THJC BEEt OMAHA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 1918.
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U-BOAT VICTIMS
AT SEA IN SMALL
BOAT FOUR DAYS
British Steamer PenistoneJor
pedoed Without Warning;
. . ; Fourth Engineer Killed;
Captain Prisoner.
- By Associated Press.
Kan tucket. Mass, Aug. IS. The
British steamer Fcnistone, victim of a
submarine attack, 100 miles' east of
Nantucket Sunday, was sunk without
warning, Benjamin Davies, executive
officer of the ship, reported on ar
rival here today with other survivors.
'A torpedo fired at close range hit
the vessel amidships, killing the fourth
engineer and injuring four firemen.
The captain of the Penistone, who
. Tcturned to his ship jjist before she
went down, in the hope of obtaining
his papers, was captured by the U
T boat and kept aboard, a prisoner of
. war. :
The commander of the Penistone
wa Capt. David Evans and the man
killed by the explosion was Cavivor
Wowetls. The fact was defiinitely es
. tablished by naval authorities, it was
stated, that Captain Evans still was
board the U-boat. The Penistone
icft for New .York Friday with 40
ien, comprising officers and crew;
.'9 of these were landed today at Prov
incctown, , nine were brought here,
md with How ells' death - the only
man not accounted for was the com
mander. '
Davies and the eight others brought
, iere yere picked up by a tug early
this morning so utterly exhausted
hat they could not speak clearly or
, ntelligently. They had drifted in
til sorts of weather since Sunday with
only the limited stock of provisions
kept aboard a lifeboat for such
iinergencies. All the time they had
been out the executive' officer had sat
at the tiller, never getting up to per
mit a shipmate 'to steer and when he
J lardy hshermen who have met many
shipwrecked crews off this island
taid they had never seen men , in a
worse condition.
After being removed to a naval
. hospital Davies ! revived somewhat
and was able to describe the attack on
the Penistone. The torpedo, he said,
was let loose at close range. It tore
a great hole in the vessel amidships,
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wrecked the engine and scattered
burning oil over the fire room crew.
Ho well was killed instantly.
' Captain Taken on Submarine.'
Through the hole in the ship's side
water poured in rapidly, filling the
holds. Captain Evans ordered his
.. men into the small boats and they
. v Mood close by watching the work of
411 1 e U-boat. Captain Evans and
eleven volunteers started aboard to
save the ship's "papers and the per
sonal effects of the men. All realized
that they were taking desperate
chances, for the Penistone was slow
ly settling. ,.., ? : .
This did not deter the volunteers,
however, nor were they frightened by
the U-boat a ! short distance away.
But the whole outfit was captured.
The men were ordered back to their
hoa,t and Captain Evans was taken
.aboard the submarine, while its Ger-
.jftarv crew expressed Its delight in
chcerinsr. Then the U-boat command.
, er ' had four bombs .placed on the
Penistone and she went down exactly
an hour and a half after being struck!
by the torpedo. -
Barrett Crew Lands, f I
Cape May, N. JL, Aug, 15. Capt.
William Merritt and crew of 10' men
of the American - schooner Dorothy
Barrett, sunk , yesterday off , Cape
Nfay by a German submarine, were
landed here today, having been picked
up by a patrol vessel while rowing
.-. ashore. V. , " - '
Seaplanes Bomb Submarine.
Washington, Aug; 15. Seaplanes
and naval patrol boats attacked with
depth charges a German submarine
' which shelled and set fire to the
American schooner Dorothy Barrett,
New York for Norfolk, . off Cape
- May, N. J. &r -1 r: '
Navy reports today said one bomb
from a seaplane, exploded within 75
feet of the babbles and wake from the
U-boat, which had submerged when
the planes and patrols were sighted.
' The submarine did not again appear.
