16 THE BEE: OMAHA. SATURDAY. JANUARY 5, .1918. v -1; . U.S. AMBASSADOR AVES ilUSS A10B -AT PETROGRAD Envoy David R. Francis of St. ; : Louis Meets Bolsheviki Riot ers' Attack on Embassy With Revolver. v. . vVashington, Jan 4. (Special Tel egram.)--A story - was told about Washington . today, coincident with the arrival of Charles R.' Crane, the Chicago manufacturers who was - , member of the American mission to Russia! in which David R." Francis, American Ambassador at Petrograd, figured as the hero of an attack on the - American embassy by a band of rcvo- . Iutionists. "' ' ' . The ambassador was said to have had several guests at dinner when . he was informed that the "reds" were ibout to swoop down on the embassy . tnd'.ransack it as they had other Rouses in Petrograd. , 1 - ' Francis Uses Pistol. , Mr. Francis told his guests of the impending attack and suggested that ihey leave so as not to run the risk pf personal injury. They demurred, but the ambassador was insistent, and they reluctantly departed, leaving him snd'his personal staff, including J6hn Casey, a negro man servant from St. Louis, to defend the embassy. ' Whin, the attack? rushed in the door they found the ambassador awaiting,, them, revolver ' in hand. Through his interpreter he informed the revolutionists that they were in- vading the property of the United States and warned them not to at tempt to loot tjhe premises. The busi nesslike revolver in the ambassador s . hand and his determined attitude had the desired effect, and the? revolution ists withdrew. ' " Crane's Prediction Verified, j ' f Mr. Crane told President Wilson that, in his opinion, the most prac tical assistance America could render Russia was to let that revolution;rid den country "work out its, own des tiny." He felt certain,-he. said, that the efforts of the BolshevikLior a separate peace with Germany would fall, and be thought Germany would make peace impossible by rejecting the Bolsheviki 'no-annexation trine Conscription Defeated, , s - In Australian Election- ' Ottawa, Jan. 4. A dispatch from Melbourne received : t6night by the Reuter agency here says; ' "The latest reports of the referen v i dum show a majority of 750 for con scription in the Australian military forces. The totals of all classes of votes give a majority against con scription of 170,000. V ' "It is understood all the .ministers except thereasurer, Sir John Forrest, havtf decided to stand or fall together. Sir John declined to associate himself with the decision of his colleagues be cause he wis not present at the meet ing at which' the referendum was made a vital issue. A movement' s on foot to appoint him leader of a re-con structea nationalist govern rrent." ' r',-'- - ;,y Bequeath $1 00,000 for ' ; Wounded Poilusih France New York. Jan. 4. Reference to tfmperor William oi Germany is Ihc "barbarian who criminally caused the war" was made by ' Jesui Baptisti " Bourdis of the former silk firm of J. Bourdis fc Co., of this city, in his will -. ' which was filed today. A bequest of 500,000, francs was provided for-"Institutions under ; the control ot the French goyerninett for the relief of helplessly crippled .French soldiers, victims of the criminaj war imposed by one man for the satisfaction of hip own ambitions." ' ,- V , 1 Other sums were set aside for, the benefit of French hospitals and1-war orphans. ? ; '.. .. ; ,. ? -. Pan-Germanists Protest ; s Peace Without Annexations j Washington, Jan, 4.-The Pan-German protest to the. social democratic , deputies -against a" general peace : ' which will give Germany neither in demnities nor annexations, according ' to an official dispatch from France ' today, was signed by Duke John Al- bert of Mecklenburg, honorary pres ;. ident of. the party Of the German Fatherland. The party is one of sub sidiaries of4the Pan-Germanic organi sation and was organized for props ' ganda purposes. The protest, the dis patch says, professes to sneak in be- half of the interests of mie working class. 