The Red Cloud chief., 1918-04-18

pursuits and cooking, canning and
sewing.
Because he was alleged to have
made pro-German remarks and ad.
vised against the purchase Of Liberty
bonds, Louis Nleubolcr, n wealthy
farmer living near Germantown, Sew
ard county, was given a coat of coal
tar by a crowd of business men and
citizens Of Germantown.
According to the Palmyra Items. II
Is learned that the relatives of Or.
Wilkle, member Of a well known fam.
lily Of Nemaha county, have received
Information from him that the Ger,
mans, by whom he was captured sew
erul months ago, had cut out his
tongue.
Omaha has the only large retail
store in the United States that Is run
strictly on the eight.hOur day basis.
The store is Hayden Bros, and It's
proprletors i%nauguratcd the plan for
the purpose Of releasing its employees
to work their gardens.
Nchraskans who have done and are
doing their bit to help win the war
should compare their efforts with
those of David Thomas Of York. Mr..
Thomas has given five sons and n
daughter Into the service and another
son Is going ms 500 as he is OF age.
Estimates place the number OF
marchers in the Liberty day parade
at Omaha at approximately $4,000,
and fully that many more people
were lined along the principal streets
of the city viewing the procession.
County Agent Rist Is making II
campaign on blackleg In Gage county.
1t Is said that last year the disease
cost the stock raisers of the county
$1,000.
Condition of winter wheat In Ne
braska on April l was 20 per cent
of a normal crop, according to a re-
port issued by the department of ag-
r%iculture ut Washington.
f. T. Hin, rural mall carrier Of
Odell, sold S3,SIS,23 worth of thrift
stamps during the first month Of this
year, leading all other rural carriers
in the state for hat month.
The sum of $4,000 was raised for
the Red Cross at an auction sale at
Humboldt. An American flag was
sold several times and brought
$500.
According to q summary issued by
the surgeon general at Washington,
337 Nebraska physicians were recon-.
mended for the medical reserve corps
up to March /.
Governor Neville signed the bill
passed by tho legislature giving Ne.
braskans In the military or naval
service the right to vote by mail at
general elections In this state.
Arthur county has subscribed $50
per cent In Its war campaigns, accord
Ing to II report to State Su%perintend-
ent Clemmons by Superintendent Ar.
thur Harding Of the county.
The Platteville school district of
Saunders county subscribed $4,000
In Liberty bonds at a meeting held to
launch the campaign in that district.
The districts quota is $1,000.
The state general fund sagged from
Sl39,3OI.31 the first day of March to
S02,Os1.44 on the last day Of the
month, according to the monthly re.
port Of State Treasurer Hall.
Greeley county, during the first day
OF he Liberty loan drive secured
IlnInn IN thn amount nP eICn 900
The %county's quota Is S206, 700.
A Red Cross sale held ut Peters.
burg netted S2,25O. A framed pic.
ture Of President Wilson was sold and
resold, bringing $3.50.
Nebraska has given SS5,512. 463 To
the various war campaigns, has 443,-
23l Rec Cross members and has sent
a total OF 1892 men to the service.
At Z o'clock the evening Of April 8
Burt county officially reported Its
quota of the third Liberty loan over.
subscribed by more than 100000.
j. Hiltner. pastor Of the Eustis
German Lutheran church, was arrest.
ed n few days x charged with VIC.
lating the espionage act.
According TO Washington reports
Adam Breede of the Hastings Trib.
une has obtained passports to go to
Europe as n correspondent.
A campaign Is under way In Ne
braska for the eradication OF tho
gopher pest.
a movement Is under way In Rich.
ardSon county for the purpose Of or.
ganizing n county Y. NJ. G. A..
County Agent Stewart OF Kimball
county is urging the formation OF
boys and girls clubs again this year.
The success of Kimball county In run.
ming away with big prizes has made
this club work very popular in the
county.
According to Ward NJ. Burgess,
state chairman of the War Savings
campaign in Nebraska, Chase county
is first In percentage of sales of war