-A1 THE OMAHA SUNDAY IJKE: DECEMBER 13, 1914. KAISER RUSHES BIG FORCE TO THE EAST Three Hundred Thousand Men Said to IIiTe Been Moved to Meet Butsiani. ANOTHER BIO BATTLE IMPENDS Teatowa Vla Cavalry with Morr Free-dam Than for m Tlas te Srreea Mivrmfiil of Their f'orrM. I STOCK EXCHANGE OPENS WITH BOOM (Continued tmrn Par On-) j JCopyrluht. 19H. by Press Put.ll-hlns; Co.) rETRtKlRAD. IVo. 12. (Special Cable ram to New York World and Omaha Bee. The Germans continue their, at tack upon the varloua points of the Rus lan positions In Poland, but ther ar" not of ft nature to effect any Immediate results. With the' moving up of strong relnforcenv nta from the western front ' to the Gorman side and the consequent change In the disposition of ;he Hus lan force, a trylna- erli)d of prepara tion lor another decisive battle oa a ' tltanie acale one more la entered upon. Llae.l'S) for New Battle. 'At the present itHi the fighting In Poland and on the Russian front, arn eraJIjr It preparatory. The Qernian hnve moval tip from the French front at leant 200,000 troop and are very busy concen trating for a final effort It la ex pected ft week will pasa befor the Issue I Joined, but minor conflict! will' be tak- Iffltf ril . rm m t if.rlnii. I ... . ... .l. whele line from the Baltic to the Car pathians throughout the period of pre paration. Fewer Filer I sel. The .fighting new reported dally I rather In the nature of reconnaissances, each lde trying every device to ' pene trate behind the screen which hide the enemy" concentration for the great truggte. The German are now utilis ing cavalry for this purpoae with con siderable more freedom than hitherto noticed, but their aeroplane work ha been curtailed owing to the Russian hav. Ing learned the art of bringing down the flyer. . . Va C'looe Formations, Night aitacka are another form of war far which the Germans are beginning to Utilise more frequently. The herman. however, etlll stick to close formations, particularly at night, where the Rus sian go out Individually at wide distance apart Tha result naturally correspond. Th cost of life to the German 1 ap pftlHftg and tha result nil. Haw Raaalaaa Work. i The. Russian go to work very differ ently. A few volunteer scouting over ",the whole area first prepare the way. ; Then the force move trp, widely ex tended. When the alarm I given the Herman usually find reason to believe they are attacked at least on three aide. and often In th rear. Eecanvass of Vote . Ordered in Madison !,- 5 MADISON, Neb.. Dec, 12.-(8peclal.)-In jthe case of the application of John W, 1 Fitch for ft writ of mandamus requiring Jjoumy nerk WcFarland. F. . 1C. Pmvla 'and J. JR. ; Douglass, , member of the county conversing board, to reopen bftl lota and tabu' ate and abstract the vote . w.,,.iiH.uiiffjr iii me r inn aia trlct and to Issue ft. certificate of election to tha on receiving the largest number of votes, th court ordered ft writ to be Issued forthwith requiring the canvassing board to reconvene and ret-'pen-'ths' bal lots and further ordering certificate of election to issue to the person receiving th highest number of votes cast for such offlde. The court held that whether the term the gong craned rinsing the cheering had dlod down to a great hum. and the hun dreds of broker were grouping them selves In knots around the trading post. The galleries it tod down In dwindling In terest and slowly began t empty. Within the first ten minutes the floor of the ex change was white with paper snow-the torn fragment nf thousand of memor anda. Prlrea Itlae Rapidly. There was hardly' need. It seemed, dur ing the first few minute of trading, for the posting tif minimum price. The mar ket opened with a rush and an old-time upward swing that sent the principal Is ue whole points above, th rock bottom figure determined upon by the commit tee In advance. There wa one feature, however, that win not at all In keeping with the activity of the big days of more prosperous times, and that was the small volume of single trades. Most of the Iradlrtg wa in blocks of 100 to 300 