1 , . . : ', -Jap Snip Has Chance in i Its Race Against Fire A Pacific Port, Jan. -4. The out look ' for the 5.909-ton Japanese freighter Shinyo Maru No. 2. which ' , today, is speeding under; convoy of an American war vessel toward, this port with a fierce fire raging in its , holdr appeared more favorable, accord ing to latest repdrt here. t The fire has been partially checked,; report said. From the present locality of . the steamer it is expected to arrive lute tomorrow morning. , ;.. Earthquake Shakes v'-.vr : Famous Oberammergau .' Geneva, Jan. 4. The Zurich Obser vatory reports that a serious earth quake, which was recorded recently, has been located at Oberammergau, in upper Bavaria, and also in tht up per valley of the Lech river. Oberammergau is noted for the passion play, performed every 10 " years by the peasants in fulfillment ; of a vow. made by the inhabitants in 16.14. Anton Lang, the Christus pf the passion play, was" reported las Juffe to nave been called to the colors. .- Jim I(xmUr. ' WwMncloi. (Sp'Hal Tltgrm.) Pon)ifr appointed Kbrk; WU- Jen. Arthur rounty. Ueorge F. Klchtrd, Tic Uiiritt F. Kie, reltcd, Sooth DxSu: Gmira rlly. Buffl ' oountr. Joseph H. Drlpp..vle J. It., Swart , ot, Teelimetl; Grovr, - CoddlnKlon county, V JloooJ C Ortta, tU-m F.jnil -Plnhol. d teeA; Kyi. Washington county, Mr. Edith ii. (smith, vice Jam Buah. realcned; 1 -Haydraw. Meade county. Mra. Jewle A. Oooirey, trlr Adlaid' Korrta. reairned. , . . Armr Oj-dera. - Wanhington. Jan. 4. peclal Telegram.) te-Flrat IJealenant Carl W. Pammann. aU tlos Metlon almal reaer orpa, haa been allied to U a.rmjr balloon at tool ak ; i'art Onub . KNOOfPS' CtUB LL SET FOR : Member of Thi Unique Organization Stfi P.o&ical Drive Will Be Intensive. THE ANNUAL SPRING ELECTIONS Members of the Knacker' club are all set for the bisr aftrinff elections. The political drive thii, year i will, be made unusually inteusianfj exten sive. For this reason 'the "member ship has been extended to include ay "classes of workmen, but the club still lacks a prficher. The Knockers' organization isMhe outgrowth of a few chronic kickers who used to rendezvous at Top Mor an's cigar store. Now the member ship numbers 200, excluding the pros pective chaplain. " , ' The Knockers have a queer way of doing things. They don't elect offi cers like other organizations. They sell the offices. For instance Fsed Stack, the president, .out-bid all com petitors and 'was given the office for a $10 bill. The officials of the club never feel secure. , Ahy day that an opponent collects enough money to buy an office he may supplant any Omahan in Washington : In Interest of Lumber Firm . (From a Staff Correspondent.) . ' Washington, D. C, Jan. 4 (Special Telegram.) Howard H. Baldrige, of Omaha, is in Washington, interested in a case before the Federal Trade commission involving the question of business methods between lumber men and catalogue houses. The Ne braska case is the Federal Trade com mission against Botsford, and Mr. Baldrige is desirous of getting the Nebraska lumber firm separated from the other party to the suit. The Nebraska delegation with the single exception of Representative Sloan was present when she two houses of congress convened today after the holiday recess. Kepresenta. tive Stephens "returned from Fremont today. Deforest Richards of Oma aha is a visitor in the capital city. Opera of St. Elizabeth , : Makes Initial Bow in U. S. New York. Tan. 4. The first per formance in America of,S. Lizctte's Saint Elizabeth in Operatic form, was given tonight . at the" Metropolitan opera house., It is one of the few operas that have been sung in English at the Met ropolitan, an, English, version of the k being used on account of the :ision of the directors norto pre sent operas in German during the war. The opera was received favorably by a large audience and there were many curiam cans. The theme, of the boera deals with the legend of Saint Elizabeth. The original book, in German, was writ ten by Otto Roquctte. Mme. Florence fcaston sang the role of Elizabeth, Boucher Makes Plea for Buying Savings Stamps Coleridge. Neb.. Jan. 