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RED CLOUD, NEBRASKA, CHIEF t ii 3 ART SHOWS PART OF U. S. IN WAR Pictures by American Painters Tell Story of Expeditionary Force's Activities. GfliM REMINDER OF TRAGEDY Among Scenes Depicted Are Ruined French Villages Made Sacred For ever to Americana Because of Lives Qlven to Save Them. Washington. The story of tho American expeditionary force 1b told In pictures on the walls of the Na tlonnl museum here In n permanent exhibit Just opened to the public. Drawn from life In paint, pen nnd Ink or pencil by American nrtlHtH com missioned nnd sent to the front for that purpose, the collection of nearly 500 studies detailing almost every phase of Ufa In the army overseas la spread over tho wullS of hnlf a dozen great, well-lighted rooms. It Is n talo of stirring action which they dis close. Among the scenes depleted nro ruined Trench villages mndo sacred forever to Americans because of Amer ican blood freely given to tear them from German hands. There nro the homoly, appealing scenes from behind the lines with happy-go-lucky young sters of Pershing's division in billets mixing among the pooplo of France, the very old and tho very young peo ple. Here and there are grim reminders Air Mail Men Make Record Planes Fly Total of 54,693 Miles in Month of May, Says Official Report. EFFICIENCY IN OPERATION New York-Waahlngton Route Show N Far 'Cant and Chicago-Omaha Route the Same Newark Field Delays Two Route. Washington. United Statea mall plane flew a total of 54,003 miles In May, according to the report made public by Second Assistant Postmas ter General Praeger. The average of efficiency on the New York-Washington route was 88 per cent ; Cleveland Chicago, 70 per cent and Chicago Omaha, 88 per cent. Only two forced landings were made because of mechaalcal trouble In either planes or motors. Fifteen oth ers were made becauso of shortage of gas or oil through combating head winds, four becauso of weather and seven becauso now pilots got off their courses. How Efficiency la Based. Efficiency in operation of postal air planes Is based on leaving tho fields within ID minutes of scheduled time, on maintaining a speed for 75 miles nn hour for Curtlss It-4s and 80 miles for D1I-4B and Martin bombers, on tho abseuco or number of forced landings and on making flights without danmgo of any character to engine or piano In taklng-off, landing, taxiing or flying. Tho rating by fields In May was as ollows : FUld. Vj. Y.-W&ah.......72f V. Y.-Clev 51 Clv.-Chl 77 Chl.-Omah ....... TS ReaaonB for th abandonment of the fluid at Newark by tho depart ment aro indicated In a statement by U. S. Marine - ( ' ? 'ft 8 : g if f ! !f B i O m m o HO 8 88 71 90 12 81 100 B H VMbt ' J'W'aVsBWiV aaaiB? ( sIbV aivsn jA aL,v '&'i TBLryp'Bfjfrf W BiKir VSr!BBBmr aaau'J? fi waif Ww4 .M ix , SmsJPt "JL JHu ' fr The patrol of the United Stutes "Liberty Brings Peace" tr. m .sLBaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaBr afyMfcsKlt ViJyrWeatBtBtBtBtBtBtBtBtBtatM W HPVV?' aV-3 yzSEBMl WxV' gHwHHHB r MbiiiiiiiiiiiiiVbiiiiiiiiiiViS K cWKm&'A i . iiiiiiiiiiV aLLLLLiiiiiBLHr-It v wtife LLB .i a Jill KJkivJkK'2?B3Li''''"''':: " '' THH Mr. Henry K. Bush-Brown, n prominent District of Columhln sculptor of more than local reputation and former president of the Washington Arts club, besldo his statuo which ho calls "Liberty Brings Pence." of the great tragedy In groups of hud dled dead In wrecked enemy trenches over which the tide of victory nnd poured. Again, hnlf glimpsed through n downpour of rain, n trudging, sodden Infantry column Is moving onward through n sen of mud as the artist saw It; or an endless line of weary gun teams drags forward the batteries to blast the road to triumph. At one point the nrtlst caught and Mr, Praeger nddressed to "All Super intendents of the Air Mall Service," In which he says : "The records Indicate that If th field manager had performed the full share of their duties In getting the mall planes off within 15 minutes of the scheduled time of departure the efficiency rating for May for all divi sions would have made a wonderful showing. Fall to Start on Tims. 