shares, and much of it in block of less than 109 shares. Around pouts 11 and 12 on the floor pf the exchange the crowds were thickest At these posts Reading and coppers euch of them as wer not barred were bought and sold. Although the trading wa moat active there, the volume continued to b small, few single tot of more than 200 share changing handa. Th largest sin gle transaction recorded during the early trading wa a sale of 1.4O0 shares of Read ing. This stock opened at more than five points above the minimum price. Few Stock Deellae. Notwithstanding aky-rtcket advance over the minimum, trading seemed to as sume a cautious tone. The greatest gain noted was one of more than 2 points by General Motors. Texas Company stock came next with a rise of IS points shove th4 minimum, and many more active Is sues, such as I-ehigh Valley, Tennessee Copper, American Beet Bugar and Cen tral Leather showed gains of i to 10 point. Rome stocks declined, notably Southern Railway preferred, which went down t point from the opening figure. Trading today wa for cash only. In thl way the governor sought to curb speculation, and succeeded, though It wa believed, at the expense of the volum of trading. Within th first quarter of an hour, . It wa estimated that as.OW shares had changed hand. This ordinarily, would be a poor record. ,Th actual number of transactions, however, a vastly In ex cess of the ordinary, as most of the trans action wer for small lota. Although open trading on the floor 6f th exchange waa fortk'den In United State Steel, Anaoonda Mining and" certain railroad stock held largely abroe.1, these Issue were traded in serhi-privately under the supervision of the stock exchange's clearing house and cnrnmlttee of five. None of the restrictions on bond. In force during the last two weeks, waa lifted with the resumption of trading In stocks. Bond transactions? however, were dwarfed by th trading In stocks, a waa expected. -Bualneaa wa more active and th un dertone stronger In the. final hour, with a higher level for most of the prominent Issue. Heading wa the actl.t feature. Increasing It gain to over point. Lehigh Valley gained 12 point, tit. Paul RV and Northern Peelrin 2V. Hna.tinn.i I gain hr also mad by other specialties. People' Q as Jumped U point. Th clos ing wa strong. - SAMMONS DENIED NEW TRIAL Conviction on Robbery Charge Up held by Federal Judge. DEFEKSE PREPARING APPEAL t'oart Poslaoaea Date, ft IsivotIii " rntenee ( Thareday Morula -Peaally I Prison Term or Flae. Walter K. Sammons, ex-sheriff of Buf falo county and lieutenant colonel In the Nebraska national guard, was denlel a new trial In federal court Saturday, after lengthy arguments. Me waa con victed by a Jury Thanksgiving day of robbing the Kearney postof'lce last Christmas of a registered package con taining r,.ov. , A his lawyers did not have an appeal bond and bill of exception ready to file yesterday, when their motion for a new trial wa denied, JiJre Page Morris de ferred sente- until 2:80 o'clock Thurs day morning. ..The penalty la a prison term not exceeding flv years, or a fine, not exceeding 12.000, or bolh. Immediately after sentence Is pro-, nounced on Sammnna, Delbert Smith will b arraigned on the charge of conspir ing with Summons to rob the postofflce. He will plead guilty, t'nlted Mates Dis trict Attorney F. f. Howell says, and stands ready to go to prison If neces sary to atone for his part in the case. Smith was the Kearney postofflce clerk, who confessed that he loaneJ gammon the keys and gave him the safe com bination. On Kmlth'a confession Im plicating gammons, the government uc ceasfully rested the pivot of the Sam mons prosecution. Jodft-e Bays Trial Wa Fair. "The defendant was fairly tried and convicted," Judge Morris said. In re fusing to grant a new trial. "The Jury which tried Sammons wa of as high a character as ever heard ft case before me." Counsel for Sammona based their motion for ft new trial on three points: The dis covery of new evidence, tending to cor roborate Sammons' dental of guilt and to Impeach testimony "Introduced