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14 A THE OMAnA SUNDAY BEE: OCTOBER 7, 1917. i 1 1 BRYAN DUES -LA FOLLETTE TALK Commoner, in Lincoln, Says He Did Not Enow Lnsitania Car ried Arms When Signed Note. Lincoln, Oct. 6. William J. Bryan arrived 1 1 coin yesf rda" for a five days' visit before entering cam paipns in various states for the suf frage and prohibition causes. Mr. Bryan's attention was called to a press dispatch to the effect that he would be questioned by the senate subcommittee as to Mr. La Follette'i statement that he had several timci urged President Wilson to prevent the sailing of the Lusitania because it was alleged an ammunition cargo was aboard, and he replied: "I read the statement which pur ported to have been made by Senator La Follette in a speech in MinnesoU to. the effect that four days before the sinking of the Lusitania I had no tified the president that there was ammunition on board the vessel When I passed through Washington last Wednesday I notified the State department and also Senator La Fol lette that the senator had been mis informed and that I had not known until after the sinking of the Lusitania that it carried ammunition in its cargo." Western Gives Young Men Of Draft Stirring Farewell West. -n. N .. Oct. 6. (Special.) Five more young men called under the selectived rafj left Wednesday for Wil ber to entrain for Fort Riley. This makes fifteen young men that West ern has given for service by volun- " tary enlistment and the selective draft The young men leaving today were John Dallas, Floyd Gipple. Law- ' rence Matzke. Roy Dubois and Will Gross. A special patriotic program on the public square was held, with national airs played by the Western Cornet band and addresses by Prof. A. J. Hill, superintendent of schools, Rev. Mr. Fisher of the St. John's Evangelical church. Rev. M. Wichelt of the United F.vangelical church, and Rev. E. E. Shafer of the Methodist Episcopal church. The past6rs of the German speaking churches urged the young men to stand by their country and be true to the flag and the gov ernment. The Knitting society of the Red Cross chapter are busy knitting socks, wristlets and sweaters, and will soon have their quota finished. Miss Alma Blandin has been accepted by the State Woman's Council for demonstra tion work in Cedar. Dakota and Thurston counties. One Divorce Suit and a Damage Case at Fremont Fremont. Neb., Oct. u. (Special Telegram.) Denying the allegation of cruelty set forth by her husband, Carl Peterson, in his suit for divorce, Mrs. Wilhelmina Peterson filed a counter claim and petition for di vorce on the same grounds. The Petersons were married in Fremont j four years ago. Mr. Teterson is a well-known traveling salesman. Merrill Holbrook started suit In district court against William Bolts of Scribner, $650 damages as a result . of an alleged accident near Hooper two weeks 'ago. The car in which Mr. Holbroke and family fere riding was struck by Mr. Bolts automobile, the petition asserts. Two Men Hold Up Fruit Store; Battle With Prop. A. Frank, proprietor of a fruit store at 2236 South Tenth street; was held up by a white man and a negro last night and beaten about the head with a gun when he resisted their com mand to hold up his hands. After battling with Frank, both highway men made their getaway without ob taining anything. Frank said they asked to purchase some fruit, when suddenly the white man pulled a gun from his pocket .- and commanded him to hold up his hands. Frank was taken to St. Joseph's hospital, where his injuries were at tended. He suffered several scalp wounds during the battle with the highwaymen. Police have a good de scription of them. Philadelphia Mayor Bound Over on Contempt Charge Russ Parliament to Be Merely Consultative Petrog.ad 'Oct. 6. The i wioa pers say that the preliminary parlia ment, which the democratic con gress has decided to set up, will be a provisional body of a consul tave, not legislative, character. It will be empowered, however, to consider questions of foreign policy. It will consist of 231 members, of which 110 will represent the Zem stvos and twns. The government is to supply it periodically with all information concerning the situa tion in the country. Philadelphia, Pa.. OcV 6. Another sensation was sprung in the Fifth ward political feua today when Mayor Smith charged with conspiracy to murder in the killing of a policeman, was bound over by Judge Brown in municipal court for contempt for re fusing to