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Hail to the colonel!.
"Bon voyage I" for the Forty-fint. Omaha
found them good fellows and clean solders.
Frit sow knowa whywt call them "marines."
Nothing stops them, not even machine guns.
Even Fritr admit! now .that the Yankee boy
Is a good soldier. That just about makes it
unanimous. , '
Our "morals" squad is doing its full share to
keep the city "dry," or at least to' keep the bibu
lous guessing. " . ' .
' "Bill". Ure ,bas struck one luscious lead in the
Kcense bureau! which may disclose Something of
general interest if pursued to the end.
Keep after the barberry bush, it is ornamen
tal, but it breeds black rust, something we can
very well get along without these days.
. That famous Chadron case is now to have a
farther airing in the divorce courts. It prom
lets to yield a faf fee for someone yet.
.That pair of British youths who stayed in
bed two years to escape the draft ought to be
."ready ow for quite a tarn at sentry duty,
From Omaha to Funston to getya start for
Trance may seem lifce reversing the map, but it
terved some soldiers, and may do for the
Forty-first
, Ceneral Crowder wants the work of exemp
.n boards overhauled, that some discrepancies
: -y be straightened tip. What he wants is to
I j sure .that aft absolutely square deal has been
linn, and that no available man has been
hted.
COLONEL ROOSEVELT'S MISSION.
Colonel Roosevelt, former president of the
United States, will be the guest of Omaha again
today. He comes this time to speak under the
auspices of the National Security league, his
mission being to awaken in our people a livelier
spirit of devotion to the war. His outspoken
advocacy of a strong policy for national defense
has brought on him condemnation from pacifist
sources and political opponents, who have not
stopped at stigmatizing him as a "militarist," an
advocate of force, and various other undesirable
things, but have also attributed to him a sinister
purpose, which he, has denied Colonel Roose
velt is nothing if not vigorous; half-way measures
have no place in his program. He was and is a
staunch defender of the rights of, Americans
everywhere and under all circumstances. "Speak
softly, but carry a big stick 1" was not an idle
phrase with him. In championing the cause of
the Allies against Germany for many months
before our entrance to the war, he but voiced
the sentiments of millions of his , countrymen.
His criticism .of delays and mistakes has been
sharp and frank, but helpful, and his most blis
tering denunciation of our enemies within our
borders has been unsparing but welcome to the
Americans whose hearts beat true with his. His
mission today is to arouse, to help and not to
hinder the president in pressing the wars to vic
tory for right and America.
Germany's Case Plainly Stated.
Dr. Dernberg, well recalled in America is
now before the public again,' this time with
statement as to Germany's war alms. He states
the case for the kaiser's empire very plainly.
Summed up, it is that Germany must fix terms
of peace. This is essential, because for the mari
time development of the empire, its external as
well as', internal well-being, and to secure the
raw material to prepare for world consumption,
Germans can submit to no restricting conditions.
All this will be established by force, if need be.
Nothing could be simpler. , If the Central em
pires are ever to resume, their status as world
powers they must achieve all that Dernberg out
lines. Short of victory, they are in danger of
destruction by their own weakness. At present
the war debt of Germany and Austria amounts
to $41,000,000,000, to which must be added $8,000,-
000,000 of paper currency, issued against $700,
000,000 of metal" money. With industry of all
sorts , at lowest ebb, with commerce destroyed
and every activity of the people exhausted by
the war, the situation of Germany and Austria
is easyto understand. Defeat means bankruptcy,
and bankruptcy for a nation means disappearance.
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Representative Randall proposes to give con
C'tn something to do while the ways and means
c. mittee is formulating the new tax, list. He
uT.t insist on consideration of a nation-w$4, pro
hibition law. This ought to fill in the time as well
anything. . 1 " 1
Two Police Judges One Too Many.
While the retrenchment, economy and effici
ency idea is upon us, something should be done
in relieve Omaha of Its superfluous second police
dge. Two police judges for our city are one
t-x many, just as are two city prosecutors or
two police court clerks..
