TIIK OMAHA SUNDAY HKTC: nKCKMBKiV 13, 1014.
at .
The Fur Shop
at
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Reliublf. authentic fur
prices n ranging Irom
to Mi less than in
former years. Because of
th '. existing conditions,
mink, f itelir marten, mole,
Iludsoa peal, are much
lower '.'in'"' price tfian is
tisual. "We are offering:
fine mink muffs
$50 to $150
FINE MINK SCARFS
$20 to $120
HUDSON SEAL COATS
r ; $90 to $150
RUSSIAN PONY COATS
. $27.50 to $S5
THE FUR SHOP
Thompson, Belden & Co.,
Reliable Since 1883
Fine All-Wool
Blankets .' .
, in plain white : with' rich
border patterns ; also plaid
in Tall ;color : combinations
for both single and double
bed size, $10.00 a pair.
, Basement : '
Embroidered '
Pillow Cases , ,
beautiful patterns and a
big aa&artment to chooso
vfnDJn; neatly, put up one
pair in box, $155, $1.50,
$2.50 and $3.50 pair.
'J ' Due mm(. '' '
TH0MPS
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Resplendentin its Holiday Beauty
The Christmas Store of Omaha is Ready
You are impressed with the spirit of
Christmas good cheer las soon as you enter
its hospitable doors and get a glimpse of the
brilliant main floor in its holiday" dress.
But this store's main Importance to you
is its tremendous helpfulness in filling your
Christmas needs. . Its wonderful stocks, have;
a magic way of making your Christmas'
money go just a little bit further than you;
ever dreamed of. ' . f ?'r. .
The beautiful things are here the prac-
tical things, too all arranged for easy seeing.
Back of the goods is an intelligent, polite
sales force, an efficient automobile delivery
service, a splendid modern store building,
and the Thompson, Belden guarantee of sat
isfaction. ; 1 v
T., B. & Co., Reliable Since 1886.
Special Glove Event Monday
Monday we will place on sale twelve hundred pairs
of "TreFoussc Duplex Fabric Gloves;" two-pearl clasps,
, . spear point bark, the most popular glove of the season, be
cause it has every appearance of a kid glove and is abso
lutely washable. These would make most acceptable
Christmas gifts. ' .
, White Only, 79c a Pair
Sorosis Shoes; or Slippers
ForChrisimas
We really feel that this is the year when practical.
. gifts will be more appreciated than ever.
The children .would like a pair of Soroeis Shoes, pos
. , sibly a pair of, skating. bepts, or slippera of leather or'
'felt goods. The young lady tould like a pair of nioe dress
boots or dancing slippers. The mother would like a pair
" of dress boots or prsiblr a'palr of fancy' slippers; and"
we know that they appreciatJo a pair of felt comfy slippers.
We sell Sorosis Shoe Certificates for any amount,
which would make a splendid Christmas present.
Pretty Plaids For
Children's Dresses
Especially desirable for
Christmas (living 50c to
- $2.00 a yard.
THe Store
';'-For 711
Shirtwaists
Special 75c Scarfs
Two Yards Long, now 29c
- v Gift liuyers will - bo
quick to' take advantage
of this special value. Four
choice colors pink, blue,
' white 'and black. V. .' , ' .
' Drees Goods Department
. .. Main Floor i '
' .'.-. .v
The Coat Offering
For $24.50
New arrivals have come
to take the places of, the
. many coats we have' sold. "
The new styles of cordu
roy and Hindoo lynx are
most attractive. These
coats are all silk lined
and many of them fur
trimmed.
$24.50
Men's Mufflers. .
j . Cold days like these we
have been experiencing
! T foretell the necessity of a
'' good muffler very soon.
Here are silk mufflers of
"( gray, tan, white and black,
' at 75c to $3.00. ,.
' I Men's Knitted jSyk, Muff
lers, Phoenix make
. I at $1.00 to $7.50.
iavi gscrxo
t . A step to the left a you enter.
Neckwear-New
and Attractive
White Organdie Vestee,
with roll collar and cuffs.
Embroidered Organdie
Collar and Cuffs.
Very Dainty Lace and
Net Vestees.
Lace and Net Collars.
'. Embroidered Swiss
Collars.
Pauen Lace Collars.
Silk and Crepe de Chine
Scarfs, white and colors.
Lace Scarfs, black and
white.
Chiffon Auto Veils, in
all colors.
Early
SCHOOL MENSPEED DELZELL
Schoolmasters' Club Adopts Eesoln
tion of Regret at Departure.