'The general efficiency performance on tho New York-Washington and New York-Cleveland routes was marred by this falluro of tho Newark field man agement This field failed ten times to start its plane on time to Wash ington and ten times to start on time to Bellefonte. "This trouble exists to somo degree on other flolds. It can bo eliminated, or certainly greatly Improved, If planes arc promptly inspected, tested and served In tho afternoon before tho flight If the departure of the piano is scheduled early tho following fore noon. Asldo from this slnglo serious delinquency, tho pilots, mechanics and field supervisors hnvo causo to feel proud of tho record mado during May." Vest More Chesty Than Eastern States Washington. In nn effort to secure better fitting uniforms for American soldiers, moro than 100,000 men in tho army havo had their measure taken, tho war department announced. Thp measurements were said to form the most comprehensive survey over mado for tailoring purposes and will bo mado available to the clothing trade. Tho survey has shown what proportion of sires should be car ried for troops, according to tho war department, and will enable reduction In tho stock of sur plus clothing kept on hand to fill requisitions. Measurements showed that the biggest chested Boldlers camo from western states, while the smallest chested men were from tho eastern department. :C Corps Patrol at Santo marluo corps at tho river busu In held for his fellow countrymen the breathless tensity of n forest outpost, peering through the leafy screen of his covert toward the enemy lines, his rifle hugged close, with fingers clinched over the trigger; at nnother a slash of light from n half-opened door has painted on the screen of night Just p hint at a column, tramping on toward battle, Just a young fnco or two In the line weary, dirty, but with Jaws grim set with purpose. Again It 1b n hospital that hns gripped the art ist's Imagination, n twisted, writhing form under tho tumbled blanket, with agony In every lino and over It tho steady-eyed surgeon or the merciful figure of an army nurse. War Imptementa Dliplayed. In rooms around tho picture display are shown all the countless things with which tho army and the navy dealt In the war; tho guns, tho bombs,' the uniforms of ally and enemy alike, captured weapons and German war gear of many kinds. These form a striking setting for the epic tale tho war artists have pictured, probably the only such record ever assembled, for It began with the army and runs on to the departure of the homeward transports at the elose. Artist who made the pictures, all of whom held the rank of captain In the American expeditionary force, Include Wallace Morgan, Ernest Pelxotto, Ju lius Andre Smith, Harry B. Townsend, Harvey Dunn, Walter J. Duncan, all of New York city; William J. Aylward, Fatrport, N. Y., and George M. Hard Ing, Wynnewood, Pa. 1,362,872 FRENCH KILLED Final Flgurea Given on Tricolor Total Dead In the Qraat European War. Paris. Final offlclnl statistics of tho ministry of war fixes tho total number of French soldiers killed dur ing tho great war at 1,302,872. Of this number tho details of tho fato of 801,854 nro unknown. Reduction of mllltnry scrvlqe to less than two years Is Impossible at tho present time, said M. Lefevre, minis ter of war, while explaining tho main points of the projected reorganization of the army to tho military commltteo of tho chamber of deputies. Use of French troops In tho orient waB discussed by tho minister, who declared that forces now In the near east numbered 70,000 men, most of tho organizations thoro being colonlul regiments. Must Wed to Get Wealth. Valparaiso, Ind. By the terms of tho will of Edgar D. Crumpacker his son, Owen L. Crumpacker, a local at torney 'of this city, is to receive $500 additional, providing he marries. The younger Crumpacker also will re ceive a large law library which be longed to his father, who was for years representative In congress from, tho Tenth Indiana district. He left, a large estate, of which a large part; consists of land bordering along Lnkul Michigan, In closo proximity to tho ateel mills of Gary. Tho local attor-t ney Is a bachelor. Domingo City Santo Domingo City. NEBRASKA IN BRIEF Timely News Culled From All Parts of the State, Reduced for the Busy. SCORES OF EVENTS COVERED Trouble seems to be epidemic for hanks and bank officials at Valparaiso. K. K. Kike, who, while receiver of the defunct VulparalHo State bank early this year, organized and became cash ier of the Nebraska State Hank of Valparaiso, which took over part of ( the assets of the old Institution, was i arrested the other day on a charge of advancing the date of a $10,000 de posit In a report to the state banking board. , Governor Mclvclvle has ngnln saved the lives of Alson 11. Cole and Vincent Grammer, murderers of Mrs. Lulu Vogt, Iti Howard county In 1018, who were to die In the electric chair ut the state prison at Lincoln July 0, by granting u stay of execution until August 0. Mandamus nctlon pending lu the United States circuit court of appeals In behalf of Grammer was re sponsible for deferring the execution. The webworm, which