RED OLOUD, NEBRASKA, CHIEF h h H i " ll t J WOMEN REPLACE MEN Fifth of Potato and Beet Crop of . Stato Being Harvested By Weaker Sex, Experts 6ay. According to railroad crop experts !moro tlinn twenty per cent of tho po 'tnto nml sugar beet harvesters now ut work throughout Nebraska nro wo men. The potnto crop hi this Mute Is irstliimted nt n normnl yield of 0,000, '000 bushels. Sugar beets In tlie stnte will also lie n normnl yield. Quiillt.v Is better btit tin ucroogo Is considerably emiiller tlimi lust yenr. One railroad export estimates the winter ami fprlng wlient yield nt 41 . 002,000 bush ols, outs lit .77.000,000, mid Imrley nt 4,fl.rr..OOO. .Corn will yield close to 147,000.000 bushels. The Nebraska Telophono company hns petitioned the Htnte nillwny com mission for n SO per cent Increase In nil telephone rates In their territory, which Includes nil territory In Ne braska north of tho I'lntte river, ex cepting n few locnl companies. The proposed Increase. If granted, will apply to hoth locnl and toll chnrges. ninrged with making disloyal and unpatriotic statements against the United States and Its government, nn indictment wits brought ngnlnt Snin. tiel Hunzlkor, n wealthy farmer living near Sutton In Tiny county, by thP federal grand Jury of the Lincoln dis trict. Lincoln wns vllted by n third serious fire In the Inst month "hen the plant of the Standard pinning mills, covering n block of ground north of tho stnte university was en tirely gutted hy flames. The loss Is plnced nt 2S.r..OOO. Antloch. which Is little more than two years old. tins 1.MU people and about .140 house and cottnee. ac cording to the report of the census takes, who filed hl records with the jherldan county toard. Box Butte county's home guards, fully equipped. Journeyed from Al fiance to a number of sown? In the onnty recently and wrre received with great onthulnm. Other such Jmmts nre being planned. That Nebraska boys re In the thick of tho fray "over there" Is proven by the fact that the govern ment's casualty llt U3fd on Oct. 12 ontnlned the names of sixteen sol diers from this state. A man was baled Into court and fined $5 and costs at Alliance the ether Air for speeding In n tractor down tho main street. It was alleged he Was traveling ut n speed of 18 lilies nn hour. Hnrtlngton citizens are delighted over the prospects of having u full 24 honr electric light and power service end n complete up-to-date street light ing system In the. Immediate future. At n muss meeting nt Chadron plans were discussed looking toward the construction of u reservoir on Child ren creek to relievo the serious water situation, which confronts tilt- city. Bccnuse of tho prevalence of Span ish llu the Nebraska Federation of Women's clubs bus called off for this year Its convention which was sched uled for Falrbury this week. C. II. Davis of Colon, Saunders county, has been chosen as agricul tural ngent for Johnson county, to till the vacancy caused by the resignation of Clarence It. Weber. Nebraska has twenty-four potash concerns, fifteen of which are located at Antloch, according to a list of the various firms printed In n recent Issue, of the Alliance Times. Nothing but the "fin" or some other rntnstronhc enn nrevent n monster gathering of delegates nt the Stnr Potnto Growers convention at ' bluff Nov. l.'l to 15. oion of the In- Tho grand JjfeV of Odd Follow, doprnd-a for Lincoln this week, lias ceen postponed one month because of the "flu" epidemic. Principals of county schools throughout the stnte are acting on their own Initiative In closing schools because of the Spnnlsh Influenza. File dmilruyrd the Itlehardson county bnnk building and tho Kramer building nt Falls City, entailing a loss of approximately $120,000. A community service flag contnlnlng over 100 stars wns dedicated nt Dor chester. Tho flng contains two gold stars. With the $12,000 thnt wns to hnve been used for the erection of an ani mal pathology building ut the state farm that project having been disap proved by the state committee on non war construction It Is now proposed by the University Hoard of Regents to reopen and run the hog cholera serum plant until the next legislature meets and provides for Its permanent oper ation. The board proposes to take this action upon the request of Gov ernor Nevlllo that the plant be re opened. Frank W. Judson, state director of Nebraska Red Cross, has been chos en to head tho Christmas member ship drive of the central