Return Load Bureau Will
Be Organized Friday Night
io form a permanent organization
of all merchants, manufacturers aud
automobile truck operators interested
in organizing a "return load" bureau
in Omaha, - will be the object of a
meeting to be held at the Chamber of
. Commerce Friday fright. . -A
The purpose of the bureau will be
to develop greater efficiency and es
lablish more profitable service in
truck hauling between Omaha and
the surrounding' towns by inducing
haulers of freight to take a return
load after they have completed their
original run. .- , T v W.
More than 50 firms in. the city have
indicated that they can make use of
interurban automobile truck, service.
Thirty truck operators in Omaha,
Lincoln and. other towns within a
radius of 50 miles of Omaha have
signified their willingness to join in
the movement. v ' ' .
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Ofl.MOmYIOTEY!
(Copyright, ISIS, by Eleanor H. Porter and
by th Public Ledger company.)
(By permission of Houghton Mifflin com
pany. All Right Reserved.)
THE STORY TUTS FAR.
Stanley O. Pulton, multimillionaire, tella
hi lawyer, Edward D. Norton, that ha ta
folnir to gle three of hti heir, unknown
to him, 1100,000 apiece and Intend to b In
their bom town, HUlerton. when -they get
th money. Whether thr get the balance
of hi eatat will depend on bow tbey ma
the flm legacy.
Tb fact la then advertlaed that 'ulton
ta goln to ftauth America. JTtot at thai
tlm "Mr. John Bmlth" appear In HUler
ton, He ay be 1 a remote connection
of th Blaisdell family (th Fulton heira)
and he 1 there to get material for a bo 5k
on tbelr h story. Ha meet th Fulton
heir. Jame Blaisdell, a real utat agent;
Frank Blalidell, a grocer, and Flora Wale
dell. dressmaker. Mr. Jame Blaladell I
a social climber; Mr. Frank Blaisdell be
lieve a penny aaved t a penny gained.
Everywhere John Bmlth goe he hear
of 'Poor Maggie." Maggl Duff I tb
daughter by hi flrat wife of the aecond
husband cf th mother of tb Blaledel'.a.
Bh ha sacrificed herself to her invalid
and grouchy father and la Imposed -o by
th women of tb BlaUdell family.'
Mr. Smith go to room with ir r rai.a
Elaisdell. He like th daughter of tha
hmi. Mellicent. who ha been denied
all pretty tiling became of her mother'
saving disposition, .'...
Mr. Smith. visiting Mr, jame Hiaisaeu.
meet poor Maggie. Sh I forty-flv year
old, but h 1 alight a a girl and good
to look al
CHAPTER IH-(Continued)
"Yes. But that isn't er-er" Mr.
Smith hesitated doubtfully, and Mrs.
Blaisdcll jumped into the pause.
An4, really, for that matter, she
knows about us now. too, better than
most anybody else. Hattie's always
sending for her, and Flora, too, if
they're sick, or anything. Poor Mag
gie I Sometimes I think they actually
impose upon her, And she's such a
good soul, tool I declare, I never
see her but I wish I could do some
thing for her. But, of course, with my
means but there 1 Here I am, run
ning on as usual. Frank says I
never do know when to stop, when
I eft started on tomething: and, ot
course, you didn't come here to talk
about poor Maggie. Now I'll go
back to business. When is it you
want to start in to board, I mean?"
"Tomorrow, if I may." With some
alacrity Mr. Smith got to his feet.
"And now we must be going Benny
and I. I'm at the Holland House.
With your permission, then, , Mrs.
Blaisdcll, 1 11 send up my trunks to
morrow morning. And now good
nightand thjmk you."
"Why but, Mr. Smith 1" The
woman, too, came to her feet, but her
' i i nun
face was surprised. wny, you
haven't even seen your room yetl
How do you know you'll like it?
"Eh? What? Ohl" Mr. Smith
laughed. There was a quizzical lift
to his eyebrows. "So I haven't, have
I? And people usually do, don't
they? Well er perhaps I will just
take a look at the room, though I'm
not worrying any, I assure you. I've
no doubt it will be quite right, quite
right," he finished as he followed
Mrs, Blaisdell to a aoor nait way
down the narrow hall
Five tmutes later, once more on the
afreet, he was walking home with
Benny. It was Benny who broke the
long silence that had immediately
fallen between them. i
"Say. Mr. Smith, I'll bet ye you'll
never be richl"
Mr. Smith turned with a visible
start.
