BED OLOUD, NXBKASKA, OHIKF NEBRASKAJN THE LEAD Stands nt Top of List In Number of Men Sent to War, Population Con sidered. Omaha Has Record. Figures compiled liy tlio Omahn rjlumihur of Commerce show tlmt No liriisltii 1ms more soldiers mill sailors In tlu service of the country In pro portion to population, tliuti any other Mute. Nebraska Iiiih sent -11,0011 drafted nnil enlisted men to the war. This number docs not Include tin many young men who enlisted with the Canadian troops, of which no es timate can he made. Omaha leads all cities In per capita Red Cross mem bership and war sovlugs stamps sale-" mid stands second of all the law ell Jos In the country for army enlist ments In proportion to population. Untie- Sam has come to the aid "f the rancher In the effort to rohnblll tate the cattle and sheep buslne of the. west by offering loans of govern ment money for the purchase of stmic. This measure has been Inaugurated by tlio War Finance corporation, which has established an agency In Omaha to care for the Nebraska and Wyo ming district. Application for hums should be made to William J. Coud, chairman, Federal Reserve bank, Omaha. Tho people of Nebraska last Mon day declared a holiday to cehlirato tlio signing of tho allied armistice term. Celebrations In many cities of tho state began shortly after news of the war's end had been received, and continued all day. Jluslness generally was suspended, while thousands par ticipated In parades and other patriot ic celebrations. Aurora's two new school buildings nre rapidly approaching completion. It is hoped by the school board to have these buildings ready for occupancy by .Tanunry 1. They nro the most modern, up to date nnd convenient school buildings In the state, la thu opinion of tho board. A campaign against pocket gophers hns been launched In Dodge county by County Agent L. C. Christie and Prof. J. W. Dawson of the agricultural col lege of Lincoln. It Is planned to hold meetings In every township In the country to Instruct farmers In the methods of killing the pests. "Word has reached State Food Ad ministrator Wattles at Omaha that all activities of the food administration will bo continued throughout the iirmlstlco period, and that there will be no relaxation of efforts to keep down profiteering to the last moment. That school teachers are not legally i entitled to draw salary during the period lost because the schools were closed for the Inlluen7.ii, and that boards of education have no authority to allow pay for that time, Is tho rul ing of Attorney General Reed. Tho war department's announce ment cancelling army draft calls for November stopped a contingent of men from Omaha nt Fremont. The men were cnrmito to Camp Kenreny, Cal and wore sent buck to Omaha, A disappointed crowd. 12. O. Lewis of Falls City, n mem ber of tho republican state central committee, Is an applicant for a place on the hoard of control. Mr. Lewis desires to succeed Henry Gerdes, who retires next March, after having served six years. Jamea A. Axtell, of Falrbury, re elected representative Thirty-second Nebraska' district, has announced him self candidate for speaker of the house to succeed Jackson of Nuckolls county, who failed to land his seat at tho recent election. Imt-fdlnto dropping of food prices s a rejult of the conclusion of the urinlstle cannot be expected, heads of tho food Administration say. It has been stated that while the price of some foodstuffs will decrease, others will Increase. The board of health nt Norfolk or dered out tho home guaid to patrol business streets, In order to keep the SyubMc from congregating In an effort Cd ffkrttnp out the lnlluen.a epidemic. Tho Prnlrlo Oil and Can company, drilling south of Superior, are now down over ii.OOO feet and report line prospects. It Is reported that the Nebraska Ce ment company, near lUverton, Is going to prospect for potash or oil. Reports published by railroad ex perts state that Ntbraska soil Is In better condition for tho thriving of winter wheat than in tho history of tho state. Tho recent soaking talus have reached every Inch of Nebraska soil and did the business, they claim. Polish people of Nebraska are mak ing a iltivo for 510,000 to be raised In ono month. This Is Nebraska's allot ment In tho drive for a $10,000,000 Pol Ish fund for the Polish