THE BEE: OMAHA. TUESDAY. DECEMBER IS. l:r
WHEELS OF DRAFT
MACHINERY ARE
GRINDING AWAY
Registered Men Crowd Court
House to Learn Details of
Selective Conscription;
Judges Assist Boards.
Kegisirants desiring asM.-tancc
snd advice fx m members ot the
legal advisory bo.ird may apply at
the curt house any day (except
Sundays, Christmas and Xew
Year) between the hours of 9 a. in.
and 5 p. in. This service will be :
free of charge.
J lie exemption machinery v,i put
in motion at 9 o'clock Monday morn-'
ing. District Judges Troop,' Kedick
and Day are assisting on the local
board in the court house. Long be
fore the time for the advisory board j
i- convene a large numoer oi reg
istrants were in waiting to consult the
board and glean information concern
ing the filling out of the qucstiouaires.
Corporations Assist Employes.
It is understood that large corpora
tions which maintain their oui legal
departments have volunteered to as
sist tjic registrant who are. in their
employ. Owing to the fact that regis
trants are not familiar with the rules
concerning them as set out in the.
laws governing the selective conscrip
tion act, the following epitome has
befn made for their guidance:
Officers and enlisted men of the
National Guard, and National Guard
Reserves, not drafted into the military
service shall not he regarded as m
the military service of the United
States, although their organisation
may hav been recognized by the
militia bureau, unless such organiza
tion li;tfcbeenl"spei ially designated by
orders from the War department to
be drafted into the military service of
the United States.
The above refers more specifically
to the Seventh regiment, and all
members of this unit who arc within
the draft age arc registrants. They
will receive a questionaire which must
sbe filled out and returned to the ex
emption board, consequently persons
of the "Unlucky Seventh" arc not ex
empt if they are of draft age.
Have Ample Time.
As soon as the War department
designates any particular organisation
for draft into the military service of
the United States,' the adjutant gen
eral of the state will be notilicd in
ample time to protect members
that organisation.
On the first pa'je of the question
aire under the stamp of the' local
board in the upper left hand corner
will be a date. This is the date of
mailing ot tne quest lonanc to t lie
registrant. The rules require that it
be returned to the board within seven
days from the date shown. If regis-:
trant's order number or district mini-i
her snould be nigli. lie will he among
the last to receive his questionaire.
The last of the qucstiouaires will not
be mailed before January 5, 1918.
These must be i chimed by January
i Stephens Describes Work
Of Red Cr;oss in France
Congressman Dan Y. Stephens
strove to impress upon ins big audi
ence at the uoon luncheon at the
Commercial club the importance of '
the great work the Red Cross nurses 1
I arc doing in the war in France, and ;
i the great work the Young Women's i
Christian association is doing. I
The congressman, who has only !
recently returned from the war front i
I iti France, gave some vivid pictures of
j the conditions. "I can never find
' words to tell you what I think of a j
Frenchman," he said. "I saw men O.S
ears old in their helmets as privates
in tiie French army; yes, men t5 years
old who had laid down their work at I
1 home and had stepped into the tight- j
I mg ranks, not because they had to.
j but because they loved France." lie
. said a French officer who took him
over the battle field of the Manic,
only 18 miles from Paris, said in an
swer to the question why the Ger
mans did not break through, "1 be
lieve they didn't break through be
cause God wouldn't let them."
The congressman tol.l of a night
air raid in London, and called atten
tion to the coolness of the Fr.glih
under tin's extraordinaiy condition.
"I have long since conic to the con
clusion thai nothing on earth can
scare an Englishman," he said.
Speaking of the hard work per
formed by the Red Cross nurses, and
the terrible strains under which they
work and break down, he said: "The
Young Women's Christian associa
tion women, now soliciting for war
work funds, are trying to station
themselves in the field where they
can do the most good to these thous- i
ands of tired, w orn and broken down
Red Cross women who are doing
this remarkable work in the held."
Me said he had witnessed the work
of the Red Cross people and had
become convinced that ho had never
given nSilf enough to this cause. "1
said to myself," he said, "that as
long as you do not give until it
pinches you arc not giving enough."
He speaks tonight at the Audi-torum.
