THK OMAHA SUNDAY HKF.: APKIL 25. V.n:.
SOLDIERS IN WAR
BELIEYERS IN LUCK
Jliny Wlo Are at the Front Expect
to Be Killed, with Feeling that
They Cannot Escapt
Their Fate.
SACRAMFTNTO, Cel., April ?4Aswm
blyman Maurice n. Droww, author of
a constitutional mpn'lm,nt to Impose a
ta of 110 a year on all bachelors nvff
30 year of age, and advocate of strict
moral reform htws. bossted to a fair
lobbyist In the house yrstrMay that he
40 years old and had ncv. r been
kissed except by his motlirr. Without
(Corraepondenos of the Associated frcs ) i notation the lobbyist threw her arma
TAKE CHANCES AND BIDE TIME
Boasting Bachelor of California
House Kissed by Fair Lobbyist
PARIS, April 17. "Many of ua, soldiers
and officer," aya an officer who has
been at the front since the beginning of
th war, "have faith In a mysterious
power analogous tn antique fatality
m-hich disposes of our aort. Those that
It tarors we say ara In lurk. The great
eft Imprudence does uot affect their In
vulnerability. Others feem fated to sac.
rlflee: If they escape from a pitched bat
tin, a apent ball or a fragment of ahell
win tat them the following day, mllea
behind tha trenches, while they ara In
apparent aecurtty.
'"Tbla Instlnctlvo belief bring a cer
tain tranquility, not only to those who
think that they are In lurk, but to thoae
also who are In doubt whether they poe
tess a lticfcy tar. 'No one eerapea hla
fate,' they aay. 'If one la alated for
death, what's the good of taking; pre
caution; tha bullet that' Intended for
m will find ma.'
"Certain cases aeera to bear out this
superstition. One of them was related
by aa officer of the -neral taff, tall,
root, almost aa phlegmatic aa an Eng
lishman behind hla eye-glasses, and so
careful to exaggerate nothing; that he
aeema to contemplate tha most tragic
vents with tha wrong; end of Ma spy
' class.
Rapeeted to Be Killed.
" 1 ought to have been killed 1U
time,' ha told ma. 'At tha moment of
tha general mobilization I waa in the
etaff of tha general of division, to whom
I waa personally attached after year of
very close, collaboration; ha treated roe
eomewhat aa hi personal aide-de-camp.
I went everywhere with him. A few
day after tha declaration of war ha waa
Informed of the death of hla wife, whom
I knew ha adored. Ha concealed hi
pain, but X understood at one that tha
Mow bad morally crushed him and that
lie had made up hi mind to vet him
self killed. Ha took m with him where
tha bullet were thickest The division
was on the eastern frontier, and along-
Ida tha etorma of shrapnel that bunt
above' our head tha Oerman bombard
ments of today ar mall Incident. Every
other day w went to the first line, and
while tha men lying n.und u fired at
tha Germans, wa remained erect to en
courage them.'
"Oca afternoon wa had passed four
hour under tie enemy's shell. From
tlm to time I said to myself, "In ten or
even In five minutes, parhapa. It'll be
my turn." But wa war neither of ua
touched. Another day, after a very
violent engagement ' In which wa ' had
been obliged to give way, ona of our
batteries remained stuck between the
two armies. I proposed to reconnoitre
tho position to sea If It waa possible to
bring tt back. I , intended to .go-alone
and t com back quickly. Put the gen
eral declared ha would go along. It wn
vain to remark that tt waa not but place,
he replied with soma feeling that ha had
no orders to receive from ma.
tors ( Mallet.
" 'Everything? went well and w reached
tha oositloa of the battery withauj; any
trouWa, ' Thera remained only two jn;,
a major and a private soldier, guarding
th battery, firing with all their energy
to make tha enemy bellev that tha
position was Ull occupied In force. W
succeeded m. getting tha piece Into
shape and dragging them out of Juuger,
but Instead' of following the direct route
toward our lines, tha general proposed
that we make a little detour. "In order,"
ha said, "tliat the men may not hav tha
Impression that we are rotreatfng." Wa
followed a'rovt on' tha side of a hill,
which.' during several hundred yards
passed aver a Space of absolutely uncov
ered ground between th two firing Jlnea.
