sale by women of the Red (Vims at Scott shl tiff umounted to npproxl mutely ?lfi,000. One heifer brought !f2,(i?0.5(), which Is said to be the rec ord pi Ice for any one nnliiml In the state. Upon u request of Director Gen ei al McAdoo, tho Nebraska l-allwny commission hns asked city authorities of Omuha not to compel the Missouri Paclllc to build u viaduct over Leav enworth street, In that city, until j nfter the wnr. Two Nebraska men, Guy C. Nowliu I of Aurora nnd Lloyd M. Rnthburn of Belgrade, nro members of the crew of tho Amorlcnn collier Cyclops, which Is more thnn a month past due at an At lantic port, and Is believed to hnvo been lost nt sea. Manderson Lehr of Albion, son of Mr. and Mrs. II. F. Lehr, who has been doing greut service with the French nvlntlon squiidrouJn France, bus been honored by promotion from corporal to sergeant. Tho first permit granted by the stnte council of defense under tho new sedition lnw of Nebraska for an alien to preach nnd teach was Issued to John B. Reetns. head of the parochial school at PIckrell. Captain Martin C. Sbnllenberger son of Congressman Shallenbergcr, of Alma, who Is on the staff of General Pershing In France, has been pro moted to major. Omnhn birth records show nn In crease of flfty-vevcn babies In the first three months of this year, as com pared to those during the same throo months in 1017. Kearney county has n 100 per cent Junior Bed Cros. They ure doing splendid Red Cross work In tho schools over the country nnd are n great help to the senior society. C. H. Peter, Lincoln motoiinan, who was forced to salute tho flag fifty times by co-workers, wns hound over to the federal grand Jury under the esplonngo net. A "Good Bonds" fair held at Al liance netted nbout $2,000, all of which will be used to better the con dition of main roads In Box Butte county. A number of county food udmlnls trators in Nebraska have pledged cit izens of their counties to use no moro wheat flour until the new wheat crop Is harvested. Records In the ofllco of the state food administrator at Omaha show that only half as much whent flour Is being used In Nebrnskn as wns used a year ago. The State bonk of Seneca, cnpltal $20,000, and tho Fnrmers State bank of Halsey, capital $10,000, were granted charters by the state banking board, According to the 1018 city directory Omnhn hns n population of 231,250. Omaha's first draft quota gavo the city a population of 201.000. Platto county reported Its Liberty loan quota oversubscribed bynt least $100,000 on April 13, one week after tho drive stnrted. Preparations nre being mndc for drilling for oil In both Cheyenne nnd Rock county. The Beatrice city council pnssed nn ordinance appropriating $32,500 for three now pining districts. A voluntary agreement to pay, through the federal food administra tion of Nebraska, tho sum of $0O0 to bo given tho Red Cross nnd tho Red Star by the Fremont Milling company was tho penalty assessed for viola tions of tho rules nnd regulations gov erning sales of whent mill feeds. A proposition 1b to bo put beforo members of tho Fremont Methodist church to say whether a now $10,000 church shall bo erected this yenr. Tho sum of $31,000 hns nlrcndy been pledged for tho new edifice. Moro thnn 200 boys' nnd girls' garden clubs will be organized In No braska this- year for tho purposo of helping win the wnr, according to C. W. Watson, lender of tho junior sec tion of tho agricultural extension servlco of the Stntc University. Tho sum of $15,000 has been In vested in third Liberty loan bODtli by officials and employes of tho state liouso ut Lincoln. . Buffalo county people nro elated over tho honor of being tho first coun ty in Nebraska to win un honor flag In tho third Libert? loan drlvo. (.?. ItrV-'r Back aches? Stomach sen sitive? A little cough? No strength? Tire easily? All after effects of this dread mal ady. Yes, they are catarrhal Grip is a catarrhal disease. You can never be well as long as catarrh remains in your sys tem, weakening your whole body with stagnant blood and unhealthy secretions. You Need PERUNA It's the one tonic for the after effects of grip, because it is a catarrhal treatment of proved excellence. 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