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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-10-18

Miss Nellie Dyer will leave i'm
a couple of weeks for Deadwood,
South Dakota, where she will be
engaged a year as school mistress
at salary of $4,000 month. She
lis ait present teaching rural school
near Extra.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-10-18

Miss Clara Nielsen, a niece of Miss
Anna Hansen, and whose home is
i'm Gldswold, arrived in Extra Fri
day to visit her aunt and uncle,
Nels Hansen ard wife. Miss Nelson
was FORMER music teacher inl
our city. i.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-10-18

Daniel Bramstatter returned to
Extra this week after a three week. s
visit at Sam Antonio, Texas with
his daughter and family.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-10-18

%
.. M Dimick is having a new two
story residence built ON his farm
east of town near his feeding lot
which will be occupied by his
helper on the farm.
The large number of towns peo-
pie Were given a rare treat last
Thursday evening at the Picture
Palace when the film Featuring
the Conv ention of Qhiropractors at
Davenport recently was shown. Mr..
and Mrs Schoonover took large
number of their friends to the
show and MANY others were pres
emit Our local. Chriopr are
graduates of the Davenport school.
Those present certainly enjoyed it
and appreciated the treat
Mr.. and Mrs, Phil Foley, of east
of Audubom emit ertaimed a large
number of Extra friends at their
home Friday evening. Miss Ber-
tina Mime imam also assisted with
the party
~. b Rendleman was a visitor
out of town last week.
| III
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-10-18

Pete Hassenfeldt shipped i'm a
car of fine potatoes Saturday ait
SLIPS. They sold like hot cakes
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-10-18

J. b Rendlemam was visitor
out of town. last week
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-10-18

Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Kilworth spent
a pleasant evening last Sunday at
the Rodney Martini home.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-15
By Associated Press.)

A Pacific Port, Aug. 1T hat
Americans and Japanese should stand
almost in the surf of the great ocean
we both love, to pledge our faith in
each other and consecrate ourselves
anew to the common interests which
unite us, is most fitting" said Wis
count K. Ishii, head of the Japanese
imperial mission to the United States
at luncheon given in its honor to-
day.
The luncheon was participated in
by members of the imperial mission
as guests of the government, the state
and city, and followed a morning de-
voted to tour of principal points Of
interest
Viscount Ishii ambassador extraor-
dinary and plenipotentiary; Vice Ad-
miral !. Takeshita and Major General
S. Sugano, and other members of the
mission, which arrived yesterday,
were in splendid spirits and drank in
the sights with expressions of great
delight.
The ambassadors address follows
in part:
81 am grateful because | can in
terpret your courtesy and hospitality
in but one way. and that is a way
which accords with the hopes and the
desires of the people whom | have
the honor to represent. 1t means
good will. 1t means that you want
kindly relations with Japan, Just as
Japan wants them with you. 1t means
that your minds and hearts are open
to friendship and all that friendship
implies, ,.,,.
and a common interest in common
civilization. For these assurances |
thank you in the name of my govern
ment and people.
"My own mission to this country
is one of peace and good will. | come
to you at a critical time il the affairs
of men to consult upon grave matters
of common interests. come to you
as an ally in arms, bringing the assur-
ances OF the liberty-loving people OF
Japan that they stand with you,
shoulder to shoulder, in the great
struggle which you are now making
for justice and human rights. | come
to congratulate you on your splendid
courage in demonstrating TO the
whole world that nation can rise to
such moral heights that it puts con-
siderations of humanity before love
Of ease. of wealth or life itself.
Surely this welcome at the very
threshold of the west is happy omen
and carries assurance that our mis-
sion is destined to bring a harvest OF
good things"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-15
BANDITS KILL
DRAFTED MAN
AT COLUMBUS
Philip DreiSen Shot by One Of
Three HighWaymen as He
is Driving Along a
Country Road.

