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ALLIED ARMIES
For First Time During War
Forces Opposing Germany
Fighting Under Control of
Single Leader.
(By Associated Prens.)
Washington, March 30.
The forces opposing Germany
in France are, for the first time
during the war, fighting under
ihe control of a single com
mander, i
General Foch, the great
French strategist, to whom has
been accorded much of the
credit for the victory of the
Marne in September in 1914, is
generalissimo of the entente al
lied armies in France. This re
port was received on Friday
morning in the form of an un
official, dispatch from London,
but in Ithe evening it was of
ficially confirmed by advices to
Washington from Paris..
WILSON SENDS CABLE.
Early, in the day President
Wilson sent a personal cable
message of congratulation to
General Foch and " General
Pershing, who placed at the
disposal of 'the French com
mander; the American forces
now tint French soil. General
Foch 'is given supreme com
I mand fovey all the men on the
battle lines, and in addition has
a strategic reserve force, the
size anil location of which is
not known, hut which, judging
from reports is very large.
UNIFICATION OF ALLIES.
This means unification of all the
armies opposing the Germans, a step
which the American' and French mili
tary men long have urged and which
apparently has been brought about by
recognition of the imperative demand
for unconcentrated effort to hurl
back the gigantic thrust of the enemy
ir. France.
It was; learned tonight that the
president' had been officially advised
of the action when he sent a cable
gram to General Foch today con
gratulating him on his new authority.
There was iio explanation at the
White House of what the president
meant It is understood there will be
no official comment here until after
an announcement comes from France.
The ' first hint of the historic de
velopnient came in press cable dis
, wtches telling how General Persh-
fng had placed the American ex
peditionary, forces at the disposal of
confirmed tonight in a message from ftTP ft OTIslsP
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General Fershines message niadevi
' public by Major General March,
acting chief of staff, follows:
"Have made all our resources
; available and our division will be
used if and when needed. French
: are in fine spirit and both armies
i seem confident."
There was no mention in the
Fershing dispatch of the new author
ity given General Foch and war de
partment officials were speculating
on tie reason for the ahsenrp of any
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official announcement. Some still
were inclined to believe that the
French general should be placed in
command only of the "army of man
euver," the reserve force composed
of contingents from all the allied
armies created after the formation
of the supreme war council.
In his message to General Foch,
President Wilson said:
Before General Pershing's message
came tonight General March was
without advices to confirm the press
despatches, because of the inevitable
delays in transmission of official mes
sages. Baker in France.
The news of the appointment of
General Foch, one of the heroes of
the Marne to supreme command,
gave rise instantly to suggestions
that the presence of Secretary Baker
in Europe was connected with the
development. Mr. Baker first visited
France and conferred at length with
French officials and with General
Bliss, American chief of staff, at
tached to the supreme war council
and General Pershing. There fol
lowed a brief trip to London just as
the great German drive was starting,
after which the American was secre
tary hastened back to France.
North Siders Endorse
Present City Oficials
At the meeting of the North Cide
Political club, with 100 members pres
ent, the city commissioners now in of
fice were endorsed for re-election.
Most of the present commissioners
were present and made speeches, tell-
ing why they snouia oe re-eieocu
ALL WHEAT FROM
FUTURE MENUS
Census of Available Supply Re
veals Harvest Less Than
Formerly Estimated by
Hoover.
(Hy Associated Trum.)
Washington, March 30. Wheat and
wheat products were wiped off the
menus of several hundred of the coun
try's leading hotels today in response
to a request of the food administra
tion that "every independent, every
well-to-do person in the United
States" should pledge complete ab
stinence from wheat until the next
harvest in order to supply the impera
tive needs of the allies.
SUPPLY VERY SHORT.
Hotel managers who had come from
every state in the union to hear new
conservation regulations explained,
were told by Food Administrator
Hoover that the need for wheat was
even greater now than when the new
regulations were promulgated and
that a census of supplies revealed that
the harvest had been less than esti
mated and that shipping difficulties
made it imperative to feed the allies
from here instead of from the Argen
tine. It is impossible to ship corn,
owing to loss from germination, so
that wheat must be America's chief
contribution to the rations of the peo
ples abroad.
