THE BEE: OMAHA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26. 1918.
MANY WAR BILLS
FACE CONGRESS
IN COMING WEEK
Both Houses to Attack Big Pro
gram With Energy; Labor and
Coal Situation Demand
Attention.
(By Associated Fihi.)
Washington, Feb. 25. War prob
lems will be attacked with renewed
energy this week at the capital.
Work on amendment of the bill
to govern federal operation of rail
roads will be resumed tomorrow by
the house, with its passage within
day or two expected. 1 he measure
passed by the senate last Friday with
out a dissenting voice, and the house
draft then will be reconciled in con
ierence.
Corporation Bill Up.
Next the war finance corporation
measure is to have right of way in
both houses. The plan is to have its
consideration started tomorrow in the
senate. The bill, which provides s
fund of $4,500,000,000 to give financia
aid to war industries, is slated to
follow the railroad bill in the house
By-partisan support promised the
measure is believed to insure its dis
posal within a few days.
Other war problems promised at
tention during the week include
labor, ship building, food regulations,
the coal situation, military dratts ot
allies and government reorganization.
Extend Food Authority.
The new administration bill to ex
tend the food administration's au
thority to restaurants and retailers,
reported to the house yesterday is to
be taken up there immediately after
the railroad and financial measures.
Labor problems will be discussed
tomorrow in the senate by Senator
McCumber of North Dakota, in a
speech denouncing the bolsheviki
movement of Russia, and the menace
of its influence in this country, which
he believes typified in alleged prof
iteering on labor and material iur
nished the government.
To Pass Shipping Bill.
Final action tomorrow in the
senate is planned on the bill author
izing the shioDing board to spend
$50,000,000 in providing housing fa
cilities for ship builders. The house
already has adopted the conference
report.
Investigation of wheat , and meal
shortages is to be resumed this week
by the senate agriculture committee,
which also plans to press the agri
culture appropriation bill to which an
amendment has been added to in
crease the minimum government
guaranteed wheat to $2.50 per bushel.
Tomorrow the full senate judi-
ciary committe will begin consider
; ation of '.he Overman bill, proposed
by President Wilson to give him
greater fr.edom in co-ordinating
during the war.
American Export Control
' Cuts German Food snppiy
Washington, Feb. 25. Food (ship
ments from the northern European
neutral countries to Germany have
been cut 65 to 85 per cent since last
year by the operation of America's
export control as disclosed tonight
in the first annual report of the war
trade board.
. The effect has been also to decrease
shipments of other commodities
from neutral countries to the enemy.
The board disclaims any policy of
retaliation in its dealings with
neutrals and sets forth that it is pro
ceeding on a policy of negotiation
and agreement.
The report tells of embargoes which
have been in force several months
against neutrals and outlines the
agreement reached with Switzerland
under which the Swiss will get food
from the United States in return for
assurances that none of it will reach
Germany, an that shipments of some
of her own commodities to Germany
will be limited.
Eight American Artillery
Men Are Wounded in Action
Washington, Feb. 25. Eight artil
lery men were reported slightly
wounded in action on February 21, in
a dispatch tonight from American
headquarters in France.
They are Sergeant Frank Gabeski,
Chicago; Privates Harry M. Meyers,
Marion, Ind; Frederick A. S. Liter,
Polk, Pa., and Andrew B. Rennes,
Grand Forks, N. D.; Robert E. Grubb,
Rogersville, Tenn.;' Frank T. Kirby,
Aurora, 111.; Rone E. Knoepflin, Cin
cinnati, and Fred R. Rau, Lagro,
ind.
Private Edward Roberts, Iriquois,
b. 1J., was reported missing after an
action on Jfeoruary o, with the an
nouncement that a previous report
had erroneously named Private Ed
ward Roberts, 347 West Sixteenth
street, New York City, as the missing
man.
Brie J City News
Hate Root Print It Nw Beacon Prtaa.
Lighting Fixtures. Hursess-GrniKlcn.
West Farnam aiodern house, $40.
323 X. 38th Ave. D. 2947.
Uobt. C. DrueeciKm & Co., stocks
and bonds and local securities. 860
Omaha Nat. Han't Bldg.
