THE BEE : . OMAHA, .THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 1918.
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Nebraska
P0H0CC0 GIVES
FREELY TO BACK
LIBERTY LOAN
, .' .
Dodge County Precinct Quota
Six Thousand Dollars, But It
Gives Ten Thousand With
v out Turning Hair.
Fremont, Neb., April 10. (Special
Telegram.) At a meeting of tlie
West .Pohocco precinct in Saunders
county, $10,000 worth' of Liberty
aonds was subscribed, one family
took $3,000 of the bonds. The pre
cinct's quota was $6,000.
School Boys in Service.
Former Fremont High school boys
now in the service number. 101, ac
cording to a list prepared by Prin
cipal A. R. Congdon. Major-Colonel
John C. Abbott, commanding, officer
at Fort McArthur, t'al., is a graduate
of the school.
, Cornhusker Highway Plans.
'At the first annual meeting of the"
Cornhusker Highway association held
here, the following officers were re
elected: President, D. S. Dalby,
Beatrice; vice president, J. D. Korslcr,
Xlarjvillc. Kan.;' srrtary-trasurer,
George F. W'oh. .The following
trustees were chosen: C. H. Wilson,
Lincoln; C. O. Johnson. Havclock,
and- Andrew Frost. Uehling. Con
gressman Dan V, Stephens made a
talk on good roads.
Dodge Draft Men.
' Dodge county's' quota for the sec
ond contingent of the second draft
i, 27, The local exemption board
received final instructions regarding
the movement of the men. They will
leave Fremont, April 26, or within a
few days thereafter. Dodge county
i furnished nine ypuiif; men for the
first calf; of the second draft.
Welcomes Army Band.
' Fremont took a half holiday this
afternoon to welcome the 3.15th in
fantry regimental band about 5,000
persons assembled in the city park
for the concert and program of pa
triotic speeches in.t the afternoon.
County Attorney J. C. Cook of Fre
mont made the principal speech.
Congressman Daii V. Stephens who
arrived from Washington to make a
speaking tour" for the third Liberty
loan, and Mayor Harm of Bloomficld,
who has been with the band for a
week made short talks.
All three speakers urged Americans
to back the government in the fight
gainst Prussianism by purchasing
1 ilirt Knn,1d Tim liniift wnf frmri
Fremont to Oakland where a concert
as gjyen -this evening.
Calls New Rector,
, Rev.-, George S. G. Tyner, formerly
pastor of the Episcopal church at De
Witt was called as rector of-St James
Episcopal church t a- meeting of the
vestry.- ReVj Tytiefhas belli in
Fremont for six -weeks! He came here
to hit tjie, vacancy caused by v the
transfer of iReV. W. H. Forst to Milwaukee,-.
.F-xeteiisive repairs are being
madet the rectory and when com
pleted Mr Tyner will move to Fre
mont from Omaha. 1
; Talk of New Church. '
.At iht quarterly conference of. the
rirsi jviemouisi cnurcn u was aeciaeu
to leave the question of building a
new church now or waiting until after
the war to a vote of the membership
of thechurch, About two years ago
it was decided to erect a new edifice
;to cost ?4O,OO0 and -$30,000 was sub
i fcribed. When this country entered
the war it was decided to drop the
matter .temporarily. Dr. U. u, Brown
, of Omaha, district . superintendent,
was at the mectinf.
State House Officials
. Buy Liberty Bonds
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Lincoln. April lO. (Special.) State
house officials and employes have in-
rested 5 15,000 in the third Liberty
loan, according -to State : Treasurer
Hall. Several officials, however, hav
made investment through their horn
banks, which cuts down, the amount
which reajly belongs to the state
house.
On the second Liberty loan the
amount subscribed at the state house
was more than $30,000, while the
thrift tam sale amounted to more
than $6,000. , .
posed of Labor Commissioner Nor
man and his four assistants, three of
thefti young women, the poorest paid
department m the state house, ac
cording to Mr. Norman,, has .taken
more thn $3,000 in Liberty bonds,
thrift stamps and other investments
aiong me line oi war activities.
Indict Hastings Farmer
uri wup-neveiumy widiyc
Lincoln,-" Ncb. April 10. An in
dictment charging George H. Smidt.
a wealthy farmer residing near Hast-
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iiia, mu., wuii Having aiu lie was
instrumental in forming an orgahiza
tion, among farmers to prevent crops
frriw hino raiser) fnr - ttiA tTnifir1
' states to feed its soldiers, was return-
--.id fey a federal grand jury here today,
Complaint was brought under the
' t sj.ionage act.
