fllK BKE: OMAHA. WEDNESDAY, DECEMHEK !, 1014. THOMPSON, BEILDEN S' GO. J5 . 3T" 1, A, 4 Buy Now for Christmas The prettily lied pac kages ready and Wrtii'm.uf for the holidays will signify more than forehandelnesa. They will mean that you have had first selection from the great Christmas stock. Early Christmas shopping is the spirit of the day among those who think. T. B. & Co. Practical Novelties That Will Be Fine For the Children Croehet and Knitted Nov elties, carriage afghans, shawls, saeques, bootees, moccasins, mittens, neck and chest protectors. Ev ery one of these make pretty as well ns useful gifts.' Children's Section Third Floor. Exclusive Gifts For Women Fine Marabout scarfs and muffs, black and natural , color. Marabout neck pieces. Crepe de ehinu scarfs ju white and colors. The Fur Shop Fur-prices are the lowest in many yeare. We adviso purchasing now. Thompson, Belden & Co.. Reliable since 18i'. Give Hosiery For Christmas Yon can't choose a more useful article of apparel, and no matter what price you wish to pay we assnre . you the utmost value at that price. Silk lisle hose in a large variety of styles. A box of 3 pairs for $1.00. Special Black and whits silk lisle hose, 50c quality; a box of 3 prs. for $1.25. COLORADO MINERS MAY END STRIKE Union Convention in Denrer ii Ex pected to Call Off the Long In du atrial Struggle. RECOMMENDATION BY BOARD llilrmral Reeltea Anaolatmeat ( remmlssloa and Sara Oraalaa Mob Will Contlaae a Prop. STate It Principle. BEAR DECIDES TO GIVE UP LODZ AS n STRATEGIC MOVE (Continued from Pes One.) TREASURER OF FARM CONORESS IN SESSION HERE. la th vloluity of Csenstochosa and CraootV. Had te Modify Front. "Th! new military situation made It In cumbent upon us to put Into effect a partial modification of the disposition of our men alone our northern front, a changa which Involved a considerable number of our force. This maneuver was effected under the protection of forces supporting our right wing. These siipportinf foree were subjected to a series of ferocious attacks In the vicinity of Vloblavak. Kutno and Ieneiyca. The Ilueslan reslstano her prevented th carrying out of the German operations and permitted us to bring together the forces necessary to check the German offensive' movement undertaken In th vicinity of Thorn and Blouptay. 'After these occurrences the Germans for a period of several days endeavored stubbornly to drive us from the positions held by our right wing, which rested on the Vistula river. Teatoas AeMev Saccrs. "On November 14, after unbelievable ef forts and enormous sacrifices, the enemy succeeded. In penetrating our front. Thla success was at once followed by the driv ing of a German avalanche tnto.the open ing thus made, the forcre of the enemy thence making their way In the direction of ftrykow, Brsexlny, Koluschky, Tuszyn and Know, ignoring our right wing and our forces In the vicinity of Ixds and to the west of this city, th Germans then attacked with great energy the Uusstan forces which menaced their rear. On November S, strong German columns, making their way to the east of tho Warta river, already were nearlng t4uk. In spite of these conditions, most difficult nd distressing for us, our troops con tinued to fight with Increasing energy. In th region north of Lods our forces repulsed th frantic attack of th Oer mans. Inflicting on them heavy losses. Col am as Ilartea Back. "Two detachments of Ruaalan reserves, throws against the forces of th enemy in th region of Tusiya and Rsgow, by their nrgetle action, were successful In' compelling th enemy to desist from his offensive movement against our rear and later take th defensive. These Ger man columns ware thrown Int disorder," Its Iotaorianee. "On December 1, th Germans showed no activity whatever. Thla same day th arrival of fresh German force was indi cated by th changes in th location of th Austrian troops. These detachment. withdrawn from th frcnt between Cien stochow and Cracow, assembled in con siderable numbers to the south of Craoow, where eertaia detachments of German troop also were ooncentrated. Loses Importance. "For thla reason th region of Crn etochowa lost for the moment, the im portance. It held la th .beginning of th operations. All these circumstances Im pelled us, in th Interest of mor advan tageous locations for our. forces, to move forward for th occupation of certain other points. "On Peoember i. th German made a . tentative offensive movement in the direc tion of kllawa and Praanyetch, but they were repulsed with serious losses. "To th south of Cracow we perceived recently a turning movement on the part of