army In Frame nnd reconstruction work In ru-cstub-Mshcd Poland after the war. Tho statu convention of tho woman luffrngo association will bo held In Lincoln November l-'O-'-'li. Tlio bit miestlon to bo considered by the sut fraglsts will ho tho present suit against tho antl-sunVagtsts to keep tin referendum nit tho ballot. The general store and pnstofllco nt Watertown, IlulTalo county, wen burned to tho ground tho other day Origin of tho tire Is unknown. Loss w..l reach about $15,000. It wits the only store In Watertown and tho cit izens nro sulTerlng considerable lncon jrnlcnco as u result of tho loss. A rnlso In frclpht rates, amounting to about 80 per cent on an average, is) projwsod by Secretary W. G. McAdoo in a communication sent to the stato railway commission. Mr. McAdoo Is of tho opinion that there should be a more uniform rate In sections whoio conditions nro Mibstnntliilly Identical. The state railway commission falls to see much In the proposition of Mr. McAdoo and comes back with u long communication which ends as follows; "The general unsettled condition of the freight rates In eastern trunk line territory and In the State of Nebraska In particular, and the exceedingly ab normal business conditions at the present time, leads us to the conclus ion that this Is not an opportune tlmo to make radical changes In the class freight schedules," and wo would there fore be opposed to an attempt at this time, to standardize class iiites for tho whole western territory." A large H.Ivor trophy, given by the national IIolsteln-Frlrsan association, hns beiomo the permanent property of the University of Nebraska, according to the announcement of Prof. .1. II. Frnmhson, head of the dairy depart ment of the college of agriculture. The trophy has been won four times by dairy Judging teams of the Ne braska college or agrlcultuie, or twice iih often as It has been captured by any other Institution. The November 1 crop report Issued by the Nebraska Hoard of Agriculture gives the state an average lold of IS bushels of corn ir acre, making tho preliminary production estimate Rill, OoO.OOO bushels, compared to IMiV 4S0.O00 bushels last year and the ton year average of 175 211:1,000 bushels. At the auction sule of the First Na tional bank stocks at Superior, tho notes not paid brought over $L000 and reports Indicate unother dividend to be jmld, making about one-third all told to tho depositors. This Is the largest bank failure in southern Ne braska since about four years ago. John Thompson who, It Is alleged, twice within a month succeeded in cashing bogus checks on Fremont mer chants, pleaded guilty ih district court and was sentenced to serve one year In the stato penitentiary. Itobcrt C. Channcr, publisher of tho Nowmnn Grove Reporter for the past two years, and one of tho town's fore most boosters, died suddenly last week. All Newman Grove mourus the loss of their esteemed clti7.cn. Governor-elect Samuel McKelvIc lm temporarily escaped the horde of of fice seekers, who swarmed to his head fuartors at Lincoln tho day after election, by leaving on u ten-days' bus iness trip in tho east. Tho school at Shuhcrt, Itlchardson county, has 'already had four weeks vacation, and now It Is deemed ex pedient not to begin school for nt least two more weeks on account of the influenza. Walter W. Head, Omaha banker, has been appointed Nebraska chairman for the Rod Cross Christmas lnomber Milp drive, by Frank W. .Tudson, stato director, who will manage the Central division campaign. It is estimated that more tluiii 1&0, 000 persons participated In a peaco demonstration at Omaha, following news that Germany had surrendered to the allies and the United States. Scottsbluff sugar refineries fear they will have to close for lack of men to run tho plants. They are appealing to Federal Stato Director George J. Kleffner. at Omahn, for help. Norfolk has clamped the closing Ud down again because of the second se vere outbreak of Influenza. Three deaths occurred from the disease In a single day last week. An epidemic of Influenza has broken out In tho Stato Hospital for lnsano at Norfolk. More than forty patients nro Isolated and several deaths have occurred. Lincoln may bo put on the coast to coast air mall route after the war. As sistant Postmaster General G. L. Con nor has notified