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THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 151918.
DRAFT MEN ARE
GIVEN LUNCHEON
BEFORELEAVING
Two Contingents of Omaha
Selective Service Men Leave
. Thursday for Auto Train
ing Schools.
One hundred twenty-one Omaha se
ective service men bound for the au
tomobile training school at Kansas
City were guests of the Chamber of
Commerce at a luncheon and enter
tainment at noon Wednesday. Mat
thew A. Hall, British consul in Oma
ha, and Robert Dewey of the United
States navy, son of County Clerk
Frank A. Dewey, were the speakers.
Music was furnished by a quartet '
Thursday the men will assemble
at the court house at 8 a. m. Patriotic
music will be furnished by a band.
Mayor Smith will give an address.
,Tht men will form in parade at 8:15
and march to the Burlington depot.
.They will be headed by the band,
memben of the committee and mem
ber! of the draft ! boards. Comfort
kits will be distributed at the station
by women of the Red Cross canteen.
The men will leave on the 8:50 train.
Sixty-four selective service men
from this city who are booked for spe
cial training at the University of Ne
braska at Lincoln and 15 men going
to Camp Funston and Fort Dodge
will be the guests of the Chamber of
Commerce at a second luncheon and
entertainment Thursday noon.
The men are to assemble at the
Chamber of Commerce at 11:30
o'clock. Luncheon will be served and
J. A. C Kennedy will deliver an ad
dress. A quartet will furnish music
and comfort kits will he given out to
the men before they leave the dining
room, by women of the Red Cross can
teen. The men will march to the Bur
lington station, at 12:45 in a parade
led by a band and by members of the
soldier's welfare committee and by
members of the draft boards.
More Than Half Billion in
Thrift Stamps Are Sold
Washington, Aug. 14. The Ameri
can people have bought $580,000,000
of war savings and thrift stamps.
Lieut. Noble, OmaKa Boy,
Spends 72 Hours In Auto;
Speeds U. S. Men tp Front
Passing three days and three nights
without sleep to rush troops to the
front to take part in General Foch's
offensive north of the Marne was the
part which Lieut Will F. Noble,
Omaha boy, played in the recent vic
tory of the American and French
troops on the Soissons-Rheims salient
For over 80 hours the young Omaha
officer accompanied his train of 30
motor trucks loaded with troops over
the mountains of central France, at
times so clos. to the front that orders
were issued to not light a match that
might reveal to enemy airmen and
scout planes the movements of the
allied troops. All lights were dimmed
as the motor train, only a part of a
huge shifting of troops, wound iti
way by day and night through French
villages and over the French hills and
mountains.
"We started at 5 o'clock on the
morning of Tuesday, July 9," says
Noble's latest letter to his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon W. Noble, 3505
Hawthorne avenue, "and we did not
get a particle of sleep until 2 o'clock
the afternoon of Friday, July 12.
Every one of the 30 motor trucks in
my command was filled with soldiers.
The roads were mountainous a good
part of the way. We had the strict
est of orders not to reveal he slight
est evidence of our movements."
Noble was not permitted to say in
his letter the direction of the troop
movements in which he took part, or
even to reveal the nationality of the
soldiers he was transporting across
country. The last town which he vis
ited was given as Nevers, in the De
partment of Nievres. Nievres is 140
miles south of Chateau Thierry, on
the Marne, which was probably the
place to which Noble transported the
troops carried by his train.
Before reaching Nievses, which his
parents think is probably the place
from which the troops were moved.
Noble was at Tours, 120 miles west
and 130 miles sounthwest of Paris.
Lieutenant Noble is furnished a
Dodge coupe for his use in superin
tending the movements of the trucks
!n his command. But even a Dodge
coupe is not the most comfortable
place in the world in which to spend
three days and three nights. He
drives the car himself.
Noble's earlier letters said that
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Lieut. Fred Heyn of Omaha was in
the same regiment as himself.
"We are now up in the hills of cen
tral France," one of his earlier letters
said, "at a considerable elevation
above sea level. Beautiful lakes are
scattered throughout the countryside.
This is surely a fine place to spend
the summer.
"The French people give us won
derful treatment. We couldn't be
shown more consideration if we were
the sons of princes. French women
and old men come out to watch us
go by and wave at our truck trains as
we pass through the tiny villages."
Noble received his commission
after a course at the first officers' re
serve training camp at Fort Snelling
in the summer of 1917. He was at
first ordered to Camp Dodge and was
then sent to Camp Johnston, Jackson
ville, Fla."
Lieutenant Noble was appointed by
Chancellor Avery, of the University
of Nebraska as one of the delegates
to the Ford peace mission in the fall
of 1914. Noble accompanied the
party to Stockholm and later to The
Hague. Despite the unfortunate
ending of the expedition, Noble said
after his return that the trip meant
more to him in experience than any
other trip he could have taken.
