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HOW BRITISH HOLD
GROUND DEARLY WON
Correspondent Describe! Life in the l
Trenches. Where He "Put Up"
with Veterans.
JEERS FLY FROM LINE TO LINE
Frederick Palmer, who In at the front
in France for the Associated Tress. bends
the following dispatch:
"BBJTI8H HEADQUARTERS IN
FRANCE, March 29. While the world Is
eager for news, day after day may pass
t the front with no news excert of
desultory artillery anl rifle fire, which
la the normal exlslenre. save when some
supreme effort Is ma jo. ....
Next to having witnessed the battle
eit Neuve Chapelle. the most Interesting
thing to a. correspondent la a night spent
Jo the h British line of works, which
defend that Dectton of the ahelMorn
earth that the British won and hold
gainst all German efforts at recovery.
"Such visits, made alone without au
tomobile or other accessories, proved to
fee no Hyl of peaceful security.
Close te Ft flair Llae.
"The Germans were given a shelling
along the avenues of approach to tho
Hrlttsh line at the edge of the villsge;
tray bullets cracked against the shat
tered village walls, and when the corre
spondent left their cover he was within
BOO yard or 100 yarJs of the German
breastworks.
"Yet the most cheerful spot where the
British flag flies is here. Though rum
ors came from London of complaint ever
the heavy cost of the victory, the of
ficer or man at the front who takes
that view is yet to be found. They know
the situation and are prepared to ry
the price, which success requires. The
point they make is that they have been
able, to make a gain without any heav
ier losses than the Germans who yielded.
" "A lot of our fellows were killed.' said
a soldier. 'But this time It was in push
ing the Germans, instead of trying to
bold them back. Tou can't realise, sir.
unless you have been in it from Mons,
how that bucks you up.'
"My host in the breastworks was a cap
tain who the previous day had received
a shot through the arm, and, although
officially reported wounded, remained in
his mud-epattered uniform on duty, with
no bed except a rubber sheet laid on the
wet earth. His relatives In England may
worry about him, but ho does not worry
about himself, although when the war
is over he says he Is certainly going to
have one real bath and one good meal in
London, no matter what the cost. ,
"When it was noticed that he had no
blankets in hi dugout, the captain ex
plained that the men's blankets were not
up yet and he wanted to enjoy no luxury
they lacked.
"Faint aureoles of light showing above
the line of the German breastworks rose
from their catnpflses, which were the
counterpart of the British braxlcrs. made
by punching holes in any sort of bucket
to be found. Around these the men off
duty gather to keep warm and fry their
bacon and make their tna- Time sped
rapidly as one moved from group to group
to chat, everyone keeping his head below
the paraphet to avoid German bullets.
" 'We are standing on dead Germans,'
said one soldier. We turned their
trenches into graves-good trenches they
were, too.' '
"When a fusillade broke out in a dis
tant part of our lines at the sign of some
movement . the Germans in front of us
burst .into yells of derision, like the out-
cries from base ball fans when a mis
throw to first lets In a run. Lter tn the
night these same Germans saw the same
phantom In the darkness and began fir
ing feverishly when It became our turn
to laugh, i .
"At a point where the trenohes are only
alxtv yards apart, an English-speaking
German asked when Kitchener's army
was coming. 'I want this war over, bo
declared loudly, 'so I can go home.'
" 'Don't get downhearted, my dear,'
Tommy Atkins called back. 'You're al
ready started, and you'll know when the
.w armv comes, because you will be
coin faster than you want to.'
"At this point one could distinctly hear
the Germans talking, the commands 01
their officers and the driving of sUkes
as they strengthened their works. Ger
man rifles, helmets, caps and diaries were
plentiful In the British breastworas.
" Bodies In the Dark.
"In the moonlight dark patches with
points like bloodless human faces wtire
. vinihle on the field between the two
forces wherever you went along tl.e
front. Under the light of the German
flares they took the form of masses of
nroatrate bodies, and by daylight one
could see the attitude of each as he fell
Including that of a German soldier with
an unexploded band grenade lying where
It had dropped from his fingers.' "
RAILWAY MAIL SERVICE
ASKS BIDS FOR PRINTING
Bids for certain printing for the four
teenth division of the railway mall serv
ice, with headquarters In Omaha, have
.Been asked for by Captain W. S. Felt,
thief of the department of tyheraes and
schedules. The printing is plated by con
tract for the fiscal year beginning July
I, and includes the printing of eight
Issues of a schedule of mall trains In
this division and of the weekly general
order of the division. The contract
amounts to several thousand dollars a
rear. Bids must be submitted not later
than April 10 and Omaha printers are
preferred.
