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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-24
st. Joseph Live Stock,

st. Joseph, Sept 23-Cattle-Receipts.
5000 head; market slow: steers. $4,000
1900: cows and heifers, s575615.50;
calves. So. 00Q1S00.
Hogs-Receipts, 1890 head; market
lower; top. 5000; bulk of sales, $4,000
20 co.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts, 1000 head
market lower lambs. s1l,Oo@17.25; ewes,
sL5a6l01S,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-24
New York Cotton.

New York, Sept. 23-cotton closed cas-,
at net advance of 81 to SO points
New York, Sept. 23.-Cotton futures
opened steady: October. 31.60c; Decem-
Der, 31.15c; January, 31.0Oc; March, S1.O5c,
May. $1,000.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-24
PEAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

United States Fidelity and Guar
anty company to W. F.Callahan.
5, .. cor. s5th and Harvey sts..
aex100 ..'e
Hazel Pickrei TO Georgia F. Kloss-
ner. Mayberry St. SIS IT. west OF
45th ST., north side, 5ox1so...... LOO
Mary Cunningham to Maggie Bslfe,
n. W. cor 35th and Lisbon ave.
irregular piece and other prop
erty ''.''.''-
Harry NJ. Christie to John Malta,
ssth st, SIS It. south Of Blonde,
east side, 425x125..... 2,25
John r. Flack and wife to Anna
Mitchell, RuggiAs St. 100 IT. west
Of 44th st, north side. soxlses.. S.
Michael J. Naylon and wife to AL
bert C.. NAHUM, Redick ave-. 211.s
II. east of soth ST.. north side,
42x120 ....t..........'.-.'.. t,ss
Gustav A Blohn to Cyrus Z. Curtis
and wife, Brown st. II IT. west
Of 18th st, south side. ssxioo.,s. Is
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-24
Oregon Draft Figures.

Washington, Sept. 23.-Complete
returns received today by Provost
Marshal General Crowder show
draft registration in Oregon 106,986,
against an estimate of 84,404.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-24
GRAIN AND PRODUCE
Corn Unchanged to Five Cents
Off; Oats Quarter to Half
Cent Up; Wheat Figures
Are Unchanged.
Omaha septemhsr q. 1919

Omaha, September %, 1918.
receipts OF grain today were 9s cars Of
wheat 81 cars of corn. IS cars Of oats, Z
cars OF rye and rs cars of barley.
eorh prices were unchanged to &c lower
In the good grades No. 3 white was un.
changed and in virtually all other grades
OF good quality prices we're generally al
decline Some off grades were lower
ana others about unchanged
oats figures were h@hc higher and
wheat unchanged.
Rye prices were &c lower and barley
about lc off.
OMAHA GRAIN MOVEMENT.
Rersipta
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-24
Kansas City Prnduce.

Kansas City. Sept. 3.Butter-cream-
cry, COO; firsts, SEC; seconds, SAC: packing.
Acc.
Eggs-Firsts, 41hc" seconds 36hc.
Poultry-Hens, 23026c; ROSTERS. 1870;
broilers, 2sc.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-24
RECEIPTS.

Receipts and disposition of live stock at
the Union Stock yards for "a hours ending
at 8 o'clock p. M, yesterday:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-24
OMAHA LIVE STOCK
Cattle Receipts Heavy and the
Quality Poor; Hog Market
Steady to Five Cents
Higher.

Omaha, Sept. 2s.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-01-11
SUPREME COURT HOLDS DRAFT
ACT is CONSTITUTIONAL
Authority Of Congress to Declare War
and Provide Armies Is Power
to Draft Men.

Washington. -Every contention rails
ed against the selective draft act was
swept aside by the supreme court In
an unanimous opinion delivered by
Chief Justice White. unfolding the law
as constitutional. Authority to enact
the statute and to send forces to fight
the enemy wherever he may be found.
the court held, lies In the clauses of
the constitution giving Congress tho
power to declare war and to raise
and support armies.
"As the mind cannot conceive an
army without the men to compose II :"
said the chief justice, ION the face of
the constitution the objection that II
does not give power to provide for
such men would seem to be too frivol.
GUS for further notice"
The opinion then proceeded to take
mp and definitely dispose of each Of
the many questions raised by counsel
for the convicted persons whose ap.
peals brought the law before the
court
NO action was taken by the court
in the several pending cases involving
charges of conspiracy to prevent the
carrying out the purposes of the law
1t is understood that these cases.
which include the appeal OF Alexander
Berkman, Emma Goldman, Louis Kra.
mer and Morris Becker, convicted in
New York. later may be made the
subject of separate opinion.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-01-11
DEMURAGE RATES
HIGHER AFTER 2|ST
NEW CHANGES TO PROMOTE
MORE PROMPT UNLOADING OF
FREIGHT CARS.
AN IMPERATIVE NECESSITY
McAdoo Announces New Rates and
Appeals to Shippers and consglnees
to Cooperate In Releasing Freight
Cars Quickly.