produce original reports made to him by city detectives with regard to conditions in the ward. v. It has been intimated that copies of the reports given to the district attorney by the mayor were not true copies of the originals. Washington Orders Fourth Class Postoffice Changes Washington Oct 6. Fourt": c'ass posfeffices wh'ch have become presi dential and the salary the postmaster will receive are as follows: . NebraskaBrunswich, $1,000; Her shey. $1,000. . Iowa Aplington, $1000; Stanhope, $1,000; Terril $1,100; Waukee, $1,000; Wheatland, $1,100. South Dakota Pollock. $1,100; Valley Springs, $1,000; White River, $1,100. Wyoming Fort Russell. $1,000; Glcnrock, $1,200; Vankessel. $1,000. EaglesDogs, Goats, Parrots Et Cetera Must Be Left Behind . Washington, Oct. 5. American 4 troops seat to England for additional training must leave behind their mas cots under orders issued today by the War department. -The admission of animals to England is forbidden ex cept by special permit and the milt . tary attache in London has declined to seek further permits. Frenchmen Come to U. S. To Study American Hotel New York. Oct 5. A French hotel , commission will attend the convention of American hotel men to be held here the week of November 12 for the purpose of gathering facts, plans and data as to methods "of management to - be applied to an extended program of new hotel construction in France, it .was announced here today. .. New Postmasters Appointed For Nebraska and Wyoming Was! "tigton, Oct. 6. Postmasters appointed for Nebraska: Fontcoflle,, Washington county, George Peck, vice Otto E. Bloch, resigned; Irving ton, Douglas county, John K. Bleick, vice Edmund G. Scanlan, resigned; Robert, Hayes county, Thomas E. Tavlor. vice C. A. Massie, resigned. Wyoming: Fort Laramie, Goshen county, Mrs. Dora Knott, vice Nettie Rutherford, resigned. Robert S. Myers appointed rural carrier at Aultrot, la. taly Takes Steps to Defeat Enemy Press Rome, Oct. 6. The , authorities have discovered various campaigns in tended to demoralize the country re sembling those recently exposed in France. The ministry of justice has decreed that all persons guilty of acts calculated to depress public. .opinion, diminish the country's power of re sistence or prejudice the national in terest as regards the internal, for eign or military situation shall be; im prisoned for not more than ten years and fined not more than 10,000 lire. Repudiate Candidacy Of William M. Bennett New York. Oct. 6. T'ie candidacy of William M. Bennett for mayor, on the republican ticket; was repudiated last night by the republican county committee of New York county b a vote of 843 to. 223. The committee did not formally pledge itself to any candidate, although Job E. Hedges and other speakers urged support of Mayor John P. Mitchel, who is seek ing re-election as a fusion candidate without the formal nomination of any party. Several Killed in Riots In Argentine Capital Bueno. Al.es, Oct 6.- ...veral per sons were killed or wounded today in a battle between troops and railway strikers at Tan Viejo. A demonstration in favor of neu trality which had been arranged. for tomorrow has been forbidden by the government because there are insuffi cient forces to maintain order. Agita tors in favor of severing relations with Germany had threatened to stop the demonstration. Mayor of Osceola Killed In Motor Car Accident Osceola. Neb., Oct 6. (Special Telegram.) Mayor H. J. McBeth of Osceola was killed tonight when his automobile overturned as he was de scending a hill two miles from here. The car rolled over three times, throwing Dr. McBeth out and break ing his back. He was 42 years of age. His wife survives. Luxburg Departs for Home on Spanish Ship . Buenos A'res, Oct. 6. It it re ported in diplomatic circlet that Count Karl Voir Luxburg, former German minister to Argentina, who recently wag given his passports, ailed today for Spain on the Span ish steamer Reina Victoria Eu genia. He is said to hive a Spanish safe conduct, which, diplomats aay, it sufficient to protect tis person, but not his papers, from capture. An announcement by tie Argen tine foreign office earlier t the day said Von Luxburg would depart from the country within a day or two. ' FRENCH RESOLUTE FOR LOSTPROYINCES Have Absolute Determination to Regain Alsace and Lor raine, Which Germans Took From Them. Paris, Oct. . Louis Barthou, mem ber of the inner war council of the present cabinet and former premier, at the luncheon of the American