division, which embraces tho states of Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa and Ne braska. No ono may visit state Institutions during the epidemic of Spanish In fluenxa, tho stnte board of control bus ruled. Housewives of Fremont forced down the price of butter 4 cents by rffllKlm- . A ... . r.A Si iV T P d for the product. Nebraska men or the first draft par ticipated In tho famous St. Mlhiel drive by which General Pershing put himself In a position to strike at Metr., biggest Gorman munition center and ono of the most strongly foi titled cities In the world, General March, chief of stair, made known nt Wash ington Just the other day. He said tho Eighty-ninth division, Camp Fun hton men, were In the front line of the famous drive. Nebraska nowspnpors as well as nowspauers throughont the entire United States unanimously approved President Wilson's note to Germany refusing to deal with the autocratic war lords of thnt country and deelln lng to talk pence until Germany ceases to play the part of n barbarian. County Food Administrator Bliss of Huffnlo county suggests thnt If the names of people having for sale per Nimble food products were published It might attrnet the attention of those desiring to purchase such products nnd Induce direct dealing, between producer and consumer. Plnns for a scries of "win the war for1 permanent peace" conventions to be held this fall and winter In every stnte In the union were imnounced recently nt New York by the League to Enforce Peace. Trntnflve arrange ments call for a convcnilea In this state next month. The Omahn Chamber of Commerce nnd scores of other organisations over the stnte sent resolutions to Washing ton urging President Wilson to stand for unconditional surrender as u reply to Germany's pence pirn. ?t Is evident the effort of the various bodies wns not In vain. The Lewlston consolidated school which opened enrly Inst month Is proving exceedingly popular. Over 100 pupils are now attending tho school. Two large ailtomobllo vans are used to bring the children to and from school. Thnt nil Nebraska approved of President Wilson's nctlon tn dealing with Germany's, pence proposal, is proven by the wave of satisfaction that swept over the state following the dlspntch of the note to Berlin. Efforts to have the K. A. T. C. nt the University nt Llncola designated as Cnmp Pershing, failed because of a regulation of the war department for unit designations for atl ef these camps In American colleges. November 14 has been designated as the day when ull boys ! the state below military age natl over fifteen years nnd six months will be called upon to register In the W. S. Roys' Working Reserve. The meeting of the Presbyterian Svnod of Nebraska, which was to have been held at Lincoln, has been postponed indefinitely en necount of the Spanish Influenr.a epidemic. Nebraska Methodist chmehes hnvo appointed twenty executive secre taries to take charge of the centenary fund, to be raised witbla she next five yenrs. Scottsbluff has Issned n call for 100 men to woik In tho sugar Industry, Factories nro paying 37 cents an hour and giving elghty-fwr hours n w eek. Jefferson county oversubscribed ltn quota for the Fourth Liberty Loan bonds on the tlrst day by nprpoxl mntely ?fi.000. Tho quohi whs $123,000. A contract has been let by tho Beatrice Corn Meals MITIs company for the erection of a fireproof plnnt In Beatrice to cost sbsnt 51&.4KK). TirtnrniPtrtpntK nr hrtntr Millie nt the electric light plant at 0,-v"1 which will give the tew n twew four hour light In power sepncjn tM0 Elk City went over therajCSK jnnn Fourth Liberty loaBn'ScrlMwi of over ono hour vrjyor , lhl LkMHH teacners of A Hitmen public schools petitioned the schnel hoard for a ralsp of .51,r per luoofb In salary of each tencher. Alllnnce boasts of having held more conventions In the pat ten yenrs thnn nil other wewtaiTi Nebraska cities rnmblned. Two nwthrrs, ono lenvhig Mx chil dren nnd the other hvo rihtldren, died la North Bend from Spanish "flu." Up to Inst Monday evoking eight persons had died of Spnwluh "fin" In the vicinity of North Bead. Cheyenne county oversubscribed Its Liberty Loan itiota In lesn tbim two days, A .120-arre farm aear Cedar Bluffs sold the other day for $29 per acre. Fremont Is wrestling vrtth n short age ef nurses as the nnK ef the in fluenza outbreak. About lf nurses from Fremont hnvo entered tlie Red Cross or other war service within tho last few months nnd physicians aro