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Boxes of Pennies for,
Kiddies Are Stolen
The Child's Saving Institute and
the Salvation Army will be short
abount one pound of pennies in their
Christmas fund this year, by reason of
the fact that some villian stole the
collection boxes of these two insti
tutions at the Woodman cafeteria
this morning. Tor some weeks the
boxes have stood on the counter be
side the cash register making their
mute, appeal to the public to help
these two worthy institutions to help
humanity gather a little Christinas
cheer. Then came the meanest man
in the world, snatched 1he two boxes
off the counter with several dollars'
worth of ucnuics in them, and ran.
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Store Open Daily Until 9 P.M.
6 Shopping Pays
Then Christmas
No time to delay now it means action on your part or some one that is near and
dear to you is going to be neglected and then you will have vain regrets afterward
LET CHRISTMAS AS USUAL be your trtogan and go right along each day and each
hour until you have completed your list of gifts Christmas morning will then dawn
for you with just thoughts of work well accomplished BUY IT RIGHT NOW.
DON'T FAIL TO SEE ,
the immense Christmas .Tree on the Third Floor lighted with hundreds of electric
bulbs in different colors and decorated with bells and festoons the biggest Christmas
Tree you have ever seen in this part of the country decorated for Christmas.
Perfumes
And Toilet Waters
We have a most wonder
ful line of perfumes and
toilet waters of all kinds
all packed in neat attrac
tive holiday packages.
Prices range from . . . 25c
to $2.00
Military Brushes, in leather
ette cases $1.00
Ivory
Sets .
Comb
tnd
Brush
. . .79c
Ivory Powder Boxes
Hair Receivers, each. .
Ivory Mirrors
Main Floor
and
. .39c
$1.50
f I
Mrs. Charles E. Gilbert Dies
After Illness of Eight Weeks I S
.mis. t. iiartcs v.. tjiibert, M vear.s
i old, a resident of Omaha for 31
years, died Monday moruinir at her
! home, 2476 South Eighteenth street,
after an illness of cir;lit weeks. She
is survived by her husband, three sons,
Lester, Arthur and Murriel; one
daughter, Flossie, and her parents,
Mr., and Mrs. C O. Hamilton, 51')
f.ociist street. Funeral services -will
h ; held at 10 o'clock Thursday morn
ing at the residence. Interment will
be made in Forest Fawn.
Give Glove Bonds
if you have any
doubt about size
or style desired.
Main Floor
Efig Btsk f
For Everyone at Moderate Prices
We have provided liberally for the immense Toy business that is coming here ev
ery day and because of our foresight in contracting for these Toys months and
months ago, we are able to give you a wider assortment at lower prices than
would otherwise prevail.
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30-Inch Self-Steering Sled,
with flexible runners, hard
wood finished $1.00
Black Beauty Sleds, -T2
inches lonp, round spring
runners, handsomely paint
ed, special price $1.75
Girls' Steel Runner Sleds,
prettily painted tops, L'S
inches long 50c
Metal Sol
dier Sets, t
khaki sol
(1 i c r s with
captain
mounted on a horse, cannon
and tent, complete 50c
Kb T'
White Enamel Fur
niture, prettily dec
orated in cretonne;
Press ing Tables,
Bureaus, Chiffon
iers; special price,
$2.00
Pianos, large as
sortment, all sizes,
from ... 50c to $25
White Enamel Doll
Beds, gilt trimmed,
woven wire springs, 2i
inches long $1.50
Brass Trimmed Doll
Beds, with mallress
and pillow, 12 inches
long 18c
Folding Wire
Cradles, 1 '!
long
Basement
Doll
inches
. .15c
Wicker boll Carriages,
stand 2(5 inches high,
rubber tired wheels,
come in brown and
natural; special price,
$3.50
China Tea Sets, 8
pieces, prettily deco
rated, a set 10c
Ribbons. Neckwear.
Boudoir Caps, Etc.
Very dainty and beauti
ful gift-suggestions from
the Kibbon Department
the gift that will be "dif
ferent" and decidedly un
usual will be most appre
ciated. There are scores
and scores of beautiful
things ready for your
choosing here.