th enemy directed asalnst our left wing. Reinforcements which arrived for our forces found that the bridge over th Bourmela, near Kourovo, had been de stroyed, 'and thst the heights on th left bank of th river were occupied by th enemy. . U Tsreaak leei Water, "l.'nder a sustained fire from the Ger mans on of our glorious, regiments crossed the Dounaets at a ford. They made their way through the ice water up to their necks, and comlujr out on the other aide they raptured the heights by a vigorous assault This assured and made safe th passage of th river for other Russian troops." ( f J Geo. C.JunlaitL. ABSENT LANDLORDS RESTORED TO GRACE (Continued from Page One.) tlnued, "Prof. Haecker got busy and got the co-operative creameries started so well before the private creameries g.)t In th field." , i'Th only hop for success of eo-opern-tlve creameries," said the speaker, "H to shorten th route from the producer to th consumer. Individuals cannot do It. It requires co-operation. Without a doubt, the Danish farmers, with th co operative creamery system, get the high est per cent of the price paid by the consumer of any farmer In the world." Ura-ee Oraraalaatloa. H urgnd the Nebraska farmers to go home and make greater efforts to or ganise co-operative creameries in the state. He said he was sure they could put out a product that would find a de mand and that it would be a profitable business. Me pointed out that Nehrak already has a law under whicn co-operative creameries may be organised in the state. ' I-eat evening the conservation of Ne braska's water power Is to be discussed by J, J. McAllister. . president of the State Water Power commission. Motion pictures were also shown on the subject of tuberculosis In cattle end on the state water power. These, pictures were e plained by Dr. George B. Condra of the University of Nebraska. CZAR REFUSES TO ... :,; V CONCEDE DEFEAT (Continued from Page One.) not actually farming, their lntcreats He decidedly with the farmer and that their work Is largely that of fighting the farm ers' battle. " For I'nlform SalpplueT Lam, It was decided during the afternoon ses sion that a committee of three should make a report to the convention on th matter of providing for the passage of uniform shipping laws for the country. Thla grows out of ths complications now arising due to variations In statute con cerning diseased stock. Tho convention slso favored a law that would make the breeder responsible for dlsessed stock instead of the man who happens to own It when the disease develops. This Is aimed at the practice of getting certi ficates of health from veterinarians In order to sell stock In which tuberculosis may show up In thirty days after they have been sold and shlppoi. It Is claimed that In one way or another such csrtl flcates are sometimes obtained for herds known to be diseased in order to cell them before the .tuberculosis develops. vr. li. li. inboard, prlfessor of rural economics of the University of Wisconsin, spoke on co-operative creameries. Hli lecture was Illustrated with lantern elide maps ahowlng co-operative creamery con- dttlona In the various states, the number of creameries In the states and their lo cations In the resectlve states. The man revealed the fact that Nebraska has but eight co-operative creameries, while Iowa has over 400 and Minnesota has (CI. Dairying; ReplaeesVarmlaa;. The professor said that whsn the Min nesota farmers found from the official statistical report of th a;ate agricultural conditions, that the wheat production had fallen off M per cent In ten years, they threatened the compilers of the re port with anything short of scalping. Th farmers believed It was untrue end accusfd the ststlatirians of printing ma licious lion of the state. When It was pointed cut to them, however, that mucu of the wheat Imluatry had given vay to the dairy Industry they were satlsftrd. He pointed out that especially is th dairy business growing In the seir.t wooded sections of the state, where the conditions wre not so good for imme diate wheat production, but were ell right for the dairy business. He gave credit largely to the coutaxe and peraeverance of Prof. T.' U Haecker of the I'nlveralty of Minnesota for the great growth of the co-operative cream eries in mat state, - Because, ' he con- of bringing up reinforcements from the eastern battlcfront is a matter of consid erable debate. A dispatch from Petro grad says It has been learned authori tlvely there that the Germans transferred Is army corps and five cavalry divisions from th wast to th. east, but there has been so much unfounded speculation