by the prosecution; the contention that the ver dict we not sustained by sufficient evidence, and that th verdict waa con trary to the instruction of the court. In support of the assertion that new evi dence ha been discovered, ex-Senator Norris Brown produced the affidavit of Nellie Klnkaid. Roy Knann. Burgher, Robert A. Robblna. Edward Sammona and W. W. Baker. All alx swore to statements" which tended either to dla- erefllt the " government'" testimony, or else to support Satpmona' own story. Tou're th loser It you oWt lead Be Want Ada regularly. Increased Freight Rates, Ordered in , Central Division WASHINGTON. Dec. 11 Formal order. Issued by the Interstate Com merce Commission, ' enable the railroad In central freight association territory to realise the 5 per cent advance in cer tain freight rate granted to them by the commission In Its decision of August 1. The line are authorized to put into effect on five days' notice "Joint through rates for the transportation of freight between points In central freight asso ciation territory and point in western and southwestern ami southeastern ter ritory," which shall be In' excess of the existing Joint through rate only to the extent that may .be hecessary to 'allow linen operating, within central freight as sociation territory an increase in excess of 5 per, rent above the customary div isions, which the lines In . central freight association territory have heretofore re ceived for the transportation" of traffic under such rates to atvd from the Mis sissippi river 6r Ohio rlvf crossings." The order stipulate that "no Increased rate shall be established upon com. module as to which-.Increased rate within central freight association, 'ter ritory were pot authorised by tha com mission. ' ' . " 1 ,' Cruiser Dresden ' Takes Refuge in Patagonia Inlet LONDON. Dec. U.-A dispatch to the Kvenlng News from Valparaiso, Chile, say It Is reported , that,, the German cruiser Dresden has taken refuge In an Inlet on the roast of Patagonf. ' . The Dresden is the only vessel of the German squadron, which mot the British fleet In the south' Atlnntlc, Deoember 8, that has not" been accounted for. The engagement of December , off the Falkland Island, resulted In the destruc tion of the German cruIsefs.Schamhorst, Gnelsenau and Leipalg. Later it wa an-J nounced that the Number: also had been destroyed. Th Dresden escaped from the encounter and waa supposed to have fled westward. Thl would take it to the coaat of ratagonla and th straiu of Magellan offer numerous bay and Inlet where a vessel could hide or take refuge. Ther are also come Chilean portsln this part of South America, where ft warship could Intern. . .-' British warship doubtless are In pur suit of the Dresden from the Atlantlo side pf the straights or Magellan and It I sal that Japanese cruisers are watch ing the Pacific, or western, entrance on the strait. In case It should attempt to enter the south Pacific. Ef-h IF Benson & Thorne's Fur are "Gloriously Good" and make the Gift of real elegance A JLE VVorrieri'is 13 IRS 150 ... .f 36.00 Deduct .20 from the regular prices quoted here Fur Sets...- Ft tell Opossum Jap Pitch ,. Gen. Eastern Mink 1145 and $125 Jap Mink 47.50 Mole Beaver . ...118.25 and S4S.00 Russian Mink $17.50 Nat. Grey Marten $5.00 Russian Sable Opossum .,$85.00 Nat Southern Marten $50.00 Civet Cat $25.00 Black Persian Pan $10.50 Black Austrian Seal $17.50 Black Marten $14.75 Black Cohey ....$10.00 and $13.00 Pointed Fox $25.00 Dyed Opossum ... $17.50 Red Pox $14.75 and $19.50 Raccoon ' '. $26.00 Grey- Austsaltan Opossum $46.00 Holland Mink $46.00 Scarfs... Fitch Opossum $10.00 Gen. Eastern Mink $55, $85, $125 Holland Mink Beaver Hudson Seal MuffsMM Fitch Opossum Gen. Fitch ....$25.00 and $45.00 Gen. Eastern Mink $71 and $85.00 Holland Mink $20.60 Jap Mink $26.00 Beaver $25.00 Hudson Seal 126.00 ..$10.60 , .$26.00 ..$17.60 .