unable to get nurses to handle cases. The potash case, which hi of so mnch Interest to Nebrnsfcn; which hna been the cause of holdtag tip leases made by the stnte hoard, and which wns to hnve come up la tl supreme court Inst week nt Lincoln, hns beon postponed until the next nttttng. Word has renched the fHnso Railway Commission at Lincoln tluit more than 1,200 carloads of fine potatoes are stored la western Nebraska and can not ho placed on the market for lack of shipping facilities. Word has reached Food Adminis trator Wattlen at Omnlm that houvy shipments of military sappltos to tho American forces in France l respon sible for tho curtailment of wheat movoment Farmers are advised not to sell their wheat nt lean Umi gov -w.. ...... ..k ,wmn .urn hw,- Urnmeat price becaneo ef i eontln- I geacr. 1 View in tlie ruins of l.ens Jusl distance. 2 Marshal Foch ami King buck the Huns. 3 General Berthelot. NEWS REVIEW OF THE GREAT WAR Germany's Tricky Peace Move Is Balked by President Wilson's Diplomacy. ARMIES OPPOSE ARMISTICE Cambral Captured and Huns' Defen sive Line Smashed, Compelling Gen eral Retreat Yanks Success ful In Champagne Beirut Occupied by the French. By EDWARD W. PICKARD. Prlnco Max of Baden, the new Im perial chnncellor of Germany, re questing President Wilson to arrange for an armlbtlco and a subsequent dis cussion of pence terms, and stating that Germany accepted the president's 14 points as n basis for the negotia tions, evoked three sepnrnte and dis tinct replies. President Wilson .an swered thnt he could not suggest an armtstlco whllo the Gcrmnn nrmlea were outsldo the boundaries of Ger many, nnd then asked whether tho Germnn government accepted the terms laid down by talra and whether Its object in entering discussions was only to agree upon the practical de tnlls of their application ; furthermore, he wanted to know whether tho chnn cellor wns speaking merely for the constituted authorities of the empire who have so far conducted the war. The people of all the allied nntloiH soldiers nnd civilians alike, ansvrc Prlnco Max with n tremendous Bh0U of "Unconditional surrender." Marshal Foch responded with J 0I the most powerful nttncB q' ' ne ai- rv oTrmbrar" kt d y of CnmbraJ. ninilcnurK wide breichJfnR bnck the 0ermnn line, nnu,n th(J 1Jno frQm Vcrdun J-e-a. fss Nearly all all authorities agree thnt the Cjinnceyor proposal was InMncere; that th request for nn nrmlstlco wns mnde'raorely to give tho military com mand t chnnce to reorganize the shat tered .nrtnles, nnd that Prince Max Itnew the suggestion for n pence con ferenre, ns he mndo It, would ho re jected, gllng him the opportunity to any to the people of Germnny: "I hnve ofrered to end the wot au the enemy's own terms and ho refuses. The Ger mnn nntlon now must unitedly fight on." At first there wns some dUnppoln ment because President Wllon did rot reject the German proposal swift ly and bluntly, but a little considera tion hns convinced almost eryone that he evaded a trap and bv Ids di rect questions' put the German dip lomats In a position of the utnmt diffi culty. At the same time he left the door open for ultlmnte negotiations, lifter Germnny has accepted his 14 points nnd given full guarantees. As lor the nrmlstlce, he did not agree to that even were the German nrmles to be withdrawn from nil occupied terri tories, recognizing the fact thnt the declaring of nn armlstlco Is up to the military commnnders. The presi dent's note was fully approved, prob kbly In advance, by the allied govern ments, and wns given the highest praise by the press in Knglnnd nnd France as well an America. te Any agreed cessation of fighting nt this time, short of the abject surren der of the central powers, would bit terly disappoint the soldiers of tho allied armies and the people who are backing them up., Foch's forces have the Germans on tho run, and If they are permitted to follow up the Huns on their retreat to the Mouse they will destroy n large part of their effective ness and cr.pture probnbly half of their material. On tho other hand nn armis tice would permit the Huns to retire within their borders with their nrmles Intact and prepared to maneuver effec tively behind their shortened and pow erfully fortified lines. Anlmnted by mil, UOl III YllllllUU VCIlCm, mil OI retributive Justice, tho men of the al- Ued armies feel that no pence should after the British recovered it; a largo shell Is seen exploding in the Albert arranging for the