The acquisition of a second police court, as
til wilt remembei, came as a aop thrown to
l";uth Omaha to smooth the read to annexation.
l.t, even if it is thought still desirable to have
police court on the South Side, one police judge
and one prosecutor will easily fill the bill by
holding a morning session in one place and an
tfternoon session in another.
How can we get rid of this needless piece of
ounicSpa! machinery?; We have a home rule
charter convention now in session which ought
; ta find a way. We know ther are legal com-
ligations, butae" abolition of One of these judge
;.:js certain ly;Jcin, ni should be, provided for
' t effective with the expiration of the term
I Ce present incumbent .: Th .extinction of
') jib would be money saved to the taxpayers
j co detriment whatever to the public service,
"Pork" and , the Railroads.
One of the causes for apprehension as to the
working out of government control of the rail
roads is already showing justification for the
fears of, those most interested. The keen scent
of the congressman bent on "pork1? has led him
to the office of the railroad administration, and
soon the whole pack will bay on the hot trail.
The Railway Age has cited two fnstances, iso
lated just now, perhaps, but suggestive of what
may follow. While in the past the presence of
railroads in politics has been at times a menace,
and always an active factor, it could be; dealt
with, forthe people bad a sure control lit the
exercise of their own franchise. Now the trans
portation system of the country is helpless in
the hands of the politicians, who can work their
will. It is possible, of course, that patriotism
and common sense will predominate in the man
agement of the great systems that have been
unified under Uncle Sam, but it la also possible
that the Shafroths will find inspiration in appeals
from Denver and elsewhere occasion for such
predatory incursions into the treasury as will
make 4he( rivers and harbors and public building
bills seem innocuous. Need for a treasury
watch dog never was more imperative than now.
Battling on Historic Warpaths
Soissons the Scene of Many Struggles in lU Long Career
The capture of Soissons by the Germans
a few days ago added one more struggle 'to
the long line of battles and sieges which.
from early Gallic times to the German attack
In January, 1915, has marked the history of
that ancient town.
Amen all the cities of France, few riva
little Sdissons in its record of sieges. It has
always been a center of military interest-
sometimes of crucial importance. '
Caesar gave the name of Noviodunum to
the capital of the powerful tribe of the Sues-
sionei. wno occupied iwcive wwni idq wcic
one of the greatest of the Gallic peoples. At
the beginning of the empire, however, No-
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vioaunum iook tne name oi Augusta aucs
sionum, and afterward that of Suessiona; it
is this town which is generally (identified with
the present Soissons. It was Walled and
fortified, and was the starting point , of the
freat military road to Rheims, Paris, Chateau
hierry, Meaux; St Quentin and Amiens.
In 29 St Crispin and St Crispinian, who
had introduced Christianity into the town of
suessiones, suffered martyrdom there, but
their work was continued by their successor,
St. Sinitius, who became the first bishop of
Soissons. After the barbarians had crossed
the Rhine .and the Meuse, Soissons became
the metrooolis of the Roman nossessions in
northern Gaul until, in 486, Clovis the Frank
defeated the Roman Syagrius in , a great
battle on the outskirts of the town and put
an end to the Koman dominion in that part
of Europe. After his victory Clovis went to
Rheims and was baptized as a Chsiatian, and
It was with the oil of the sacred phial that
was believed to have been brought by a
dove from heaven for Clovis' baptism that
all the later rulers wished to be consecrated
as Kinirs of France. ,
It was at Soissons that Pepin the Short
was proclaimed king and crowned by the
papal legate before his formal coronation at
St Denis. Under Charles the Fat, in 886,
the Normans attacked the town, and, though
they failed to take it they devastated- the
country roundabout. In 923 another great
battle took place just outside the walls of
Soissons, in which Charles the simple was
defeated by the troops of Rudolph of Bur
gundy. In 948 Hugh the Great besieged the
town and burned part of it
New Names for Old Trains. ' .