$15.Q0 IF ID Start lVIondoy mU) O IF IF on every piece of Fur for Women' Wear! in our Big Stock. N Extra Wonderful Fur Coat Bargains Women's Fur Lined Coats Value up to $50.00, now '. , Values up to $87.60, now , Women's Fine Fur Coats Women's Pony Coat, was $45, now..., Women's Pony Coat, was $85, now.... $45 Women's Nearseal Coat, was $90, now. -$435 Women's Tiger Coat, was $145, now. .$95 325 $45 .$25 OMAHA'S FASTEST GROWING STORE. S mm 1516-18-20 FARNAM STREET. Army Aviators to i Get Warlike Test in Meeting for Trophy: WAl'HINOTON. D. C, Deo. U-Aerlal reconnaissance work, in which warlike condition will be Jmu'ated aa far aa pos- I H!. I. . . ha 1 V. a . . - . , i . of the commissioner wer three 6r ft (who enter the contest this year for the four-year term the . result would hav ty... , ! aame. The effect of Jud-; k. n.nn. it j.i ., been the Welch' decision In this case la to nuUte it iwsstbl for Fitoh to qualify (tor com nilsaioner for the term beginning early In January and to mak Watson Purdy, - present commissioner from the First dis trict, fight an action tlirou;ri the courts to unseat Fitoh. CO-OPERATIVE CREAMERY PLANS ARE PERFECTED , KREMONT- Neb.. Dec. U.(Speclal Telegram.) The delegate from th farm er tat . union, who hav been In -ston her thl week behind closed .doors, hav decided to establleh ft co-opt: aUve creamery, to he located at Fremoiit. and 1 If th plan of the, tinlon are eerrttd out It will be ft big factor In th cruamery business of the state. The paid up capital at the beginning m fa h ITikarA .nil li I. .!, ah.. ' good part of It la aires I y subscribed. -No person may hold more than' twenty snare. LMvldtinds on . atock' are t ' bd " limited to per cent and the W'lt divided among the patron. , 4' " Tha details f 'the rganiaatWn were left with a cuiniuittse, whch was ap pointed yesterday. , The plsn hag been they are above S.000 feet points will be advocated by James Chrietofferson of; deducted. Ther will be five Judges, three "this city for some tlmo and discussed ftt 1 representing the War department, and previous sessions. Delegations from all two the Aero Club of America. parta of the state were present and th I " oincera. Including rrealdwnt Uua- Asro Club of America. The trophy I awarded annually tor the best record In carrying out certain prescribed conditlona. It was announced at the War department that marines, artillery and cavalry will be moving about the territory over which the aviators will fly. The contest wilt be held near dan Diego, Cal.,' about December U, and will be participated In by the Fourth Regiment of Marine, th artillery garrlaoa from Fort Roaeorana, and ft squadroa of cavalry from Saft Taedro, CaL The reooenats anc la t trt from a point about 100 mile away from Ban Diego. Th goal f each flight I to be North Island, at San Diego, en which la located th army aviation school. "... Th cup la to be competed for by teams each composed of a pilot and an observer. Accuracy of locations of th troop be-' low, with their competition and strength, also th time required to mak th flight, will be counted In th judging. As com plete ft report aa potstble, with ft map. muat be submitted at the terminus. Fif teen minutes before starting, each team wlU receive a copy of the Instructions. The filers will be disqualified If they get below 1,600 feet, and tor every minute larson. The plans look for a control of th creamery business by the fanners. HAfcOVER FARMERS RAISE ' RELIEF FUND TOR GERMANS " BEATRICE.. Neb.. Dec". 12.-8pWel.)-The German-American farmers 'lrvlug in Hanover, Kliley and townships have raised 4 fund pf Jl.Sffi, whjeh will b sent " to a fund being raised in Iowa for th Germans in Kast Freeeland. Germany. " where tnoat of , the contributors 10 the fund resided beCore coming' to Amriua. Many have relatives .in the army. . August Lrticke. a pioneer resident of the Cortland vicinity, passed away at his horn at that place, aged T7 years. He la survived by bis widow and four ch ldren. First Break in the Eoyal Line of King Ak-Sar-Ben Sir' Knights are noting that the death of F. .A. Nash la th first break In Ak. ar-tien'a royal dynasty, which has pro duced a remarkable lot of healthy and long-ltvsd line of king. Mr Nash.wa the sixth to be crowned by