"Eh? What? I ll never be what
do you mean, boy?"
Bennv srisEled cheerfully.
"'Cause you paid Aunt Jane what
she asked the very first time. Why,
Aunt Jane never expects ter get what
she asks, pa says. She sells him gro
ceries in the store, sometimes, when
Uncle Franks away, ye know. Jt'a
savs what she asks first is for prac
. !. t.. ma 1... ti.n J Im. am eli .
expects ter get beat down. But you
paid it, right off the bat Didn't ye
see how tickled Aunt Jane was, after
she d got over bein surprised c
; "Why er really, Benny, mur
mured Mr. Smith. . !
But Benny had yet more to say.
" "Oh, ye,s, sir, you could have saved
a lot everv week, if ve hadn't bit so
quick. An' that's why I say you won't
ever get rich. Savin' 's what does it,
ye know gets folks rich. Aunt Jane
says so. She says a penny saved 's
good as two earned, an' better than
four spent.
"Well, really .indeed!" Mr. Smith
laughed lightly. "That does look as if
there wasn t much chance, for me,
doesn't ltr .
"Yes, sir. Benny spoke soberly
and with evident sympathy. He spoke
again; after a moment, but Mr. Smith
did not seem to hear at once. Mr,
Smith was, indeed, not a little ab
stracted all the way to Benny' home.
though his good night was very
cheerful at parting. Benny f would
have surprised, indeed, had he known
that Mr. Smith was thinking, not
about his foolishly extravagant agree
ment for board, but about a pair of
starry eyes with wistful lights in
them, and a blue dress, plainly made,
1 In the hotel that night Mr. John
Smith wrote the following letter to
Edward D. Norton, Esq., Chicago:
My Dear Ned: Well, I'm here.
I've been here exactly six hours,
and already I'm in possession of
not a little Blaisdell data for mv
The " Kaiser ites" and the "Bolsheviks"
Are Trying to Defeat
Richard L. Metcalfe
for the Democratic HcmSattioa foe
UNITED STATESSENATOR
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Every one-nundred per cent American, regmfiett of
btrthplace or blood, slwoU help msoisMta
Metcalfe' at tne
PRIMARIES TUESDAY, AUGUST 20tk
Author of Pollyanna and Just David
er book. I've seen Mr. and
Mrs. James, their daughter Bes
sie, and their son, Benny. Benny,
by the way, is a gushing geyser
of current Blaisdell data which,
I foresee, I shall find interesting,
but embarrassing, perhaps, at
times. I've also seen Miss Flora,
and Mrs. Jane Blaisdell and her
daughter, Mellicent.
There's a "Poor Maggie"
whom I haven't seen. But she
isn't a Blaisdell. She's a Duff,
daughter of the man who mar
ried Rufus Blaisdell' widow,
some 30 years or more ago. As
I said. I haven't seen her yet,
but she, too,' according to Mrs.
Frank Blaisdell, must be a gush
geyser of Blaisdell data, so I
probably soon shall see her.
Why she's "poor" I don't know.
As for the Blaisdell data al
ready in my possession I've no
comment to make. Really. Ned,
to tell the truth, I'm not sure
I'm going to relish this job, after
all. In spite of a perfectly clear
conscience, and the virtuous real
" ization that I'm here to bring
nothing worse than a hundred
thousand dollars apiece, with the
possible addition of a few millions
on their devoted heads in spite
of all this, I yet have an uncom
fortable feeling that I'm a small
boy listening at the keyhole.
However, I'm committed to
the thing now, so I'll stick it out.