Lieutenant Noble spent a year at
Dartmouth college and three years
at the University of Nebraska, from
which he was graduated in 1916. He
was married at Camp Johnston last
March to Miss Alice Proudfoot of
Lincoln, a classmate. He is a mem
ber of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity.
Carnival Plans Will
Be Arranged for Big
Ak-Sar-Ben Festival
With the return to the city Tues
day of George Brandeis, chairman of
the .Ak-Sar-Ben amusement commit
tee, the committee Will at once get
down to. work to arrange all of the
other amusements during Ak-Sar-Ben
week, September 25 to October 5.
The Con T. Kennedy shows have1
been booked as the main attractions!
for this year's festival and their many
new concessions are expected to in
ject new blood Into the merry-making.
August 26 will be Lincoln night and
September 9 will close the season
with Market Week night It is prob
able that the usual custom of giving
no show on Labor day will ba fol
lowed this year.
Mayor Seeks Full List of
Omahans Killed in Service
Mayor Smith wishes to have a com
plete list of all Omahans who have
died in the service of their country
since this country declared war on
Germany. This list, when completed,
will include all branches of the serv
ice, at home and overseas. The roll
of honor has been hung in the city
hall and the names will be inscribed
as soon as completed to date.
Pryor Markel Leaves Friday
for Army Service in France
Pryor Markel, former manager of
the Millard hotel in the days when
it was one of the leading hotels of
the west and was owned by Markel &
Swobe. has received his orders to re
port Thursday for duties overseas.
Markel offered his services to the
government and will be assigned to
the quartermaster's department in
France.
Many "Return Load" Plans
Given Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce officials are
enthusiastically in favor of the "re
turn load" scheme for motor trucks
making trips to neighboring towns,
but they hardly believe that the sug
gestion offered in a recent letter
would work out in practice. The
correspondent recommends that the
Chamber, or someone else, lay in a
supply of trailers to be loaded with
freight and hitched behind the plea
sure machines of tourists passing
through smatl towns. In this way
freight congestion on our railroads
would be relieved, he thinks, and
package freight hauled in and out
of Omaha cheaply and expeditiously.
Seven Divorce Petitions
Granted in District Court
Seven divorce decrees were granted
in district court Tuesday. The follow
ing parties were involved: Joseph
Adair from Clair Adair, on grounds of
desertion; Minnie Millray from James
Millray, cruelty; Eliza J. Lloyd from
Eugene C. Lloyd, cruelty; Bessie Pol
son from Hugh Poison, cruelty; Paul
Buus from Minnie Buus, cruelty;
Bohumil Plos from Marie Plos, deser
tion, and Helen L. Krumrei from Carl
Krumrei, cruelty.
Lieut. Newman Benson
to Instruct Machine
Gunners in U. S. Gimp
First Lt. Newman Benson, son of
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Benson, who has
seen three months' active service in
the trenches, will leave Omaha Thurs
day for Fort Hancock, Ga., where
he has been assigned as Instructor of
a machine gun company.
The young officer spent the last
seven months in France and was in
the trenches until July 15, when he
was ordered to the United States,
given a promotion and made machine
gun instructor.
Applies Title of Loafer
to Hubby in Divorce Suit
Mrs. Lillie B. Williams calls her
husband, Daniel M. Williams, a loaf
er, according to a petition filed in dis
trict court Wednesday morning in
which he asks divorce. He also al
leges that Mrs. William's loafer
charges are accompanied by profane
epithets.
Ben R. Hogan charges his wife,
Callie Hogan, with abandonment in a
divorce petition filed Wednesday
morning.
VOTE FOR
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Republican Candidate
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Lieutenant Governor
4 Douglas County Man WUl Add Strtngth to tht TTclef
Twenty years practicing attorney la all state end
federal courts. Former member of Republican State
Committee and President of McKinley Club.
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DISC
0UNT SAL
FOR
ARLY' BUYERS
$55,000 Worth of New Fall and Winter Merchandise
CONSISTING of women's and misses' Coats in Fur, Plush, Baffin seal, Esquimette
Plush and Velour cloth, in plain and Fur trimmed. Suits, Wool and Velvets.
Dresses, Satin, Wool Jerseys, Serges, Crepe de Chine and Crepe de Meteor. Furs,
Sets and Separate Pieces. ' f
10 TO 25 DISCOUNT ON EVERY GARMENT (according to values) for those who will take advantage in buying early, BE
TWEEN AUG. 15 AND SEPTEMBER 1. This offer is positively not good after September 1.
STOCK IS MORE COMPLETE NOW THAN IT WILL EVER BE later in the season. Every Garment in this stock arrived during
the last three weeks and all were bought at the early prices.