Mayor J. K. Miller. Complete unolllclal returns from tho lecent election In Douglas county Indi cate that only ono democrat Is elected state senator and ono representative. The Itcntrlcu city commissioners have again put tho ban on public gath erings, churches, clubs, etc., on ac count of tho Influenza. Owing to an alrmlng spread of In fluen7ii, a rigid quarantine on gather ings of all kinds has been proclaimed nt Urokon Row. Pawnee county's service flag Is now floating from a pole 00 feet high In Pawnee City. Tho Hag bears ! IS stars. Gage county republicans elected ev ery republican county olllcer nt tho recent election for tho ilrst tlmo In many years. Fifteen government physicians nro lighting the "flu" epidemic In Nebras ka, according to State lloatyh author ities. No Saturday school sessions will ho bold at Fremont, but Christians vaca tion will he cut to ono week and spring vacation will ho eliminated, to make up for time lost by Influenza quarantine. Reports from Washington nro to tho effect that a mall airplane will pass over Nebraska In a few days on tho 111 at trans-continental flight from New York to S'ni Francisco. Operating olllel ils of tho railroads of Nebraska assort that thero has never been n time when tho roads fined winter better supplied with coal. What Is true with reference to rail muds storing coal applies as well to dealers In the towns. At no point s a shortage anticipated unless the win ter should be unusually long and very severe. TTrt-i-yfiWWy.fti)iJi-firfirJ)-7vt-yni-.Tv'ii'rrt--iTi'f-,iViVJ-- '------T-'-'MI'WC.Ti-r.-nnr-rr-.-i n--Ti -rri"i-r-i-.T"irwrrrrrrtr-'- ;--i w,nmmnniiiin nvi wt .wmiwmav. f"i Vtr" ir-vr..- irffti rrnm i 1 American gun In Lorraine which men repairing a severed wire near .luvlgny. l The palace of Versailles, who the armistice terms for German) NEWS REVIEW OF THE GREAT WAR World's Conflict Brought to a Close by Virtual Surrender of Germany. HUNS BEG ARMISTICE TERMS Emissaries Go to Marshal Foch Bear ing White Flag While Conference Is Held Allied Armies Contin ue to 8mash the Enemy. By EDWARD W. PICKARD. The great war Is virtually ended. At the time of writing hostilities had not censed, but the plenipotentiaries of Germany had crossed the lines to a point near Guise, bearing a white flag, and were there considering the armis tice terms offered them by Marshal Foch. That they would be compelled to accept these terms was considered a foregone conclusion. Though the terms of the armistice had not been made public, those grant ed to Austria and Turkey proved that Germany would bo forced to accept terms that meant unconditional sur render, with till that Implies. The al lies were In a position to refu.se to listen to anything short of that. Pres ident Wilson had notified the Gorman hl;h command that It would have to ask terms from Mnrshal Foch In the Held, and In consequence Mathlas Era borger, General Wlnterfehl, Count von OherndorlY, General von Gruenell and Nuvnl Captain von Salow carried the white flag to the generalissimo of the allies. Whether they were fully em powered to act for Germany wus not stated, but It was supposed that If It were necehsary to submit tho terms to tho relchslng, such action would be In the nature of a formality. Thus, after four years and three months of terrible conflict, the great war, Involving directly most of the na tions of the globe, has come to a close with the utter defeat of Germany and her allies, the complete failure of the gigantic conspiracy to force upon tho world lite rule of militaristic autocracy. At the expense of millions of lives nnd billions of treasure the reign of democracy has been established throughout the world. The price has not been too great, for the lctorIous nations nnd perhaps some of tho con quered, have been regenerated by the blood they have shed nnd the iold they have spent. Her military front In tho west col lapsing, her home front breaking down, her people ready to revolt and her troops forming Soviets after the fash ion of tho Itusslan bolshovtkl, Germany had to give up tho struggle. Had tho army commanders had their way, prob ably tho lighting would have been con tinued for a short tlmo longer though hopelessly. Hut the Internal changes had actually given the people a power they neer before had enjoyed, nnd they brought It to bear In