Thrift Persistency is what counts.
Weekly and monthly deposits with
Nebraska Savings & Loan Ass'n builds
the thrift habit. 211 S. 18th St.
Ah. ha. Movie Bandit "The Turn
ft a Lara, a drama in seven reels,
featuring J. Warren Kerrigan, was
stolen from the office of the General
Film company, 1508 Howard street,
Saturday night.
Stat Bank of Omaha, corner Six
teenth and Harney streets, pays 4 per
cent on time deposits; 3 per cent
on savings accounts. All deposits in
mis Dank are protected by the de
positors' guarantee fund of the state
of Nebraska. Adv.
Improvers to Meet A meeting of
the United Improvement Clubs of
Omaha has been called for Commis
sioner Hummel's office at the city hall I
" vuurouaj ui)jUl ai o O 1'IOCK. A neW
secretary to succeed R. J. Sutton, who
is to join the aviation corps of the
army, will be elected.
Residence Robbed -The residence
of Otto Meyer, Forty-first avenue and
Wakeley street, was entered by burg
lars Sunday night during the absence
of the family. The thieves apparently
were frightened away, as they did not
complete their ransacking and only a
watch and some small articles are
missing. ,
Fine fireplace goods at Sunderlands.
REVOLUTIONARY
PLOT LAID BARE
BY UNOFFICIAL
Gregory Makes Public Letters
to Emma Goldman and Berk
man in Answer to Protests
Against Imprisonment.
(Br AuorUtcd Frets.)
Washington, Feb. 25. Letters in
dicating that Alexander Berkman and
Kmmi CiMnun ...... I iane. every sum tnat can be sna
H-ir n..,i u- r. ... j i 1S badly needed to extend our military
Gern,a" sPuyf and operations in France, The minerals
TO DEVELOP U. S.
MINERAL RICHES
AS WARMEASVRE
Washington, Feb. 25. Immediate
further development of America's
fineral resources to save for food and
army supplies, ship space now usedior
bringing minerals from abroad is
planned by Secretary Lane, who an
nounced tonight that he had asked
congress tor a special application so
that a large force of metallurgists can
be set to work on changes in practice
necessary for the use of lower grade
manganese ores needed as an alloy
for steel.
"At the present time," said Mr.
Lane, every ship that can be spared
German Bombardmen. on
, American Sector Futile
( By Associated Trm.)
With the American Army in
France, Feb. 25. Last night and to
day the German bombardment on
various points within the American
lines northwest of Toul was consid
erably more intense than usual. Today
the enemy, who was ore active in
many ways, apparently was using
still more guns than customary.
Little damage has been done by the
bombardment, although three men
were slightly wounded early this
morning. .
Last night enemy patrols, made
persistent efforts to penetrate the
American wire defenses, but without
success. One patrol was fired upon
and driven off while wne-cutting,
probably preparatory to a contem
plated raid.
Swedes Land 500 Troops
To Guard Aland Islands
London, Feb. 25. The Swedish
force which seized the Aland islands
consists of 500 soldiers, an Exchange
Telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen
reports. These troops will form a
guard until the end of the war. Six
hundred Finnish White Guards left
the Aland islands on Swedish steam
ships, which brought them to Sweden.
Oregon Pastor Not
Allowed to Speak
Grant's Pass, Ore., Feb. 25.
Rev. W. A. Baker, who said he rep
resented the International Bible
Students' association of Brooklyn,
N. Y., advertised that he would
speak here tonight. Before the hour
set for the meeting the local coun
cil of defense met and appointed a
committee to propound to Baker
the following questions. They were:
"Are you a member of the Red
Cioss?
"Are you a subscriber to the Lib
erty loan?
"Have you purchased thrift
stamps or savings certificates?
"Are you whole-hearted and un
reservedly backing this govern
ment's war program.
"No," was answered to each
question, whereupon Mr. Baker was
told he must not attempt to speak
here. He abandoned his meeting.
