THE WVsK: OMAHA. WKDNKSDAV, PECKMlii;.? Z VMi.
5
TWO MORE NATIONS
TO ENTERTHE WAR
Greece and Roumania Are Expected
Soon to Take Arms Against
Teutons.
BULGARIA WILL STAY OUT
Altlea hle Mve Thin araaer,
llavlnit rrlvel at Arraaaremrnt
of nnlUan Prohlrnis In K.vcnt
of Victory.
tOi'PyriEht. It'll. Vy rrrvf Pill lishlng Co.)
IiNIt.V. l-t ".(Special fahtrRTam
lo the Nrw York Worlil nn.l Omaha Hoc.)
--Two lpon? of tlio Pinaller nations of
Ki:rope (ireccf ami Kouinunla are ex
ppi'toil to rnter tho mill war on the side
of the trlplp pntrrll Immediately. This
rtult win foioeha'Inw rd liy Information
let out liy offklnls or thp foreign oflloe.
- H was made known that HulKaria at
last lias slvtii calt-KorU-Hl assurunoe that
It will remittal ctrlctly neutral In flip war.
and in rnnsnitien'-e Great Hrttaln, France
anil llii.xslu havp Riven guarantees to
Urpprp anl Roiiiniinla that tlipy will not
l nttapkpd by liulKarla If they assist
he allK-s.
tnrly Action Kxperted.
It is unlikely that such nssurance would
liavo been offered to thean small nations
If the largo nations were not certain that
the piaranteo would lead to action.
Keeping Kulgaria out la regarded aa a
gnat stroke of diplomacy by the entente.
It has been necessary not only to over
come tho Influence of Germany and Aus
tria, exerted upon tho Ucrman-born Czar
Ferdinand, but to heal the wound loft
when Greece, crvia and Turkey in 1013
deprived Uuljrarla of Salonlea, Monastir
and Adrianople.
Promisee to Ralararla.
How the Bulgarians have been brought
into line is not known. Diplomats here
recently understood that the country had
been promised Adrianople and a large
slice of the present Turkish territory in
Kurope and some concessions by Servia
nnd Greece of territory taken. Roumania
Is understood also to have been willing
to Klvo back territory near the mouth of
the Danube. These terms were not
entirely satisfactory to Bulgaria three
weeks ago, when Servia was apparently
beaten by Austria. Perhaps the Servian
victory haa brought about a more mod
erate; view.
May Threaten Teutons.
Entrance of Greece and Roumania lnti
the war at this time will furnish a
serious problem to Germany and Austria.-
Already the plight of the latter
empire la sufficiently grave, with the
Servians and Montenegrins again invad
ing Bosnia and the Russians threatening
Cracow and Hungary.
Roumala could throw into tho bal-
lance At once an army of about 100,000
well-equipped troops, who would pour
into Transylvania and Join hands with
the Ituasian forces already in Hungary.
This would stir up more trouble in
Hungary, which for weeks haa been
demanding that sufficient forces bo sent
for Its defense, and has been threaten
ing to take the problem into its own
hands and use its troops independently.
Moot Aid Austria.
With the Hungarian troops withdrawn
from Gallcla to meet the Roumanians,
the Germans must find other forces to
help the hard pressed Austrlans.
Greece, besides helping Servia to push
forward in Bosnia and promote an up
rising of tho t'crbs there aml-in-' Heree-
Kovina, could greatly aid both Great
Britain and . RusBla by attacking the
Turkish coast An Asia, and so forcing
the Turks to weaken their advances to
ward the Russian Caucasus and the Sues
canal.
With the assumption that Greece and
Jlciutuania are soon to be counted among
the allies the question asked here is
how soon will Italy , come in?
Socialist in German Parliament -ARMIES FIGHTING
Serving as Soldier in French Army tm Mim Awn OMflW!
(Cttpyilghl tll. by Tress TuMlr-hlng Co.)
rAUIii. Pec. 22 t Special Cablegram
to New York World and Omaha Bee.)
George Weill, the long lost member
for Mets in the German Parliament,
has been found, or rather he has re
vealed himself. In a letter to his
friends of Alsaoe-lxrraine he writes:
"Since the outbreak of this war 1 have
let the German press circulate all sorts
of stories about me and have neither
protested nor denied them. I owed com
plete silence to my aged parents v.-lw
cre still at Strasoburg ami I preferred
to leave them even In lunorance of what
had happened to me than expose them
to the atiaer of those still tnnsteta in
that city.