25 OF THE AMOUNT.OF PURCHASE will hold any Garment until you are ready to call for it.
I THINK I WAS WISE to buy early this season and I advise all of my friends and customers to do likewise.
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Discount
O
Discount
Fur, Fur.Timmed
COATS
A complete stock of FUR Coat, in
Muikrat, Nat. Opossum; Hudson
Seal, Marmot, Jap Mink, Etc.; also
Behring Seal, fur trimmed collars,
cuffs and button. They are mark
ed very carefully with no intention
of anv reduction this season espe
cially, but have decided to start
early buying, and are offering, 10
to 25 Off those Low Marked
Prices, providing you buy be
tween now and September 1. Price
ranging
$69.50-$445
SILK PLUSH
COATS
Several hundred of the most beautl
ful style for Women and Misses;
rich jSilk Plush and Behring Seal
Coats. They come in the new sim
ple lines, rich in appearance, com
fortable and warm. Every garment
is worth from $3.00 to $12.00 more.
Theie Coat were marked according
to my early buying, ranging , in
price
$19.75to$75
From now on until September 1 we
will give you a discount at from
10 to 25.
Neiv FALL SUITS
400 of New Fall Models, rapresentbif thb Mason's newest style.
You will be delighted to see the straight lines, slender effects and
the clever design are admitted by all who have seen them.
The materials are of this season's best qualities. They run in prices,
$24.50 to $87.50
and they are marked now from $S.OO to $18.00 less than they are
worth today. From these prices you get a discount from 10 to
25, providing you buy from now until September 1.
New Dresses and Frocks
Full Assortment for the Women and Young Misses.
You will be pleased to look over this assortment in Jerseys, Wool
Serges, Satins, Messalines, Taffetas and Georgette and Crepe de
Meteor Combination; sizes from 16 Misses to Women's size 46; also
for Stout Women to 48 Vi sizes. Ranging in prices from
$14.85 to $59;00
From these prices,' If you bur between now and September 1, yeu
get a discount of 10 to 23.
CLOTH
C O A TS
The very newest models, fresh from
Fashion Center, are found In our big
showing of Cloth Coat. New idea,
cleverly worked out; new material
and new color; some beautifully
trimmed with Fur and some plain
tailored; all are lined and interlined,
price of these Garment ranging
from
$19.50 to
$139.50
From these price we offer a die
count of 10 to 25 before Sep
tember 1.
FURS
A complete assort of the newest
idea in Fur Cape, Coatee, Neck
Piece and Muff, in Fox, Opposum,
Hudson Seal, American and Jap
Minks, Skunk, Wolf, Etc. Price
are marked according to mid-summer
prices, and from these low
price we give 10 to 25 discount
before September 1.
New Fall Skirts at a
saving of 15 to 25 per
cent in all the new
cloths in silk and wool.
TO CLOSE OUT balance of our Spring Suits, that sold
from $25.00 to $90.00; what I left are selling now
$10 to $23.75
The Popular Price Cloak StoreS. . Cor. 16th & Douglas
Early Fall Coat, half and full lined, In Navy, Black
and also higher shade. These are last spring gar
ment and will be marked at about
Vi of Former Price
Manhattan
SHIRT
SALE
Wednesday is the
first day. Take our
"tip" and come
early while there
are plenty of sizes.
'$2.00 Shirts!. $1.65
$2.50 Shirts.. $1.85
$3.00 Shirts. I $2.15
$3.50 Shirts .-.$2.85
$4.00 Shirts .-.$3.15
$10.00 Silk .$7.65
$13.50 Silk .,$8.35
Other fine makes of
Shirts, in madras,
at .... $1.1541.45
Silk, at-
$3.45 to $7.95
BERG
Clothing Co.
VOTE FOR
C. G. CARLBERG
'at the Primaries for
Republican Member Omaha
Water Board.' ,
N. P. DODGE
FOR CONGRESS
PLEDGE "Nationally, I
stand for the war regardless
of politics. Locally, I am al
ways againsi; the .gang." ,
Dorit worryaboufyoiffsidn ,
Resinol
cleared mine completely
I, too, thought that nothing would
clear my skin, I had used so many
remedies and nothing helped ouch,
hut when I finally tried Resinol Oint
ment and Resinol Soap, 1 conld feel an
;mprovement in a ahort time. The
pimples and roughness
gradually disappeared
until my sldn was clearer
and fresher than ever.
Tot sale by all dstlen. War
eWtfoatrylfcemr
Any Part of
8,500 Sham of
Abe Lincoln
Copper Co.
(CEO. W. PLATNER, Pree.)
40c a Share
A most exceptional offer, and
this stock will go fast Write
or wire--betier wire.
A. L. JAMISON,
C3S Security Budding,
Los Angeles, Cel.
ALBERT W. JEFFERIS
FOR CONGRESS
REPUBLICAN
PRIMARY, AUG. 20 '
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