Central Powers Hold Peace
Negotiations With Roumania
London, Feb. 2S. Informal peace
negotiations with Roumania were be-
l 1 A tf J. ft ft.
kuii ycsieroay ai vastie cuntea, near
Bucharest, according to advices reach
ing diplomatic circles at The Hague,
as transmitted in an Exchange Tele
graph dispatch from that point.
lhe terms of the central powers
are said to include territorial ac
quisitions for Bulgaria and economic
preferences for Germany and Austria.
Premier Ayeresco of Roumania will
consult King Ferdinand at Jassy,
for which purpose a few days grace
were given by the representatives of
the central powers.
Burglar Caught in Act at
Seabold Home; T:.':es Jewels
When W. P. Seabold and family re
turned to their home at 4323 Chicago
street Sunday night, they were met in
the doorway by a masked burglar who
commanded Seabold to hold uo his
hands, while the intruder escaped
through a window.
Seabold immediately called the po-
lce. A search through the house re
vealed that the burglar took a quan
tity of jewelry, consisting of a wrist
watch, gold lavalier, a ring and a pair
of valuable ear rings. The burglar
wore a dark suit and a telescope hat.
Telephone Clerk Buys
Stock Exchange Seat
New York, Feb 25. Once
more the people who write
"how to succeed" will have an
object upon which to center
their attentions.
The wisdom that will fall
from the lips of a stock ex
change worker toon to be a full
ftedged mei.iber of the Big
Board will be given deep study,
for another floor waiker is
about to rise to fame.
William E. Edmonds, for 30
years L the employ of Harry
ContoiU, has purchased a seat
on . the Stock Exchange. Ed
monds is 46 ears old. He
has I .en for 18 years telephone
clerk for Content.
It is becoming popular for
floor members to form a pool
enabling some favored em
ploye of the exchange to pur
chase a seat.
Indian revolution propagandist, before
they were sent to prison for violating
the draft law, were made public to
night by Attorney-General Gregory,
in answer to radical protests against
the imprisonment of the anarchist
leaders.
There were two letters, dated Octo
ber 20, October 26. 1915. and both
urged Berkman to send over to Hol
land comrades to help in the move
ment for a revolution in India. The
first asked also for letters of introduc
tion trom iimma or yoursclt to
prominent anarchists in every country
of Continental Europe. The commit
tee on public information issued this
statement at the request of the attor
ney-general:
Letters Made Public.
in connection with the recent
agitation among certain radicals pro
testing me imprisonment ot Alexander
Berkman and Emma Goldman, now
serving sentences for conspiracy to
interfere with the draft, the Depart
ment of Justice today made public
two letters, inese letters, written
to Alexander Berkman by Har Dayal,
show that Alexander Berkman and
Lmma Goldman were apparently co
operating with German spies in for
eign countries.
a
inese letters were round among
tne papers seized in the printing office
of Mother Earth at the time of the
arrest of Berkman and Goldman. Har
Dayal was the editor of the Hindu
revolutionary newspaper Ghadr, in
San Francisco, now beine conducted
by Ram Chandra, who is now on trial
there for a conspiracy to set on foot
a military expedition against India.
Har Dayal is now in Berlin, where he
has been since 1V14, trying to or
gamze a Hindu revolution in close col
laboration with the German foreign
office.
In both letters Dayal explained that
he should be addressed under his as
sumed name of Israel Aaronson, care
of Madame Nina Kercher, Scheven-
mger, Holland. He promised to make
all financial arrangements and said
the Rotterdam-Amerika line would be
instructed to furnish tickets and ac
commodations for as many persons as
migni acsire to join mm. mere were
many cautions as to secrecy and in
structions as to the use of a private
code in cabling.
The letter of October 26, addressed,
Dear Comrade," said: "I am well
and busy and sad. Can you send me
some earnest and sincere comrades,
men and women, who would like to
help our India revolutionary move
ment in some way or cither? I need
the co-operation of earnest comrades
Perhaps you can find them in New
York or Patterson. They should be
real fighters, Industrial Workers of
the World, or anarchists. Our India
party will make all necessary ar
rangements.