And now The Overland Limited" has been
ordered to thi discard, and yet it is likely that
Mr. McAdoo will find it difficult to eradicate a
name that has served for forty years to designate
a train that is more than locally famous. Unifies-
uon may be desirable, but reduction of every
thing to. numbers is not likely to facilitate any
thing but bookkeeping. Our great railroad ad
ministrator is likely to learn that somewhere in
the makeup of Americans is a streak of sentimen
tality that will not easily give up, even to a dic
tator. He may put the llyer on the time schedule
as "Union Pacific No. 1," and insist that it be so
referred to in official communications, but it will
be many a day before the people between Omaha
and San Francisco quit calling it "The Over
land." And this is not defiance of the authority
Of Washington, either, but genuine democracy.
Mr. McAdoo has given congress a blanket
order for $8,000,000,000 to be raised by taxation.
PeUils will be supplied by Claude Kitchin. It
may help to visualize this by recalling that the
levy for the current year was only $4,000,000,000.
Those new passenger rates are breaking up a
lot of plans for summer gatherings, but they do
not interfere with any of General Crowder's ex
cursion parties. "
During the Middle Ages Soissons was
the chief town of cotintship whose lords
were frequently at war with their overlords,
the Caoetian kinara of Frsnce. or with the
citizens of the town, and bloody battles thre
were a commonolace. In 1155. at an assem
bly of prelates and barons held at Soissons,
Louis VII, issued a famous decree forbid
ding all private wars for a space of ten years.
During the Hundred Years War Soissons
suffered terribly. In 1414 it was wrested
from the Burgundians, who then held it, by
the Armagnacs, under the Dauphin, and thor
oushlv sacked, and durinsr the next 20 years
It was captured, recaptured, attacked, count
erattacked, ana laid waste again ana again.
In 1544 Charles V, sacked it; two decades
later it was takers by the Huguenots, who
sacked it again, razed its churches and held
it for six months. During the days of the
League it joined the" Catholic party. In the
eighteenth century European conference
was held there.
In the Napoleonic wars it played an im
portant part In 1814 it was captured by
the French, and, in 1815, after Waterloo, the
vanquished hosts of Napoleon gathered at
Soissons. N On August 14, 1815, it was taken
bv the Russians. After that the town en
joyed a period of peace until 1870, when,
after a bombardment of tour days, it sur
rendered to the Germans on October 16.
The German advance to the Marne m
1914 left Soissons unharmed, but the town
suffered severely from bombardments dur
ing the battle of the Aisne, and, in January,
1915, when the Aisne rose and carried away
most of the bridges behind the French lines
in that vicinity, the Germans made gains in
the neighborhood, and inflicted considerable
damage upon the town. ' . 1
A picturesque incident in the history of
Soissons is the fact that for nine years, when
he was an exile from England, it was the
residence of Thomas A. Becket. He sought
refuge in the great Abbey of St Jean des
Vignes, founded in 1P76, whose ancient por
tals and' cloisters of the thirteenth tentury,
with some fine fifteenth an sixteenth cen-
x Status of Unnaturalized
, Bohemians ,
The war has produced no greater paradox
than this: Unnaturalize Bohemians in the
United States are technically enemy aliens,
because they are subjects of the Austro
Hungarian empire. ,
Bohemians are Slavsnot Teutons. Sur
rounded by conquering Teutons and Mag
yars, and brutally oppressed by both, their
history, for generations gives a record of the
miseries and humiliations of a subjugated
people. Their sympathy in this war is over
whelmingly with tne allies and against the
central powers. Many Bohemian regiments,
dragooned to war under the Hapsburg ban
ner, have revolted and deserted. Other regi
ments have been decimated for mutiny. It
is said that 300,000 Bohemian soldiers fought
on the Russian side. Others went over to
Serbia; and lately thousands of Bohemians
have enrolled with Italy. .Delegates who
undoubtedly represented the will of a great
part of the Bohemian people declared their
country independent of Austria-Hungary.
