The Red Cloud chief., 1918-10-24
yebros ska men OF the FIRST draft par

cities In the world, General March,
chief of staff, made known at wash
ington Just the other day. He said
the Elghty-ninth division, Camp Fun
ston men, were In the trent line OF
the famous drive.
Nebraska newspapers as well rs
newspapers throughout the entire
United States unanimously approved
President wilson's note 10 Germany
refusing to deal with the autocratc
war lords of that country and declih-
ing TO talk pence until Germany
ceases to play the part Of n barbarian.
- County Food Administrator Bliss OF
Buffalo county suggests that II the
names of people having for sale per-
ishabe food products were published
IL might attract the attention OF those
desiring 10 purchase such products
and induce direct dealing between
producer and consumer.
Plans for n series of win the war
for permanent peace" conventions 10
he held this fall and winter In every
StuIt IN lHV uul'l "'''
recently At New York by the League
to Enforce Peace. Tentative arrange
nents call for n convention In this
state next month.
The Omaha Chamber OF Commerce
and scores OF other organizations over
the state sent resolutions to Washing
ton Urging President Wilson to stand
for unconditional surrender as reply
10 Germany's peace plea. n Is evident
the effort Of the various bodies was
not in vain.
The Lewiston consolidated school
which opened early last month Is
proving exceedingly popular. Over 100
pupils are now attending the school.
Two large automobile vans are used
to bring the children 70 and from
school.
That all Nebraska approved OF
President wilson's action In dealing
with Germany's. peace proposal Is
proven by the wave Of satisfaction
that swept over the state following
the dispatch OF the note to Berlin.
Efforts to have the 3. A. T. c. at
the University at Lincoln designated
rs Camp Pershing, failed because of
regulation Of the war department for
| unit designations for an Of these
camps in American colleges.
| November IA has been designated
as the day when all boys In the state
below military age and ever fifteen
years and six months Will be called
upon to register in the y. s. Boys
Working Reserve.
The meeting Of the Presbyterian
Synod Of Nebraska. which was ia
have been held ut Lincoln, has beer
postponed indefinitely On account OF
the Spanish influenza epiSenic.
Nebraska Methodist cfurehes have
appointed twenty executive score
taries to take charge Of the centenary
fund. to be raised within NE next five
years.
Scottsbluff has issued call for ion
men TO work In the sugar industry
Factories are paying 37k cents al
hour and giving eishty-fs~r hours
i, week.
jefferson county oversubscribed IL
quota for the Fourth liberty Loal
bonds on the first day W aprpoxi
mately $1,000. The quota WIS $42SOOt
A contract has been Net by tn
, Beatrice Corn Meals MINIS esmpan
! for the erection Of a fiYeproof plan
In Beatrice to cost absut $1o~0O.
Improvements are being nnde a
, the electric light plant ut o'N'n
which will give the town twehp
( four hour light in power serydSGn N,
g Elk City went over them less tina,
- Fourth Liberty loaGpscr,pxea of owe
r. one hour IiFer than Tvs ssGa.
@.scii6ol teachers Of Alliance publ
schools petitioned the school boar
for a raise Of sl5 per month IN salar
Of each teacher.
Alliance boasts Of having he'll
: more conventions in the past tel
years than MI other western Nebraska
cities combined.
Two mothers, one leaving six chill
: dren and the other s-vea children
died In North BEND frs~ spanisI
"nu."
Up to last Monday evp~Ng eigh
persons had died NJ Srnaiah fla" Il
the vicinity Of North Rcpd.
Cheyenne county overSsbs~'ibcd II
Liberty Loan quota IN less than tw
days.
A 320,acrc farm near cesnr Bluff
sold the other day for $50 per acre.
e Fremont is wrestling with a short
! age Of nurses as the re~xet Of the ir
fluenxa outbreak. About n nurse
> from Fremont have entered the Re
: Cross or other war service within tn
last few months and physicians ar
unable To get nurses to handle case,
u The potash case, which Rs OF S
much interest to Nebraska; which ha
been the cause of holding up lease