' Now that they are In safety my lib
erty of spvech Is recovered. On August
5 I enlisted In the French army. j
In Joining the army of the republic nrrnB
and thus continuing my striiKKle against
the militarised and Prussianised Ger
m .iv, I am conscious of having well ful
filled my duty as a sn lalist deputy ami
deputy for Alsace-Lorraine."
Russians and Teuton Allies Fight on
White Fields of Poland and
Galicia.
WEATHER IS BITTERLY COLD
I
lloata In France and Bel
ataa Contest Over Wet nnd
Xlmkr Ground Foot hj
Foot.
TWO GRADUATE WITH HONORS
Rome Miller Will
Succeed Nash as
Head of Auditorium
Eighteen directors of the Omaha Audi
torium company met at the Rome hotel
and elected officers as follows for the
ensuing year: . Rome Miller, president;
Charles Beaton, vice president; Frank T.
Hamilton, treasurer; T. J. Mahoney,
counsel, and J. M. GUlan. secretary,
manager and assistant treasurer.
Tbe president was authorized to appoint
da executive committee consisting of five
members including himself, to take ac
tive charge of all business of the com
pany. Those appointed were G. W, Wat
tles, T. J. Mahoney, Arthur Smith, T, C.
Byrne and Mr. Miller.
Proposed disposition of the Auditorium
property was discussed, but ' no action
taken, aa it was deemed advisable to
leave any disposition of the property to
the city or otherwise with the executive
rommlttee.
A resolution was passed exp'resslng the
appreciation of the Omaha Auditorium
company of tho services of the late pres
ident, the. late K. A. Nash. Mr. Nash
nerved as president of the company from
the time of its infancy until hi death.
The resolution was offered by Mr. Ma
honey and adopted by a unanimous vote
nf the eighteen directors present.
Nebraska People Are
Helped by the Money
from Christmas Seals
A total of IU.U1.47 has been disbursed
during the last five years by the Ne
braska Association for the Study and
Prevention of Tuberculosis, according to
its first financial statement. Just pub
lished by Mrs. K. H. J. Kdholm, acting
treasurer.
Thia amount of money, and $i56.07 still
on hand, was raised In Omaha and the
state by the Bale of Red Clous Christmas
seals. The report of course does not in
clude the- S3,0"0 expected from this year's
nih; of the little red stickers. . -
The disbursements Include a percentage
returned to the national Red Gross or
ganization, a lurg- amount for tubercu
losis relief work done In Nebraska, and
for the extensive publicity and educa
tional work done In the campaign to pie
cnt the white plague.
Miss May Gordon and H. G. Kopald
Take Degrees at Chicago Uni.
BOTH HAVE WON SCHOLARSHIPS
Christmas Tree of
First Presbyterian
Wednesday Night
Mta t.ordon la tirndnnte of Omaha
Ulan Xrhool and Taught In the
Omaha Schools Kopald to
Take the I. aw Conrae.
Miss Ida May Gordon and Herman G.
Kopald are two Omshans who were grad
uated today from the I'nAversity of Chi
cago, receiving the degree of Ph. B.
Botli young people have made ercep
tlonally brilliant records at school.
Miss Gordon was an honor graduate of
the Omaha High school class of 1904.
attended tho Cnlverslty of Nebraska for
a year and then taught for a while In
the Omaha schools. Since entering Chi
cago university Miss Gordon has received
scholarship after scholarship, once hav
ing won first place In the college ora
torical contest open to all students of the
university and again having won second
place In the same contest. Miss Gordon
has been actively Interested in the Uni
versity Settlement plans to specialize In
social service work.
Mr. Kopald will remain at school, grad
uating Jrom the law department a year
from next June.
i The Sunday school of the First Pres
I byterian church will bold Christmas ex
ercises in the church this evening.
