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THE BSE: OMAHA. SATURDAY, JANUARY 26, 1918.
SITUATION ON WEST FRONT
CRITICAL, SAYS WAR EXPERT
(By Associated Pii)
London, Jan. 25. The situation on the western front is
Critical, in the opinion of Colonel C. A. Repington, one of the
foremost English military critics, who recently resigned from
the Times and became military correspondent of the Morning
Post.
In his first contribution to the Post, in today's issue, he(
criticizes Premier Lloyd George and the war cabinet severely
because, he asserts, they have failed to maintain the strength
of the British armies in the west, thereby creating the present
conditions. v
GERMAN FORCES INCREASE. 0
The Germans, Colonel Repington
says,now have 165 divisions on the
western front, or more than all the
allies combined, excluding -the Italian
theater.
The number of German troops is
being increased, he adds, at the rate
Df seven to IS divisions monthly and
may be expected to reach more than
200 divisions as soon as it is possible
to concentrate them.
The arrival of some Austrian
forces also is to be expected, and
"news already has come of the ap
pearance of Austrian troops in Bel
gium. Remarking that the accumulation of
this immense force may be either . to
support negotiations or for a grand
attack, the writer says all the evi
dence points to the impending deliv
ery of a series of great attacks.
Reviewing the ''strength of Great
Britain's allies, Colonel Repington
writes:
Use All Men Available.
'The American troops are not
coming in as fast as some sanguine
estimates foretold, but I feel sure
that , General Bridges, who accom
panied Mr. Balfour to the- United
States, must have given the war cab
inet a pretty accurate forecast. The
American army can be only a contin
gent during the next few months.
This is all the more reason why we
this year should place every available
man in the field.
"Field Marshal Haig says his drafts
did not reach him in time to be
properly trained and that he had to
fight 131 German divisions with half
iat number. This is the most damn
ing indictment of the war cabinet that
could have been made."
Knocks Lloyd George.
When Mr. Lloyd George became
premier. Colonel Repington goes on,
he -rejoiced because he thought it
meant more vigorous prosecution of
the war and particularly the utiliza
tion of millions of civilians, but he
found that it meant nothing of the
sort. Pursuing his criticism of the
Lloyd Geofge .cabinet, he declares
that "by imposing upon Haig a cer
tain course of action contrary to that
agreed upon at the allied conference
of November, 1916. the cabinet in
curred grave responsibility."
He says further that each man at
the front has had to do the 'work of
two, "because the premier has lacked
the courage to tell the country the
truth and to pass on to the public
the advice he must receive from any
general staff conscious of its dutyf
"The most favorable construction I
can place on the premier's inaction,"
he adds, "is that he was gambling for
peace by Christmas, Bjt in spite of
liis innumerable speeches," no peace
came."
Unearth . Body of Man
Murdered With Ax
New York, Jan. 25. By the light of
pocket lamps in the cellar of , a
Thompson street building, six detec
tives under command of Captain
Davy in charge of the homicide
squad, tonight unearthed the body of
a man who evidently had been mur
dered with a hatchet. It was buried
under three feet of earth in a corner
of the cellar.
The body was found as the result
of an anonymous note, evidently
written by a foreigner, which. was sent
to a police station.
'Workers Will Control
World' Says Schicab
(By Associated Press.)
New York, Jan. 25. Charles M.
Schwab, president of the Bethle
hem Steel corporation, declared in
an address at a dinner here to
night that the time is near at
hand "when the men of the work
ing class the men without prop
erty will control the destinies of
the world."
"In these times of war," Mjr.
Schwab said, "we of America
should not criticise the actions of
our president and our nation.
Within the , next 18 months we
will have more tonnage on the
ocean than all the nations of the
world.
"But don't let us run away with
the idea that we l ave a light job
on our hands. We must realize
that it is the duty of every citizen
to give his last dollap-and his last
drop of blood in defense of his
country."
HITCHCOCK SEES
YOTES FORNEW BILL
Says Senator Chamberlain's
Speech Will Win Votes for
Measure Reorganizing
War Department.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
Washington, Jan. 25. (Special Tel
egram.) Senator Hitchcock, asked
tonight if he thought Senator Cham
berlain's revolutionary speech, had
made votes for the war cabinet bill
and the bill for a director of muni
tions, said he knew personally of
votes made in their favor. He said:
"Senators who came into the cham
ber today with leanings against the
proposed , measures, after Senator
Chamberlain's speech, frankly stated
that they had seen a new light. The
difficulty with the war department is
that it is a peace department and has
never been put on a war basis. It is
honeycombed with bureaucracy and
there mus be changes if the United
States is to accomplish the work ex
pected by the allies."