as to the movement of the German troops that all report of thla nature must be discounted. It is true that the endency of the German In the west has been in clining more to the defensive, but Lon don paper caution the pub'.io that there I nothing to indicate that the German forcea have been weakened seriously by shift of troop to the east The fighting In Poland ha been dif ferent from that which has taken place anywhere else In the war area since the outbreak of hostilities. In the west the allies always have been able to hold their ground after an advance, but the present recapture of Lods marks the third Invasion of Poland since the war began. Today Berlin la decorated in celebration of the occupation of Lods and there Is great enthusiasm at the German capital. DICNVKR, Colo., Dec. . The presents- (ion of the International executive com-1 mlttee report recommending the termlna- tlon of the Colorado coal miners strike ' and the selection of n committee from the delegates to submit recommendetlons featured " the morning session of the I'nlled Mine Workers of America con vention of district number fifteen here today. The discussion of the report from the International executive board's represen tatives will follow the recommendations of the convention committee. It seemed probable that definite action could not be taken before late today or tomorrow. Call Off the Strike. A recommendation to terminate the miners' strike which had Its Inception In the northern Colorado fields fn April. 1910, snd which for more then fourteen months has Involved practically the entire coal mining Industry of Colorado, waa con tained In a communication from the In ternational executive board of th United Mln Workers of America, presented by Frsnk J. Hays, vice president to the union miners of Colorado, in convention here today. "We recognise no surrender snd shall continue to propogata the principle of our humanitarian movement throughout the coal fields of Colorado," says tho com munication in announcing; the determina tion of the executive board to terminate the strike. After reviewing the efforts of the fed eral government to effect a settlement of the controversy and quoting correspond ence which passed between President Wilson and the United Mine Workers the communication says that In view of the rnoent action sof the president In ap pointing a federal mediation commis sion, "we deem It th part of wisdom to accept his (th president's) suggestion and terminate the strike." President's Proposition AeeepteA. final efforts on the part of the United Mine Workers to settle the strike, the communication states, began with the acceptance on September IS of President Wilson s proposal of a truce. Thla ac tion was taken by a district convention at Trinidad. "We were of the opinion." ear th re port, "that such action on our part would speedily terminate the strike, not think ing for an Instant that the ODerators would refuse the president's plan of set tlement, especially when this plan meant nothing more or less than the Imnartlil enforcement of the labor and mining laws of Colorado and the appointment of an industrial commission by the president to see that such laws were enforced. In the refusal of the operators to accept the plan of settlement proposed by the presi dent and their Insistence on their contin uation of a system which stands for In dustrial chaos and anarchy, they forfeit the support, if they persist In maintaining this position, ' of every right ' thinking, law abiding American cltlsen. t. . ' t'earereare wltk Wiuea, "When the operators refused to accept the president's proposal, we entertained the hope that President Wilson would en forco his proposition by governmental ac tion. After waiting for more than two months for some measure to be adopted by the president that woluld terminate the strike and receiving no definite word as to what his final action might be, we concluded to arrange a meeting- with the president and accordingly we met with him at the White House on Thursday, November 19. He Informed us at that time that he was legally advised that he could not take over the Colorado mines and operate them under governmental supervision and thus force a settlement or the strike In accordance with .the peace plan he had submitted. . Th presi dent expressed deen rea-ret th.t k operators had seen fit to disregard his wisnes in uie matter and Informed us he would do everything he could legally to bring about a settlement of the contro versy." SECOND BIG WEEK OF OUR 5CTH ANNUAL o n MUM. An laj Lad laj al Wi LJI Lai U t fa OF NEW AND USED In order to obtain