has been caus ing damage to Colorado crops, has been reported to be Injuring the Ne braska corn crop In four counties, ac cording to Prof. M. II. Swenk, state entomologist at Lincoln. Its appear ance was first reported In Sarpy coun ty June 28. Immediately thereafter reports of Its dnmago came from But ler, Seward and Lancaster counties. If. D. Strunk of McCook, who has looked over perhaps more wheat Holds In southwestern Nebraska thnn any other person In the world, reports that the wheat yield In the district will exceed by far that of last ear, which was sixteen bushels to the acre. The crop thin year, he says, Is virtually free from black rust. The July 1 crop report Issued by U. S. bureau of crop estimates nnd the state department of agriculture, fore casts n production of all wheat In Ne braska this year of 57,1122,000 bushels, as compared with 00,075,000 bushels In 1!)10. A vein of conl has been discovered i the Theodore Roos farm, near Tnl-' on mage. It Is estimated that the vein Is about six feet In thickness and Is found nt a depth of about 380 feet from the surface of tho ground. Cass County Commissioners have ap proved n petition authorizing incorpo ration of the village of Nehawka, a town centrally located In Cass county, which will become u city" of the second class. Citizens of David City, Bellewood, Octavln and Oarrlson raised n fund of $2,100 for Mrs. Holing, wife of the Rev. William J. Bollng, who, with his daughter, Juaulta, wore drowned In the Platto river. Alliance city ofllclals nnd chamber of commerce members are highly indig nant over the census bureau report giving the city a imputation of only 1,501. They claim Alliance has easily 0,000 people. After editing the North Platte Semi weekly Tribune for thirty-six years, Ira L. Bare sold his Interest In the paper to Wilson Tout, for thirteen years superintendent of tho North Platte schools. A new pest known ns the Harlequin cabbage hug has appeared In several Nebraska counties, and Is doing much damage. Last year It destroyed fif teen acres of cabbage for one grower In Dundy county. Col. Chas. J. Bills, prominent In re publican pujltics of Nebraska and widely known as n hanker, died of heart disease at his homo nt Lincoln. Late whoat In Hamilton county Is said to havo been hard hit by black rust. Some farmers report that their wheat will not bo worth cutting. Fire destroyed the electric light plnnt at Clatonla, entailing n loss of $15,000 and leaving the village in dark ness, it will be rebuilt. Reports have reached Superior that grasshoppers have damaged small grain quite badly along the Republi can river In Kansas. The first load of new wheat mar keted at Beatrice brought $2.50 per bushel, and tested 50 pounds to the bushel. ' A severe hall storm damaged crops In the vicinity of Norfolk, Wayne, Wakefield and Beemer. The J. R. Phelan 4,500 aero ranch near Alliance, was sold .last week, tho consideration being, It Is suld, $27 per acre. Miss Alice R. Thompson of Min neapolis, Minn., hns been selected homo demonstration agent of Snun dors county. Rev. William J. Bollng, pastor of tho First Baptist church nt David City and his daughter Wnunetn, 14 years old, were drowned while wading In the Platto river, near OcMivlu. Their bodies were recovered n mile from where tho accident occurred. Ralph Bess, 10-year-old Stanton Ind, lost his life by drowning while swim ming In the hikhorn river nt thut point. Columbus Is ' hnvo n stock sales pavilion 88x1110 feet which will cost about S-I0,t0i. A company has been formed to erect tho structure. Lincoln claims tho distinction of be ing tho first city In tho union to or ganize a Cox-Roosovelt club. The or- rimlzatlon, with seventy members, perfected less than three hours after the nominations were completed nt San Frunclsco. A carcrul Investigation by lnnd own ers of Box Butte nnd adjacent conn ties of the damage to growing crops by hailstorms last week Indicates that reports of widespread serious dumago were erroneous, nnd Hint the loss will he comparatively small. A few far mers suffered partial losses. Western Nebraska crops look better than at any time for fifteen jeurs, according to old residents. According to a letter received by Goernor McKelvIo from two of tho three 'Judges of the United States cir cuit court for the Nebraska district, nn dellulte Information regarding when the decision will he handed down In the case of Allen Vincent drummer can be given, nnd It seems likely he and Colo will again secure a stay of execution for Vnlgt. the murder of Mrs. Accounts of the Fanners' State bank at Page have been found Irregular anil the Institution has been closed. Ku gene