opening of the drive In which the Bclglnus drove commander of tho French forces operating north of Reims. be granted Germnny until her cities, her towns nnd her people have suf fered some of tho horrors of wnr thnt her brutal soldiers have Inflicted on Belgium, northern Franco and Serbia. The uhsolute unrepuntnnce of tho Huns for their outrages Is shown by their nctlon In looting nnd wnntonly destroying the towns In France from which they nre being driven nnd In their practice of carrying nwny with them thousands of the helpless inhab itants who are forced to work for them like slaves. The formnl warning of France thnt there would be retribu tion for these shameful deeds has been disregarded, and If adequate punish ment is not Inflicted there will be n general feeling thnt Justice hns mis carried. President Wilson nnd his confiden tial advisers, It Is ,snld, still believe the Germnn people will rise In revo lution nnd oust the Hohenzollorn crew, nnd his Inquiry ns to whom Prince Mnx represents Is significant In thnt connection. The chancellor, In his speech to the relchstng, undertook rather feebly to demonstrate thnt re cent polltlcnl chnnges actually had put the people In power and that he was their representative. But all thnt wns looked on ns hunk. The diplomatic situation resolve' "' self down to this: Tho Germ'" P0 ernment must either admit iKfpnt """ aiirronilor on nlllpd term" or lt imist confess that the chi.,e"or wis not acting In good f nli nt " "" In which Pr","t Wilson has placed Prince Mx nnd ,,ls nss(,clntt"'- e The 'entest blow delivered by the allied mles last week was between Cntrtnil nnd St. Quentln. The.ro Flld jj.rshnl nnlg's tireless forces, re-en-'rfrced by Amerlcnn divisions, tore n 20-mlle gnp through the strongest of Illndenburg's boasted defenses, cap turing dozens of vlllnges and ninny thousnnds of prisoners and on Wednes day occupied the long nnd des perately defended city of Cnmbml. The Huns, in full flight, blew up most of Cambral and burned Bohnln, Mnr etz and mnny another beautiful town, but thr allies did not even stop to ex tinguish the flames. The enemy np pnrently wns nttemptlng to reconsti tute his lines bnck of the Selle river from Le Cntenu to Solesmes. so IJolg's troops, led by the cavalry, pushed rapidly forward and the bit guns followed so fast thnt they kept the Huns always under fire. Only tho Germnn machine gunners put up n cred itable defense, the riflemen who could be overtnken generally surrendering willingly. Prisoners said the German plan wns to retrent to the Vnlenclennes line nnd then to the Meue, nnd It wns evident tho retirement of tho German nrmles from France wns well under wny. They will fight all the way back to their borders, of course, but tho country Is open and the tanks nnd env alry of the nllles will hnve dally In creasing opportunity to do their pnrt. Tlie Germans si.Ul have the strength to tnalntnln n fairly orderly retreat, nnd tf tho war Is ended bv a military decMon, It Is admitted the Huns mny be nhle to postpone that Inevitable event for many months. When they do rench the Mouse they will bo be hind powerful defenses, but the nn1' ture of thosedefonses Is known to the nllled comimfnders, nnd so fnr ns the fortifications there are concerned, the Immense sum Just asked of congress for Amerlcnn artillery may ho token to Indicate the tremendous concentra tion of gunfire thnt will be used to bntter them to pieces. Jt While their comrades were helping theBrltlsh In the grent drive In the Cnmhrnl region, tho Amerlcnn First army was exceedingly busy west of the Mcuse. For mnny days the dough boys battled their way through the Ar gonne forest, and nt the northern end of It they went up against a concen tration vf Huns gathered for the de fense of the Krlemhllde line. Pausing to permit their nrttllery to pour a rain of shells on the German position" for 10 hours, tho Yanks advanced to the attack Wednesday, nnd by n bril liant nnd swift ndvnnce broke through the enemy line. To the right of them other troops forced their way through tho Cunel wood, and this mnde pos sible tho storming of the Mnmel trench of the Krlemhlldo position. Tho en gineers were' advancing right along with tho Infantry, clearing tho way through tho entanglements. Important heights south of the Mnrcq were cap tured, nnd the Yunkees Joined hands with tho French nt Limcon, Hast of tho Mouse also the Americans were going forward, and, nt the time of writing, these movement-', ns