A Musical and recitative pnuii'iuii will
I lie given. There will bo a Christmas tree from
j and presents will be distributed to the'
little folks and the pupils In the primary!
class. The program follows:
"A Substitute for Santa claus." a play.
wit n the following cast
LONDON, Deo. 22. In Poland and
Oallrla battles are being fought btv
tween the KuMans and the German
nd Austrian allies amid deep mow
in bitter cold. In Pelglum and north
ern France the Germans and the
French, British and Belgian allies
are contesting the mud fields, foot
by foot.
No news of any decisive gain came
either arena today. The. Hus-
pltm and German claims continue to
he directly contradictory.
The liftman In Poland senln are m. -iking
a fli-rve attack toward the capital,
and the l.ussians are making a stand
igainst them on the east bank of the
lixurla rler, thirty miles West of War
taw. Grand Puke Nicholas' army heie holds
a natural stratfcic line fifty miles long,
running, muchly, north nnd south, along
the east banks or ti,r ltiura and Unwka
rivers.
The Petrograd reports claim that the
German force in North Poland bus re
treated across the boundary Into Kast
Prussia In a northwesterly direction. It
Is asserted also that the Austrian ad
vance through the Carpathian passes to
the north has been checked and the at
tempts of the Priemysl garrison to break
through the lines repulsed. Accoidlng to
this report the Austrian have been
driven Into the fortifications with heavy
slaughter.
Anatrlnna C laim ssrrrairn.
The Austrian communication, on the
other hand, claims successes In tho Car
pathians, but admits that the lluslans
again occupy Gallcla and South Poland
In force. Apparently, therefore, tho Cra
cow and Primysl Investments are pro
ceeding and have not been broken.
Serious fighting between the Russians
nnd Turks around Kremlin, Turkish Ar
menia, has keen stopped by snow six
ft ft ileep nnd th Intense eotd. from .
w hi. h the Aial s aie suffering bitterly. ,
l erlin piihllMus what purports tn be an j
order Issued by General Joffre, commander-in-chief
of the allied forces In
the west, dated lecember 17, exhorting i
to the soldiers and telling them the hour '
has come to "clear the Invader from j
Kis?ie." '
A late Paris official bulletin describes I
small gums all along Hie line, pnrtiiii
In rl y In the center, between the Argonne
and the Meiise. i
Hrltlsh shins hare again been bombard
ing ZeebniKue nnd lleyst, as well a the
roast beyond Ostend, where the tier- .
innns have established many shore bat- j
terles, hidden In the grass anil sand.
Pohtl.nl developments In Hungary,
w hose people are reported to be deeply
discontented, because they think that
Germany and Vustila ai-e falling lo give
Hungary a fair share of protection, are
J the subject of much speculation and deep
Interest In Kngland.
FOUR HUNDRED SIXTY
TWO EIGHTH GRADE GRADS
Kliilith grade graduates or the public
schools the middle of the term this year
w ill number . 4t'2, according to the nn
intineement of Superintendent K. C
C.raff.
Pather Time
Santa Claus
Airil Fool
St. Valentine
.lack Frost
Spring
Fouith of July
New Year
Mlsa Grace Pudley
selection, there will be
Leslie Kiley
...Al. Kennedy. Jr.
Guy Hoss
Andrew Scott
...William Mew It
.Miss .Marie Harry
....Junior Preston
Frank Palo
will give a piano
an opening song.
by
prayer and n program by Mrs. James
Morton's primary class.
"IVcember." recitation, by Miss Kliia
beth Morgan.
Piano aelection, Miss Helen Pierce
"A Christmas Visitor," recitation,
Jav Morton.
'Why Do Hells of Christmas Itlng."
recitation. Minn Until Grlmble.
Song by the class.
"The Song of the Christmas Tree,"
recitation. Miss Kathcrlne O'Dell.
The candy will be distributed at tho
conclusion of the program. The public
Is Invited to attend the exercises.
l4at The Stores With the Christmas Spirit piffKP
Extra Train to Take
Care of Mail Between
Chicago and Omaha
Rush of Christmas mall has become so
enormous in this division of the railway
mall service that an extra mail train has
been put on the Burlington to run daily
betweeh Chicago and Omaha, making
three altogether. Extra cars of mall are
pouring In from both cast and west, and
Superintendent C. M. Reed has taken
Krsonal charge of the Council Bluff
transfer mall terminal until after the hol
idays. Twenty cars of iiw'il, more than twice
as much as usual, came into Omaha Mon
day from both east and west. However,
Assistant Superintendent M. H. Black
well declares there is practically no con
gestion in the railway mail service, be
cause the better equipment and moro ex
perlenced clerks make for the utmost
efficiency.