Senator Hitchcock said the war
cabiiet bill would be reported out of
the committee in due season and go
to the calendar where it would be
permitted to rest until the country
was entirely familiar with its provi
sions. "When the country knows the con
ditions surrounding the war depart
ment,' said Senator Hitchcock. "I be
lieve there will come a mighty call to
pass the measure. To win the war
we must .lave some such authority as
the bill provides."
Newspapers in New
York Double Price
New York, Jan. 25. The 1-ccnt
daily papers of Greater New York,
both morning and afternoon, will ad
vance their price to 2 cents, begin
ning Saturday morning next.
The Evening Post, now a 3-cen.
paper, announced that beginning next
Chamberlain's Speech
Sensation of the Hour
(From Staff Correspondent.)
Washington, Jan. 25. (Special
Telegram.) Senator Chamberlain's
speech is the sensation of the hour.
Nothing else is talked about in the
hotel lobbies, clubs and public
places, and his arraignment of the
war department for gross ineffi
ciences, it is believed, will stir the
nation as it has never been stirred
since the declaration of war.
DEATH AND LOOT
Monday, it would lower its price to 2
cents.
You can secure a maid, stenogra
pher or bookkeeper bv using a Bee
Want Ad.
MENACE PEOPLEh
OF FINLAND
Stockholm, Jan. 25. Dispatches
from Hdsingfors indicate that the
situation in various parts of Finland
is critical. Battles of considerable
proportions have been fought at sev
eral places and apparently are still
continuing. ,
The most serious conflict seems to
have been at Viborg, where socialist
Red guards were assisted by Russian
soldiers with artillery.
Captain Jack Cudahy
Suffers "Slight Illness"
Camp Lewis, American Lake
Washington, Jan. 25. (Special Tele
gram.) Major Eugene G. Northing
ton, in charge of the base hospital
here, today declared the report that
Captain Jack Cudahy of Chicago, at
tached to the 316th military police
here, was suffering from a nervous
breakdown was "all bosh" and assert
ed that he was suffering from :
"slight illness."
He refused, however, to discuss the
nature of the illness and all attempts
to learn the nature of the case were
blocked with military precision and
curtness.
Captain Cudahy told his fellow of
ficers, before going to the hospital,
that he was nervous and they gath
ered the impression that he suffered
from a nervous breakdown.
"Kaiser Bill" to Be Sold at
Charity Auction Saturday
"Kaiser Bill" will be sold at auc
tion for what he will bring at the
rummage sale , conducted' ' by . Mrs,
John H. Parrett on the ground floor
of the Woodman of the World build
ing Saturday afternoon.
"We would not expect high bids on
'his. nibs' except for the reason that
the proceeds will be devoted to the
relief' of the poor of Omaha," said
Mrs. Garrett. "The proceeds of the
sale, which will include other articles
I of greater household utility than the
fb1r9t:a'Ofthe noted monarch," such as
furniture, electric tans and washing
machines, will go to the City Mis
sion
Buy Your Coat at
JULIUS ORKIN'S
SATURDAY
120 Beautiful Coats, worth to $45,
go in one great lot, at $22.75
Be here at 9 A. M. sharp and get
your share of these remarkable val
ues. See ad on page 4 for full details
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One-Minute
Store Talk
A customer of ours discovered
the following bit of Interesting In
formation In an old book ex
tremely Interesting just at this
time
In 1778 anil 1779 prion bail
risen 1o prodlKlona aright.
Home articles Increasing 400 and
500 per cent la value.
Christopher Marshall, the noted
Philadelphia "FlKhtlii Quaker,"
In Mar, 1779, records that butter
old In the market at from S3 to
S3 a pound, flour at 20 ster
ling a hundredweight, and green
pens at from twenty to twenty
five hilling a half peek. In
June he paid $50 for two pair
of shoes and 980 for two silk
hnndkerchlefs.
"Earlier In the name year
Samuel Adams, one of the Massa
chusetts 'delegates to congress,
was asked I4UO for a hat aad
9SOO for a pair of leather
breeches, (125 for a pair of shoes
and 81,600 for a suit of clothes.'
