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UNITED 8TATE8 GIVING HEED TO
CALL FROM FOCH
TRAINING IS ALSO SPEEDED UP
Another Million and France and Bel
glum May be Cleared of Hun
by Winter -
Washington To tnko advantage of
tho rout of tho Germans north of
tho Mnrno, General Foch needs all tho
Americans that can ho rushed to
Franco during tho rcmalndor of tho
summer nnd early nutumn. Ho is
going to get thorn. IIundredH of thou
sands of the man of tho national nrmy
aro trained and ready to go and ovory
ounco of available allied support will
bo devoted to carrying them overseas.
Tho supremo commander of tho allied
armlos has not disclosed his purpose,
but It Is surmised that tho Franco
American victories have revealed tho
weakness of tho bochc and mado tho
launching of tho great counter offen
sive an Immcdlato possibility.
With another million Americans on
'the job, tho Germans could bo cleaned
out of Franco and Belgium beforo
snow files, said n high war depart
ment ofllclal.
Tho training of soldiers also Is to be
speeded up. Sccrotary of War linker
had planned to slow down tho draft
machinery beginning with August 1.
Ho was going to call only 300,000
draftees in August compared with -100,-
000 in July. Local boards woro in-x
otructcd to refuso releases to the
nnvy, marine corps or tho emergency
flcot to nil registrants of tho 1917 or
1916 classes who have been or will bo
classified in class ono until a sufficient
numbor nro In sight to fill promptly
nnd proporlynll calls up to August 31.
General Crowdor also Instructed
draft executives to hold under a very
special scrutiny tho report of any local
board Hint falls to place at least 50
per cent of tho 1918 registrants in
class ono.
Approve Czar's Execution
Stockholm Tho soviet pan-execu-tlvo
council has placed its approval
on tho execution of former Czar Nich
olas Chairman Svcrdloff nnnounced
at n mooting of tho council that oltlcial
notification of the execution had boon
received from tho ural soviet, saying:
"Tho Moscow government had planned
to glvo Nicholas a trial for his crimes
against tho pooplo, but tho efforts ot
monarchists to kidnap the former czar
mauo his execution inevitable." Tho
pan-oxecutlves then passed tho follow
ing resolution: "Wo recognlzo that tho
execution ot Nicholas was absolutely
correct." Svordloff nlso told tho coun
cil that tho body had come into posses
sion of valuabladocuments taken from
tho former ruler, including his own
diary, and that of tho former czarina
and also correspondence between tho
former czar and tho Monk Rasputin
and between tho czarina nnd tho,
monk. This will nil bo published
shortly. Tho press of Russia, Includ
ing tho socialist nowspapors, Is con
demning tho execution, declaring It
cruol and unnecessary.
Looks Town r ft Universal Tr.ilnlnn
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Washington Plans for establishing '
student nrmy corps in every collego J
in tho United States having a miilo
enrollment of 100 or moro woro dls
cussod nt n conference between of
ficials of the war department nnd n
group of collego presidents. Presldont
MoLaurln of tho Massachusetts school
of technology has boon appointed by
Socretary Unker to orgnnizo tho train
Ing schemo und to appoint regional ad
viscrs.
New Record In Building -Washington
A now world's record
in destroyer construction 1ms boen cs
tnbllshed nt tho Maro Island (Call
fornla) navy yard In tho commission
ing of tho Ward sovonty-ono days
nftor her ken! was laid. Tho Ward was
launched seventeen nnd one-halt dnys
nftor tho first pinto was laid. Form
orly it required twenty-four months to
construct n dostroyor In this country
Cuba Will Send n Regiment
Havnnn Cubn will send nt least ono
regiment to Frnnco as well as all tho
volunteers who offer themsolvos, nc
cording to tho military servlco bill
adopted by (tho houso of representa
tives. Formation of a Cuban aviation
corps which will bo trained in tho
United States is provided for In a do
creo signed by President Monocal.