Columbus, Neb., Aug 14.-(Special
Telegram. Phillip Dreisen, "a years
of age, was murdered last night by
one of three highwaymen, whose COM
mands he disregarded when ordered
to stop his automobile.
He was accompanied by his father
and brother and, was on the way
from his home at Platte Center to
this city.
The bullet struck Dreisen in the
back of his head. He Immediately re-
leased his hold on the steering wheel
and, as the machine began to run
wild, the brother reached over and
guided the car into Columbus at a
rapid speed, holding the dying man
in one arm as he sped along. Drei-
sen died before the machine reached
this city.
The murderer and two companions
were masked and carried lantern.
Their command to halt and their ap-
pearances suggested a motive of rob-
berry. The command was followed bv
Dreisen's increasing the speed of the
car and just as he did so the fatal
shot was fired. Dreisen died within
a few minutes.
News of the tragedy was spread by
telephone through this and adjoin-
ing counties. Bloodhounds from Al
blon followed a trail to the Loup
river, where animals stopped. Hun
dreds of citizens are searching the
countryside and public feeling is in
tense.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-15
Continued on Page Two, Column One.I
Moscow Conference to Be
Attended by 1000 Russians

Petrograd, Aug. lahore than
1000 persons have been invited bv
the government to attend the confer
ence which is to be held at Moscow
August 25-27 to consider in their
broadest aspects the situation of the
nation and the plans for the new ma
tional government.
Those who have been asked to at
tend include all members of the four
Dumas, other persons prominent in
public life and representatives of all
important organizations, whether po-
litical, economic, commercial or sci.
e1tifc.
The conference will be held in the
kremlin palace. 1t will be opened by
Premier kerensky with a general
statement respecting the situation and
a program OF the government. The
premier will be followed by various
ministers, who will represent the sit.
uation in their departments,
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-15
new WAR BILL
IS SUBJECTED TO
BIG CHANGES
Discussion Is About Concluded
And Vote Will Be Taken
Latter Part of Next
Week.

Washington, Aug. 14.-General de-
bate in the senate on the $2,0006,000,-
OO0 war tax bill virtually ended today
and such rapid progress was made
on the finance committee amendments
to the house bill that leaders tonight
predicted the measures passage late
next week, Senator Simmons an
nounced that he expected to ask soon
for time limit or debate and also
to set date for a final vote.
In rapid succession and with little
debate the senate in committee of the
whole approved the finance commit
tees revision of the soft drink, tobacco
and most of the public utilities sched-
ules. The liquor and income tax sec
tions are to be considered tomorrow
It is evident the principal disputes
facing the senate are the income,
war profits and publishers tav sec
tions. Adoption of most of the finance
committees other revisions with little
change was forecast.
War Tax on War Profits.
Senator LaFollette in a minority re-
port concurred in by Senators Gore
and Thomas, urged that the bulk of
all war taxes be laid upon incomes
and war profits.
In closing the general discussion
Senator's Smoot and Jones of New
Mexico, both of the finance committee
commended the committees proposed
increases in the income and war pro-
fits sections. The former, however,
opposed repeal of the drawback" al
lowance to sugar rehners, and the lat
ter advocated a higher tax on cor
poration's undivided surplus.
Extension of 3 per cent tax on
freight transportation to motor
vehicle lines competing with railroads
was approved in the new freight sec
tion designed to raise %7, 100000 The
senate also accepted the committees
reduction from 10 to 5 per cent in the
taxes on passenger transportation and
Pullman accommodation, both charges
paid by individuals and not the car
riers.
Electric Tax Over Ruled.
Committee elimination of the house
taxes on gas, electric light and local
telephone bills of consumers also was
accepted without debate. They were
estimated to yield $30,000000 and were
stricken out because of their direct
burden upon the general public. The
tax of cents on telegraph, radio and
long distance telephone messages
costing more than IS cents was ap-
proved. 1t is estimated to yield ST.
000 000
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-15
FAITH OF JAPAN
IS PLEDGED TO
UNITED STATES
Speeches Made at Luncheon
Given in Honor of the Visit
orS State Good Feeling
of Countries.

The Japanese mission now on the
Pacific coast will visit Omaha be-
fore returning to Japan. Brecken-
ridge Long, third assistant secre-
tary of state. has definitely inform
ed Commissioner Manley OF the
Commercial club that he intends to
route the mission so that it will
make a visit to Omaha on its tour
of the country. This will not. how
ever, be on the way to Washing
ton. Secretary Long made it plain
that the party would probably 20
through to Washington direct and
make the tour of the country after
it has been received by official
Washington. This means that it
will probably be several weeks be-
fore the Japanese officials will be
the guests of Omaha. When they
come the Commercial club will en-
tertain them.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-15
GUARDSMEN FROM
26 STATES SOON
LEAvEFORFR FRANCE
Nebraska Guards Among Those
to Be Formed Into One Di-
vision in World Fight for
Democracy.