If I had boon alon I should hav covered
tr.at spaaa at double quick. Tha general
though, declared that this precipitation
would have produced bad affect upon
tlta troops, so It wa at a walk that w
crossed this sxpoMd ground offering our
selves as targets to th German in
fantry. "Tha balls whistled around ua Inces
santly ao thickly that tha leave on tha
trees along tha routs fell aa In an
autumn storm.' Neither of us received a
scratch, neither were our hones touched.
I asked tha general If he did not think It
marvellous that w should hav passed
unscamea m rough this storm of bulleta
Ho shook his bead aadly and aald: "Th
nutlet float seem tq want me." As for
me, sine that trial there Is nothing that
surnrtsas nts. 1 sincerely believe I'm In
rue asm am quit sura that th Oer
mans will never get me.' "
around th neck of the tall aaocmblyman
and kissed him. The Incident occurred
while tha assembly wa in Informal ses
sion under a call of the house and In an
instant Browne's desk waa surrounded by
a shouting, cheering crowd of his col
leagues, A near-riot er.rucd.
Order waa thrown t the win. Is and
under urging. In whlrh a semblance of
force was used, rnn returned the kiss
and hla reputation ss tho ultra moralist
of the assembly vanished forever. Hrowne
is a bachelor.
GERMANS DRIVE
WEDGE THROUGH
LINE OF ALLIES
(Continued from Page One )
teiluK the Yprea salient. In Id by the aJ
lles, so the French use their pressure at
Ft. Mihlel with some success.
The cainpalKn In tho enst continues at
a standstill and there baa been no au
thentic news of the movement of allied
troop In European Turkey.
Canadians Hepnptnre nana.
IXNIKN, April 24 The wr office to
day gave out th following official note:
"The fight for the ground Into which
the Oermsn penetrated between Stecn
atrate and Iingemarck still continues.
The loss of this part of the line laid
ban tha left of the Canadian division,
which waa forced to tall back In order
to keep tn touch with the right of the
neighboring troops).
"In the rear of the latter had been four
Canadian 4.7 guns, which thus passed Into
the hands of the enemy. Itut some hours
later the Canadian made a moat bril
liant and successful sdvance, recapturing
these guns and taking a considerable
number of German prisoners, Including
a colonel. x
"The Canadian had many casualties,
but their gallantry and determination un
doubtedly aaved the situation. Their con
duct has boen magnificent throughout"
liermans 1'ae Chemical tlnmn.
FAKIS, April M. -The asphyxiating
bomb used by tha Germans In tholr at
tack near Ypres were thrown at numerous
points along a front of three, miles, ac
cording to Information that ha been
brought to Tarl. The contents of these
Lmlsstlea war largely chloride mixed with
other chemical.
Tha Germane threw these bomb when
the wind was blowing from them In the
direction of the French trenchea. The
fumea caused uncomfortable breathing
and a smarting of th eye at a distance
of nearly two mllea behind tha trenchea,
and they were so powerful that th Gor
men had to wait themselves a consid
erable time before they could occupy the
evacuated tranche.
Puling thl delay the French troop re
covered from th effecta of th fumes,
delivered a counter attack and regained
most of the ground lost,' The Oerman
supply of chloride bomb apparently had
been used up ti their first advance. They
had no mors to throw and they gave way
before th resolute bayonet attack of the
French. Tha bombs themselves an
brown by means o( a hand sling, such
ss boys use for throwing stones. f '
Terre Haute Council
Impeaches Roberts
TERRE HA1TE. In l., April 24 -Mayor
limn M. Roberts, recently found guilty,
with twenty-seven othT Terre ll.iu'sns,
of conspiracy to corrupt the election here
on November 3. 1!M, .vas Impeached to
day by the city council by a vote of
7 to 3. Roberts Is now In the federal
prison at IVaven worth, Kan., serving a
six-year sentence on the election con
spiracy conviction. He wa charged In
the council proceeding with malfeasance
In office.