The Bohemians have done about all a people
so situated could do to express their hope
of Teuton defeat
It has happened, however, that many Bo
hemians and other sincere friends ot our
cause have been annoyed and humiliated
merely because they bore names which were
neither Anglo-Saxon nor Latin. The loyal
people of the United States have plenty of
real enemies to fight Let them take care
that they do not fight friends. Saturday
Evening Post '
tury remains, have been one of the most
noted sights of the town. - .,
The Cathedral of Notre Dame at Sois
sons is an interesting composite of Gothic
and Romanesque ' architecture, much of it
dating from the twelfth century, but con
taining some especially gpod thirteenth cen
tury glass. The Church of St Leger is a
beautiful thirteenth century structure. In
the middle ages Soissons was a religious
as well as a military center, the home of
several abbeys and convents. The royal
abbey of Notre Dame was founded in 660,
and was famed for its wealth, its rich col
lection of manuscripts, its relics, and the
number of pilgrims who visited it Only a
few ruins of the old buildings remain. Near
Soissons, at St Medard, was one-of the most
important abbeys in France, founded in 530
by Clotaire IH beside the villa of the former
Roman ruler, Syagrius, which had become
the palace of the Frankish Icings, The Ab
bey of St Medard was a place of great im-
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ponance, wnose aDDoij cornea money, com-j8pen(1 about $5,000 of the people's
manucu vassais m uaiuc, anu, in wc iwemn i money in trying: to open Ames avenue
century, were loras or um villages, farms tor wi
and manors. In-1530, JOU.OOO pilgrims visit
ed the abbey. Legend tells that its tower
was once the orison of Abelard. The abbev
declined during the 'religious wars and never
regained its prestige. Scarcely a trace of
the old buildings is standing now, and the
site is occupied by an asylum for the deaf
and dumb. , . s ,
tees
Distinction Reserved for Certain
Senators.
Bhlckley, Neb- June I. To the Ed
itor of The Bee: I would like to ask
one question before the case la 'dosed
against the professors of our State
university. Did any of them ever have
their picture printed on the front
page of the Fatherland T If they did.
then they should be shot without any
furtner hearing.
R. S. SCOFIELD.
Outlet to East Omaha,
Omaha, June 7. To the Editor of
The Bee: In presenting a petition to
the commissioners for opening addi
tional outlet or inlets to North and
East Omaha it looks like the public
would soon be able to learn if the
commissioners are going to be guided
by the political sap-suckers who have
been trying to secure the openings for
the last three years.
Last year through this Influence
the commissioners were induoed to
The Soissons of today is an important
agricultural center, noted for its grain and
its haricot beans, and is also the seat of sev
eral well developed industries. There are
iron and copper foundries there, and fac
tories for boilers, agricultural imolements
and other iron goods, straw hats, glass, and
sugar. It also carries on a trade in timber.
I he present German offensive has driven
far into the ancient 'He de France," whose
capital was Paris, and from whose river-inclosed
boundaries France, as we know it,
fradually spread. The actual naspe, "lie de
ranee" is not found in documents before
the fifteenth century, but from then on until
the redlvision of the country into depart
rnents under the French Revolution, it was
one of the principal provinces of France,
It is west of Champagne snd south of Pi-
cardy. and is bounded on the west bv Nor-
manoy and on tne aoutti by orieanais and
Nivernais. Its island-like formation is due
to its inclosure by the Seine. Marne. Beuv
ronne, Theve and Oise rivers. In Mav. 1358.
tne tie de franc was the scent or the, re
bellion of the Jacauerie. when the peasants
rose against their masters and were cruelly
conquered, The next year Edward lit. of
England forced King John of Frsnce to nsn
his peace terms, and put an end to the first
part of the Hundred Years War by cam
paign of which the most conspicuous feature
was the ravaging of the He de France by
the largest enemy force that had ever come
out of Calais. ?