Mr. Hoover said that renunciation
of luxurious foods must begin at the
top of the social scale, not only to set
an example, but because the industrial
population if dependent to a large ex
tent on bakei s' bread, which must have
a considerable proportion of wheat to
be durable. Therefore, he asked the
hotels which, have as patrons people
of wealth to sr t an example to their pa
tronage and other public eating places
by refusing to serve any wheat what
ever until the new crop comes in, us
ing other cereals and potatoes in
stead. ACREAGE TO BE GREAT.
"We eland at the most critical pe
riod of our national history since the
battle of Gettysburg," Mr. Hoover de
clared. "We may have to cut our
wheat consumption more than one
half, but the sacrifice must come from
those who have the most, not from
those who have the least.
"Our wheat acreage this year will
be greater than ever before and if
the Lord is good to us in the matter
of weather, our difficulties will be
at an end by September l.(iThat is not
a lot g period of sacrifice."
The reply was an outburst of ap
plause which died rwaV as John Mc
Bowman of New York, head of the
food administration hotel division,
stood up.
"How many will rise with me to
signify they will comply with the
chief's request?" Mr. Bowman asked.
All Volunteer Help.
It scmed as if everyone in the hall
rose simultaneously, waving flags
taken from the luncheon tables and
cheering with abandon.
"We have pledged ourselves to save
wheat for victory," Mr. Bowman an
nounced when quiet was restored.
Dr. Alonzo Taylor, the food ad
ministration's representative on the
war trade board, told tlie hotel men
wheat was -not a necessary element
of diet, but a luxury, which people
have grown to, half because superior
appearance of the bread it produces
and the conveniences with which it
can be shipped and prepared. The lat
ter reason made it necessary 1o send
wheat instead of other grains to the
allies.
"Wheat lias no advantages in nutri
tion or taste over corn, barley, rye,
or other cereals." Dr. Taylor de
clared, "and the patron who comes to
vou with the demand that he must
have wheat and can't eat substitutes
is either a slacker or a crank and we
must not humor him.
Poor Suffer in Germany.
"The breakdown in the German
food distribution system. I discovered
when in Germany tor the Department
of Agriculture was due to the fact
that the system was administrated
for the upper classes, who could get
hams at $60 each, butter at $5 a
pound and other delicacies at the
best hotels if they had the money to
pav. The poor people could not pay
and were forced to suffer. There
was a great contrast in England, where
the leading hotels were the first to
cut off their menus the food needed
for the soldiers and the industrial
workers in war factories."
California Girl Y, M. C. A.
Worker Killed in France
Taris, March 30. Miss Marion G.
Crandell of Alameda, Ca., has been
killed by the explosion of a shell in
the "French soldiers' fireside," at the
French front, where she was engaged
as a canteen worker for the Young
Men's Christian association. No de
tails of the occurrence have yet been
received. Miss Crandell was 46 years
old. She arrived in France Febru
ary IS.
AUDITORIUM
Thursday, April 4
Afternoon, 2 P. M., for Ladita Only
Evenlnr, 8:IS P. M., for Men Only
What Does a Woman
Heed Most?
A Film Drama Portrayins and
Answering the Greatest Problem of
a Woman's Life.
There ia magic In the tub-titles
that summons both smiles and tears
with liRhtninif grace; that seduces
one from emotion to emotion until
th climax ia teached and the solu
tion of the problem ia given.
A special lecture will also be given
by Dr. W. F. Martin, who ia the di
rector of a Lecture Bureau on Social
Hygiene for the FoBdick Commission,
and who has been delivering these
educational lectures to various can
tonments and camps.
Admission 75c' and $1
A certain section of balcony seals
will be SOc and 25c.