Hits at Army Officers
Washington Senator King of Utah
introduced n resolution requesting
Secretary Raker to furnish tho Bonnto
with tho names of nil nrmy officers
who have received or nro recolvlng
any emolument from nny corporation,
!or person having to do with govern
.mont contracts. Tho resolution was
prompted by tho rocont nrrosts in con
nection with army supplies.
Denounces Mob Spirit
Washington Forcefully denouncing
an apparent growth of "mob spirit"
ns emulating tho "lawloss passion" of
(Germany, who hns "disregarded sacred
obligations of law nnd mndo lynchers'
of her amnios," Prosldont Wilson has
appealed to tho country to "make- art
end of this disgraceful evil." Lynch
ings, ho said, constitute "a blow at
tho hoarjs of law and human Justice,"
and contrlbuto "to German lies about
tho United States what her most
Rifted liars cannot improve upon by
'tho way of calumny,"
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1 View of Solssons, at tin northern end of the allied offensive In the Alsne;Mnrue region. 2 Depth bombs
on the Harvard, formerly a yacht, now an American patrol boat In Kuropcmi waters. Victor Vnnilurmerck, an
American soldier who killed a German with the butt of bis rifle In battle In France.
NEWS REVIEW OF
THE GREMi WAR
i General Foch Is Squeezing the
Crown Prince's Army Out of
Soissons-Reims Salient.
HUNS IN PERILOUS POSITION
American Troops Are Highly Praised
for Their Fine Work British In
Flanders Take Mcteren Silly
Exploit of U-Boat Off
Cape Cod.
By EDWARD W. PICKARD.
"We've got 'em on the run" was the
joyful cry of America us the news
came In of the victorious progress of
the allied troops In tho Solssons-Reltns
sullcnt.
In a measure this was true, for the
Germans were being gradually
squeezed out of the salient, and there
was every reason for elation over the
splendid lighting of the allies. Rut to
hall tho success as n great decisive
victory was premnture nnd foolish.
Such running ns tho Huns did -was
done only nt tho stnrt of Foch's offen
sive, when they were taken by sur
prise. Their commanders quickly re
gained some measure of control, nnd
thereafter tho enforced retrent was
conducted skilfully and slowly, every
bit of ground being bitterly contested
In order that ns many guns nnd ns
much supplies ns possible might be
saved. Realizing that his entire nrmy
south of tho Alsne was In grave dan
ger, the crown prince sent In more nnd
more of his reserves until 40 divisions
were engaged, and desperate efforts
were made to stabilize their lines of
defense. However, nothing was nl
lowed to stop the steady forwnrd
movement of the allies on three fronts
of the salient, and the path of re
treat was narrowed day by day. All
of the territory yet held by the enemy
wns brought under the flro of tho
henvy guns, and tho airmen In great
numbers flew over the region day nnd
night, working havoc with their bombs
und machine guns.
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At the beginning of tho week there
were highly successful operations on
the west front of the salient, In both
of which the Americans played an Im
portant part. At the tip of the Gcr
mnn ndvance Chateau Thierry was
taken by storm nnd n large section
north and east of It was cleared of
nuns. Hero thousands of Germans
were killed, other thousands captured,
and great numbers of cannon nnd
quantities of supplies wero taken.
From Ibis point northwnrd to Sols
sons the Frnnco-Amerlonns swept east
ward until Neutlly St. Front was tak
en, Oulchy threatened, Solssons' Itself
brought under gunfire and tho very lm
portant railroad from there to Chateau
Thierry crossed at so many places that
It eould no longer be used by the en
emy. This drive, to bo wholly sue
eessful, had to be carried to Fere-en-Tnrdenols,
through which ran the only
remaining railway which the Huns
could rely upon to get their wnr sup
plies out of tho way of Foch's pincers,
nnd before the week closed the French
nnd Yankees were moving steadily to
ward that town from the west and
south. It must not be supposed that
their progress wns easy. The Ger
mans counter-nttneked repeatedly and
fought brave and stubborn rear-guard
battles. The vlllngc of Eplcds, for in
stance, nfter being taken ut tho point
of t.ho bayonet by the Americans, was
recaptured by tho Huns, nnd again
won by the Ynnkees, who then ad
vanced their lines far beyond It.