POLICE ASKED TO LOCATE
THREE MISSING PERSONS
The police have been asked to locate
William and Carrie Edwards, believed to
be in this city, and inform tbem that
Tlmra Edwards, relative, is dangerously
111 at Fort Leavenworth. Kan.
Mrs. C. W. Horry of 204 South El Taso
ttroet. El Paso, Tex., la anxious to find
ber father, Charles A. Hamilton, who. It
is asserted, has relatives tn the Mer
chants National bank of Omaha.
Gus Ecnze Wrestles
Bear and Comes Out
Second in the Tilt
"fonimry timie I wrasle de bear, ami j
goniry timle do bear wrxMe me. That is
the offlrial lanRuage of bear wrestlers.
, Gun Rem, aitisan of Ak-Far-Rcn. dors
not speak this lanauage. So Gus Is carry
ing a scab on Ms nose. He plunged awsy
down Into Missouri in the thick timber
where the Janes boys used to camp dur
ing their public service operations, and
there he houaht, stole or captured a boar.
Ho hroiiKht It to Omaha for the den. He
wants to use It In initiations.
All well, and good. But he tried to
give a demonstration with his new bear
before a gatherlnsfof friends. He
wrestled with the bear and gave a splen
did exhibition. Rut how to ring off was
not to be found In Rens's list of direc
tions. When lie finished wrestling, got
to his fret and started to lead the bear
away, the bear was not at all through.
He was Just warmed up. .When Rent quit
wrestling the twar tegaa boxing.. And so
fancy were his Johnson hooks, his Wll
lard uppercuts and his' Gibbons counters
that Rens got a biff on the side of his
nose that almost set him spinning.
"Oucss that bear will do for the den."
said Gus when he was washing his nose
and adjt'sti"g sticking plasters.
TO REY1YE THEJACKSONIANS
Silk Stocking Democrats Making; an
Efforts to Arise and Assert
Their Rights.
TRYING TO COLLECT THE DUES
Wanted Healthy silk-hose democrats
to permit an Incision In their best vein of
democracy and transfuse floods of Jack
sonlnnlsin Into the falling pulse of tho
old Jacksonlan club! ,
No, the call did not go out In those
words. But It has gone out Just the same.
For" after letting tho centennial an
niversary of Jackson's victory at New
Orleans glide by "this winter without so
much as serving a cheese sandwich ban
quet. In spite of the fact than annual
banquets on these anniversaries had
been held m Omaha for a quarter of a
century, the Jacksor.lan club has begun
to bestir its lethargic limbs and show
signs of life. The Dahlman democracy
haa beji celebrating the fall of the
Jacksonlana. They thought the Jackson-
an club has
burled, when
was observed.
Nominate Officers
at Ad Club Meeting
Nominations of officer i to tut Jurlng
the ensuing year will be in order at the
meeting of the Ad olub In the Commer
cial club rooms Tuesday ntght. In addi
tion, Charlea C. Rosewater will speak on
"Practical Advertising," and Victir Tar-
rlsh on "Stop Off nt Ornalia." The much
talked-of advertising movie Is ice.
Noad's Adless Lav," will be flashed on
the screen.
A Few
Tet the other night as many as thirty
f the constituency of tho old club gath-
red at headquarters, put a crutch or two
under the armpits of the half dead club
and started It hobbling toward the front
to train for the IMS campaign.
in nrsi wng to be done Is to ar
range for new headquarters. The head
quarters tn tho Patterson block are not
considered adequate to the ambitions of
this old fellow, getting his second wind
Bo arrangements are to be made for the
uso of the big hall on the Sixteenth floor
of the City National bank hulldlna.
meriinga are lo tic held almost every
Saturday night. Tho first meeting Is set
for Saturday night. April S.
All dues are to be paid at once," reads
circular letter that has gone out to
FREE WATCHES ATTRACT
CROWDS TO THE NEBRASKA
s
The . Nebraska's Sunday announcement
of a free distribution of guaranteed
watches and brilliant studded fti to the
boys of Omaha brought out an enthus
iastic lot of little shavers and their
mothers.
It Is understood that the rapid growth
of the Nebraska's boys' clothing business
has necessitated doubling the else of the
floor space formerly occupied and the re
moval to the main floor of the boys' fur
nishing goods end hats.
In speaking of the crowds In attendance
the manager of the boys' department
said: "We wanted to make a gift to our
young friends that they would heartily
appreciate, so besides giving away
guaranteed watch we decided to add one
of our beautiful watch fobs, making
probably the most liberal gift ever pre'
sented as an opening souvenir. Tho
crowd proves that boys like the idea."