If some comrades wish to come,
they should come to Holland. We
have a center tn Amsterdam, and
Dutch comrades are working with us.
If some comrades are ready to come,
please telegraph me in some feminine
name from New York.
Fort Douglas Authorities
Investigate Bomb Outrage
Salt Lake City, Utah. Feb. 25.-
United States District Attorney Ray,
Colonel Bryam, commander of the
war prison at Fort Douglas, and other
officials of the army post and Depart
ment of Justice today continued their
investigation of circumstances con
nected with the discovery of the bomb
at the compound last Friday.
Their inquiry convinced them that
the missile was intended for the de
struction of Colonel Bryam, in the
hope of a general delivery in the ex
citement attendant upon the explosion.
The bomb contents will be subjected
to a further examination tomorrow by
state Uiemist Dames.
Private Injures Arm
While Cleaning Rifle
Camp Cody, Tex., Feb. 25. (Spe
cial lelegram.) While cleaning his
army rifle in camp here, Private
George Jenkins, company A, 34th
infantry (Fifth Nebraska), accidently
shot himself, the bullet shattering the
bones of the lef: fore arm and upper
arm.
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It's easy to help along
in food conservation
when you know how.
Grape-Nuts
is over 10 by weight actual
sugar, not put there" but de
veloped in its making from
wheat and malted barley.
For this reason Grape-Nuts,
unlike the ordinary cereal,
requires no sweetening.
Try it without sugar.
"There's a Reason'
for GRAPE-NUTS
Sell by Grtcers.
which can supply and which are im
ported, come from many distant
sources, involving long voyages and
delays in- loading. These minerals
represent an import of about 2.000,000
long tons per year, three-fourths ot I
which can be eliminated in case of ex
treme necessity." '
Americans in Tampico ' , !
Region in Acute Danger
San Antonio, Tex.. Feb. 25. Re
ports here from well authenticated
sources in Mexico indicate feeling
against Americans io, the Tampico re
gion has become acute and that Amer
icans living in the district are appre
hensive of a demonstration.
The belief that efforts to foment
anti-American feeling is the work of
German agents is intimated. Govern
ment agents here have dispatched
messages, asking an official statement
of the situation, which, according tc
reports, has become critical.
Grand Duke Dead.
Amsterdam, Feb. 25. A dispatch
received here from Neu 5ttelitz says
the grand duke of Mecklcnbursr-Strel-
i itz is dead. His death was sudden.
VILLA IS AGAIN
ACTIVE IN HILLS
OF UPPER MEXICO
Juarcf, Mex., Feb. 25. Villa is
heading toward the Durango moun
tains, and a column under General
Eduardo Hernandez and General
Francisco Gonzales is in pursuit; ac
cording to reports reac'iing here to
night. Villas band divided after the
fighting south of Escalon, and one
command will remain in the north
near Chihuahua City, while Villa's
main command will retire to the
mountains on the headwaters of 'the
Rio Florida for the present, the re
ports say.
General Francisco Marguia has re
turned to Chihuahua City after di
recting the campaign in . the field
against Villa. He has released several
of the officers and civil officials he
placed in prison February 16 for re
fusal to surrender their horses fir
field use.
It was officially a- nounced in Chi
huahua City that 278 federals were
killed during the fighting south -I
Jiminez. The Villa losses were nol
;rien, but were reported to have
numbered, approximately 300,. includ
ing one general and a colonel. The
federals lost six staff officers. - .':!..
Six Americans Die in '
France From Disease
Washington, Feb. 25. Deaht rgjji'
diseases among American -soldiers :wv
France were reoortcd todav;ii!4
follows: v. ,
Sergeant Clarence O. Dokcn,
quartermasters corps, Mount Hebron,
Wis., meningitis; Private GeorgeV.Vv'j
Wallin; engineers. Gushing, AVTC
pneumonia; Earl Woodin, engineer?'
Sherman, Conn, pneum6nia; De'we
Lane, coast artillery, Carrollton, Tex,,
pneumonia; James C. ' Dukes, field
artillery, Collinsville, III., pncuniM-ll'
and John Solloway, field artillery, .