Some of tho fiercest lighting took
place along the Marue enst of Chateau
Thierry. At first tho Germans retrent
ed ncross tho river so hnstlly tbnt tho
movement amounted almost to n rout.
From tho heights of Jnulgonne, Bnrzy
nnd Pnssy, tho American guns poured
n deadly lmll upon tho fleeing foe,
mnny of whom, throwing nwny their
rifles, sought to swim the river, nnd
wero drowned.
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When Foch whs secretly prepnring
for his great strategic nttnek he called
Wp,ff.
a strong force of English and Scots
troops down from the north, and they
quietly slipped nrouud south of the
Maine tWnrd Reims. At the ap
pointed time these seasoned lighters
lilt the German lines southwest of the
cathedral city n mighty blow. In the
succeeding (lays, noting ns the east
arm of the pincers, they nuMicd for
ward Into the salient from the Moun
tain of Reims toward VHle-en Tnrde
nols and Fismes. Their progress was
slower than that of tho Franco Ameri
cans on the west, for the country In
which they were fighting was much
more difficult. Fast of Reims the
French and Italian Jield their own
and even made some ndvance. though
the plan did not call for a drive by
them.
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When Foch's offensive wns a week
old It appenred probable that I.uden
dorff would nttempt to mnke at least
a temporary stand on the hnlf-elrcle
running from Solssons through the
outskirts of Oulchy, below Fore-en-Tnrdenols
and across toward tho
Mountain of Reims. Competent ob
servers believed his troops woro too
disorganized to hold this line fur long,
nnd that he would bo forced to fall
back to the Vesle river, which runs nl
inost due west from Reims, Joining
the Alsne near Solssons.
Tho main efforts of General von
Roehm. the Immedinto commnnder of
the Germans in the sullent, were di
rected to keeping open the roads of
retreat. He was given the assistance
not only of most of the crown prince'B
reserves, but also of nine divisions
from the nrmy of Crown Prince Ru
precht of nnvarln. Alrendy ho was
having great difficulty In feeding the
men he had there, and tho additions
did little but stiffen his resistance nnd
ndd to his commlssnry troubles.
At the tlmo of writing, the full "Scope
of Genernl Foch's plans Is .not re
vealed. Ho has tho initiative, and mny
elect to continue the offensive with
nil his strength in the effort to drive
tho Huns beyond tho Alsno nnd ns
much farther as they can ho forced ;
or he may find It prudent to hold them
at tho Vesle and await tho nrrlval of
more Americans. It Is a noteworthy
fact that 70 per cent of tho allied
troops engaged In the" present bnttlo
aro French. A considerable portion
of the remainder arc British nnd Ital
ians. If so much can be dono with so
comparatively small n force of Ameri
cans tnklng pnrt, nsk observers, what
will hnppen to the Huns when a mil
lion Americans nro In the fighting Hue
and nnother million nt least wnltlng
their turn for notion? And this state
of affairs will be reached by October,
It Is predicted.
Pa
Paris nnd London nre loud In their
praise of the qunllty and behavior of
the Americans In the Alsiie-Marne bnt
tle, nnd the newspapers there relate
many Instances of their bravery, cool
ness and determlnntlnn. They arc ad
mittedly ns fine troops as ever were
seen, nnd even the least experienced
of them have no Idea of anything but
winning every fight they go Into.
Their mnrksmanshlp. both with the
rifle nnd with larger weapons, Is re
marknhlo: their dogcedness Is tem
pered with nn unquenchable humor,
nnd their stamlnn Is such tbnt at times
bodies of them fought for many hours
without food or drink, declining to
hnlt their advance to let the commis
sary catch up with them. These
splendid troops, with their gnllant nnd
competent officers, have done their full
pnrt In stopping tho German offensive
and converting It Into an allied offen
sive, nnd If they aro now called oT to
stop nnd nwnlt tho nrrlval of more of
their countrymen, America should rest
satisfied, patient and proud. The
Amerlenn casualty lists will bo longer
and longer ench day for a time, but
the bcrenved ones mny well tnko ex
ample by the proud, unweeplng grief
with which Colonel Roosevelt received
tho iiows of the denth of his gnllant
son, Quentln.
