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THE LINCOLN SUNDAY STAR. 3REE I NEBRASKA NEWS ON II ME LIME Strackmeyer, Nebraskan With French Army, Relates Experiences. Joys In the Trenches Want Tobacco and Cards--No Time to Read Books. i (Special to The Star) Oct. trackmyer, who spent two-, years i ie French army and who now is re- I jperating from a wound caused by a of German shrapnel, graphi- illy describes some of the interesting lings he saw while in the service.

When war was declared the young lan joined the French colors despite ie fact that he is descended from the eraian. He owns an immense tract real estate in the Black Bird valley, efore the war he used to take world ids excursions in quest of interesting ghts and to satisfy a craving for ad- He admits his longing- for ie latter has been well taken care of nee the kaiser undertook to shackle earth. In speaking of some of the that came under his gaze In rthern France he said: "You bet a fellow feels glad, to set ck home after a two years' contest ith the other fellow. Still, there is charm about war that is past xinder. jnding.

When first I peePed over fhe Imderical steel tube I felt nervous, sickened at the eerie whine of yriads of missiles that whizzed across terrain of northern France night day. "Each second seemed cut out for ray mise. I had been told to not, under circumstances, allow my head to VERDICT OF GUILT IN MURDER TRIAL Clarkson Farmer Sentenced to Life Imprisonment for Death of Wife. Accused Man Testified He Was nable to Recall Events of Shooting. Major B.

Sturdevant, newly appointed adjutant general. grave right here. I myself helped. He a very good man. He was brave.

He was my friend." She called to the other two juveniles (Special to The Star.) FREMONT. Oct dei liberating for a little more than an hour, the jury in the case of the State I against Vaclav Rehak, Clarkson farm- I er, who was tried for the murder of his wife at their farm home last 3v.tr, brought in a verdict of first degree murder. Rehak was sentenced to life imprisonment in the state penitentiary by Judge Gutton. Rehak pleaded insanity. The murder occurred about the middle of the forenoon, July 18.

Neighbors who called at the Rehak home IJUL a 11U V-dilCU. I. 1.11C J-kClIGLfX I glanced back. All three had knelt found Mrs. Rehak dead on the floor the giave indicated.

The eldest had a with a shotgun wound in her face and red-beaded rosary entwined about her i Rehak with the hide of his face badly trim little fingers and I turned and I mangled lying beside her. A hole In walked laPidly away, woman. She was sitting on a fallen tree trunk and repeating over and over, "gloria excelsis Deo!" (Glory to God in the highest.) I'm dead sure she saw me not despite the fact that I passed within a few feet of her. Her mind was that of a child of few years and she was not much past fifty. Grief-Stricken France.

"All over France broken hearted women like this creatuie may be found. Their mdnds are almost a blank and it is such sights as she presented--and the sight of tiny children I passed the old the floor indicated that Rehak fired a second shot at his wife after she fell. On the stand Rehak was unable to re. call any events that happened between the hours of 9 m. and 2 p.

m. on the day of the shooting. Before that time and since his memory was good. Rehak said that he had a faint recollection of sitting on the floor and pulling the trigger with his foot that sent the charge into his face. otrude above- the crown of the, ac ting roles in the greatest drama of nch.

The officer told me to put r-iy, --that mMills a flaming passion in on the end of my bayonet find tne hearts of the soldiers of the al- ist it a few Inches above the surface i jj es that spells defeat for tho bucan- the earth if I desired to know tho CCI autocracy. i.v and wherefore of the order. I 1 so. That night when I got off duty vas given a new cap. Scenery in France.

'I'll try and tell you what you see northern Franco by day and by When the weather is nice you a gently rolling country much like here between the TCiobrara and the thorn. But there used to me more es there. Now you see scattered isters of ragged limbs few of which more than a yard or so from the "th. All have been chewed to a cer.xted mass of pulp beyond belief. 'Away off twenty, miles or so mighty umns of smoke arise.

When this ches the cloud levels it turns dark 1 flattens out. The ascending "ams are light in hue and writhe 1 squirm skyward. like mammoth ib worms. The heat causes the nd rise. This sm6ke Is the gas ched from the big guns that play points that appear weak to.

the my. A fellow constantly wonders when guns will run out of ammunition I become silent. But f-cy seldom They rant and growl night and When one set is silenced another tery opens up and so it goes from to day. The rattle of machine is becomes hum-drum In no time. remind you of a den of rattle- kes.

