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3 The Munden Press. PUBLISHED IN THE INTERESTS OF MUNDEN AND VICINITY. OFFICIAL CITY PAPER VIII. THE MUNDEN PRESS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1918. NUMBER Munden Local Items Mrs.

Leslie Mosier visited Belleville friends Tuesday. Rev. D. H. Colvin was a Concordia visitor Monday.

Albert Jelinek transacted business in Montrose Tuesday. James Torbert made a business trip to Fairbury Monday. Miss Allie Kramel spent Sunday with home folks at Narka. Aca Ferris and Will Mulch were Belleville visitors Saturday. Rodney Dovel was a Belleville visitor Monday between trains.

V. Sha'w of Belleville transacted business in Munden Monday. N. W. Wilcox was transacting business in Lincoln the first of the week.

Miss Mable Stephens spent Sunday with Misses Hope and Birdine Henderson. Will Masten spent Sunday and Monday with his brother, Sam, and family. Mrs. Benson of Belleville spent Sat-, urday and Sunday with Mrs. J.

B. Rickard. Earl Thomas spent Wednesday in Scandia with his uncle, John Thomas, and family. Mr. and Mrs.

Fred Wagor and son, Max, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Strnad. Miss Nelle Wagor spen: from Wednesday until Friday with Miss Mable Strnad. Verna and Bert, Stephens were Belleville visitors Monday, having dental work done.

Misses Mary and Stella Havel of Cuba spent Saturday evening with Miss Josie Kosek. Mrs. Spicer left Thursday for Wagoner, where she expects to make her future home. FOR SALE--Grandma Tyler's household goods, at her home in Munden, February 23, 1918. F.

M. Godden left one day last week for southeastern Kansas with a view of buying land. Miss Blanche Strnad spent from Thursday until Saturday with her sister, Mrs. Fred Wagor, and family. Merle Ramsbottom returned from Kansas City Monday where he has been attending the automobile show.

W. B. Tyler and Will Palecek left Wednesday for Augusta, where they expect to work in the oil fields. FOR SALE Grandma Tylers household goods, at her home in Munden, February 23, 1918. Mrs.

W. H. Brosh and daughter, Miss Helen, visited Narka friends and relatives between trains Monday evening. Mrs. Leslie Moshier left Monday evening for Goff, for a few weeks' visit with her sister-in-law, Mrs.

Ray Engles. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Kroulik and son and Mr.

and Mrs. Elmer Stransky and sons spent Sunday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Aug. Kersting.

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kolek, who have been here the past two weeks visiting relatives and friends, returned to their home in Lincoln, Sunday. Mrs. Wiley Mathis and daughter, Marcella, of Montrose, returned home Monday morning after a few days' visit at the R.

V. McKenzie home. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Leshovsky and Misses Laura Peterka and Emma Leshovsky, of Cuba, spent Sunday with Mr.

and Mrs. Wm. Leshovsky. Mrs. G.

Z. Houdek and son, Henry, and daughter, Miss Helen, returned to their home in Lincoln Monday morning after a two weeks' visit with relatives and friends. Miss Alva Drashner Accompanied them home for a few weeks' visit. ROSE CREEK RIPPLES. Harold Eakins i is undergoing a seige of the measles.

Mr. and Mrs. John Coulter were guests of Mr. and Mrs. O.

D. Gooden Sunday evening. Mrs. Al. Murray, Mrs.

Sammy Murray and Miss Alene spent Friday afternoon with Mrs. O. W. Fisher. Miss Herbert James of Denver rereturned to her home Monday after a visit with her husband's parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Charley James. John Coulter, David Hirons and Chester Clark butchered this week. Mr. and Mrs.

Benj. Clark spent Wednesday at the Chester Clark' home. Mrs. George Thomas nd son, Manford, spent Tuesday with Mrs. 0.

W. Fisher. Mr. and Mrs. Chester Clark were the Sunday guests of Mr.

and Mrs. David Hirons. Rus Spicer moved his household goods from the Moravek place Mon-! day to the Bowman farm recently vacated by Frank Davenport. The Moravek place has been sold to a Mr. Harlow of Belleville, who will take possession at once.

Last Tuesday a number of the faniilies of the Sunshine club gathered at the ahome of Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Fisher for a farewell dinner.

The ladies brought a lot of good things to eat which were relished by all. The afternoon was passed pleasantly in visiting. Mr. and Mrs. Fisher expect soon to move to their new home near Mahaska, having traded their farm here for one near that place.