Tho vote was taken after a day and a
half of heating testimony concerning
the charges of the council that the mayor
had Illegally ordered warrant drawn to
pay attorney' fee In penonal casea.
Other charge were than he had at
tempted to bribe city coundlmen to vote
for a boundary ordinance recently before
the council and that he had been con
victed of a felony.
DEATH RECORD
i1 fro vaGaae ( naatr.
hKATKICK, Neb., April 4 -(Upeclel.)--
Samuel Rudder, a farmer living, no.tr
Fllley, sustained two broken' rib, dislo
cated shoulder and possibly Internal In-
urles in a runaway at nis farm Friday.
Mr. Frank 7-arlbnlcky was bitten by
a rattlesnake Thursday morning at her
home near Udell while going to the field
with lunch for her husband. She killed
the anako, delivered tho lunch to her
husband and then walked back home,
where she wa given medical attention.
J. H. Walker, the stranger who wa ar
retted at the Henry Grabber homo
Thursday after he- had ransacked the
homes of Ralph Hevelone and Mr. Grab
her,' pleaded guilty Friday before Judue
Ellis and wan sentenced to thirty day
In the couaty Jul).
Mr. C. K.. Campbell died Wednesday
morning at her horn near liar bine, agd
M year. th Is survived by her hus
band and five children.
"Msry Jane's Pa." a comedy-drama
In three acts, with twenty-five member
In tn cast, all graduatea of tha lieatrlc
High school, will I presented at the Gil
bert theater Wednesday evening, April 13.
TRENTON WINS DISTRICT
DEBATE FROM OXFORD
OXFORD. Neb., April H.-8peclal.)
Trenton High school won th chamoton
ship debate for th southwestern district
from tba Oxford High school hen last
tilgbt. Trenton had the negative and Ox
ford th affirmative of the league auea-
tlon. "Resolved, That the I'nlted Ptate
government aha!! adopt government own
ership and operation of the railroads."
Trenton was represented by Ray Wertg
Elbert Taylor and Maurice O'Byme. Ox
ford was repreaentad by Merlin Springer
Fnd Uellnar and Ralnh Cola.
tendent MannU of Trenton presided. The
Judges Wn Attorney Frank Adu.
HoUrega, Prof. WUkerson 4 the Kearney
Normal and Congressman llartun r
Grand Island. Decision waa unanimous for
i reoiom.
Friday was visitor' day for th Oxford.
rubUo schools, as th normal trntnin
students from Orleans, tha normal train.
log student from UoUrege. the Cam
bridge baa ball team, the Trenton de
rating squad and the Mascot teaching
lore wets present a visitors,
DIFFICULTY EXPERIENCED
IN FINDING SUPERINTENDENT
KEARNEY. Neb, April I4.-cip lul
Telegram.) Thee uperlntendent hav
bean In charge of the office of county
superintendent In Buffalo county within
th last twenty-four hour. fiuperin
tndarit EUioU. mho waa appointed reg
istrar, of th state normal s hool here,
was rsvlaeaJ by Joha Jameaon at a
meeting of th board, but It wis aoon
found thai he was disqualified becaus
f Mot being la tha schools during the
last three year. The board then cho
feuperlatendcnt Nichols of CUbon to fill
tba vacancy and ha will taJks up hla new
duties soon.
John T. Asheroft.
nDM'R FOURTH B. R. D., April 84.
(Special.) J. J. Asheroft received a tele
phone messaga Tuesday morning, an
nouncing the death of hi father, John
T. Asheroft, at Camp Crook that morn
ing. Mr. Asheroft accompanied by hla
brother, Dick, of California, left Tuea
day morning for Camp Crook to attend
th funenl. John T. Asheroft waa one
of th old timer of northern Harding
county.
Job J. Grlmmett.
TECtmSEH, Neb., April 24. (Special
Telegram.) John J. Grlmmett, died at
hla home hen today, after a long Illness.