Moro figures concerning parcel post
business handled In the Omaha mail
terminals continue to indicate that this
year's business In that department la
about 100 per cent greater than last year's.
On December IS. 1913. a total of 1.5S6 sacks
of parcel post matter was handled. The
same day this year had a record of 2,833
sucks.. For December 19. 1913. there were
2,07 sacks,' as compared to 1,815 sacks the
same' day this year.
THREE CHARGES FILED
AGAINST LEO P. HILL
leo P. Hill, 117 North Seventeenth, who
shot his brother-in-law, Thomas Itoberts,
in a family quarrel, will face three
charges when ho Is brought o trial;
shooting with Intent to kill, shooting with
Intent to wound, and assault with Intent
to do great bodily injury.
Little Tots Fear
Santa Will Forget
Their Home Again
Mrs. Margaret Rassl, HGl South Eigh
teenth street, mother of six small chil
dren, the youngest of which Is 11 months
and the eldest years of age, is not look
ing forward to a very haDDr Chrltm.
The little family has barely ennnirh
food In the house to last them more than
two days, and Mrs. Rassl. who takes In
washing, has been, unable to do much
work of late owing to Illness.
Last Christmas was an equally unhappy
one for this home, as the father wan
taken to the state institute for the in
sane. He was a bricklaver hv tt-.A. .-a
had always been able to care for his fam
ily in a fitting manner.
"Mamma, won't Santa Claus come this
v,uruimaa eunerT" asked the eldest
the tots.
of
GEORGE BRANDEIS TO GIVE
NEWSIES CHRISTMAS DINNER
George IlranJeU. general manager of
the Ilr.'indcis Stole, will t eat v news
boys to Chriaimas dinner at tit ICoiik
lotcl Clu:st!nis i.ighi i 7::). The bos
ivi'l be mar.ihaled l a r i . illativ e
from each paper Hll' will ictive '.In lr
fiil uf Yulctide vi tuala.
Ryder Gets Money
for His Department
A resolution authorizing the appropria
tion of K000 for the purchase of an auto
mobile, an adding machine, a hot mixer
for asphalt and two street flushing ma
chines for the street cleaning department
was passed by the city council over the
protest of Commissioner Dan B. Butler.
CoimnUBioner Butler said Commissioner
J. J. Ryder should wait until the ap
propriation of funds the first of fhe year.
BULL M00SERS WILL NOT
BOTHER LEGISLATURE
The bull moosers will not bother the
legislature this winter with demands that
any of the measures advocated in their
platform be taken up, If the statement of
John Lewis, chairman of the progressive
Douglas county committee. Is authority. ;
Mr. Lewis says the progressives will main- J
tain a watchful attitude toward all
measures that come up, with a view to
seeing that good progressive legislation
Is enacted.
'Tat is," he says. "If progressive legis
lation can be expected at all from either
of tbe reactionary parties." He still
refers to both democrats and republicans
as reactionaries.
The progresaive party has little or no
boua fide' representation In the legisla
ture, although there are a number of
im-mbers-elect that are claimed by the
progressive party in spite of the fact that
they ran on republi an or democratic
tickets.
Next Saturday
DECEMBER 26
BUYS ANY
OR SUIT
Inourantir stock whether th
iormr prlc wa $20, $22.50.
$28, $27.S0, $30, $35 or $40
them In our Windows
Look them over In tho
Store
BRANDEIS
Photo Enlargements
Make Good Christmas
Presents
We have tbe finest equip
ment for making enlargements
from negatives or prints. Size
up to 30 x 40. Cost depends
on sices and finish desired.
HEE PHOTO DEPARTMENT
2-26 He Uuilding.
Phone T.',lr 1000.
a
WHEAT GOES UP ANOTHER
CENT AND HOLDS ADVANCE
i
j Wheat prices on the tmaha Uialu ex
change gained an even cent and held the
'udvance. t'ah wheat sold at $1 17 'gill.
Icorii was liiich.T, elli.v at K14itJ cents
, per bushel.
i Omaha receipt -n : Wheal, :ieveuly
j five curs; coin, niui ty-onc car-, and oats,
1 tun cura.