Although they will be missed from this community where they have lived so long, yet the best wishes of all go with them that they may enjoy the blessings of prosperity and happiness in their new home. BOWER. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Gregory and family spent Sunday with the latter's brother, Fred Aughe, and family.

Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Dragoo and family spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Sherman Dragoo, and family. Orvil and Avis Coonrod had the Liberty Measles the first of the week Mr. and Mrs. Henry Thaller and family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.

Frank Broady. Clarence Thaller is visiting at the home of his uncle, Henry Thaller. Miss Velda Freeman spent Monday afternoon at the H. Thaller home. About forty of the friends and neighbors of Mr.

and Mrs. Fred Aughe and family gathered at their home Monday evening and gave them pleasant farewell surprise. Games "were indulged in until a late hour when all departed wishing Mr. an.l Mrs. Aughe success in their new home.

The home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Thaller and family was the scene of a pleasant gathering Wednesday evening of last week when they gave a party for their young friends. About twenty were present to enjoy the evening which was spent in playing games until a late hour when all departed for their homes. Serious Accident.

While chopping down a tree last Thursday afternoon Carl Mrhanky, the sixteen year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Mrhanky, living near Hubbell, met with a very painful and serious occident. The tree he felled lodged in the branches of anothe: tree and the young man climbed 119 the tree he had chopped down, and when he began chopping the limb of the other tree.

it broke, letting he and the tree fall the ground. Carl landed such 2. manner that the force of the tree trunk broke one of his ankles and crushed the other one. Dr. Mullikin of Munden 'was called and dressed his wounds.

He was later taken to the Everette Sanitarium at Lincoln. The latest word from there reports him getting along nicely. Subscription, $1.00. I Subscription, $1.00. I The subscription price of this per is one dollar per year, when pail in advance.

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52, route CENTRAL EMPIRES STARVE Stories of the Terrible Conditions There Reach Switzerland By William Philip Simms. (Copyright 1918 by the United Press) Berne, Switzerland, Feb. is squeezing Germany like an octopus a sponge. Even if there is little complaint in the army over the fool, Germany and Austria are starving. I just heard a remarkable story illustrating the case in point, which was reported at both the British and American war offices.

A German officer, through an intermediary, approached a man with whom he was personally acquainted. A meeting was arranged boat on Lake Constance. "Punctually, the acquaintance and the officer kept the appointment. The German offered to sell Prussian military secrets for $20,000, the allies to judge their value before paying. The acquaintance closely questioned the officer, who was of high rank, concerning his motives.

The officer broke down and wept like a child, declaring his mother and father were old poor, broken in health and unable to get sustaining food. He wanted the money in order to send his parents to a neutral country, after which he would return to the front and try to get killed. If he failed, he would commit suicide. As America and England had not acted at the expiration of the officer's short leave, the matter was dropped. The incident shows the trend.

of events. The situation was bad six. months ago; it is infinitely worse today. The last cabbage crop was a failure. Next to the potato, the cabbage is the German masses' standby.

Like an Egyptian plague, caterpillars destroyed the crop, stalk and all. It is said that a wind blew butterflies from France, producing the devastating army of caterpillars. 8. The plum crop likewise was a ure, owing to the weather. The mans boast a plum tree for each man, woman and child.

Marmalade is one of the mainstays of the masses. Now there is practically none. The last grain crop was below normal, despite reports to the contrary. It was due to lack of nitrate for fertilizer. Practically nitrates now principally manufactured out of the air, are used in munitions manufacture.

Bread is shorter than ever. It is mixed not only with potato flour. but with a powder made of turnips, carrots, chestnuts, from which the poisonous by-products have been chemically extracted. The Geramn people have a saying: "The very stars fight against us." Dogs are eaten to such an extent the breed has practically disappeared in certain districts. Crows are bea delicacy.

Fats are almost totally lacking. The weekly fat ration some time ago was 62 1-2 grammes, incuding lard, butter, etc. The American child spreads on its after school tart more butter than the entire week's ration in Germany. I have heard again the story that are reduced for fats. Two corpses nurses claim to have seen the process.

Whether it is true or untrue the story refuses to down. The beer famine is growing. This is equally as great a blow to the masses as the bread famine. The bundrat reduced malt allowances for the new brewing year to 13 per cent fr Bavaria and 10 per cent for north Germany, as against 35 per cent year. German Bohemia is suffering intensely.