rock bottom figure from tbe manufacturers w were obliged to buy orer three thousand Pianos to be delivered during tbe year 1914. Tbe unfortunate condition In the south caused by the cotton market, with the holding back of the wheat and corn crop by farmers In the north for higher prices, has crested such a depression in onr Piano business that we find ourselves isrgely overstocked, with nearly one thousand Instruments on hand and In transit, and only three weeks' time to dispose of them. Rather than store these Pianos, we will sacrifice prices In order to place them In as many homes, and get the benefit of the advertising herefrom; We will sell Beautiful NEW Uprights, regular $250 and $350 values, at $175 to $250; New Player Pianos, regular $450 to $600 values, at $328 to $395. New Grand Pianos as low as $123. People will snap up these bargains quickly, so we advise an early selection. In our stock you will find such high-grade and world-famed Pianos as STEINWAY & SONS, WEBER, HABDMAN, EMERSON, STEQER & SONS, McPHAIL, LINDEMAN & SONS, SCHMOLLER' & MUELLER PIANOS. 500 PIAnO AfJD PLAYER BARGA&TJS Never Equaled In the Middle West Here Are a Few Samples of Bargains in New and Used Instruments: Former . ... ., ..... , , Sale Price. , , Price. $400 Chick cring Practice piano 15 $450 Light Co. Practice Piano $ 25 $500 Chlckerlng Upright Piano SlOO $400 Stanley Sons Upright $125 $360 Schmoller Mueller Upright Si 05 $300 Davis v.8ons Untight StlftR $400 Steger ft Sons Upright S16Q $350 Emerson Upright 9150 $550 Ilardman Upright $260 $300 Schmoller & Mueller Upright ...-...$150 Former , Sale Price. Price. $400 Steger A Sons Upright S 210 $500 Steger ft Sons Upright .$250 $250 Kimball Upright - $125 $800 A. B. Chase Grand 8275 $1,100 Stelnway Grand $450 $500 Clough ft Warren Player Piano $2L5o $700 Stuyresant Player Piano S40O $525 Tecbnola Player Piano $305 $600 Schmoller ft Mueller Player Piano $375 $800 Wheelock Player Piano $485 EXCLUSIVE AGENTS FOR THE COMPLETE AEOLIAN LINE 07 PIANOLA PIANOS ake Your Own Terms "We wfll gladly accept terms as low as $440 a month and will hold any plaao yea elet now lor Xmas delivery. 0. R. FARE FREE Out-of-town people eontempUtliig biytng a Piano for Christmas should write at ones for bargain list No. 87. Railroad fare refunded to all purchasers be twees low aad Jaaaary, 191. Write today. FREE STOOL-FREE SCARF FREE DELIVERY SciiiiBolGoiP & Pnelistp Flasio (Co. I3I1-I3I3 Farnam St, Omaha Headquarter! for Tlrtor Tlctrslaa A GraJoaolaa. s9 GERMANS CAPTURE IflMOO RUSSIANS (Continued from fate One.) official communication of November 2 that the Qerrnan attack near Csenatoclv- owa had failed wltb heavy losses Is de clared to be untrue. On the contrary, It Is said, the Seventeenth Russian army corps, which was met In thla attack, was de feated on November 9 and suffered ex tremely heavy losses. Th Russians, It Is declared, left a large number of killed and wounded on the battlefield and were 1 forced to retreat. The situation In the western battlefield ahoea little chant. It Is stated. The allies are said to have made w few at tacka, but these have been repulsed. .News of decisive results In the east Is expected here. The latest report frojn headquarters assert that everything Is proceeding accordto to program and this Is taken here to mean that the operations thus far have been successful. If the In vestment of Warsaw should result from the present operations th Rusatans would lose their most Important railway communications. Emperor William , Is Seriously 111 UEIUJK. Ic. I (VU Amelerdam and Ixmdon. 4:15 p. m ) It was officially, an nounced this sfternoon that Emperor William Is 111. The announcement ststes that he Is suffering from a feverish tronchial catarrh and has been obliged to yostpone tvr some days his retuia te th front. l.li h Im.l been arranged for today. leepite his Indisposition, It Is sid, be Is sble in give attention to reports of tns wr situatioa frmn the chief ft ths (cseikJ staff. Rockhill, American Diplomat, Meets Death in Honolulu HONOLULU. Dec. t. William W. Rack. hill, the distinguished American dlplamat, died here at 1 o'clock thia morning. Mr. Rockhill. who was en route to Pek ing, there to take up hi duties as th j newly appointed adviser to President Yuan Bhl Kal, left the liner Chlyo Maru, i on which he had booked through passage : to Japan last Friday, because of a severe cold he had taken a! no sailing; from Bun Francisco. Timely Tips For Gift Buyers . V Safety Razors, the Latest Makes, BARNEY & BER RY SKATES, TURNING LATHES for the Boys, Children's Sleds, Wagons and "'Coasters, .Manicure Sets, Scissor