He wa a native of West Virginia and
wa aged 82 year. The Orimmett family
ama to Tecumseh twenty yean ago. Mr.
Grlmmett la aurvlved by the widow and
several children. The funeral will be
held at the home Hunday afternoon In
charge Of th Maaonlo order.
Itene I)e Saint Msrcfssi .
I'ARIS. April 24. Rene Ue Walnt Mar
ceaux, tha sculptor, died last night at hi
horn In this city at tho ago of TO year.
Many of hi work ara famoua and, oc
cupy placea of honor In Parla. He was
elected to tho Academy of Fine Art in
1906, to succeed tha lata Faul Dubois.
Mrs. D. Daniel.
SUPERIOR, Neb., April M.-(8peclal
Telegram.) Mn. D. Daniel, one of th
old settlen of thl community, died thl
morning, after being sick sine Kaater
from a paralytic slroks. Tha funeral will
be held tomorrow.
MAN ASSESSED $1,003 BY THE
JURY F0 nwr KISS.
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ALBERT A. CLARK,
Caught by the camera at Seventeenth
and Fnrnsm streeta aa he was going
to court with hla attorney, W. J. Con-ncll.
CLEAR LAKE MEN MAKE A
BOOSTING TRIP TO OMAHA
CI.EAR LAKE. la, April 24. (Special )
All three of the summer hotels hen
ere undergoing extensive repairs and Im
provements, which means much better
servlre to the thousands of summer tour
ists. The Lakeahore Is having a new
porch built along the entire front. Is be
ing repainted throughout and extensive
Improvement on the interior. The Oaks
hotel Is doubling Its garage accommoda
tions, adding eight new stalls, and also
making considerable Improvements on
tha Interior of the hotel. Tha Oakwood
Park hotel Is having th porch repainted,
electric lights Installed, and considerable
done In the way of Interior Improve
ments. C. F. Crane and D. C. Branson
have Just returned from a three days' trip
to Omaha In the distribution of printed
matter for tha Commercial club. This Is
to bs followed by newspaper advertising
and a very large Increase of summer bus
iness Is expected from this point- The
Chicago Great Western railway la as
sisting the Commercial club In this ef
fort for more southwest business at Clear
Lake.
State Ossraaty Fond Hoard.
PIERRE, & P.. April 24. (Ppeclal Tel-
gram.) The board to act with Btate
Examiner J. T. Wlngfleld aa the Btate
Ranking commission to look after th
administrative work of putting tha atate
guaranty act Into actual operation wa
ulected by Governor Byrne thl evening,
as follows: H. It. Lien of Hlsstcson,
Iwls Jacob of Lenox and William It.
Iloaoa of 8pencer.
Department Orders,
WASHINGTON, April 14 (Special Tel
I ram.) A ilU service examination will
held on May ti at Columbua for Post
master at Monroe, Neb.
Houth lakcita postmaster reappointed:
Prltigle, Custer county, Mary U Reed:
Warner, brown county, Alexander L.
William.
A rural free delivery route will ba aa-
t hllshed on June 1 at Carpenter, Urs
liilu county. Wyoming: length of route.
thirty-two mllea; families to be served, lug.
Neve Btate Veterinarian.
PIERRE; S. D., April M. (Special Tel
egram.) Qovemor Byrne today appointed
Pr. J. E. Phelpa of Alexandria aa atata
veterinarian to aucceed Dr. Haby, re
signed. He appointed L. M. Davis of
Winner ss a member of tha State Live
Stock commission to fill the vacancy
caused by tha advancement of Phelps.
,
Lots Sold at Aaetloa.
CAMBRIDGE, Neb.. April 4.-Speclat
Telegram.) Tho opera houae lots sold
today for 10 at publlo auction to Robert
Rankin. The building burned one year
ago and th lots wen soi l In order to
make a division of assets to stockholders.
TECUMSEH PIONEER DIES
IN WASHINGTON STATE
TECUMSEH. Neb., April 24. -(Special.)