Ribbons
Just Received a New
Lot of Ribbons for Holi
day trade, in light and
dark grounds, fancy
warp prints with beau
tiful designs, yard. 25c
Also 4-Inch and 4Va
Inch Ribbon, in fancy
warp prints, a yard, 19c
Neckwear
Ladies' Collar and Cuff Sets,
there arc many styles to se
lect from in satin, swiss, em
broidered voile and net.
Will make an acceptable gift
at 50c to $1.69
Jabots, not only theprevail
ing styles, but the coming
styles call for th pretty
lace Jabots. These range in
prices from . . ,50c to $2.25
Scarfs
Snuggle Scarf to wear un
der coat; also can be used
for the sleeveless sweat
ers $1.98
Boudoir Caps
Boudoir Caps make a pretty
gift; a very dainty line, ex
quisitely trimmed
59c to $1.69
The per?ons will he classified by
the local boards immediately upon the
return of the questionaire. if they are
properly tilled out and the proper
showing made. On page 5 is a list of J
87 employments. I liese houM be
filled out. as it is important if a per-!
smi ii rntlpft ti- nnltturv crrvirp llinMall
the qo eminent place him in that par-1
ticular branch of work in which he I
is best ipialitied to f-rvc. i
Previous Exemptions Revoked. j
MJ previous exemption.-- or certi
ficates hae been revoked. Regis
trants, except thrive who have actually
been transported In the mobilisation
ramps, will be required to tile the
questionaire and be classified under
the new rules and regulations. Mem-! Pacc-pnriPr Anpnts onH P.hipf
D. C. Eldredge and Dean
Ringer Considered for Board
Delmar (". Eldredge, vice president
a treasurer of the Harding Cream
ery company, and J. Dean Ringer,
South Side attorney, are being con
sidered in connection w ill; l!oard of
Education vacancies ' which will be
caused by the resignation?, cf Chair
man F.rnM and Vice Chairman Ery.
V. E. Reed, at present chairman
of I he board's, finance committee.
piobahlv will succeed
f the board.
to the
man.-
up
hers ot the legal adisory board will
advise all registrants gratis relative to
information and instructions of the
questionaire.
Extensions of time for filing the
questionaire will be granted upon
the proper showing to the local ex
emption board to which the regis
trant belongs. A letter stating the
facts and cause of delay will be suffi
cient if the letter reaches the board
within the seven-day period.
Where the registrant has claims on
account of dependents it will be best
to prepare the affidavit or showing
in the questionaire under Scries X
entitled "Dependency," on page 9.
This should also be done even if a
claim is made tor industrial exemp
tion. Your employer, oi company,
can al50 tile a claim for you.
Any claim based upon industrial
occupation may be signed by the
head of a division or plant in which
the registrant is actually em ploy ea in
the case of, an enterprise whose busi
ness extends into more than one
state.
Clerks Attend Conference
lief
If
clerks I
of the. j
meet-
! Passenger agents and
oi the passenger tiepan
! lines of the L iiiou i'acitic arc
hug- with denerat Passenger Agent I fr
! n : c . ... :. .. . t .1...
I ndsiiigci, nginnig inn insi now mi-
war tax is to he applied to the passen
cr business. i. E. I'issonnet, assist
ant comptroller, is here from New
York.
Commerce High and
South High to Clash
Commerce Hiuh school basket ball
team will plav South High Tuesday
night at the South High gym. Com
merce High is in line fettle after de
flating1 Cential Furniture company
team by a score of 8 to 7. Thursday
night Commerce High meets Young
Men's llchnew association.
Dentists Visit Council,
But Not to Obtain ''Pull";
A platoon of' dentists visited the j
city council chamher Monday morn
ing. Somebody suggested that they
had gone there to obtain, a "pull"
with the city commissioner':.
But wdien Ur. F. F. Wliiteomb.
speaking, for the Omaha Free Dental
ispensary for Children, addressed
commissioners, it v;i evident
that the purpose of the dentists wa.
to gel the commissioners to pull with
them in promoting the best interests
of the dental dispensary for which
$5,000 was raised on a cold day of last
week.
Mayor Dahlman and Commission
ers Kugel and Jardine will serve on a
special committee to confer with these
dentists at an early date.