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In Flnndcrs tho British carried out
an important operation that resulted
In the enpturo of Mcteren. Thoy havo
been devoting themselves to prepnrlng
for tho new offensive which, according
to tho logic of tho situation, Ludcn
dorff must nndcrtnko nnd which, ac
cording to mllltnry experts, probably
will be directed ngnlnst somo pnrt of
tho lino held by tho British. Such nn
offensive would bo Inrgely to Influence
public opinion In Qennnny nnd direct
attention away from tho crown
prince's disastrous attempt on the
Maine.
'General Foch has not had to call
Into action the bulk of his reserves.
In the midst of the biggest battle he
found time to order a swift and fierce
attack by the French along the Avre.
In thoIontdldler sector. The posi
tions aimed at were feebly held by
tired troops that did not expect nn
nttnek, and the objectives were gnlnod
within n few hours, large numbers of
prisoners being taken,
received the Information from
some source tbnt the Austrlans were
preparing a triple offensive against
Italy. Thls, according to tho story, Is
to consist ofn great land nttnek onlhe
PInve river line, n nnvnl attack on
Italy's Adriatic coast and nn extensive
counter-attack In Albnnln. The Ital
ian commanders have no doubt of their
ability to repulse any or nil of these
attacks. In Albania their forces,
with the French, have kept moving for
ward and are now in very strong po
sitions. Tho threat of n serious nnvnl
operation by Austrlu seems most fool
ish of all.
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President Wilson completed his pro
nouncement of plnns for tho participa
tion of tho United Stntes in tho Rus
sian expedition nnd wns nwnltlng only
the reply of Japan to the American
proposnls. It hnd been thought Jnpan
hnd ngroed to these, but dlspntchcs
from Tokyo told of nn exciting contro
versy over them, two Influential groups
strongly opposing Intervention. Mos
cow ndvices snid general mobilization
of the Russian nrmy meaning tho
bolshevik! had begun, but this did
not worry the allied statesmen. Tho
plnns of the British, Americans nnd
French for tho protection of the Mur
mun region ngnlnst the Germans nnd
Finns are believed to bo all settled.
Tho people will be fed nnd their In
ternal affnlrs will not bo Interfered
with by tho expedition tbnt will bo
sent.
Genernl Horvnth, provlslonnl ruler
of Siberia, is co-operntlng with tho
Czeoho-Slovnks, nnd matters look
more promising in that country.
Conditions In the Ukraine grow moro
unsettled dnlly, nnd now the Germans
and Austrlans nre cnllcd on to face
a great uprising In Roumania, where
tho people are disgusted with the pence
with the central powers nnd with tho
treatment they nre receiving. Proba
bly half n million Teutonic troops nro
tied up In these -two countries, which
helps some. . -
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The Atlnntlc senbonrd was nmnzed
rntlier thnn nlnrmed by tho sudden np
pearanee of u largo Germnn submarine
close to Capo Cod. The vessel at
tacked u tug and sank the three stone
laden barges.lt was towing, using up
two torpedoes and a lot of ammunition
In this footless operation. Other U
boats bagged bigger game when they
sank- tho British transport .Tustleln,
:i2,2:u gross tons, off the Irish const.
The transport, which was westward
bound after carrying 10,000 American
soldiers to Europe, was attacked by e
fleet of six or eight submarines nnc
fought them for ten hours. Of her
crew of some GOO only ten wero killed.
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So foolish ns scarcely to merit men
tion Is tho latest list of German peaco
terms, which It s said will bo offered
through Spain. They disown nny do
sire for nnnexntions or Indemnities on
the west front, but would lenve Bel
glum, the Balkans nnd tho self-deter-mlnntlon
of peoples for tho pence con
ference to settle; the penco trentlos
with Roumania and Russln not to bo
questioned, and all Germnny's colonies
to be restored. Also tho seas uro to
be free and Glbrnlrar and the Suez
canal defenses dismantled.
