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Soon the merry found of
.hammers and the busy rasp of
saws will resound and In a few
weeks this ground floor and
these windows will look like
those of a metropolitan trade
palace.
But big Raps must be made
in the stock In the meantime
any price on most everything
Just to clean up.
Remodeling
Sale Prices
ON ALMOST
Everything in
Stock Before the
Workmen Come
Just Imagine Buying
BOYS' and GIRLS'
Brand New, Low as
12.00
Then, too, there's a discount
of TWENTY per cent on ANY
Man's Bicycle in the house.
Excellent used Motorcycles
are going at $126, $100, $80,
$70, $50 and at as low as $25.
- Bicycle and Motorcycle Sun
dries are to be had now at dis
counts ranging from TWENTY
to FIfTY per cent.
Electrical Goods, Edison
Phonographs, Vacuum Sweep
ers, etc., go at similarly re
duced prices during sale.
Imagine Baying Good.
Used but Serviceable
Sewing
Machines
For as little as $1.00,
and First Grade Used
DROP HEAD
SEWING MACHINES
Low as $7.50
Hundreds of sewing ma
chines besides those listed here
are ready for early purchasers
at prices thai would hare ap
peared ridiculous until now.
Every Item In the sewing
machine accessor and sundry
department Is strikingly re
duced during this sale.
f.HCKELS'
NEBRASKA
CYCLE
CO.
Cor. 15th and Harney SL
Best Sporting
News
night In Tbe Bee day by day.
full box scores of all big leagues.
Sport cartoons that hit the bulls. ye
c- .urn M hi it
B CYCLES
iiROAR OF CANNON
FOR NINE MONTHS
Hundredth Bombardment of Pont-a-Mousson
About to Commence, but
People Are Unconcerned.
IGNORE SHOT AND SHELL
(Porrospondrnce of the Associated Press ) J
rONT-A-MOVSSON', May 24 Pont-a-Mousson
Is approarhlns Its hundredth
bomhardme nt. It ha. heard cannon con
tinuously for nine month, been shelled
intermittently during the whole of that
period, and dally part of It; It shows
some usly srar,a here and there, but life
Itoea on as uaual. Those merchants not
serving customers are sunning them
elves In their doorways. Boys playing
marbles on the Place Duroc stop only to
salute gravely a detachment of Infantry
marching through to take Its position in
the Boia le Fretre. A group of women
on the cathedral steps, surrounded by
their children, are knitting and chatting
calmly.
Meanwhile the cannon roara to the eat
toward Nomeny, to the southeast toward
Chateau Fallns, to the north toward
Metx. to the northwest In the P.olse le
Pretre. and to the west toward St. M thiol.
In one day eighty sheila fell In the
town, adding one more to the fresh
graves In the cemetery and Increasing the
devastation. The villagers have dis
tinguished a new note In the formidable
concert playing ail about them. It la the
voice of the big French guns that hare
commenced pounding the southern forts
of the fortified camp of Mets. They itnow
where they are. but no one mentions the
name of the spot, for every Inhabitant of
Pont-a-Mousson has acquired military
discretion.
Earn Im HI. Turn.
"Each one in his turn," said a non
commissioned officer, dining off a half
demolished table in a characteristic old
provincial auberge, aoross the bridge in
I the suburb of St. Michel. "Now they are
I going to get theirs and how they are
going to get tt, though!"
"Tit for tat." he added to the landlady
coming In from the kitchen to serve him.
Through the door she opened the kltohen
u seen to be open to the sky. "It
doesn't matter a bit when the weather's
good." said the landlady. "In fact, that
old range seems to work better than ever
In the open air, but when It rains It
kicks like sixty."
The kitchen In question had beon vis
ited by a twelve-inch shell, and all that
was left of it was the range and chimney.
The partitions separating the, dining room
and the bar were riddled by fragments.
The bar Itself had had its baok broken
and the tables and chairs were in various
stages of demolition.
"What a fright you must have had,'
said the sergeant.
"Yea," replied the simple old woman.
"I waa afraid the range was busted."
Spirit of Frontier.
Such is the spirit of these frontier
folks who have been bombarded for nine
months and have witnessed some of the
momentous developments of the gigantlo
duel between the principal opposing for
tresses of Mets and Verdun. Mets de
livered the first blow; Verdun Is now
countering.