Trains Back on Schedule
Time as Weather Warms Up
With the return of warmer weather
railroad trains are all back on sched
ule time. The freight trains are
swamped with business, many ship
ments of perishable goods having
been held back until the weather mod
Bee Want Ads Produce Results.
Disp
rhe
DO YOU WORK INDOORS!!
Then you need a winter tonic to i
keep up your blood-strength and fl
nerve-force. For newly fifty year?
physicians have prescribed
COTT'
EMULSION,
New Men's Shoe Store
t r r i t i ... i mmm m
io ee upenea ioaay because it is a true food
and an
active tonic, easily digested and
free from alcohol. If you are run
down, if night finds you tired and
sleep is not refreshing, by all
means get Scoff's Emulsion
today. You Meed IU
Scott & Bcwtic. Bloomficld. X. T. 17-31
Another step forward in Omaha
growth will be the opening, by
George Burkman, Tuesday, December
18, of the Burkman Shoe company,
at 207 South Fifteenth street.
Mr. Burkman has for the past 14
j'ears been located at 122 South Fif
teenth. This new store will handle
only men's and boys' shoes of known
duality Xo exnense has been spared
to make this an up-to-the-uiinute shoe j
s'.'-'te in every scnc.
Ben M. Homan. one of the oldest
shoe salesmen in Omaha in point of
service, will have active charge of
this new shop. The formal opening
has been arranged for Tuesday and
the management extends an invita
tion to Omahans to attend.
Bell-an.s
Absolutely Removes
Indigestion. Druggists
refund money if it fails., 25c
Jewelry,
Leather
Goods
and Ivory
For Gifts
Fancy Leather Novelties and Toilet Sets
From the Herman Scheuer Sample Lines
At About Y2 Price
Ingeroll Radiolile Wri.t Watchei, the midget size,
guaranteed, in leather strap. These are scarce in
fact, can be had nowhere else in town. We have
only a limited quantity and cannot get any more for
several months; special $4.50
Solid Gold Pendant, very pretty ami very heavy
designs, on a fine gold filled chain, in nrat satin
lined box. These are exceptional values. Sale
price $1.00
Solid Gold Cuff Links, set with small chip diamonds,
regular $r.()0 value, sale price $2.98
Genuine Cameo Lavalliers, real cameo set in a beau
tiful pendant, mounted on the finest gold filled
chain, put up in nice satin lined box, sale price. $2. 50
Genuine Cameo Brooches, very pretty gold filled
mountings, in satin lined case; sale price. .. .$1.00
7-Piece Ladies' Set, one Comb, one Tooth Brush in
case, one Perfume or Talcum bottle, one Soap box,
one Mirror, one real Ebony Hair Brush, sale
price $1.98
7-Piece Men's Set, as above, with Military Brush,
sale price $1.98
15-Piece Ladies' Set, French ivory fittings, in a silk
lined, solid leather case, a complete toilet and mani
cure set, $22.00 value, sale price $10.98
Ladies' 11 -Piece Toilet and Manicure Set, ebony
finish fittings, $(5.50 value, sale price $2.98
$5.00 Men's Set, ebony finish fittings, two Military
Brushes, one Clothes Brush, one Soap box, one
Comb, one Tooth Brush, in ease; sale price. . .$1.98
Men's Belt Buckles, the largest
line of men's belt buckles and
belts in Omaha; sterling silver
and finest gold filled, $1 to $4
Also large assortment of solid
gold men's belt buckles.
Engraving Free.
Two special hour
sales for Tuesday
that will bring
i
throngs right on the
minute of the time
specified if you
want to share be
sure an
come
early.
From 9:30 to 10:30 A. M.
Women's Hosiery
Women's Pure Thread Silk Hosiery, double soles
and toes and high spliced heels; black and
white and all colors.
Worth $1.00, $1.25 and $1.50.
59c a Pair
Main Floor
From 7:00 to 9:00 P. M.
Ivory Sets From the
Langsdorf Sample Lines
About Y2 Price
French Ivory 9-Piece Toilet
Set, in satin lined leatherette
case. One Comb, one Hair
Brush, one Mirror, one Nail
Pusher, two Salve Jars, one
File, one Button Hook. Regular
$14.00, sale price $6.98
French Ivory Two-Piece Como
and Brush Set, in fancy leath
erette ease, regular $5.00, sale
price $2.69
French Ivory Military Brush
Set, three pieces, two Brushes
and one Comb, in neat satin
lined leatherette case. Regular
value $5.00, sale price. . ..$2.50
Silk Underwear
Crepe de chine and washable satin Envelopes
and Chemises. Many samples and surplus
stock, prettily embroidered and lace trimmed.