Washington. To promote more
prompt unloading Of freight cars, Di.
rector General McAdoo established
new railroad demurrage rules for do
nestle traffic, effective January 81,
continuing the present two days free
time but providing for Increases rang.
ing from so to 100 per cent In charges
thereafter
The director general appealed to
shippers and conslgnees to cooperate
In releasing cars to meet the national
emergency and to make special ef.
forts even before the higher demur.
rag charges 90 into effect to clear
terminals as n contribution to the sue.
cess OF the war. The necessity for
action was emphasized by a report
from A. II. Smith. assistant director
general In charge OF operations east OF
the Mississippi riverthat "accumula.
ton is increasing at points east OF
Pittsburgh and Buffalo" Mr. Smith re.
ported that the situation was dive
largely to cold weather, but that sick
ness among trainmen and engineers
and scarcity Of labor has necessitated
extensive curtailment Of train service.
New Demurraee Rates.
The new demurrage rates approved
by the interstate commerce commits.
sion on request OF the director gem
eral, are SO per car for the first day
after the two free days 81 for the
second day, and 81 additional for
each succeeding day until the charge
per day reaches $40 This maximum
then Will be charged for every day or
traction thereafter Existing demur-
rage rates IN most sections OF the
country are 81 for the first day after
the two days free time. SO for the sec
ond day, 80 for the third day, SIS for
the fourth day, and for each day there
after Even these rates are several
times higher than those which prevail.
ed year ago, and which we're raised
last spring when congestion on east
'rn railroads became acute. Much
higher rates are charged on the Pacific
coast and in several other districts,
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-01-11
MOST OF HOTELS, BOARDING
HOUSES AND HOMES ARE
COOPERATING.
DISPATCHES FROM RALEIGH
ooin0s and Happenings That Mark
tho Progress Of North Carolina PEG.
pie, Gathered Around the State
Capital.
Raleigh,

A saving each month of more thar
$500 pounds OF white -four, approx
malely the same quantity OF beef and
pork and more than 1900 pounds OF
sugar is reported by So hotels and
cafes in North Carolina which an,
'wered recent questionable sent
out by the Food Administration in
terms OF pounds, Others report saw.
ing in these products of from 10 to so
per cent of the normal consumption.
Not more than 20 per cent OF the
hotels cooperating with the Food AID.
ministration answered the question.
naire In pounds or figures that could
be reduced to pounds but il is esti.
mated that the total saving by the
hotels and cafes In the State of food.
stutfs suitable for export is hardly less
than ten tons per month each of wheat
and meat and between four and five
tons of sugar
Food Administration officials are
exceedingly well pleased with the re.
suits that are being shown by the no.
tells and cafes that are cooperating
but they don't feel kindly at all to.
ward the several score that are paying
little or no attention to the observance
OF meatless and wheatless days and
meatless and wheatless meals. II is
stated, however, that the attitude of
the patrons Of eating houses is susn
that hotels and cafes more and more
are seeing that il is to their interest
TO line up with the Food Administra.
ton and recruits are constantly be.
ing secured.
In order to inform the public and
also probably with the idea OF over.
coming the apathy OF many Of the
eating places the Food Administration
is urging the public TO give their pref
erenee to those places which have
signed the hotel pledge card and are
following the suggestions and advice
)f the Food Administration with re.
gard to the saving and substitution CT
'oodstuffs
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-01-11
GREAT NUMBER Of
NURSES IS NEEDED
PRESENT ARMY CORPS MUST Be
INCREASED NEARLY 1000 PER
CENT WITHIN YEAR.
EMERGENCY FOOD RATIoNs
What 10 Furnished the Fighting Men
Of Various Nations--Federal Loans
Made to Farmers Now Reach Almost
$3o,o0o,ooo.


