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SE BEE : ' OMAHA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8. ' 1917. m PEOPLE SEE STARVATION Girls Who Smuggled Their Father ' Out of Alsace to United States food Commissions Issue Appeal ;' to Scandinavian Countries for Help in Time of Need. Stockholm. Dec. 7. The Helsing for Newspaper Huvudstadsbladet re ports that the. Bolshevik! government bas issued an order tnat no ireigm ears, exceptmilitary, shall be per mitted to pass Bielo-Ostrov station (mm "ftnecia. Amnncr the trains al ready held are cars carrying 500 tons of gram. Food conditions jn Finland, which are most serious, have become much vrorse by the new order and by the f tendering by Russian soldiers and innish Hooligans of other trains loaded with provisions. Forty tons of rice from Sweden were confiscated by ' Russian soldiers. Ttie Bolsheviki government promised Finland 16.000 tons of grain monthly. In November and so far in December only 700 tons have been received which is about three days' rations. ' London, Dec. 6. A number of Finnish food commissions issued through the Swedish press, appeal to the Scandinavian countries for help, according to an Exchange telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen. They pay the situation is desperate, that Finland is unable to save itself and that thousands of families must ,starve unless help arrives soon. It is i reported from Haparanda, the dis- patch adds, that Russian soldier or ganizations have seized large quanti fies of food and have completely cut eft imports from Russia into Finland. Want America to Release Flour. New York, Dec. 6. Speedy death Jrem hunger threatens a, great part of jthe population of Finland unless they 'can obtain flour from the United States, asserts Dr. Kaarlo Ignatius, 'commissioner of the Finnish govern ment for negotiating the release of foodstuffs by the United States gov ernment, in a statement to The Asso ciated Press. Dr. Ignatius said: " ' , ."In regard to food supply, Finland Is worse off than any of the Euro pean states whose sufferings have been brought before the American public. For months past, our people have, been eating bread made out of ..- .n;.-4 t.Mth ntni harlr and lichens; but even with this expedient we cannot hold out, as the flour re serve virtuallyis exhausted, and even our hardy population cannot eat un mixed bark. ; "The sufferings endured m the Rummer were terrible;' and since I left Finland in September they have become much worse. Nothing tan save s except the prompt" release by the American government of the flour, which we have already ordered and paid for in the United States. "Finland has never been self-sup-toorting as regards food. Her 3.500, 000 of people scattered over 373,000 quare kilometers of territory, have i 'depended largely upon foreign sup-1 flies of grain, in exchange for which they exported forestry products. Be fore the war we ...imported annually about 400,000 tons of breadstuff s; and of these tbout 50,000 tons came from the United States. The rest came from Russia. With war, the Import from America ceased and as Russia own food troubles grew and her rail road service became disorganized, the import from Russia ceased also. Then Itarvation began. , ,' , "All I want is the release of enough flour to save us from death and nun ger. Privation we have stood and are .willing to stand. We ask for this con cession and we base our demand upon 'justice 9fi regards the past and upon policy as regards the future. "As regards the past, we are only asking for payment for services al ready rendered to the Allies. These services have been of great value. Finland loyally helped Russia as long as Russia was ..fighting nd' she is willing to help in future if Russia re sumes fighting. During the war Fin land has been absolutely loyal to the entente." ; (Theater Collections Net -' Good Sum nor .Y. W. ; Fund . The collections taken by women at Trie uiuei-iil Young Women Christian associa iUn Ariv are a follows: Strand. $192.65; Sun, $168.82; Muse, $41.05; Empress, $204.84; South Side, $54.38; Orpheum, $1 10.21 ; Brandeis, $08.41 ; r,,,.t in Total. $843.12. . . . : Nurses , raised the following , amounts in different hospitals for the i equipping of a nurses' rest hut . in 'France: Methodist, $507; Birch Knoll, $185; Swedish Mission, $105; Presby terian, $25;, University, $40; nurses' club, $92, Aviators Most in Demand, - ; Says Ensign Condict of Navy Ensign Condict of the navy recruit ing station says the greatest present need of the country is for men to ioi the aviation branch of the serv ice. There is an immediate demand for mechanicians-for naval aviation which covers the following branches: . Quartermasters, carpenter's - mates, machinst's mates,- blacksmiths and coppersmiths, second class. The main requirements for enlistment in any- of these are . American citizenship, intel Jigence and . alertness and reputable character, .'