4. fSoecial TelegrarrO-'-J. J, Boucher, member of the war savings commute, spoke to the children of the high school on the purchase of thrift stamps and wai savings certificates today. Tonight he was introduced by Chairman U." G. tindenbaugh to a large crowd at the Auditorium, where he told, why we were in this war and pleaded with his listeners as . good American citi zens to refrain from buying , non essentials and to purchase war savings stamps and war savings certificates. Mrs. Earl Short Declares ,;! Hubby Trifled on Her Clara, Mary and Peart Mrs. Short does not know their last names- were the women who flitted through Earl Short s rainbow existence dur ing the months of January, February and August,. 1917. declare Augusta ci..i .'Ji... a: . She alleges misconduct., '( vt Roberts of Nevada Would " : Wear Senatorial Toga Washington, Jan'. 4. Representa tive Roberts of Nevada" today van nounced that he would be 4 candidate for the republican nomination for United States senator at the'Septem- ber primary. A successor to the late Senator Newlands will bd ehosenat the November election, i " , , ' h Apply For llank Charter. ' Waahlnftuhr Jan.4. (Special Taleitram.) The tlsna' National bank of Webb, la., haa filed application for charter to ic eeed the Oltlietta' Bavlnsa baak of Webb, capital SSM0O. . - -. . Tho comptroller of the currency hai franted a charter to the Flmt National bank of Winner, ft. IX, capital 150,000; ounver alon of tho l.amr Btate bank of Winner. ; THE COMMONYAMEESOLDIEk By CHARLES D. BATWELL. With Apologle to Klpllnr) . You Jiave sung "tar-Spangled Banner" cheered the Red, White and Blue, And got the var all' settled in advance; V v Now kindly drop a dollar in the hat that's passed to you , , 'For the family-of a soldier sent, to France.' A He's a common Yankee soldier and his ways are often rough, ' t As Kaiser Bill is pretty apt to fin"d him; But let's remember, also, that tit's likely to be I tough . : ' For dependent folks our Sammy leaves behind him. fvi ' . ir. ; There's girls he's married serreily-T-then went and joined ihe van , ' For he didn't want his friends to think he'd shirk; v And he didn't claim exemption but enlisted like a man, x r , "" v - While the girl she got a job and went to work. p He's a common Yankee soldier who has heard his country's call V "Somewhere in France" you'll have to seek to find him; 'But while he whips the Kaiser, don't you thiitV it rather small Not to help the gir our Sammy left behind hup?'- - . . . - ' ", ' yx, in. y - . , There's fathers by the; thousands, i"ho can recall the day, , "THEIR fathers. marched away in "'sixty-one;.;. 1 And aged widowed mothers with. hair of silvery gray , Who have givtn to the flag an only son. J . 1 He's a common Yankee soldier but he only fears jo show The tears that come until they nearly blind him ; r I And in that hour of parting, it may cheer him some to know, . - f We ,will 'shicld the homes our Sammy leaves bchintMiim,. f "; jy ' - ' '"' .. When at last th; wef is over, and our boys are home once more, Let us hope to JooSr; hint squarely in the fae, : - And know we helped to keep the Ghost of Trouble, from the door - While, meantime, hi employer saved his P,J. ,. He's a comm Yankee soldier and forget he .likely will, . s : - But we do not wint his people to remind him - ..'',; : That we let tlie n ,31 go hungry while he fought Kaisr Bill;. 1 :,'; Let us save tl e,';uic8 our Sammy left behind him. V;,- North men's-juth menmen of the east and west, Ha'f a mi'Jiwmefl'or more,1 tracking across the sea. Each one floi'ig his country's work and doing hisJevel best, Who's to care for the folks they have left behind? i That', up. to you and me. ." 