Cleveland, O., measles. , !
STORE
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STORE
HOURS: .
9 A. M.-6 P. M. '
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Monday, February 25, 1918.
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STORE NEWS FOR TUESDAY.
Phone Douglas 137. ;
Tuesday Will Be
In the DOWN STAIRS STORE
$1
$1.00
$1.00
$1.00
IV Rolls
Paper
Crepe tissue toilet paper, special
for Dollar day Tuesday, at 17
rolls for $1.00.
BurfMt-Nah Co. Down Stairs Star
Handy
Step
Stools
Made of hard wood, heavily
varnished, well made, special at
$1.00.
Burgeu-Nath Co. Down Stair Stor
Folding
Ironing
Boards
With stand, made of bass wood,
very substantial and special at
$1.00.
Burieu-Naah Co. Down Stair Stor
Window
Refrigerator
Special
Window refrigerators, assorted
sizes, special for Tuesday at $1.00.
Burges-Naih Co. Down Stain Stor
White
Enamel
Ware
AH white enamel dish pans, IB
quart size and seamless, special
Tuesday at $1,00.
Burge-Nah ' Co. Down Stain Stor
Wall
Coffee
Mills
Crystal wall coffee mill, adjust
able . grinder, glass container
holds 1 pound coffee, $1.00.
Burfet-Nath Co. Down Stair Stor
Pine
Step
Ladder
Norway pine step ladder, with
shelf, 5-foot size, special Tuesday
at $1.00.
Burgeu-Naih Co-. Down Stair Stor
Sauce
Pan
Sets
Made of pure aluminum, consist
ing of ' 1 each 2 and 1-quart
pans, set for $1.00.
Burgesi-Naih Co. Down Stair Store
Pure
Aluminum
Roaster
Pure aluminum , roaster, cov
ered, square shape, special Tues
day at $1.00.
Burg-Nah Co. Down Stair Stor
Laundry Soap and Cleanser
Combination Offer Tuesday, at $1
1
Including:
10 bars of Diamond C Soap
3 bars of White Borax Naphtha.
2 bars of Pearl White Soap....
2 cans of Victoria Cleanser....
1 package of Sal Soda. .......
1 can of Softone
1 can of Kleentone
All for
$1
Bur(-Nah Co. Down Stair Stor
2 f S 1
Pretty
Envelope
Chemise
Neatly trimmed with lace or l
embroidery, good quality, mull. or
sheer muslins, at 2 for $1.00.
Burg(-Nah Co. Down Stair Stor
Shirting
Prints
Special
American shirting prints! wide
selection of patterns, special for
Tuesday at 8 yards for $1.00.
Uurgms-INain Co. Down Stair
8 Yds.
$1
Stor '
4 Yds.
$1
$1.00
$1.00
$1.00
$1.00
$1.00
$1.00
Women's Shoes Small Sizes
Only, Offered Tuesday at
A LU 1 ot women s good shoes, in
the small sizes only, 2, 2 and
3, including a wide range of styles in
natent. r.alf and kid leather, hutrnn
styles, reduced for a quick clearaway
to $1.00 pair.
Women's Pumps Reduced
For Tuesday to $1.00 Pair
Small sizes and narrow widths,
splendid for round the house wear in
the morning, patent, calf and bronze
kid, large selection of styles, at $1.00
pair.
Burgea-Naah Co. Down Stair Stor
Pretty
Dress
Ginghams
Dress ginghams, 27 inches wide,
in good assortment of styles, in
plaids and stripes, 4 yards, $1.00.
Burg-Nah Co. Down Stair Stor
Heavy
Bed
Sheets
" 76x90 inches, heavy Meached
cotton sheets, free from dressing,
seam in center, at $1.00.
Burf-Nah Co. Down Stair
$1.00
Stor
4 for
4 for
Waste
Paper
Baskets
Willow waste paper baskets,
closely woven, strongly made,
medium or large size, choice $1.00.
Biirge-Naih Co. Down Stair Stor
$1.00
Middies for Girls From 6 to 18
Years, Tuesday, at
3 for $1.00
MADE of good quality plain
white or .colored materials,
with fancy trimmed collar and
cuffs, ages 6 to 18 years, 3 for $1.00.