From Committee on Public Information
MISUNDERSTANDING to estimates
based on an army of 100000 men,
1880 nurses will be needed. The pres.
ent strength Of the army nurse corps
OF the medical department is about
$500 TO increase this number by
nearly 1000 per cent In II year Is the
task faced by the corps.
Hospitals at army camps and canton
ments still need nurses to bring the
quota for each up to the minimum of
20 considered necessary, although
since the urgent need for nurses was
made public In December nearly 1000
requests for application blanks have
been received.
In order 10 get the enrolimentS up 10
the needed number some Of the re-
qulrements heretofore imposed have
been waived, According to estimates
there are between $4,000 and 10000
registered nurses in the country and
about 100000 other graduate and pruc-
tical nurses.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-01-11
To stop DisioyaI -aIk.

Observation-Disclosures OF Public
Safety D. Hiden Ramsey has set q
precedent In North Carolina by ap.
pointing a special officer to investi.
gate pro-German talk or disloyal ut.
terances In this city.
Sergeant e. M. Cherry, Just back
from an officers training camp, where
he failed because of his health, has
been placed in charge of this depart
ment,, and Commissioner Ramsey In.
vites the public, when there Is heard a
pro-German or disloyal utterance to
phone police headquarters.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-01-11

Reports coming from Southern
camps show the vaudeville shows, run.
Ming In tents, are crowding seating en-
pacltleS With the 10 government the.
alters AZ the environments completed.
the commission ON trimming camp Nc.
tlylties Will soon start several high.
grade theatrical companies on The
rounds Of the camps Each company
viii be ont about IL weeks.
local committees In cities aud towns
throughout the country viii put on
sale "Smllage' books The week of Jan.
uary y containing coupons good for
admission to the entertainments In
camps and cant0nmentS. The books
are made In two sizes to sell al 81
and 50.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-01-11
PEACE NEGOTIATIONS WITH
RUSSIANS is SUSPENDED
Germans Would Not Transfer ParIeys
to Neutral Soil

'NSeN' a. SOIi.
The peace negotiations between the
central powers and the bolsheyiki gov.
ernmont In Russia have been ten.
porarily suspended by the Germans
From the meagcr adyices received
appears the rock upon which a con-
tlnuation OF the pourparlers split was
the demand Of the Russians that tho
conference be resumed at Stockholm
instesd of at Brest.Litovsk. Dissatis.
ned with the proposals for peace made
by the Teutcnic allies before the re.
cess OF the Brest-Litovsk conference
Leon Trotzky the bolsheviki foreign
minister had been insistent on the
deliberations being held on neutral
SOIL instead Of at the Gcrman east.
ern headquarters. The Germans. how.
ever, had been equally firm in their
determination not to treat with the
Russians ct any other place than
Brest.Litovsk.
herman advices Saturday were to
the effect that the bolsheviki dele.
gates, on finding that the representa-.
tiyes of the Teutonic allies were a,
Brest'Litovsk awaiting them had
started for this town, but nothing has
come through to show that these had
any foundation In fact The decision
OF the Germans to discontinue tn. sit.
tings was arrived at during a crown
council held in Berlin Saturday
which was attended by Field Marshal
Won Hindenburg and General Won LIN.
dendorff, first quartermaster general
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-01-11
FOOD SITUATION OF
ALLIES is VERY GRAVE

Washington. THE food situation In
the allied countries of Europe is gray.
er than 1t has been at any time since
the beginning OF the war and is giving.
American government officials deep
concern. Official reports picture ex.
IRENE food shortages in England
France and Italy.
The fact that conditions In Germany
and Austria are far worse offers the
only ground for optimism In viewing
the situation.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-01-11
JANUARY l4.2l WEEK
TO MOVE FREIGHT.
M'ADoo APPEALS TO PEOPLE OF
UNITED STATES FOR ITS
OBSERVANCE.
WILL CLEAR UP CONGESTION
An Earnest and United Pull All Alona
the Line VIII Achieve Wonders
Administration Subjected to First
Attacks at Capitol.