Smith, president of the hank, was found dead with his head submerged In a barrel lu a pasture near his homo two weeks ago. Statu ofllclnls have taken charge of the bank's affairs. Jul W. Gran, 21, and Oscar Yoos, in, who robbed the bank of Waterloo of $1,570 and were captured shortly after by a posse of farmers and towns people, pleaded guilty In the district court at Omaha and were sentenced to servo from three to fifteen yours In the state prison. Uniform clothing of middy blouse and plain skirt Is demanded for girl high school pupils in a petition signed by 800 women and five men presented to the Kearney board of education. Teachers were also criticised In the petition' for wearing party dresses in the class room. Custer county people want the pro posed route of the Black Hills, Loup Ulvor and Omahn Highway branch changed so that It will run from Grand Island to Ilavenna, Litchfield, Mason City, Ansley, Snrgent, Taylor, Hurrop, Aksarhen nnd Lung Pine. Tho nlfnlfa and other grass crops In Nebraska nre better than ever In history, crop experts say, while cher ries nre nhundant with a fair crop of apples Indicated. Potntoes nnd sugar beets are better thnn normal. On September 21 voters of Cnss county, at it special election, will pnss on a proposition to bond the county In the sum of $10,000 to rennlr the court i10use at Plutsmoutb, in fact to keep it from falling to pieces. Corporal Charles Carpenter, a for mer Beatrice boy and o member of the U. S. nnny of occunntlon. Is in that city visiting relatives. He wns wound ed three times and gassed once on the western front during the wnr. As n result of the condemning ol the school building nt Clutonln, Gage county, by the state fire warden, the board of education nt that place Is now considering plans for the erection ol a new structure. Populations announced by the cen sus bureau nt Washington during the past week Included Alliance with 4.051, nn Increase of 47.0 per 'ent since 1010; and Superior with 2,710, an Increase of 20.1 In the snme period. More thnn 700 calls for harvest hnnd.i In Nebraska were received at tho federal employemnt bureau at Omaha In tho course of two days dur ing the pnst week, and but 175 men were furnished. Governor McKelvIo hns appointed Will C. Israel, editor of the Havelock Post, to the vacancy of sanitary trus tee for Lancaster county, caused by tilt death of Kent Cunningham. Sixteen claims for state insurance on account of ball have been filed with tho county clerk at Geneva by Fill more county farmers for losses sus tained this yenr. A special election will bo held nt O'Neill August 2 to vote $.10,000 In bonds for the extension of the city wa ter system and the building of a now 150 000 gallon wnter tower. Drilling for oil Is to be resumed fif teen miles nortbenst of Cbndron. This Is close to where n well wns recently drilled, but which had been capped foi some time. , A bond Issue of S.10,000 for wnter works was carried by sixteen votes more thnn were necessary by David City voters nt a special election. Whoat In Jefferson county Is nver nglng from 20 to 80 bushels to the acre nnd dealers are contracting foi the crop nt $2.50 per bushel. A. F. Ackerman, receiver' of the American State bank at Aurora, which went under recently, Is paying oft de positors of tho bank. Contract has been granted for two miles of nsphalt paving nt Osceola, to bo laid this summer. Kearney has a population of 7,702, according to census records. This Is a gain of 1,500 people, or 24.2 per cent In the pnBt ten years. Roy Padgett of Powell was Instnntly killed when the car In which he was rldng tumbled Into a fifteen foot ditch near Falrbury. J. n. Donelly, chief of the bureau of securities since tho Inception of the code hill, has resigned' nnd returned to his former work ns a state hank ex aminer. G. T. Ton Voile, nttorney for tho bureau, will become acting bureuu head. , Work on tho Blnck IIIUs Loup River and Omnha highway from Grand Island to Taylor Is progressing. Rainfall In Holt county between March 1 and July 1 totalled 21.80 inch es, 0.25 Inches of which fell In Juno, tho government rain gauge nf O'Neill shows. Tho remains of Mrs. -Sarah Finch, the first woman settler In tho South Loup country of Nebraska, who died at Long Beach, Calif., was burled at Arnold. She settled In Custer county with ho- husband, who died somo time ago, In 1870. "PLENTY NEXT DOOR" Record Harvest Predicted for Canada. After hnvlng made a careful sur vey of the wheat producing nren of the United Stntes, experts whose, busi ness It Is to keep tho people Informed on the ncrenge sown to foodstuffs stn(e that this year there will he a, falling off In the wheat production