Worth up to $4.00.
$1.35 Each
Q Third Floor
Handkerchiefs
Thousands and Thousands
Women's Embroidered Handkerchiefs, neatly em
broidered in colors; 3 in fancy Christmas box. .25c
Women's Handkerchiefs with Donegal hand work,
real Irish embroidery; .'! in imported picture box.
snowing scenes in Ireland, a box.
Christmas Candy Specials
A beautiful line of choice boxes filled with assorted chocolates.
Lady Evelyn, 1-lb. box 29c
Lady Mildred, Lady Gray and Silver Fox
1-lb. box, at 39c
Twenty different varieties of beautiful boxrt.
Chocolate Notigat, Chocolate Caramel, Chocolate
Fruit and Nut, Chocolate Fruit Cordial, and
many other good varieties, 1-lb. box 43c
Special Boxes of Lady Helen Cherries 49c
Milk Chocolate Brazil Nuts and Milk Chocolate
Fruit and Nut, 1-lb. box 49c
Our extra fine gold medal assorted Chocolate and
Bon-Bon and California Fruits, packed in one
pound boxes, at 60c
Two-pound box $1.25
Three-pound box $2.00
Five-pound box $3.25
Choice Swiss Milk Chocolate Fruit, hard and nut
centers, packed in boxes, at 60c and $1.00
Quality Waffles, assorted waffles, satin teas, as
sorted butter cups, fresh cream mix, peanut and
coeoanuL brittle, S vedii h mint kisses, chocolate
drops and a large variety, a pound, at 25c
Our higher grade of gloss candies, such as butter
cups, marabone creams, sour, lemon balls, trilby
cups, small mint kisses and Bunte's hard mix, a
pound, at 39c
Pure, Fresh, Delicious Hard Candies for the
Children. American Mix, Mint Mix, Lemon and
Orange Slices, .Starlight Kisses, Jap Mix, Cut
Rock, Gooseberries, etc., etc., per lb 23c
We are headquarters here for the
purest and freshest Xmas candies for
churches and schools.
Pompeian Room
65c
Men's Real Irish Linen Handkerchiefs, plain, with
'i and Vi-ineh hemstitched borders; (5 in fancy
Christmas box $1.50
Children's Handkerchiefs with colored initials and
borders; 3 in Japanese box 15C
Children's Handkerchiefs with dainty colored picot
cdgeand colored embroidered initials, also others
with birds in various colors and still others with
hand embroidered Mother Goise rhyme pictures in
colors; ." in dainty box 25c, 39c and 50c
"Bretonne" Hand Embroidered Handkerchiefs, with
floral corner piece in dainty pastel colors, in sham
rock, lawna and sheer Irish linens; also Madeira
Handkerchiefs, made in Switzerland, with scalloped
embroidered edges and dainty little conventional de.
signs, each 35c
Men's and Women's Pure Irish Linen Handkerchiefs,
all widths of hemstitching, in plain or embroidered
initials. These can be packed in fancy Christmas
boxes of 4, '.2 and 1 dozen in a box. Each Hand
kerchief, at 25c, 35c and 50c
Narrow Hemstitched Handker
chiefs, made of sheer sham
rock, with a beautiful hand em
broidered design in bright col
ors in the corner; shown in
about 100 different styles, very
special, each i5c
Ladies' and Children' Japanese
Silk Handkerchiefs, in fancy
borders, hundreds of different
styles; very special, each.. 10c
Ladies' and Children's Hand
kerchiefs, silk embroidered de
sign in corner, with rolled edges
and hemstitched; a great va
riety of patterns, each 6t,c
Ves' Silk Crepe Handker
c.efs, with pretty colored de
signs, plain and hemstitched.
oach 25c
Men's Fancy Irish Handker
chiefs, made in Belfast, show-
ng poiKa dots, strops nA
hundreds of different
15c
borders:
designs, each
Main Floor
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