Washington The administration
Dill TO regulate government manage
ment Of railroads was subjected to Its
first attacks at the capitol.
Resolutions were introduced In the
Senate seeking to amend the section
providing for indefinite continuance OF
government control by providing for
automatic return to private control
after the war. The basis of compen.
sation on the earnings of the three
years ending last June 80 was CRITICS.
ed In hearing by the Senate inter.
state commerce committee by julius
kruttschnitt, chairman of the execu.
i've committee of the Southern Pa.
cine, who suggested instead the two
and half year period between July l.,
1915. and December 81, 1917, argu.
ing that earnings for 1915 were be.
low normal.
The House interstate commerce
committee will start hearings on the
bill and will hear Interstate Commerce
Commissioner Anderson explain the
measure.
The railroad administration devoted
itself to executive measures to clear
up congestion on eastern railroads.
and Mr.. McAdoo appealed to the peo-
pie of the United States to observe the
week OF January IA to 81 as freight
moving week through an organized
movement to unload cars and turn
them back from terminals. In antici.
patton Of government assistance IN
railroad financing, roads were instruct.
ed to report Immediately the amount
Of capital they need for the coming
year.
Mr.. McAdoo's statement on a con.
certed movement to clear congestion
said:
i wish to appeal to the people Of
the United States to observe the week
beginning January IA and ending
January q as freight moving week,
and earnestly request the governors
OF the various states, the public util
tiles commissioners, the mayors of
national defense. the federal and state
food and fuel administrators, the
chambers Of commerce and other .
business organization. business men
and shippers generally, trucking com.
panies and all railroad employees con.
cerned, to organize locally and make
a supreme effort during this week to
unload freight cars. to remove freight
from railroad stations and to clear
the decks for a more efficient opera.
ton OF the railroads OF the country.
IAN earnest and united pull all
along the line will achieve wonders
In this direction. We can help our.
selves and relieve an immense amount
of suffering II we attack the problem
vigorously and in the true spirit of co.
operation
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-01-11
ARMY cANToNMENT AT
6EvoiR, VA, AUTHORIZED

Washington Construction of an
army cantonment at Bevoir, Va, near
Washington, for the training of $4,000
engineers for overseas duty. was au.
thorized by the war department.
Three months will be required to com.
plete the camp, but troops will be
sent there as soon as accommodations
can be arranged for small units.
Drafted men, who by training are quail.
flied for engineering work, will be
among those sent to the new camp.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-01-11
MOTOR TRUCK TRAINS
FROM DETROIT TO COAST

Washington.-As a result OF a sue.
cessful trial run by an army motor
truck train from Detroit to the eAtlan.
Tic seaboard the quartermaster's de.
partment decided to start similar
trains from Detroit every day for six
weeks. beginning January 10. In this
way the department hopes to aid in re.
lieving railroad congestion by trans.
porting army supplies overland and At
the same time eliminating the necss.
sity OF shipping the trucks.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-01-11
HASA MEN CAPTURED
BY BRITISH IN 1917

London-The war office has issued
a summar yof the British Captures
and losses in the war during 1912
The total captures on all fronts mum.
bered 114,544 prisoners and ISL guns.
The losses numbered 2s,379 prisoners
and 1866 guns. The items include:
Western theater, 1871 prisoners, 53l
guns captured and 27.200 prisoners
and 1865 guns lost. Palestine, 1855
prinoners and 10S guns captured.
Mesopotamia, 1894 prisoners.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-01-11
Hard TO Please

Il fail to see anything In this show
But the chorus is shapely."
True, yet the chorus can neither
sing nor dance"
Don't you think the comedian ia
funny?"
He might be II he tried to ploy
Hamlet. Birmingham Age.Herold
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-01-11

Figures from examinations made by
army aud civilian Shoe experts ut army
camps show that only about Is per
cent Of the men wear shoes which tit
properly of the several groups OF
men examined y per cent wore shoes
one-half size short. 26 per cent wore
shoes a full Size short. and per cent
wore shoes two sizes short.
Reports ascribe the high proportion
of insists 10 the inclination of men To
choose shoes too small. faults of meth.
Of and supervision Of fitting. INSULT.
Gent numbers Of larger and narrower
sizes, IN incorrect marking Of sizes hy
manufacturers.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-01-11

christmas gifts for the expedition.
arf forces aggregated $40 tons. Hun.
dreds Of thousands Of pounds IL tur.
keys purchased in Eastern markets
and refrigerated on the ships togpth.
er with great quantities Of crunberries.
sweet potatoes, and mlnce meat went
70 the forces overseas. In the United
States every camp was supplied with
fresh turkey aud the usual Christmas
accessories,
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-01-11