Ak-Par-Ben. and la now railed In hia siaty-aeventh year. The first king of Ak-tiar-Ben was Hdmund M. Uartlett, who , la i a year younger than waa Mr. Naahv Major Robert 8- Wlleog, who waa th fourth king. Is In hia seventieth year, while Cksper E. Yost, the second king, la the giand old man of the royal family, and Heery Burroughs, who was fined 1W hale and hearty in his seventy-fourtU and eoata and lodged In Jail Thursday for year. Charlie Ilea ton. the last king, . la ft''. This song from the pen of our own sweet Whittier should be a prayer from the heart of every one who loves his fellow man. Oh, for a world full of Ben Adhems then there would be no war. It is said that in the days of Rome, the promoters or those responsible for war led their armies in the engagements. w Perhaps if that was the custom now we would not have any war. Better still, let all the war lords and believers in, war shoot at each other, instead of the poor fellows in the trenches, who have no quarrel and don't really know (thousands of them) what it is ' There are other abuses almost as cruel aa ' warman's inhumanity to man, makes mourning today as in the days of the poet of Ayr. i pairs. had to bo thrown In the waste basket. This Is a poslUtro truth. And yet the stores everywhere which adopt the Hurrah methods "DO THE BUSI NESS." Surely It will not be always thus. IT'S UP TO YOU. We congratulate one of the big stores on their announcement showing consideration for their employes by not keeping open even--ings until the Inst four days before Christ mas. We had already made similar announce ment. This will allow plenty of time for ev erybody to make Christmas' purchases. Show, your regard for" those who toil in stores... ' Men and .Women of Omaha Dp You Care? ; No wonder. Galsworthy and - others, feel that Christianity :" itself is on trial, and may be found wanting, r ' ; - . .. -. ,.,".' Monday at Linen Counter circular patterns, 8-4 Damask Cloths, beautiful S1.03 Instead of $3.00 each. 23x23-lnch Napkins, pure . Scotch instead of $i.00. v Damask of excellent, quality at OS a stead of $1.25. purchasing liquor for n Inebriate, wa leleaaed Friday on bond of MO furnished by his mother and sitter. Hi rase was appealed to the district court HYMENEAL Wood-Sealer. FAlRUrRT. Neb.; lee. l!.-(Siecial.)-Krank L VV'cxjd and Mias Barbara Neg-U-y were married in county court Thurs day, Ju !e C. C Koyle orficlattng. The gron :i a traveling aaletman and th bride la a Axuyhtrr of Mrs. Kusan Neg hy of this city. KUe has resided here hut a short time, being raised in Kansas Mr. and Mrs. Wood will make lueir fev to fsirhury. t the baby of the dynasty, and Us year too. GERMAN WOMAN IS SENT TO FRENCH PRISON PARIS. Iwc 11. Th permanent court martial today sentenced Louts Zach, a Oerman woman, to serve sis month In lrlaon and to pay a fin of TO franc ltl0) on the charge of using aa Ameri can passport which waa obtained t-y fraudulent declaration. Th woman was a governess in th employ of aa Ameri can family. She got a passport at U neva by representing Yiersolf a th wife of an American aaised Appel aad oft tbe streegUi of thl cajoeto J'sris. 82.75 GerniftB Huck Towel, all linen, each Instead of 76C. yard iu- Bath Mats, splendid value at 81.08 eatb '.: ",. 'v- I think it was Balzac who wrote "Atiouynwm Uncn.", That's not ,,the kltod we sell. We buy la the best markets and cell at a moderate profit, guar anteeing every item we sell.. .3 i. . ' - ' ..-,.:-' e ' , ''..GIoves for-'Chnstmai We have arranged gloves In boxee -one, two- and three pairs from 81.25 to $5.00 r the box. A very attractive and acceptable present. Sizes of colors not right can be exchanged after Christmas. Speaking of CJLOVES, ona of our customers called the attention of one of out firm' to a purchase of glove made at a sale some time ago. She had bought It) pairs.. She said she was a little ashamed ' of her purchase, but the seller had told such a tall story that she could not resist, and she then re marked: "1 want to show yon my purchase." To gether they tested each pair, and more than a dosen ' While we are on the leather end of the busi ness read the story from Tuttle which follows : Our shoe department caters women and children. At this season of the year women ' , are constantly puzzled what to buy for HIM. .Here's one suggestion : - '. , House Slippers, Kilpatrick Quality '- Dark Green Morocco, Brown Alligator, Red Kid, Patent Leather, Brown Kid, Black Kid, $2.00, : $3.50 d $4.00 Per pair. . Now, can't you just picture bis lordship on Christmas jnornlng. He has slipped into the House , Coat or Smoking Jacket . (bought at Kllpa trick's, of course), opened up his - box of Diplomaticos, Romeo or Hoyo de Monterey (not bought at Kilpatrick'). and then slips his feet into a pair of toot comforters aa described above. SUBLIME! That's all there's to it. For Her Ladyship Next Felt Slippers with padded soles Brown, r Vermillion, black and green at $1, $1.25 ". and $1.50. Isn't it remarkable how readily a woman will pay out $2, $3 or even $5 for something for a man, when she wants to get somethingfor herself for about $1.50! Fur trimmed Juliette in brown, black, red, laven 'f der and buff. $1.25. $1.50 and $1.75. '1 Tbe cutest little moccasin slippers, with draw rib V. bon at top, in green, lavender, black and gray, at $2. Satin quilted Slippers, low heel, tasteful lining I black, blue, pink aad red, $1.75 Pair. ' NEW ARRIVALS in colored top, laoed ; ' Boot for women ........... .$5, $6, $7 For tlilldrrn,' the very sweetest little Comfy Klip- per. 65c B Sl.OO. And now a Shoe for TUK BOY High tanned elk leather boot, lacing above calf of leg culf and buckles at top. We know of no. boot equal for wear. Specially priced at $3.50 &4 $4.50, according to aiie. - Silk Section - Counter covered with a mixed lot of Fancy Bilks Brocades, Plaids, Kimono Silks, etc., worth up to $1.00 at 49 yard. Our last Ad surely did bring a crowd to the Stationery and Book Section Ovid said: "Giving requires good sense." Hundreds showed it Saturday and there will be another army of buyers Monday. The bargains will be spread all over the Dress Goods Aisle. Divisions: 5, lOtf, 25, 35, 50. Don't fail to take a look at the Bronzed Book Ends. V (0ur Stock of China is Unique Germany, France, England, Belgium, Russia, Japan, China. All the warring nations have contributed to onr choice assortment of very many pieces there will probably be no duplications. Factories rased to the ground. Designers food for shot and shell will take their secrets with them across the great divide. ? . Tables with special lots priced from 23c upwards. If there is a reader of this paper who has not seen or heard of our Wonderful Handkei chiefs It's time to get busy. We never bad such an assort, ment- Wtsh we had space to publish letter orders received from far away lands from customers who are Judging us by the past. We know some who would be getting free advertising on front page if they re ceived such communications. Dainty handkerchiefs in pretty boxes with the Kilpatrick name (That's the Hallmark). And attention courtesy that's where we shine. Some ones ad a few days ago referred to the courtesy of their employes as being t'NKQUALED Gentlemen get a sample of our brand and you may not use that word again. Just In Beauteous Bags! Don't forget to look at the new flowers made from Ribbon and 811k almost an improvement on the real. Third Floor I .ace Curtains, Portieres, Bed Bets, Screens. Vac uum Cleaners. Sweepers, Table Runners, Curlaln Stretchers, Tapestry Covered Boxes and Trays, Sweet Grass Baskets, Kensingtons, Pine Needle PUlowi,' Embroidery of aU kinds, Knit Bedroom Slippers, .Slipper Soles. Yoa really didn't know we had so many things did yout Why blesa your hearts we have only touched on the outer edges. Get acquainted We would like to know yoa. Uow about it? "Cobb" Stands for "Candy!' Thomas Kilpatuck & Co, Will Keep Open Foar Nights Before Chrutma , Blow bugles of battle, the marches of Peace, East, west, north and south let the long quarrel cease, Sing the song ypfgreat Joy. that 'the Angels begariri Sing of Glory to God, and good will to men. I :