THE OMAHA SUNDAY BKE: DECEMBER 10. 1916
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GROH SHAKES HANDS
U7TTTT muv v i innn
Discovers that Germany Has a
Process of Making Bread
Out of the. Very Soil.
ALMOST SHOT AS A SPY
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stern., rl
I I is -eye
I arose, i
hands. V
By A. R. GROtf.
was in Germany last' night. I
can now dispel much of the uncer
tainty which exists regarding war
time conditions there, the Vood sup-
pi, the health of; the kaiser.
I can give you first-hand, eye-wit
ness facts. I saw the kaiser and
shook hands with him. I talked to
the peopje. I had a wonderful escape
Irom being shot as a spy.
All this happened in my dreams.
Of the railway journey and voyage
I remember nothing. Indeed, to the
subconscious self, space does not
exist, therefore no journey was.
necessary. '
1 found myself in a sort of garden
around an Alpine cottage, talking to
someone whom ' I -don t recollect,
Down across a slope of green field I
could see the frontier line of Ge
many, plainly marked, as on, a map.
Get Bread From Ground.
I don't remember our conversation
icrc, but 1 do remember that 1 saw
a number of women digging ground
tn the fields and carrying it in bushel
baskets into the Alpine cottage. The
person to whom I was talking told
mc that the German scientists had
found a way to make very good bread.
out or tne ground.-
1 didn't go inside the house to see
how this was done. At this point the
conversation fades,-into haze .of
dreams and I found myself seated in
a vast amphitlieatcr like the Vale
"bowl, watching what 1 think was a
foot ball panic
There were only a very few people
lucre, ana i was toia ny someone tnat
this was because all the men were at
the front. 1 'further observed tint
none of the men were smoking, whicfe.
I was informed, 'was because - all
tobacco is'seut to the soldiers. -
Then he appeared the kaiser also
in the dream manner, fiot walking, but
just appearing suddenly on the steps
a few feet from mc. He wore a white
uniform with high riding boots. A
sword hung by ills side and he had
a helmctsgn his head, surmounted by
an eagle. He looked as he looked
when i saw him last, about ten years
ago. I can deny the reports that his
hair and mustache have turned white.
They are as dark as ever. He looked
: did not smile.
rested ort mc and I thrilled.
and then we were shaking
We conversed. I told him 1
was a newspaper man and that when
1 g6t back tg America I was going
to tell the oeoplj the truth about Ger
many. J remember saying something
about the new process of making
bread out of ground and that the al
lies could never hope to starve Ger
many now.
About to Be Shot.
This scene Jaded out and I fourid
lnyself in a small room. A ladder led
up through a trap door. I went up
the .ladder and then through a maze
of rooms. I couldn't find my way
back -to the original room. I sat
down at a table. Suddenly appeared
a tall German in a white apron. Hei
was so close that 1 saw his apnon be
fore 1 looked up and saw his face.
He- was scowling' terribly. He ac
cused me of being a spy. I was
frightened, f pictured myself, being
shot without time to -prove my in
pocence. 1
Then I remembered my meeting
with the kaiser. 1 immediately be
came steoi, i feeling my strength
against this insolent fellow. f told
him 1 had been talking to Kaiser
Wilhelm that very day and that he'd
better be careful what he accused me
of. . 1 ,
He immediately apologized and
bdwed. I felt a great relief and peace.
Then I awoke.
Japan
Leads World
In the Matter of
Granting of Divorces
(Correspondence of the Associated Press.)
Tokio, Nov. 20. In proportion to
its population. Japan leads the world
in divorce, according to statistics just
compiled by government officials. A
great number of separations come
about immediately after marriage.
Whereas in England the proportion
of divorce is only two to every 20,000
marriages and in the United States it
is eighty-two, in Japan there .are no
fewer than 173 divorces to every 20,
000 marriages. Most of the divorces
recorded have been brought about by
"mutualsconsent" and through the ef
forts of the go-betweens responsible
for the original union. They were ac-
complishcd without j submission to
cour or law. Out of the59,000 di
vorces which were effected between
1883 and 1902 oiily 09icascs were ob
tained by law suits. The divorce re
port says:
"This remarkable state of affairs is
attl'IDUtaoie to t letart .that ideas n
ndividual rights and obligations as
l.Lit no n,ivm.uC dllU CAJJCI IClllC Ul
the law are but scantily developed in
the minds of the Japanese people. But
since the Japanese women are now
growing in the consciousness of their
dignity and rights we hear now and
then of cases of women fighting for
divorces in the courts of law.