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The British government Is having
troublo with tho pacifists, who havo
permeated nil tho war material fac
tories, nnd Inst week caused strikes
of thousands of munition workers. Tho
cabinet decided, It wns reported, that
if tho strlko continued tho strikers of
military ngo would bo drafted lmmedl
ntely Into the nrmy.
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Flnnlly authentic word of tho death
of tho former czar camo out of Rus
sln. Ho wns ordered shot byji local
bolshevik officlnl because of counter
revolutionary plots, and his son Is said
to hnvo died of exposure n few days
Inter,
LIS! OF CANDIDATES
Secretary of States Gives Out Names
of Those Entitled to Appear On
Ballot at August Primaries.
Secretary of State Pool has pre
pared a list of all senatorial, congres
sional and state candidates of all par
ties whose tilings hae been completed
and who will have tho light to appear
on the ballot at the primaries August
20. Some Mini's had not been
completed when this list was Issued.
Additional tlmo was given the de
linquents. Following Is the list:
I'nltnl State Sen nt or Democrat
Willi K. Reed. John II. Morehend. 13d.
Kiir Uownnl, William II. Price, Mell
aril U Mtenlfe, Harry S. Dtigan. lie
publican Chnrli'B 11. Slonn, Hobs U
Hammond. GeorKO W. Noirls, William
MudKCtt, Dave Mercer.
Howrunr Democrat Churli-n W.
III. van. ICelth Neville. Republican
Samuel II. McKelvle, Walter Johnson,
It. II. Howoll.
Mciitrniiiil (lovrrnor Democrat
Cart 13. Slott. William II. RannliiK.
Republican 1 A. Harrows, C. S. Puge,
Isldtir Zloglor.
.Vcretnry of Stiitt Democrat llURh
I Cooper. A. T. Qntowooi), W. D.
Selinnl. F. I ShleldH, 13 A. Wnlrntli.
Republican Will H. Jay, D. M. Ams
berry. Auditor of Public AeeoiintN Democrat-Trod
C Ayros, Kugene I Mum
ford, Charles Q. DcPiancc. Republi
can u. m. union, ueorge w. Marn.
Mute Treasurer Democrat Henry
c. Rorire. J. H. Cnnady. Republican
D H. Cropsoy. -
.l(form-) (.Vnrrnl Democrat Dexter
T. , Htriett . Clinton J. Campbell. Geortro
Ib-iKc. Republican William L.
Dnwllritf. Clarence A. Davis.
fuimiilxxlnticr of Public Uiintn ami
Illdsx. Democrat G. I Slifimwnv.
Republican Dan Swanson, Kilwird 11.
Cowles
Itnl I m a v CoiiiiiilNNlntier Democrat
Roy M. Itnrrop. IMward C. Hlmmnns,
II. C. IOnyiirt. Republlcnn II. a. Tay
loi Harry I,. Cook.
CoiiKreNx !'lrM IHxtrlet Democrat
Fnnford P. Crrjmp, Prank A. Peterson.
Republican C. V Reavls.
Second IHntrlct Democrat Charles
O. Lobeck. Republican N. P. Dodge.
Allien W. Jefferls.
Third ' Dl-trl.t Democrat Dnn V,
ttenhens. Republican R. 13. Kvans.
Koiirtli qiKtrlct Democrat Thos. M.
C nirmlnKlinm. 13. O KreMngcr. Wil
liam H. Smith. Republican Clinrlrn
II P,m'J M a MeLniiKlilln. Adam
MeMullen. John.R Klllcen.
..n.f"'. "'""'et Democrat Aohton C.
Minllcnhflrpcr. Republlcnn William 13.
Andrews. James S. Glllinm.
m."1,",". "lMrl, Democrat Charles
. Heal. Charles W. Pool. Republlcnn
ai. r. Klnuald
Filing on the prohibition ticket nre:
Governor, J. D Graves, lieutenant gov
ernor, David R. Gilbert; Hecretarv of
state. GeorKe C Pitch: stuto auditor.
"' i,lnXv M'1": nttornev Koneral, Hen
ry C. nittenblnder: land commissioner,
James II. Priest; Fourth district. Thom
as m. C. nirinlnglinm.