The death rate is appallng. Poland is famine swept. Crocow and the vicinity have been drained of every mouthful, which has been sent to other parts of Austria and Germany, regardless of the most primary needs of the district. Women carrying starving babies parade the streets demanding bread and peace. Pillage and wrecking are common occurrences, while troops from other parts of the empire steadily shoot the demonstrators down.

Hindenburg is squeezing Germany and Austria dry to keep up the army. This army he and Ludendorff propose to feed into the maw of another offensive. The masses are already asking the "why" of it all. The Hindenburg party replies with promises of an early, miraculous peace. But the handwriting is on the wall.

Nothing short of a miracle can prevent disaster to the kaiser's crowd when the duped masses demand a reckoning. Potatoes For Sale. good potatoes Jenisek, Narka, number one. Subscriptie-: tter. Sunol, Febr.

2, 1918. Friend Muth, Narka, Kansas. Dear find one dollar to apply on subscription to Munden Press. We are having a very open winter, some very cold spells but they don't hang on very long. Last season was a busy one for us.

We raised about 6,000 bushels of wheat, broke 600 acres of sod, threshed 15,000 bushels of wheat for our neighbors besides threshing our own. Put in 300 acres of winter wheat, fenced one section for pasture, was out only $200 for hired help. So you may know that there were 110 slackers around here. I don't think the price fixing of wheat gives the wheat raisers an equal show with the producer of other farm crops. The price fixing will have a tendency to lower, rather than raise the wheat acreage, in this part of Nebraska.

We expect to put in 500 acres of wheat this spring and do our part toward raising the food to feed our soldier boys and the Allies. It makes my hair stand up when I think of the army of stool pigeons sitting around that never created a dollar's worth of wealth and are growing rich off of the products of the soil and the blood of our soldier boys. But I am hoping it won't take the boys long to give the Kaiser the licking of his life. Yours respectfully, W. C.

ROBBINS. Mrs. Goppert Burned to Death. Sad news reached the A. P.

Goppert family when a message the serious accident that befell their son, Ernest, and wife in Worland, Wyoming, was delivered to them. While Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Goppert were working about an oil stove, an explosion took place. Mrs.

Goppert was instantly in flames. which Mr. Goppert tried to extin guish. The burns were SO that Mrs. Goppert died shortly after ward, while Mr.

Goppert is reported to be badly burned, but is expected to live. Mrs. Goppert was formerly Miss Eva Cook of Paola and Mr. Goppert graduated from the Kansas University in 1916, and is practising law. He is well known here, being raised in this community.

The whole community feels a heartfelt sympathy in Mr. Goppert's sad bereavement and sincerely hopes that he will recover soon. Mrs. Fry and Baby Disappear. Mrs.

Eli Fry and baby, well known residents of Narka, according to rerorts, mysteriously disappeared some weeks ago, and diligena inquiry and search for them by relatives and friends have so far been without avail. The husband, it appears, was away from home at the time the mother and child disappeared, and upon failure to get into communication with them by telephone, he afterwards made an investigation as to their wherabouts, but failed to get any trace of them. In the meantime Mr. Fry decided to enlist and, it is said, is in one one of the training camps preparing for active military service. Birthday Surprise.

Mrs. Leigh Feil entertained Saturday evening in honor of her husband's birthday. The evening was delightfully spent with card games and 'n- strumental music. At a seasonable hour Mrs. Feil 1 served a dainty lunch.

The guests present were: Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bever, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Teply, the Misses Laura Hadson, Laura Muth and Clara Ward, and Messrs.

Frank Shoemaker, Russell Summers, Earl Hudson and Phi. Feil. Strnad Has Too Much Flour. B. W.

Strnad of Munden was in Belleville today enroute to Kansas City with a carload of cattle and hogs. While here Mr. Strnad called at the Telescope office and said he has just discovered that he is un against the food administrator, by having 20 sacks of flour in his cellar. Under 1: food regulation his maximum would be about four sacks, so he will have to disnose of the balance. Last tell Mr.

Strnad, following his usual custom, took his regular grist of wheat to the mill and took home his wintr's supply of flour and has just discovered that the policy is now contrary to the food regulations. A. R. Brown of Hubbell will give $10 per ton for iron delivered in Narka. Weigh and receive check at Farmers' Elevator.

ED. SHIPMAN. Agent, Narka. Kansas. Glenn Lobaugh was a Fairbury visitor Wednesday of last week.