a way that compelled tho militarists rto make n speedy peace. The revolt of the armed forces already bad begun In Hamburg and Kiel and nlso In Schleswlg, and1 It was reported that the revolutionists had gained control of the entire Ger man fleet. tta And now for the peace conference. The Ilrst question Is tho phm. where tho momentous meeting shall lie held. The United States offers Washington. Great Itrltaln favors The Hague; France, Versailles; Italy, Geie-vn. All are supposed to favor Washington us second choice. If the conforenco should meet In our national cupital, It Is believed President Wilson will pre side; If elsewhere, some other Ameri can, presumably Colonel House, will sit nt the head of the table. The allied governments hn agreed that peace shall be based on t' polntR enunciated by President Wli-m, with two modifications which hno been accepted by him. These are Hmt repa ration by Germany shall Inch do com pensation for nil damage done to the civilian population of the in ics nnd their property by tho German- by land, by sea, and from the air; ami that tho entente allies reserve to th -inselvcs completo freedom on tho Btibjcct of the crew named "President Wilson's the Interpretation of the phrase' "freedom of the seas." Information on this was sent to Herlln by Secre tary Lansing In the same note that told the Huns to ask an armistice from Foch. to Prominent men of F.nglnnd nnd France, backed by the press of those countries, Insist that the German mili tary co nmanders and others who have been personally responsible for the brutalities and Inhumanities of the wnr shall he brought personally to trlnl nnd punishment. The names nf these wretches have been carefully complied by the Itrltlsh and French nnd Relglans during tho years of war fare, and If they nre permitted to go unpunished there will he a general outburst of wrath. The Individuals thus accused Include the olllclals of the Krupp works, who were In con spiracy with tho militarists to bring on the wnr. ' What will happen to Kaiser Wll helm Is still on the Inps of the Rod". He Is no longer a free agent, nnd there hnve been loud and persistent calls In tho cities of Germany for his abdication. However, the German gov ernment, after long consultation with the leaders of all parties, decided that he should remain on the throne, nt least for the present. The Socialists wanted to oust him ns a symbol of the militaristic system that has brought disaster on Germnny; but the other parties believed he should he retained ns the symbol of the unity of the Ger man empire, which Is so threatened Just now. Tlmt they have reason to fear the growing separatist movement Is evidenced by the Munich Journals, which openly ndvocate the separation of Ilavarla from the empire. Pa The allied commanders In France nnd Rclglum gave no sign that they know armistice negotiations were un der way and the end of the war at hand. Not for ono second did they cease their furious attack on the arm ies of the Huns, nnd the result wns that before the end of the week the latter were facing the most complete disaster tlint could overtake them. Tho fighting rnged nil along the front from Ghent, which wns surrounded and taken by the Itrltlsh, Helclans nnd Americans, to the region north of Ver dun, where the Amerlcnns were forg ing nhead despite fierce resistance and almost Insurmountable difficulties of terrain, IJetween theso points tho French armies, assisted on each wing by their allies, were mighty busy In op erations designed to complete tho work of cutting off the retreat of the Hun nrmles In the great pocket between the Holland border nnd Metz. Be tween the Snmbro and the Scheldt three" British nrmles engaged twenty live German divisions and utterly de feated them, Inflicting terrible losses and compelling a general retreat. On their right, after taking Valenciennes, they drove ahead through the Mormnl forest, captured Lo Quesnoy, and ill most reached Mnubeuge. The Canadi ans, on the Itrltlsh left, mndo equally Important advances. m After accomplishing the dlllleult crossing of the Snmbro canal nnd then starting the Huns well on their way eastward, the French mndo one of tho trreatcst lenps forward recorded dur ing the war. Vervlns, Montcornet nnd Hethel, all German strongholds, nnd Innumerable towns nnd villages of