The gift is offered with purchases of a
boys' suit at 13.50 or more and the dis
tribution will be continued Tuesday and
until the watches are disposed of.
REFER JITNEY PROBLEM
TO POLICE DEPARTMENT
The recommendation of the Hanacom
Park Improvement club, that Jitney
buses be regulated by the city, haa been
referred by the city council committee
of the whole to the superintendent of
police for investigation.
Assistant City Attorney W. C. Lambert
has been collecting data from other cities
On this subject. In anticipation of a re
quest from the city commissions for an
ordinance onthe regulation of this bus!
ness.
It is expected that the commissioners
will take definite action within the next
few weeks.
RIVER FALLS VERY LOW
FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR
The river Is falling now at Omaha.
fltnee Saturday the gauge has dropped
two-tenths of . si foot and now stands at
87 feet, which means that there Is that
depth of water above the lowest recorded
low water mark of eighteen feet in the
channel. Last Thursday's mark of 9.4 feet
was the highest this spring.
"For this time of the year the present
reading is very low," says Weather Fore
caster "Welsh. "High water is probable
now under tho alight possibility of a sud
den big thaw in the valley north of
Omaha."
NEW CREIGHTON GYM IS
TO COST SUM OF 5175,000
The latest plans for the new Crelghtou
university gymnasium contemplate a
structure of J175.0GO instead of one of
tss.ooo, as at first talked of. Tills is to
be one of the very finest gymnasiums in
the west. It is contemplated to build It
this year.
ladlgestloa f ' Katf .
Appetite f
Dr. King's New Life Pills stir up your
liver, aid digestion, .you feel line tho
next day. Only ic. All druggists. Ad
vertisement
ANNEXATION TO BE FIGHT
IN THE BENSON ELECTION
Anti-annex tlonlsti, in - Benson have
subscribed to support BS L. Robinson for
mayor and Robert Faussett and J. M
Bailey for councllmen in the coming elec
tion. Annexation promises to be the is-
uo in the election at Benson and exten
lion of Benson to include the strip of
jounty land now between Omaha and the
suburb Is promised by opponents of the
Robinson slate. A citizens' antl-annexa
tion committee has been organized to
upport Robinson. -
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onror
OLfLIlL mi
AllOVER FACE
Would Burn and Itch. Scratched
- and Pimples Spread. Disfigured
While They Lasted. Used Cuti
cura Soap and Cuticura Ointment.
Face Clear as Anybody's.
Binning. Neb. "I had mattery pimples
all over my face so thick that you could
bardly put the point of a needle on say face
without touching one. They
would burn and Itch and 1
would scratch tbem till they
would bleed. Then that
would leave a mark. Scratch
ing caused the pimples to
spread. They disfigured me
while the lasted.
"I underwent two treat
ment and used different soaps and oint
ments but they did do good. Then last
of all I used Cuticura Soap and Ointment.
I wed the Boap every morning and evening
and the Ointment every evening Just before
I went to bed. To-day my face is as clear
as anybody's. (Signed) Miss Myrtle
Orth, Jane 7, 114-
Keep your skin clear, scalp clean and
free from dandruff, sad hair live and glossf
by using Cuticura Soap and Ointment.
Sample Each Free by Mall
With 3-p. Skin Book on request. Ad
dress poaveerd 'Cuticura, Dept. T, Bee
too." Sold throughout the world.
been duly embalmed and
no centennial anniversary
ftatbi-r.
nearly son members, some In sooJ stand
ing and some olhetwise. llcrbcit lanlel
Is treasurer, and he and s his compatriot
Jscksnnlsns are straining their belts to
collect back dues.
Hone Four inn Hark.
Back dues ah, there's the rub. For
some members are back a year In Ihelr
duos, some two years and some three
and yea, some are holding political office
partly through the support of this organ
isation, are back exactly four years.
To make Jackaoniantam more Inviting,
the dues have been reduced from 110 to
M. It costs about KW0 a year to run this
club. So the first thing on the schedule
Is to hop out and haul In at least sev
enty-five membership dues, gnd then to
haul In as many more as possible.
Tes, the reviving organisation even tried
to stagger Into politics at the very first
sign of resuscitation the other ntght. It
tried to endorse Bedford, Howell and
Metcalfe for tho city commission. Then
some Jacksonlan, whose memory had not
failed him. through the long Hip Van
Winkle snooxe. flashed a constitutional
provision which does not permit the club
to endorse candidates before the primary.
There was no endorsement
Omaha Man Was a
Soldier at Przemysl
John Hoffman. ir! South Thirteenth.