..:' .-' Two Are Fined for Sale Of Liquor to Soldiers J. R. Fauster and his wife were fined $100 and cost, each by Judge Munger in federal court when they .pleaded guilty to the charge of. selling liauor to a soldier m uniform, t-m tnett Lindsay was fined the same sum on the same charge. It is the estab lished oractice of the courts to let offenders off with a fine on' the first offense. If brought up for repetitions of the crime they are sentenced to jail. - Swiss Satisfied With U. S. ' Neutrality Declaration - Washington, Dec 7.Formal assur ance bv the United states ot its in tentions scrupulously to respect Swiss 'fleutraljtr has given tlie keenest sat Ufaction in Switzerland, according to disoatches reaching Washington. The declaration by the American government was regarded there as iiaving completely neutralized the in sidious efforts of German propagan dists to lead the Swiss people to be lieve that the United States was plan ning to send troops . through their ountry to atttcktbe German Sank. t 5, f. I A a 1 i A"' if ' b .., ' , ' , t, ,t ' "hart 9 ft I- i ' V v44'-'li 'mv-' i (MISSES JANET AND LYDIA BLUMF.NTHAL.) These two girls were instrumentalOa male. relative, whom they pressed as COUNTY'S BONDED DEBT IS GROWING t State Auditor Smith Reports on -Increase, as Shown by Pa- pers Registered in His Office. (From a Staft Correspondent.) Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 7. State Audi tor Smith's report showing the bond ed indebtedness of the counties of Nebraska places Douglas county's at $1,967,000 and Lancaster's at $127,887. The total indebtedness is $3,778,887, an increase of $441,887 the past year. A year ago it was $3,377,000. Dodge, Pieace and Sarpy counties incurred bonded indebtedness the past year. Sixty-one counties have no bonded indebtedness. It is possible that some of the indebtedness of some of the counties listed may have been reduced, the past year. Following is the lrsf of counties and indebtedness: Box Butte Boyd .. .. Buffalo .. Burt Chasa .... Cherry ... Cheyenne Deuel 2,00OKelth SO.OOOKeya Paha. 15,000Lancaster . 38,000Merrlck ... n.OOOMorrill .... lO.OOON'ance 35,000 0.00O 127.887 90,000 32,000 45'.000 Sl.OOOOtoe ISO. 000 2O,000Panee .... 73.000 Dodge ..... l0,OOOPierce 76.000 Douglas .... 1,167.000 Scottsbluff . 80,000 S7,0008arpy 60,000 JO.OOOSherman ... 30.000 83,000Thurton .. 60,000 .000Val!ey 32,000 16.000 Washington 1,000 91,000 51,000 Total ....13,778,887 in saving their father, a former mayor of Colmar, in Alsace, from arrtst if not death at the hands of the Ger mans. They have recently arrived in New York with their father, Daniel Blumenthal. The girls, on . learning that their "dad" was to be arrested as a French sympathizer, smuggled him out of the town to a safe hiding place. They then returned to rescue a girl. All eventually reached Switz erland and safety,- y ;V 'flew "Bone Dry" Bill. Washington, Dec 7.Representa tive Randall of California today in troduced a bill to make th national capital "bone dry." ' The recent pro hibition law did not prohibit the im portation of liquor tor personal use, Gag Garfield Greeley Hall Hooker Howard Kearney Nebraska Lawyers Retained In Simmons Divorce Case Chicago. Dec. 7. (Special Tele gramsNebraska lawyers have been retained in a case here in which Mrs. Margaret E. Simmons is trying to have a decree of divorce granted Dr. George H. Simmons, editor of the Journal of the American Medical As sociation, set aside after it has stood for 25 years. The decree was given in .Lincoln, Neb. Mrs. Simmons declares Dr. Simmons after their marriage forced her to become a drug addict, sent her to a sanitarium in Ohio and during her absence obtained a divorce by fraud.. Dr. Simmons, who Vas mar ried to his present wife in Lincoln five months after the decree of di vorce, says the action is a frameup by patent medicine concerns to discredit him, his journal and the American Medical association. John J. Ledwitn of Lincoln and Al bert S. Ritchie of Omaha are among counsel for Mrs. Simmons. They hold that because she Was practically insane the statute of limitations can not take effect. Bee Want-Ad. columns are the best business producers you can use. Champion Steer Sells At $2.10, Record Price Chicago, I1L, Dec. 7 Merry Monarch, owned by Purdue univers ity, granl champion steer of the National Livestock show thjs year, wa sold for $2.05 a pound to the American Short Horn Breeders' as sociation today. The association donated the ani mal, which weighed 1,610 pounds, to the American Red Cross, which .resold it to Armour and Company for $3,381.00, or $2.10 a pound, a record price. y Scarlet Fever in State Home. (From a Staff Correspondent.) Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 7. (Special) Ten cases of scarlet fever and five of whooping cough have been quaran tined at the Home for Dependent Children in Lincoln. Ml" Who Will Win This Battle? Tour kidneys are theN filters of the body. If they become inactive and fail to eliminate the waste matter, they are apt to throw ,the whole mechanism of the body ont of order, thus toxic poisons can accumulate in the system ana be as deadly as snake venom. Besides causing fhn mnnr uhnand of rheumatism, sciatica, lumbago and, Dacjtacne, neglect oi tne Judneys is apt to develop into more serious disease such as diabetes or stone in the bladder. Eid the body-of toxic poisons clean the bladder and kidneys and enre the twinges of rheumatism with Anuria and you win the battle,, of life. - Annric was first discovered by Dr. Pierce and has benefited thousands of sufferers as well as appeased and elimin ated the ravages of the more serious kidney diseases. Now procurable in vials for 60 cents at any good drug store, or send Dr. V. M. Pierce," Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute, Buffalo, N. T., 10 cents for trial package. ; Omaha, Nebr. "Two or three months ago I ached all over and felt so badly that I could not sleep at night, my bladder seeme( weak, gave me con siderable trouble, "and caused sting ing sensations. I read an advert,!. inent I of Anuria bottle. It was Onlv . f aw itavii hat at T felt wonderfully relieved, and all the soreness left me. I am glad to endorse such a worthy medicine and always shall recommend it" Mrs. W. C. Zeschman, 1832 N. 17th St. Geranasi With Peace Autocrats? . ... . Just what word has passed between Berlin and Petrograd may never be known, nor are we advised as to the German government's precise attitude toward the Bolsheviki and their peace advances. The Springfield Republican recalls the Qerman propaganda for a "negotiated"eace; Lenineand Trotzky, it says "are merely going on where German diplomacy left off. They are welcome Allies, and the only doubt entertained in Germany is as to whether they can 'deliver the goods.'" , , ; ' ... )'. , For a full description of the complications, in the Russian situation, you should read THE LITEKAKY UlUJiibT lor uecemoer otn. in mis aracie me view-poinis oi American ana Eng lish editors are presented, and after reading it, you will be in a position to either agree or dis agree with the Houston Chronicle when it. says: "God knojs the Bolsheviki are as dangerous to organized Government as are the Hohenzollerns and Hapsburgs, and probably more so' - ' : Other reasons-why you should buy The Digestw"f or December 8th ; You Get the New Colored War-Map in This WeekV Digest Shows the Belgian and French Battle Lines; All British Lines Since War Started, Including That Made By General Byng's Latest Plunge Through the Hindenhurg Lines; Also Railroad and Canals, Etc Germany Weakening on the Western Front Running Thirty-eight Railroads As One Switzerland in Danger ' Licensing System as Applied to Foods '(Prepared by U. S. Food Administration) Air-Raid Psychology ; Photography As a Food-Saver The Classics on Trial for Their Life inBritain s War-Work of the Y. W.C A. v Missions After Three Years of War News of Finance, Investment, and Commerce Our Position Toward Germany's Allies "Inactivity" of the British Navy v How Kerensky Fell . The Concrete Ships Beware of the Calory , Luminous Paint in War Russia's Endangered Art Treasures New York's Disloyal School-Teachers Food for Pacificism - N Personal Glimpses Thi$ Number Contains an Exceptionally Well Selected Collection of Illustration To be up, to date nowadays you must be accu rately informed as to what is happening the world over, in apolitical, social,' educational, scientific, literary, artistic, and religious, circles. "But," some one will kobject,':this' implies the reading of practically all the newspapers and magazines published I' And so it would, save for. thefact that, a periodical exists ,which does just this for you !every' week and condenses the world's news for you into a convenient and compact form. THE LITERARY DIGEST provides you with this weekly summary of events.of interest, quoting from the press of the whole world with rigid impartiality. It offers you the facts, culled from all sources, and leaves you free to form -your . own judgments. Begin to-day to cultivate a broad outlook by reading. THE LITERARY. DIGEST, greatest of news-magazines. t December 8th dumber :-on Sale To-day AH News-dealers 10 Cents Tt The Tiv il.FUNK & WAGNALLS COMPANY (Publisher! of the Famous NEW Standard Dictionary). NEW YORK fWQWft ORCHARD & WILHELM CO. 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