Another Hospital Bombed
When the commander of a German air
plane raid on a British hospital was brought
oown and captured, the other day,) he said,
in reply to questions: that he had no desire
to kill wounded men and their nurses and
doctors, but that if the British would build
their hospitals near railway tracks they must
expect to have them bombed. Of this plea
in mitigation and avoidance, the most that
Philip Gibbs found to say was that its truth
could not be disproved.
Now that American hospitals far behind
the lines have been assailed from the air
with both bombs and machine guns, and on
two successive nights, perhaps the difficulty
of absolutely proving intention remains, but
the evidence of intention is quite strong
enough to convict in almost any court in
any court not. German, thai is and the
problem ,for solution is in relation to the
German reason, and not in relation to the
German purpose.
In other wofds, why do the Germans
attack hospitals? From the military stand
point the effect of even a successful raid of
this sort is next to nothing. On the other
hand, the Germans cannot be unaware that
every such exploit increases the anger and
hatred of which they are already the objects.
The theory that they enjoy doing whtft
they know will be offensive to other peoples
is one not to be hastily dismissed. If they
did not, why have they bombarded Rheims
cathedral, month after month, and why have
they committed jtnany another crime for
which no better motive is known or even
imaginable? New York Times. ,
Making Travel a Luxury
. As affected by the Increased costs of
travel under Director General McAdoo's or
der, railroad passenger traffic is divided into
three classes.
The users of commutation tickets in
suburban travel fare the best with an increase
of 10 per cent. The longer distance traveler
in a day coach fres next best at a flat rate of
3 cents a mile, whether he uses a single
ticket or mileage". Where the rate had been
2 cents, which had become seldom, this will
be an increase of 50 per cent. Where the
rate had risen to 2 cents, which was be
coming rather common, the increase will be
at least 25 per cent.
It is, however, the long distance traveler
using a sleeping or parlor car who "gets it in
the neck," so to speak. He must pay for his
passage ticket 16 2-3 per cent above the reg
ular 3-cent rate. If he wants a section in a
sleeping car he must present one and a half
passage tickets; if a drawing room, two pas
sage tickets, and the same for a compartment,
where one and a half tickets are now re
quired; and if he wants a drawing room in a
parlor car there must be five adult passage
tickets the Pullman rates remaining the
same in all eases. Thus the percentage in
crease here rises to almost 42 per cent, and
further, according to accommodation.
C ; Tear Ago Today In the War.
jGeoeral Pershing and his staff ar
riv4 In London. '
Lntiish repulsed German counter
: rcks in the Meealnes region.
Government announced landing of
.) American aviators in France,
t ef our fighting forces ia the Held,
. ' s ry We Celebrate.
Ckaries B. Henderson, the new
.i States senator from Nevada,
a at San Josa, CaU 44 years ago.
. :ar Saltus,, distinguished author
t Journalist bora In New York
r "19 years 'ago.. ' s -ir.
John W. Kliewer, president of
el college, Kansas, bora tn Rus
i Poland 8 years ago.
)Jay In History.'
'Tfs Governor Dunmore of Vlr
V left Williamsburg and took
on a British ship, at "lorktown.
uJ Washington announced , his
ed resignation a commander of
i , my to the governors of tne va-v'talea.i-
'.r- .: ,. . ,. , .-' :
', Dvid Dixon Porter, who, i
; 9 Admiral Farragut attained aj
' rank la the United States nary
nr other officer before, bora at '
r. Pa. Died la Washington, D.
niary 1, WL-
Teoaeeeee legislators passed
' is of secession. .
- Avians withdrew forces
t stop tiie Italians, i
J ust SO Years Ago Today
JTust Thirty Tears Ago Today,
The gap left on South Thirteenth
street by the burning of the Bohemian
hall is about to be filled by a beautiful
hall of brick three stories high, 6 by
184 feet
At the meeting of the fire and police
board Chief Seavey asked for two
mors policemen and Chief Galllgan
for two more firemen. , , ;
- J. F. Ritchardt has moved to his
new residence on Twenty-first street
The promoters of the new electric
light company are John F. Boyd, H.