well ns those nil along the line, were still pro gressing. These operations In France were steadily crushing the grent Germnn I salient whose apex was near Liion. and the French were maintaining n continuous pressure on both sides of thnt city. They also were compelling the further retirement of tho Huns who still remnlned south of the Alsne between Noufchntel and Vouzleres. The American air service on the front of the First nrmy clearly dem onstrated Its superiority during the week. Huge aggregations of bombing planes contlnunlly flew over the en emy front lines, communications, back mens and troop concentrations, doing Incalculable damage, while the pur suit planes kept the nlr clear of Hun machines. a The Serhlnn army kept up the unre mitting pursuit of the Austrluns In Ferhla -s tlu' Bulgarians withdrew from that country, or surrendered, nc rr.dlng to their agreement. Before the end of the week the Serbs were quite close to Nlsh nnd moving abend steadily. To their west, in Albania, the allied troops mnde considerable progress. The Italians took Elbnssan after crushing determined resistance by the Austrluns, and then continued their ndvnnce northward. lea The occupation of Beirut by French marines only accentuated the troubles I ot Turkey. The cabinet resigned, nf ter n peace note wns said to have been i stnrted on Its way to President Wll- I son, and Tewflk Pnsha, It was report- en, would be the new grand vizier. Ills i sympathies are rather with the allies, nnd there is little doubt the sultan I himself would be mighty glnd to get ' out of the war on the best terms oh- tnlnnblc. London wns convinced Tur- i key had notified Germnny It Intended i to mnke peace and that the kaiser tiled to stave this off by the proposal j of tho chancellor. i ta Austria-Hungary was In n condition almost of panic nnd wns nervously awaiting the outcome of Prince Max's effort. Reports from Vienna said the ministerial council had decided to In troduce nntlonnl autonomy "In order to mnke President Wilson's stipulation on accomplished fact." Among tho reople of tho empire the movement to proclaim the separation of Hungary nnd Austria wns making great head way. Meanwhile the Bohemian lend ers were conferring nnd prepnrlng to declnro the Independence of their country nnd Its separation from Austria-Hungary, and, knowing the dnn gers of such nctlon, made their wills and settled their personal affairs. fcj Boris, who has suceeedod to the throne of Bulgaria on the abdication of his father, Ferdinand, ndheres to tho terms of the surrender mnde by his nrmles, nnd hns ordered Germany nnd Austria to quit his country with in n month. Already the rail connec tion between Vienna and Constantino ple seems to be effectually broken; rci Three more "victories" by the mur derous German U-boats are to he re corded. The Irish mall boat Lelnster, the Japanese liner Hlrono and tho Amerlcnn enrgo steamship Tlconderoga were torpedoed. The totnl Iobs of llfo was estimated nt more thnn IKK). In the case of tho Tlconderoga about 230 were killed, most of them by shrapnel fire nfter tho boat hod ceased to resist. l One painful result of the Germnn pence offensive wns the decided slow ing up of the campaign for the fourth Liberty loon. Presumably because many short-sighted people thought pence was ot hand nnd the money would not be needed, subscriptions to the $0,000,000,000 lonn were distress ingly slow In coming In. All tho agen cies engaged In the campaign re doubled their efforts and the American public was loudly warned that the Hun peace talk must be disregarded and the money must be raised. Uncle Sam needs those six billions nnd bo will get them, nnd ho will need nnd will get much more, In nil probability, before peace Is decinred and the arm ies nre disbanded. If tho peoplo re fuse to lend the government all tho money It needs, nt n good rate of In terest, It has other ways of getting funds, and It will adopt them... DOCTORS CALLED WITHOUT CAUSE Imperative That Physicians and Nurses Not Be Summoned Unless Necessary. PROPER CARE OF PATIENTS Surgeon General Blue Tells What to Do for Persons Sick With Spanlth Influenza Use of Gauze Masks Recommended. Washington. In an effort to rediuo unnecessary culls on the over-worked physicians throughout the country be cause of tho present eplde;.i-o of in fluenza, Surgeon General Uiuo of tho United States public health service calls upon the people of the country to learn soiiojtlilng uliout the