Nebraska
WRIGHT TO ANSWER
FOR OVERCHARGES
Papers Will Be Filed in Lan
caster County Court Accusing
Ernest M. Wright of De
frauding State.
(From Stiff Correspondent.)
-incoln, Nov. 16. (Special.) Pa
pers will be filed tomorrow, so it is
understood, in the county court o(
Lancaster county, charging Ertiest M.
Wright with defrauding the state of
Nebraska in furnishing meals to the
National Guard during the time, of
the recent mobilization of troops in
Lincoln,
Wright operated a cafe in Lincoln
and agreed to feed the soldiers at so
much per meal. Since the troops
have left it has been discovered that
he not only overcharged the govern
ment, but that the state paid approxi
mately $1,000 more than the real
amount due,
Wright was arrested by federal au
thorities under the charges made by
the government and placed under
bonds for his appearance in federal
court. Recently his bondsnieit gave
him up and he is now in jail.
Vouchers in the ffice of the state
auditor show that during the time
W. E. Steele was assistant adjutant
general -several vouchers for different
amounts were presented to the adju
tant general's department by Mr.
Wright and these, were sworn to by
him before Mr. Steele as notary pub
lic Mr. Steele then, as assistant
adjutant, vouched for the bills and
the same were afterwards O. K.d by
the chief clerk in the governor's of
fice, the deputy state auditor and the
deputy secretary of state in the usual
manner where vouchers pass through
the different departments.
Other vouchers show that Mr.
Steele, after he was appointed adju
tant general, O. K.d other bills pre
sented by Mr. Wright and these, too,
passed through the usual channels,
and nothing was supposed to be
wrong until the federal authorities
discovered the error and arrested
Mr. Wright.
Where; the blame lies for the al
leged fraud will have to be deter
mined by the court.
End of War in 12 Months;
Austrian Will Rebel
Philadelphia, Pa, No. 16. Opin
ion that the end of the war will
come in 12 months as a result of
a racial and social upheaval in Austria-Hungary
was expressed by Sir
George H. Rejd, former premier of
Australia, in an address here today.
"I think the drive on Italy is one
of the worst disasters of the war,"
said Sir George, "and but for it
there would have been a quick end
to all the trouble. Austria was
crumbling. Germany had to sum
mon all its power to hold its ally on
its feet.' But I call on you to notice
that when the allies advance on the
west front they hold what they
jgain."
JUDGE COSGRAVE
LI
REVISED ROSTER
OF OFFICERS OF
: LUCKY SEVENTH
(From a Staff Corrtapondtnt)
Lincoln, Nov.' ' 16. (Special.) A
revised list of the officers of the Sev
enth regiment has been given out by
the governor. Soma vacancies re
main to be filled. ;
. Fred W. Ashton of Grand Island,
a member of the South Platte appel
lant board, has been selected lieu
tenant colonel, as intimated by The
Bee more than a month ago. Rev.
J. M. Leidy of Omaha, who.failed
to pass the physical examination as
chaplain of. the Fifth regiment, has
been appointed chaplain of the new
regiment and hopes this time to get
over.
An adjutant has yet to be appointed
for the Second battalion and a major
I for the Third battalion. Victor W.
Krause, who has been appointed ad
jutant of the Third battalion, was a
former officer of the university regi
ment and had just started in business
in Lincoln. He has two brothers al
ready in the service. He formerly
lived at Albion. ,
. Captain Lee Metcalfe of the head
quarters company is regimental adju
tant and is private secretary to Gov
ernor Neville. He also has two
brothers already in the service,
Officers are:
. Colon! Ktltb KovW. '
' Lieutenant Colon! Fred V, Jnfetoa,' '
Chaplain J. M. Mir.
Jiental Surgeon George V, BoafcUr,
First Battalion Major, J. W. UcDdanell;
adjutant, I.. H. Warner, 5
ftrcond Battalion Major, Bar Abbott,
Third Battalion Adjutant, Victor W.
Xraiue.
Headquarter Company. Uneoln Captain,
i,M Metcalfe, .
: Supply Company, Grand Island. Captain,
Jamea R. Ervlnj second lieutenant. Emit
Wolhach;
Machine Can Company, Kearney Cap
tain, Harry N. Janet; aeoond (lieutenant,
Frank W, Brown.
Sanitary Detachment, Lincoln Major,
.Oliver H. Everett; llrat lieutenant, Janua
tKllua Thornaa; aecond lieutenant, Harry
Urneat Flaneburf.
j Company A. Beward Captain, Glen W.
C Harrey; ft ret lieutenant, Cbauncay Re
Fuller; aecond lieutenant, Frederick W, C.
Outhman, t. ,
! Company B, Crate Captain, Mao L. Ab
' bolt: aeoond lieutenant. Carl T. Conrad.
Company C. Nebraaka City Captain, Earl
, j, time; nrst lieutenant, Morton Stelnhart;
aecond lieutenant, Viscount A. Franc!.