MORE DRAFT BOARD NEWS Last Men Under First Call Go Saturday--Physical Call Examinations Mrs. Albert Watson informs us that her husband, who has been stationed at Ft. Russell, has been transfered to a training camp in California. Mrs. Sam Hutchinson came in from Almena Monday morning for a 1 week's visit with her sisters, Mrs.

E. T. Ward and Mrs. J. F.

Stransky, and families. Andrew Walker, who has been working on the section here for the past year, left last week for Mankato where he has accepted a position as section foreman. Mrs. J. W.

Kelly, Mrs. W. H. Brosh, Mrs. J.

T. Stransky, Mrs. A. L. Henderson, Mrs.

H. G. Torbert, Mrs. R. V.

McKenzie and Mrs. Wiley Mathis were Belleville visitors Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Kuchera, Mr.

and Mrs. Will H. Strnad, Mr. and Mr3. Royal Henderson, Miss Anna Torbert and Clarence Kelly spent Sunday with Mr.

and Mrs. Howard Torbert. Mr. and Mrs. John Stepanek were in Lincoln one day last week consulting a specialist in regard to Mrs.

Stepanek's health. They visited Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stepanek in Wilbur, a few days bofore returning home. Steve McCabe of Hubbell and well known to many of our readers, passed away at his home Sunday afternoon at four o'clock, after a long illness.

The funeral was held from the home Tuesday afternon at 2:30. The deceased is an uncle of Mrs. Ed. Stransky. Mr.

and Mrs. J. L. Stephens received word this week from their son, Charles, who is "Somewhere in France" stating that he has been in the hospital for four weeks with pneumnia, but is feeling fine again. He also states that eggs are 10 cents apiece and butter $1.00 per pound.

Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Masten enter. tained at a card party Tuesday ing.

Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Ward, Mr.

and Mrs. Elmer Stransky, Mr. and Mrs. Aug. Kersting, Mr.

and Mrs. Chas. Kroulik, Mr. and Mrs. John Andrews, Mr.

and Mrs. Wm. Leshovsky, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Wells, Shaler Wells and Mrs.

Joe Kolek. W. E. Muth, who recently sold his three publications in Kansas, the Narka News, the Mahaska Leader and the Munden Press, will shortly establish a paper in Bruning. Mr.

Muth is a good newspaper man and will doubtless give the people of Bruning a live paper if he is given the support he News. L. C. Houdek of Newkirk, made a short visit at the home of his mother, Mrs. F.

L. Houdek and family, last week, enroute to Brookston. Minn. His brother, Stanley, acconipanied him last Sunday morning to the north where they will visit with their brother, Henry Houdek, and wife, who are making their home at Brookston. Mr.

and Mrs. R. V. McKenzie and daughter, Ramona, and Mrs. Wilt Mathis and daughter, Marcella, were entertained at the home of Mr.

and Mrs. D. E. Wells, Sunday, in honor of Dan's birthday. Mr.

and Mrs. Frank Wells and son, Clarence, of Wayne, Mr. and Mrs. John Ramsey and Mrs. Jack Wagoner of Belleville.

Mr. and Mrs. L. Wells, and Mr. and Mrs.

E. T. Gleason came in unexpectedly and spent the afternoon with them and enjoyed a slice of Dan's birthday cake. D. E.

Lower Sells Bank. D. E. Lower was in the city a short time Monday morning enroute from Concordia to Lincoln, his home. Mr.

Lower has just sold his banking interests at, Lincoln and has been elected treasurer and manager of the Perfection Cooker Company, a corporation manufacturing a patent cooker which bids fair to revolutionize the cooking of the future. The new cooker has just been patented and the company is incorporated for something like $100,000. From the Belleville Telescope: Below is a list of men who are to entrain for Camp Funston Saturday February 23rd. This 15 per cent comoletes the first quota for Republie county under the original call: 21--Carl Gossett 2N Joe G. Read.

37-Edward Strumfa. 40- -Edgar L. Rickel. 45--Lawrence Klaumann. 84-Willie L.

Kelly. 118-James H. Naysmith. 137-Elmer C. Lundberg.

247-Alva J. Rush. 276-Oscar E. C. Hamilton.

277-William H. McCracken. 278-Thomas Kopsa. 282-Ura R. Verley.

284-Lewis Jeardoe. 286-Harry Hunt. 288-Arthur Figgins. Men called for physical examina tion for Wednesday, February 20th. 840-Marion R.

Haney, 9 a. m. 861-Earl R. Milner, 9 a. m.