1 y , ; ..' ' Aiapt4 froa Th Asaont-llmdej Begsu." incumbent if he tops the price paid. This svstem is intended to bring about a democratic form of management, the members sav. If no ue bids for an office there is a method provided by which the i. v t r menmers orait an omcer. iie musiv nav whatever the board decrees. "Newl members fall for this. They are told that their president, say, has just en histed in the army. The new member is flattered, and the fee tor the presi dency is only ,10 bucks. ' I he idea vwas introduced by a Scotchman, who told the club how the people of a certain town in Scot land raised money whenever the trcas ury was empty. These villagers elect ed a Presbyterian to be mayor who had to oualify by being a member of the Church of England or be fined $100. The successful candidate would not change his religion. Knockers expe:t soon to open, their new quarters at 1019 Farnam street, in the basement. Week of Prayer Will Be Observed on South Side "Week of Prayer" will be observed by union services of several South Side churches. The following night programs have been announced: t Monday, January 6, 7:30 p. in the Presbyterian church, Rev. Charles F. Holler, leader; topic, "Thanksgiv ing and Confession." . Tuesday, in theBaptist church, Rev. G. A. Greer, leader topic, "The One wancesaay, in urace Meinoaisi ... , ' r - i A cnurcii, Kev. s.v xi. xerian, leaaer; topic, "The Nations and Their Lead ers." ,; ' Thursday, in St. Luke's Lutheran church, Reyf C. C. Wilson, leader; topic, "Families, Schools," and the Young." Twenty Men of Draft Age Enlist Under Navy. Colors Twenty men of draft age enlisted in the navy Wednesday. "The number of enlistments Vould have been larger," said Ensign Condict, "had the boys known tnat it was necessary to get a certificate from their local exemption boards. As a result of their failure to do SO we were forced to turn them down. The more de termined i ones telegraphed their boards for the certificates and were compelled to remain in Omaha pend ing the action of the exemption of ficials." With ihe exception of about, five, most of the enlisted men were from the rural precincts of South Da kota, ;t , ,. , , . . v,., Norse Ship Tprpedoed ' And Sunk; Five Men Lost ' T.Atadnn Tan A .Tti , MnrwnSati fore?gn office reports that the Nor-y1 ' - - . T T' . , ' . I wegian steamer vigna xonsi gross, built in 1915 at Bergen) way torpedoed and sunk while on its way from Bari to Rouen, says a Central News dispatch from Copenhagen' to day ' Secretary Houston May, -Address Live Stock Men Denver, Colo., Jan.. 4. Secretary Houston of the. Department of Agri culture tentatively has agreed to de liver an'address at the meeting of the American National Live Stock as sociation, which opens in Salt Lake City January 14, according to advices received at association headquarters here toddy. . 1 , i f Says Men Must Work. Jamaica, N. Y., Jan. 4. Mrs. Alfred J. Eno, suffrage leader of Queens county annouhced at a meeting here tonight that she had drafted for in troduction in the legislature a bill, which would compel every man in the state between the ages of 18 and 50 to go to work. , :,, , f , "Peg Tops" Must Go to Boost War Economy New York, Jan. 4. 'Peg top trousers, "plnch-back" coats, French' facings, fancy flaps and pa tcW pock ets are the latest luxuries to be of fered at a sacrifice to economy. , In an address here today on cloth economy before delegates front vir tually every clothing center in the ' United States, M. Cutter, a member of the commercial economy board, said all yokes and pleats are to be eliminated as well as outside penny pockets, double-breasted sack coats and vests and cloth belts onjioats. SAMMY IN PRISON CAMPIII GERMANY WRITES OF LIFE American Avjatoc Describes His Treatment; Supplies From Own Lines Make Life ' Bearable for Him. 1 . . , By CAROLYN WILSON. 