Draw the Line on
Use of the Jits
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(Corrpcpondenee of the Associated Press.)
Berlin. Nov. 20. The mosf recent
restriction upon 'the use of taxis
whereby they may not Jie used for
trips to the theaters, motion picture
shows, restaurants or places of amuse
nrents, brought iu itsvake a perfect
flood of requests for special permits.
The requests come from actors and
actresses on the one hand, and from
crippled and lame persons who are
not very well able to use the street
of
"OLIVER OSBORNE" AND THE MAN MISTAKEN FOR
HIM Two views of "Oliver Osborne" and one of James W.
Osborne, prominent New York lawyer, whom Miss Rae Tan
zer accused of being "Oliver." 1
.'CV' V'OWNK?':
REDFIELD DISCUSSES
FOREIGN TRADE
Secretary Says Export Busi
ness Must Be Maintained to
Protect Gold Received.
NATION IS WEALTHIEST
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Washington, Dec. S. Unprecedent
ed growth of the country's foreign
trade, the commercial advantages
which will accrue from peace and the
opportunity presented for- a heavier
export business and greater invest
ments abroad are set forth today by
Secretary Redlicld :of the Depart-l-eiit
of Commerce iu liis annual re
port, i he report gives figures show
ing the nation's trade- expansion of
two years and sums up tlie counlry-'s
commercial dominance as follows:
"Our foreign "indebtedness has been
reduced possible $3,000,000,000. We
have loaned' abroad a total sumsince
the war begun on August 1, 1914,
estimated at ? 1,500,000.000, and in
creasing. We are the wealthiest na
tion in the world 'and the most pros
perous one. We have not wasted our
nien or means in" war. Relatively to
ourfiscal power today our debts arc
trifling. Nations less wealthy than
some of our individual states bear a
heavier, burden of debt and interest
than w i , -
"We are the only one of the great
.industrial peoplesat peace. Nations
turn to us tor goods ana means witn
which to pay us for the goods. None
of us in our, wildest financial fancies
five years "ago would have dreamed
that things could be as now they are.
- CL1A T t I . .
The police authorities disposed
tne case ot tne actors by arranging
for special passes issued when it can
be shown that performers must use
some speedy form of transportation
to get to the theaters on time. Crip
pled persons, as they apply, must
, show that-they need to get about in
hurry, also they are forced to depend
on the old-fashioned horse cab which
still cjawls about the streets.
Gold Reserve Important.
.'"To protect our reserve of gold.
which is the ultimate base on -which
our domestic credits rest, we must
maintain our export-, trade and must
continue to increase loans and invest
ments abroad. . The work of the Bu
reau of Foreign and Domestic Com
merce is devoted to' these important
duties. The.neport of the chief of
that service; .shows-its extraordinary
growth and effectiveness. In thou
sands of business offices its aid is
acknowledged and welcomed.' Never
has our government put at the dis
posal of our business and industry
the helpful facilities that are now provided.
"It is of national importance that
the great service which shovys such
practical results should be given the
men and money necessary to carry
on ' its great work even more effi
ciently. The force bf commercial at
taches should- be enlarged. Further
sums should be provided for the for
eign traveling service. The depart
ment acknowledges with keen appre
ciation the aid, which congress bas
givep. The funds for' promoting the,
foreign trade of the, country are now
five times larger 'thaSi they were four
years ago. The results are many times
greater than the increase in funds." '
Large Appropraitions Needed.
The secretary urges larger appro
priations fop-all the bureaus of his
department,' and for enlarged building
facilities. Experts In many lines, he
says, arc being employed constantly
atjiigher salaries by private concerns.
thus crippling the department iu its
work. This is particularly true, he
says, of the scientific bureaus. Higher
pay is asked for these experts.
"Never," says the report, "has the
demand for scientific and technically
trained men been so' great as at pres
etff. This has resulted in the loss of
many well-trained i men in the Bu
reau of Standards' staff. The time has
come when some of the salaries paid
such experts must be increased or
their services dispensed with. This
cannot be dorfe without a loss in
quality and the deterioration of the
high standard of the bureau's work."
Experts in the Bureau of Foreign
and Domestic Commerce, th report
dcclares, are paid much less than men
similarly piacca m oincr government
departments and in private employ.
The report tells of efforts during
the year to reduce industrial wastes
and of its paper, saving and other
campaigns and work in introducing
new sea foods through the Bureau
bf Fisheries.