C. Bostwick, D. Anderson, C. M. Hunt
FJ. Person, D. L. Holmes, J. F,
Smith, H. H. Meday and J. A. Doe.
A new feed efevaior has been estab
lished qn the corner of Tentb aod
Nicholas streets by Fowler & Canta,
The cable tins people Intend build
ing their tracks up to the railroad
tracks on South Tenth street to the
point where the borse railway turns.
Round About the State
To pave or not t pave t That's
the question pressing for action at
Crete. The Vidette-Herald believes
the time to start something la jrtght
now, and ' as a clincher exclaims.
"Crete will never pave any cheaper
during this generation. Let's do It!"
The artlstlo temperament of the
Tekamah Journal looks forward hope
fully for a cataclysm or something
like that which will remove the rem
nants of the old court house. Printed
thundering appears unequal . to the
task of blowing, the blotch off the
scenery. :- r. v
Wayne Herald: An Omaha Judge
has determined to have automobile
speeders who are brought before him
taken in charge by a board of exam
ining physicians to ascertain their
mental condition. The Judge thinks
a speeder's mental anatomy is out i :
order. ,-. , -....,' .
North Plattta Tribune enplauds the
action of the convention 7? Associated
Commercial clubs In favoring a spe
cial tax on automobiles for the main
tenance of good roads throughout the
state, A tax of 111 a year on each
machine would produce about $3,000,
000 a year., , -
If present plans carry, Burt county
may win the distinction of being the
first county in the state to Inaugurate
a food card system. Flour and sugar
will be carded first Failure to obey
reasonable regulations necessitates
Peppery Points ,
" Washington Post: Judging by the
use he mads of the German , baby
milk fund, Joe Bernstoff is Inclined
to regard the American 1100,000,000
Red Cross drive as a subtle war
measure. . .
? Minneapolis Journal: "Who's Who"
says that Lloyd George's home Is at
Mynyddednyfed, Criocieth, and that
he was educated at Llanystymdy
church school. Try that on your
typewriter.
Louisville Courier-Journal: In June,
1918, as in August 1914, the Germans
will be making a dash for Paris. The
German hog has lost a good deal of
flesh and not a Utile blood an" It still
is a long way t on Paris,
New York Herald: The appeal to
patriotic Germans "to go barefoot this
summer and help the Fatherland"
may serve to remind patriotic Ameri
cana how little of severe sacrifice the
war has as yet -Imposed upon them.
ll the more reason why they should
cheerfully bear the economies they
have to exercise.
New York Herald: Postmaster Gen
eral Burleson rejoices that the air
lost or Cloudlins Mail, has proved
s auocesa, The country rejoices with
llm-v In time the conveying of mall
jy airship will become a habit The
;ountry sjso welcomes Mr. Burleson's
ejolclngs, hoping that his satisfae
ion over the experiment in the air
ma snaois him to turn his attention
vuwu, iuui imuno eouaiiiv u ma nroD nm nr rtvinr mk
of distribution of available supplies, lcoaland,
Twice Told Tales '
An Expert.' .;
A government press censor was
talking about the German press cen
sorship. . ,
"We found on some prisoners re
cently," he said, "the German cen
sorships' latest prohibition. Promi
nent among these was an order to
the press not to mention under any
circumstances the growing use In
Germany of dog flesh for food.
'That prohibition reminds me of a
story a story that may contain a
lot of truth.
"A German prisoner, the story
runs, was rebuked by a sergeant for
the sloppy way Jie was feeding and
klooking after some Red Cross dogs.
" ' I guess you think you know a let
about dogs,' the sergeant sneered.
" ' Yes, sir, that's right said the
prisoner, tor let me tell yi sir, I've
been cook In a Berlin restaurant for
the last two years. " Washington
Star. -
Murphy's Idea.