864-Joseph F. Moravek, 9 a. m. 869-Claude P. Figgins, 10.

a. m. 878-Frank Dusek, 10 a. m. 897-Harry E.

Fransworth, 10 a. m. 902-Eugene Ovellette, 2 p. m. 906-Ernest Bingham, 2 p.

m. 908-Ward Langbehn, 2 p. m. 909-John H. G.

Riepen, 3 p. m. 918 Abraham E. Johnson, 3 p. m.

922-Vivian O. Rider, 3 p. m. 675-Vern W. Farley, 3 p.

m. Men called for physical examination for Thursday, February 21st. 924-Grant Kelly, 9 a. m. 929-Leon H.

Iverson, 9 a. m. 938 Charles Hosnedl, 9 a. m. 939-Earl O.

Schwahn, 10 a. m. 941-John P. Jensen, a. m.

949--Fred H. Bruns, 10 a. m. 951-Howard P. Williams, 2 p.

m. 952-Arthur A. Stoebaugh, 2 p. m. 974---John H.

Larson, 2 p. m. 993-William Strnad, 3 p. m. 1004-Andrew Nelson, 3 p.

1006-Chas. A. Swiereinsky-3 p. m. Men called for physical examination for Friday, February 22nd.

1010-Noble Price, 9 a. m. 1025-John B. Flerell, 9 a. m.

1032-Ora McPeek, 9 a. m. 1040-Gideon Linden, 10 a. m. 1043-Alvin E.

Roberts, 10 a. m. 1055-Charles J. Saip, 10 a. m.

1075-Clarence H. Aspegren, 2 p. m. 1078-Albert M. Olson, 2 p.

m. 1081-Walter J. Danels, 2 p. m. 1088-Roy R.

Robbins, 3 p. m. 1090-Henry V. Sorum, 3 p. m.

1094-Toley T. Tallent, 3 p. m. Men called for physical examination for Saturday, February 23rd. 1097--Floyd R.

Powell, 9 a. m. 1108-Clarence M. Kelly, 9 a. m.

1113--Albert L. Gossett, 9 a. m. 1116-Oliver L. Stafford, 10 a.

m. 1122-Ray A. Morehead, 10 a. m. 1131-J.

Martin Bakken, 10 a. m. 1134-Otto B. Githens, 2 p. m.

1135-Paul F. Leiveke, 2 p. m. 1145-Edward J. Barnett, 2 p.

m. 1146-Lee E. Lindamood, p. m. 1149-John A.

Johnson, 3 p. m. 1154-Thomas J. West, 3 p. m.

Men ordered for physical examination for Monday, February 25th. 1157-Carl A. Florell, 9 a. m. 1168-Frank R.

Schlotow, 9 a. m. 1173-Oliver W. Spittler, 9 a. m.

1180-William C. Larkins, 10 a. m. 1183-Fred E. Johnson, 10 a.

m. 1202-- Earl C. Beames, 10 a. m. 1241-Karl E.

Pearson, 2 p. m. 1244--William H. Fillinger, 2 p. 1255-Coyt.

Ashton, 2 p. m. 1258-Stary! Tallent, 3 p. m. 1261-Wm.

F. Farlee, 3 p. m. 1263-Chan. C.

Cullers, 3 p. m. Men called for physical tion for Tuesday, February 26th. 1270-Emil Groberg. 1271-Clarence G.

Mahan. 1274-Frank Velebil, Jr. 1276-Svardrup A. Rust. 1282-Edwin Hanson.

1323-Charles S. Currie. 1330-Wylie H. Gardner. 1334-Rey W.

Nichols. 1340-Larry R. Henry. 1342-Allen C. Logan.

1348-Vernon Lee Holmes. 1350-Leroy I. Clarke. Men called for physical tion for Wednesday, February 27th. 1368-Fredirie E.

Ames. 1283-Robert E. Polley. 1393-John E. Sterla.

1396-William Wilson. 1400-Earl L. Thomas. 1402-Lester L. Tucker.

1405-Merton I. Young. 1411-Fred Olson. 1419-Clarence F. Abrahams.

1423-Harrison W. White. 1426-Francis E. Daniel. 1432-Ora E.

Swartz. Notice. Spring Seed Wheat. for sale. See Kansas, Box 1tp We will have a car of red spring seed wheat in a few days.

Supply your needs now as the supply will be limited. BELLEVILLE MILL AND ELEVATOR CO. 23-pV.