4 radio message from Lyons, France,
TO the committee on public information
quotes an editorial from the Frank.
furter Zeltung Of December 8. The
Frankfurter Zeitung is Il liberal organ
with large circulation throughout the
German empire. 1t is quoted as say.
Ing
The German people desire In no
sense whatever that the opportunity
presented by the favorable situation
on the east front should be used for
realizing on the west front the vain
dreams of the annexati0nist fanatics
of Pan-Germanism."
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-01-11

In recent review of military opera.
lions the secretary Of war says:
The various reports of Immediate
peace proposals by the Germans on
seemingly favorable terms should not
for moment induce us = Slacken our
preparations for war 1t is only neces-
sary for us to recall that during the
Christmas season last year the Ger.
mans put forth very similar peace
rumorS.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-01-11
Fire Losses Show Increase.

Reports issued by the Nationa
Board of Fire Underwriters recent
on the November fire losses and 70
fire losses throughout the nation TO
the eleven months of the year endinl
December ! show an enormous in
crease over the last two precedinl
years This in spite of the concerto
forts of insurance experts and firt
prevention associations Throughout
the country to assist the government
in the conservation movement to heir
win the war.
The fire loss in the United States
during November totaled s20,lS5,0 OBS
as against s19,S9S.45O in November
1916. For the eleven months to De
cember l, the loss was s24l, 200. $40
For the same period in 1916 the loss
was s209,379,670 and for the same pc.
riod in 1915 the loss was lS2.S36, 200.
Commenting on this great loss IN.
sgance Commissioner Young says
i am convinced that a great deal
Of the loss by fire is due to ignorance.
II is hard to estimate which causes
the most loss, ignorance or careless.
ness. Ignorance Of rhe proper precau.
lions, for instance, to take in the
handling Of gasoline causes a great
many fires and accidents. The use
OF gasoline has grown to such an en-
,ent within the last decade that the
knowledge of how to handle It has not
grown apace Thousands OF persons
in North Carolina today are handling
gasoline who haven't any conception
whatever of the danger of the fluid
and Its gases. A recent report In the
newspapers from town in North
Carolina tells of all the employees in
garage BEING overcome by some
strange means. The statement was
made that 1t was supposed the gas
came from coal which had just been
placed in stove. The insurance de.
partment has several times issued
warnings of the danger of carbon d.
oxide poison which comes from the
gas emitted by the exhaust of gaso-
line engines. number Of cases OF
ieaths have been reported from this
cause. 1t was probably the same gas
hat caused these garage men to be
overcome. The same ignorance Is
causing great many OF the fires oc.
curing daily
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-01-11

The federal trade commission has
granted to three American firms II.
censes to manufacture and sell two
drugs which heretofore have been con.
trolled by enemy aliens under Ameri.
can patents.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-01-11

While men registered under the SO.
lretiSe service law are not being ac.
copied NJ recruiting offices for enlist.
ment in the aviation section of the sig.
itiil corps they may be indicted youn.
iarily INTO service by their local boar,s
# they arr physically tit. sufficiently
skilled, and not required 10 ill the
current draft quota They Will he
SEM 10 Camp Kelly. Tex, for dIstri.
button into trades training ana tormn.
non into SnuatIrons, with ranks and
salaries running from $50 month as
private g SSl q month a~ Muster signal
electrician, food and quarters provided
by the government.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-01-11
ShootI

oholly--Would 1t be against the law
TOT me TO shoot a couple of bearsf
Guide-No; there's no law agin, ".
Ing that ever heerd tell on.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-01-11

The department of agriculture il
urging poultry raising to increase the
food supply. A bulletin Back
Poultry Keeping has been issued and
may be secured without cost by appli
cation to the division of publications.
department of agriculture.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-01-11

Every ounce Of bread saved In every
American home not only helps to win
the war, but helps to save from starv-
alton some innocent woman or child
neutral Europe.
In some sections of Europe practi.
cally every child under four years old
has disappeared. The little tots are
the first to succumb to the horrors
Of famine.
It Is kinder to say that a man or
woman is ignorant than that they are
so selfish as to disregard the pitiful
cries of starving humanity On the
other side.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-01-11

The military service flag of the light.
house service, department of com
meree, contains l,206 stars, one for
each officer and employee of the light.
house service now serving in the mill.
tary forces Of the United States.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-01-11

Christmas mail this year was - per
cent heavier than ever before, accord.
Ing to the post office department The
congestion was less. however. because
the packages We're mailed earlier than
III former years.