Company 1. Beatrice Captain. Frank D.
Owen; tint lieutenant, Paul I Colby )
end lieutenant, Fred W. Meumoro.
Company E. Omaha Captain, Fred W.
Hlgglnson; first lieutenant, Harold O. Bell;
econd lieutenant, Edward At Zipfol.
Company B. Omaha Cantaln. Alfred ft
McOione; flret lieutenant, Kenneth A. Mo
Kae; second lieutenant, Win. H. Metcalfe.
Company Q, Omoho Captain, Charle K.
aietsj aecond lieutenant, Harold C. Mom
man. ' -
vuinpui7 11, umcoin uaptain, Herbert
m. l.oocn; nrat lieutenant, Jamea r Brown.
Company 1, Mlndon Captain, Bert Win
ter; second Uetutenant, Bomney C Clear
man, ' . !
Company It Loop City Captain, Harry
n. nuiis; nrst lieutenant, jtoaco A.- Wat
son; second lieutenant, UarrettVC Lorens.
Company L, Scottabluff Captain, Harry
JV Smith; second lieutenant, Clarence Q.
ttteen.
Company If, Trenton Captain, Claude B,
. Grace; first lieutenant, Baron O. Jordon;
twoaa usuienani. i.oui k, urace,
Cuming County Makes
Din ftimtA im IIIam E?iimI
uiy uiivc 111 di runu
. West Point, Neb, Nov. 16. (Spe
cul; i ne tig drive in this county
, lor tne jiounjj wen's Christian aejn.
ctation war work fund commenced In
good earnest by the holding of a mass
meeting'for the county at the audito
rium at West Point on Sundav after
noon. The quota allotted to Cuming
count? is ai.uuu and more than twir
this amount was secured in this city
aione oeiore iuesaay. Wisner turn
Ushed ?800, Bancroft $600, Beemer
$350, and the total subscribed by the
(county up to Wednesday evening is
, over j,wu. it is expected that up.
wards of $4,000 and possibly $5,000
,will be the total contribution of the
people ot this county. - -
kKates Sent to Michigan
To Aid in Rate Cases
(From Stat Correspondent)
Lincoln, Nov. 15. (Special) E. 9.
jKates, expert in the office of theajat
jtorney general, has been sent to
i Michigan for two weeks to assist the
i legal t department in the preparation
. of evidence in rate cases to be prose-i-
cuted by that state. During his ab
; i gence his salary will be, paid by the
Jktu;higar legal department, '
Jurist Says Capital City Is Far
Behind in Matter of Volun
tary Enlistments for
the Amy.
(Krnm a Staff Correspondent.)
Lincoln, Nov. 16. (Special.) The
allies have learned their lesson and
from now on a different story will be
toUHrom the battle fields. This was
the word of Sergeant Gerald V. Han
ley, one of the 13 survivors of the
celebrated "Princess Pat" regiment
which was almost completely annihila
ted in the early days of the European
war, at a big meefmg held in the city
autitorium last night.
N "They have learned that it is much
easier to get the money to buy big
guns and shells and other equipment
than it is to replace men killed in ac
tion," he said, "and from now on the
Germans will feel the effect of what
the big guns can do."
District Judge Cosgrave criticized
the people of Lincoln for not warming
up more to enlistments. "Why," said
he, "Omaha has four companies in the
Fourth regiment, four for the Fifth,
four for the Sixth and four for the
Seventh, besides a machine gun com
pany or two and others, whjle' Lincoln
has furnished only one company in the
Fifth, a hospital corps ana now it is
trying to fill up a company for the
Seventh." Several recruits responded
to the call for enlistments.
Freshmen Win Annual i
Battle for Flag at Crete
Crete, Neb.. Nov. 16. (Special.)
The annual freshmen-sophmore flag
scrap was held on the campus of
Doane college yesterday morning and
was won by the freshmen. In the
night the freshmen abducted all but
four of the sophs and hid them in a
silo in the country. Their classmates,
however, succeeded in rescuing them
so they were able to take part in the
scrap. The freshmen proved them
selves the stronger and were able to
keep their flag up until 1 o'clock, the
time allotted. The scrap was well
ought on both sides and was remark
able for its cleanness.
Dunbar Raises $600 in
:: Six Minutes for Fund
Dunbar, Neb..VNov. 16. (Soectal.V
At the big patriotic Young Men's
Christian association meetinor held
here in the opera house. Rev. W. H.
Wright of Syracuse, Methodist preach
er, and C. H. Aldrich of Nebraska City,
delivered Young Men's Christian asso
ciation speeches at the close of which
Thomas Murray called on the audi
ence to stand by the soldier boys and
raised $600. in six minutes. Dunbar
will go over the top with $1,000 or
better, although ' its allotment was
only $370.
Orchard & Wilhclm Co.N
FREMONT MINISTER
GOES TO ARMY CAMP
"Y" War Work Quota More
Than Trebled ; George W.