An officer on board a warship was
drilling his men. ; r
"I want every man to lie on his
back, put his legs la the air. and
move them as If he were riding a
bicycle," he explained. "Now com
mence. . -.
After a short effort one of the men
stopped.
"Why have you stopped. Murphy V
asked the officer.
"If ys plate, sir.- was the answer.
"Ot'm coasting," Pittsburgh. Chronicle-Telegraph,
.
wheel traffic, which any child
would know at a glance was not
feasible or rational, and a few years
ago a tax was levied on the poor to
close Grand avenue east of Florence
boulevard, the naturally needed out
let so the rich could roll by in theif
automoDiies.
Now comes & petition to open Fow
Ier avenue, which could no mors be
used than Ames for wheel traffic and
inasmuch as the city now owns the
ground for opening Ames avenue,
which could be opened for foot traf
fic, all that is really needed, and in
asmuch as Grand avenue is still there
and could be easily converted into
desirable heavy hauling street by the
removal of a few sickly shrubs and
a little grading, it will offer a fine
opening for display of the new com'
mission's sagacity. There are no en
gineerlng problems In making Ames
avenue -aesiraDie ior pedestrians and
Grand avenue for heavy hauling:
Just a little common sense is all that
is required.
DISGUSTED TAXPAYER.
SAID IN FUN
"Why couldn't that younr aeoUty favor
It vet a license to run his car?"
"Bscauae somebody told thsm at the
license office that he boasted of beina a
lady-killer. Baltimore American.
Mr Flatbuih "I see that Trench cook
Is cutting spring peas Into cubes. I won
der what that's for?"
Mrs. riatbush "So they won't run off
yaurjtnlfe, dear." Yonlters Statesman.
"I think he sot mad ever eethlns.
did mall htm letter marked Dictated, but
not roao.
"Went"
"Ho sent back a card aaylna- Tours re
ceived and thrown Into the wastebasket."
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Brigs What is the first thins to do
when yog want to (et a divorce?
Qrlsts Loo ud some slrl and sun?
her. Wfe,
Ted (at summer hotel) Those pretty
waitresses look awfully fetching.
wea After you've been here a while
you'll find they fetch nothing. Puck.
There is one auetr thins sheet fish
Stories."
"What is that?"
"In telling tbera fishermen never mm
to know where to draw the line," Balti
more American. ,
OPULENT ELMWOOD PARK.
When the stem kins withdraws his minions.
And the wind regrets Its anger.
When each wayward sephyr wafts aa es
sence ,
Of listless, limpid languor
Elmwood calls-to me.
. Calls to me.
When the honey bees are growing restless,
AnS the Towers long to bloom. -
When the drlssltns, dripping drops of rata
nzaaie an enervescent perfume. ;
. JSlmwood calls to me,
Calls to me. ,
When the morning's sunrise greeting .
Presents a panoramlo view.
And yoa marvel at the diamond brilliants
IB tne sparkling beads of dew
Blmwood calls to me,'
Call t me.
When the trees and bushes ar ia the bud
ding.
And the landscape green and brown.
When the open seems so much nearer heavea
Tbaa the stressful streets of town
Elmwood calls to me,
( Calls to me. . , '
When the songbirds to their eld horn places
Ar with melody returning, .
And a subtle sympathy In the gloaming
Btlr an impulsive yearning
Elmwood calls to tne,
Calls to me.
Whoa the silent silvery moonbeams
Emblasoa Nature s embossed soroll.
And th evening's witching, waning twilight
Bares th secrets of your soul
Elmwood calls to me.
Calls to me.
When the valleys and adjoining lowlands
Ar with verdure freshly kissed
And th distant river's rising vapor
Crown the hilltops with a mist
, , - Elmwood calls to me,
Calls to me.
When th wondrous evening sun's descend
ing
la a fiery golden blase.
And th fleecy, floating clouds are tinted
With her departing rays
Elmwood calls to ma.
Calls to me.