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'. ' i . Organize Home Guard.'
Imperial, Neb., April 10. (Special.)
Imperial has organized a home
guard by electing D. F. Meeker, chair
mas, and S. L Jacks, secretary. One
hundred names were signed to the
. mutter roll. Harry Swink was elected
- captain. H. F. McGillin. first lieu
- tenant, and Clyde Larimore, second
lieutenant.
Obituary Notes
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GEORGE MARTENS, II years old
utopkmanj formerly a - resident of
Omaha, died' here Tuesday night fol
lowing en operation. Of late years
"Mr, Marten had bean living on a farm
near Persia,' la., and was in the stock
raising business.' He is survived by
his widow and several children. The
body Was taken to Persia, la., Wed
aesday afternoon lor burial. . ,
A. G. SIETSGER, father of Clyde
u Meteten 270J- North Sixty-sixth
street, died suddenly following an at
tack of heart disease Tuesday night
Mr. Metsgeri home Is in Cuba, Mo.,
and he was visiting his son. He Is
survived by his mother of Stockdale,
Pa-i son. Clyde, and "several sisters.
The body will be taken to Btockdale,
J'au Thursday afternoon.
LINCOLN CAR MAN
FORCED TO KISS
AND SALUTE FLAG
Lincoln, Neb., April 10. Because he
was alleged to have made disloyal re
marks, C. H. Peter, a street car motor-
man of this city, was taken from his
home Tuesday night by a crowd of
fellow employes and forced to give
fifty salutes to the Amcriacn flag and
then kiss it.
Pioneer of Plattsmouth
Suffers Paralytic Stroke
Plattsmouth, Neb., April 10. (Spe
cial.) J. W. Johnson, for more than
50 years a resident of . riattsmouth,
suffered a s roke of paralysis last
night. He is 83 years old and little
hope is held out for his recovery.
H. A. Schneider, republican, was
elected mayor of Plattsmouth by 160
votes, final returns show. H. Soen
nischsen was elected treasurer and G.
R. Sayles, city clerk. Councilmen
elected are: R. F. Patterson, .Frank
F. Buttery, L. G. Larson, C. A. John
son and K. W. Harris.
Mrs. Ilettic Covert was taken to
anOmaha hospital for operation.
Willie Wilson, 7-year-old son of
James-A. Wilson, living 11 miles
south of riattsmouth, suffered a frac
tured skull when he was thrown from
a horse on which lie was riding. The
boy has been taken to' Omaha for an
X-ray examination. '
Two State House Women
Wedded to Army M en
(Frum 1 Hlaff ('orfIontfit)
Lincoln. April 10. (Special.)
Within a week two wfddings have oc
curred in which state house people
lave figured. This morning William
O'Keefe. chief -clerk in the office
of the secretary of state, was lfiarried
to Miss Mary Pauline Golden at the
Catholic cathedral. Mr. O Keefe is
member of the officers' reserve
signal corps and is awaiting call for
training at the balloon school at
Omaha. The bride and bride-goorm
will ao to Alliance and from there
will take an auto trip through Colo
rado.
Mrs. Margaret Musgrove of the
state engineers ftioce, was united in
marriage to Deputy County Attorney
R. Mann. He to expects soon to
leave for the training camps.
Lodge Buys Bonds.
Lyons. Neb., April 10. (Special.W
Logan yalley lodge No. 89, Independ
ent Order of Odd fellows, voted to
subscribe $2,000 in Liberty bonds.
Lyons and vicinity oversubscribed
for Liberty bonds in the drive Mon
day. In Lyons the quota was $30,000,
but the amount subscribed was $40,-
000
The Women s Relief corp gave a
unch in the Ecklcen building Satur
day to raise money to help buy an
ambulance, which brought $155.
Colonel h. P. Thompson sold a cake
baekd by Mrs. Mullis for,?V7:75J
HAMILTON
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Antelope; County
Would Buy Block
Of Liberty Bonds
(From Staff Correspondent.)
Lincoln, April 10. (Special.)
Antelope county would like to in
vest in Liberty loan bonds and has
asked the state auditor if it is per
missible. The question nvolved is
whether in an examination of the
county treasurer the bonds can be
listed as money on deposit or as
cash.