The German armies' Invading Franc,
were unable to use their forces to the
beat advantage over so short a front as
the boundary between France and Ger
many. That Is one of the reasons given
by military experts for the violation of
the neutrality of Belgium by Germany.
This strategical movement enabled them
to pivot on Mots and wheel around
through Belgium Into France over a
vast front.
The German left resting on Meta was
at once engaged with the French center
renting on Verdun. The crown prince's
army,' coming into France by way of
Longwy, attacked Verdun on two eldea.
It succeeded in demolishing Troyon, an
Interval fort between Verdun and Toul,
but the only fort around Verdun they
were able to attack waa Douaumont,
and the French claim not a shell struck
home.
This bombardment was effected from
a sort of nautral zone to the north,
which neither side has occupied consist
ing of two small plateaus called Lea
Jumolles de Ornes. The Germans con
stituted a railroad behind these plateaus,
brought up guns by train, fired a few
shots, then drew the guns away with
out waiting for Verdun to reply. The
battle of the Marne put an end to this
desultory attack and since then the
pressure on Verdun has gradually turned
upon Mats.
WaM for Heavy Mortars.
Students of tbe military operations de
clare that the French have been within
long range of the Sommy and Wagner
fprta for several weeks and could have
attacked them with heavy artillery at
the time they began bombarding the
railroad line at Amaville. The entire dis
tance between Verdun and Mets is only
thirty-seven miles. It is supposed that
they ware waiting for the new heavy
Engltoh mortars, from which great
things are extected.
The fortress of Meta, like that of Ver
dun, is surrounded by heights affording
admirable protection and oommandlng
long distances of approaching ground.
In the time of the French possession of
A Mace-Lorraine It was supposed to be
ln" su-onseni rortirted place on the
frontier. The Germans began to
strengthen It Immediately after 1S71. The
work was finished ln 1890. Another
transformation, during which a number
of new forts were built, began In im
and was not yet completed at the out
break of the war.
The place- Is now defended by twenty
five modern forts with many intervening
redoubts .and secret field works. The
southernmost forts are the Sommy and
Haesler. whluh adjoin each other on the
right bank of the Moelle' and the left
bank of the Reille, and Wagner on the
right bank of the ftrtlle. It Is supposed
to be the forts of Sommy and Haesler
that are now being attacked. The for
mer is one of the most recently con
structed forts of the for trees; it is only
three and three-quarters miles from Ar
navllle, the frontier railroad town that
h been bombarded since December.
It is not supposed that the French have
In view an assault upon Meta. They are
simply Improving the opportunity af
forded by the procreas of their lines to
Inflict all the damage possible in antici
pation of a slegs later on.
I.oal.vllle (lab Electa Officer..
LOflSVII-LE. Neb.. June StSpeelal.)
The Commercial club met Injt night
and elected officers for the ensuing year.
Paul Fitsgerald was elected president,
W. F. Piers, vice president; H. U Ar
eryds, second vice president, Fred H.
Ossenkop, secretary; Walter Blake.
tfeurcr.
Attention, All You Swimmers,
Water Base Ball Game is Here
To the base ball fan who Its teen
watching the signs of "rain" and "wet
grounds" on the scoreboards for ths last
five weeks the term of water base ball
will not excite much enthusiasm, tot he
has had rnough of that sport, but to the
swimmer and aquatic performer that
tn le should Instantly arouse Interest.
And water base ball Is here. It Is a new
sport nd no games have yet been played,
but enthusiasm among nntatora haa al
i eady reached the highest pitch, and a
game between the Omaha Aquatic club,
a newly organised awlmmlng duo. and
a team from the Council Bluffs Tiung
Men's Christian association haa been
carded.
The first two water base ball games
will be played at the Council Bluffs How.
Ing association June 11 and Is. Tomorrow
the Omaha club will have Its men out
tor practloe, and a big crowd of twim
mers are planning to attend to see Just
how the game is played.
Platforms six feet square are placed In
thf water In the nine positions. The
pitchers platform and the catcher's plat
form are larger so that the umpire can
stand on the former and the batttr on
the latter. The game Is played Just ex
actly like base ball except that a cork
ball la used. The game Is said to be not
CANADIANS PLEASE EUROPE
Different View of North America
Aroused on Continent by
Braver Soldiers.