LIQUOR
nrtct
DRUG
Treatment
1502 S. 10th St
Phone D. 7658
OMAHA
sill
We Welcome You to Do Your Christmas Shopping
With Ease, Comfort and Satisfaction
IS
(treat as arc tho rrowds in our stores, then
oonvenientlv displayed so that shopping is
is comfort for all.
easv. Our storks
Even-thing
of Holiday ft
and htaple .Merchandise have boon so well selected and were so larce tnat as
V sortinonts arc still complete. Come to the Urnndois Stores assured of finding
just what you want you won't have to readjust your wishes because we are out
of this or that. It is because tho Hrandeis Stores provide everything the peo
ple need that the people patronize them so genrrously and almost unanimous
ly. It is a reward for service, and now two days before Christmas this is
more evident than ever. Furthermore, we have ample forces of competent
salespeople to wait on you promptly and courteously and our efficient Delivery
Service ensures your receiving your purchases promptly.
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Provide for the Children's Sweet Dreams of Christmas S
Morn By a Visit to Our Great Toyland on Third Floor
Our Toyland is, indeed, the Realm of Childhood Joy. Ever so many dolls
and toys and games, story books, rocking horses, sleds thousands of things
that children in their juvenile mind picture Santa Claus bringing to them on
Christmas Day. It is the wonder of children and a pleasure to grownups to
shop in our Great Toyland.
Give Her a Glove Certificate
You may and you may not know exactly the size
her glove. She has her own ideas about style and the
de of gloves she wants, and while you may, in a
ndabout way, find all this out, you cannot very well
so without betraying the fact that you are going to
give her gloves for Christmas and the sur
prise is spoiled. . .
Hut It, on Christmas Mum, a neat envelope contains
one of our Glov Certificates, you have wrved the dou
ble purpose of Tboughtfulnesa and Practicality, because
she will select the gloves she prefers and your gift will
be ever no much more appreciated.
Olove Certificates are Issued In our Ladlea' Olove
Section, Main Floor.
A.. , i n Is a vry practical way of
lYlPr'rhsnnil' Knnrl settling- soma of ha moat
111 CI CliaUUIIC UVUU perulexina- Christmas prob
lems. There are many cases where you want lo a-lva
but can't very well dm'ld as to the nature of the lt
what would be most practical, most acceptable. In that
iukp. wouldn't It be the hapy thins tn do to give a
MerrhamllNe Hond. which at once benefits the recipient
and alm iflvi liberty of choice as well? Merchandise
ilnnds are redeemable In merchatidiae at any time and
are of equivalent value to currency.
wmL s&f i
NGLOVrJE,
Jewelry, Silverware, Etc.
$2.39
et Sets
Ice velvet
$14.98
Choice of All Silver Plated Toilet Seta in
Stock Comb, brush and nilr- & r
ror. Worth to 1 10.00, for p).DU
Choice of All Quadruple Silver Plated Mili
tary Beta In Stock Sold up to
$6.60, for
All Full-Size Sterling Sliver Toilet Seta
Comb, brush and mirror. In nice velvet
lined boxes. Values $ 20.00 to
$25.00. Special, at
Sterling 8ilver Military Brushes
$.1.00 values $3.49
$7.U8 values $4 49
$10.00 to $11.00 values $5.98
Sterling 8ilver Comb and Brush Sets $6.00
value, for $3.98
Leather ( All $4.00 Cases, at $1.98
Party ; All $5.00 Cases, at $2.60
Cases ' $7.50 to $10.00 CaBes, at $3.98
Mahogany Finish Clocks
Like illustration, s
day time. Strike,
gong, half-hour on
cup bell. Moguls r
$6.50 values, re-
r.ed....$2.98
Why Not a Cedar Chest k
Every Woman Prixtt One of Theae f
as I nditnentable to Put Awav Furt. :!
Fine Hats, Shirtwaists, Etc., Etc.
We have only 21 of them In stock, and to close them out
before Christmas we mark them down to an eitremely low
price. They range tn length from 36 to 48 Inches. Some are
plain, others beautifully trimmed In copper. They have been
selling at $12.50 to $!2.50. Wednesday, they are offered,
in two lots
SAVED!