Martin V. Easterday, for many years a
resident of this community, died at the
home of his son, Milton Easterday, In
Tacoma, Wash., 'yeaterday'. Had ha lived
until August SI next he would hav been
90 years of age. Mr. Easterday had been
in falling health for several years, H was
a native of Jefferson county, O., and tn
an early day located tn Johnson county,
Nebrsaka. Mr. Easterday had served as
treasurer of thla county, and had repre
sented the county In tha state legislature.
Ha Is survived by four sons, Milton,
Rtephen. Joseph and Philip Easterday,
all of whom live In th Pacific northwest
Th body, accompanied by Milton Easter
day, probably will reach Tecumseh Mon-
day. fM f J j
HYMENEAL
Keparatloa Give to Hall.
WASHINGTON. April J4.-(Hpeclal Tel
cgrsun.) Tha Interstate Commerce com
mission haa ordered reparation In tha
claim of C. W. Hull company of Omaha
against the Mlaaourl Pacific Railroad
company, finding that the rute charged
on a carload of cement ahtpped from In
dependence, Kan., to Arnold and Staple
ton, Neb., was unreaaonable to the ex
tint that It exceeded 3u oents per UD
pounds. -
la the Movios at the Hipp
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, . Chrlstle-Hennlngsen.
SUPERIOR. Neb., April M. (Special
Telegram.) Today at 1 o'clock at th
home of her parenta, Mr. and Mrs. F. A.
Hennlngsen, Miss Marld Theresa Hen-
ntngsen and Kenneth Chrlatle of Butte,
Mont., were married by Rev. J. M. Hamll-
ton of tha First Presbyterian church,
The bride Is the daughter of F. A, Hen
nlngsen of the Hennlngaen Produce com
pany, and the groom Is a young business
man of Butte, Mont.
Natea f ram Seward.
SEWARD, Neb., April 14. (Special )
F. B. Tipton has sold a quarter section
of his lnnd nesr Tamora to Clyd Dally
for Uf.UOO.
Th Maryrvllle mills In this county
burned to the ground last night. Th
loss Is considerable,' but covered with In
surance. ' '
Charles Stshr, aged S3 years, died at
hla home in Heaver township yesterday.
The comeratone of St. Patrick's Cath
olic, church waa laid at Utlca on Thurs
day, Bishop Tlhen and many priests as
sisting. Th ladles of th church gav
a dinner at the open house after the
ceremonies.
The Brandorff family lost all their
household effects In th fire Friday that
conauined the house on th Webstar
farm.
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tiraad Masters Visits Maaoaa.
MCOOK. Neb., April 24-Specal.)
McCook lodtte No. 135, Ancient. Free and
Accepted Masone, received an official
visit from Grand Master Davl of Ne
braska Masuns last night. Th local
lodge held a special convocation, at which
about 1W Uaaons from all over this sec
tion of the state were present The
Master Mason degree was conferred., fol
lowed hy a bancjuet and toaat Hat.
Speeches by Grand Master Davis and
Senator Norris were features of th
evening.
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SITLRIOR. Neb. April 8t.-(Speclal
Teli-irram.) The Junlor-aenlor banquet of
the Superior High school was held last
night at tho hlrh school building. - This
year's class consists of thlrt y-fjur grad
uates, too largest number to gradual
from this a hcol
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HIT DOUOLA TmiST.
A Word With You, Mr. Voter:
The people of Omaha in selecting their pub
lic servants at the election to be held on Tues
day, May 4th, should keep this fact uppermost
in their minds.
Greater Omaha will soon be a reality, bring
ing with it not only its advantages but its re
sponsibilities. Don't you think that those who are familiar
with the needs of our great city; those who have
had to deal with its many difficult problems, are
more likely to be able to handle them intelli
gently and for the best interest of all the people,
than men untried and inexperienced?
No employer of labor, especially when about
to enlarge his business, would think of chang
ing his honest and faithful employes for men of
no experience, in the positions to which they
aspire.
Stand up for a Greater, More Prosperous
Omaha by voting for these seven men to carry
on the work they have begun and which they
are better qualified now than ever before to
perform.
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