Cluules St ruder, successful huMness
man of Lincoln, has accepted an Invi
tation from tho Statu War Work
Council of tho Y. M. C. A. to direct
Us campaign this fall to raise Ne
braska's apportionment to the $112,
000,000 fund. Mr. Strntler will direct
the campaign from the Omaha head
quarters. Nebraska's quota Is $1,1120,
000, based ori the allotment given tills
statu in the third Liberty loan drive.
Of the total fund, ?l)7,O00,000 will
be for promotion of Red Triangle
work with tho American nnd allied
nrmles, nnd $15,000,000 furthe wnr
work being donu by the T. W. C. A.
As far ns possible, use will be made
of the snnie organization used In Ne
braska's Y. M. O. A. drive last No
vember. A conference to shape final
nrrangement.s will be called in Omuhn
early In September. The drive will
be In October.
Tho Frontier county defense council
Issued n prochilnatlon, printed copies
of which havo been posted In con
spicuous places, urging that the use
of all languages other than our own
be discouraged, especially In public
places, schoolhotisvs, public convey
ances and over the telephone.
Statu Supeilnteiulent Clemmons an
nounced that a new consolidation of
school district has been perfected at
Fllley, ilvu districts participating. Ar
rangements aro being made for tho
erection of n school building modern
In every way, costing $ir.000.
Names of three Nebraskans appear
ed In General PerMilngs casualty list
of July ai. They are: Harry W.
Fassnachr. Fairmont, killed In notion;
George L. Inmnn, Seneca, died of dls.
ease; Charles V. Richardson, llalsey,
wounded In action.
Figures Issued recently by the De
partment or Agriculture at Washing
ton show that Nebraska stood third
In 1017 In the production of beef cat
tle, and fourth In production of hogs,
corn and oats.
Nebraska Is called upon to furnish
TTi registrants as part of tho 10.000
summoned to the colors July 20 by tho
War department. They will be stnt
to the Syracuse recruiting camp at
Syracuse, N. Y.
The run down condition of, tho
Moffat railroad In Colorado, which
has threatuned to shut oft Nebraska's
bituminous coal supply next winter, is
to bo improved, Nebraska Fuel Admin
istrator Kennedy announced. Mr.
Kennedy refers to the Routt county
coal fields as "tlio bituminous coal bin
of Nebraska."
Fourteen coal sheds to hold 100
tons of coal each nro to bo built by
Douglas county authorities, to hold
the conl supply for thu county hospital
and the court house.
Tho Madison County Council of De
fense hns announced to Madison coun
ty people that thoy should not soil
their Liberty bonds. Tho "council is
especially anxious to stop the sale of
certain stock for which Liberty bonds
nro being received ns payment.
Thnt 0,f00 acres of statu school
InndH In Perkins county saro bringing
only 2M, to 15 cents nn aero to tho
stnto treasury, whero it should bo
bringing nt leant 42 cents, was the
complaint of Theodoro Burnes, Hold
rege, before tho state board of edu
cational lands and funds at Lincoln,
Nebraska editors have goun rea
sons to be proud of tin record estab
lished by newspapers of this state in
advertising tiie third Liberty loan. Of
ficial figures show that newspapers In
this state led those of nil other states
In the 10th Reserve district in publish
ing items about the thl.nl loan; that
Nebraska led In editorial matter about
tho loan and In space devoted to car
toons. Nebraska was third In amount
of display advertising used, which
shows that the newspujr men of Ne
braska devoted more free space to
boosting the loan In proportion to the
advertising received thnn any other
, state.
Farm Demonstrator Rlst of Gage
county has declared war on walnut
log buyers whom liu charges nre get
ting by with n profiteering gnme bo
causo of tho patriotism of the farmer.
According to Mr. Rist the agenti
camouflage their statements In such u
way that the fnrmer thinks he hns
got to sell his timber whether he Is
satisfied with the price or not.