TAKE 121 SOME NEW MEMBERS
La ad rraiailmltitr RrctlTN Iteaa-
ralap.meat ef Seaaal Laade far
laaa Coaaty, Ikawitf
Iaereaaea' Yalae.
TDFllSH FLEET
SHELLS WH CITY
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facta their respective armies, and are
giving outsiders only ecant oppor
tunities of forming Independent
Judgment, It la dlfficuU to estimate
precisely tha significance of what is
happening.
Nevertheless It U ' now ' beinc Mil by
British commentatore that something
went wrong with the limine ot the. Aua-
tro-Qertnea operations lor, the relief of
I'racoWt Oallcla. The . converging ool
umns apparently .failed to effect a Junes
tlon. with the reeult that General Plml
trlef, former Ilulgarlan, enema to 'have
been able to. lixfUft. a sharp., reyerse on
the Teutonic force by-repulsing the In
dividual armies before they had time to
concentrate. . . -. - ,
Ma Seejael Caatare at Lade.
Further to the north the capture of
Loda by the German, ao tar aa la known.
ha tiai HO spectacular sequel. The German-official
report ot yesterday did. not
refor-to. operations, .alone the, center, al
though it mentioned military activities In
ti'otn north' and south Poland; "
' fJHItAry writers' In Cerlin hive 'war ned
the fcublld 'not io base excessive expecta
tion on the part of Loda, While the In
vaders made fierce onslaughts against the
Rune Ian ilnea northeast of Xoda on both
Wednesday and Thursday, In attempts ta
break through toward Warsaw, they ap
pear to have accOntpllshed- little.'
It la considered possible, however, that
the Germans Just now are placing chief
rvliance oa tlie effort to turn" the right
.flank ef the army ot orand Dnka Nlcfa-
olaa, ttiroiiga the, effort, or the -InxaCin
forces that have been pushing ' forward
from the direction. of Mlawa, near the
East tmslaii border. The Oarmaa war
office statement yesterday eaid that this
struck -wae prOfTeaetng, but f Kusalaa
headquarter claims that the Teulopa
have been repulsed there and put to
n.t'ai. The mora , optiraistie obaarvara
think thai iVf la this quartaa- a atto
aiua i prooeae of envelopment Which Is
simitar to that which rtaaltaS U the
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. Dec. It (Special. The
Schoolmasters' club held a pleasant ses
sion at the Llndell hotel last night and
sixteen new members were taken Into the
fold. About sixty members of the club
were present and Prof. H. W. Caldwell
gave a very Interesting talk oh 'The
Problem of World Peace." Among the
new members taken In were: C. E. Reed,
principal Omaha High school; H. A.
Senter. dean Omaha High school; W. O.
Brooks, superintendent Plattsmouth High
school, and George S. Dick, the new pres
ident of the Kearney normal, with several
president of some of the smaller colleges
of the state." Dr. A. O. Thomas was not
present.
The following resolution was paseed:
"Resolved, That the Nebraska Scnool-
mastera" club expresses Its regret that 1
fortune takes from our midst our tate
superintend nt. 3. El Delsell, and that In '
parting we express our appreciation of J
hla services to the cause of education In
Nebraska and speed him on his wsy with :
congratulations to the state of Wlscon-1
sin and best wishes for his future succeea
and happiness."
School Lands Reappraised.
Fred Beckman, commissioner of publio
landa and buildings, has received from
the commissioners of 8loux county, the
reappralsement, whtoh he had ordered of j
the leased school landa in that county.
Sioux county contains over 79,500 acres j
or school land under lease. The former
appraisement of these landa was Jo7,00.K.
while the new figures are U03.6M.38, an
Increase of S4S.SS3.49 In valuation, and . a
yearly Increase of fJ.75t.61 In rental re
ceived by the state. The coat of making
the reappralsement was about oent per
acre, the county commissioners' bill
being (406.
Fort Calaoan Bask,
The Fort Calhoun State bank la the
name of a new bank granted a charter
by the State Banking board. The bank
has a capital of $20.Q00, and there are
fifty-one stockholders connected with the
Institution. The officers are: Harry
Rohwer, president; William Severs, vice
president, and William O. Cook, cashier.
New Maa oa-the "Bin."
Ted" Metcalfe joined the force of state
house reporters today, representing his
father's paper, the Omaha Nebraskan.
"Ted" is taking a law course at the Uni
versity of Nebraska, and during hla odle
moments will be working up stories for
the Nebraakan.
tfardri'i Report.