club yesterday declared that 1 the French government and the French people were absolutely and unshakeably re solved to reunite Alsace-Lorraine to France. "We wish to regain that which be longs to us," he said. "Restitution to its legitimate proprietor of property taken by force and retained by fraud is what we ask. A protest which has continued for forty-seven years is more eloquent and more decisive than arjy plebiscite. It must be restitution pure and simple. Not a heart in France hesitates upon that;, no voice is discordant" M. Barthou spoke of the admira tion of France for Pnsident Wilson. He also complimented Ambassador Sharp upon his conduct of the em bassy during the war and paid a trib ute to the personality of General Pershing. Persistent Advertising Is the Road to Success. I Belgians Deny Savage Attacks on Germans Havre, Thursday. Oct. 6. The Belgian government has issued a gray book refuting allegations against Belgian civilians contained in the German1 white book of May 1915, in which it was said Belgian civilians savagely attacked German troops in the early days of the war and that the measures adopted by the Germans were necessary in the interest of preservation of the Ger man army. According to the gray book, between 40,000 and ,0,000 houses were destroyed by the Ger mans. In the city of Yprw 3,700 houses were destroyed and in Louvain 1, 120, the book says. Germany Advertises Its New Loan in Newspapers Amsterdar.i, Oct. 6. Germany's first great effort to make the new war loan a success takes the forth of a full page of advertisements in the leading German newspapers. In part the notice says: "Money needed for subscription. Easy .terms, allowing time. You reckon what you can earn in the forthcoming weeks and months, de duct the cost of living and then see what you can lend the fatherland." Young Du Pont Shot Himself Jury's Verdict Ogden, VtaH, Oct. 6, An inquest was held today over, the body of Ger ald Du Pont, son of Maurice Du Pont of Asheville, N. C., who killed him self here yesterday while riding in an automobile with Miss Mariane Bi own ing, heiress of this city. The verdict of the coroner's jury was that the "young man has come to his death from a gunshot wound-inflicted by his own hands." A search of,young Du Pont's effects after the inquest shed new light on the cause of the rash act when a note to Miss Blanche Reardon of Flagstaff Ariz., was found ending with the Latin phrase, "Vae Victis," which interpeted means "Woe to the vanquished." A telegram was received here to day from Maurice Du Pont advising the local authorties to prepare the body for shipment to New York. Death From Collision. Greeley Center, Neb.. Oct. (Spe cial Telegram.) Steve Timmons, 43 years old, died in a hospital at Palmer today as a result of being struck by a freight train at Horace yesterday. He was unmarried and was employed as a section hand. ? LISTEN, Mr. PIANO BUYER Wt are dosing out Haydra's '100,000 teck of Hivh Grde 'lanos and Playen at ' price. This is your o?portun:ty to sava .'200 to S330 on an instrument. Net now! See big ad on pais S. SCHMOLLER & MUELLER PIANO CO. 1311-13 FARNAM STREET. S3 HATS FOR FALL 6ie.w.rKT.onxi The line .of hats we offer still maintain their leadership among well-dressed men. You're bound to find a hat here to your liking. Values as good as ever, and that means "better than most stores can give you. DUNLAPS STETSONS B0RSALIN0S PRICED $4.00 to $20.00 Sizes 6 to 8. 511 South 16Lh Street. Her Grand Building. lat the Public Appreciates the Better Cosh Values Here Is Demonstrated by Greatly Increased If ales "Tell Me How To Be Beautiful" Gat Rid of All Pimples, Blackhead, and Skin Eruptions. Purify the Blood With Stuart's Calcium Wafer. tr:.m. package mailed free. Stuart's Calcium Wafers Sursly Do Give a Lovely Complexion. . The reason why Stuart's Calcium Wafers beautify the skin is their natural tendency to seek the surface. The wonderful calcium sulfide is one of the natural constituents of the human body. You must have It to be healthy. It enriches the blood, invigorates skin health, dries up the pimples and boils, eeiema and blotches, enables new akin of fine texture to form and become clear, pink'th. smooth as velvet and refined to tne po'nt of loveliness and beauty. This is "how to be beautiful." Stop uvn creams, lot -nv powders and blenches which merely hide for the moment Get a 60-cent box of 6tuart's Calcium Wafers at any drug store today. And if yon wish to give them a trial send the