Allied gains on Aisne Marne front and German peace talks
Paris reports major advances by American and French forces on the Aisne Marne line with recaptured Epieds area and positions beyond Courpoi s. Germany proposes peace terms in Vorwaerts report while Boston officials arrest Oswald Einhardt asan alien enemy. Justicia liner torpedoed with crews evacuated. High prize calf Carnation King Sylvia sells for 106000 dollars in Milwaukee aided by Carnation farms and Arthur Hay’s care.
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Paris
Aisne-Marne
War Office
Nerly
Epieds
Trugny-Epieds
Courpois
Foch
Germany
Political candidates sparse in Box Butte and Sheridan counties
Interest in county offices is low as filings for primaries close. In Box Butte only sheriff sees competition with listed candidates. Sheridan has no county office contests and no filings for Third district commissioner. State offices show several filings with names across both parties. Rumors persist of additional petition filings.
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Box Butte
Sheridan County
Hay Springs
Box Butte County
W. C. Mounts
F. W. Irish
Lee Bayse
C. M. Cox
J. M. Miller
J. A. Keegan
Republi
Can
Cal Hashman
George Duncan
George M. Adams
William Coleman
James W. Good
Chadron
Lloyd
Thewis
Alliance
Paul A. Mendenhall
T. L. Briges
Antioch
Fordson Tractors Speed 18 mph On Alliance Main Street
Leonard Pilkington was charged after speeding a Fordson tractor through Alliance main street during a showroom demonstration. Police and the city marshal argued over the law before the magistrate cited a twelve mph limit for motor propelled vehicles and fined Pilkington ten dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alliance
Leonard Pilkington
Pilkington
Coursey & Miller
Roberts
George Stafford
Alience
Red Cross Dance Nets Strong Sip at Alliance Armory
The Alliance Red Cross dance Saturday at the armory raised 165.75 for Chapter relief. Credit goes to ticket sellers Mrs Merritt Mrs Hellman Emer ald Gardner Bessie Weaver and Margaret Barry. Fire department volunteers led by Frank Merritt Charley Hill Ray and William Trabert aided, band provided music, with another July 27 dance announced for charity. The Clifford ranch trip after the event featured a Red Cross meeting and a pleasant day.
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Red Cross
Alliance Fire Department
Armory
Alliance Chapter
the Red Cross
Frank Merritt
George Hellman
Missea Emerald Gardner
Bessie Weaver
Margaret Barry
Charley Hill
Ray
William Trabert
Fire Department
M.C
Phil Fraker
Thiele’s
Thirty four Box Butte youths leave for Camp Dodge
Thirty four Box Butte county boys departed Monday noon to join the national army heading for Camp Dodge. They were bid off with a parade led by Home Guard and entertained at the Elks club, with Miss Elizabeth Swan son singing and Chairman Robert Graham giving a short speech. An special coach carried the contingent and meals were served.
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Box Butte County
National Army
Camp Dodge
Elks
Home Guarda
Elizabeth Swanson
Robert Graham
Council of Defenas
Lincoln
Alliance
Broken Bow
Adrian Keane
Small potash plants rapidly rise in Nebraska lakes
The Sand Hills area sees rapid construction of small potash plants on isolated lakes. Eight new plants were ordered recently, each covering two to 100 acres and built in 60 to 90 days at 5000 to 20000 dollars. Plants ship salts by auto trucks, earning profits within twenty days, with potash units selling at 4.50 to 5.00 dollars per unit. Innovations aim to cut fuel costs, such as vaporating pans on the Joy ranch project.
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Sand Hill
Nebraska
Burns
Joy Ranch
Sells-Floto Band Refuses to Play Parade in Alliance
Excitement rose in Alliance as the Sells-Floto Circus band refused to march with departing Box ware county boys unless paid $25 in cash. The entertainment committee declined to pay, and the parade proceeded without the band while the Home Guards joined the procession. The county council of defense issued a circular explaining the incident.
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Alliance
Sella-Floto
Fes
Box Ware County
Cantonments
W. R. Harper
Circus band asked for $30 to escort Army boys
Box Butte County Council of Defense reports the Selis-Floto circus band asked Alliance residents to pay 30 dollars to escort National Army troops from the Elks club to the depot this morning but the request was not granted.
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Selis-Floto
Patriotic People of Alliance
National Army
Elks’ Club
Box Butte County
Manager Appeals Council Over Circular Distribution
The show’s general manager testified to the council protesting the circulars distribution claiming it was biased. He argued attendance dropped as a result with many potential attendees staying away during the performance.
Engineer McGuire Visits Deming Brother in New Mexico
Engineer McGuire returned from Deming New Mexico Friday of last week and visited his brother Also Spec Louis Ambrose former fireman here. Switcherman Charles Frederick lay off a few days after an accident last Friday night when a car ran over his ankle causing swelling. he will be out a week or more.
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McGuire
Deming
New Mexico
Spec
Louis Ambrose
Switcherman
Charles Frederick
Pleads Guilty in Statutory Incident Near Alliance
Oswald Kittelman 61 was arrested by Sheriff Cox on a statutory rape charge involving his daughter who turned 18 in April. He admitted paternity of two children ages 15 months and six weeks, with financial stakes and a loaded firearm at home. He pled guilty, bound over to district court on $2,000 bond, and resides ten miles north and four east of Alliance on a half section of land with stock and a strong crop.
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Oswald Kittelman
Cox
Lee Bayse
Tash
Kittelman
Alliance
Kittleman
Mrs George Davis Visits Potash Plants With Family
Mrs George Davis and her parents Mr and Mrs A Adams and daughter visited the potash plants on Wednesday in a family outing marking a local industrial tour by residents.
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George Davis
A. Adams
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Atlantic
Amsterdam
Holland
Berlin
Socialist Vorwaerts
Russia
Rumania
Belgium
Eas
Gibraltar
Suez Canal
Mass
Oswald Einhardt
Manchester
New York City
Justicia
Statendam
Belfast
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
E. A. Stewart
Carnation Stock Farms
Seattle
Washington
Oconomowoc
Arthur C. Hardy
Avondale Farm
Brockville
Ontario
Stuart
Sylvia
May Echo Sylvia
Sylvia Johanna
Echo Sylvia Johanna
May Echo
Arthur Hay
Arthur
Moyer
Fordson
McCorkle
Shreve
W. A. Bennett
Clifford Ranch
James Earl Eaton
George Edward Whaley
Alonzo Rice
Mike Abas
Noble Frank Zerble
James Ralph Jacobs
Hugh Lawrence Hawkins
Maurits Henning Johnson
Clarence EB. Meek
Thomas Ambrose Gilshannon
Hans Peter Christensen
Warren Orville Marey
Harry E. Chester
Adrian James Keane
Floyd Ratliff
Leo Brandle
William Kenneth Robertson
Dwight Levier Bennett
Jacob H. Elsen
Fred Anthony Heckenbach
Paul John Norton
Lloyd Laneford
Frank Ellsworth O'Bannon
Hanson Herby Parks
Joseph Harrington
Basin
Wye
Arthur Roy Skiles
Rushville
Lloyd M. Tully
Valentine
Oposolos Darsoklis
Albert Kibler
Charles Sadler
William Tiese
St. Louis
Robert Earl Bunch
Topeka
Kans
Sells-Floto
County Council of Defense
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