In two days' tims you get accustomed to the game that if a gun or shoulder trap pill zes within an ace of your body think no more of it than if a jquito buzzed by. Wonderful at Night. The sight of this region at night is ply beyond the power of man to It is sublime, majestic and ul. Millions of scarlet whisps of ie wink on ail sides. Heie and green tinged flash and sunbursts of brilliant light burn make the vicinity as bright as 'he whine of speeding bullets and continuous roar of gun reports you to absolutely forget about 1.

The great drama before you is tupenduous and furious that a lit- hing- like a man is too infinitesimal eceive much consideration even i yourself. Just when you think a is in prospect something invariab- ippens to change your opinion. Wounded In Explosion, remember, thank heaven, one when I noticed that the barrage let up noticeably. I ceased work- my bolt and was leaning against side fthe trench. I was thinking ie day -when we could march into and hog-tie the animal that had eived misery a plenty for every- The moan of a big shell rever- A few minutes later I came nd stag-gered along down the I fell into a greater crater.

As nemory got in'better working- or- remembeed seeing men blown a felt the things than ten bolts of chain-light- i "I bring a messtrjre from the boys of France and I wish every man and woman--the women In particular-- would'take it to heart and remember it as long as this conflict shall endure. It is this- When you think of sending the boys there something, do not send them what you think they ought to have. Send them tobacco first and playing cards second. That is the only message the boysiwiih delivered to those who desire to contribute toward the comfort of Jack in the trenches. Many a parcel reaches the trenches in which are such useless articles toilet sets, bibles, books of fiction and so on.

There ome ex- cue for sending bibles, but most of the Jacks will dtndidly inform you that they have knees and know how to just as well as anyone. What the boys want is tobacco---mostly tobacco is a tieat there and a pack of good old American playing- cards looks better to the boys than the richest heiress--and that's putting it tty goodness-trutli." near the honcsi-to- Hazel 19, Dies From Taking Strychnine--Scolded for Attending Dances. (Special to The Star.) FREMONT, Oct. Dunn, daughter-of Mr. and Mrs.

John Dunn of the Rogers vicinity, died from a dose of strychnine she took in a fit of melancholy. The young woman had been upbraided by yher mother for attending a dance and left the room. She returned in a short time and asked to see her father. She lingered for two days before death resulted. She swallowed the contents of an ounce bottle.

She was 19 years of age and is survived by her parents, two brothers "and two sisters. The funeral was held Friday at Purple Cane. Southeast Nebraska Chiropractors Meet (Special to The Star.) BEATRICE Oct. The third Oct. 8, in Following Hundreds of Nebraskans at Deming Anxiously Await New Appointments.

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By F. EDGAR McGEE, (Staff correspondent) DEMING, N. Oct. fate of recommendations of hundreds of enlisted men of Nebraska and Iowa for commissions, and hundreds more of commissioned men for promotion in ranks, tonight rests in Washington. In the re-organization of the Thirty- fourth division and its consequent ree- making openings have been made for the appointment or assignment of hundreds of commissioned officers, under the Pershing plan.

The assignment of Captain Whipperman of the old Sixth Nebraska to Company of the 134th infantry. Fifth Nebraska in command, indicated that the policy of division commanders would be to fill the vacancies by assignment. Objection by Colonel H. Paul, of the 134th, however, who declared the process Illegal, has raised a fine point of military law. Upon the settlement of which the future Policy of the military rests.

Colonel Paul declared that the policies should bo filled by the promotion of non-commissioned officers from the organization in which the vacancies existed, and he held out for his men. Refusing to accept Captain Whipperman's assignment. Until the question is decided Captain Whip- perrnan has been attached to Compariy without command. In the meantime the recommendations have been made In both Nebraska and Iowa commands and await only the decision on Colonel PauVs. demand.

Re-organization of the division Is going forward with all possible speed and will probably be completed before the middle of the week. Under the new plans companies are being made into double the old strength and by transfer and assignment the whole organization is being whipped into shape to conform with the outlines of Persh- "ng division. In these transfers the Indians of the old sixth have been attached to Company 134th Infantry under Carptain Brewster. They are mostly Omaha's and Sioux. About an even hundred In all from the Winnebago reservation and few from the 5enoa school.