Is very much interested Just now ever the
military operations at and near Prsemysl.
In Austrian Poland. Mr. Hoffman served
three months at this place over thirty
years ago, when he was In the Austrian
army.
"Military methods have been changed
very much since I was there and I would
like to be there today to note the differ
ent kinds of guns and the modern de
fense works." said this southslde business
man.
Mr. Hoffman was a lieutenant and was
present when the forts were being con
structed at Frsemysl. He Is following the
European war closely, for he knows much
STEVE THRASHER CHASES
M00CHERS FROM CITY HALL
Police Officer Bteve Thrasher has been
detailed to special duty tn uniform to
guard the Interior of the city hall against
a horde of political moochers who have
been making life a burden for the city
commissioners the last week.
Pome of thse beggars stand for hours
waiting for the commissioners to leave
their offices. A dosen or more were or
dered to leave the city hall yesterday.
Persons loitering In the city hall with
out legitimate business will be hence
forth requested to depart or take a ride
In one of the Jitney buses operated by the
police department.
of the ground over which the contending
armies are now struggling. lie regards
war today In Europe h very different
matter compared to warfare when he was
in the service as a young man.
TAKES POT SHOT AT NEGRO
RIDING IN A STREET CAR
As "Jock" Johnson, colored. Ninth and
r-avenport. entered a Dodge street car at
Tenth and Dodge streets Sunday night a
hullet whisxed through a window and all
but wlng-tlpped him. Numerous passen
gers wishing to remain strictly neutral
flattened themselves on the clean floor
of the car.
"Jock" declared that he firmly believed
someone was trying to harm him. "Pos
sibly." remarked the chief of detectives,
"we shall investigate."
Regulate Your Bowels and Stop
Colds, Headaches, Sour btomach
Turn the tascale out the headache.
biliousness, indigestion, constipation, tne
sick, sour stomach and bad colds turn
them out tonight with Csaearets.
Don't put in another day of distress.
Let Caacarets cleanse and sweeten your
stomach; remove the sour, undigested and
fermenting food and that misery-making
gas; take the excess bile from your liver
and carry off the decomposed waste matt
ter ' and constipation poison from the
bowels.
. A.Cascaret tonight will straighten you
out by morning a M-cnt bog keeps
your head clear, stomach sweet, liver
and bowels regular and you feel bully
for months. ' Don't forget the children
their little Insldes need a good, gentle
cleansing, too.
Investors with money read the Real
Estate ads in The Bee. Advertise your
property for a quick sale.
v. I., ratw
CANDY CATHARTIC
10 CINT BOXES "ANT DRV BTO-
auio ta a. go crux boi
Your prosperity would have
the stabs
lity of
uiora
Itar
If YouBought
Omajia-Macle Goods
Omaha is quite an important trade territory in it-.
self. And it is a fact that only a very "small pro
portion of the Omaha public uses Omaha-made goods.
OT Is there any good reason why we should spend
nine out of every ten dollars elsewhere when we
can get just as good value at home and help to in
crease our own prosperity into the bargain?
(QT If the situation were reversed and nine-tenths of
" Omaha people bought Omaha-made goods, Oma-,
ha manufacturers would be able to employ thousands
of additional workers, and conditions would be great
ly bettered.
(QT The Omaha -manufacturer is going to show you
" and thousands of other individuals like you that
for every foreign-made article in your wardrobe, your
house, your pantry, your, store, and your barn, there
is an Omaha-made article just as good and just as
cheap or cheaper. x
(QT If he can prove this, you will save money and con
tribute to your own prosperity besides, for you'll
give the Omaha-made article the preference there
after. QT Consult the list of Omaha-made goods when you
want to buy.
The
Poultry
and Egg
Business
is Profitable
The Y.M.C.A-
is sponsoring a se
ries of free lectures
on this subject. If
you want to get
some practical in
formation, hear
Prof. V. E. Shirley of
the-tate University
Agricultural College,
who will deliver
three lectures in
the Y. M. C. A. Au
ditorium, on Mon
day, Tuesday and
Wednesday even-
a
ings.
The
Poultry
and Egg
Business
is Growing
in importance
everywhere and
particu'arly in Ne
braska. You would
be surprised to
know the number
of people in Omaha,
who are making
big, money a;t it.
In still greater
numbers are those
who give only part
time to it, supple
menting the family
incomp in a practi
cal and profitable
way.
The "Poul
try. Eggi- and
Supplies"
Column
of The Bee offers
chances to get a
start in this busi
ness. Read these
ads.
You Will
Make Money
if you take advan
tage of these instructions.
Telephone Tyler O
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