The Red Cloud chief., 1918-04-18
COLfAX TOPS The LIST
Loads All Counties In Nebraska In
Cash Sales OF War Stamps
Up to the First Of April.

tnp safe Vi WHG tdNllbo WI lii'uttSg
according to O report received by
State Director Ward NJ. Burgess,
from the Kansas City Federal Re
serve bank. Colfax's quota was
S23S,OOO. Cash sales up to April /
were $,34.145 making q per capita
sale OF s2S.OS. Thayer county stands
second I'm the list with n per capita
Of S2G.21, Furnas with $25.41, Adams
S231S, Platte S23.O5. Johnson S22.04,
Grant S22.27 and Polk S21.S1. stand
next In the list In the order named.
The above counties were the only
ones in the state to exceed their
quotas In cash sales up to the first
Of the month. Mcpherson county has
the smallest percentage, its quota
being S70.3S5; cash sales $500: per
capita. 10 cents.
Orders TO call 1,iG0 Ncbrnskans TO
the colors under the second selective
draft were received Mt the governors
Office from Provost Marshal General
Crowder ut Washington. The men
will he sent to Camp Funston during
the five days beginning April 90.
School children rs well as the older
folks made n run on the banks and
p~ostoficc at Ashton and purchased
the entire supply OF Thrift stamps.
The district oyersubscribed It's quota
by $1,000.
School children of Buffalo county
are raising funds to equip n Red
Cross ambulance. One school with
but ten pupils subscribed $50. Funds
sufficient to assure the success Of the
movement have already been raised.
The two delinquent school districts
Of Frontier county have reported ON
the war stamp sale Of March %,
showing a total OF SlSl, 7O5 sub
scribed, or S1O,2G5 above the county's
quota.
The state railway commission hns
set April 81 MS the date for hearing
on the order recently issued by Diroc'
thar carlOnd shipments. The hearing
will take place at Lincoln.
Thrift stamp sales In Nebraska
during March amounted to Sl0,7 $40,
nearly one-ifth total sales In the
United States, according to figures
compiled by the state committee OF
the var savings stamp campaign.
Secretary OF State Pool estimates
that 10000 automobiles will be in
use in Nebraska this year. During
the first three months of 1918, 141 $50
t license number plates were Is
sued.
April O, the anniversary OF the en-.
trance of the United States into the
war was observed in practically every
city and town In Nebraska with pa
rades and patriotic demonstrations.
Fifteen thousand persons, forming
a line three miles long, marched In a
Liberty day parade at Lincoln. 1t
vas the greatest demonstration ever
witnessed In the capital city.
Following n patriotic meeting at
Decatur a telegram was sent to Pres
ident Wilson, informing him that the
citizens Of Decatur were with him In
his great task to the end.
The Monitor -four mills at Scrlbner
have been closed by the government
for thirty days as n result Of failure
to obey rules Of the food admins.
tration.
Applying the facilities Of the Uni.
versity of Nebraska to specialized war
training Of drafted men Is being ser
iously considered by the War depart.
ment at Washington.
Citizens of Pawnee county have
agreed 70 use no more wheat flour
until the new crop provided assus.
ance is given oil flour in the county
will be sent TO France.
A load OF hogs donated to the Red
Cross by farmers in the vicinity of
Anselmo sold on the South Omaha
market for S1,o37.l7.
Postof1ces In Nebraska report thai
their sales of war savings stamps
during March amounted to S4,N02,447.
Ex-Governor John NJ. Morehcad, has
announced himself n candidate for
the democratic nomination for United
States senator.
Home guards of Bancroft prevented
a meeting Of the Non-partisNn league,
scheduled to take place In the city.
The school children OF West Point
have so far subscribed S3,4G5.20 for
War Savings stamps.
President Wilson has q given his
Endorsement TO the NOnpartisan
league, the presidents secretary, 10.
seph Tumulty, stated In n telegram
to Il. NJ. Joyce, president u the Ne.
braska council OF defense, n reply TO
an inquiry from the council.
As II result of an investigation car
ried on by the state food adminlstra-
ton beet growers of western Ncbras-
ka Will receive $40 a ton for beets,
with 81 additional for the sliced varIe-
ty. Last year growers received 81 a
ton for beets.
Twenty-four hours after Buffalo