Davy, Former Resident,
Dies in Louisville, Ky.
Fremont, Neb., Nov. 16. (Special
Telegram.) Rev. C Krause, for sev
eral years pastor of the Trinity Luth
eran church of Fremont, has resigned
to become a chaplain at one of the
army cantonments.
- He tenedcred his resignation to the
congregation Thursday night and was
released. He expects to be assigned
to one of the training camps in the
south or Southwest by the Lutheran
Synod within the next few days.
Emil Konac of Schuvler of the firm
of Kopac Bros. who operate a chain
of Garages, left for Detroit accom
panied by 50 men who will drive auto
mobiles from the factory to the towns
where the firm operates garages. Two
days will be spent at Detroit inspect
ing the factory of the automobile
manufacturers Kopac brothers represent
One Hundred a Week War Tax.
The war tax on the sale of tickets
to moving pictures theater in Fremont
amounts to about $100 a week, a man
ager of a local play house estimates.
Patrons pay the tax without .any pro
test as a rule. ..
No new cases of scarlet fever have
developed in Fremont within the last
few days, according to Uty fhysi
cian H. N. Morrow. Eight families
were placed under quarantine the first
of the week.
Former Resident Dies.
George W. Davy, for many years
a prominent resident ot Fremont,
died at his home in Louisville, Ky.,
following antattack of apoplexy. Mr,
Davy during his residence in Fremont
was active in politics and for two
terms served as county clerk, having
been , elected on the democratic
ticket.
To Treble "Y" Quota.
Reports received at headquarters of
the general committee Friday after
noon indicate that the quota of $11,
500 assigned to district No. 7 in the
Young Men's Christian association
war work campaign will be more
than trebled.
Figures frorrf the five counties show
that already $32,000 has been raised
and several townships are yet to re
port. Saunders county leads with
$10,000. Dodge is second with $8,500
and more committees to report. Fre
mont Friday afternoon had subscribed
over $6,000.
Some Wayne Citizens
Balk at Food Pledges
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
Lincoln, Nov. 16. (Special.) Ac
cording to a report received by State
Superintendent Clemmons from the
superintendent of county schools at
Wayne, Miss Pearl Sewell. federal
officials will probably be called upon
to investigate evidences of disloyalty
there.
While 254 families signed food con
servation cards, many refused to do
so. One person said he had nothing
to give the government. Another
that the signing of the cards was
nothing but nonsense. One woman
said she did not want the officials to
come and take her canned fruit. An
other said they could not live-unless
they had the usual three meals a day.
The first two cases will be called to
the attention of the State Council of
Defense and the names of the per
sons furnished.
Grand Island Councilman
Fined on Gambling Charge
Grand Island, Neb., Nov. 16. (Spe
cial Telegram.) The police depart
ment today, in co-operation with the
sheriff's office, caused Dr. D. C
Sneller, a member of the city council,
to be arrested on the charge of gam
bling. In police court he was found
guilty and fined $100 and costs. .
The arrest followed that of a farmer,
residing near Wood River, last ,night
on the charge of intoxication. '
Dr. Sneller declares that he pleaded
not guilty and will appeal the case.
He admitted having been in the game,
but contends that he did so merely to
get information, as to where, liquor
could be bought. 1
Held cn Burglary Charge.
Beatrice, Neb., Nov. 16. (Special
Telegram.) Dallas Hodison, colored.
wanted at Topeka, Kan., on a burglary
Light Rain in Kansas.
Smith Center, Kan., Nov. 16. (Spe
cial Telegram.) A light rain, the
first in two months, fell over north
western Kansas today. While the fall
is not heavy it will greatly help the
wheat crop that is dying in many localities.
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Hooker County Gives
More han DoIlarT Person
Mullen, Neb., Nov. 16. (Special
Telegram.) Hooker county has over
subscribed its quota to the Young
Men's Christian association army fund
of $1,000. The 1910 census gave Hook
er county a population of 990. This
makes the donation better than $1 per
person.
Jefferson County Passes
v Quota for War Fund
Fairbury, Neb., Nov. 16 (Special
Telegram.) Indications at Young
Men's Christian association headquar
ters tonight are that Jefferson county
will exceed its quota by several thou-
nH dollars. Secretary Riley .gave out
a statement late this evening that ex
cepting five precincts not reporting,
the county ha already exceeded its
quota and if the same ratio was main
tained in each precinct, at least $7,500
will be raised. Fairbury exceeded its
quota by $1,000. All strong German
precincts in north part of county were
reported as exceeding the quota.
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At Great Potato Show
Alliance, Neb., Nov. 16. (Special
Telegram.) The first premium, a
silver trophy cup, from C. A. New
berry was awarded at the Nebraska
Potato Improvement association to
Kimball county for their exhibit of
potatoes. Box Butte county took sec
ond, special credit being given F. T.
Betzeld for his exhibit of Irish cob
blers. Dawes county took third pre-minum.
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