The old Sixth regiment supply company less its commissioned officers has transferred In a body are now members of the supply company (Special to The Star.) OMAHA, Oct. barrels of alcohol, valued at $10.000, the property of William Milder, proprietor of the drug store at Twelfth and Dodge streets, and stored in the warehouse of the Gordon Van and Storage company, was confiscated Thursday night by State -Agent Matwick and Jim Buel, special operative in the office- of Special Prosecutor McGuire. The alcohol was stored before May 1. but according to the authorities it was not registered according to law. Officers of the storage comp'iny said today that attorneys had advised that the company was withn its rights in accepting thg goods for storage.

School Boys Will Be Allowed to Aid In Family's Support (Special to The Star.) OMAHA Oct. school bovs of families whose income has been decreased by departure of wen for war- will be permitted to work alternate weeks and to attend special courses of study at Cass school, according to plans of the school board announced todav. by Miss Belle Ryan, assistant superintendent. Specially assigned teachers during the weeks, the bovs attend school will endeavor to keep tlie progress of these students as nearly abreast of that of their classmates as possible. High school vacations of the year probably will be consolidated Into one month in November to allow boys to husk corn in accordance with the request of tho state council of defense.

Miss Ryan said. "Decision will .09 made later by the school board. "Grade school boys will be able to earn good wages on account of the shortage of labor, and will be of much assistance to their families," Miss Ryan said. "Jobs for boys at, good, were so nlentiful." The Western Union Telegraph, company has offered employment" to thirty toys on the basis of the new plan. Is Raised In Red Cross Auction E.

E. Howell of Omaha to Furnish Fuel to Nine State Institutions. Omaha Firm Gets Main Award By State Board of Control. of the 134th under Stein of Omaha. Captain Hari; the Commercial club rooms.

at this is the worst part of life Is the id the first trenches. A man might "Official Surgery," Dr. Earle Harvey, lere six months and be as safe as Hebron. "Professoinal Courtesy," Dr. Maxine E.

Peery Seward. "Appendicitis." Dr. Leonard. "Nervous Exhaustion With Hysteria in Nebraskn. The close calls of i are sporadic.

Sometimes you hang there and pop at a target and then without a chance of get- plugged. side the trenches life is really ant. Great chambers have been out of the clay. All arc blessed I modern conx eniences such as ic lights, bath, stoves, furniture iven beds. No Fear of Death.

10 say right here that you who arc sending your sons over nc-cd have no fear of your dcarj oing to certain denth. I doubt i anger is as great as you find on streets of our cities. This may I unreasonable, but the figures of itions engaged cannot lie. ie most touching part of the con- is the sight of the French wo- nnd children away back behind irst trenches. Onp afternoon I strolling through what once Was ipe arbor.

An old woman and children saw me and came down. voman was silent, but the eldoi i l.iss of about ten, said in poor sh: is who?" ire a Yankee and I'm fighting the says T. lere is your says "nnd you some brothers?" others three and father; all zat Irs." girl tugged at my arm. "Zlss she lisped. came to a grave covered knoll.

ittle French Miss began to weep. I inquired, "what's the fuss cnn find Papa's grave not," she "yiui find it." thf' wounds. "Your I lied, "lies buried in this Maurer Protested His Wife Wore Her Skirts Too Short (Special to The Star.) OMAHA, Oct. pretty young- wife wore her skirts too short and other men wrote her strange letters that smacked of strong- affection. Rudolph Maurer, son Edard Maurer, wealthy Omaha restaurant owner, testified In a "Locomotor Ataxia." Dorothy Crane.

"Ethics of Chiropractic" Dr. B. Rosalia Crahtree, Lincoln. Complication." Vera Crabtree Browning- I habeas corpus hearing in Judge Sears' Mrs. Maurer asked a habeas I writ to set possession of their 3-year- "Chiropractlc for the Expectant MotH- old child.

Marion Lavonns. Dr. Ethel L. Armstrong Beatrice. The hearing is a prelude to Mrs.

Mau- "Goitre," Dr. Edith b. Kruse Lincoln. I rer's suit for J50.000 recently filed in All students of the Nebraska Chiro- federal court against relatives of her practic college have been voted into the whom she charges with allena- Association as honorary members, and are rliplble to nl! the privileges of the association except voting. Small Girl Held Prisoner In Weeds; Threat of Life fSneci.il to The Star.) FREMONT.