When th stars la their mighty multitude
Awe m as spirits amae,
And nature In her profligate bounty
Links her spirituality with mine .
Elmwood calls to me,
Calls to me.
When the atmosphere seems so readily re
sponding
To your higher, nobler thought
Surging with mystifying emotions
Of Ood miracle plainly wrought
. Elmwood calls to me.
Calls to me. C
Omaha. T.D.H.
Signposts o) Progress
War garden strategy suggests early
preparation for a drive on bugs.
Sweden Is manufacturing a wood
pulp material used as a substitute for
absorbent cotton.,
A scientist In Sweden has advanced
the theory that bearded grains draw
electricity from the air to aid them In
their growth. x..
Oil-burning locomotlyes -are now
used In 21 states, on 6$ railroads and
on 32,000 miles of track In this coun
try. They consume 42,000,000 bar
rels of oil jsarlyK 1
American wage-earners In March
were making more than ever before
In history, the average wage for fac
tory workers throughout the United
States being $18.71 per week. . -
The first American substitute dis
covered in this war turned up at
Camp Lewis, Washington state. Pri
vate Lino Carlo, alias John F San
chez pulled down $1,500 for the sub-
bing Job. ,
That rubber Is In certain respects
stronger than steel Is Indicated- by a
unique test made at a tire factory. A
sand blast under enormous pressure
was blown on a piece of rubber and
a piece of steel. The rubber actual
ly outwor the steel three to one.
Cold storage is working wonders In -.
floral supplies, especially with bulb '
ous and deciduous flowering plants.
By arresting the life processes and
holding plants and bulbs at ths frees
lng point snd therefore-dormant thejr ,
may be planted and allowed to blos
som at any time of ths year to suit
the grower. Mo regular flowering sea
son is allowed. ; s ?
-WHY
NOT
Bsf Naass
eBusiness' is thr4 11i)fiTri
Quicklg Heals'
Ecze&usjbsliesS
Mings and
Irritations,
re In the treatment of all skin "
' troubles bathe freely with Cutl-
cura Soap and hot water, dry
gently, and apply Cuticura Oint
: ment to ths affected parts.
These fragrant super creamy
emollients tend to prevent little
skin troubles becoming serious
' if used for every -day toilet pur- i
; poses.
For aaimpl of ach fro by mafi ad
, drew poet-cards "Curicara, Dept.
, 220, ' Boston." Sold averyv
Soap 25c Ointment 23 cud SOc.
A toilet preparation of merit,
Helps to eradloat dandruff.
For Raetflifasr Celer anil
I Beauty to Cray and Faded Hair,
BLAKE SCHOOL FOR DOKS
) lAKlWOOP. M, J.
Bummer session from July to October. ' Bead
preparation for eollere li bortsMn a?
enter totwnment ssrrtoa llllitart trslolae fee
ewert, horeebsck riding, lend sadTreter
Trt"""1 '"" "W Addree,
ADVRTIS
wiihPichjKS
eeeseeie '
Made cjrder a
r: : THE
BEE ENGRAVING
DEPARTMENT
OMAHA '
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Important Changes
fln
Schedules
Effective, Sunday, June 2nd
' Trates will leave Omaha Union Station, as follows:
V, ';' :v;V;' eastbound ,
No. 310 Des Moines Local, except Sunday 6:00 A. M.
No. 8 Chicago Express, daily. . ...... .n6:30' A. M.
No. 6 Chicago Express, daily.,,.. 3:15jt M
No. 14 Chicago Express daily.. 5:00 P. M.
No.
No.1
No.V
WESTBOUND - . : 4
5 Colorado Express,Ndaily....,.ee. 1:30 P. M.
17 Oklahoma Express, daily. . . . . .3 :45 P. M.
7- Colorado Express, daily.. . . . . . .12:01 A. M.
Pullman service oh all trains, excepting No. 310.
,s. . PRESERVE THIS
i For .further Information inquire at
City Ticket . Office, 411 South 15th
Street, or at Union Station. , ' m
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