Children's Aprons, 3 for $1.00
Percale or calico aprons, neat
light and dark colors, checks or
stripes, sizes 2 to 12 years, 3 for
$1.00.
BurgMt-Nuh Co. Down Stairs Stor
Pillow
Cases
Special
42x$6-inch pillow cases, fine
quality, special Tuesday at 4 for
$1.00. .
Burc-Nh Co. Down Stair Store.'
Huck
Towels
o I
jpecieu i ; ,
Huck towels, size 18x36 inches,!,
fancy border, extra special at 4
for $1.00. ... . ;
Burg-Nah Co. Down Stair StorA
Turkish
Towels
Special
1 Turkish'
good heavy
for $1.00.
BurgcM-Natb
5 for
$l
$l
$1
cut.
towels, J8x38 inche's, 3
quality, special at 5
to. Down ataira Stor
3 f0r $ll
Dresser
Scarfs
Special
Dresser' scarfs, assorted pat terns,
lace and insertion trimmed,T
special at 3 for $1.00. . ;nO
Burg-Nah Co. Down Stair Stor
Slipper
Cotton
. e
10 for
$1
Laundry
Outfit
Special
Consisting of elm splint clothes
basket, 50-foot clothes line, clothes
line reel and 6 dozen clothes pins.
$1.00
for $1.00.
Burg-Nah
Co. Down Stair Stor
8Pr.
Men's
Half
Hose
Men's good quality cotton hose,
specially reduced for Tuesday to
8 pairs for $1.00.
Burgea-Naab Co. Down Stair Store
$1
Men's Shirts Reduced for Tues
dayVery Special, at
21 or $1.00
VARIETY of styles, patterns
and materials, some
slightly mussed or soiled from
display, made with neckband
or collar attached, very special
at 2 for $1.00.
Men's work Shirts, 2 for $1.00
Good quality, work shirts,
sizes to 15i, specially re
duced Tuesday to 2 for $1.00.
AD
Burg-Nath Co. Down Stair Stor'
$1,003
$1.00
3 for
Men's
Silk
Neckwear
Men's silk neckwear, big va
riety of styles and patterns from
which to choose, at 3 for $1.00.
Burgesi-Naah Co. Down Stair Stor
$1
4 for
Mull
Corset
Cover
Fine quality mull corset covers,
neatly trimmed with lace or em
broidery, all sizes, 4 for $1.00.
BurgMs-Naah Co. Down Stair Stor
$1
Big Wonder Mop Outfit
Like Illustration, Tuesday, $1
Burgea.Nah Co. Down Stair Stor
Consisting of:
1 triangle cedar
, oil mop.
1 triangle chemi
cally treated
mop.
1 dustless dust
cloth.,
1 bottle cedar oil
mop.
2 polished handles.
$l
Special
Large size balls sliDDer cotton."
suitable for making sweaters,'"':
shawls, jackets, etc., 10 balls for
A MA
Burgcta-Nain Co. Down Stair Store
Women's
Night
Gowns
Women's ready made night
gowns,, stamped for embroidering,
special at $1.00.
Burg.M-Nash Co. Down Stair Stor
Tapestry
Velour
Samples
24 inches square, assorted col
ors, desirable for pillow tops and
chair covers, $1.00 each. .
Burg-Naab Co. Down Stair Stor
Boys'
Waists
Special
Boys' waists, variety of pat- 1
terns, all sizes, special for Tues- -day
at 3 for $1.00. i
Burgeii-Naih Co. Down Stair Stor
Men's
Work
Pants
Men's work pants, including .
khaki, very special for Tuesday at '
$1.00.
Burgca-Nah Co. Down Stair' Stor "
Star
Cut
Glass
Goblets on
glasses, cut
3 for
$1
-wna wmuw hJtWI W
$1.00
3 for
$1
high stem sherbet
on thin lead-blown '
Dlank-s, 3 for $1.00. '
Burgeit-Nash Co. Down Stair Store r s