Oct. officers are for four men who called Alice McAllister, 8-yenr-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John McAllister into a weed patch and held her untfl her crifs attracted ap wing automobilist. The Ktrl told her mother, she recovered from the fright, that'the man threatened to kill her.

tion of his affection. Mrs. Maurer testified her husband cared nothing for the child. Maurer contradicted this. He said Mrs.

Maurer had left her home last March and had gon to live in Orraha Recently, he said, she called him and demanded to see the child. Maurer said that before his wife left home she came in several times after midnight, and on one or two occasions at 3. "When I asked hor who she was with she told me with officials of the National Refining- company, who had required her to work late and were bringing her home-. "I remonstrated'with her, but it didn't seem to have, any effect," Drying Plant In Dodge Was Success (Special to The Star.) FREMONT. Oct.

community dryinsr planti operated the Dodge county, council of. defense was closed Saturday after a-most sucessful run. The plant was started July 23, and In that tlmp a total of over 150 bushels of fruits nnd vegetables were dried. It wns one of throe uli-nHnl 1 plants operated In thp stnto thlH veftr. The ciiin' 1 plans to operate a sill! larger plant next year.

You will be satisfied by having Hamilton Giesler do your 1421P St B-1666 (Special to The Star.) DORCHESTER. Oct. Red Cross auction sale where patriotic citizens donated evervthlnq- from canned goods to cattle hogs and coal, has netted the bandage circle committee $900. George Roberts of Omaha made up the other $100. Dorchester a short time ago raised a $5.750 Red Cross fund, which is $9.33 per capita for the CIS inhabitants.

LAND VALUES GROW. (Special to The Star.) PAGE Oct. in land values in Holt countv is indicated by the recent sale of the John Webber farm Coal for nine state Institutions will he purchased by the board of control from a single Omaha firm, during the next eight months, on a basis of per cent p'-r ton profit over the mine prices fixed by the United States government 'plu? freight charges and physical cost of. delivery- A contract of that kind wag awarded Saturday to E. E.

Howell Son, Omaha. The institutions which will receive their coal through this firm are the penitr-ntinry, insane hospital and orthopedic hospital at Lincoln, school for denf at Omaha, school for blind at Nebraska City, Institute for feeble-minded at Beatrice, soldiers' home nnd women's Industrial home at Milford, and girls' industrial school at Geneva. It Is expected that from 20,000 to 25,000 tons of fuel from different fields will be delivered under this contract, which Is to run i June 1918. The margin of profit Is smaller than been paid by the board heretofore A Lincoln firm offered to furnish con! at 10 cents per ten over mine prices plus freight and delivery cost. The kinds of fuel to be furnished under this arrangement include southern Kansas slack, mine run and nut, nut, and different grades of II- coil.

These nine Institutions being in the eastern part of the state, they do not use Colorado or Wyoming coal because of the high freight rntos. The home for dependent children Lincoln, is hea'-ed from the plant of the orthopedic hospital. For Other Institutions. For the Norfolk Insane hospital, a contract was let to A. J.

C.imcron of Hastings to fiirnish the grade of Colorado coal tit $5.05 per ton flat, delivered on earn the Institution sidetrack. This conl, variously known as Routt county, Mnltland and by other names, retails in Lincoln at $9.50 and up. The rump price basis, under I he corflract. is Sl.SO per ton. The Victor-A-nerican Coal company of Denver received the contract for thu other three iiitltutions--Grand Island soldiers' 1 Hastings hospital, boys' industrial school and state tubercular hospital at KcarnGy--on the same mine price for Norfolk, but at lower net prices to the state on account of difference In freight rates.

i i The main contract with the Omaha ment to Insure an adequate supply foi firm is one which was offered the all the institutions, board several months ago. During the summer, the b'oard has been picking- up carloads of coal from different sources and paying lower prices than those prevailing in the regular market. With the approach of winter, however, It had to mako some arrange- E. E. Howtll, the head of the firm which got the contract, is a memb'er of tho state senate.

He is not barred by law from being Interested in a state contract, as are members of the executive department of the government. of 200 acres for $100 an acre. A few weeks ago J85 was considered a big i price for the George Cherry fam a mile west of the city. STRIKE HUGE GUSHER. WICHITA.

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