Washington, Aug. 14.-Plans for
sending the first National Guard
troops to France have been perfected
by the War department with the Or
ganization of a division which will
include troops from twenty-six states
and the District of Columbia.
The states from which the National
Guard troops are to be assembled are:
Nebraska, Louisiana, Pennsylvania
Wisconsin, New York, Ohio, Georgia,
Alabama, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Min
nesota, Maryland, South Carolina,
California, Missouri, Virginia, North
Carolina, Kansas, Texas, Michigan,
New Jersey, Tennessee, Oklahoma,
Colorado, Oregon. The others come
from the District of Columbia.
Mobilization Point Secret.
Among the companies summoned
for mobilization to form the division
is the First Field Hospital company
of Nebraska.
nv oaIiAlolJ y u dIllp " DC huUNll IL
as the ll7th sanitary train, will be
comprised of the First, Second, Third
and Fourth ambulance companies, be-
ing respectively the First ambulance
companies of Michigan, New Jersey,
Tennessee and Oklahoma; the First,
Second, Third and Fourth Field Hos
pital companies, being respectively
the First Field Hospital companies
of Nebraska, Colorado, Oregon and
the District of Columbia"
Discussion of the time and place
of mobilization of the division or of
its departure for France are not per-
missible under the voluntary. censor
ship. The structure of the division
as given in the official statement
shows that it will conform to the re-
duced trench warfare divisional or
ganization recommended by Major
Pershing, which would give it total
strength with auxiliary troops of ap-
proximately 10000 men.
The commanding officer of the di-
vision will be Brigadier General w.
A. Mann of the regular army, now
chief of the division of militia affairs
of the War department.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-15
Gen. William NJ Wright, Former
Omahan Receives High Command

Gen. William NJ. Wright, one of
the army officers promoted to the
rank of major general, as announced
in press dispatches from Washington
yesterday, will be remembered by
older Omahans.
He was stationed at the old army
post in Omaha about twenty years
ago. He was Captain Wright then.
The names of two others who were
army officers stationed in Omaha
years ago were Colonel Grote Hutche-
son and Colonel James 3. Erwin, each
promoted to the rank of brigadier
g~neral. These two new brigadier
generals were also captains when
they were stationed in Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-15
No Disorder in K. C. Strike,
Which is Complete Tieup

Kansas City. Mo, Aug. 14.-The
street car strike was at a deadlock
today with no cars moving and little
prospect of relief.
Rain added to the discomfort OF
citizens seeking transportation from
their homes to their work.
Plans for obtaining federal protec-
ton through the courts were cred
tied to the street car company and
the city council discussed means for
putting the company in a receivers
hands that the municipality might
participate in the operation of cars.
There was no disorder.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-15
Smeltermen of Montana
Vote Against Strike

Butte, Mont, Aug. 1.-THE appar-
ent lack of two-thirds> vote in favor
Of strike on the part of the Ana
conda smelter men was declared this
morning by the American Federation
of Labor officials to indicate the end
of the wage controversy in this dis
trict between the mining companies
and metal trades organizations.
The Retail Clerks union of Butte
refused to donate to the strike fund of
the Metal Mine Workers union until
such time as this union affiliated with
the American Federation of Labor.
The iron workers accepted the con-
tract offered them by the Anaconda
Copper Mining company as a. compo-
nent part OF the metal trades council.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-15
German PIotter Brought
Back From Canadian Side

Chicago. Aug. l4.-George Paul
Boehm, alleged German plotter, was
brought here today from Winnipeg.
Boehm, Gustav H. Jacobson, Albert
Wehde and others are under indict-
ment, charged with attempting to
foment revolution against the Brit
ish government in India. Boehm
was their emissary sent to India, it
is alleged. He was arrested at Singa-
pore and brought back to Canada. 1t
was expected that Judge Lands would
set date for their trials this after
noon.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-15