STATE EDITORS
MEET IN OMAHA
MIDDLE OF JUNE
Grand Island, Nob.. March .iO
(.Special Telegram.) The executive
committee of the Nebraska State
Tress association at a meetiiiK here
tonight fixed Thursday. Friday and
Saturday, June JO, Jl and JJ, as the
dates for the midsummer serial meet
ing at Omaha. Secretary Thomas of
the Omaha Chamber of Commerce
and Secretary Weaver of the Ak-Sar-lu'ii
were present and entered into
arrangements for the entertainment of
the editors at the Ak-Sar-Hen den and
at other functions.
The Fontcnelle hotel will he head
quarters. The matter of a field secretary to
fill the vacancy caused by the resigna
tion of Mr. Casewcll was discussed.
Present at the meeting were President
Cass of Ravenna, Secretary Scott of
Edgar, and members Israel of Have
lock, Perkins of Aurora. Furey of
llartington, Buck of Harvard, I.add
of Albion, Purccll of Broken Bow,
Maupin of York, and Davis of Ord.
Dishonesty.
"Ton simply cannot trust anybody Every
one siins so dishonest nowadays," declared
the woman. "My maid. In whom I had the
utmost confidence, loft me suddenly yester
day and took with her my beautiful pearl
brooch,"
"Tliat Is too bad." sympathised the
frloiul. "Which one was It?"
"That very pretty ono t amugglcd thrmitsh
last spring." I'lttaburgh Chronicle Telegraph.
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Insurance
Talks
By HENY H. LOVELL, Insuror
"LEST WE FORGET"
Five years ago today was a and
one for many citizens of Orauhn.
Far sadder for the large number
of those who found themselves
sufferers of loss from the tornado
and no tornado insurance. True,
many were the recipients of the
free hearty charity of Omahu's
more fortunate residents.
As a business proposition you
can't borrow money on property
security where the buildings rep
resent any appreciable part of the
loan value without the collateral
security of Tornado Insurance. If
the loaner will not risk a part of
his savings without this protection
CAN YOU afford to risk yours,
This is seasonable for this talk,
ns adjoining states have been hav
ing destructive storms and Ne
braska is due by the law of aver
age. Rates are lower for tornado
Insurance now than either three
or five years ago, and there arc
interesting points as to values snd
proper coverage. We would bo
glad to be of service to you.
Call us.
(To Be Continued.)
Henry H. Lovell
INSUROR
102-103 Bee Bldg. Doug. 5101.
The question Uncle
Sam is trying to de
cide for 'big business'
will ultimately affect
all business.
I am not going to attempt
to offer the solution to a
problem which has engaged
the attention of the ablest
fnen in the National Coun
oil Chamber but I venture the opinion that when the ques
tion is decided there will be fewer people "getting rich
quick" and more people "getting what is coming to
them."
Prosperity depends upon the free circulation of
money there can be no circulation unless EVERYONE
is MAKING A PROFIT from his labors.
No profit means no business; UNJUST PROFITS
means restriction of business, because if one set of men
take, MORE THAN IS RIGHT, another set are forced to
take LESS' THAN IS RIGHT.
Profit should be a fair percentage above the cost of
commodities plus the cost of doing business.
It is often easier to charge "graft" than to prove it
and many people who are quite sure their own profits
are proper, are prone to condemn identical methods in
another concern.
I hold it is NOT PROPER for a Dentisjt to charge as
an "Expense of doing business." ReputationSocial Pres
tige, or plain Greed.
To be explicit, I claim it is EXCESSIVE PROFIT
when any Dentist charges $20 for a gold Crown in no way
superior in material or workmanship to the crowns I fur
nish my patients for less than half that price.
It is your privilege, of course, to save the difference
in cost, and thousands of people do, as evidenced by the
ever-increasing pratice this office enjoys.
In the final reckoning, however, the government
("and that means the American people) are going to DE
MAND that every business, every trade, every profession,
STRIVE FOR COMPETENCE, EQUIP THEMSELVES
TO COMPETE, AND BE ABLE AND WILLING TO GIVE
A DOLLAR'S WORTH FOR A DOLLAR.