Sets, Table Cutlery, Carvers for Game, Iloaat and Steak. ' SCROLL SAWS for foot power for the larger boy b. POCKET KRIVES & 2K' h.T mense variety of patterns. All prices from 25c upward to the flneat Sterling sliver and pearl-handled scissor knives. Combination Hunting Knives. Remember every one guaranteed TAfil flRIBFTS Th largest line ever shown her. Just the sift for IWwb VHDinble the man of the house or his son or some other man's eon. Nothing but the best tools In them. Manual Training Tools and Benches Your boy knows what he wants. show a full line. We Remember, the rush for Christmas shopping Is on. Don't delay. Make your election now. 3 James Morton & Sons Co., No matter what you want It will save you time and money If you use Bee Want Ads. AMUSEMENTS. i '.w m ..... ww. ., Read the "For Bale" ads If you wnt Dargams or tne minute. Takea ar Ckteaa Police. MASON CITY. Ia.. Dec. .-(8peclal Tel egram.) Chicago pellce arrived In the city today and with the assistance of local polio, arrested Jo Gerchl on charges they do not reveal. They leave for Chi cago tonight with their prisoner. Pure Blood Makes Healthy People Hood's Baraaparllla remove scrofula soroa. boll and other emotions. Wmu It drives out of the blood the human thai cause them. Eruptions cannot be suc cessfully treated with external applica tions, because these cannot purify the blood. Hood's Baraaparllla make rich. " red blood, perfect th digestion, and build up th whole system. Insist on .having Hood's. Get It now. 7 hero la Only Ono To Oat Ttf COtUIXZ, Oatt Fom Tint fWl Mmmm Vmd Tha World Ovar to Omo m Ootdln Ono Day Whenever you il a cold coming on think of the full nam LAXATIVE BKOMO QUININE. Look for this signature a th bos. Hrk 23 cents. During the Holiday Shopping Season you can Increase tha time for making your purchases and will feel better by getting oulck service and pure food at on of The Pure Food Sign. ' Qnickserv. Cafeteria Cafeteria 16th and lUrney 6t., City Nat l IUnk lUdg. Downstairs. Lunch Rooms ltt S. loth Kt-i 1406 Douglas St.; 1408 Farnam. Par Ton Petroleum Coke Reduced to $9.50 NO SMOKE NO SOOT NO ASHES A Reduction of 81.00 P ton on Coke that is ALL FUEL. ' Heaidea the reduction of one dollar per ton we will deliver with " the first ton order sufficient fire brick to cover and protect your grates from the extreme heat of the coke, thus overcoming the last 'and only objection against this perfect fuel. Call us for further in .! formation, Tyler ;4fV, , : ' . ' : '.,, McCaffrey dros. co. 120 South 17th Street Tr Photo Enlargements Make Good Christmas Presents ':; . We have the finest equip ment for making enlargements from negatives or prints, dize op to 30 x 40. Cost depends on aises and finish desired. BEE PHOTO ' DEPARTMENT 236 Bee Building. ; : Phone TjlT 1000. AMI SttMK.VI s. DIUI flWA Ul incomparable dan I NlbUIin seuse,and 82 other art ists, will delight you at the Char ity Ball. Benefits double pleas ure for yon and helping hand to those who need WT flCP 1fi It most. Come. II LU., ULUi ID AUDITORIUM Thursday, Friday, Saturday ; Dec 10, 11, 12 MAYINKg ON SATURDAY ' Auspices of tho "Shriners" cm- th rwwrnr Dtsrew:D iusca ano AMtwjai fluMK ataxia amb smaho csym osxnun Thursday, x.uoie Z1 Lsmmtrmoor, Friday, Tans. Saturday Mat.. Oavaurla-agllaeeL; atarday St, n Trovator. Membership Tickets for JBatlr Sea son. S1.00. BarvtlMia. lOo n ae stra. SJlng-l .eat now oa sal at Bos Off loe, BOo to 91.BO. SONG RECITAL MARIE STILLWELL CONTRALTO AITS ASSISTING ARTISTS W0YTYCH, Violin LANE, Piano AT Y. M. C. A. AUDITORIUM INSPIRATION ; Fri, Dec. 11th, at 8:15 P. M. ACHIEVEMENT Sat., Dec. 12th, at 8:15 P. M. ' trnar"1h" auspices of Women's Relief Corps No. 18. auxiliary to George Crook Post. O. A. r. and National Society for Broader Educa tion. 173 W. Illa-h Bt, Carlisle. Pa, ;;uv AiJ' yu;:Mf J f DOYD'S DOUG. 1919 TOaTIOKT AXt WIZK-. Katlae Wedneadar aad Satorday Tbe Boyd Theater Stock Oo ta Madam ? Meesi Vi-Kts. SSe ft soe; Hatlae. tSe Sfsat Week -UHm OWM MOSAr "Rom of raramoiusi netnrea" THEATRE B SI U- IT c.h an4 t to 11 r. sc. Daav. MAY iniJlN VafOUa TOSAT AltO The Slstlagalsked Comadlsnas la Her Oreatest Comedy Knoo "MKS. BLACK IS BACK" Harts en the Svea Xoora All Bar Xns;. TiU "The Blase of the neither aTaea ioua ADTAJrOSn Vltnurwrr.T.a Pally Matlne. ;ifr-Niht. :1S. an Xroaold I Other seU tkls wk: a..n.4i TH Aet BeuMful. Ait Mx. and JSra. Craua 91?,'?0"i1' '' aa AHMASV OrvhsMim Trv WaMklr. Pt-ioMl asUllB-. taVilsM-7, 8turiiay ao4 HunUy, 16c. BRANDEISi U (spt TOD1T, Hat. SiSOi Bt. CHO, "0W. EXCUSE ME Mat-, aao. 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