coupon below. - 1 : Free Trial Coupon F. A. Stuart CeV 419 Stuart BUg, Marshall, Mich. Send me st once, by re turn mail, a free trial package of Stuart's Calcium Wafers. - Name ...... Street City State Wool Dress Fabrics lfU We are .splendidly ready in our Daylight Dress Goods section. All tie new cloths at our low cash prices. It will pay you to visit this section Monday. THE CASH STURU New Valour coatings . a'nd suitings. Duretyn Velours, Diagonal Velours, Silver tone Velours, In all tb,e new. Fall colors. Worth 13.50 to $6.00 per yard. Monday at 32.98 md $3.50 RICH SATIN BROADCLOTH 15 pieces of handsome, 50 to 60 inches wide. Satin finished Broadcloth, in every wanted new fall color, light and medium weights, at price much below present market values. Worth today, 13.00 to $6.00 per yard. See " them Monday, at 81.98-82.50-33.50 100 pieces of 44.1nch French Twill Serge, soft Chiffon finish, strictly all wool, in every new color. Worth today, 11.75, at 31.25 54-inch Jersey Cloth, all pure wool, fine mesh. In the stylish new Fall colors, also the darker shades, ..31.98 and $2.98 40-inch, all wool Poplins and French Epingles, in a good range of colors. Two very popular materials for dresses and suits. Worth today, $1.75 and $2.00, at .., 98 and 31.25 Seal Flushes, Beaver, Mole and Seal , Velours, handsome qualities, 54 inches wide, at 33.98-84.98-35.98 100 pieces of 40-inch, all wool dress ma terials, including French Serges, Storm Serges, Poplins, French Taffetas and Epingles. Not all colors, but good ones. Worth today, $1.50. While they last.98t SKIRTS MADE TO I0UR MEASURE See our hew Fall models in the smart and stylish plaid effects ; very popular and at popular prices. Made by our own tai lors. A perfect fit and satisfaction always guaranteed. ' For the making 32.25 New Silks and Velvets DAYLIGHT SILK SECTION Our Silk department is crowded with the silks that are in demand, at cash prices that you will find (quality considered) much lower than other stores. Comparison will convince you. Velvets! Velvetsl Ve'vets! Charmeuse Satin is among the best selling silks for Fall wear., We have an exceptionally good value in all colors and black; 40 inches wide; worth $2.50, at $1.95 Novelty' Satin Plaids, entirely new; beautiful color combinations very popular in the new Autumn shades, at $1.4$ and 31.75 40 pieces of 36-inch Military Satin Stripes, in stunning effects for waists and skirts, regularly sold at $1.75, Monday. . . 31.38 100 pieces all Silk Crepe de Chine, in a full line of street and evening shades; a good quality at the low price of ....... .31.25 5,000 yards of Tloln and Fancy Silks, in- ' eluding 36-lnch silk Poplin, Satin Messa line, Chiffon, Taffeta, fancy stripes and checks in taffetas and satins; wonderful values; all worth up to $1.50, at, only 85 and $1.18 $fl.00, 40-lnch Chiffon Velvet at . . .34.50 20 pieces of 40-inch Chiffon Dress Velvets, all silk, in a fine line of new Fall colors. See them Monday. Worth today not less than $6.00, per yard, Mon day, 34.50 $2.50 COSTUME VELVETEEN, $1.7515 of 36-inch high class costume Vel veteen, a rich, silky quality; it looks and wears well; a good line of colors to choose from. Worth today, $2.50. Monday at v 31.75 6 pieces of 40-inch black Chiffon Velvet, deep black, rich, lustrous quality, worth to day, $5.50. Monday at 33.45 Special Bargains -in Fine Porcelain Dinner Sets $9.00, 45-pieci Blue Bird Dinner Set, service for 6 per sons $5.98 $9.50, 52-picc Apple Blos som Dinner Set,- service for 6 persons .$6.50 , $10.00, 45-p:cce Dinner Set-gojd linod, service for 6 persons '. G.98 Plain white cup and sauc ers, pair .lS1? Plain 'white saucer, a each 3t? $1.25 Covered dishes, each at 45t? Interesting Wall Paper Special Without sacrificing the usual high quality and style, jou can buy wall paper hoav at a big saving. Specials for This Sale 50 patterns of printed oat meals, Two-Tones, Grass cloths, Tekkas aud Tiffany blends. These are new and up-to-date and have nice cut out borders ; regular price, 50c per roll ; for this sale, only 21 per roll. Our 25c bedroom papers, very pretty cut-out borders; 150 patterns; for this sale 12M: per roll. , . A Truly Remarkable Showingof Coat Styles A display of the new modes, embracing in its scope all the distinguished and successful features of the leading style authorities Values at our cash price we are confident you cannot duplicate elsewhere. 