State Auditor Smith looked up
the financial standing of the county
and discovered it in such good shape
that he has informed the county
board, that it may invest in the
bonds. The board in taking the
matter up with Mr. Smith did not
state the amount of bonds to be
purchased.
Aged Hastings Farmer
Accused of Disloyalty
Hastings, Neb., April. 10. (Special
Telegram .) George H. , Smidt,
charged with attempting to cause dis
loyalty in violation of the espionage
act was today examined before United
States Commissioner Adie and bound
over to the United States district
court in the sum of ,$2,000. John
Eihusen became surety for Smidt.
The indictment charged Siiiidt with
having said that he would prefer, to
sec his sous dead than to sec them go
to '-'glit against Germany and to have
threatened that if li is boys were takt-n
in the draft he would allow his 800
acres of land1 to lie idle so that it
would not raise anything to(Iielp the
United Slates feed its soldiers. 1
The indictment also charges that
Smidt declared he had ridden 100
miles in one day to perfect an organ
ization of his neighbors to 'prevent
raising of crops for the government to
feed its soldiers and that jf the gov.
ernment wanted anyone to cultivate
his soil he would forcibly resist. s
Smidt is 70 yeans old. lie promised
to attend a patriotic'mccting and buy
Liberty bonds. .
Captain Robinson Freed on
Fraud Conspiracy Charge
Topeka, Kan., April 10.-A verdict
of not guilty was returned by the
jury today in the case of Captain
Charles W. Robinson, national army.
Camp Funston tried in the United
States district court here on a charge
of conspiracy to defraud the govern
ment in connection with the purchase
of exchange supplies for Camp Ftins
ton. The jury found J. F. Ruhhnan, on
trial with Captain Robinson, guilty on
the third count, namely, that he had
impersonated a government officer
in connection with the alleged conspiracy-
to defraud the government
in the purchase of exchange supplies.
Valley Pioneer Burled.
Ord, Neb., April 9. (Special.) W.
Bedford Kcown, a Valley coijjity
pioneer and former treasurer of the
county, was buried here this after
noon. He succumbed to caucer after
a. long struggle. .
SUBURBAN" J"
' Today VIVIAN MARTIN "
in "MOLLY ENTANGLED
ALL NEBRASKANS
CUT COEMPTION
OF WHEAT FLOUR
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Report of Food Administration,
Fifty Per Cent Reduction
Since Regulations Be
came Effective.
Nebraska, as well'as the citizens of
the United States, are limiting their
consumption of wheat flour to one
half the quantity they formerly used,
is the information that comes to Cur
don" W. Wattles, federal food admin
istrator for Nebraska.
A canvass made through the United
States food administration develops
the fact that the consumption of flour
has been reduced SO per cent since the
new conservation regulations became
effective. In the meantime the output
of bakers' bread has not perceptibly
increased, wheh means that the actual
saving in wheat flour has been made.
"But it must be understood that the
situation has not changed as far as
the necessity for conservation exists,"
says Mr. aWttles. "What we must
do is to maintain the excellent record
that has been started. The 50-50 rule,
supplemented by the pledge of large
hotels and eating houses to eliminate
wheat flour from their menus, should
enable us to save more than one-half
for the. remainder of the time until the
next crop.
"That Nebraska answered the call
is indicated froin'freports out in the
state. Washington county is we
within its limits, while many other
counties arc ready to pledge them
selves to - forego the use of wheat
flour until the next crop, as did Paw
nee county.
Nebraska Radio-Buzzer
Department Tops 'Em All
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
Lincoln, April 10. (Special.) The
University of Nebraska school of
radio-buzzer work is one of the
largest in this part of the country,
according to a statement made by the
state director of vocational education.
The present enrollment is 100.
Twenty new students enrolled last
week. Sevepty-five men have already
qualified in this important line of
work for army service.
A man may enter at any time and
complete the course as rapidly as pos
sible.
Reopen Boyd Hotel at Wayne;
Under New Management
Wayne, Neb., April 10. (Special.)
The Boyd hotel, under the manage
ment of G. A. Ganske, has just been
opened to the public. It hasrbeen
thoroughly remodeled and refurnished
throughout. Mr. Ganske was former
ly, manager of the New Hartington
hotel at Hartington.
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