Farmers of Sheridan county hnve
decided, to enter thu Held of potato
buying, grading nnd selling nnd thu
manufacture of starch nnd other po
tato products. An association com
posed of M0 members hns been form
ed. Tho starch factory Is to be lo
cated at Gordon, with grading stations
nt Scodan, Itiishvllle, Clinton, Hay-
Springs nnd Bordeaux.
New wheat received nt tho mTT'ls
and elcVators In southeastern Nebras
ka In, most cases grades No. 1, and It
Is doubtful If the quality In the dis
trict has ever been surpassed. Tho J
yield Is about'Sr. bushels. A -ilHfc acre
field near Invson yielded nearly 60
bushels to the acre.
York county commercial club labor
bureau has furnished fhu farmers
with over two hundred men. Under
the supervision of thu Commercial-club
the lioiuu guards assisted In harvest
ing l.OSd acres of grain on twenty-six
farms, forty-live of fifty men taking:
part.
Nebraska Odd Fellows aro organiz
ing by counties to make tho celebra
tion of the hundredth anniversary of
the order In America u great success.
Numerous prizes will be awarded for
attendance. The celebration will bo
held In Omaha on April 20, 1010. .
Nebraska will send 100 men to "W
Camp Fremont, California, under a
new draft calLfor 4G.000 men Just is
sued by Provost Marshal General'
Crowdor. They will entrain between
August 5 and 1). '
" Clarence Winchester, 22, of Lin
coln, was a fireman on the Snn Diego,
sunk by a German torpedo off New
York harbor. His parents have re
ceived no word as to whether bo was
rescued. Tho grain hnrvest Is on In north
Nebraska nnd wheat and oats nre be
ing cut. Enrly Indications ure that
winter wheat is in good condition and
that spring wheat is rather light. Tho
quality of the grain Is excellent. ,
A contract has been let for the con-
fitructlon of a men's cottugo at tho- J
Bentrlce Institution for feeble minded,
and the first unit of a new power
plant there. The bid for both building
was $S.'1,;V52.
Two Polk county farmers, Verncr"
Roberts and A. W. Halm, were In
stantly killed when an automobile In
which they wero riding was btruck
by a Union Pacific train at Osceola.
The Missouri Lutheran synod of Ne
braska and neighboring states will ho
lultl In Deshler tho week of August
18. An attendance of several hun
dred minister Is expected.
A fine $00,000 consolidated school
building Is to bo erected near Holms
vllle. Five automobile carryulls have
been purchased to carry thu children
to and from school.
Kustls Is becoming n cream centor.
Moro than $10,000 was paid to far
mers in the district during the month l.
of Juno for cream shipped fromHff"
Eustls station.
Tho Thayer county fair which will
be held ut Deshler .August 27-aO prom
ises to bo the largest Ilvu stock show
in the state oulsldu of thu statu fair.
Former Stifto Representative Peter
Fggenberger wns trampled to death
on his farm near Stang, Filmore coun
ty, by n vicious bull.
Flour and sugar cards, as protect
lion against stackers In tho commun
ity, probably 'will be Issued by mer
chants of Ktnerson. s -
Omaha's fnll market week will opon
September Oth nnd contlnuo until tho
14th.
Tho first cnrlnnd of Red Cross cat
tle sold on the Omnhn market netted
tho Brownlee, Cherry county, .chapter
of tho American Red Cross $2,121.
The shipment consisted of 20 head of
cows and calves, till donated by far
mers residing jn tho vicinity of
Brownlee.
Richard L. Metcalfe of Omaha lias
accepted tho filing for tho democratic
nomination for United Stntes senator,
recently mado by democrats of Web
ster county. Ho has resigned from
the Kjate council of defense.
Secrotury 13. It. Danlelson of tho
NchTuska statu fair emphatically do-,
Dies rumors to tho effoct that tho fair
will bo discontinued this your nnd that
tho grounds will bo turned over to tho
government for a training camp.
Bonds in tho sum of $15,000 wero
voted at Bennett for the erection of a
new school building. Tho proposition
was voted upon three years ago, but
was lost by a few votes.
A coll for 286 colored men for the,
natlonul army from Nebraska hns
been sent to local boards. Tho con
tingent will bo sent to Camp Funstoo,
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