'Paris, Dec. IS. (Special Corre spondence oMhe Chicago Tribune.) One hear the wildest rumors about the treatment of Americans in GerjJ many. That is whjr Ix want to make public a letter I received the other day from Harold Willis, a member of the Lafayette Esquadrille, who was taken prisoner. This is the letter: "Offizier - Kriegsgefangenenlager, Gutersloh, Westpahfia. ,. "This is the first chance I jhave had to write you a long letter. I have nothing from the outside yet, but am hopeful. Hope -is all that keeps us going.' " Taken Without Funds. "One always expects to be killed or wounded, never taken. So I had left the ground in two sweaters, no topcoat, and (without money. J. con ft6S I cried like a baby when I was finally alone iri myt cell. The first three days were terrible. One is not glad to be alive, especially when one awakes and forgets for the first in stant where one is. - A "Food and cleanliness are problems until packages arrive or aid is given by comrades,, who have reserves. The railroad journeys are interesting and comfortable enough second class. I have had mine alona with an officer," Willis was changed to Karlshrue and Landshut before his present camp. He continues: Not In Reprisal Camp. ' "Meet very interesting men of all allied armies in the camps. I found wood carving and drawing made soli tary confinement bearable. The Lilli putian grub is rough sledding, but happiness is relative. A "piece of chocolate comes to mean more than . big party in the old das. ". "1 1 have been most fortunate ' in not having been in reprisal camps ahdm being sent here. ' : "It is a laree olace. has a new sxoud of houses for a sanitarium, has barb ed wire a mile around. In numbers and in the life one finds many simi larities to a large college. One takes courses in languages. I am special izing in Spanish, German, sketching and some color. ; I have classes in English of 60 Russians and several small classes of French officers. We play rugby, hockey and have very decent ten- is courts. , "There is' the cinema every night and dramatics in a, well equipped theater once a month. They have rang me in for a hand at painting scenery and a small part in the little Cafe orchestra.' The Russians even have a menagerie of squirrels, birds, rabbits, etc. : v 'k'We eat in groups and have our own cooks and French orderlies. The food supplies come from France or wherever you hail from." Lewiston Consolidated ; ; ; School FormallOpeiied Beatrice, Neb., Jan.. 3. (Special.) The consolidated school at Lewiston was formally opened last night State Superintendent. Clemmons made an address. There are 48 consolidated schools , the . state. The Lewiston school ., is the consolidation, of six districts, representing a total valua tion of $471,000. .The consolidated district will maintain a school from the beginning grades to the 12th grade !of hign school. - 1 - inc. Beatrice Poultry association held a meeting last night and decided to hold the next poultry show the second week in December. Fred Shell ?barger of West Liberty, la., was se lected as judge. The members of the association decided to attend the poul try show at Wymore in a body on January 9. . A fetiumate, who has been roadmas- tr rn ihm HnrfrCn linA f( 4m Pr1r fisland, has been transferred to the main line with headquarters at Fair bury.. He wilt be succeeded here by a Mr. Archer of Fairbury. Announcement was received here yesterday of the rrrarriage of Elmer Shejardson of this city and Miss Rose Morris of St. Paul, Ark.,' at Manhat tan, Kan., Tuesday. The groom is a member of the national army at Camp FunstoTi and is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Shepardson of this city. Charles C Hubka and Miss Julia Sudik, both of. Virginia, were mar ried at the court house yesterday by County Judge O'Keefe. The case against J. ' Schiek, charged with abusing an officer, was dismissed before Judge Ellis yester day on motion otthe city attorney. : 'The week of January 14 to 19 is to be devoted to an extensive campaign in Gage county for the sale of the war savings stamps and thrift stamps, i Chris Bock, an old resident of Jef ferson county.sdied at his home last evening, a mile east of Plymouth, aged 81 years. ; Joseph Grabber, a pioneer of Gage county, died this mornmg at his home Hear Ellis, aged 80 years. - -British Enoy Leaves Russia. London? Jan. 4. The departure from Petrograd, owing to ill health, of the British ambassador, Sir George Buchanan, is reported in an Exchange Telegraph dispatch .from that city. The message says the ambassador was accompanied by a number of British military and civil officers. Calls Sammies-"Bums;"' " Receives