FRENCH ARISTOCRATS AT WORK
(Correspondence of the Associated ."Toss.)
OTTAWA. Ont., May 88 -Word that the
resolution of Canadian soldiers haa given
In Europe rather a different view of
North America to many people wno be
fore had not the occasion to oonslder this
continent was brought to Ottawa by Pr.
R. J. Manlon of Fort William. Ont.
Pr. Manlon had an unusual experience.
Three months ago he paid his way across
the Atlantic., bought his uniform, offered
his services as surgeon to the British
Red Cross In Paris and found there waa
no opening. He was proffered a place ln
one of the Anglo-French hospitals and
accepted. He found himself a member of
the surgical staff of a hospital estab
lished In the historic Chateau de lllm
berlleu, the property of Count de Ber
thune. seven miles north of Complegne
and but four miles back of the French
line.
"We had a telephone conneotion with
the trenches and we could aee the flash
ol bursting sheila from our windows, and
it was said that of all the hospitals this
was the nearest to the lines," said Pr.
Manlon. "There were sixty beds in the
hospital. It was maintained under Frenoh
military direction largely by English
money. The nurses and orderlies, almost
without exception, were persons of
wealth, of prominent Frenoh and English
families, and many of them were titled.
Two of the nurses were daughters of the
Count de Berthune. the owner of the
chateau; anoth.r was the Countess de
Pange, another the Marquise de Cha
bannea, another Miss Neville, grand niece
ol Lord Beaconsfteld; another a niece of
almlr Perrler, late president of Franco.
No one on the staff receives remunera
tion; Instead they contribute from WO to
$200 a month for the privilege of doing
the tedllus, exacting and often unpleasant
work whioh is required of nurses and
orderlies In every hospital. The ambu
lances were motors belonging to these
nurses and orderlies. The domestics of
the Institution were chiefly their maids
or servants or chauffeurs.
"There may have been a few paid do
mestics, but certainly no one on the
staff from the chief surgeon down re
ceived a wage.
Admire. Aristocrats.
"I left Canada a good democrat and
return as I left, but I must confess test
ings of admiration and respect for the
aristocrats I met ln this hospital .doing
what they conceived to be their duty all
these terrible times. In the hospital wo
men who had been waited upon all their
lives cheerfully performed tasks they
would not require of their maids. They
accepted the hospital routine of night
and day watches and faithfully adminis
tered to the needs of the wounds! sol
diers of all ranks. Among others who
served were Mr. and Mrs. Gray of Cam
bridge. He acted as an orderly and she
as a nurse. They paid the hospital $300
a month; they gave It the service of a
motor and their chaufteurand they per- I
slstently bought all sorts of thinars for '
the institution. One of the finest -char-j
acters and one of th. most useful per
sons about the place was Rev. Mr. Gedge,
a Church of England clergyman from '.
York cathedral. He performed the dual .
duties of orderly and chauffeur, driving
as an ambulance a car given by hi. con- .
grrgation for that purpose. Only on Hun- ;
day was he the clergyman, and I shall
always remember with admiration the
calm reverence with whioh he conducted '
service one Sunday through the din of a
terrific bombardment.
"Just ten miles away, at Fayel, was 1
another of these Anglo-French ho'spitals
where master and man, mistress and ;
maid worked side by side, humbly and
faithfully. The Fayel hospital la run by1
Countess Helena GLlchen, a cousin of
King Oeorge of England, and by Lady
Wemys, daughter of the British ambassa- j
dor at Paris. Pr. Lapthorn Smith of Mon- 1
treat la one of the surgeons at Fayel.
Our chief surgeon, or medicine che,f. at ,
Chateau de Rlmberlleu was Pr. Merlin, 1
a member of the Frenoh Chamber of
Peputlea, and the surgeons under him '
were an English-Spaniard from Jamaica,
a Scotchman and myself, a Canadian.