Teh monthly report of Warden Fen ton
ot the' state penitentiary showa that
there were 361 inmates of that Institution
"on hand" November L Since that time
twenty-three have been received by com
mlttmnt, while seventeen have been pa
roled, one discharged and v another re
manded,' leaving the total at the close
of the 'month 34.
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Christmas Gift Suggestions
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raciet Watok Braoelet Toilet let
XTalllere stiaga Traveltnr Bat
! CUaia Siat lta Jewel Case
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Seket Taaity Case Cut Glass
Sreoea rarty Vaae Vpooa
GENTLEMEN
Olrarette Case Sesk Set
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Knife Bmekl"' 'na&A
Cuu Cutter Ash Tray
1 leaatl ' - Book kvaek
lMetare Frame Vaaea Kalie
Key attng Seek Oalanaer
Baa Taa . X&k ataad
previous retreat of the Oermana. The In
rad ara, however, ark' now much s'trongW
than when they .made tne earlier atfort
to reach the Polish capital.
.-'...Oeraaaaa ed Iaek,. -.-.
In .Fraara and Belgium, while -ei.gen
era I advance has-been signalled,-- the
steady pressure ef the allied armiea on
the Oerman Una Is believed to presage an
early general offensive movement. "Con
tinued progress In the direction of the
enemy's line" la becoming so familiar a
formula In the French official communi
cations' .as to lead io expectations ef
larger operations.
.The Germans, who surrounded Tore a
month ago. are still attacking the town.
Their loaslaught . yesterday was '.particu
larly violent and they succeeded -la cap
turing a French trench. Their occupa
tion, at this position. . however, was ef
short duration, for before nightfall the
allien were hack again. ?....,..,.
Tka derma: and French statements as
to the happenings In tha forest ot Lpretre
are diametrically opposed.. , Both ! sides
claim suocaaa This point U ot especial
impertanoe. for 1f the allies, aa t the
French .assert, have captured Oerman
trenches there, this change sensibly In
creases: the-menace to- the line of com
munication between Mela and the some
what isolated force at St. MlhleL
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Dutch Take Fifteen
German Boats on ;
:the:River Scheldt
AUSTCRDAM, Dee. l!.Vla London.)
The ' correapondent it Hansweert;
Netherlamla,: ,of the Amsterdam Tele-
great declares that the Dutch authori
ties baXaatUzaJ fifteen liver boats con
taining cargoes, of grain and other goods.
which, it la allagedr the -Oermans were
attempting to smuggle by way of the
river ocheldt. The Oerman authorities,
the correspondent adds, contend that the
cargeee are private property.
GERMANS KIGK OH. v , - -Hi
' ARMY HEAD CHAKGE
(Conlnpedr from rage One i
Traveling Salesmen
.' "We desire tlie services of one salesman
: for, Iowa and one for Nebraska. Good
palarjes paid good salesmen who can pro- ,
. duce tlie businewj." Others need not apply. ' '
, FEOCinAEiD l7ESTIIEir.lEn G sons
Distillers. St. Joseph, Mo.
PRZASNYSZ1 TAKEN
. BYJEE GERMANS
(Continued from Page One.)
line weer bron. theToermana would be
in the rear of Warsaw, which would es
erctse a deciding Influence on the Polish
campaign.
"News from South tolsnd and Oalicta
makes It clear that notwlthataodlng cer
tain auccesses achieved by the Germans
an-1 Auntrlans,' severe resistance la being
encountered everywhere.
I . Mast At tar It Oaa at Ttsae.
"Fvldertly the Austrian force In the
Carpathians are too small to clear Hun
gariun lerlrtory of the enemy at oace,
and must attack and repulse one column
after another.
. 'The Austrlans report that 10.000 Rus
sians have been7 raptured, but they fall
to say within what period, making the
report meaningless.
j "Operations In Bervle are also meeting
i with dogged resistance 'at aoroe points,
', but are proceeding to the south of Bel
, grade.
'The loss of the cruiser ' squadron off
the Falkland Islands Is the occasion of
general regret, but It is hardly a aurprtse.
since the most optimistic had nut dared
to expect that the ships could escape
from their pursuers."
Aa a result of this conflict of opinion.
It Is said Coo.it Vo Moltke- retired to
take .the cure at Iromberg, being however,
In actual need of medical attention.