In the Stntes, duo to n considerably les area cultivated. The opinion or these experts Is that the decrease will he several hundred million bushels of wheat less thnn In previous years, which according to past experience will be scarcely sutllclent to meet the requirements of tho demands of the people of this country. In Cauada, however, the situation Is different. Reliable reports on the crop situation throughout Western Cnnndn are such ns to create the most ' substantial optimism. Never before were the prospects so encouraging for n bumper hnrvost. It Is predicted thnt the yield this year will be even greater thnn In 1015, tho yenr of the, record harvest In Cnnndn,' when tho totnl production wns .103,542.000 bushels. Not only is the wheat looking excellent, but the same Is true of oats,, barley nnd flax, of which a grcntly Increased acreage bnH boon sown In the great grain producing provinces of Canada. The rains that have fallen recently hnvo come nt the right time to stimu late growth and there Is now consider able moisture In the ground. Wltti tho world generally facing a shortage of wheat nnd a continued henvy de mand for It, the price Is likely to b mnlntnlned nt the present high figure. , In many districts corn has been more extensively planted than In previous yenrs nnd It Is looking remarkably well. Many settlers from the United Stntes who came to Western Canada and bought Improved farms In the early spring hnve every prospect of a crop yield that will give them a re turn sufficiently large, after paying; all current expenses, to pay off a large part of their capital Investment. Livestock Is In excellent .condition everywhere, the rains hnvlng Induced a good growth of grass. Advertise ment The Plain Truth. He (nftcr the quarrel) Then what did you mnrry me for? She Mother figured It up at the time and said It was about $1,500,000, I think. Boston Evening Transcript. SWAMP-ROOT FOR KIDNEY AILMENTS There it only one medicine that really tandi out pre-eminent at a medicine for curable ailments of the kidneya, liver and bladder. Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root stands tb highest for the reason that il hat proven to be just the remedy needed in thousand upon thousands of distressing cases. Swamp-Root makes friendt quickly be cause its mild and immediate effect it soen realized in most caset. It it a gentle, healing vegetable compound. Start treatment nt once. Sold at all drug stores in bottles of two sizes, medi um and large. However, if you Wish first to test this great preparation Fend ten cents to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Uinglmmton, N. Y., for a sample bottle. When writing be sure and mention this pnper. Adv. Free Is the Word. "Were they very free with passes In your oulht?" "I've soen n guy mnke nine in n row." American J.eglon Weekly. FRECKLES Now b tho Tim to Get Rid of ThM Utl? Spots. There's no longer the slightest nerd ot fetllntc ashamed of your freckles. Othln double strength Is guaranteed to remove these homely spots. Simply get an ounce of Othlne doubt strength from your drugght, and apply a little of It night and morning and you ahould soon see that even the wont freckle have begun to disappear, while the lighter ones have vanished entirely. It Is seldom that more than one ounce Is needed to com pletely clear the skin and gain a beautiful clear complexion. He sure to ask for the double strength Othlne, as this Is sold under guarantee ( money hack If tt fails to remove freckles. Another Leap Year Condition. "Will you mnrry me?" 'Yes, If you will do tho asking father stunt." Browning's Magazine. FARMERS ARE W0RKIR8 HARDER And using their feet more than ever before. For all these workers the frequent use of Allen's FootEase, the antiseptic, healing powder to be shaken into the shoes and sprinkled in the foot-bath, increases their efficiency and insures needed physical com fort. It takes the Friction from the Shoe, freshens the feet, and prevents tired, ach Ing and blistered feet. Women everywhere an constant users of Allen's FootEaae. Don't get foot aore, gjet Allen'a Foot-Kate. Sold by dealers everywhere. Adv. Long Search. "No luck." "Looking for bootleg?" "Looking for sugar." in I Cutlcura Comforts Baby's Skin When red, rough nnd Itching with hot baths of Cutlcura Soap and touches of Cutlcura Ointment. Also make use now and then of thnt exquisitely scent ed dusting powder, Cutlcura Talcum, one of tho Indispensable Cutlcura Toilet Trio. Adv. When 'it comes to making a swift touch tha glad hand Is very much lu evidence, Cheerfulness nnd content nre great beautlflers and are famous preservers of youthful looks. Dickens. i. .