Those who came to us wars French sol
diers of every rank, and all of them pa-'
tlent and oheerful. Their one Idea waa
to mend and get back to active service. I
That 'they would return to the lines they '
took aa a matter of course." i
il A STAXQAftfi FAMILY KKtOr
For over forty years it
has been used as A TONIC
AND STOMACH REM
EDY. Peruna aids the ap
petite and gives new life to
digestion.
orly exciting, but extremely funny to
the spectators. Coach Tommy Mills of
the high school will umpire the first
fcame.
Pete Wendell, formerly enlmmlt'g In
structor at the Carter lok, club and at
the Central Young Mens Christian as
sociation lh Chicago, has been engaged
ty the Omaha Aquatic club to coach the
Omaha squad. Wendell la an enpert
swimmer and a rood ball player, and
declares he will have his learn In good
erough shape to lick the spots off the
Bluffs boys.
He haa chosen the following lineup to
represent the local club: oigar Rensen
gren. William Westlund. Wlllard Mays,
Harold Hubner. Farl Bullock, Arthur
Houglas. Earnest Cathro, Walter Bastlnn
end Pete Wendell.
After the first games are playe.l two
teams will be formed by the Omaha club.
In addition to the above nine the follow.
Ing are members of the Omaha club who
play the game: 8wde Anderson. Ala
Anderson, Harry Wnnberg. Bill Brock
trlller, Harry Truntln, Wes Williams.
Harry Williams, Win Hrhmm, Claud
Bchrum. Ray Pencil and Warren fitch.
If the club makes a success of the fame
efforts wilt be made to play teams In
Kansas City. Pes Moines. Pt. Joseph,
Ploux City, Lincoln and other cities.
CASH BOX OF MAHARAJAH IS
STOLEN ATALT LAKE CITY
WASHINGTON, June 6.-The Mahara
jah of Knpurtkala, Indian prince, haa
asked the tyate department to help the
Rait Lake police recover hla cash box
and important papers, which, he says,
were stolen from the room of his secre
tary In a hotel tn Salt Lake City last
Thursday.
The Maharajah, now In Pasadena,
naked the British ambassador to enlist
the aid of tin State department and his
request was presented today.
Bailey service ranks supreme.
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LEAN-UP
PLAYED
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porfeet. Their names are tholr recommendations. Every one a
lifetime bargain.
. Your Terms Aro Our Terms
Here Are Some of the Bargains:
$250 Chase & Baker Cabinet Player 92S
JtOO Pianola Cabinet Player $50
fftOO ClouKh & Warron Player Piano $220
.V10 rkhmoller & Mueller Player Piano $3."0
9700 Htuyveeant Pianola Pluno $305
MOO Wheelork Pianola Piano $4HO
$000 Hchmoller Mueller Player llano $375
$750 Gmeraon Player Piano $-170
$1,1 00 Weber Pianola Piano $800
Beautiful Cold Watch Set TO EH vith every Mayer Piano pur
chased this week or If you villi aeud us the name of a prospective
pnrchaf.fr and we sell them jou receive a Gold Watch Free for your
trouble. '
1-Vee Bench, Scarf nnd Selection of Music, with every Instrument,
Sc.in.ol.sr & HucIIcr Piano Co.
1311-13 Farnam Street .
Exclusive Representatives for
Dangler Rotary
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John Hussie Hardware Co.
2407-09 Cuming St. "If you buy it of Hussie, it's right."
Banish Summer
Foot Misery
With the coming of hot weather, the
various forms of foot ills reach their most
painful stage. The feet burn, and cal
louses, ingrown nails, corns and bunion,
all become more unbearable during the
summer.
Tou will not need to suffer In this way
if you will consult with me. My special
study of the orthopraxy of the foot enables
me to adjust appliances that give immedi
ate relief. I deal with the cause not the
effect of tbe ailment, and base my work
upon scientific and orthopedic principles.
See Stryker for Foot Comfort
SerMce.
Douglas Shoe Store
117 North 18th Street.
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If it's in style ESFJlk have ft
Our Great Semi
Unrestricted Choice of the House
Any Woman's Suit in Stock
Any Woman's Coat in Stock
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CHOICE
Out' Sc ' Sale at flB.OO has gTowrt to hare a moat
enviable- rvpi ml JiiMly o, for we have always riven the
full nu-netirv v offer any garment tn stork at flosOO. We
have never gou through tho atork and takem out the hotter ones,
tint IM'M'PK KVFHV IJAKMKXT in the sale, resrardlea of coat,
N.ituroll the wile Saturda) redured the slock conalderahly,
but thtvre are mill tin limited numbers of remarkable bargain and
you will be well repaid by com In if .Monday.