His beard was long and white.
It Rave him the venerable appear
ance of a patriarch of old. Yon
could tell that he was becoming
very feeble by his stooped shoul
ders and plow, halting gait.
Although It was snowing, the old
man was well protected against
the chilly winds of winter. His
long, brown overcoat and black,
woolen cap, contrasted strangely
with the whiteness of his beard
and made hint appear rather odd
aod quaint. Me seemed nut of place
on the busy street, with shoppers
hurrying by him.
Just as he hnd reached the en
trance of the Nclnnoller & Mueller
Pla.no store, at i:U1-t;i I-'urmm
street ho stopped suddenly, felt of
his pockets and became very ex
cited. He seemed to be badly
scared or dared.
"1 don't know how It rould have
happened," the old man said to
himself. "It's Just awful." The
more that he felt the various
pockets of his overcoat, the more
nervous he became.
Turning around quickly, his
cheeks flushed and eyes staring,
he fxclalmed: "It's Just terrllilc.
I can't understand It. It's too
bad!" The attention of many
pnsserhy was aroused. "What
shall 1 do?" they heard him ask.
Several spectators rushed up to
him. A banker put his hand on the
old man's shoulder and said : "Toll
mo what has happened! Let me
help you!'
The old man was so frightened
that he did not answer, but kept
on fumbling With his overcoat,
while a large crowd gathered
around him. Suddenly he put his
hands deep down In his overcoat
pockets and,' with a sigh of relief,
slowly drew forth two long, flaming-red
objects.
"Oh! My!" he gasped as he held
them up to view, "I thought I had
lost my mittens." The Interested
spectators quickly vanished.
A few moments later the old man
was seated In Schmoller A Muel
ler's IMano store, where be drew
forth a wad of bills from one oi
the precious red mittens and or
dered a Steger & Sons' Piano sent
home to the "kids ' for Christmas
For, as you may suppose, it was
dear old Santa Claus himself In
disguise Advertisement.
Oyster
Qtew
Si)
uAaaaWP
Recipe
Ccttage Oyater Stew
1 pint oysters; I cups Cnttsse Milk mixed
with 3 cups of water; salt and pepper.
Drain oysters and reserve liquor. Waah
oynters by placing In colander and pouring
water over them Hrat liquor to boiling-.
In another vessel scald Cot la Re Milk and
water. Place oysters in hot linuor and
rook until edKes brum to curl. Four milk
into saucepan with the oysters snd season
to taste.
If richer stew la desired double quant ity
of oyster. No butter is necessary when
Collage Milk is used.
The above recipe Is used in thou
sands of homes. It is simple and
economical and gives satisfactory
results always. It is far superior
to many fancy recipes.
Cottaqe
StetrllUed
Unswtnod
is best for all cooking and baking because
it is uniformly rich, thoroughly steriliied.
economical and convenient. It is always
fresh, pure and sweet.
Get a supply todsy and see how supe
rior it is to the bottle milk.
Thu Milk Without thm CoohmJ Tail
In Two Sizes, 5 and 10c
At All Good Dealers
American Milk Company, Ckicafo
i
-r
iff Christmas Cards and Calendars
An Unrivaled Assortment in a
Wide Range of Prices.
Die Stamped and Engraved
at"r-.7!....5c and 10c
Seals, Cards and Tags Pack-
o8re 5c and 10c
Art Calendars In a great vari
ety of styles. Specially priced
at $2.00 and down
to
d.down. 25c
"V -vT I I n 1 SIMS
25c
Stationery for Gifts
Paper and Envelopes In gift
boxes. Special, at $4.50 p
and down to IOC
Waterman's Fountain Pens
Prices beginning at W f-rt
$10.00 and down to. . OU
Diaries, Address, Note Books and
6hopplng Lists Prices begin
ning at 2.50 and down JQg
Paper Weights Prices begin
ning at 15.00 and
down to
I"a liiaip linn i in
ma.
How Important
is protection for your
valuables it is em
phasized every day.
They are beyond the
reach of fire and
theft when plaMnl
in our Fire and Burg
lar Proof Vault. Safe
Deposit Boxes for
rent
$3.00 per year.
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Bargains in
practically new
articles in "For
Sale" column; read
it.