When this condition has been brought about, it will
be easy to fix a percentage which will represent Proper
Profit.
PAINLESS WITHERS, Dentist
423-428 Securities Bldg. 16th and Farnam Streets.
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Merna is a beautiful little town of 700 people, situated in Merna Valley.
The town has 3 elevators, 2 banks, with over $530,000 deposits, mostly farm
ers' money. Two garages and two more buildings, 2 hardware stores, 2 grocery
stores, 2 lumber yards, drug store, jewelry store, newspaper and a number of
other business houses. The town has a good water system and electric, lighting
system, 4 churches, splendid high school, a $10,000 Public Library, fine streets,
beautiful homes and the best people on earth.
Some Statistics for 1917
That Merna is an exceptionally good business point is shown by
the following shipping statistics:
Number of car of grain shipped out 308
Number of cars of live tock shipped out 172
Cars of lumber shipped in 37
Cars of stucco and plaster shipped in 14
Cars of brick shipped in 20
Cars of miscellaneous shipped in 95
Number of pounds of merchandise shipped out 924,006
Number of pounds of merchandise shipped in 1,917,747
Mern.'s $10,000 Public Library
WHAT WE NEED
Merna Public School
MERNA IS PROSPEROUS
Merna is a progressive and pros
perous town, wide-awake and up-to-date.
During the last three years
the bank deposits have almost dou
bled. Every year the old frame
buildings are being replaced with
modern bricks. Last year there were
two brick business houses and a
large brick garage and a number
of fine residences built. This year
there will be two large brick gar
ages, possibly a fine bank building
and several new residences built.
There is no boom, but a steady and
wholesome growth, which goes to
make a good substantial towTi.
THE MERNA COUNTRY
Merna is located in the north half of
Custer county, which embraces Merna,
Dale, Pleasant and Ortello valleys and the
East and West Tables, which is conceded
by all to be the best small grain, hay and
live stock section of Central Nebraska, and
it is all tributary to Merna, the town's
trade territory extending nine miles North,
twenty miles East, six miles South and
twenty miles West. This section produces
thirty to sixty bushels of corn per acre,
fifteen to thirty bushels of wheat and rye
and fifty to one hundred bushels of oats,
and is noted for its alfalfa and other hay
crops and excellent pasture. The country
is well improved, all the farmers having
comfortable homes, and many of them fine
modern homes. They are all patriotic, pro
gressive and prosperous. At a Red Cross
sale March 23, $4,500 was realized. A splen
did recommendation for the town, people
and country.
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GENERAL STORES
Merna needs two large department. or
general stores. The town has always had
at least tw$ good general stores up to a
few months ago, when one of them, owing
to circumstances other than1 business,
traded for a large tract of land and the
store fell into the hands of speculators and
the stock was closed out. The other store,
after a successful career of twenty years,
is closing out because his sons expect to be
called to tho colors soon, and owing to
infirmities the proprietor is not able to
look after the business himself. Both
stores were located in fine new brick build
ings, modern throughout and finely equip
ped, and both can be leased at a reason
able price. Two such stores in Merna with
complete and up-to-date stocks will easily
do from $125,000 to $175,000 business
a year.
DRUG STORE
Until last week the town had two elegant
drug stores, both located in new brick
buildings. One was owned by two brothers,
one of whom is nbw in Camp Funston and
the other is expecting to go shortly, so they
sold their store and the goods was taken
over by the other store. The building can
be purchased or leased and the fixtures
bought. It's a fine opening for a good
druggist, as both stores have always had
a fine business and prospered.
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DENTIST
Our Dentist closed his office and en
tered the U. S. Navy as a lieutenant. There
is no better small town location in the
stste for a dentist. The outfit and fixtures
are still in tho building and can be pur
chased right.
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The Big Grain Center
There is no better opening anywhere in the state for these branches, but especially the department :
stores, and anyone seeking a location should come and look the field over, see our splendid country and :
prosperous farmers and get facts and figures from our business men. :
Address all communications to ' I
W. R. DUTTON,
President Community Club, Merna, Neb.
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