KAISER DISREGARDS
PROTEST OF U. S.
Deportation of'Belgians is De
clared Justified by So
cial Necessity.
WILL GIVE OUT THE FACTS
Washington. Dec. 9. With publi
cation of the American protest to
Germany on the deportations of Bel
gians, State department official; dis
closed today the United States gov-
manv and that in a strictly conven
tional sense it hail almost no right to
discuss the matter at all with Ger
many, as Belgium's interests in that
country are represented by Spain and
not by the United States. Conse
quently with ajl diplomatic proce
dure now admittedly exhausted, the
department has no other recourse
than to give the facts to the public
and leave the case with it.
No indication has been given as to
when the official reply would be re-
freived or if one would be sent, but it
is understood that if one does conic
it will be made public if the German
government desires. The note last
night, it was stated, was made public
without cousulation with Germany.
With the apparent failure of the
American protest, as well as those nf
CDn
ernment has exhausted .its means of Mlolland. Spain and the Vatican and
the-deportations unabated, the Stale
department will await the expressior
of public opinion before another str
is taken. The next step may be tin
making public of further informatior
of the extent and machinery of ill
deportations. ' Meanwhile the second official tak
mcnt from r'ngland published today
that American relief in Beigium ma-
have to be terminated because of tin
diplomacy and has laid the case be
fore American public opinion, from
which it will expect to dralv guid
ance for the next steps, if any be
taken.
, Germany's reply, conveyed in con
versations with Charge Grew at Ber
lin bv Chancellor von Bcthmann-
,, ., ... j .- ' have to ne t
nouweg. u mai mc neporia.ions arc - dcpor,atj011Si is caHsillg 4arnl
regarded as justified on the grounds
of social necessity. v
No-actual reply in the forr.i of a
note haT been received from Ger
many, but no doubt has been left by
the rhancellcir that the protest of the
United -States will not be heeded.
Official information hows, also,
that the deporations are continuing.
Publication of the protest was dis
closed at the State department to
day to be for the purposexof placing
the case before American public opin
ion. It was also revealed that pub
lication of the document might be,
interpreted as unfriendly, but that
this contingency had been taken into
consideration before it was given out.
The State department feels that it
has gone far beyond the usual diplo
matic hounds m its protest to Ger-
German Cruiser is
Loose in Atlantic
London. Dec. 9,-rA German '
ship has succeeded in running tin
British cordon in the North Sea. a
cording to the report of a ship caps
tain, who says his vessel was held up
and examined in the Atlantic. The
vessel is not a converted merchant
man, the captain said on his arrival
here, but is a regular light cruiser.
SSffJS Largest Furniture Sales floors in Nebraska EpS
OMAHA HOME FURNISHING HEADQUARTERS
The Beaton & Later Company
take pleasure in announcing
A Special Display
and Six Weeks Sale
of Rare
Oriental
Rugs
itemed under fortunate circumstances in
the face of depleted markets by
Mr. N. Vartanian
who needs no introduction to Omaha
Oriental Rug Lovers.
Sale Begins Monday in the Carpet
Department, Second Floor
Persistence is the Cardinal Virtue
i Advertising. i
SHI
Most Extensive Furniture Salesfloors in Nebraska I
A McDougal,
Kitchen
Cabinet
Makes' a
Splendid
Gift
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EATON &'! him ra-
U . ta Phone D 335.M t
415 -17 So. W St.
- Omahi Home Furnishing Hendqutrters
A Sweeper
Vac
Vacuum
Sweeper
a Splendid
Gift for
"Mother"
German Efficiency Saves
Paper in Frpnt Trenches
(Orrfupondonco of I he .Associated Prirts. )
Baranowitsch. Russia, Oct. 2. The
same principle of saving the most use
less scraps of waste that is being
practiced all over Germany has been
introduced at the front now also.
There is not a company or regiment
all along flic huge front that has not
installed, in convenient places in the
front trenches, receptacles for waste
of all kinds.
There, are bags or baskets for paper
that can be sent back to Germany to
be made into pulp; for glassware,
whether lroken or intact, for old
clothes and miscellany, and, 1 of
course, for scraps of food that may
be used to feed swine that always are
an integral part of every staff head
quarters behind the lines.
I" jVfu Peruna eases
the burden of the
WtX&A ins away the danger
Peruna eases
the burden of the
housekeeper by keep
ing away the danger
of illness resulting
from colds, coughs,
and indigestion due
to catarrhal condi
tion. It speedily re
lieves and overcomes
these.