100 Beautiful Coats In French Velours, fine Velvets, Crystal Cloths, Baffin Seals and Novel ties, trimmed with Mar ten, Muskrat, Beaver, Oppossum or silk trim med. AH colors are most desirable. New modes. ! teja Special $7 values at 111- -! liSi II V Charming New Coat Styles in -Ppm -Poms, Ve lours, Crystal Cloths, Sil- vertones. Seal Plush and Novelties i n twenty - five distinctive styles. Very Superior quality nt our October (T sale, PJI priced at JJlegant New Hudson Seal Coats Distinctive designs in qual ities you'll unquestionably find superior, at our special low October Sale prices . $195, $250, $295 to $500 An Almost Endless Variety of Styles in Dress Skirts An Immense Line of New Coats Jn a reasonably varied as sortment of styles. Come in all the most popular weaves of cloth; also plushes, many of them fur trimmed; all colors and Sizes, Special at $35 A Wonderful Lot of values in NEW COATS ori sale at . $24 50 Beautiful Satin and Silk DRESS SKIRTS. All the iiew shades and richest color com binations , , $10.00, $15.00, $19.50 and $25.00 A classy lot of styles in new DRESS SKIRTS in wool plaids and novelty combinations. Special valuesi $7.50, $10.00, $12.50 and $15.00 mm HI liiii Curtains Draperies Cretonnes and Guimps Main Floor Annex Salesroom, Marqnlsette Curtains V-k yards, heavy lace trim; ecru only; splendid value; now on sale, per pair $2.25 Fillet Curtains yards, ex cellent quality net, white or ecru. This value is exceptional. Per pair $2.50 Fillet Net White, ecru and cream, quality and patterns all new; variety' of designs, at peri yard 25c Swiss Cnrtainlnprs Figures, Dots and Squares; regular price 20c, special, per yard 15c Marquisette of Fine Quality Plain and block design, colors ecru, cream or white. This value, per yard 25c Cretonne In the new styles; special patterns at, per yard, 45c, 85c acd 25c. Sunfast Madras For Draper ies; blue, brown, rose, green, In combination color effects ; 36 in ches wide, per yard 65c Edgings For Curtains; Guimps for Cretonne trimmings; all new, colors and pattern ef fects that are pleasing, at per 6c Ball Fringe Trimming All col ors, and best combinations, per yard .7J4c Our Cash Prices on All Kinds of Housefurnishings Offer Splendid Saving ,. Opportunities 10-qt aluminum preserving kettle, cash price.. $1.29 1-qt aluminum rice cooker, cash price $1.10 8-cup aluminum percolator, cash price $1.49 Folding iron board, cash price tSc Hand vacuum 'washer, cash price 79c Wilson toaster, cash price 19c Large size O-So-Easy oil mop, cash price 98c Hand fruit presses 29c and .19c Large size, 3-blade kraut cutter, cash price ..$1.75 Large size, 2-blade kraut cutter, cash price ....$1.50 Smalt' size, 1 -blade kraut cutter, cash price ....25c Small size, 2-blade kraut cutter, cash price ....30c Your , Favorite Fresh Fish Every Day in our Sanitary Market. Eat More Fish and help conserve the Meat Supply. Omaha's Greatest 'Grocery and Pure Food Center Our Aim Is Quality and a Saving to the People of 25, to 50. I'M fan Have More Than Half Tear Hraad Bill b MaUn Yaar Own. 41-lb. aack beat hi it a Kraal guaran teed Diamond H Flour St.RS 11 lba, beat pure granulated aur&r. .B&c 4 lba. beat rolled whit breakfaat oatmeal ' Z5e 4 lbs. beat terillid whit or yel low corn meal Se 31-ouoce Jar pur appl butter . .tSo 3 lb, fancy Japan rice ISe lt'Ounce can Snider' coup 10c Advo Jell or Jelly. pk 10c Nc 3 can Golden pumpkin or hominy ...Utte No. 2 can fancy wet uar corn lifte Lars bottle Worcester Banc or pickles, assorted kind ., 10c Pur cider or wblt vlneg-ar, gal. . . .tie The beat hand-picked navy bean. per lb. iSo Baker' shredded cocoanut can.... 10c Breakfaat cocoa, per lb. tifo DR11 FRCITS FOR YOUR JTIE8 AND CAKES. New crop cooking figs, per lb life New tract Mair paachea. per lb 15c New era) Italhui pram, per lb ..ISe New crop fancy apricots, per lb . t. New crop seeded ralln. pkg. . 10c-li 25 Cleaned currants, per lb. . & Th best lemon or oranM peeVYb" in Th, best Leghorn citron pee, lb" tt New comb honey, rack . Joe OMAHA'S VEGETABLE AND FBtlT MARKET. lomcted Daily by Has den Don't Pay ajere. Th finest cooking potatoes, pk. bunches fresh onion 4 bunches fresh parsley Fresh Canadian Rutabagoes.'lb ew cabbage, per lb. ... 9 haul. 1. . . . p.n i "J ,ettui: 5 - ...a, igiiuce. neaa .... He.lu Large cucumbers, each ....... -7H fresh parsnips, lb . mH 3 stalks fresh celery ioS Sweet Potatoes., lb. . V-; i!?? Eermuda onions, lb 7? ThftftVI th f'cH-liw"i(r" fruit th,.nry. Elb'rU Fr;.tone Match for the Kelffer Tear Sale. Bros. .3.V ..8c ..5c ..5e 523r2sr.s TRY HA YDEN'S FIRST. It Pays.