The Omaha Commerce.. club has
been working hard to place before
the department. the Importance of
Feat Crook as an army camp or mob
ilisatioH point, and the department. at
present has a file, furnished by the
Commercial club, giving details of the
amount Of time and work required to
furnish an adequate water supply and
build proper and permanen. roads
from the fort to Omaha for transpor-
tation purposes.
CAN HAVE CITY WATER.
The wells at Fort Crook are insult
hcient. The fort has been supplied
with water from wells which were
used in the government water cys-
TEN there. These wells cannot supply
any more water than the guam
tity required for the troops at present
stationed there.
Water mains can be laid and city
water Cal be supplied in thirty days,
according to General Manager R. B.
Howell of the Metropolitan Water
district.
A committee of Commercial club
men has gone over the roads from
Omaha to Fort Crook in considerable
detail an has tabulated the. require
frients. II is held that permanent
highways could be built and paved
from omaha to the fort in perhaps
even less time than it would take to
lay the water mains, particularly if
the soldiers were put to building
roads under government supervision.
Those in touch with the situation
say that without question the canton
ment camps now being built will not
be large enough to accommodate all
the soldiers it will be necessary for
the United States to train before the
winter is over.
Million Men to France.
This means that the War depart
ment will have to survey the country
for branch cantonment camps, or
sites for such camps. Omaha's location
is so favorable that it is pointed out
Fort Crook cannot possibly be over
looked. If transportation is available,
and the troops can at all be whipped
into condition, those high up declare
the government will send a million
men into France before spring.
This y Il mean the training of a
vast army in short space OF time,
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-15
five COMP AN|ES
OF NEBRASkANS
OFF FOR DEM|NG
Three of Them Now at Omaha
Ordered to Start for South
ern Training Camp on
Wednesday.

Five companies of the Nebraska
National Guard, now in the fede: Il
service, have received orders to en-.
train for Deming. N. NJ, Wednesday
The companies are:
Company B of the Fourth Ne.
braska, Omaha. [s..
Company G of the Fourth, Aurora
Company C of the Fifth, Bea,
trice.
Company E of the Fifth, North
Platte.
Company c of the Sixth, Omaha.
All Ready to Leave.
Last week these companies received
orders to be ready to leave at an i'll
stants notice and they have been on
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-15
OF SERBIA,
BELGIUM AND ROUMANIA
BASIS OF VAUCAN'S TERMS
Pope's Peace Proposals as They
Are Understood in Washington

Washington, Aug. 14-Reduction of ornaments settle
ment of all international disputes by freedom of
the seas and retaatory economic struggle
for supremacy the foundation of Pope Benedcts
peace proposals.
Included in the restoration of territory, the popes pro-
posals insist should be the Germany of all its
colonies well as the complete restoration of Belgium
its sovereignty.
The popes proposal declares that the injuries to all
begerents have been there should be thought
of reparaton except for the return of territory.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-15
kerensky Again Confident
Russian People Will Win

Petrograd, Aug. 14.-Premier Ker-
ensky, in replying to a message of
good will King George sent him at
the beginning of the fourth year of
the war, said:
Il am certain the Russian people
will find the necessary strength to
surmount the serious trials of the
present time and conduct the world
war to an end which will be worthy
of the terrible sacrifices already made
by every nation which is struggling
for right against might"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-15
German U-Boat is Rammed;
Three Members of Crew Lost

London, Aug. IA German sub
marine of the largest and latest type
has been towed into Zeebrugge, Bel
gium, by two torpedo boats, accord
ing to an Exchange Telegraph dis
patch from Amsterdam. The subma-
rine is reported to have been rammed
in the North sea and damaged severe
ly resulting in the loss of three Of
the crew. a.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-15
Fate Of AISaCe-L Lorraine, Trent,
Triest and Poland Left Open;
Washington Suspects Teu-
ton Origin of the Plan.