Yellow Coat Waterloo, Ia Jan. 4 Frank Bruner, a machinist at the Illinois; Central railroad , shops here, ex- , pressed an opinion that "85 per cent of the American soldiers are bums," this aftenoon. The shopmen paint ed him yellow from head to feet and the company approved the job by -discharging him The United States commissioner practically ,, told him he got off easily. - -v-m f. . Bruner is a German-Kussian, 1Z years in the United States and 40 Jean old. In the ''back of his watch ejtrried a picture of the kaiser. ' " . - : -i h i a ' - - ' . I L I . P. v , ' , i ' fify wit ; ' J X ll lllln x ' " v Mil MJ oJUHAUM 1 Copyright Hart SchciTner & Marx ; ;;v; " I ' f I I Not Frice-'-B v - Is the Clothes-Buying Thought -You can buy cheap clothing for little money but if you, want quality, you must pay a fair price for'it. We have always put quality firstand for. that reason we are able to say, yNour money back in a jiffy if you are not entirely satisfied. ' Fur iiined Overcoats; $35 to $1$ With zero weather and way below zero the prospect for many days during the . next two and a half months, thoughts of a Fur Lined Coat are very comfortable " . especially when low prices put them well within your reach.' f ' , Hart, Schaffner & Marx Overcoats, $20, $25, $30, $35, $40, $45 to $75 " Big, warm, comfortable Overcoats, as well' as the more conservative form molded models. Every good material that you can think of imported and domestic and , made and finished in a manner that makes them therbesfc Overcoats your money will buy- , ' ,' :,. ; ' .V-.: " V-..'" Hart Schaffner & Marx Suits $20, $22.50, $25, $30, $35, $40 to $50 . " All wool -fabrics, correct designing, smartest tyles, 'UnquestioVly the .best clothes that you can find. ' ' ' " .' Mackm to $10,50 EN! Buy Your fa ; From Fitie Stocks at Low is 50 Dosen Men's Kid and Capo Gloves, ' broken lines from our regular glove stock, sizes 7 to 7 , " Made of fine quality Cape Leather stock, in as sorted shades of tans and browns. These Gloves should sell regularly at $2.00; special, pair, 95J K . - , '; , Men's Wool and .Worsted Hose, in natural gray and blue mixtures; medium heavy weight hi all sizes; special, a pair. . . . . ........ . . . . . .35 - ' . : 50 Dosea Men' Wool Shirts and Drawer, in nat ural gray and brawn mixtures, broken lots of , our regular $2.00 gradesj in.medium and heavy weights; special, each-. .$1.49 Mens $5, $6 an d$7 Shoes, $3. 35 Broken JLines, But All Splendid Values ; WE HAVEf TAKEN THESE FROM our regular stock and priced them down ward for quick clearance. ' , ; ; 1 ; Black JCid, Black Calf, Tan Russia Calf, in lace and blucher styles: all high -grade Shoes. v"'; -' vv:;'C': - :. s . 1 .. " Men's U. S. Mumon Army Shoes, a pair . . . ... ......... . . . . ...... . $6.00 Army Officers' dress and Service Boots. . . , . . . . : $27.50 and $30.00 . - , V Mein Floor, Men's Building V. v. ; ' ,v..v'" Ride Up on the Escalator to Second Floor I" 1 t - M V JCi r- ST al v. .v-V'. "1 M 1 . 11 1 wfeiMj m m m 1 1 'JKingley Trousers, $3,00 ( to.. $10.00 Officers' Uniforms, perfectly made, at moderate prices. V - , ' Second Floor,. Men's Building - SPECIAL: All Our High Grade Silk - Mufflers, silk knitted reefer styles, plain and fancy striped, which we 5 have been selling ; up to $7.50 groupea in two lots ior Saturday, at Vv- ' $2.95 and $3.95' " ""l 35 Doxen Men's Fine Wool Sweater Coatt, all (wool and worsted, in plainiand fancy trimmed, with large ruff neck collar and V-neck style, in medium and heavy weight; regularly-$5.00 to $6.50; special sale prices. .3.95 and $4.95 150 Dozen Men's ! Fiber Silk' Hote, run Of the mill quality, in most all shades and all sizes; the imperfections are very slight; seconds of the 50c quality; speciaL at 3 pairs for- 81.00, or a pair .... v. . ; . v. . . . .35 200 Dozen Men's Shirts, broken lots, of Negligee and Golf Shirts from our Christmas Sale; some slightly mussed; all sizes, but not in all patterns; two big lots; special.... ;.1.15 and 81.50 Mils Stois Prices Full Line of Ice Skates and Skiis. f 4