I suppose though I'm not sure,
after all, tha't I wouldn't chuck
the whole thing if it wasn't that
I wanted to see how Mellicent
will enjoy her pink dresses. How
many pink dresses will a hun
dred thousand dollars buy, any
way I mean pretty pink dresses,
all fixed up with frills and furbe
lows? As ever yours,
STAN er JOHN SMITH.,
CHAPTER IV.
In Search of Some Dates.
Very promptly the next morning
Mr. John Smith and his two trunks
appeared at the door of his new board
ing place. Mrs. Jane Blaisdell wel
comed him cordially. She wore a
high-necked, long-sleeved gingham
apron this time, which she neither re
moved nor apologized for unless her
cheerful "You see, mornings you'll
find me in working trim, Mr. Smith,"
might be taken as an, apology.
Mellicent, her slender young self en
veloped in a similar apron, was dust
ing his room as he entered it. She
nodded absently, with a casual "Good
morning, Mr. Smith," as she continued
at her work. Even the placing of the
two big trunks, which the shutting
men brought in, won from her only a
listless glance or two. Then, without
speaking again, she left the room, as
her mother entered it.
"There 1" 1 Mrs. Blaisdell looked
about her complacently. "With this
couch-bed with its red cover and
cushions, and all the dressing things
moved to the little room in there, it
looks like a real sitting room in here,
doesn't it?" ;
, "It certainly does, Mrs. Blaisdell."
"And you had 'em take the trunks
in there, too. That's good," she
odded, crossing to the door of the
small dressing roOm beyond. "I
thought you would. Well, I hope you'll
be real happy with us, Mr. Smith, and
I guess you will. And you needn't be
a mite afraid of hurting anything. I've
covered everything with mats and
tidies and spreads,
"Yes. I see." A keen listener would:
have noticed an odd something in Mr.'
bmith's voice, but Mrs. Blaisdell ap
parently noticed nothing.
"Yesi I always do to save wear-
ing and soiling, you know. Of course,
if wo had money to buy new all the1
time, it would be different But we'
haven't. And that's what I tell Mel
licent when she complains of so many
things to dust and brush. Now make
vourself right at home, Mr. Smith.
Dinner's at 12 o'clock, and supper is
at 6 except in the winter. We have
it earlier then, so's we can go to bed
earlier. Saves gas, you know. But
it's at 6 now. I do like the long days,
don't you? Well, I'll be off now, and
let you unpack. As I said before,
make yourself perfectly at home, per
fectly at home.
Left alone. Mr. Smith drew a long
breath and looked about him. It was
a pleasant room, in spits of its clut
tered appearance. There was an old
fashioned . desk for his papers, and
the chairs looked roomy and com
fortable. The little dressing room
carried many conveniences, and the
windows of both rooms looked out
upon the green of the common.
"Oh, well, I don't know. This
N. P. DODGE
FOR CONGRESS
"The greatest step toward good
government that' hsa ever been
taken in Omaha was taken when
the Dodge election Jaw went into
effect"
World-Herald Editorial, 113.
might be lots worser in spite of the
tidies 1" chuckled Mr. John Smith, as
he singled out thekeys of his trunks.
At the noon dinner table Mr. Smith
met Mr. Frank BlaisdelL He was a
portly man with rather thick gray
hair and "mutton chop" gray whisk
ers. He ate very fast, and a great
deal, yet he still found time to talk in
terestedly with his new boarder.
He was plainly a man of decided
opinions opinions which he did not
hesitate to express, and which he em
phasized with resounding thumps of
his firsts on the table. The first time
he did this, Mr. Smith, taken utterly
by surprise, was guilty of a visible
start After that he learned to accept
them with the serenity -vinced by the
rest of the family.
When the dinner was over, Mr.
Smith knew (if he could remember
them) the' current market prices of
beans, com potatoes, sugar and flour;
and he knew (again if he could re
member) why some of these! com
modities were higher and some lower
than they had been the week before.
In a way, Mr. John Smith was inter
ested. That stocks and bonds fluc
tuated he was well aware. That
"wheat" could be cornored he real
ized. But of the ups and downs of
corn and beans as seen by the retail
grocer he knew very livtle. That is,
he had known very little until after
that dinner with Mr. Frank Blaisdcll.