less Importance were taken and passed by the Irresistible Pollus, with whom an Itnllan corps was operating, and clear down to the Mouse the enemy wns In lull flight. So fust did the Huns fall hack and so close on their heels were the French thnt the Germans were compelled to abandon many guns nnd great stores of mnteiial, and their losses In prisoners were enormous. Ja Mennwhlle the Yankees were enr rylng nut their part of the big drive by smashing through the German lines n both sides of tho Mouse, and by Thursday they had entered Sedan and were close to Montmedy, Mezleres nnd other Important towns. Tho font of Hie Americans In forcing tho crossing of tho Mouse river nnd canal south of Hun nnd the taking of that town was ono of tho most dashing nf nil the In cidents of the whole wnr. Tho dough hoys hnd to swim ncross the water ways under heavy machine-gun llro and to climb the steep hanks of tho canal with the aid of grappling hooks. Between tho. river and the canal thoy had to cross a stretch of mud hind Answer." 2 American Held signal re the Inter-allled council met to llx three-quarters of a mile wide. Tho engineers gallantly did their share, building pontoon and foot bridges and ! our troops, tired but Jubilant, proceed ed to chaso the swiftly retreating Huns to the north and east. The prin cipal lateral lines of communication ' between Metz and northern France and Belgium were thus cut. to Italy took full revenge for the de feat of Caporetto before the armistice with Austria went Into effect on No vember 4. Though the submission of the Austrian commanders was a fore gone conclusion, General Diaz didn't lose a moment waiting for It, but went swiftly ahead with the Job of abso lutely crushing tlio enemy forces. It Is estimated that In that last offensive the Italians took about fiOO.OOO prN oners, and that they hold fully a mil lion Austrlnns In their prison camps. I Tho value of the material captured In the recent weeks Is put at .r,000, 000,000, and It Includes U00.000 horses nnd 0,000 guns. The collapse of tho great Austrlnn army was complete, nnd the scenes In the redeemed Ital ian territory where thousnnds on thousands of prisoners were being moved were said to be reminiscent of tho retreut of Nnpoleon from Moscow. Of course the iirmlstlco terms granted the Austrlnns were most severe, nnd In cluded In them was free passage of the allied armies through Austrian territory, with use of Austrian means of transportation. This meant tho opening of tho way to attack Germany from tho south nnd to protect, Itou manla. ICmperor Charles refused to sign these terms, so thnt was done by the Austrian chief of stnff. There was some question ns to who could repre sent the Into dual klncdom. for It Is all broken up now. Hungary, under the leadership of Count Karolyl, has made complete Its separation from Austria and will hold n plebiscite on the question of being a kingdom or n republic. Iteally nothing Is left to Chnrles except the German part of Austria, and that shows signs of Join ing the German confederation. The disposition of the peoples of southern middle Kurope Is going to be one nf the most delicate nnd dlllleult prob lems tho pence conferees will have to solve. If possible, It must he so solved that this region, for nges a hotbed of International troubles, will he satis fled and nt peace. All Italy went wild with Joy over Its grcnt victory, nnd tho various cit ies of Italia Irrldentn, now redeemed, greeted with acclaim the occupying forces of Italian troops and the civ ilian authorities. Having conquered their ancient foe, tho Itnllnns dis played a remnrkable spirit of forgive ness and fronted tho defeated Austrl nns with utmost generosity. a Bussln romnlns the one field of con flict, and It Is not concelvnble that tho fighting enn be kept up there for very long. Slherln Is pretty definitely under tho control of the nllles, tho C7ooho-Slovnks nnd loyal Itusslans, nt least as far ns lines of communi cation nro concerned. Tho government of northern Bussla hns acknowledged the government set up nt Omsk as su premo and the bnlshevlkl now find their main strength Is confined to tho Volga valley region. ,Tho Soviets nro still powerful In many places, but tho terrible food conditions and the fear of the approaching winter nre having their effect. Germany