General von Falkenhaya then continued
the operations In Flanders under the di
rection of the emperor with results which
are described as not wholly pleasing ta
ta the German public. Announcement waa
made five days ago that General von
Falkenhayn would" remain at the head of
the general staff, but that Count, von
Moltke might be given another mission.
Voa Moltke After Parte. '
The plan of campaign; ot. Count von
"Moltke, as originally outlined, waa to ad
vance on Parle aa rapidly as possible apd
thla led' Jo tha. swift movement .toward
the ' French -( capital fly 'General5 ' Von
Kltick t& dencral rot Havrtcn ln Auguet
and "epternW, Which 'wks' ended' ty .the
forced retreat to the positions now'oO
ctipled,brtua Oermans la Franoe. ItJs
staled thai, -friction , betnreen Emperor
William od Count von Moltke' first oo
cured et this Ima,- the .emperor taking
the groand that the move tactically 1 waa
futile, lij f i t 4-s
After the capture of Antwerp it '.waa
von Mtfltke'a desire according to these re-,
ports o concentrate ' effort upon the
Verdun TuuJ line, while the emperor,;
pointing to the. possibility-ef aa envelop
ing movement by the allies,-or a breik
through, the -wedge which Voa Moltke
proposed to advance, favored tne con
tinuation ef operations against the forcea
of the allies In Flanders. This U the
situation. It is now said, which finally.
led to Von Moltke'a trip to Homburg and
the Installation of . Von Falkenhaya as
chief of the general staff. k-' -
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Six BritishvWarships.:
-Reported in Pacific
South of Panama
PANAMA. Dec. 12. It is persistently re
ported here today that a squardon of six
UrlUsh warships mot taut Urtlisb' colliers
yesUirday t" a ljoint1 ott fha . high . seas
fifty miles south of Panama end, eoaled
from them.. It U bUavei loeaJTy that these
a-arshlps. caiua tivru -Australian 'waters;
one of them, la even ani 1 to' te the Aue
trallan battle cruiser Australia-" '(
For several -daa"pist .there has been
muoh' wlrleaa Uterrerenre ,od It 1s :be
Uevad that the-cvlmrs aixl t) warahlpe
bava been la eottimutiioauaM.r Jp' oap
talna coming Into Balboa have reported
the naernaas of British crulaera,
Six Brltlah colliers have called olPan
ania during the last few days. 'Thla con
centration of colliers undoubtedly baa
beea for the purpose of supplying the
lirttlsh squadron.
A Japanese fleet Is said to be off the
coast ot Chile aAd. the British warahlps
are believed to have galled for the south
to effect a junction with the Japanese.
sume on Monday, but on a profit-sharing
basis. It was said that fully 16,000 miners
were still out. but that If the co-operative
plan of the West Wheeling mine prove
satisfactory oh ter companies will adopt
It, their miners having already made
representation- la- that direction ' '
BEET GROWERS ASK
FORJjETTER PRICES
(Continued from Page One.)
sense of the men Interested that unleee
better prices are offered for the next
year's cropa, thousands of acres now .de
voted to beet culture will be sown In
other crops. In a report received by those
Interested, the cost of growing beets Is
set forth In great detail. . The average
crop ls twelve tone to the acre, by the
manufactures la used as the basis of the
figuring.
The reeult was that the average farmer
get pretty olose to the deficit column on
the average crop, -not to mention many
contingencies he must surmount If he la
to get anything: at all for hla. crop. .
CHILD BURNED TO DEATH -WHEN
ALONE IN HOUSE
NEHAWKA. Neb., Deo. 12. (Special.)
While Mrs. Ford.: a daughter of Joseph
Shrador, a prominent farmer living a few
miles north ot' here, lef the house tor a
few momenta, a little daughter I years
old secured some matches and attempted
to start a fire In the stove. She set fire
to her clothing and was so "badly burned
that ahe died in a few hours. Another
child I years old waa also In the house,
but waa unhurt
AUSTRALIA SUSPENDS
IMPORT DUTY ON WHEAT
MELBOURNE, Australia, Deo. 12.
Owing to the shortage of the Australian
wheat harvest, the government of the
commonwealth has suspended the import
duty on wheat.
HENDERSON. Neb., Dec 13. (Special.)
Henderson High school trimmed the
York Maroons here today, 46 to 20. Hen
derson outclasxed the Maroons In all de
partments of tha game. Henderson has
now won eight games out of nine.
MIT OSB BgtOMO 41IXIXK.
Te get the genuine, call for full name.