Government control Is holding
food prices within reach these war
times, and honorable clothing mer
chants are striving to hold apparel
prices down.
JOHN 'A. SWANSON, Pres..
WM. L. HOLZMAN, Troas.-
SHOP EARLY STORE OPENS 9 A. M.; CLOSES AT 6 P. M. SATURDAY-SHOP EARLY.
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CLOSES ; - ;
Hit ySi4 Ww
High grade Overfll a I
' X sTi cat and Suits that fi H lax
M will sell at $20.00 to A II j
, X$r S28-00? thousands at
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SHOW
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Forewarned, months ago, this store resclved itself int
a committee of one and prepared against ad
vancing costs Result: Thousands of Suits and
Overcoats at amazingly Low Prices."
But every man ought to understand
that such values will not be possible again in a
long time, because there's no relief in sight for two years,
even if the world war stopped today 1 Prudent men will pre
pare now, and stoclv up with clothes while such values are to
be had.
'A Few Facts to Bear in Mind:
. Remember, that we could
hold on to these clothes for
higher prices next winter,
and double our profits, but
your good will is worth
more to us than your
money.
Remember, that the U. S.
Government is taking the en
tire output of many leading
woolen mills, which eliminates
many choice fabrics which are
still available in our enormous
stock. .
- Remember, that raw wool and woolen fabric prices, lin
ings, trimmings and labor are the highest in years, and going
higher, and that our present retail values are not to be dupli
cated at wholesale, yet the Greater Nebraska has not raised
prices on clothing. -
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Everything considered, we offer today,
a clothes buying opportunity never equaled in the;
old days of the most radical mark-down sales. Men who ignore our;
urgent suggestion to stock up will be disappointed later, because
prices will positively not be lower, but to the contrary higher as time
goes on.
Any Man Who Understands Conditions Will
Buy Two Suits and an Extra Overcoat Now
and Save 331-3 Per Cen t to 50 Per Cen t on Coming Prices
High grade Over
coats and Suits that
will sell at $30; won
derful selections, at
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Superbly tailored i
Suits and Overcoats
that will sell at $35
and $40, now at...
MEN'S
MACKINAWS
7.50 to $18
Save $2.50 to $5
Most wonderful stock of world's Finest Silk Li nod Chesterfield
Overcoats. Imported English Great Coat3 'and sF M v
the masterpieces of American's finest business, $ l
Suits that will sell at $45 to $65, now at WV OO TtV
MEN'S ' -TROUSERS
$3.50 $5.00
$7.50
Extra Special Men's '2- Flannel Shirts- Saturday 'IS
$-1145
Here s one ot the most iortunate purchases we ever. made. Several hundred warm
flannel shirts. Military or flat collar styles. Plain or pleated pockets. Medium and
heavy weight materials." AU sizes 14 to 17. . Shirts worth up to $2.50, Saturday, at.
Colors in this sale include light, medium, ' Oxford and dark gray, khaki, navy,
brown and tan. In the face ot rising woolen prices these shirts will go out with a
mighty rush Saturday morning.
Buy Furnishing Goods for a Season Ahead
Prices on all lines of shirts, undenvear, hosiery sweaters, gloves, will be higher.
There's no other way out of it. Costs are mounting and prices will go up. Think of
future requirements and stock up. We're prepared to save you money.
SHOP
EARLY.
STORE
CLOSES
6P.M.
SATURDAY.
Men's $5.00 HeaTy
Sweaters
$3.50
Exceptional values for Saturday In
men's heavy and medium weight
Bhawi collar sweaters. Colors, ma
roon, Blue, oxford,
heather and dark gray, f
values to $o, at
32
Men's High Grade
Union Suits
Boy Hoir. ;
Foresighted men know that, good wool
union suits are selling today at about
wholesale prices for. next year, and
they're buying now for future use.
Tassnr Union Salts, $40 to $7.50
Superior Union Salts, $L00 to $3.00
Wool Shirts and Drawers, $1.50 to $3.50
Men's $1.75 Superior
Union Suits
$1.00
These Qion suits are part of our
big purchase of tbe end-of-season
surplus of celebrated Superior Un-
heavy ribbed, sizes )1 VII
range 38 to 46, at
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SEE OUR SHOW WINDOWS TODAY COMPARE OUR VALUES ALWAYS.
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