(Continued Tomorrow.)
Average Increase in Food
Prices for Year 7 Per Cent
Washington, Aug. 15. Food price
figures made public today by the bu
reau of labor statistics show further
increases in June, the greatest ad
vance being 32 per cent for potatoes.
An average increase of 7 oer cent
in food prices is shown for the year
ended June IS, the greatest among 28
articles listed being 35 per cent for
roundsteak. Although the price of
flour declined 17 per cent during the
year, bread increased 2 per cent.
During the five-year period ended
June 1 last, food prices showed an
average increase of 66 per cent.
Albert W. Jeff eris
FOR CONGRESS
REPUBLICAN
PRIMARY, AUG. 20
FOR COUNTY SURVEYOR
VOTE FOR
Peter A. dquist
Formerly County Survayer
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past four years speaks with
greater and more favorable
force than volumes of
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Smokeless Coal Shortage
Alarming to Navy Officials
' Washington, Aug. 15. Shortage of
by-production coal, essential to steel
production, including the smokeless
variety essential to the navy, has
reached such alarming proportions, it
was learned today, that the govern
ment may have to curtail so-called
lesser industries more drastically.
The fuel administration is taking,
wherever it may be found, every jon
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Bargains Friday in the Women -s and Misses'
and Children's Ready-to-Wear Section
125 Ladies' and Misses' Silk Dresses in Taffetas, Messalines, Foulards and Pop
lins, with or without Georgette sleeves. Several styles to select yh 17
from in plain colors, stripes and conventional patterns. ?h
n th up to $12.50, Friday
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100 Summer Dresses for Ladies and Misses,
sold at $5.00, $6.00, to $7.50 j QQ
Small Lot of Women's and Misses' Sum
mer Dresses, mussed from
handling, choice I
5 Doz. White Wash Skirts, all sizes Oft-
sold at $1.50 and $2, Friday. OJL
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Sale of Baby Shoes in the Annex Friday
200 Pairs Baby Shoes, black with 1 A ' I Hundreds of White Kid Baby Shoes, Q
white tops and pink tops, Friday.
Read These Prices, Then Stop and Think Why You Should
est on Your Money in
24-Ib. aaoks Pure 'Rye Flour, our
aaeks Pure 'Rye Flour,
price $1.65
10 bar Dirfmond C or Swiff Pride
Laundry Soap 38c
7 lb. best White or Yellow Corn
meal 38c
( lbs. best Barley or Cora Flour.. 38c
The bulk Oatmeal Flour, lb 10c
The beat No. 1 Hand-Picked Navy
Beans, lb. 14c
t lbs. Fruin Wheat Flake.. 25c
The best Domestic Macaroni, Vermi
celli or Spaghetti, pkgr JVtc
16-ounce can Condensed Milk.... 10c
6 -ounce eans Condensed Milk Sc
No. 1 ean Pork and Beans. . . .6'jc
No. 2 eans Park and Beans 14c
Large bottle Fancy Assorted Pickles,
82 varieties, per bottle ........23c
Breakfast Cocoa, per lb. 25c
Schepp's Cocoanut, per lb 35c
6 large boxes Parlor Matches 24c
Yeast Foam, pkg 4c
Gallon eans Golden Table Syrup, ,75c
Red or White Vinegar, per gal. . . .30c
22-ounce jar Pure Fruit Preserves.zse
22-ounce jar Para Apple Butter.. 2Sc
22-ounce jar Pure Mince Meat.... 20c
Fancy Japan Rice, per lb.. 12'jc
Washington Crisp Corn Flakes, per
pkg. 81-3c
Grape Nuts, pkg 12c
jit Pays
VOTE
(Attorney-General,
the decision of
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of this grade of coal from those in
dustries which may use other grades.
The fuel administration and war in
dustrial board are joining forces not
only to stop private hoarding, but, to
develop additional coal fields.