Laxative Bromo Quinine. Look for alg
nature ef K..W. Grotfe. . Cures a .cold, la
one day. at aanta. -
Eastern Ohio Strike
Deadlock s Broken
BKLLAIRK, O., Doc U The deadlock
between miner and operators In the east
ern Ohio coal field, which has, existed
since last April, -alien "he mluara struck
for Increased was", was broken today
with theaaaouncament that l.M men at
tlie Fairpolnt mine would return to work
Monday UnOar tbe rtUabucga acale..v. c
The Weet Wheeling mine also will re-
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FURS
Make Worthy Gifts
When you purchase furs
here 'you"' buy from the
maker at the lowest price
consistent with quality.
We court comparison.,'
We are making special
sale prices on every gar
ment in the house. .. r; ...
Visitors welcome. '
Oor. 19th and Famam
Tor Grip, Influenza,
CJougha, Sore Throat
Two slses, tto and $1.00, at all drug
gists or mailed.
amnpbrers' Homeo. Medicine Co., If
William BL. New Tork. Advertisement.
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rattan oa atOACKATOaTS IT
"Oeta 'Baa." .
. . k 1S1 Dodge Street.
Omaha. Nebraska, Dec. 4. 1914.
Central Chemical Co, ' ....-...-.
2602 Dorcaa Street, '. ' ,
Omaha. Nebraska. . .
Oentlemen -If anyone' should ask
me what to use to quickly get rid of
those Infernal - peats. Ants, Roaches.
Water-bugs, etc., I'd xladly aav
"Use XOAOIATOHX
It Is a quick, "Sure Shot." arid ts In
a claaa by Itself. Yours truly,
(Signed) C. N. BaJl,
Proprietor, The Belmont meataarant.
Large can 60c Cans and content
both made In Omaha, U. S. A. Ask
your dealer. If he haan't It, Phone
or write to us. Phone Harney-1628.
CLEANLY GREETING
FOR KRIS KR1N6LE
Dresher Brothers Put You In
Shape Tor A' Great Day
Rightly Celebrated. ,
Phone Tyler 345 Now And Wel
come A Dresher Delivery
Man When He Calls. : .
Every Day a Bright Day
Our Living Muslo Box Canary haa no dull days they
are as cheerful on a rainy day as on the must pleaaant epiing
morning. They sing In the evening by artificial light aa we4
aa in the daytime, our ramoua
Living Music Box
Canaries . .. .
Bartsterea V. . Pateat Office So. 608&3.
Are musically educated for us In Germany, and sing entirely differeat
from the ordinary canary. Hold on 6 daa' approval under a written
guarantee of saUafacllou. Select your bird now and we will keep It until
Xnias free of cliare. ... wm
MAX GISLER BIRD CO., ,,1L5e"
. $6.00
"Good Morning, Krlg Krlngle!
Do I appear neatly this morning?
I doT - Well, then, give m all the
Christmaa presents that are coming
to me." "-... v.
Of course, yon don't say THAT to
old Santa Claus, aa he peers throvgh
the chimney oa Chris Unas morn, but
you FEEL. as . though yov stand a
better chance with - kirn it. you
DRESS - neatly. That. Is, U your
clothes are apotleasly clean; If they
are neatly pressed; if all batten a
are on where they belong; if all
linings are intact; if velvet collars
and cuffs are really velvety and not
Creasy, i
Fact is, Santa Claus has no use
for slouches. You wouldn't hare any
use for slouches yourself if you were
to impersonate Santa on Christmaa
morn, would you?
Now, here's the idea! Get your
self right with Christmas. Phone
Tyler 348, which reaches Dresher
Brothers' 1ST, 000 cleaning and dye
ing establishment at 2211-13 Kara am
St, and say: -"Come oa, Dresners.
I've got my suits and overcoat
ready for yon and my wife has hei
dresses and furs. too. Send youi
maa. Clean up our garments to look
like new. Repair them where nes
esaary. And, by the way, I under
stand you change the style of gar
ments, and if so, I want some ol
mine changed."
Do that, and you'll show up right
on Christmas. Day. Same chauc
holds good to those living out of
town, for Dresners psy return
charges on any sized bundle to any
point In America. - .-
Leave work at the plant if you
wish, at Dresners, The Tailors' es
tablishment, at IS 16 Farnara EL. or
at the Dresher receiving station in
the firandeis Stores. .
Is tts Ufa ef Trias
alk taroarfc raa Bae ee yew ana
taauew. yaws' eoaipamor'e eeatesaera,
yeas pea at Sis enstoiiiay