formnlly sev ered relntlons with the bolshevik gov ernment last week, nnd the latter asked tho allies to open peaco negotia tions at a time nnd place of their own choosing. Since nnno of tho nl lied governments ever recognized tho bolshevik government, It Is dlllleult to see how anything could come of this except the surrender of the bnlshevlkl to the establishment of decent and safo governmental conditions. Jm Finland Is sore. Its peoplo declare they were misled by tho Germans nnd that u Germnn king was thrust upon them without their desire. It would not he nt nil surprising If that king were forced to abdicate In the near fu ture and If a republican form of gov crunient were Inaugurated. fry The Imminence of the cessation of warfnro caused General Crowdor and his aids to consider seriously tho sus pension of the November draft call, iin dor which more than S00,000 men huvo been ordered to army enmpb. This ac tion seemed likely. 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Ask your druggist for a bottle of "California Syrup of Figs," which has directions for babies, children of all ages and for grown-ups plainly on tho bottle. Bcwnro of counterfeits sold here. To bo 6iiro yon get the genuine, ask to see thnt It Is made by tho "Cali fornia Fig Syrup Company." Refuse any other kind with contempt Adv. Trench Expert. Swintor Sheppard of Texas snt ol. the veranda of the Chevy Chase Golf club discussing prohibition and watch ing a poor player endeavoring to teo off. After the poor player had made q half a dozen Ineffectual swipes at the ball tho senator's companion said: "What the dickens Is that fellow try ing to do?" "It looks to me," said Senator Shep pard, "as If ho were trying to dig him self In." Important to all Women Readers of this Paper Thousands upon thousands of women have kidney or bladder trouble and never uspeev it. Woraens complalnta often prove to be nothing elso but kidney trouble, or tbn result of kidney or bladder disease. If the kidneys are not in a healthy con dltion, they may cbubc the other organ to becomo diseased. You may suffer pain in the back, head acho and loss of ambition. Poor health makes you nervous, Irrita ble and maybe despondent; it makes anyone bo. But hundreds of women claim that Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, by restoring health to the kidneys, proved to bo juss the remedy needed to overcome such conditions. A good kidney medicine, possessing real healing and curative value, should be a blessing to thousands of nervous,, over-worked women. Many send for a sample bottle to see what Swamp-Hoot, tho great kidney liver ana btaader medicine will do tor them. Every reader of this paner. wL has not already tried it. by enclosing ten cents to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y., may receive sample size bottle by Parcel Post. You can purchase tho medium and large sizo bottles at all drug tores. Adv. Extremes, Dixie, tho French poodle, wns bnrk lng noisily and wugglng his tall at the sanio time. "Oh," cried llttlo Lucy, "Dixie Is cross at ono end an4 happy at Uu other." Catarrh Cannot Be Cured by LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they cannot reach tho neat of tho dlsenss. Catarrh Is n local disease, greatly influ enced by constitutional conditions. HALL'S CATAItmi MUDICINE will cure catarrh, ft Ib takon Internally and acta throush the IJlood on thn Mucous Surfaces of the System. IIAIJH CATARIHI MEDICINE Is compered of noma of tho best tonics known, combined xvlth somo of the best blood purlnrro. Tho perfect combination of tho Ingredients In HAM'fl CATAnilH MEDICINES In what produces such won rlerful result In catarrhal conditions. DruRRlMo 76a Testimonials fre. V. J Cheney & Co., Props., Toledo, O. Contrary Effect 'Tcoplo who gossip much nro gon-k-oUy very narrow." "Yet they manage Jprend a lot." Hadn't Got Far. "I hear you are learning to fly." "No, I nm merely studying It." Penrson's Weekly. THE BLUE THAT'S TRUE. Rod Cross Hall BIuo gives to clothes a cloar, dazzling white, whiter than enow, not a greenish yollow tlngo Ilko cheap bottlo bluo. iyjy Rod Cross.Ball Bluo for noxt wnshouy. You will ha happily surprised. Iargo package at your grocers, 5 conta, Adv. Perhaps the Gonnun's sudden fond nesa for pence Is born of his Inability to make further war. Nj X 1