The railroad administration is being
urged to authorize track . extensions
to new fields. '
Visit American Camps.
Paris, Aug. 15. American camps
and depots here, were visited by the
Main Floor Annex
Silk Waists in
Silks, all' sizes,
-Friday .
10 Dozen Women's
Misses' and Chil
dren' 1 Middies,
worth up to $1.50,
at 49c and 79c
$1.50
elegant values,
What You Save.
EAT MORE DRIED FRUITS AND
SAVE THE WHEAT.
Choice California Prunes, lb 11c
Fancy California Santa Clara Prunes,
per lb 15c
Fancy Muir Peaches, per lb 17Vte
Choice California Apricots, lb 20c
Choice Evaporated Apples,' lb. . ,17VjC
Fancy Bartlett Pears, lb ,25c
Fancy Muscatel Raisins, lb 15c
Fancy Muscatel Seedless Raisins,
per lb 15c
Fancy Selected Raisins, pkg...81-3c
OMAHA'S GREATEST TEA AND
COFFEE MARKET.
The talk of Omaha our famous
Golden Santos Coffee, lb 20c
Maricaibo Blend Coffee, lb 25c
Porto Rico Blend Coffee, lb 27c
Mocha and Java Blend Coffee, lb.. 35c
The best Tea Sittings, lb 23c
For Ice Tea, try our Diamond H
brand, per lb 40c
15 lbs. best No. 1 Potatoes to the
peck 45c
Sweet Sugar Corn, dozen..- 20c
8 heads Fresh Leaf Lettuce 10c
Fancy Head Lettuce, head. . : . . .7V2C
Fancy Wax or Green Beans, lb....lOc
Fancy New Cabbage, lb. 5c
2 large Green Peppers, for.." 5c
Fancy Denver Peas, quart 15c
Fancy Denver Cauliflower, lb 15e
12 lbs. Whitney Crab Apples for.. 40c .
TRY HAYDEN'S FIRST
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Spanish military mission today. The)
mission was accompanied by Aruerw
can officers. ; . . . ' . ' .
Canadian Wheat Croti Short.
Ottawa, Aug.' 15. Canada's wheal
crop this year is 232,800,000 bushels,
or 1,742,850 bushels less than last
year's crop, according to a report ol
the Dominion bureau of statistics, "
compiled from returns of cdrre
spondents. Oats are expected, to
yield 416,000,000 bushels, an increas
ot lj.OUO.OOO ovefMast year.
Georgette Crepe and Tub
worth $2.50, . & 1 A A
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Children's Wash
Dresses, sizes 2 to
14, worth up to
$1.50, Friday, 79c
Friday, Annex...
Pay More. Figure Your Inter
License No.G-11496.
Fancy Elberta Freestone Peaches,
per crate $1.50
FRESH FISH FOR TODAY I
Your Favorite Fish in Our Sanitary
Market.
Fresh Herring, per lb.... 15c
Fresh Smelts, per lb 18c
Small White Fish, lb 15c
Large White Fish, lb 25c
Pickerel, lb ...18c
Crappies, lb 25e
Sliced Halibut, lb. 26c
Sliced Red Salmon 28c
Sliced Fresh Cod, lb 20c
All kinds of salt and smoked fish at
lowest rash prices.
BUTTER, EGGS, CHEESE, PICKLES
AND OLEO.
All Goods Kept Under Refrigeration
and Received Fresh Daily.
Fresh Eggs, dozen 32c .
No. 1 bulk Creamery Butter, lb.. .43c
Full Cream American Cheese, lb... 30c 1
Young American and Brick Cheese,
per lb 32e
Nippy Deviled and Chili Cheese.
each loe
Gem Nut and Lily Oleo. 4b i . ,29c
Bulk Peanut Butter, lb 28c
Large Dill Pickles, dozen 20c
Large Queen Bulk Olives, qt. 45e
Bulk Sweet Pickles, qt ,36e
Bulk and bottle pickles of all kinds
In our Pickle Dept.
It Pays!