The Suits Ranged in Value to $50.00
The Coats Ranged in Values to $37.50
The Dresses Ranged in Values to$37.50
firs
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A Special Lot of
SUITS
COATS
DRESSES
Worth up to $20.00
SALE
OF:
P1AB30S
An actual mire enough
Having of from 80 to 40 er
rent.
Mint homes Mill noon
bubble over with music and
melody.
Tomorrow we plaxe on
sale R rioyer Pianos at the
lowest prices you have ever
heard of. Home have Iteeti
used for demonstrating, otlj.
era taken in exchange, every
one now guaranteed to be)
the Aeolian Pianola Piano.
Flame Gas Ranges
After you have looked all
arourid, come and see tho
"Pansier Rotary Flamo."
This is the only improve-
racnt of any value that has
Doen made in gas stoves ln
ten years, and believe us,
this is an Improvement. Unless
you own some stoolt In the gas
company, you'll appreciate the Mr
saving of this wonderful patented
burner.
Alaska Refrigerators
Sanitary. Odorless and great
Tl RBVftn tT1thf ntaln llnlnv
or white enamel. Prices
SS.50 to $37.00
ni xouaLAj axos sTOxm.
- Annual Sale Continued for Monday
CHOICE
LINGERIE WAISTS
High or Low Necks
Slightly Soiled & Mussed
Worth Regularly to $1.50
35c
JSO eft V PQUGLAS
Stomqch Trouble of Lone f
Standing Yiolds to Duffy's
MRS. B. ' IXJniNOER.
Puffy's Pure MaltUhlskcy!
t
la a natural food tnnla whioh Invlroratss the nervous machanlam of tha stomach,
by Inducing; activity In the flow of aaatrlo Julrss aa that ths too you sat will
digest naturally. Because the stomach la not required to deal with auhstanceai
stranye to Its methods of working, aa Is the case with ordinary remedies, thos
who take Imffy's, a tablespoonful ln water before meals and on retlrlna- aa dt-,
rented, usually look once more upon life with a sound stomach, and a placid brovci
Tliat'a why so many .
"Get Duffy's end Keep Well"
PoM In BKAt.Kn BOTTT.rcS ONLY.
Dnffrs from yon looal SnurrUt. rrooer or
BflTF S1-00 Pr bottle. U be cannot supply Ton,
WW I b write ti,w. will 4l yon where to set it. legatee!
bookie free.
The Duffy Malt Whiskey Co..
An Undisputed Fact
Omaha is considered one of the live
liest real estate cities in the world. Its
values aro stable. They don't drop in
times when the rest of the country is hav
ing "hard times."
There is no safer investment
for money than Omaha ground.
There is no more likely place to
put money and be assured that in
a few years you can sell the prop
erty for twice or thrice what it
cost you.
Just now THE BEE, in its
Thirty-Day
Buy-a-Lot Campaign
is drawing the attention of thousands to
tho desirability of buying a lot or a house
and lot.
Many are taking advantage of
the very low prices which are be
ing made on real estate by dealers
and are getting genuine bargains
which they will have the satisfac- .
tion of seeing increase and grow
in value.
Are YOU one of these?
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U J3et&& have it, it's in style
Palm Beach Skirts. .$4.50
Palm Beach Suits. .$10.00
New Middy Blouses, $1.00
New Wash Dresses. .$4.95
Many paopla who hm suffered
for years from the terrible effects of;
a disordered stomach are loud isr
their praise of Duffy's Pare Ma!t
Whiskey; for, five te the stomach
strength and perfect actiond dis
ease is invariably conquered. CufiV'
is an ideal corrective ef indigestion;
Read what Mrs. Loringer saya: i
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"Duffy'. Pure Malt Whiskey cured
me of stomach trouble from which j
uf fered for three years. After taklnfe
several bottles. I can truly attribute)1
my complete recovery from stomach
trouble to Duffy's Pure Malt." Mrs;
B. Loringer, 6727 Market Street,)
Philadelphia, Pa.
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Beware of Imitations.
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