Its tonic properties build up
the strength of the physically
weak and run down, and its use
inoonvaleecense, especially after grip,
is remukably beneficial.
KEEP IT ON HAND
The wise bouwkeeper has Peruna
on hand for instant use even if catarrhal
troubles do not call for tit regular ad
ministration. A dose or two la time
often prevents a long illness.
Liquid or tablet form.
Muslin Tablets are a splendid
IaxtivfTor home use.
Ask the drugglst
THE PERUNA COMPANY
Columbus, Ohio .
me Gift Enduri
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Unique Gift Furniture in interesting variety is featured on every one' of the six big
Beaton & Laier furniture salesfloors. Assortments are of an attractiveness made especially
noteworthy by extremely low prices. Only a few representative choosings are mentioned
in this ad.
WD) M II
A Rich New Cane Davenport
Would make an especially appropriate Yuletide re
membrance for all the family. We are featuring
two very pretty Adam types in brown mahogany
with velour upholstery, at $95 and $99
Arm Chairs to match.,. .t$47.50 and $49.75
Other Cane Davenports, at $125 and $183
Martha Washington
Sewing Tables
Table, like cut, in mahogany; a
splendid gift, special, Monday,
at- .v $13.75
OtherXypes, at $10. $18 up-
Drop Leaf
Sewing Tables
Similar to cut, in genuine
mahogany, beautifully
finished, $18. $18.50.
$0.00 and $27.50
Hi-Back Arm
Chair
'Like cut, in beautifully
finished brown mahog
any with rich figured ve
lour uphoUtery, in two
sizes $40 and $42
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mTFStt ' "'"-I in: We Please Tfl
g Youor 1
s&jjilQis x Your Money 8 f
El
Five Year
, at 1324
Farnam
Street
Reading
"fables
In brown mahogany;
ideal -or gifting
$13.50. $16.75 to
$27.50 ,
Velour Rocker
Or chairs, with brown
mahogany frames, sim
ilar to cut large size,
splendid gifts, at $25
Tilt-Top
Tables
In ' mahogany,
priced, at $7.
$12. $14.50
and $20.
New Gate Leg
Tables
In mahogany, shown in a
wide variety of sizes and styles,
priced from $20 and $25 up.
A Spinet Desk
Would surely please any woman
and make this a Christmas long to
be remembered. We have tnem
priced as low as $26.00.
Dr. Menney Says:
'The recommend is tlfe supreme test in dentistry.
"It means good work and satisfactory service. ; .
"It means that patients ar so well pleased that they
voluntarily take their good time to tell someone about it.
"We are building "our business on Recommends Seven out of
every ten people that come to us are sent by satisfied patients."
Beit Silver CO Heaviest Bridge (J Aft
Filling. WUC Work, per tooth,, . .... .sVLUU
Be.tV2k Cy! fill Wonder Plate. C Q tlA
Gold Crow. , . i)t.UU I worth $15 to $25.tf-0- I U
IMENNEY DENTISTS
Hourit 8.30 A.
M. to 6 P. M.
Wednesdays .
and Saturdays
Till 8 P. M.
Not Open
Sunday.
14th and Farnam Sts.
1324 Farnam . Street.
Phone Douglas 2872.
t
NOTICE Out-of-town patrons
can set Plates. Crowns. Bridges
"and Fillings completed in 1 day.
Free
No Students.
Lady
'Attendants.
Worth -While Toy Department Monday Specials
The New "Katy-Did Kars"
And $1,35
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Really $2.50 Values
Structo Building Sets
40 Less
All little folks will take many
hours of pleasure and instruc
tion from a Structo Building
. set. We have them in all sizes.
On sale Monday, at 40 reduc
tion from regular modest prices.
Special $1 1 C
Monday P1A'
Really $2.25 Values
Showrt in two sizes, exactly
like cut. Strongly built with
forks-. of strong, light steel
tubing, to which the wheels are
securely attached. Seat and
wheels are made of maple and
will not split. It is not affected
by weather conditions. The fin
ish is shiny and attractive. Can
be used inside the house over
hardwood floors without the
slightest injury to them. A
great exerciser and a delight to
every little boy or girl.
A Royal Rest Chair-" Fine Gift for Father'
A Splendid Tea Wagon
Of popular William and Mary
type, in jacoDean oaK or mahog
any, similar to cut; extra value,
Monday 814.75
Mahogany Serving Trays
In a wide variety of styles.
priced from 85 to SI 0.00
and ..........812.00
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