Rome, Aug. 14.-Peace proposals
made by Pope Benedict have been de-
livered to all the belligerent govern
ments.
The pope suggests restoration of
Belgium, Serbia and Roumania and
peaceful solution of the problems OF
Alsace- Lorraine, Trent, Triest and
Poland, according to reports received
from Vatican sources. 1t is expected
the proposals will be published today
by the Vatican.
UNOFFICIALLY NOTIFIED.
Washington. Aug. 1.-THE State
department acknowledges that it has
received unofficial knowledge of Pope
Benedict's peace proposals before to-
days news dispatches were received
here.
No official cognizance can be taken
of it until the proposal is conveyed
officially.
Whatever consideration is given to
1t will be after consultation with the
allies.
At the apostolic delegation all
knowledge OF the pope's proposal was
disclaimed. 1t was said the papal
delegate had not transmitted il to the
United States government and did
not expect to do so.. The opinion was
expressed that it would come through
a neutral government.
GERMAN ORIGIN SUSPECTED
Within the entente diplomatic circle
the opinion was freely and promptly
expressed that the peace proposal was
inspired by Germany and was an at
tempt to split the allies in a conflict
ing discussion of their war aims.
The issue Of the State departments
information does not indicate through
what channel the proposal will be con
veyed and gives no information from
which an inference might be drawn ps
to whether it will come through one
OF the allied governments or through
dignitary OF the church.
Officials were unusually explicit in
saying that it could not be discussed
until It came officially before the gov
ernment and were emphatic in declar-
ing that no statement whatever could
be represented as rejecting the official
clew.
Proposal Given Hearing.
If an inference might be drawn from
the undercurrents which were started
IN official circles by the report, train
ed observer would venture the opinion
that the proposal is one which would
be discussed in good faith by the al
lies, but that it does not meet their
war aims. 1t was indicated that a
peace proposal coming from the pope
the iIrst actual proposal of the kind
to come from the Vatican-would
necessarily have to be considered care
tully and deliberately, and that an
answer convincing to the world would
necessarily have to be made.
How far the peace proposal re-
fleets the close relationship of the
Vatican with Austria, whose earnest
desire for peace, despite German in
tiuence, is we'll known, or how far
1t reflects Catholic agitation for peace
i'll Germany no one here would ven
ture to say. 1t was recalled. however.
that leading Catholics were prominent
hgures i'll the recent peace furry in
Germany.
Spanish Ambassador to Act.
Announcement that the Spanish
ambassador at Rome had transmit
ted Pope Benedict's proposals to the.
Italian government and the opinion
expressed at the apoltolic delegation
here that they might be delivered to
the United States by a neutral led to
the possibility that the Spanish am
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-15
County Urged to Pave
West End of AmeS Avenue

The county commissioners will be
urged by the city commissioners to
pave Ames avenue, Forty-eighth to
Fifty-second streets, in connection
with new paving being laid on this
thoroughfare from Thirty-sixth to
Forty-eighth streets.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-15
Official Notice of China's
War Declaration Is Received

Washington, Aug. 14-Officia1 no.
tice of China's declaration of war on
Germany and Austria Hungary was
received today at the Chinese legation
in cable dispatches from Peking.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-15
fort CROOK CERTAIN TO
BECOME ONE OF IMPORTANT
army POSTS OF COUNTRY
Omaha Business Men Point Out Sarpy County Fort Cannot
Be Overlooked One of Camps Where Uncle
Sam Must Train His Thousands of
Fighting Men.

Plans to make Fort Crook of the big army camps of
the country will be carried less than year. according
to of the best posted businessmen in Omaha.
At the War department ready
what disposition will be made of the after troops
stationed there to Demng, but those close
with War department affairs the department already
siders making extensive enargements and improvements
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-15
Labor Parade to Give Way
To Patriotic Demonstration

Boston, Aug. 14.-The labor unions
OF this city for the first time in nearly
forty years will hold no parade on
Labor day this year. A patriotic DEM
onstration on the Common will be
substituted,
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-15
Reports from Stations at 7 r. M.

y Indicates trace of precipitation.
- e~-- L. A. WELSH, MeteoroIogist,
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-15

Comparative Local Record.


from the normal:
Normal temperature Observation-Disclosures. IS
Deficiency for the day....,............. .
Total deficiency since March 1.,........194
Normal precipitation .......... ii inch
i Deficiency for the day..,...,.,, .l1inch
Total rainfall since March 1....18.49 inches
deficiency since March l....,,. 1.47 inches
deficiency for cor, period, 1916. S.64 inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 1s15.. o6 inch
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-15

Continued on Page Two. Column Four)
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-15

Continued on Page Two, Column FiveJ
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-15
Spanish Ambassador to Act

Announcement that the Spanish
ambassador at Rome had transmit
ted Pope Benedict's proposals to the.
Italian government and the opinion
expressed at the apoltolic delegation
here that they might be delivered to
the United States by neutral led to
the possibility that the Spanish am
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-10-04

soldiers who use tobacco in its vari-
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has made arrangements with the to-
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