home care of patients 111 with Influenza. Phy Mcluns everywhere have complained about the large number of unnecessa call.s they have had to make beemfso of the Inability of many people to tlls tlnmilsli between the cases lequliing '.Xpert medical enro and those which could readily be cared for without u physician. With Influenza continuing to spiead In many parts of the coun try, and with nn acute shortage of doc tois nnd nurses everywhere, every un necensnry call on either physicians or nurses makes It so much harder to- meet the urgent needs of the patients who are scrloiejy III. Present Generation Spoiled. "The present generation," said the surgeon general, "has been spoiled by having hnd expert medical nnd nursing care readily available. It was not so in the days of our grandmothers, when uery good housewife was expected to know a good deal about the cure of tho sick. "Every person who feels skit and nppears to he developing nn uttuck of influenza should at onco be put to bed in a well-ventilated room, ff his bowels have moved regularly, It Is not necessary to give a physic; where a physic Is needed, a dose of castor oil or Itochelle 'salts should be given. "The room should be cleared of all unnecessary furniture, brlc-a-brac, ami j rugs. A wash basin, pitcher, and slop bowl, soap and towel should lie at I bund, preferably In the room or just outsldo the door. "If the patient Is feverish a doctor should be called, and this should bo done In any case if tlie putlent appears very sick, or coughs up pinkish (blood stained) sputum, or breathes rapidly and painfully. "Most of the pntlents cough up con siderable mucus; In some, Uiere l much mucus discharged from the nose and thront. This material should not he collected In hnndkerchlcfH, but ruther In bits of old rags, or toilet pa per, or on paper napkins. As soon u used, these rng.s or papers should be placed In a paper bag kept beside the bed. Pocket handkerchiefs are out of place In the sick room and should not be used by pntlents. The rags or pa pers In tho paper hag should be burned. "Tho patients will not be hungry," ! nnd the diet should therefore be light. ' Milk, it soft-boiled egg, some toast or crackers, a bit of Jelly or Jam, htcwert ! fruit, some cooked cereal like oatmeal. , hominy or rice these will sulllce In , most cases. Comfort of Patient. "The comfort of tlie pnticnt depends on n number of little things, mid these, should not be overlooked. Among these mny be mentioned a well-ventl-lated room ; u thoroughly clean bed with fresh, smooth sheets and pillowy cases; quiet, so that refroihlng sleep may be bad; cool drinking wuter con veniently plnced ; a cool compress to the forehead tf there Is headache; keeping the patient's hands and face clean, nnd the hnlr combed; keeping his mouth clean, prefernbly-wlth some, pleasant mouth wash; letting the pa-' tlent know that someone Is within callr. but not annoying him with too inacli fussing; giving the pntlent plenlj or opportunity to rest nnd sleep. "It Is advisable to give the sick room a good airing several times a day. "So much for the patient. It lRt equally Important to consider the per son who Is caring for htm. It la Im-' portnnt to remember that the disease Is spread by breathing germ-laden rant ter sprayed Into the air by the patient In coughing or even In ordinary breath ing. The nttendant tliould therefore wear a gauze mask over her mouth and nose while she Is In the sick room. Such a mask Is easily made by folding a piece of gauze four fold, sewing n ' piece of tupe at the four cornerH, nnd tying the upper set of tupea over thei oars, the lower Bet around tho neck. If the folded piece of gauze Is about alx Inches square U will nicely cover both mouth nnd nose. Such u mask. can bo worn without discomfort for I several hours, after which it can boy boiled In water, dried and used over Observe Cleanliness. "The attendant should, If pos.slbj wear a washable gown or an npi which covers the dress. This will n It much slmnler to avoid Infection.! tt In ilimlriililn Hint nil nlfenfflf" learn how to use a fever therluo'e Tills Is not at all a difficult nmtt"n,i I,A iion tt uuMi n tlinrrnnTtiplJf '" a j KmU h(l)n ,n carJnK for m T,)p (jrUKSSt Wbo s,ells these l,,u l.raw . "". " ....v. n jienis. thPHA fF'iiom- eters will be glad to show , they nro used. "In closing, nnd lest I b.jf 8U"der stood, I wish to leave ojF01'? ..in. it in Hnuiit. pkiuT aoctor. VHUIIWU ww.-m-j il . Si j i fin X